Category: #books
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Mirrorland
Twin sisters, once extremely close when growing up in an eccentric household with a demeaning and scolding mother, alcoholic grandfather, and absent father, are now separated by thousands of miles and endless anger. Cat lives in Los Angeles in an apartment overlooking the water. But it’s not hers, and she’ll have to move soon when…
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St. Louis Jewish Book Festival
This November, the St. Louis County Library and the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival are hosting SLCL Authors @ the J – a joint event series for readers throughout the St. Louis metro area. Additional information about St. Louis County Library’s author series is available online. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public.…
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An Honest Living
“Noir land is always smoke and mirrors, and for those who like entering that world, be assured that Murphy is already at work on his next book.” Anchored in life by little except a few friends, a love of books and cinema, and his nascent law practice—a downward slope from his previous position with a…
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Jobs For Girls With Artistic Flair
June Gervais, author of Jobs For Girls With Artistic Flair (Pamela Dorman Books 2022 available in hardcover, Kindle edition and on Audible), talks about her highly praised first novel. What inspired you to write about an aspiring tattoo artist? Why did you decide to set it in the 1980s? My fascination with tattoos was sparked…
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Girl in Ice
A gifted linguistic professor who is fascinated by such extinct languages as Old Norse and Old Danish, Val Chesterfield is so frightened of the world that she has immured herself at the university where she teaches and treats her overwhelming anxiety with pills and bottles of Amaretto and merlot. Beyond that, she’s mourning the loss…
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AIA Guide to Chicago, Fourth Edition
Celebrate Chicago’s architecture in AIA Guide to Chicago, Fourth Edition.
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The Marsh Queen
Far from the marshland where her family grew up and that claimed her father’s life, Loni Mae Murrow has found a quiet niche where she creates intricate life-like drawings of birds for the Smithsonian. It’s a rare talent and a job that Murrow, who started drawing at an early age, loves. But there are undercurrents…
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Kentucky Trinity: Burgoo, Barbecue and Bourbon
Burgoo, barbecue and bourbon, historically acknowledged as the trinity of good taste in Kentucky, have traditional roots going back to the days of Daniel Boone. Albert W.A. Schmid, a chef and food historian, delves deep into the cultural heritage of these foods in his book, Burgoo, Barbecue, and Bourbon: A Kentucky Culinary Trinity (University Press…
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Haunted Lighthouses: Scary Tales of the Great Lakes
Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state and about 40 of those are rumored to be haunted by the spirits of former keepers, mariners and others with ties to these historic beacons. Inside the pages of Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses, long-time researcher, writer and promoter of all things Michigan, Dianna Stampfler, shares stories of…
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Sammy Hagar Cocktail Hits: 85 Personal Favorites from the Red Rocker
Making your holiday gift list or just plain thirsty? Consider this. Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and #1 New York Times bestselling author Sammy Hagar recently released his first cocktail book – and it’s everything needed for a home bar. Sammy knows that some of life’s greatest memories are made over cocktails, and “Sammy Hagar’s Cocktail Hits:…
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