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Book of the Week: CLORIS: MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Cloris Leachman and George Englund

Marriage and motherhood to triumphs in television, movies, and Dancing With The Stars; co-written with the actress’s former husband.

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Book of the Week: DOLORES CLAIBORNE by Stephen King

A housekeeper under suspicion confesses her secrets.

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October 2018 Book Recommendations

George Eliot’s MIDDLEMARCH; the secrets and quirky inhabitants of a 19th century provincial town. Irving Stone’s THE PASSIONS OF THE MIND; a comprehensive, historical novel about Sigmund Freud. David...

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Book of the Week: MIDDLEMARCH by George Eliot

The secrets and quirky inhabitants of a 19th century provincial town.

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Book of the Week: THE PASSIONS OF THE MIND by Irving Stone

A comprehensive, historical novel about Sigmund Freud.

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Book of the Week: BRING ON THE EMPTY HORSES by David Niven

From Hollywood of the 1930s to the age of television; volume two of the actor’s memoirs.

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Book of the Week: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CALVIN COOLIDGE

All about the 30th President of the United States.

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Book of the Week: MAY SARTON: A BIOGRAPHY by Margot Peters

The author’s life and works–poems, journals, novels, and non-fiction–are examined.

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November 2018 Book Recommendations

Richard and Florence Atwater’s MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS; a couple’s life changes when 12 penguins turn their household upside down. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s THE HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES; a gothic novel based–in...

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Book of the Week: MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS by Richard and Florence Atwater

A couple’s life changes when 12 penguins turn their household upside down.

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Book of the Week: THE HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES by Nathaniel Hawthorne

A gothic novel based–in part–on the 17th century Witch Trials.

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Book of the Week: CHAMBER MUSIC by Doris Grumbach

Doris Grumbach’s CHAMBER MUSIC; a ninety-year-old widow reflects on her marriage to a famous composer.

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Book of the Week: BABY DOLL by Tennessee Williams

A voluptuous flirt refuses to consummate her marriage to an older man.

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Book of the Week: BETTY & FRIENDS by Betty White

The actress’s stories about her animal pals.

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December 2018 Book Recommendations

Betty White’s BETTY & FRIENDS; the actress’s stories about her animal pals. William Styron’s DARKNESS VISIBLE: A MEMOIR OF MADNESS; from hopeless to hopeful; the novelist’s terrifying account of...

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Holiday Reading for Kids

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee HIDDEN FIGURES by Margot Lee Shetterley THE DRUM OF DESTINY by Chris Stevenson LIKE A RIVER: A CIVIL WAR NOVEL by Kathy Cannon Wiechman     HOMESICK by Jean Fritz ON...

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Book of the Week: DARKNESS VISIBLE: A MEMOIR OF MADNESS by William Styron

From hopeless to hopeful; the novelist’s terrifying tale about his depression.

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Book of the Week: JOHANNA: A NOVEL OF THE VAN GOGH FAMILY by Claire Cooperstein

A historic novel about Vincent Van Gogh’s sister-in-law, and how she “introduced” him to the world.

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July 2019 Book Recommendations

  Casey Cep’s FURIOUS HOURS: MURDER, FRAUD, AND THE LAST TRIAL OF HARPER LEE; the author of To Kill A Mockingbird travels to Alabama and covers a murder. Larry Hagman’s and Todd Gold’s HELLO, DARLIN’:...

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Book of the Week: FURIOUS HOURS by Casey Cep

Casey Cep’s FURIOUS HOURS: MURDER, FRAUD, AND THE LAST TRIAL OF HARPER LEE; the author of To Kill A Mockingbird travels to Alabama and covers a murder.

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