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Young Writers Group

Monthly // Third Thurs

Thurs, Mar 19 @ 6:00 pm

For Teens // Bring your writing projects to work on (books, stories, poetry, anything!), or just come for writing prompts, discussions, and fun!

The Writer

by James Patterson 

Mystery PATTERSON 
Also in Large Print

NYPD Detective Declan Shaw gets a call: How fast can you get to the Beresford building on Central Park West? In the tower apartment, Shaw finds a woman waiting for him. She’s covered in blood. A body is lying dead on the floor of the luxurious living room. Every book in the apartment’s floor-to-ceiling shelves is by the same author: bestselling true-crime writer Denise Morrow.  "This is you?" Shaw asks the woman. "You're a writer?" Only one person knows the ending to this story. Is it the victim or the killer? 

The Mystery Writer

by Sulari Gentill 

Mystery GENTILL

When Theodosia Benton abandons her career path as an attorney and shows up on her brother's doorstep with two suitcases and an unfinished novel, she expects to face a few challenges. Will her brother support her ambition or send her back to finish her degree? What will her parents say when they learn of her decision? Does she even have what it takes to be a successful writer? 

Writers and Liars

by Carol Goodman 

Large Print GOODMAN 

Fifteen years ago, Maia Gold attended a prestigious, and very exclusive, writers retreat hosted by billionaire Argos Alexander on the Greek island of Eris. It’s where she wrote her first book, the one that should have launched a brilliant career. But something dark happened on that island, a betrayal that has hung over Maia ever since. 

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Simple Book Binding

Tues, Mar 3 @ 6:00 pm

Ages 10+ // Learn about Japanese stab binding and bind your own small sketchbook. All supplies provided.

Book Lovers

by Emily Henry

HENRY 

Cutthroat literary agent Nora Stephens is dragged to a small town for a vacation, only to repeatedly run into Charlie Lastra, a brooding editor she knows from the city. While trying to avoid the clichés of a romantic comedy, they instead find themselves falling for each other, forcing them to rewrite their own life stories.   

Book Scavenger

by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman  

Junior BERTMAN 

For twelve-year-old Emily, the best thing about moving to San Francisco is that it's the home city of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, book publisher and creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger. Upon her arrival, however, Emily learns that Griswold has been attacked and is now in a coma, and no one knows anything about the epic new game he had been poised to launch.

Murder Book

by Thomas Perry

Mystery PERRY 

When a sudden crime wave hits several small midwestern towns, the U.S. Attorney for the region calls on Harry Duncan to investigate. An ex-cop known for his unorthodox methods, Duncan is reluctant to go up against a widespread criminal organization, but the attorney in question is Ellen Leicester, the wife who left him fifteen years earlier, and to her, he can't say no. 

The Graveyard Book

by Neil Gaiman

Junior GAIMAN 

Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn’t live in a graveyard, being raised by ghosts, with a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead.  But if Bod leaves the graveyard, he will be in danger from the man Jack, who has already killed Bod’s family. 

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Tea Blend Workshop

Mon, Mar 2 @ 6:00 pm

Step into a cozy, hands-on tea experience! Attendees will explore a variety of tea leaves, herbs, and botanicals while learning the basics of tea blending. Create your own custom blend, then sit back and enjoy a tasting of your personalized tea.   

The Book of Tea

by Kakuzo Okakura 

394.15 OKAKURA 

The original 1906 edition of The Book of Tea is one of the classic texts found on the desks of artists, poets, teaists and Zen Buddhists around the world.  The book has been re-designed and expanded for a contemporary audience. You will discover the fascinating character of Okakura Kakuzo and the story of how he came to write one of the twentieth century’s most influential books on art, beauty, and simplicity, all steeped in the world’s communal cup of tea. 

The Tea Dragon Society

by Katie O’Neill 

Junior Graphic Novel O'NEILL 

The beloved and charming all-ages book that follows the story of Greta, a blacksmith apprentice, and the people she meets as she becomes entwined in the enchanting world of tea dragons. After discovering a lost tea dragon in the marketplace, Greta learns about the dying art form of tea dragon caretaking from the kind tea shop owners, Hesekiel and Erik. As she befriends them and their shy ward, Minette, Greta sees how the craft enriches their lives, and eventually her own. 

Mr. Putter and Tabby pour the tea

by Cynthia Rylant 

Easy Reader Green RYLANT

The first book in Cynthia Rylant's popular series about an elderly man and his cat, introducing how they meet and find companionship through simple, everyday joys like drinking tea and listening to opera. 

Death by Darjeeling

by Laura Childs 

Mystery CHILDS Tea Shop v.1 

Meet Theodosia Browning, owner of Charleston's beloved Indigo Tea Shop. Patrons love her blend of delicious tea tastings and Southern hospitality. And Theo enjoys the full-bodied flavor of a town steeped in history, and mystery. 

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