Here are some of the new books coming to the Library for adults, children, and teens—from investigative reporting to thrillers to fantasy. November 5, 2019Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (children) by Andrea Beaty In this picture book, Sofia Valdez’s grandfather injures himself at a…
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Nancy Cafferty and Dr. Raana Mahmood. The library changes lives—as evidenced by the experience of Dr. Raana Mahmood, who recently stopped by the library to show off her new book about surviving sexual abuse in Pakistan. The book, The Courage to Say No: A Pakistani Female…
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Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s debut novel, A Kind of Freedom, was longlisted for the National Book Award in fiction in 2017. This year, she returns with a second novel, The Revisioners, which, like her first, is set in the South, where she’s from. She never expected the…
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Each year, up to 20 percent of Americans come down with the flu. While the exact timing varies, flu activity generally starts in October and November and peaks between December and February, sometimes extending to May. The single best way to prevent the flu is to get the…
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Frederick Douglass was one of the greatest abolitionists, known for his powerful oratory. David W. Blight, author of a new biography of Douglass and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, will visit Flushing Library on Saturday, November 16 at 2pm. Register for his talk at davidwblight.…
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