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African American Poetry
Tuesday, June 12, 7:30 p.m.

Richard Ford
Wednesday, June 13, 7:30 p.m.

Alexandra Fuller
Thursday, June 28, 7:30 p.m.

Bob Garner
Thursday, July 12, 7:30 p.m.

Howard Owen
Sunday, August 12, 3:00 p.m.

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Picks for Kids

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Just Ducks!

By Nicola Davies, Salvatore Rubbino

$15.99

Whimsical, expressive watercolors illustrate this story of mallards for age 3-6.

The Scorpio Races

By Maggie Stiefvater

$17.99

Breathtaking novel of teens in deadly horse race on Irish coast. Ages 12+

Water Sings Blue

By Meilo So, Kate Coombs

$16.99

The sea in poetry and dazzling watercolor illustrations for ages 4-8.

Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature

By Nicola Davies, Mark Hearld

$19.99

Lyrical observations on nature, season by season, with vibrant mixed media illustrations. Beautiful and engaging. Ages 4+

Forget-Me-Nots: Poems to Learn by Heart

By Mary Ann Hoberman, Michael Emberley

$19.99

Rollicking collection of best poems for children, beautifully illustrated by Michael Emberley.

Noteworthy Paperbacks

Solo

By Rana Dasgupta

$14.95

A 100-year-old Bulgarian wonders if he has any wisdom to leave to the world and takes epic armchair journey through a century of violent politics, forbidden music, lost love and failed chemistry, finding his way eventually to an astonishing epiphany of tenderness and enlightenment. Winner of the UK Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2009.

22 Britannia Road

By Amanda Hodgkinson

$16.00

A WW II tour de force that echoes modern classics like Suite Francaise & The Postmistress.

The Art of Fielding

By Chad Harbach

$14.99

An expansive, warmhearted novel about ambition and its limits, about family and friendship and love, and about commitment--to oneself and to others.

New Books: Week of May 15

Events

Monday November 09, 2009

Fall/Holiday Readers' Club Sale!

Start: 11/06/2009 9:00 am

End: 11/09/2009 9:00 pm

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JANE WATTENBERG - Special Author Storytime

Start: 11/09/2009 10:00 am

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Tuesday November 10, 2009

ROY WILLIAMS - With HARD WORK On And Off The Court

Start: 11/10/2009 7:30 pm

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Wednesday November 11, 2009

ELIZABETH SPENCER - With SOUTHERN WOMAN

Start: 11/11/2009 7:30 pm

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Thursday November 12, 2009

MIKE HUCKABEE—Former Presidential Candidate With A Christmas Collection

Start: 11/12/2009 8:00 pm

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Friday November 13, 2009

DAVID WROBLEWSKI—With The Smash EDGAR SAWTELLE

Start: 11/13/2009 7:30 pm

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Saturday November 14, 2009

CHRISTOPHER ANDREW - A History Of MI5 For Espionage Fans

Start: 11/14/2009 12:00 pm

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Tuesday November 17, 2009

SUSIE WILDE - N&O Reviewer With Holiday Books

Start: 11/17/2009 7:00 pm

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Wednesday November 18, 2009

LERAE UMFLEET - Examining Pivotal NC History

Start: 11/18/2009 7:30 pm

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Thursday November 19, 2009

FRED CHAPPELL - With A New Story Collection

Start: 11/19/2009 7:30 pm

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Friday November 20, 2009

WAYNE MARTIN - With Traditional NC Music

Start: 11/20/2009 7:30 pm

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Saturday November 21, 2009

TOFU—Triangle Origami Folders United

Start: 11/21/2009 7:00 pm

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Sunday November 22, 2009

ANTHONY HOROWITZ - With A New ALEX RIDER Adventure!

Start: 11/22/2009 2:00 pm

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Thursday November 26, 2009

Gobble, Gobble - It's The Ridgewood Thanksgiving Turkey Trot!

Start: 11/26/2009 8:00 am

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Sunday November 29, 2009

NC Poets - A Great Poetry Afternoon

Start: 11/29/2009 3:00 pm

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Tuesday December 01, 2009

TONY & GARY WILLIAMSON - Free Family Concert!

Start: 12/01/2009 7:30 pm

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Wednesday December 02, 2009

STEVEN ROBERTS - With Tales Of Immigrant Experiences

Start: 12/02/2009 7:30 pm

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Saturday December 05, 2009

NEUSE RIVER FLUTE CIRCLE - With A Family Concert

Start: 12/05/2009 11:00 am

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Sunday December 06, 2009

MISHPACHA - Hanukkah Music For All

Start: 12/06/2009 2:00 pm

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Tuesday December 08, 2009

ART CHANSKY - Celebrating 100 Years Of UNC-CH Basketball

Start: 12/08/2009 7:30 pm

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