Author Events
Presented by MCDL and the Friends of MCDL
High Altitudes and High Stakes: A Miss Marple Mystery with Lucy Foley
Virtual Author Visit - Thursday, August 27, 2:00 pm
Registration required: Watch on your own or watch at Medina Library
Enjoy a thrilling conversation with acclaimed author Lucy Foley as we delve into her brand-new Miss Marple mystery, Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel. Lucy is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast.
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Patrick Ryan
Tuesday, September 15, 6:30 pm, Brunswick Library, registration required
Patrick Ryan’s instant New York Times bestseller, Buckeye, weaves together the lives of two Midwestern families, from World War II through the late twentieth century. Set in the vividly rendered fictional town of Bonhomie, Ohio, Buckeye explores love, loss, and the shifting tides of American life with unforgettable characters and piercing emotional insight.
Browse titles by Patrick Ryan.
Douglas Westerbeke
Thursday, October 22, 6:30 pm, Medina Library, registration required
Douglas Westerbeke is the author of A Short Walk Through a Wide World. He worked at one of the largest libraries in the U.S. and spent a decade on the local panel of the International Dublin Literary Award, reading current literary novels and nominating the best for selection. This experience inspired him to write his own novel.
Place a hold on A Short Walk Through a Wide World.
Book Club Bags
Get your book club up and running! Each Book Club Bag contains 10 copies of the book and discussion questions. Bags check out for six weeks at a time. Additional formats like audiobooks or large print are available for most titles. Book Club bags must be requested five (5) work days prior to requested pick up date. Browse titles and request a Book Club Bag.
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Recently Read by Dan
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Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath
Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
Upcoming Books: Fiction
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September
Hollywood, Ending by John Green (fiction)
Two rising actors’ lives blow up in exciting and terrifying ways when they catch their big break as co-stars in a buzzy Andy Warhol biopic.
Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley (mystery)
After a blizzard cuts off a luxurious Swiss hotel, the guests find themselves snowed in with a killer.
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel (dystopia)
Reality shatters when a man vanishes without a trace at a party in a fractured, post-collapse America.
Grim Tidings by B.K. Borison (paranormal romance)
A rogue grim reaper clashes with a skeptical guardian angel when she tries to save a man from death.
The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon (historical fiction)
A sixteenth century Irish noblewoman takes to the seas to defend her people from the Elizabethan regime.
October
Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus (fiction)
A young man’s life turns upside down when he’s hired by the most prestigious, secretive, and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world.
Dive Bar at the End of the Road by Kelley Armstrong (horror)
After a bad pile-up on a dark and stormy night, five survivors take shelter in a secluded bar to wait for morning.
Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson (romance)
The online feud between a novelist and the literary critic whose scathing review tanked his first book gains viral attention.
Queen of Lombard Street by Lisa Kleypas (historical fiction)
In Victorian England where finances were controlled by men, a female economist opens the first bank for women.
As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers (science fiction)
Hostile conditions on an alien planet bring together a reclusive botanist and a pilot who needs her remedies.
November
Monsters of Ohio by John Scalzi (horror)
A man returns to his Ohio hometown to find it’s facing not only economic hardship, but also bizarre, monster-related occurrences.
Whale Harbor by Mary Beth Keane (historical fiction)
After a tragedy strikes an Irish family, its eleven brothers are scattered across the globe seeking opportunities for a fresh start.
The First Ladies’ Guide to Murder by Amanda Flower (cozy mystery)
When the accused maid in a White House theft turns up dead, D.C.’s most influential women investigate.
Revenge Plot by Stephanie Wrobel (thriller)
A writer will do anything to get the attention of the literary agent who once rejected him... including stalking her on a secluded getaway.
Tiger’s Mouth by Lucy Tan (literary fiction)
The son of working-class immigrants and the heir to the billion-dollar company begin their prestigious internships on the same day.
Upcoming Books: Nonfiction
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September
Plot Twist: Life, Craft, and the Messy First Draft: A Memoir on Writing by Harlan Coben
Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines by Sherry Turkle
I Once Knew a Guy Named Charlie: A Memoir by Jaclyn Smith
October
An American Girl: How a Billion-Dollar Doll and Its Unlikely Founder Changed Girlhood Forever by Amanda Fitzsimons
In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood by Collin Gosselin
Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore by Riley Black
November
Take My Word for It: A Memoir by Levar Burton
Season To Taste: Comforting Recipes You Won’t Find in a Restaurant by Corre Larkin
Between the River and the Railroad Tracks: A Memoir by Nicole R. Fleetwood
Upcoming Teen Books
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September
Anger Is Only a Shadow by Elizabeth Acevedo
A teen navigating the juvenile justice system is running out of chances to get it right.
The Gods Will Sing Our Song by Autumn Krause
Two Japanese American teens in a WWII internment camp discover that they have the power to free a god.
October
Until the Last Light Goes Out by Courtney Gould
On the 25th anniversary of a massacre, one survivor’s daughter returns to the scene to look for her missing friend.
The Museum of Modern Love by Mariko Turk
Miki’s grandparents fell in love after being locked in the Met in 1965, so she plans to recreate that night with her best friend.
Mortal Things by Marie Lu
Rose, a reluctant servant and heir to the God of Death, is unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight after a divine murder conspiracy.
November
This Wild Wanting by Sophie Gonzales
At the faerie market at the edge of the mortal world, magical goods can be exchanged for skills, memories, or years of your life.