Friends Author Series: Joyce Maynard

The Friends of the Belmont Public Library are delighted to bring New York Times best-selling author Joyce Maynard to the Belmont Public Library virtually to discuss her latest novel, Count The Ways, on Wednesday, October 20th at 7:30pm.To register, click here.

Joyce Maynard is the author of nine previous novels and five books of nonfiction. Her syndicated column Domestic Affairs ran from 1984 to 1990. Her bestselling memoir, At Home in the World, has been translated into sixteen languages. Maynard is a fellow of the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo. She is the founder of Write by the Lake, a week-long workshop on the art and craft of memoir, held every year since 2001 at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Her novels To Die For and Labor Day were both adapted for film. Maynard currently makes her home in New Haven, Connecticut. You can learn more about Joyce at her website here.

Registration is required; Zoom information will be sent in your registration confirmation.  Thanks to the Friends of the Belmont Public Library for making this author series possible.

Library Latest – October 19, 2021

It’s Knit Lit season! Check out these titles to keep company with some of fiction’s most famous knitters.

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Knit to Kill: eBook | audiobook

A Tale of Two Cities: eBook | audiobook

Spinning Forward: eBook 

A Caribbean Mystery: audiobook

Real Men Knit: eBook | audiobook

The Beach Street Knitting…: eBook

The Shop on Blossom Street: eBookaudiobook

 

 

 

 

Library Latest – October 6, 2021

Cozy up for fall with one of these cozy mysteries. (Warning: puns ahead!)

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Arsenic and Adobo: eBook | audiobook

Ruby Red Herring: eBook | audiobook

Be My Ghost: eBook | audiobook

Deadly Ever After: eBook | audiobook

A Scone of Contention: eBook | audiobook

The Windsor Knot: eBook | audiobook

 

Library Latest – September 29, 2021

Sept. 26 – Oct. 2 is Banned Books Week. Take a look at some of the most challenged books of 2020 as compiled by the American Library Association.

 

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Stamped: eBook | audiobook

Speak: eBook | audiobook

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: eBook | audiobook

All American Boys: eBook | audiobook

The Bluest Eye: eBook | audiobook

To Kill a Mockingbird: eBook | audiobook

The Hate U Give: eBook | audiobook

Of Mice and Men: eBook | audiobook

 

 

 

Library Latest: September 22, 2021

This week we’re going apple picking! Hope you find a juicy one.

 

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Apples Never Fall: eBook | audiobook

At the Edge of the Orchard: eBook | audiobook

All the Bad Apples: audiobook 

Twilight: eBook | audiobook

Apple: Skin to Core: eBook | audiobook

The Apple Lover’s Cookbook: eBook 

 

Library Latest – September 14, 2021

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month kicking off tomorrow (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15), here are some titles to add to your TBR list!

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Velvet Was the Night: eBook | audiobook

What’s Mine and Yours: eBook | audiobook

The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina: eBook

Undocumented: eBook 

Library Latest – August 31, 2021

Couldn’t ask for nicer weather for National Eat Outside Day! Here are some quick and easy cookbooks for some picnic inspo…

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The Picnic: eBook

Milk Street Tuesday Nights: eBook

Half Baked Harvest: eBook

 

 

Library Latest-August 24, 2021

Football season is almost here! Get ready for it with one of these titles!

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Slow Getting Up: eBook

The System: eBook | audiobook 

Football for a Buck: audiobook 

Belichick and Brady: eBook 

Brady vs. Manning: eBook | audiobook 

Big Game: eBook | audiobook 

The Dynasty: eBook

Blitzed: eBook

Sudden Death: eBook | audiobook

Playing for Pizza: eBook

Library Latest – August 17, 2021

Looking for some beachy reads for kids? Check out these titles suggested by Children’s Librarian Bethany 🙂

Picture Books

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Easy Readers/Early Chapter Books

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Middle Grade

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Graphic Novels

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