A note from Mary
Happy New Year!!
Have you made any reading resolutions for the new year? Do you have your new book journal or lists ready to go? There are many reading challenges out there -- let me know if I can help you check off some boxes!
Thank you for the cards and emails I received from so many of you after the death of my brother. Your kindness and support is very appreciated. I hope January is the beginning of a wonderful year for all of you! I look forward to reading and sharing many great books with you. Let our 2025 reading adventure begin!
Mary
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TLB Spring 2025 Book Club
It's the best book club in town -- come join us!!
All participants must purchase the book from TLB in order to confirm your sign-up. You can pay for the book in-store or by phone. 804-464-1244. You will receive an email from the store when the books are available for pick-up.
Questions? Call or send an email to:
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FEBRUARY
Swift River by
Essie Chambers
Hardback $27.99
Day Group meets:
Mon., Feb. 17th 1pm
Evening Group meets:
Tues., Feb. 25th 6:30pm
A tender and irreverently funny novel by a major new literary talent, Swift River is a revelatory debut set in 1987 about mothers and daughters living in poverty, a missing father, and the long-hidden racist history of a declining New England mill town.
-- publisher mkting
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MARCH
Shred Sisters by
Betsy Lerner
Hardback $28.00
Day Group meets:
Mon., Mar. 17th 1pm
Evening Group meets:
Tues., Mar. 25th 6:30pm
“I loved this poignant story of a younger sister growing and forming herself around her older sister's erratic behavior. Betsy Lerner articulates moments I have observed but never put into words, and I both laughed out loud and was deeply moved. A brilliant novel.” —Alice Elliott Dark, author of Fellowship Point
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APRIL
The Stolen Queen by
Fiona Davis
Hardback $29.00
Day Group meets:
Mon., Apr. 14th 1pm
Evening Group meets:
Tues., Apr. 22nd 6:30pm
"[Davis] knows how to mix the worlds of high glamour and serious intrigue. She's outdone herself with this latest story, which involves a missing Egyptian artifact, a night at the Met Gala with Diana Vreeland, and the possibility of a centuries-old curse being reawakened." --Town & Country
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Fiction / Dystopian
For fans of Station Eleven
A literary thriller set partly on the roof of New York’s Museum of Natural History in a flooded future. Inspired by the stories of the curators in Iraq and Leningrad who worked to protect their collections from war, All the Water in the World is both a meditation on what we save from collapse and an adventure story—with danger, storms, and a fight for survival.
-- publisher marketing
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Thriller / Horror
Set in Florida in the 1970s, Grady Hendrix's newest novel follows five young women in a home for unwed mothers who find a guide to witchcraft.
-- publisher marketing
"Witchcraft for Wayward Girls is terrifying, darkly funny, moving, immersive, and deeply relevant--a page-turner that will keep you up until one in the morning. I devoured every page of it. Grady Hendrix is at the top of his game." - Simone St. James, New York Times bestselling author of Murder Road
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Fiction / Family Life
For fans of Beartown, Hello Beautiful and We Are the Brennans
A poignant story about the resilience of family, the importance of community, and the magic of middle school hockey
-- publisher marketing
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Mystery / Magical Realism
Romance + Mystery + Magic
A woman investigates her brother's mysterious death while coming to terms with her own haunting past in this atmospheric novel.
-- publisher marketing
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Mystery / Romance / Comedy
Gothic setting + locked-room murder mystery + compelling love story
With a colorful cast of characters and a cellar full of wine, anything can happen—from murder to a second chance at love.
-- publisher marketing
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Thriller
"This may be Feeney's most delightfully chilling thriller yet. . . Feeney mixes gothic atmosphere on a remote Scottish island; not one, but two possibly unreliable narrators; a woman who may or may not be dead; and a plot that delivers suspense like an IV drip. . . A completely immersive puzzle.
-- Booklist (starred)
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Fantasy
The Empyrean, Book 3
Get your deluxe limited edition at TLB!!
Release Date: Jan. 21st
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Religion / Inspirational
From the bestselling author of The Art of Stillness, a revelatory exploration of the abiding clarity and calm to be found in quiet retreat. Radiant, intimate, and gripping, Aflame offers ageless counsel about the power of silence and what it can teach us about how to live, how to love, and, ultimately, how to die.
-- publisher marketing
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Biography
This searing memoir by a National Geographic scuba diver recounts one woman's epic journey to trace the global slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean-and find her place in the world.
-- publisher marketing
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Fiction / 10+
Local Author!
From the author of Courtesy of Cupid comes a sweet, funny romance with a dash of magic. Eighth-grader Birdie has big plans to get a boyfriend this school year, but the appearance of a (supposedly) mythical West African god after a fight with her best friend threatens Birdie's plans--and her reality as she knows it.
-- publisher marketing
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Mystery / 12+
Named in the will of a wealthy man as potential beneficiaries, a group of teenagers must solve a murder to win the magical inheritance.
-- publisher marketing
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Fantasy / 14+
Book #2 in the trilogy that began with Sky's End.
A Great SciFi/Fantasy Adventure!
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Nonfiction / Ages 12+
A young adult edition of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography.
Hailed as "the most compelling account of [Martin Luther] King's life in a generation" by the Washington Post, the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller is now adapted for young adults in this new standard biography of the most famous civil rights activist in American History.
-- publisher marketing
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Nonfiction / ages 7-10
A house reveals the story of its inhabitants, including Anne Frank—and honors four centuries of history—in a moving and exquisitely illustrated picture book.
-- publisher marketing
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Fiction / Ages 8-12
What would happen if Cinderella found herself in the beast's castle, and Beauty woke up in some evil stepmother's home? Fairy tales meet Freaky Friday in this series, where there’s a magical mix-up for every princess!
-- publisher marketing
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Ages 3-5
Something or someone is living inside Duck's teapot! Who are they? What do they want? How will we get them out? Never fear, for Tiny Horse is here! Tiny Horse has a trampoline. She has a magnificent hat. She has a stick of celery. What more could anyone need to save the day?
A laugh-out-loud story with a message about kindness, starring Duck and Tiny Horse.
-- publisher marketing
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Ages 3-7
A beautiful and reassuring "I love you" book that follows a small horse and its parent through their day from beloved author-artist Gianna Marino.
-- publisher marketing
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Ages 3-7
When a plump mother duck awakens one morning, she’s stunned to discover that her seven eggs have hatched in the night and all of her ducklings have wandered off. Now she has to search for them out in the wild! Sharp-eyed readers will love seeing the mother unwittingly rescue not only her own ducklings, but also an unusual flock of other creatures!
-- publisher marketing
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