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“A Spindle Splintered” by Alix E Harrow. New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 2021. 119 pages, $17.99
“A Mirror Mended” by Alix E Harrow. New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 2022, 130 pages, $18.99
From the series “Fractured Fables”.
Alix Harrow’s two recent novellas are time travel “fractured fairy tales” for adults in which Harrow takes the …
The baking season is upon us! From now until the end of the year, kitchens will be full of bakers creating delectable delights to share with family and friends. But with so many recipes to choose from, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are a few cookbooks that …
“Breaking Bad: A Cultural History” by Lara C. Stache; Rowman & Littlefield (236 pages, $38).
AMC’s Breaking Bad spent five years presenting its audience with the tale of Walter White, a brilliant but unfulfilled high school chemistry teacher, husband, father of two, and recently diagnosed cancer patient who would go on to slowly …
As we enter a time of thanks, I wanted to give a shout-out to all of the people, organizations, and entities that we’ve partnered with over the course of one fiscal year at all of our library locations.
Alamance Burlington School SystemAlamance County Dental ClinicAlamance Community FoundationAg Extension of NCAuthentically Alamance Farmer’s MarketAlamance …
Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang. New York, NY : Harper Voyager, [2022].
Content Warnings: Racism, Colonization, Racial slurs, Slavery, War, Death of parent.
Babel is one of the best book club books I have ever read. Set in an alternative version of 1800s Oxford where England’s technological revolution runs, not on standard …
How to Keep House While Drowning: a gentle approach to cleaning and organizing by K. C. Davis. New York, NY: Simon Element, 2022.
Content Warning: Ableism, Mental Illness.
Prior to the Covid-19 shutdown, I blamed my untidy home on time management. My spouse and I both worked forty hours a week, and most weeks …
October is the perfect time to explore the horror genre, but with so many options, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are a few recommendations to fit readers of all tastes!
If You Want a Classic, try The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.
In The Haunting of Hill …
Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Content Warnings: Murder, Suicide, Strong Language
The late 1990s. A snowed-in old hotel in upstate New York. Its aging manager, who remembers the building’s grand heyday but is starting to forget most everything else. Hundreds of teenagers packed in for a music competition. A …
To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West by Mark Lee Gardner; William Morrow (332 pages, $27).
Published in 2009, Mark Lee Gardner’s To Hell on a Fast Horse is a deep dive into Sheriff Pat Garrett’s legendary chase and …