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All Booked Up
Windsor Library's Newsletter for Readers
November 2024
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Join us at Wilson Branch Library for a monthly book club that highlights mysteries, thrillers, romance and more by or about BIPOC without the trauma tropes. This group is facilitated by Windsor resident and book lover Juanita. On Saturday, November 16, we will discuss "Last Seen in Lapaz" by Kwei Quartey. Copies are available for pick up at Wilson Branch Library. Registration appreciated. | |
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Coming to a bookshelf near you!
(click on the cover to place your hold today)
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We Were the Lucky Ones by Geogia Hunter
This is a drama miniseries presented by Hulu. It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships threatening Jews in their hometown of Radom, Poland. But soon the horrors overtaking Europe will become inescapable and the Kurcs will be flung to the far corners of the world, each desperately trying to navigate his or her own path to safety.
As one sibling is forced into exile, another attempts to flee the continent, while others struggle to escape certain death, either by working grueling hours on empty stomachs in the factories of the ghetto or by hiding as gentiles in plain sight. Driven by an unwavering will to survive and by the fear that they may never see one another again, the Kurcs must rely on hope, ingenuity, and inner strength to persevere.
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The Goodbye Coast by Joe Ide
Narrated by Vikas Adam
Length 12 hours
The seductive and relentless figure of Raymond Chandler's detective, Philip Marlowe, is vividly re-imagined in present-day Los Angeles. Acclaimed and award-winning novelist Joe Ide imagines a Marlowe very much of our time: he's a quiet, lonely, and remarkably capable and confident private detective, though he lives beneath the shadow of his father, a once-decorated LAPD homicide detective, famous throughout the city, who's given in to drink after the death of Marlowe's mother. Marlowe, against his better judgement, accepts two missing person cases. At the center of The book is Marlowe's troubled and confounding relationship with his father. The book is a bold recreation that is viciously funny, ingeniously plotted, and surprisingly tender.
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Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Still waiting for The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store? Consider checking out Deacon King Kong also by James McBride. In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .45 from his pocket, and in front of everybody shoots the project's drug dealer at point-blank range. In Deacon King Kong, McBride brings to vivid life the people affected by the shooting: the victim, the African-American and Latinx residents who witnessed it, the white neighbors, the local cops assigned to investigate, the members of the Five Ends Baptist Church where Sportcoat was deacon, the neighborhood's Italian mobsters, and Sportcoat himself. As the story deepens, it becomes clear that the lives of the characters--caught in the tumultuous swirl of 1960s New York--overlap in unexpected ways.
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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Richardson
1936. Tucked deep into the woods of Troublesome Creek, KY, lives blue-skinned Cussy Carter, the last living female of the rare Blue People ancestry. She joins Roosevelt's Pack Horse Library Project of Kentucky and becomes a traveling librarian, riding across slippery creek beds and up treacherous mountains on her mule to deliver books and other reading material to the impoverished hill people of Eastern Kentucky. Along her route, Cussy faces doubters at every turn, but is determined to bring the joy of books to the hardscrabble Kentuckians.
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More is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen by Molly Baz
If you're looking for a fun book with unique flavor combinations, this book is great! So far I've made the One-Pot Chicken Mujhadarra, Earl Grey Apricot Scones, and the Molton Omelet. This book has fun, creative recipes and the recipe pairing suggestions help round out a menu. This book has audio and video cookalongs for more complicated techniques. Molly Baz is excellent at building a ton of flavor with a reletively short ingredient list and forgiving techniques.
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Food Family Repeat by Keyshawn Hudson
For Chef Keysh, affectionately dubbed “your momma’s favorite internet chef,” a great meal begins with your roots. Honoring his Jamaican heritage and crafting inspired remixes of classic dishes put him on the path to culinary stardom. In Food Family Repeat, Chef Keysh delivers delectable, soulful dishes tailored to beginner cooks. Along with the recipes, you’ll find a selection of menus for entertaining, tips for throwing together a gathering on the fly, and meal-prep tricks to make sure you serve up dinner with a smile.
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Veggie Burgers Every Which Way by Kukas Volger
You won't just find an amazing variety of veggie burger recipes in this 2nd edition book. You will also find recommendations for best cooking methods depending on the texture of the ingredients (including a "smashed" burger method for a crispy burger that won't ooze out of the bun), suggested toppings, and inventive recipes for burger buns. The hard part will be deciding which burger to try first--spinach & chickpea burgers? Corn burgers with sun-dried tomatoes & goat cheese? Spiced carrot and peanut burgers?
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