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The store has moved!
Thank you to everyone that helped me pack and unpack all the books. I couldn't have done it without you! And a big thank you to my friends Kay and Sarah and to my husband and son who went the extra mile (or two) to help me get it done!!
Come check out the new space across the parking lot from the old one: 1244 Sycamore Square. I can't wait to see you!
Thank you for your support. Happy reading!
Mary
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Author Event!!
Book Signing with local author
Libby McNamee
Tuesday, August 5th, 5:00 - 6:00pm
Libby is very excited to meet you and sign copies of her newest book:
The Union Spymistress:
The Story of Elizabeth Van Lew
In Libby's latest book, we learn about Elizabeth Van Lew, an abolitionist who lived in Richmond and led the Union's most valuable spy ring of the Civil War. (author's mkting)
A perfect choice for upper elementary, middle school and young adult. And great for adults too!
Come meet this wonderful local author and pick up a signed book.
Light refreshments will be served.
Books available for purchase.
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***Mark your calendar***
Store closed: Fri. Aug 15th and Sat. Aug. 16th
I will be out of town helping my son move into his dorm.
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TLB Fall 2025 Book Club
It's the best book club in town -- come join us!!
All participants must purchase the book from TLB in order to confirm your sign-up. You can pay for the book in-store or by phone. 804-464-1244. You will receive an email from the store when the books are available for pick-up.
Questions? Call or send an email to:
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SEPTEMBER
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
Hardback, $30
Day Group meets:
Monday
Sept. 15th 1pm
Evening Group meets:
Tuesday
Sept. 23rd 6:30pm
Historical Fiction
Virginia Author
6 starred reviews
Based on a true story and set in WWII-era Appalachia, this is the story of a luxury hotel in West Virginia that housed Nazi diplomats and the staff that had to serve them even as their loved ones were fighting overseas. (publisher mkting)
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OCTOBER
A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst
Hardback, $28
Day Group meets:
Monday
Oct. 13th 1pm
Evening Group meets:
Tuesday
Oct. 21st 6:30pm
Nonfiction
4 starred reviews
The electrifying true story of a young couple shipwrecked at sea: a mind-blowing tale of obsession, survival, and partnership stretched to its limits. (publisher mkting)
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NOVEMBER
Pearce Oysters by Joselyn Takacs
Paperback, $17.99
Day Group meets:
Monday
Nov. 10th 1pm
Evening Group meets:
Tuesday
Nov. 18th 6:30pm
Southern Fiction
This debut novel is set in the south in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A family’s generations-old oyster-farming business and their hardscrabble coastal community are attempting to navigate one of the worst environmental disasters in history and the crisis that follows for all of them. (publisher mkting)
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Fantasy
3 starred reviews
A dark reimagining of “Snow White” steeped in poison, intrigue, and treason of the most magical kind. (publisher mkting)
"Utterly delightful... Kingfisher wows."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Fiction / Art
Ten-year-old Mona and her beloved grandfather have only fifty-two Wednesdays to visit fifty-two works of art and commit to memory "all that is beautiful in the world" before Mona loses her sight forever. (publisher mkting)
Schlesser seamlessly interweaves the art lessons with Mona’s story, which concludes with an explanation for the cause of her blindness. Readers of Jostein Gaarder’s Sophie’s World will love this.” -- Publishers Weekly
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Mystery
Publishers Weekly starred review
In this thrilling, richly woven novel that spans from bustling London streets to the boulevards of Paris, a woman with a dark family secret tries to turn back the hands of time before it's too late. (publisher mkting)
“A wonderful, twisty novel of family and secrets—the perfect summer read.”—Kate Morton, bestselling author of Homecoming
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Fantasy
3 starred reviews
The beloved author of Holes presents his first adult novel, a modern fantasy classic of forbidden love, a crumbling kingdom, and the unexpected magic all around us. (publisher mkting)
"A heartfelt fable about courage and love. . . .Sachar’s wry, distinctive voice will remind grown-ups what made him such a success as a children's book author. . . . A sensitive and sincere tale told with Sachar’s inimitable wit."—Kirkus starred review
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Fiction
With time running out, an elderly man (Bo) struggles to make peace with his life, his mistakes, and his adult son. An emotional novel that touches on love, friendship, fatherhood, and atonement. (publisher mkting)
"A powerful, sneakily emotional meditation on life and death, and the foundational relationships in our lives. This is a book that will echo in your soul." -Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain
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Science Fiction
3 starred reviews
A cozy near-future novella about a crew of abandoned food service bots opening their very own restaurant. (publisher mkting)
"The characters and their dilemmas are so vivid and believable. I choked up more than once and I cheered. Lovely stuff! A cool, joyous post-apocalyptic fable for our divided times."-M. R. Carey, USA Today bestselling author of The Girl with All the Gifts
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Historical Fantasy
5 starred reviews
Dante’s Inferno meets Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul—perhaps at the cost of their own. (publisher mkting)
"Kuang crafts a witty, gory, harrowing ride that thoroughly roasts the perils and power structures of academia, while never losing sight of what it means to have a fragile, human heart." -#1 New York Times bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo
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Fiction
In this beautiful story of connection and self-reflection, a missing dog in Georgia sets Amy Webb on an adventure away from her tumultuous marriage and lack-luster personal life and towards a journey of self-discovery and joy. (publisher mkting)
"Dog lovers (and all others) will find much pleasure in this charming story."—Library Journal
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Biography
3 starred reviews
A celebration of the power and wonder of lifelong reading - both secular and sacred. (publisher mkting)
“Utterly delightful.” —Zibby Owens, podcast host of Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, bestselling author of Blank
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Nature / Memoir
4 starred reviews
A charming and moving debut memoir about how a man with a mystery illness saves a pigeon, and how the pigeon saves the man. (publisher mkting)
“I loved every page of this book: funny, sad, romantic, and full of pigeons.”—Author Sy Montgomery
"Nearly every page manages to prompt an emotion—laughter, tears, wonder… An extraordinary story full of humanity and life lessons." -Kirkus starred review
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Biography
A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work. (publisher mkting)
“Drawing on correspondence, interviews, unpublished manuscripts, and archival material, queer Black feminist scholar Morris offers a sensitive examination of pioneering Black science-fiction writer Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006)” -Kirkus Reviews
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History / Religion / Travel
2 starred reviews
A sweeping history of Christianity that visits a dozen places of worship on every inhabited continent to tell their often wild stories and examine their sometimes difficult legacies. (publisher mkting)
“Fresh and accessible approach to church history....leads the reader along a thoughtful, humane, and open-minded journey across time and place to discover the Christian faith at its best, worst, and most mundane. It’s a trip worth taking.”—Kirkus starred review
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History / Middle East
3 starred reviews
From the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Lawrence in Arabia, a stunningly revelatory narrative history of one of the most momentous events in modern times, the jaw-dropping stupidity of the American government, and the dawn of the age of religious nationalism. (publisher mkting)
“Anderson uses his incomparable prose to crack open the deep story behind one of the most momentous events of the last decades. An important and riveting book.”
—Sebastian Junger, New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Storm and War
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Fantasy, ages 10+
4 starred reviews
This original illustrated middle-grade fantasy from acclaimed author and illustrator duo Frances Hardinge and Emily Gravett follows a girl who must venture through the ravenous, dangerous Forest that has overtaken her world to save her community. (publisher mkting)
"Hardinge’s lavishly imagined setting is wholly original. Gravett’s ink drawings temper the horrors but none of the magic...Sumptuous worldbuilding and deft plotting make for a harrowing dystopian story that nevertheless thrums with hope." -Kirkus starred review
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Fiction, ages 8-12
3 starred reviews
The Borrowers meets Matilida in this funny, winning story of a girl who finds herself an unlikely hero when she stumbles upon a big secret about little creatures. The latest book from the National Book Award winning author of the Penderwicks series. (publisher mkting)
"Birdsall creates a well-paced, original story with intriguing characters and intertwined threads of reality and magic." —Booklist, starred review
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Nonfiction, ages 5-8
Kirkus starred review
Newest entry in a fabulous nonfiction series.
Discover the colorful wonder of the Caribbean in this fascinating and beautiful exploration of the coral reef from the New York Times bestselling author and award-winning illustrator of the beloved Over and Under series. (publisher mkting)
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Fiction, ages 4-8
2 starred reviews
Aggie is very excited to live on her own—until she finds out her new house is haunted. But no fear, the situation is nothing that can’t be fixed with a carefully considered list of rules: No haunting after dark. No stealing socks. No eating all the food. But the ghost doesn’t like playing by the rules and challenges Aggie to an epic game of tic-tac-toe—winner gets the house. (publisher mkting)
A subtle, sweet friendship story from a true original coming into his full picture-book powers. --Booklist starred review
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Fiction / Seasons
ages 2-5
A new addition to the My Favorite Season series.
Experience the wonders of autumn through the eyes of a child discovering the flowers, trees, insects, animals, and weather that make autumn a very special time of year. (publisher mkting)
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Fiction, ages 4-8
A humorous and heartfelt celebration of all the ways to be strong from New York Times bestselling author Todd Parr. (publisher mkting)
"This is an excellent book for caregivers to share one-on-one or at storytime.... Strength redefined for a new generation."—Kirkus Reviews
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Fantasy, ages 5-9
On a day full of rainbows, one little girl is playing in her tree house when there comes a knock on the door. It’s a unicorn! She loves unicorns! Thinking this one must be lost, she has the wonderful idea to bring the unicorn to live at a pet shop, where there are so many types of animals and homes. But when the unicorn doesn’t fit anywhere, she wonders if a farm would be more suitable. Or a maybe a carnival. Nothing seems to work—is there any place this unicorn would belong? (publisher mkting)
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Fiction / Humor
ages 1-3
The cuteness meter is off the charts in this sweet and funny story from an exciting new picture-book talent, celebrating the chaos and joy that babies bring to our days. (publisher mkting)
A sweet, rambunctious celebration of babyhood that begs for repeated readings. --Kirkus starred review
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