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Not Your Mama’s Book Club: Relationship 101
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Bossypants Book Club (December 2018 Selection): As You Wish by Cary Elwes
Book Overview From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well…
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Bossypants Book Club (October 2018 Selection): The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Book Overview Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward,…
The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
This fictional mystery, written in nonfiction true crime style, will have readers boggled until the very last page.
Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts
Ripped from the headlines has never been a more accurate description for a book than it is for Shelter in Place.
Lake Silence by Anne Bishop
Return to the world of The Others or visit it for the first time in Bishop’s newest novel.