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The Non-Fiction Book Discussion Group will meet on November 7, 2018 @ 10:00 a.m. in the meeting room at the Main Library. Any questions please contact Pat Padden at 973-694-4272 X 5410.

The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New

Annie Dillard · Ecco, 2016.
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

In recognition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's long and lauded career as a master essayist, a landmark collection, including her most beloved pieces and some rarely seen work, rigorously curated by the author herself.

"A writer who never seems tired, who has never plodded...

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The Romantic Fiction Book Discussion Group will meet on November 7, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in the meeting room at the Preakness Branch Library. Any questions contact Janette Pardo 973-694-7110 X207.

Stay with Me: A novel

AYOBAMI ADEBAYO · Knopf
Pages: 253
Format: Hardcover

"A stunning debut novel." - Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

This celebrated, unforgettable first novel ("A bright, big-hearted demonstration of female spirit." -The Guardian) , shortlisted for the prestigious Bailey's Prize and set in Nigeria,...
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The Classics Fiction Discussion Group will meet on November 9, 2018 @ 2:00 p.m. in the meeting room at the Main Library. Any questions please contact Pat Padden at 973-694-4272 X 5410.

The Evening Book Discussion Group will meet on November 13, 2018 @ 7:00 p.m. in the meeting room at the Main Library. Any questions please contact Patty Slezak at 973-694-4272 X 5416.

Gone Again: A Jack Swyteck Novel

James Grippando · Harper
Pages: 390
Format: Print book

In this electrifying and fast-paced tale of suspense from the New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Cash Landing, Cane & Abe, and Black Horizon, Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck takes on his first death-row client since The Pardon in a case as twisty as it is shocking.

Sashi...

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The Preakness Page Turners Discussion Group will meet on November 14, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in the meeting room at the Preakness Branch Library. Any questions contact Janette Pardo 973-694-7110 X207.

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann · Doubleday
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - AMAZON EDITORS' PICK FOR THE BEST BOOK OF 2017

"Disturbing and riveting...It will sear your soul." - Dave Eggers, New York Times Book Review

From New Yorker staff writer David Grann,...
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The Monthly Monday Book Talk Group will meet on November 19, 2018 @ 6:15 p.m. in the meeting room at the Main Library. Any questions please contact Eleana Cordova at 973-694-4272 X 5406

Leaving Lucy Pear

Anna Solomon · Viking
Pages: 319
Format: Print book

"From the first page, I was under Anna Solomon's spell." - Sue Monk Kidd

Chosen as a must-read book for summer 2016 by TIME Magazine, InStyle, Good Housekeeping, The Millions, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and BookPage

Set...
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The Mystery Book Discussion Group will meet on November 28, 2018 @ 10:30 a.m. in the meeting room at the Main Library. Any questions please contact Pat Zerbe or Deborah Rosenblatt at 973-694-4272 X 5401.

To Play the Fool

Laurie R. King

The Edgar-award winning author of A Grave Talent returns with Kate Martinelli in a story of the San Francisco homeless and Brother Erasmus, a leader who brings joy into desolate lives--and could also be a murderer.
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