Local Library Book Groups and Reading Lists
Witwer Program hosts Between the Covers at Cedar Rapids Library for The Wedding Gift by Marlon Suyap Bodden register via Ellen Haddad. Women’s Studies holds Rainwater by Sandra Brown at Cedar. Marion History Club discusses King Leopold's Ghost by Hochschild. Barnes & Noble hosts Deadly Class Volume 1 Reagan Youth discussion. Prairie Lights lists top FICTION and FICTION NONFICTION titles with authors.
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Witwer
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Fifth Ave
Cedar Rapids
Marlon Suyap Bodden
Ellen Haddad
Witwer Healthy Aging Program
Coral Ridge Ave
Coralville
Reagan
Rick Remender
Hester’s unlikely friendship with owl inspires children’s book
Wendell author Gene Hester, 83, and his barred owl friend Hootie form the heart of My Friend Hootie. The book, a 30 page illustrated tale, recounts seven years of close encounters on Johnston County lakes, begun when Hester’s son spotted the bird.
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Owl
Wendell
N.C
Gene Hester
Hester
Hootie
Friend Hootie
Tom
Johnston County
Skylight a Lisbon novel reveals lives in six apartments
Laura Farmer reviews Skylight by Jose Saramago tracing in 1950s Lisbon how six apartment residents each face trials and small turning points when a boarding guest a new job or a book read shifts family dynamics. The discovery of Saramago’s first manuscript adds literary intrigue to a moving, tightly observed tale.
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Lisbon
Jose Saramago
Houghton Mifflin
United States
Silvestre
Mariana
Amelia
Candida
Carmen
Emilio
Lida
Robinson
Marquez
Springsteen
Saramago
Abel
Singing to a Bulldog: Anson Williams life lessons
Anson Williams known as Potsie from Happy Days shares life lessons learned from Willie Turner a Black janitor who mentored him. The book recounts early struggles auditions charity toward others and encounters with stars while praising Ron Howard's support and urging readers to seize opportunities.
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Anson Williams
Potsie
Williams
Willie Turner
Willie
Ford
Robin Williams
Dol
Ron Howard
Howard
Opie
Richie
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Gray Mountain
Grisham
Patterson
King
Doerr
Tom Clancy
Greaney
Baldacci
World of Ice & Fire
Martin
Picoult
Flesh and Blood
Cornwell
Connelly
Patton
O’Reilly/ Dugard
Father
Bush
Poehler
Garten
Munroe
Ripley Publishing
Robbins
Dreamers and Deceivers
Beck
Osteen
Publishers Weekly
Lila” Robinson
Woodson
Dunham
Smiley
Hillenbrand
Gilbert
Gawande
Brown
Gareth Cook
Prairie Lights, Iowa City
Jack Dermid
Dermid
Skylight
Laura Farmer
Star
Stacie Gorkow
Ly Parton
John Lennon
Dan
Gunshowtsp.com
Marion
Goodyearcrm.com
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