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A
new collection from Ted Chiang
is a major event; he's justly acclaimed for combining brainy science fiction premises with deeply resonant emotion. The wonderful title story posits Descartes as a pneumatic robot analyzing consciousness by opening his own head, then becomes a poignant meditation on climate change and the death of civilization. The Philip Dickian “Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom” starts with a deeply unrealistic idea – a machine that allows humans to compare lives with their parallel selves in other dimensions – and then explores humanity's reaction in a deeply realistic and moving way.
Also included: time travel machines in the Medieval Muslim world, the evolution of artificial intelligence and the future of online gaming, a world where Young Earth creationism is indeed how nature operates, and more.
Exhalation
is a good bet if you're looking for a sharp collection of sci-fi stories.
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From Jon:
The Saturday Night Ghost Club: A Novel
by Craig Davidson.
Think Oliver Sacks meets Stephen King. A brisk but moving story about a brain surgeon recalling his boyhood relationship with his emotionally traumatized uncle and their “paranormal investigations.” It explores the mind's extraordinary ability to trick itself. A satisfying summer read with a surprising ending.
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From Amber:
Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry
by Florence Welch. A collection of lyrics, as well as sketches, poems, and various ephemera, from the face, voice, and pen of the band Florence + the Machine. This beautiful edition would make a great gift for any fan, and even for those who have never heard the music before but have a love of poetry and an artist’s process.
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2019 North Carolina Book Festival
and Quail Ridge Books
Arts & Lecture Series: Season One
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Dumplin'
Julie Murphy
The best friends in Dumplin' spend most of the book in a fight, but that's not the point. The point is that friendships (with a little help from Dolly Parton) can overcome perception issues, even those we hold about ourselves.
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The Raven Boys
Maggie Stiefvater
The Raven Cycle series is a magical tale about long-buried kings and curses. It features a gang of five best friends (some old, some new) who go looking for what's beyond the surface of their quiet Virginia town.
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The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton
An obvious choice on a list of best friend stories, this was one of the first books I read in school that I really enjoyed. Every time a school orders this book I get excited for the students who are about to discover this story. Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.
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In
this week’s episode of Bookin’
, host Jason Jefferies talks to
Jessica Handler
, author of
The Magnetic Girl
. Jessica and Jason discuss Lulu Hearst, mesmerism, electricity, the art of the historical novel, Jason Voorhees, and much more! Signed copies of
The Magnetic Girl
are available in-store and online (while supplies last).
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TONIGHT! July 10 at 7:00 PM
LITERARY TRIVIA
Do you love bar trivia and books? If so, join us on Wednesday, July 10 for a night of literary trivia, sponsored by the
Redbud Writing Project
, which is the Triangle's only adult education writing school. This trivia night will feature four rounds of questions, all of them about books, literature, or literature-inspired pop culture. Winners will receive prizes and glory; BYOB and snacks. Hope to see you there! E-mail ecataneo@redbudwriting.org to sign up a team or an individual!
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Wednesday, July 17, at 7:00 PM
CHRISTOPHER RUOCCHIO
Howling Dark
Determined to make peace and bring an end to nearly four hundred years of war, Hadrian Marlowe must venture beyond the security of the Sollan Empire and among the Extrasolarians who dwell between the stars. There, he will face not only the aliens he has come to offer peace, but contend with creatures that once were human, with traitors in his midst, and with a meeting that will bring him face to face with no less than the oldest enemy of mankind.
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July 12-14
RedBud Writing Project
Intensive three-day fiction workshop
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July 19
ACE ATKINS
A new Quinn Colson Mystery
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July 20
MATT MYERS
For ages 3+, a picture book about introversion and creativity
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July 20
WELL-READ BLACK GIRL
Meet & Greet
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July 29
HAIDER WARRAICH
Inside the history and science of cardiac disease
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Book Clubs and Groups - Everyone Welcome!
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Horror
Thursday, July 11
7:00 PM
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Middle East
Monday, July 15
7:00 PM
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Forever Young
Thursday, July 18
7:00 PM
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Tolkienists
Friday, July 19
6:00 PM
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Singles
Saturday, July 20
10:00 AM
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Find the schedule for all of our groups
here
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Mondays - Saturdays - Sundays
10:30 AM
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For Young Adults with
developmental disabilities.
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QRB Teen Writers Collective
for info.
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Quail Ridge Books
34 Years of Independent Bookselling
919-828-1588
“
What she was finding also was how one book led to another, doors kept opening wherever she turned and the days weren't long enough for the reading she wanted to do.
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~~Alan Bennett,
The Uncommon Reader
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