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Fresh Off the Press: Your insider look at the best new books added to our collection. “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on
the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Songs Of The Deadby Brandon Sanderson When Jack Solomon, a struggling musician who works in London’s West End, is killed, he awakens to a new reality in which light and music are used to create magic and where living eras of the past sprawl beneath modern London, layer upon layer, all the way back to recorded history.
Landby Maggie O’Farrell A spellbinding story of separation, longing, recovery and survival as a family makes a new home in the aftermath of tragedy.
What Came Westby Josh Weil The story follows Silas's (a reclusive trapper), precarious coexistence with Indigenous peoples, which is shattered by the Gold Rush, leading to a violent act that forces him to flee, confronting the destructive aspects of American expansion and his own past.
Whistler by Ann Patchett When Daphne Fuller and her husband Jonathan visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, they notice an older, white-haired gentleman following them. The man turns out to be Eddie Triplett, her former stepfather, who she last saw when she was nine. Now fifty-three, Daphne hasn’t seen Eddie since the fateful event that changed the direction of both their lives.
Death on the Lanai: A Golden Girls Cozy Mysteryby Rachel Ekstrom Courage When the Girls accept a very strange invitation to a lavish party on a remote island estate, they find that murder has a way of ruining even the most glamorous of evenings.
Not What It Seemsby Lisa Jackson #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson brings her own brand of Southern Gothic back to the Spanish moss-draped shade of Savannah and the swampy marshes of Lowcountry Georgia, as crime writer Nikki Gillette and her husband, Detective Pierce Reed, race to expose an obsessive killer with an enigmatic M.O.
Valley of The Moms by Hannah SelingerStepford Wives meets Big Little Lies in this twisty thriller that uncovers the untruths, petty grievances, and local school politics underneath a seemingly quaint small town.
The Shampoo Effectby Jenny JacksonAn ambitious young woman insinuates herself into a tight-knit social set, shaking up friendships and marriages in a small seaside town. A frothy novel of love, money, sex, and friendship.
The Someday Gardenby Ashley PrestonThe new head gardener at the enchanting Lilymoor House stumbles upon a secret garden with a frustrated thundercloud of a man trapped inside.
Villa Cocoby Andrew Sean Greer A coming-of-age novel, a love story and a tale of life-enhancing Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer showcases his wit, sophistication and deep knowledge of focaccia in this magical tale set amidst the Tuscan hills.
Weddingsby Danielle SteelSet to release this June, Weddings centers on the daughters of a renowned French wedding dress designer, Dominique Dupont, who question marriage after their mother's difficult past.
Celebrate America's 250th with a literary journey through the people, ideas, and current events of the time that shaped the nation! Browse these new additions to our collection about the American Revolution and poignant points of American history.
1000 Days in AmericaBy National GeographicA 250th anniversary celebration of the U.S. featuring 1,000 singular moments that shaped the American journey from pre-history to present.
Filled with more than 300 illustrations, sidebars, and timelines, plus penetrating commentary by prominent historians including Walter Isaacson and Michael Beschloss.
1873by Liaquat AhamedFrom the author of the Pulitzer-Prize-winning Lords of Finance, another magnificent and timely reckoning with the first truly global financial calamity through the prism of the famous banking family at the center of the whirlwind.
The Beasts of the Eastby Andrew MooreA celebration of the extraordinary lost natural wonder of the eastern U.S.—once the center of American wildness before its despoliation—and a lively tour through recent efforts to return elk, bison, wolves, and other creatures to their verdant native landscapes.
The Hardest, Longest Raceby Eric MoskowitzThe riveting story of the first true coast-to-coast automobile race in U.S. history, a fast-paced tale of the gritty and determined drivers who braved hostile terrain, mechanical failure, and, shockingly, sabotage, to take home the gold.
The Kennedys and the Windsorsby Caroline HallemannThe revealing story of the multigenerational relationship between the British royals (the Windsors) and the closest thing the U.S. has to royalty (the Kennedys)—exploring the surprising ways the two families echoed, imitated, and inspired each other throughout the 20th century and how those choices continue to shape their legacies today.
Kingdom of Devilsby Katherine GrandjeanThe chilling account of America's first serial killers, whose brutal string of murders on the post-Revolutionary frontier reveal the violence at the heart of the young United States.
Obstinate Daughtersby Denise KiernanFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls of Atomic City and The Last Castle comes a sweeping chronicle challenging the traditional mythology of the nation's beginnings and championing the unsung women behind the American Revolution.
Radical Dukeby Danielle AllenAn explosive, deeply revisionist work that reveals how a renegade English Duke and Thomas Paine, the firebrand polemicist, almost brought the American Revolution to Britain.
Tyrants and Roguesby Robert ParkinsonAn acclaimed historian presents a sweeping new look at the Declaration of Independence, focusing not on the lofty principles of the preamble but on the list of grievances levelled against King George III.
Main Book Club Saturday, June 6th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm in RML Kennedy Room The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Book Share Discussion Saturday, June 6th, 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm in RML Kennedy Room Join us to share the book(s) you've just read or find out what your friends & neighbors are recommending… or NOT recommending!
GENRE BOOK CLUB MEETUPThe Mystery Book Club is meeting on Tuesday, June 16th at Patriot Lounge in Stony Point (19 Clubhouse Lane, Stony Point, NY 10980). Join us for food, drinks, fun, and new friends – as we take a deep dive into the Mystery genre. Please read at least one of the following
book selections: - MYSTERY: [Small Mercies – Dennis Lehane] Boston, 1974. Set against the violence of desegregation in public schools. Superb thriller, brutal depiction of criminality & power and an unflinching portrait of American racism.
- THRILLER: [Incendiary – Chris Cleave] A letter to Osama Bin Laden from a young mother who lost both her husband and her son in a fictional terrorist attack he orchestrated.
- TRUE CRIME: [The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics and the end of the
Jazz Age – Michael Wolraich] Riveting story of how the murder of femme fatale Vivian Gordon in 1931 brought about the downfall of a NYC mayor and led to the end of Tammany Hall’s dominance.
Main Book Club Saturday, August 1st at noon in RML Kennedy Room Let's come together this summer and discuss both July's Pick, Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain & August's Pick, James by Percival Everett. Two books that speak to each other. It will be interesting to analyze side by side.
Book Share Discussion Saturday, August 1, 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm in RML Kennedy Room Join us to share the book(s) you've just read or find out what your friends & neighbors are recommending… or NOT recommending!
GENRE BOOK CLUB MEETUPThe Sci-Fi Book Club is meeting on Tuesday, July21st at Sakura in Stony Point. Join us for food, drinks, fun, and new friends
– as we take a deep dive into the Sci-Fi genre. Please read at least one of the following book selections: - Sci Fi: The Gods Themselves – Isaac Asimov
- Fantasy: The Morningside – Tea Obreht
- Dystopian: World Made by Hand (#1) – James Howard Kunstler
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