Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

Tuesday

February 17, 2015

     

7:00 pm

"In a high-suspense race against time, three of the most unlikely heroes Stephen King has ever created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands. "On one level, Mr. Mercedes is an expertly crafted example of the classic race-against-the-clock thriller. On another, it is a novel of depth and character enriched throughout by the grace notes King provides in such seemingly effortless profusion. It is a rich, resonant, exceptionally readable accomplishment by a man who can write in whatever genre he chooses."

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Glitter and Glue: A Memoir by Kelly Corrigan

Tuesday

January 20, 2015

     

7:00 pm

Kelly Corrigan’s heartfelt homage to motherhood is every bit as tough and funny as it is nostalgic and searching. It’s a tale about growing up, gaining wisdom, and reconciling with Mom (something we all must do eventually), but it’s also an honest meditation on our deepest fears of death and abandonment.

Join Mercer County Library's Newest Book Discussion Group

Meeting the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm

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The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty

MEETING POSTPONED UNTIL 11/25 DUE TO WEATHER
Tuesday

November 18, 2014

     

7:00 pm

Cecilia is leading the perfect suburban life. She's the envy of other school mothers, and she managed to marry one of the handsome Fitzpatrick boys. While her husband is away on a business trip, Cecilia accidentally finds a note to be opened in the event of his death. Moriarty shows how Cecilia struggles to live her life as she did before the secret burdened her marriage. A simple confession of the truth can simultaneously shatter many different worlds. The secret creates a ripple effect in Cecilia's community, involving more and more people and families.

 Join Mercer County Library's Newest Book Discussion Group

Meeting the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm

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email Connie Gray at connieg@mercerlibrary.org

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Tuesday

October 21, 2014

   7:00 pm

A. J. Fikry, the irascible owner of Island Books, has recently endured some tough years: his wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and his prized possession--a rare edition of Poe poems--has been stolen. Over time, he has given up on people, and even the books in his store, instead of offering solace, are yet another reminder of a world that is changing too rapidly. Until a most unexpected occurrence gives him the chance to make his life over and see things anew.  

Join Mercer County Library's Newest Book Discussion Group

Meeting the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm

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email Connie Gray at connieg@mercerlibrary.org

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

Tuesday

September 16, 2014

 7:00 pm

Winner of the 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award

Karen Joy Fowler, bestselling author of The Jane Austen Book Club, introduces a middle-class American family, ordinary in every way but one. What is the boundary between human and animal beings and what happens when that boundary is blurred are two of many questions raised in Fowler's provocative novel, the narration of a young woman grieving over her lost sister, who happens to be a chimpanzee.  One of the New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable Books of 2013 and named by The Christian Science Monitor as one of the top 15 works of fiction.

Join Mercer County Library's Newest Book Discussion Group

Meeting the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm

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email Connie Gray at connieg@mercerlibrary.org

The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

Tuesday

August 19, 2014

7:00 pm

Sage Singer is a baker, a loner, until she befriends an old man who's particularly beloved in her community. Josef Weber is everyone's favorite retired teacher and Little League coach. One day he asks Sage for a favor: to kill him. Shocked, Sage refuses—and then he confesses his darkest secret – he deserves to die because he had been a Nazi SS guard. And Sage's grandmother is a Holocaust survivor. How do you react to evil living next door? Can someone who's committed truly heinous acts ever atone with subsequent good behavior? Should you offer forgiveness to someone if you aren't the party who was wronged? And, if Sage even considers the request, is it revenge…or justice?

Join Mercer County Library's Newest Book Discussion Group

Meeting the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm

Please pre-register by calling 419-586-4442 or

email Connie Gray at connieg@mercerlibrary.org

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

Tuesday

July 15, 2014

7:00 pm

From the moment it opens—on a rocky patch of Italian coastline, circa 1962, when a daydreaming young innkeeper looks out over the water and spies a mysterious woman approaching him on a boat—Jess Walter's Beautiful Ruins is a dazzling, yet deeply human, roller coaster of a novel. From the lavish set of Cleopatra to the shabby revelry of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, to the back lots of contemporary Hollywood, this is an inventive and constantly surprising story of flawed yet fascinating people navigating the rocky shores of their lives while clinging to their improbable dreams.

Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm Please pre-register by calling 419-586-4442 or emailing Connie Gray at grayco@oplin.org