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Telling story of grief is part of cycle
Staff report Concord’s Vincent James Vezza, who sometimes writes as Jackson Badgenoone, has a new novella, “Neverborn.” It ...
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Join us for the Great American Read
By Paulette Stiles Rowan Public Library If you are anything like me, a book has at one time ...
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Fall into fiction with these great new books
By Abigail Hardison Rowan Public Library Autumn is a great season for reading. It’s cooling off enough to ...
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Bestsellers (Sept. 2, 2018)
Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. Educated, by Tara Westover. 2. Calypso, by David Sedaris. 3. There, There, by Tommy Orange. ...
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Sara Farizan proves she is ‘Here to Stay’
“Here to Stay,” by Sara Farizan. Algonquin Young Readers. 2018. 304 pp. By Kynsay Hunt For the Salisbury ...
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Simms-Maddox going to South Africa
SALISBURY — Livingstone College political science professor-turned-fiction writer M.J. Simms-Maddox is on the road promoting her ‘Priscilla’ trilogy. ...
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Read all about the four classic elements — earth, air, fire and water
By Paul Birkhead Rowan Public Library Do you know what the four classic elements are? They are earth, ...
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Bestsellers (Aug. 25, 2018)
Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. There, There, by Tommy Orange. 2. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. 3. The Sun ...
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‘Little Women’ is 150 years old, but its impact endures
“Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters,” by Anne Boyd Rioux. W.W. ...
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Bestsellers (Aug. 19, 2018)
Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. There, There, by Tommy Orange. 2. Educated, by Tara Westover. 3. Goodnight Moon, by ...
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Book notes: McCanless on the road; new writers’ group meets
Jan McCanless, local award-winning, best-selling mystery writer, will be a featured author at the BookMarks festival in Winston-Salem, ...
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The Great American Read coming back Sept. 11
BEVERLY HILLS — Book lovers rejoice! PBS’ The Great American Read will return to local PBS stations this fall on Tuesday, Sept. ...
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Library and History Room have many genealogical resources
By Gretchen Beilfuss Witt Rowan Public Library The History Room at Rowan Public Library is well-known for having ...
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Bestsellers (Aug. 12, 2018)
Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. There, There, by Tommy Orange. 2. Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee. 3. The Secret ...
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Wolfe Memorial plans writing competition for students
ASHEVILLE — Asheville native Thomas Wolfe is best known for his novels but wrote many short stories as ...
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A librarian is more than a collection of letters
By Jim T. Whalen Rowan Public Library Acronyms are everywhere. ASAP, FBI, FEDX, NRA, CBS, NBC, ABC, TNT, ...
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Immerse yourself in ‘There There’ and be changed
“There There,” by Tommy Orange. Borzoi, Alfred A. Knopf. 2018. 290 pp. By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Stunning. ...
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Two centuries after her birth, Emily Brontë’s gifts keep giving
By Ron Charles The Washington Post Even the light of 200 birthday candles couldn’t pierce the gloom of “Wuthering ...
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Bestsellers (Aug. 5, 2018)
Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, by Dan Egan. 2. We Are ...
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See John Hart again or join a writers’ group
Plot or characters? Which is the key to great fiction? John Hart and John Grisham challenge each other ...
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Curl up with a good mystery
“Because I read so much nonfiction for work, I enjoy fiction most, especially detective novels and mysteries that ...
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Bestsellers (7-27-18)
Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. Love and Ruin, by Paula McLain. 2. By Invitation Only, by Dorothea Benton Frank. 3. A ...
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Get ready to fall into teen programs at Rowan Public Library
By Hope Loman Rowan Public Library The teen summer reading program is now officially over for another year, ...
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Summer reading – it’s not just for kids
By Stephanie Reister Rowan Public Library While libraries target many of their summer programs at children and teens, ...
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The confusing mystery of the Lost Colony
“The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke,” by Andrew Lawler. Doubleday. ...
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Bestsellers (7-22-18)
Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. The Outsider, by Stephen King. 2. The Soul of America, by John Meacham. 3. The Sun ...
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Bestsellers (7-15-18)
Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1. The Secret to Southern Charm, by Kristy Woodson Harvey. 2. By Invitation Only, by Dorothea ...
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Rowan Public Library outreach extends beyond its walls
By Chelsea Rhae Childers Rowan Public Library Rowan Public Library is rocking the summer with a full slate ...
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