Posted in Books | October 16, 2019
Here are some of the new books coming to the Library for adults, children, and teens—from bedtime stories to novels by celebrated authors to travel sagas. September 3, 2019Quichotte (adult) by Salman Rushdie Starred by both Publishers Weekly and Kirkus, this novel tells the…
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Posted in Books | October 9, 2019
The Forest Hills library was Susan Isaacs’ haven during high school—and this fall, she’ll be returning to talk about her latest novel, Takes One To Know One. (Get your free tickets!) Isaacs, the author of fourteen novels, says the library was “my Versailles, the palace of…
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Posted in Books | October 2, 2019
Our librarians have great suggestions for your fall reading! The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson: "This is a work of historical fiction that recaptures the never-told story of the pack librarians of Kentucky, part of Roosevelt’s Depression-era WPA…
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Posted in Books | August 14, 2019
Here are some of the new books coming to the Library for adults, children, and teens, from graphic novels to mysteries to U.S. history. July 9, 2019Wilder Girls (YA) by Rory Power This stunning debut novel, starred by both Booklist and Kirkus, explores the friendship between…
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Posted in Books | July 31, 2019
Armando Lucas Correa grew up in Cuba and remembers visiting the beautiful building that housed the National Library when he was a teenager as well as different libraries all over his city. A writer whose novels tell stories of the Holocaust, he visited Forest Hills Library this…
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