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Category Archives: Recommendations

Exceptional Reads for September at Steele

Posted on September 2, 2023 by ccld

Every Rising Sun, by Jamila Ahmed In twelfth century, Persia, clever and dreamy Shaherazade stumbles on the Malik’s beloved wife entwined with a lover in a sun-dappled courtyard. When Shaherazade recounts her first tale, the story of this infidelity, to Continue reading Exceptional Reads for September at Steele→

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New Fiction Titles for August at Steele

Posted on August 2, 2023 by ccld

The Will of the Many (The Hierarchy #1), by James Islington The Catenan Republic – the Hierarchy – may rule the world now, but they do not know everything. I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them Continue reading New Fiction Titles for August at Steele→

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New Books for Adults at Big Flats Library

Posted on July 13, 2023 by ccld

Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration by Rebecca Heisman The captivating, little-known true story of a group of scientists and the methods and technology they developed to uncover the Continue reading New Books for Adults at Big Flats Library→

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New Fiction Titles for July at Steele

Posted on July 2, 2023 by ccld

Dances, by Nicole Cuffy At twenty-two years old, Cece Cordell reaches the pinnacle of her career as a ballet dancer when she’s promoted to principal at the New York City Ballet. She’s instantly catapulted into celebrity, heralded for her “inspirational” Continue reading New Fiction Titles for July at Steele→

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New Fiction at Steele Memorial Library

Posted on May 2, 2023 by ccld

Antimatter Blues (Mickey7 #2), by Edward Ashton Summer has come to Niflheim. The lichens are growing, the six-winged bat-things are chirping, and much to his own surprise, Mickey Barnes is still alive—that last part thanks almost entirely to the fact Continue reading New Fiction at Steele Memorial Library→

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New Book Recommendations for Adults at Big Flats

Posted on March 30, 2023 by ccld

Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun’s Dynasty by Guy de la Bédoyère A vivid story of an astonishing period in ancient Egypt’s history—1550 BC to 1295 BC—that tears away the gold and glamour to reveal how Continue reading New Book Recommendations for Adults at Big Flats→

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Great Books for March at Steele

Posted on March 7, 2023 by ccld

I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself, by Marisa Crane In a United States not so unlike our own, the Department of Balance has adopted a radical new form of law enforcement: rather than incarceration, wrongdoers are given a second (and Continue reading Great Books for March at Steele→

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Featured Fiction for February at Steele

Posted on February 9, 2023 by ccld

Picture in the Sand, by Peter Blauner When Alex Hassan gets accepted to an Ivy League university, his middle-class Egyptian-American family is filled with pride and excitement. But that joy turns to shock when they discover that he’s run off Continue reading Featured Fiction for February at Steele→

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New Fiction at Steele – January 2023

Posted on January 12, 2023 by ccld

The World We Make (Great Cities #2), by N.K. Jemisin Every great city has a soul. A human avatar that embodies their city’s heart and wields its magic. New York? She’s got six. But all is not well in the Continue reading New Fiction at Steele – January 2023→

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New Book Recommendations for Adults at Big Flats

Posted on December 18, 2022 by ccld

If These Apples Should Fall: Cézanne and the Present by T.J. Clark An illuminating analysis of the work of Paul Cézanne, one of the most influential painters in the history of modern art, by T. J. Clark, one of the Continue reading New Book Recommendations for Adults at Big Flats→

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