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Virtual Author Talk: Brit Bennett

Sunday, Dec. 5 | 2 p.m.

Our 2021 Carnegie Author Series concludes with Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half.

This virtual author talk is free and open to all. Click below to save your spot.

The Carnegie Author Series is sponsored by NBC4.
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Our Favorite Books of 2021

Tuesday, Dec. 7 | 7 p.m.

Tune in to watch Staff Picks Live!

Our staff will talk about their favorite books of 2021. Join the chat to share your recommendations!
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Virtual Author Talk: Kevin R. Cox

Thursday, Dec. 9 | 6:30 p.m.

Geographer Kevin R. Cox, author of Boomtown Columbus: Ohio’s Sunbelt City and How Developers Got Their Way, takes us through the postwar history of development in Columbus, a city that has often welcomed corporate influence at the expense of livability and equal opportunity for its residents.
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Huntington Holiday Train

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All the Feels

Dade, Olivia

Harsh Times

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Noor

Okorafor, Nnedi

A Marvellous Light

Marske, Freya

Still Life

Winman, Sarah

All Her Little Secrets

Morris, Wanda M.

Termination Shock

Stephenson, Neal

Atlas of the Heart

Brown, Brene

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Lescroart, John T.

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Manning, Kirsty

Everything We Didn't Say

Baart, Nicole

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