THIS WEEK IN MAY

1. Tuesday May 21 PAUL FRENCH *** EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. *** TUESDAY, MAY 21; 7 PM PAUL FRENCH will discuss the paperback edition of his true-crime book, Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China. French,...
2. Thursday May 23 JEFFREY ARNETT THURSDAY, MAY 23; 7 PM JEFFREY ARNETT will discuss his book, When Will My Grown-Up Kid Grow Up? : Loving and Understanding Your Emerging Adult. This is the first and only parenting guide for parents of 18-29 year olds. It...

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  THE ART FORGER: A NOVEL by B.A. Shapiro
  
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  MRS. LINCOLN'S DRESSMAKER by Jennifer Chiaverini
  
  Jennifer Chiaverini introduces us to seamstress and former slave Elizabeth "Lizzie" Keckley who was the dressmaker and confidante of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. Through her, readers get a first-hand look inside The White House home life of the Lincoln family. The history of that turbulent era comes alive in this historical novel as we witness it through the eyes of these two remarkable women.
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