Author Visits in 2023

41) Romantic comedy: a novel

Author

Sittenfeld, Curtis

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

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"Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, the late night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she's long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life. But when Sally's friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the...

42) American gods

Author

Gaiman, Neil

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Friday, October 20, 2023

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Just released from prison, Shadow encounters Mr. Wednesday, an enigmatic stranger who seems to know a lot about him, and when Mr. Wednesday offers him a job as his bodyguard, Shadow accepts and is plunged into a dark and perilous world.

43) True ghost stories of Connecticut

Author

Rosenay, Charles F

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

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"There’s always that one unexplained experience… It’s the one you always think of first when people ask you your most memorable paranormal or unusual encounter. It’s the one that will stay in your mind forever. It’s the one that you can’t help but think of if anyone asks you if you “believe in ghosts.” In this book, some of Connecticut’s best-known paranormal investigators, psychics, mediums, and...

44) All the beauty in the world: the Metropolitan Museum of Art and me

Author

Bringley, Patrick

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

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"A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard"-- "Only a few select people enjoy unrestricted access to every nook and cranny of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and among them are the guards who keep a watchful eye on the two-million-square-foot treasure house. For Bringley, the Museum was a temporary refuge that became his home away from...

45) Let's eat: 101 recipes to fill your heart & home

Author

Pelosi, Dan

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

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In his debut cookbook, larger-than-life personality Dan Pelosi offers up a warm hug of home cooking, sharing both comfort food and connection with 101 of his nearest and dearest Italian American recipes. Some have been passed down through his family, and others have been cooked up from scratch—but all are made with love and accompanied by fun, meaningful stories to warm your heart while filling your belly. Read how Bimpy (the 100-year-old grandpa...

46) The vegetarian reset: 75 low-carb, plant-forward recipes from around the world

Author

Viswanath, Vasudha

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

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The Vegetarian Reset celebrates a lifestyle where a foodie sensibility intersects with healthy eating. It solves the never-ending dilemma that all plant-based eaters face: Is life fun when you eat salad every day, or is it worth it to let your health take a backseat to enjoy a big bowl of rice or pasta without enough protein? In her debut cookbook, Vasudha Viswanath takes readers on a little trip around the world, drawing inspiration from an array...