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Big Library Read: The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone eBook

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Big Library Read from OverDrive

eBooks, LibraryPoint Blog

05/15/2013 - 11:35am

Thousands of library patrons around the world are participating in the first ever Big Library Read of an eBook, and you are invited to join in the fun. For the next two weeks, from May 15 - June 1, 2013, The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone will be available to everyone through OverDrive to check out and download onto all major devices - that's right, no holds! You can also read it through your browser via OverDrive Read.

Four Corners of the Sky is a "novel of love, secrets, and the mysterious bonds of families. Malone brings characters to life as only he can, exploring the questions that defy easy answers: Is love a choice or a calling? Why do the ties of family bind so tightly? And is forgiveness a gift to others...or a gift we give ourselves?"

Check out Four Corners of the Sky from OverDrive today with your barcode and pin!

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Craig Claiborne’s Southern Cooking

Cookbooks, LibraryPoint Blog, Southern food, Virginia Johnson, Shelf Life Blog, Cooking

05/15/2013 - 8:33am

Legendary New York Times food writer Craig Claiborne wrote more than 20 cookbooks, but surely none could have been closer to his heart or his roots than Southern Cooking.

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Susanna Kearsley coming June 5!

CRRL Staff, LibraryPoint Blog

05/15/2013 - 11:00am

Book cover of The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley

CRRL Wins! You voted - thank you! - and we have won a visit from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Susanna Kearsley, known for her suspenseful, historical romances.

Meet Susanna at a wine and cheese reception at the Porter Branch on Wednesday, June 5, at 7pm, as she launches her newest book, The Firebird.

Sign up requested but not required - please call 540-659-4909.

As a former museum curator, Susanna brings her passion for research and travel to her novels, weaving together modern-day and historical intrigue. In her newest novel, The Firebird, heroine Nicola Marter was born with a psychic gift. When a woman arrives with a small wooden carving at the gallery Nicola works at, she can see the object's history and knows that it was named after the Firebird - the mythical creature from an old Russian fable.

Thank you to Barnes & Noble for providing copies of her books for purchase!

Haven’t read a Susanna Kearsley book? If you like Diana Gabaldon, Daphne du Maurier, or Audrey Niffenegger, you’ll love Susanna Kearsley. Check out one of these titles:

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New Library Catalog

The new library catalog, powered by Bibliocommons, is more functional and user-friendly. To create your account, enter your library barcode and pin on the login page, and follow the prompts. Try out the new library catalog!

We still offer the classic catalog as well.