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Program for Adults: 1908 Tea with Mrs. Gordon The Plainville Library welcomes Mrs. Gordon to the Community Room at Town Hall on Saturday May 20 at 1:00pm.  Travel back in time with your hostess, Mrs. Michael Gordon. She will regale her tea time guests with observations about life at the turn of the 20th century. Mrs. Gordon an amusing and astute storyteller who through her observations and humor is able to paint a picture of a shopping trip to Boston, clothing and more. This is an interactive show where the audience can ask questions of Mrs. Gordon and add to the discussion. Find out what life was like in the Boston area in 1908 with Mrs. Gordon. Sponsored by the Plainville Cultural Council with funds from the Massachusetts Cultural Council ------- Pick up a copy of BookPage at the front desk, which features new and upcoming books to get excited about this month. Sponsored by the Friends of the Plainville Public Library, Inc. ------ If we started a board game collection - what games would like to borrow? Tell us by writing them down on our giant post it note near the newspapers. ------  The SewFly project this month is a lip balm holder that you can hook onto your bag or keys. Limited number of take home kits available starting May 1. SewFly is a simple sewing project brought to you by the Plainville Public Library. |
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Celebrating May the Fourth Day
Stop by to enter to win one of our Star Wars Bundles of goodies this week in celebration of May the 4th Be With You! Ages 5 and up can enter to win. Winners will be notified on May 8th AND Kids can stop by throughout the day on Thursday May 4th for a Star Wars scavenger hunt through the library. Those fearless enough to complete the hunt will receive an R2-D2 bookmark! |
The Massachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30am to 11:30am, and on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at 6:00pm via Zoom through June. Register via the links in our online calendar We still have May and June sessions! If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career", this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking! Join us in a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transition. Each meeting features a new topic. Meetings include a presentation and hands-on workshop on topics relevant to career transition, guest speakers, access to hiring managers, small group breakout rooms to network, and 1-on-1 coaching guidance. Participating on a regular basis will give job seekers the many tools and strategies needed for a successful job search. |
Register once on our library calendar for either or both the morning and evening session and get the Zoom Link. |
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CreativeBug
Online arts and crafts projects. Painting and drawing instruction and daily practice.
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Fri, May 19, 2023 -- Family Watercolor Time
Fri, 19 May 2023 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Parents and children ages 7 and up are invited to discover their creativity with watercolors. Materials will be provided. Drop in. Discover how easy it is to use watercolors to create.
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Now Book WHEN you would like to borrow items up to 8 weeks in advance. Then come to the Library on your pick up day to pick up the item. Reserve NOW We have plenty of FUN Summer games for outside parties! - Giant Tumbling Tower
- Giant Connect 4
- Bocce
- Croquet
- Portable Corn Hole
- Pickleball Set
- Rollzee and Farkle Dice Game
- Foldable KanJam
- and even a Foldable Beach Tent and Sand Toys!
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Wed, May 3, 2023 -- Senior Book Club
Wed, 03 May 2023 13:15:00 EST
Melissa Campbell leads a book discussion at the Plainville Senior Center once a month. All are welcome to attend. Books in large print and regular format are available at the Library to checkout. This month's title: The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
Location: Senior Center
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Wed, May 17, 2023 -- Indian Block Print Kitchen Towel Class
Wed, 17 May 2023 18:30:00 EST
Come design your very own kitchen towel with hard carved blocks from India with Niloufer Rakhangi, an Indian folk artist. Niloufer, of The Water Lily Designs, is from Sharon and has been making designs in the Indian folk art style for over 10 years. All materials are included. This event has been sponsored by the Friends of the Plainville Public Library. Registration is required and there is a limit of 15 Adults. Class is already FULL - but you can register for the waiting list if people cancel.
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Tuesday, May 16 10:00AM |
Live Animals will be HERE!
Animal Craze is bringing chicks, ducklings, bunnies, a lamb, baby goats, and a piglet! Come visit and pet these wonderful barnyard animals. This program may be outside or inside depending on the weather. Sponsored by the Norfolk, Wrentham and Plainville MOMS Club. |
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Mondays in May -- Storytime & Craft
Mon, 01 May 2023 10:00AM
Enjoy stories and a craft in the Children's Department every Monday morning. with Miss Cailin. This program is intended for ages 2-5.
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Tuesdays -- Rhyme Time at 10:00 AM
Miss Melissa will be welcoming you to Rhyme Time. This program intended for infants and toddlers. Children are welcome to engage with the program, come and go from the circle as they want while they build their self regulation and attention skills, and when the music starts everyone usually comes rushing back! This is intended to be a comfortable, engaging activity to introduce story time expectations and early literacy skills in a low-key environment, to allow for social opportunities for children and parents and to expose infants and toddlers to an early learning environment.
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Sat, May 6, 2023 -- Children's Book Week Celebration
Sat, 06 May 2023 09:00:00 EST
To mark the end of Children's Book Week, stop by the library for Elephant and Piggie tic-tac-toe, a Very Hungry Caterpillar fruit toss, and fun craft activities! All ages are welcome.
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Sat, May 6 and 27, 2023 -- PopUp Blue Skies Dance Minis
Sat, 06 May 2023 11:00:00 EST
Minis, Ages 5-7, Blue Skies Dance Program with Emily Keller Children will work on ballet, tumbling and music movement skills. Please wear socks and sneakers, and athletic wear if possible. This program is held in the Community Room at Town Hall.
Location: Community Room Town Hall
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Fri, May 12, 2023 -- Lego Club
Fri, 12 May 2023 2:00pm - 4:45pm
For ages 5 and up - Come build and create with our 1000's of library legos. Meet new friends who like Legos, too. We will display your creations
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Sat, May 13, 2023 -- Lego Club
Sat, 13 May 2023 09:00AM - 12:45PM
For ages 5 and up - Come build and create with our 1000's of library legos. Meet new friends who like Legos, too. We will display your creations
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Epic Block Party Wednesday May 31 from 4:00 - 6:00pm Join us for an epic Block Party after school in the children's area! Children of all ages are invited to build, create, and play with blocks of all kinds - wood blocks, Lincoln logs, nuts and bolts blocks and bristle blocks! Free play encourages children to communicate, build focus skills, and imagination skills. Can't wait to see you there! *must be accompanied by a parent of guardian |
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Zero Days
by Ruth Ware
When a routine assignment goes horribly wrong, resulting in her husband's murder, penetration specialist Jack, now the #1 suspect, goes on the run, deciding who she can trust as she races against time to clear her name and find the real killer.
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Three women disappear : with a bonus novel
by James Patterson
When three female suspects in the murder of an accountant, who was a master manipulator, go missing, Detective Sean Walsh, who has a personal connection to the case, discovers why the women have to stay hidden from both the law and each other. 500,000 first printing.
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The law of innocence
by Michael Connelly
"Defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a client in the trunk of his Lincoln. Haller is charged with murder and can't make the exorbitant $5 million bail slapped on him by a vindictive judge. Mickey elects to defendhimself and must strategize and build his defense from his jail cell in the Twin Towers Correctional Center in downtown Los Angeles, all the while looking over his shoulder, as an officer of the court he is an instant target. Mickey knows he's been framed. Now, with the help of his trusted team, he has to figure out who has plotted to destroy his life and why. Then he has to go before a judge and jury and prove his innocence"--Provided by publisher
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The Eden Test
by Adam Sternbergh
Signing them up for The Eden Test, a week-long getaway for couples in need of a fresh start, Daisy, a slyly talented actress with her own secrets, and her husband, Craig, as the lies and revelations pile up, are forced to go to the ultimate extreme to save their marriage?—?and themselves. 75,000 first printing.
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Only love can hurt like this
by Paige Toon
When Wren, recovering from heartbreak, and Anders, a widower still struggling to move on, cross paths, they find their worlds turned upside-down, and as love blossoms between them, Anders must decide whether to walk away or reveal the secret hes been harboring that could change everything. Original.
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You will find your people : how to make meaningful friendships as an adult
by Lane Moore
"From Lane Moore, the critically acclaimed author of How to Be Alone, comes a searingly intimate, yet wildly funny exploration of the frustrating, messy, and, at times, deeply joyful experience of learning how to make meaningful friendships as an adult. Part memoir, part self-help, You Will Find Your People uncovers the complex, frightening, and often vulnerable process of building real, healthy friendships and finally creating your chosen family. Moore takes readers on a journey that examines and challenges the ideas of friendship we've seen in pop culture, answers every question you've ever had about friend breakups, and teaches us how to fearlessly ask for what we want in friendships once and for all. Full of Moore's hilarious personal anecdotes, advice on how to identify your attachment style, and real tools to create better communication and boundaries, this book is your personal guide on how to heal from your past friendships, improve your current ones, and finally have the friendships we know we deserve"
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The 23rd midnight
by James Patterson
When an obsessed maniac turns serial killer Evan Burke's true-crime story into a playbook, adding some of his own gruesome touches, Detective Lindsay Boxer, who put Burke in jail, tracks this elusive suspect, who is determined to put an end to the Murder Club?—?permanently. 400,000 first printing.
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Tell me everything : a memoir
by Minka Kelly
An established actress and philanthropist, the author reveals for the first time her troubled childhood, her relationship with her father, Aerosmith's Rick Dufay, and her rise to fame, starting with the role of a lifetime on Friday Night Lights. Illustrations.
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A good mom's guide to making bad choices
by Jamilah Mapp
"From the creators of podcast Good Moms Bad Choices comes a refreshing and honest take on what being a "good" mother truly means-inviting moms of all kinds to embark on a healing journey that unlearns old scripts about motherhood"
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Dressed to Drill
by Kate Carlisle
When a dead body halts her renovation of an old Victorian church, Shannon Hammer discovers the church is hiding a century of secrets and must figure out which one someone with a screw loose would kill to protect. Original.
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Nonna Maria and the Case of the Stolen Necklace
by Lorenzo Carcaterra
When her goddaughter is accused of stealing a valuable necklace from a wealthy woman, Nonna Maria sets out to clear her name, which draws her into the murder of a mysterious woman, forcing her to string together the clues before death comes for Ischia again.
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Bad, bad Seymour Brown
by Susan Isaacs
Corie Geller and her retired NYPD detective father investigate after the only surviving victim of a cold-case arson experiences another attempt on her life in the new novel by the author of Takes One to Know One.
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Kyland
by Mia Sheridan
Book Annotation
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Practice makes perfect : a novel
by Sarah Adams
When she overhears her latest date say she is boring, Annie Walker, on a quest to find her perfect match, turns to emotionally unavailable Will Griffin for tutoring lessons in how to become flirtatious and fun and as the lines of their friendship become blurred, she soon reconsiders her dream guy. Original.
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Meet me at the lake
by Carley Fortune
In desperate need of a lifeline, 32-year-old Fern Brookbanks finds it in the form of Will Baxter, who rescued her nine years ago, and, believing he is hiding something, but knowing he's the only one who understands what she's going through, wonders if she can do the same for him.
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The bride wore white
by Amanda Quick
When she is kidnapped, drugged and wakes up in a bloodstained wedding dress next to a dead man, psychic Prudence Ryland, framed for murder, knows who the real killer is and finds an unexpected ally in Jack Wingate, a crime boss's associate, who is the only one who believes her.
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The ferryman : a novel
by Justin Cronin
A ferryman, gently shepherding people through the retirement process?—?and, when necessary, enforcing it?—?Proctor Bennet, of the Department of Social Contracts, receives a disturbing and cryptic message from his father, while The Support Staff, who keep Prospera running, organize a revolution that causes Proctor to question everything he once believed.
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The wedding planner : a novel
by Danielle Steel
Signing up for several lavish affairs, in addition to her mother's next marriage and her twin sister's modest ceremony, wildly successful wedding planner Faith Ferguson grapples with private quarrels, unplanned pregnancies, family scandals, dark secrets and almost cancelled ceremonies, proving that there is more than one path to happily ever after.
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All the days of summer : a novel
by Nancy Thayer
A divorced empty-nester moves into a cottage on Nantucket and is irritated when her adult son arrives with his serious girlfriend and the two women must learn to overcome their differences to achieve the future they want.
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Walking with Sam : a father, a son, and five hundred miles across Spain
by Andrew McCarthy
This intimate, candid and hopeful travel memoir chronicles the actor and his eldest son Sam's 500-mile trek across Spain's Camino de Santiago during which they created a more meaningful connection through honest conversations as they get to know each other as adults.100,000 first printing.
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Franklin Smoke : Wood. Fire. Food.
by Aaron Franklin
The award-winning, best-selling duo behind Franklin Barbecue provide a complete resource for open flame cooking, encouraging viewing fire as an ingredient and answering common questions for how to smoke a whole turkey or what kind of wood to use. Illustrations.
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Fixit
by Joe Ide
Homicide detective Winnie Hando tries to stop Isaiah Quintabe from conducting his own investigation after his first love is kidnapped by a professional hitman in the sixth novel of the series following Smoke. 50,000 first printing.
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Atalanta
by Jennifer Saint
Princess Atlanta, left to die by her parents who wanted a son, is raised by a mother bear under the protection of the goddess Artemis, in the new novel by the best-selling author of Elektra. 125,000 first printing.
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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
by Tom Hanks
The Academy Award-winning actor and bestselling author presents a thought-provoking novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film based on a series of comic books that depict the changes in America and American culture since WWII. Illustrations.
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The nightingale affair : a novel
by Timothy Mason
Twelve years after the death of the serial killer he believed was terrorizing Florence Nightingale and her nurses in Crimea in 1855, Inspector Charles Field discovers a victim with the killer's signature embroidered rose, and must figure out he's dealing with a copycat?—?or something far worse?—?before it's too late.
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Adrift : a novel
by Lisa Brideau
A woman who wakes up alone on a sailboat off British Columbia with no memory of who she is or how she got there dangerously defies the note she finds telling her to start over and don't look back. Original.
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No one needs to know : a novel
by Lindsay Cameron
"When an anonymous neighborhood forum gets hacked, the darkest secrets of New York's wealthiest residents come to light-including some worth killing for-in this gripping suspense novel from the author of Just One Look. It was all confidential. Right up to the moment when it wasn't. UrbanMyth: It was lauded as an alternative to the performative, show-your-best-self platforms-an anonymous discussion board grouped by zip code. The residents of Manhattan's exclusive Upper East Side disclosed it all, things they would never share with their friends or their spouses: secret bank accounts, steamy affairs, tidbits of heinous gossip. These are the same parents who would go to astonishing lengths to ensure their children gain admission to the most prestigious boarding schools and universities. So when a "hacktivist" group breaks into the forum and exposes the real identity behind each poster, the repercussions resound down Park Avenue with a force none could have anticipated. And someone will end up dead. Will it be Heather, the wannabe outsider who would do anything to get her daughter into the elite's good graces and into even better schools? Norah, the high-powered suit failing to balance work and the emotional responsibilities of motherhood? Or Poppy, perfect on the outside but hiding more than her share of secrets? Each of them has something to hide. Each of them will do anything to keep their secrets hidden. And each of them just might kill to protect their own"
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The house on Prytania
by Karen White
When Beau Ryan asks her for a favor that threatens to stall her hard-won recovery and send her hurtling backwards, Nola Trenholm, torn between helping him and protecting herself, realizes until it's almost too late why ghosts are haunting her house, throwing her and Beau together to fight a common enemy.
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Into the Groove : The Story of Sound from Tin Foil to Vinyl
by Jonathan Scott
A vinyl collector, journalist and music buff examines the tinkering, experimentation and technological developments that allowed humans to both record and reproduce sound, from the 1850s wax cylinders to the CD. 30,000 first printing.
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Yellowface
by R. F. Kuang
After the death of her literary rival in a freak accident, author June Hayward steals her just-finished masterpiece, sending it to her agent as her own work, but as emerging evidence threatens her success, she discovers just how far she'll go to keep what she thinks she deserves. 150,000 first printing.
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The golden doves : a novel
by Martha Hall Kelly
To finally secure justice and protect the ones they love, two former female spies, American Josie Anderson and Parisian Arlette LaRue, aka the Golden Doves, risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi doctor in the aftermath of World War II. (historical fiction). Simultaneous.
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The garden of lost secrets
by Kelly Bowen
"Based upon a remarkable true story, The Garden of Lost Secrets is the riveting tale of one woman's courage and resilience and her secrets lost in the chaos of war. 1940 - Stasia always found comfort in the idyllic French countryside where she spent her childhood summers, roaming the gardens of an old chateau and finding inspiration for fairy tales full of bravery and courage. But these days are much darker, and with Nazis storming across Europe, she soon finds herself one of the most hunted agents of the Resistance. The only safe haven she can think of is Chateau de Montissaire. But she's about to discover that it just may be the center of her biggest mission yet. Present day - When Isabelle purchases a crumbling chateau in Rouen, it's not just a renovation project-it's a chance to reconnect with her sister, Emilie, the only family she has left. What she uncovers instead is an intriguing mystery... As the siblings piece together the incredible truth behind the fairy tales written by their great-grandmother Stasia, they discover an exciting tale of courage in the face of treachery and an explosive secret that will change everything they believed about their family"
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The old lion : a novel of Theodore Roosevelt
by Jeff Shaara
The New York Times bestselling author traces the remarkable life of one of the most consequential figures in the U.S. and the world at large, from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, revealing a man who shaped the foundations of the modern country and world. 100,000 first printing. Illustrations. Maps.
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Summer reading
by Jenn McKinlay
While chaperoning her half-brother, who is in a robotics competition at the local library, chef Samantha Gale meets Bennett Reynolds, who has come to Martha's Vineyard to find his father, and as their summer fling heats up, they both realize they may have stumbled upon happily-ever-after. Original.
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Mothers' Instinct
by Barbara Abel
After the death of their best friends' son, David and Laetitia Brunelle, wracked with guilt over their role in the tragedy, find their suspicions raised when a mysterious series of“accidents” befall their own son, leading them to believe their former friends are out for revenge. Original.
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The Libyan Diversion
by Joel C. Rosenberg
Seeking to clear his name in a bombing gone wrong, CIA operative Marcus Ryker, with his closest ally inside the White House no longer able to help him, races against time to stop a Libyan terrorist group in from launching a retaliatory strike against the U.S.
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Killing me
by Michelle Gagnon
After escaping a serial killer, Amber Jamison ends up at a seedy motel in Las Vegas where she teams up with a noir-obsessed manager and a sex worker to fend of the world's most prolific killer despite the odds being stacked against her.
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Blueberry Blunder
by Amanda Flower
Just in time for the town's big blueberry festival, Bailey King, star of TV's Bailey's Amish Sweets, stumbles upon the dead body of a surly contractor with many enemies and must sift through a crowd of angry villagers to solve the murder, save her business and protect her Amish friends. Original.
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The Viscount Who Vexed Me
by Julia London
Becoming the correspondence secretary for the newly minted Viscount Abbot, Harriet Woodchurch, as they bond over books and the ton's eligible ladies, helps her friend Flora, who's smitten with him, win his heart, but unbeknownst to Harriet, someone already has his heart??her. Original. 250,000 first printing.
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Wild Things
by Laura Kay
Giving up their big city apartments and moving out to a ramshackle house on the edge of an English country village, El, her best friend Ray and their two other closest friends transform the newly named Lavender House into a queer commune that forces El to confront her feelings for Ray. Original.
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Rogue justice : a novel
by Stacey Abrams
Asked by a fellow law clerk to look into his boss's death, Supreme Court clerk Avery Keene, after another shocking murder, is led to a list of names– all judges on the FISA Court, also known as America's“secret court”– and must race the clock to stop an unprecedented national crisis.
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Identity
by Nora Roberts
A woman discovers her apartment broken into and her roommate dead after meeting a cold-hearted con artist at the bar where she works in the new novel from the number-one best-selling author of more than 230 novels. One million first printing.
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Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop
by Alba Donati
In this celebration of booksellers, the unsung heroes of the literary world, an Italian poet recounts her experiences running a bookshop in a village in Tuscany that has become a destination for book lovers. Original.
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The Body in the Web
by Katherine Hall Page
Adjusting to life in quarantine as the pandemic spreads in 2020, amateur detective Faith Fairchild, when scandal breaks out during a town hall Zoom meeting as damaging images are displayed on everyone's screens, which results in murder, journeys deep into the dark web to find the truth. 40,000 first printing.
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The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies
by Alison Goodman
After rescuing their friend's goddaughter from her violent husband, Lady Augusta Colebrook and her twin sister Julia return to London, where they set out to prove the innocence of an old acquaintance, who was falsely accused of murder, and decide to secretly help others in need. Original.
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Murder off the books
by Tamara Berry
When her mother becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her boyfriend Levi Parker, a man recently connected to the deaths of three elderly widows, author Tess Harrow, with the whole town seemingly against her family, must write a new ending to this story??one where her mother's innocent. Original.
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Once more with feeling : a novel
by Elissa Sussman
Leaving her pop star image in the past after one unforgettable night blows up her whole life, Katee Rose, when Cal Kirby, who destroyed her career, offers her the opportunity of her dreams, reluctantly agrees to star in his musical and finds their still-smoldering attraction taking center stage. Original.
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Chef's Choice
by T. J. Alexander
Proud trans woman Luna O'Shea helps a trans man jump through a series of increasingly difficult hoops to inherit a huge culinary empire, in the second novel of the series following Chef's Kiss. Original.
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Central Park West : A Crime Novel
by James Comey
A federal prosecutor, Nora Carleton, enters into a high-stakes investigation involving conspiracy, corruption and danger when a mobster she is trying to convict offers information about an assassination in the first crime novel from the former director of the FBI.
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Weapons of opportunity
by Dale Brown
"When Nick Flynn left the US Air Force to join the Quartet Directorate, he did so with the full knowledge that no one could ever know. This covert private force--called Four by its members--promised him the chance to lead his own missions and make his own decisions. When a former senior CIA executive goes dark, Flynn and his team are ready to step in. What begins as a quiet check on his home turns into a firefight against a familiar enemy who is more dangerous than ever"
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Beware the Woman
by Megan Abbott
A pregnant woman undergoes a health scare that brings up whispered conversations about her husband's complicated family history and long dead mother in the new novel from the award-winning author of Give Me Your Hand.
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Plainville, Massachusetts 02762
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Regular: Monday & Tuesday: 9:00am-3:00pm | Wednesday & Thursday: 10:00am-8:00pm | Fridays: 1:00-5:00pm |Saturdays: 9:00am - 1:00pm | Sundays: Closed. Closed Saturdays June 6 through Labor Day.
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