Books & Authors

Author Events

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Wanda M. Morris imageBook Discussion with Wanda M. Morris
Tuesday, July 16, 6:30 pm, Highland Library, register online
Wanda M. Morris will discuss her latest novel, What You Leave Behind. Wanda is the acclaimed author of All Her Little Secrets, which has been optioned for a one-hour limited series on Showtime, and Anywhere You Run, which won the 2023 Anthony Award for Best Historical Novel and multiple “best of 2023” distinctions. Wanda is an attorney, a member of Sisters in Crime, Crime Writers of Color, and serves on the Board of International Thriller Writers. She is married, the mother of three, and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Book sale and signing to follow.
Browse titles by Wanda M. Morris.


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Author Visit: Abby Jimenez
Monday, September 9, 6:30 pm, register online beginning July 8
Brunswick Middle School Auditorium, 1483 Pearl Rd.

Abby Jimenez is a New York Times bestselling author of six novels including The Friend Zone, The Happy Ever After Playlist, Life’s Too Short, Part of Your World, Yours Truly, and Just for the Summer. Abby is also the founder of Nadia Cakes and a Food Network champion. She lives in Minnesota and loves a good romance, coffee, doglets, and not leaving the house. 
Seating is limited, registration required. Book sale and signing to follow, time permitting, on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Browse titles by Abby Jimenez.

Book Discussion
Monday, September 9, 3:00 pm, register online beginning July 8
Abby Jimenez discusses her latest novel, Just for the Summer
Seating is limited, registration required.


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Recently Read by Samantha
Librarian at Brunswick Library

I Am a Meadow Mermaid by Kallie George

Pluto!: Not a Planet? Not a Problem! by Stacy McAnulty

Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

6 Times We Almost Kissed by Tess Sharpe

Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher

 

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Beach Reads

The Summer Pact by Emily Giffin

Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews

The Unwedding by Ally Condie

Look In the Mirror by Catherine Steadman

The Next Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

The Housemaid Is Watching by Freida McFadden


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Audiobooks for Family Road Trips

Matilda by Roald Dahl • Ages 5 & up

The Wild Robot series by Peter Brown • Ages 7 & up

The Eyes & the Impossible by Dave Eggers • Ages 8 & up

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga) by Andrew Peterson • Ages 8 & up

The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) by Michael Scott • Ages 12 & up

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes • Ages 12 & up