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The Non-Fiction Book Discussion Group will meet on October 30, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m. on Zoom. Contact Nick Bastean at basteann@waynepubliclibrary.org for more information and an invite.

What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds

Jennifer Ackerman · ‎Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific investigation into owls - the most elusive of birds - and why they exert such a hold on human imaginationFor millennia, owls have captivated and intrigued us. Our fascination with...
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The Romantic Fiction Book Discussion Group will meet on November 6, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. inside the library and on Zoom. Contact Janette Pardo at pardoj@waynepubliclibrary.org for more information and an invite.

Someone Else's Shoes: A Novel

JOJO MOYES · Pamela Dorman Books
Format: Hardcover

NYT bestselling author Jojo Moyes' sparkling new contemporary novel asks what changes when you find yourself in someone else's shoes?--a story of mix-ups, mess ups, and making the most of second chances.Nisha Cantor is the longstanding second wife of wealthy American businessman,...
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The Evening Book Discussion Group will meet in person on November 12, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m. Contact Patty Slezak at slezakp@waynepubliclibrary.org for more information and an invite.

Tell No One

Harlan Coben · Recorded Books
Format: Hardcover

Critically acclaimed, best-selling author Harlan Coben has won the Shamus, Anthony, and Edgar Awards during his impressive career. Tell No One is an irresistibly suspenseful thriller infused with nail-biting tension and packed with shocking plot twists. It has been eight years since Dr. David...
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The Page Turners Discussion Group will meet on November 13, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. inside the library and on Zoom. Contact Janette Pardo at pardoj@waynepubliclibrary.org for more information and an invite.

Dust Child

Nguyen Phan Que Mai · Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover

From the internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing, a suspenseful and moving saga about family secrets, hidden trauma, and the overriding power of forgiveness, set during the war and in present-day Việt Nam. In 1969, sisters Trang and Quỳnh, desperate to help their...
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The Monthly Monday Book Talk Group will meet on November 18, 2024 @ 6:15 p.m. on Zoom. Any questions please contact Eleana Cordova at 973-694-4272 X 5406

History of Wolves

Emily Fridlund · Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Print book

"So delicately calibrated and precisely beautiful that one might not immediately sense the sledgehammer of pain building inside this book. And I mean that in the best way. What powerful tension and depth this provides!" - Aimee BenderFourteen-year-old Linda lives with her parents...
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The Cozy Mystery Book Discussion Group will meet on November 22, 2024 @ 10:30 a.m. in the meeting room. Any questions please contact Karen Wronko at 973-694-4272 X 5401.

The Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker

Susan Wittig Albert · Persevero Press
Format: Hardcover

It's Labor Day weekend, 1935, and members of the Darling Dahlias -- the garden club in little Darling, Alabama -- are trying to keep their cool at the end of a sizzling summer. This isn't easy, though, since there's a firebug on the loose in Darling. He -- or she! -- strikes...
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The Non-Fiction Book Discussion Group will meet on November 20, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m. on Zoom. Contact Nick Bastean at basteann@waynepubliclibrary.org for more information and an invite.

 

The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

Michael Finkel · ‎Knopf
Format: Hardcover

One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world's most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser. In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods brings us into Breitwieser's...
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