Manhattan Beach By: Jennifer Egan Date: Friday, May 3rd, 2019 @Harnish Time: 10:00am Anna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to visit Dexter Styles, a man who, she gleans, is crucial to the survival of her father and her family. She is mesmerized by the sea beyond the house and by some charged mystery between the two men. […]
The Monster of Florence By: Douglas Preston Date: Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 @Eastgate Time: 6:30pm In 2000, Douglas Preston fulfilled a dream to move his family to Italy. Then he discovered that the olive grove in front of their 14th century farmhouse had been the scene of the most infamous double-murders in Italian history, committed by a serial killer known as […]
The Library Book By: Susan Orlean Date: Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 @Harnish Time: 7:00pm On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had been cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual fire alarm. As one fireman recounted, “Once […]
Murder Past Due By: Miranda James Date: Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 @Harnish Time: 7:00pm Everyone in Athena, Mississippi, knows Charlie Harris, the good-natured librarian with a rescued Maine coon cat named Diesel that he walks on a leash. He’s returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but soon enough he’s entangled in a real-life thriller… A famous author […]
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
