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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

« June 2010 »
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1 Special STORYTIME - Police Officer Ethan Brinn Start: 3:00 pm LEAH STEWART - With The New HUSBAND AND WIFE Start: 7:30 pm	2 JOHN DAVID SMITH & MARK ELLIOTT - With UNDAUNTED RADICAL Start: 7:30 pm	3 Special STORYTIME - With Carolina Ballet's JAN BURKHARD Start: 3:00 pm DIANE CHAMBERLAIN - With THE LIES WE TOLD Start: 7:30 pm	4 LYNNE HINTON - With WEDDING CAKE (And Cake, Too) Start: 7:30 pm	5 JUDITH VIORST - Storytime With The Classic ALEXANDER'S ...DAY! Start: 10:00 am	6
7	8 ANDREWS, COLE, HARRIS, VIETS - A Mystery Writer Quartet! Start: 7:30 pm	9 VANESSA WOODS - with BONOBO HANDSHAKE Start: 7:30 pm	10 CLAIRE COOK - With SEVEN YEAR SWITCH Start: 7:30 pm	11	12	13 LINDA GREENLAW - PERFECT STORM's Captain Returns With SEAWORTHY Start: 3:00 pm
14 SEBASTIAN JUNGER - PERFECT STORM Author With WAR Start: 7:30 pm	15 LEONARD ROGOFF - With Jewish Life In NC Start: 7:30 pm	16 PATRICIA MARSHALL & JO LEIMENSTOLL - Craftsmanship And THOMAS DAY Start: 7:30 pm	17 CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS - CANCELED! Start: 7:30 pm	18	19 DAVE TOMPKINS - From Military To The Music Industry Start: 3:00 pm TOFU - Triangle Origami Folders United Meet Start: 7:00 pm	20
21 SAM MCLEOD - With BIG APPETITE, About Food And Life Start: 7:30 pm	22 BARBARA PLEASANT - Gardeners' Delight With STARTER VEGETABLE GARDENS Start: 7:30 pm	23 RANDY JOHNSON - Guide To HIKING THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY Start: 7:30 pm	24 LAMAR STRINGFIELD CAMPERS - Free Family Music Concert Start: 3:30 pm OSCAR HIJUELOS - With BEAUTIFUL MARIA OF MY SOUL Start: 7:30 pm	25 JOHN WOOD - With NC TRIVIA: WEIRD, WACKY, & WILD! Start: 7:30 pm	26 RALEIGH WRITE 2 PUBLISH - With Author Anne Barnhill Start: 6:30 pm	27 LOUIS RUBIN - With UPTOWN/DOWNTOWN Stories Start: 3:00 pm
28 DAVID HERLIHY - With Tale Of THE LOST CYCLIST Start: 7:30 pm	29 DOROTHEA BENTON FRANK - Time For LOW COUNTRY SUMMER Start: 7:30 pm	30 AARON LUBECK - The Expert Guide For GREEN RESTORATIONS Start: 7:30 pm

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