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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art, by the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu
"This book is exquisite and excruciating and I will be thinking about it for years and years to come." -- Rachel Kushner, New York Times bestselling author of The Flamethrowers and The Mars Room
In the eyes of eighteen-year-old Hua Hsu, the problem with Ken--with his passion for Dave Matthews, Abercrombie & Fitch, and his fraternity--is that he is exactly like everyone else. Ken, whose Japanese American family has been in the United States for generations, is mainstream; for Hua, the son of Taiwanese immigrants, who makes 'zines and haunts Bay Area record shops, Ken represents all that he defines himself in opposition to. The only thing Hua and Ken have in common is that, however they engage with it, American culture doesn't seem to have a place for either of them.
But despite his first impressions, Hua and Ken become friends, a friendship built on late-night conversations over cigarettes, long drives along the California coast, and the successes and humiliations of everyday college life. And then violently, senselessly, Ken is gone, killed in a carjacking, not even three years after the day they first meet.
Determined to hold on to all that was left of one of his closest friends--his memories--Hua turned to writing. Stay True is the book he's been working on ever since. A coming-of-age story that details both the ordinary and extraordinary, Stay True is a bracing memoir about growing up, and about moving through the world in search of meaning and belonging.
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Join us for a fun discussion of some lighthearted books that focus on romance and laughter.
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Rom Com Book Club
Friday, April 26, 2024
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
This event will be held in Small Meeting Room 2B on the 2nd Floor.
April's book is Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie.
This is New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Crusie's novel about long shots, risk management, true love, and great shoes. . . .
Minerva Dobbs knows how to work the odds. Calvin Morrisey always plays to win. But when they face off, neither one is prepared. Because when real life meets true love, all bets are off. Soon they're dealing with a jealous ex-boyfriend, Krispy Kreme doughnuts, a determined psychologist, chaos theory, a freakishly intelligent cat, Chicken Marsala, and more risky propositions than either of them ever dreamed of. Including the biggest gamble of all - true love. Bet Me is the winner of a 2005 RITA Award.
Read Local: Author Fair
Saturday, April 27, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us for the Read Local: Author Fair to meet local authors and find your next great read! Authors will be available to sign copies of their books, discuss their work, and answer questions. Enter for a chance to win a raffle basket!
Participating authors this year include:
Susan
Bagby
Zariah L.
Banks
Tiara J.
Brown
Cari
Dubiel
George
Ebey
Dave
Edmonds
Max Willi
Fischer
Laura
Freeman
Kevin J.
Gardner
Chrissy
Hartmann
Debbra Kay
Laneville
Brandon
Massullo
L.A.
McGinnis
Kate
Michaelson
Sujata
Patel
Roxana
Rathbun
Kris Renee
Michael
Reusch
Melissa
Sasina
Angela
Schill
Glenn
Somodi
Amanda Uhl
Nonfiction Book Club
Monday, April 29, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us for a casual and fun discussion of real stories about real people. New members always welcome.
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The book for April is Being Henry: The Fonz...And Beyond by Henry Winkler.
Registration is open
Bookends Book Club with Natalie D. Richards
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Share, snack, and chat with author Natalie D. Richards about her latest book, 15 Secrets to Survival.
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Registration is open
Cozy Mystery Series: Natalie D. Richards
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Join us for a discussion of Four Found Dead with Natalie D. Richards. Natalie lives in Ohio and is the author of nine novels including New York Times Bestsellers Five Total Strangers and Seven Dirty Secrets. Book sale and signing to follow.
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Book Discussion Group
Thursday, May 02, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Morning Book Discussion
Monday, May 13, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Between the Lines Book Club: Graphic Novels
Monday, May 13, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Come chat about your recent reads, enjoy a snack, and do some bookish activities.
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Registration is open
Lodi Book Club
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Join us at Second Look Books & Brew in Lodi for a monthly book discussion.
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March 12- Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
April 9- Wild by Cheryl Strayed
May 14- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Book Discussion
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us to discuss a different book each month.
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Mar.12.- Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
Apr.9.- The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers
May.14.- The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
Evening Book Discussion
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Join us the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm to discuss a variety of books!
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March 20: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
April 17: Fairy Tale by Stephen King
May 15: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman.
Registration is open
VIRTUAL--Mystery Book Discussion
Monday, May 20, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual
Register to receive a Zoom link to discuss a different mystery novel each month.
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Mar.11 Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Apr.15 The Husbands by Chandler Baker
May 20 The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra
Classic & Contemporary Book Club
Monday, May 20, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Manga Book Club
Monday, May 20, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
A manga book club for adults that focuses on contemporary and classic shōjo, shōnen, josei, and seinen titles. Read on your own and come for themed snacks and discussion!
Chainsaw Man Vol. 1 - 3
*Limited quantities of physical copies held at the adult reference desk or read online via Libby.
Highland Book Club
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Highland - Wed., 6:30 pm
Mar. 27 - Atomic Habits by James Clear
Apr. 24 - Braiding Sweet Grass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
May 29 - The Violin Conspiracy by David Slocumb
Registration is open
Rom Com Book Club
Friday, May 31, 2024
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us for a casual and fun discussion of some lighthearted books that focus on love and laughter.
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May's book is Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
Natural Born Charmer is for everyone who's ever thought about leaving their old life in the dust and never looking back. New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips takes us home again . . . and shows us where love truly lives.
Registration begins 5/15/2024 at 10:00 AM
VIRTUAL-Mystery Book Discussion
Monday, June 10, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual
Register to receive a Zoom link to our monthly mystery book discussion.
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June.10 -Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
July.8- Broadway Butterfly: a Thriller by Sara DiVello
Aug 12- Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Book Discussion
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us for a monthly book discussion. Copies of the title are available at Seville library.
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June.11.-The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
July.9.- The Last Ride of the Pony Express by Will Grant
Aug.13.- Made You Up by Francesca Zappia
Classic & Contemporary Book Club
Monday, June 17, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Nonfiction Book Club
Monday, June 24, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Stay True: a Memoir by Hua Hsu
"This book is exquisite and excruciating and I will be thinking about it for years and years to come." -- Rachel Kushner, New York Times bestselling author of The Flamethrowers and The Mars Room
In the eyes of eighteen-year-old Hua Hsu, the problem with Ken--with his passion for Dave Matthews, Abercrombie & Fitch, and his fraternity--is that he is exactly like everyone else. Ken, whose Japanese American family has been in the United States for generations, is mainstream; for Hua, the son of Taiwanese immigrants, who makes 'zines and haunts Bay Area record shops, Ken represents all that he defines himself in opposition to. The only thing Hua and Ken have in common is that, however they engage with it, American culture doesn't seem to have a place for either of them.
But despite his first impressions, Hua and Ken become friends, a friendship built on late-night conversations over cigarettes, long drives along the California coast, and the successes and humiliations of everyday college life. And then violently, senselessly, Ken is gone, killed in a carjacking, not even three years after the day they first meet.
Determined to hold on to all that was left of one of his closest friends--his memories--Hua turned to writing. Stay True is the book he's been working on ever since. A coming-of-age story that details both the ordinary and extraordinary, Stay True is a bracing memoir about growing up, and about moving through the world in search of meaning and belonging.
Registration begins 5/15/2024 at 10:00 AM
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VIRTUAL--Mystery Book Discussion
Monday, July 08, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual
Join us for a monthly book discussion on Zoom!
June.10 -Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
July.8- Broadway Butterfly: a Thriller by Sara DiVello
Aug 12- Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Book Discussion
Tuesday, July 09, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us for a monthly book discussion. Copies of the title are available at Seville library.
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June.11.-The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
July.9.- The Last Ride of the Pony Express by Will Grant
Aug.13.- Made You Up by Francesca Zappia
Classic & Contemporary Book Club
Monday, July 15, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Nonfiction Book Club
Monday, July 29, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets
"An irresistible mix of splendid scholarship, heart-stopping adventure writing, and vivid, visceral prose." --Sy Montgomery, New York Times best-selling author of The Soul of an Octopus
For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular, compelling question: What's down there? Unable to answer this for centuries, people believed the deep was a sinister realm of fiendish creatures and deadly peril. But now, cutting-edge technologies allow scientists and explorers to dive miles beneath the surface, and we are beginning to understand this strange and exotic underworld: A place of soaring mountains, smoldering volcanoes, and valleys 7,000 feet deeper than Everest is high, where tectonic plates collide and separate, and extraordinary life forms operate under different rules. Far from a dark void, the deep is a vibrant realm that's home to pink gelatinous predators and shimmering creatures a hundred feet long and ancient animals with glass skeletons and sharks that live for half a millennium--among countless other marvels.
Susan Casey is our premiere chronicler of the aquatic world. For The Underworld she traversed the globe, joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet, interviewing the marine geologists, marine biologists, and oceanographers who are searching for knowledge in this vast unseen realm. She takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of deep-sea exploration, from the myths and legends of the ancient world to storied shipwrecks we can now reach on the bottom, to the first intrepid bathysphere pilots, to the scientists who are just beginning to understand the mind-blowing complexity and ecological importance of the quadrillions of creatures who live in realms long thought to be devoid of life.
Throughout this journey, she learned how vital the deep is to the future of the planet, and how urgent it is that we understand it in a time of increasing threats from climate change, industrial fishing, pollution, and the mining companies that are also exploring its depths. The Underworld is Susan Casey's most beautiful and thrilling book yet, a gorgeous evocation of the natural world and a powerful call to arms.
"An irresistible mix of splendid scholarship, heart-stopping adventure writing, and vivid, visceral prose." --Sy Montgomery, New York Times best-selling author of The Soul of an Octopus
For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular, compelling question: What's down there? Unable to answer this for centuries, people believed the deep was a sinister realm of fiendish creatures and deadly peril. But now, cutting-edge technologies allow scientists and explorers to dive miles beneath the surface, and we are beginning to understand this strange and exotic underworld: A place of soaring mountains, smoldering volcanoes, and valleys 7,000 feet deeper than Everest is high, where tectonic plates collide and separate, and extraordinary life forms operate under different rules. Far from a dark void, the deep is a vibrant realm that's home to pink gelatinous predators and shimmering creatures a hundred feet long and ancient animals with glass skeletons and sharks that live for half a millennium--among countless other marvels.
Susan Casey is our premiere chronicler of the aquatic world. For The Underworld she traversed the globe, joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet, interviewing the marine geologists, marine biologists, and oceanographers who are searching for knowledge in this vast unseen realm. She takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of deep-sea exploration, from the myths and legends of the ancient world to storied shipwrecks we can now reach on the bottom, to the first intrepid bathysphere pilots, to the scientists who are just beginning to understand the mind-blowing complexity and ecological importance of the quadrillions of creatures who live in realms long thought to be devoid of life.
Throughout this journey, she learned how vital the deep is to the future of the planet, and how urgent it is that we understand it in a time of increasing threats from climate change, industrial fishing, pollution, and the mining companies that are also exploring its depths. The Underworld is Susan Casey's most beautiful and thrilling book yet, a gorgeous evocation of the natural world and a powerful call to arms.
Walking Book Talk
Wednesday, August 07, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Meat at Leohr Park in Seville to walk and discuss what you have been reading.
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