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Kristin Hannah
Thur., 2/9, 7:30 p.m

Lisa See
Fri., 2/24, 7:30 p.m

Lionel Shriver
Tues., 4/3, 7:30 p.m.

Ann Ross
Wed., 4/4, 7:30 p.m.

Ron Rash
Wed., 4/11, 7:30 p.m.

Poetry: McFee/ Shapiro
Sun., 4/15, 3:00 p.m.

Richard Ford
Thur., 6/14, 7:30 p.m.

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Noteworthy Paperbacks

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

By Eric Foner

$18.95

This Pulitzer Prize winner traces the evolution of Lincoln's tangled attitudes toward race and slavery, from his early life through his presidency.

Witches on the Road Tonight

By Sheri Holman

$14.00

A legacy of mysticism haunts three generations in this seductively eerie noel, which moves back and forth in time, from the Appalachian Mountains in the 1940's Virginia to present-day New York. -- New York Times

Wait for Me!: Memoirs

By Duchess of Devonshire Deborah Mitford, Charlotte Mosley

$18.00

The Dowager Dutchess of Devonshire, now 91, is the last of the celebrated Mitford sisters. She tells of her eccentric but happy childhood roaming the English countryside, tea with Hitler in 1937, and her marriage to the Duke.

A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother

By Janny Scott

$16.00

A fascinating account of the "desparate forces" that shaped President Obama's mother.

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Listen to This

by Alex Ross

(Farrar Straus & Giroux 9.99)

The New Yorker's music critic examines classical work, historical and contemporary, as well as rock, music.

Events

« November 2009 »
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2	3	4 MICHAEL SANDEL—With JUSTICE: Basis Of The PBS Series Start: 7:30 pm	5 STEPHANIE ZONARS - With A Tribute To Coach Kay Yow Start: 7:30 pm	6 Fall/Holiday Readers' Club Sale! Start: 9:00 am	7 Fall/Holiday Readers' Club Sale! all day NICK BRUEL - BAD KITTY Creator With A Special Storytime Start: 10:00 am	8 Fall/Holiday Readers' Club Sale! all day ELAINE FUNARO - Free Music Concert Start: 1:00 pm FOY EDELMAN - With North Carolina Sweet Treats Start: 3:00 pm
9 Fall/Holiday Readers' Club Sale! End: 9:00 pm JANE WATTENBERG - Special Author Storytime Start: 10:00 am	10 ROY WILLIAMS - With HARD WORK On And Off The Court Start: 7:30 pm	11 ELIZABETH SPENCER - With SOUTHERN WOMAN Start: 7:30 pm	12 MIKE HUCKABEE—Former Presidential Candidate With A Christmas Collection Start: 8:00 pm	13 DAVID WROBLEWSKI—With The Smash EDGAR SAWTELLE Start: 7:30 pm	14 CHRISTOPHER ANDREW - A History Of MI5 For Espionage Fans Start: 12:00 pm	15
16	17 SUSIE WILDE - N&O Reviewer With Holiday Books Start: 7:00 pm	18 LERAE UMFLEET - Examining Pivotal NC History Start: 7:30 pm	19 FRED CHAPPELL - With A New Story Collection Start: 7:30 pm	20 WAYNE MARTIN - With Traditional NC Music Start: 7:30 pm	21 TOFU—Triangle Origami Folders United Start: 7:00 pm	22 ANTHONY HOROWITZ - With A New ALEX RIDER Adventure! Start: 2:00 pm
23	24	25	26 Gobble, Gobble - It's The Ridgewood Thanksgiving Turkey Trot! Start: 8:00 am	27	28	29 NC Poets - A Great Poetry Afternoon Start: 3:00 pm
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