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Bestsellers (12-23-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. The Point of It All, Charles Krauthammer. 2. Becoming, by Michelle Obama. 3. ...

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Food for the holidays — you can find it at the library

By Gretchen Beilfuss Witt Rowan Public Library It’s that time again, when we stroll down memory lane thinking ...

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Bestsellers (12-16-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. Becoming, by Michelle Obama. 2. The Point of It All, Charles Krauthammer. 3. ...

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Want a great book? Try one of these

National Public Radio has some of the best stories about books and authors. Often, hearing an interview will ...

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Jill McCorkle to judge Thomas Wolfe Prize

ASHEVILLE — Bestelling novelist Jill McCorkle, a 2018 inductee of the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame, will be the ...

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Library reschedules program at South Regional

Rowan Public Library will be closing at 5 p.m. today and has rescheduled South Rowan Regional’s holiday program ...

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Bestsellers (12-09-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. Becoming, by Michelle Obama. 2. Leadership, by Doris Kearns Goodwin 3. These Truths, ...

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Get inspired: Read up on travel at the library

By Paul Birkhead Rowan Public Library “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” Mark Twain famously said ...

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Max Kent pens a warning

Salisbury businessman J. Max Kent has self-published a book whose title says it all — “Tattoos: Uphill in ...

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‘Bourbon & Bullets’: Salisbury-connected author shows relation between military, whiskey cannot be overstated

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Army Maj. John Tramazzo calls himself a bourbon nerd — and for ...

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Bestsellers (12-02-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. Becoming, by Michelle Obama. 2. The Reckoning, by John Grisham. 3. Long Road ...

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Icy journey on a Great Lake will be hard to forget

“Across the Great Lake,” by Lee Zacharias. University of Wisconsin Press. 2018. 237 pp. By Deirdre Parker Smith ...

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Prize will honor African-American writers

WINSTON-SALEM—The Jacobs/Jones African-American Literary Prize, which honors the best in short prose by African-American writers in North Carolina, ...

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Friends make a big impact – and you should be one

By Melissa J. Oleen Rowan Public Library I want to tell you about the best group of friends ...

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Bestsellers (11-25-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. Becoming, by Michelle Obama. 2. Nine Perfect Strangers, by Liane Moriarty. 3. ...

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Some sound bites are worth hearing

By Jim T. Whalen Rowan Public Library With the latest long political season, you are probably tired of ...

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Washington Post’s Top 10 books of 2018

The Washington Post The Washington Post has already chosen the top 10 books of the year, and there’s ...

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1,000 great essays to keep you reading on and on

“1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: a Life-Changing List,” by James Mustich. Workman Publishing. 2018. 949 pp. ...

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Graphic novels at Rowan Public Library

By Hope Loman Rowan Public Library In today’s article I would like to focus on a part of the ...

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Bestsellers (11-18-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. Becoming, by Michelle Obama. 2. Dare to Lead, by Brené Brown. 3. The ...

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‘The Month of Their Ripening” a harvest of good things

“The Month of Their Ripening: North Carolina Heritage Food through the Year,” by Georgann Eubanks. University of North ...

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Bestsellers (11-11-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. The Reckoning, by John Grisham. 2. Dark Sacred Night, by John ...

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The sarcastic side of children’s literature

By Stephanie Reister  Rowan Public Library Having worked with children’s literature for many years, a lot of my ...

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Bestsellers (11-4-18)

Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. The Reckoning, by John Grisham. 2. Dark Sacred Night, by John ...

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To fill out your Thanksgiving menu, go to the library

By Chelsea Childers Rowan Public Library After Halloween and before the Christmas tree goes up, don’t forget to ...

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Connelly’s latest a darkly brilliant novel

“Dark Sacred Night,” by Michael Connelly. Little, Brown. 448 pp. $29. By Maureen Corrigan Special To The Washington ...

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Some fun and some scares for the season

Now that the nights are dark and cold, you might want to read something equally chilling. Halloween is ...

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One-on-one technology assistance available at RPL

By Amber Covington Rowan Public Library Staff at Rowan Public Library are available to help with any technology ...

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