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Blog Posted on : 02/05/2013

Meet Thriller Writer Attica Locke

Thursday, February 28, 7 p.m.
Warrensville Branch

Join us!

Attica Locke is the author of The Cutting Season, a riveting thriller set in Louisiana. Her previous novel, Black Water Rising, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2010 and nominated for an Edgar Award and NAACP Image Award. In addition to her recent career in literature, Attica has spent many years working as a screenwriter for film and television.

Books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of the Friends of the Warrensville Branch Library.

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What to Read: Popular Requests

Great new reads in your favorite genres and formats,
suggested by our librarians!

African-American	Literary
AudioBooks	Mystery
Beach Reads	Paranormal
Biography	Romance
Fantasy	Science Fiction
Gentle Reads	Suspense
Graphic Novel	Thriller
Historical Fiction	True Crime
Horror	Urban
Inspirational	Western
Jewish	plus Nonfiction

ReadAlikes

If you like____, try_____. Ideas from our expert readers:

The Hobbit

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Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Good Reads

Family Reads
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Topical Reading Ideas

Quicklists: Reading in the news lately

A Working Theory of Love

by Scott Hutchins

"[A]n odyssey of love, grief, and reconciliation that shows us how, once we let go of the idea that we’re trapped by our own sad histories—our childhoods, our bad decisions, our miscommunications with those we love—we have the chance to truly be free." -- Publisher's summary. Fiction.

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Better Living Through Plastic Explosives

by Zsuzsi Gartner

"These stories ruthlessly expose our covert fears and fathomless desires and allow us to snort with laughter—while grieving at the grotesque world we’d live in if we all got what we wanted." -- Publisher's summary. Fiction.

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Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity

by Andrew Solomon

"[T]he stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so." -- Publisher's summary. Nonfiction.

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Giving Up the Ghost

by Eric Nuzum

"An award-winning NPR producer recounts how as a misfit youngster, he became convinced he was haunted by the ghost of a little girl, a belief that resulted in his commitment in a psychiatric hospital before a bittersweet relationship compelled him to confront his phobias by visiting reputedly haunted sites throughout America." -- Publisher's summary. Nonfiction.

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Marbles

by Ellen Forney

Subtitled "Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, & Me: A Graphic Memoir." -- Nonfiction.

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One for the Books

by Joe Queenan

"A leading humorist presents an offbeat analysis of his own eccentric reading style to explain why he avoids acclaimed books, reads several things simultaneously, and refuses to lend out his books." -- Publisher's summary. Nonfiction.

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