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On October 15, The Grace That Keeps This World, by Tom Bailey, will be discussed. Gary Hazen, his wife, and two grown sons live a hard, simple life in the remotest region of New York State. Gary expects his sons to share his values and work ethic, but they are separated in their loyalties. The three ... (more)men go on a deer hunt, and something tragic happens, but the exact event is not revealed until the novel’s end. In alternating chapters, the Hazens and other community members narrate the events leading up to the hunt. New members may stop by the reference desk to register. Book selections are available about a month prior to the discussion.

The first three of our eight titles this year focus either on other places, other times, or both. The October discussion title, Reading Lolita in Tehran, chronicles an undercover book discussion group in the 1990s. The Adult Book Discussion is held in meeting room A from September through November and ... (more)January through May. New members may stop by the reference desk to register. Book selections are available about a month prior to the discussion.

Ms. Crawford is a local educator and author who will be speaking about how to publish books and write for children, followed by a book signing.

John Everson is the author of the Bram Stoker Award-winning novel Covenant, which will debut in mass market in August 2008. SYNOPSIS: Joe Kieran has found that unearthing the truth for a newspaper can be painful, and telling it, heartbreaking. Hiding from his past big city exposés in the quiet coastal ... (more)town of Terrel, he stumbles upon a web of mysterious teen suicides that somehow connect a ring of five women. Is there really a malevolent presence inside Terrel Cliff that holds all of the town in thrall as Angelica, a fortune teller, suggests? Or is there a murderous covenant between five women to sacrifice their first-born?

Voices of Breast Cancer is filled with real-life stories of lives transformed by a disease that affects over 200,000 women annually in the United States alone. Organized by the uniquely challenging emotional and physical stages that form the breast cancer experience, these stories bear eloquent witness ... (more)to the astonishing power of the human spirit. Edited by The Healing Project, Voices of Breast Cancer also contains up-to-date medical information by top authorities.

Chicago Bears: The Complete Illustrated History captures the grit and glory of one of football's most popular franchises. A feast for Bears fans and football enthusiasts alike, this journey through almost a hundred years of Chicago football brings the Chicago gridiron to life. Lew Freedman is an editor ... (more)for the sports department at the Chicago Tribune and the author of more than two dozen books, including Stadium Stories: Chicago Bears and Game of My Life: Chicago Bears.

Phillip L. Wenz is the Dundee park's resident Santa Claus and official historian. Besides his duties at Santa's Village, Wenz has been seen in numerous televised parades and national holiday events. Utilizing his personal collection of pictures, memorabilia, and rare park photographs, readers can once ... (more)again reminisce about the fun of Santa's Village throughout the years. It is all here, the Christmas Tree Ride, the twirling Snowballs, Santa's House, and the Frozen North Pole.

What could be more fun? Come join the Roselle History Museum’s Cherished Recipe’s cookbook committee members as they demonstrate how to make delicious deserts from the cookbook. Participants will sample several recipes from the cookbook. Parents are encouraged to bring their children. A fee of ... (more)$2 for adults may be paid at the door. There is no charge for children.

Town House Books & Café is honored to host Julia Glass, recipient of the 2002 National Book Award for Fiction. She has also been awarded three Nelson Algren Fiction Awards and the Tobias Wolff Award for her first novel, Three Junes. Ms Glass will be signing copies and reading from her new novel, ... (more)I See You Everywhere.