Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers By: Sara Ackerman Date: Thursday, April 18th, 2019 @Harnish Time: 7:00pm AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE CHECKOUT IN AUDIO FORMAT ON HOOPLA! Hawaii, 1944. The Pacific battles of World War II continue to threaten American soil, and on the home front, the bonds of friendship and the strength of love are tested. Violet Iverson and her young […]
The Good Earth By: Pearl Buck Date: Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 @Harnish Time: 7:00pm AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE CHECKOUT IN EBOOK AND AUDIO FORMATS ON HOOPLA! This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his […]
My Lady Jane By: Cynthia Hand Date: Monday, April 8th, 2019 @Eastgate Time: 7:00pm AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE CHECKOUT IN AUDIO FORMAT ON HOOPLA! Edward (long live the king) is the King of England. He’s also dying, which is inconvenient, as he’s only sixteen and he’d much rather be planning for his first kiss than considering who will inherit his crown… […]
Little Fires Everywhere By: Celeste Ng Date: Friday, April 5th, 2019 @Harnish Time: 1:00pm In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is meticulously planned – from the layout of the winding roads, to the colours of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than […]
The Immortalists By: Chloe Benjamin Date: Thursday, April 4th, 2019 @Harnish Time: 7:00pm If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life? It’s 1969 in New York City’s Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day […]
Theme: Hobbyist Homicides Read a cozy of your choice based around a hobby! FOR ADULTS & TEENS (Ages 14+) Date: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 @Harnish Time: 7:00pm
Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship With Food By: Rachel Herz Date: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 @Eastgate Time: 6:30pm AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE CHECKOUT IN AUDIO FORMAT ON HOOPLA! How is personality correlated with preference for sweet or bitter foods? What genres of music best enhance the taste of red wine? With clear and compelling explanations of […]
The Story Hour By: Thrity Umrigar Date: Thursday, March 21st, 2019 @Harnish Time: 7:00pm AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE CHECKOUT IN AUDIO FORMAT ON HOOPLA! An experienced psychologist, Maggie carefully maintains emotional distance from her patients. But when she meets a young Indian woman who tried to kill herself, her professional detachment disintegrates. Cut off from her family in India, Lakshmi is desperately […]
Look Homeward Angel By: Thomas Wolfe Date: Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 @Harnish Time: 7:00pm The spectacular, history-making first novel about a young man’s coming of age by literary legend Thomas Wolfe, first published in 1929 and long considered a classic of twentieth century literature. A legendary author on par with William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor, Thomas Wolfe published Look Homeward, Angel, […]
Black River Falls By: Jeff Hirsch Date: Monday, March 11th, 2019 @Eastgate Time: 7:00pm AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE CHECKOUT IN EBOOK AND AUDIO FORMATS ON HOOPLA! Seventeen-year-old Cardinal has escaped the virus that ravaged his town, leaving its victims alive but without their memories. He chooses to remain in the quarantined zone, caring for a group of orphaned kids in a mountain camp with the help of […]
