Feb 3 @ 7:00 PM - Author Kevin Wade

MEET THE AUTHOR – KEVIN WADE

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet Kevin Wade, who will join us to discuss his debut novel Johnny Careless. Wade has been a movie screenwriter and his credits include Working Girl (seven Academy Award nominations), True Colors, Mr. Baseball, Junior, Meet Joe Black, and Maid in Manhattan. He worked on the TV drama Blue Bloods as a writer, show runner, and executive producer. Wade will be signing copies of his book which will be for sale after the program.

Registration details to be announced.

Police Chief Jeep Mullane has been bounced back home to Long Island's North Shore by a heartbreaking case that both earned him his NYPD detective's shield and burned him out of the Job. Now heading up a small local police department, he finds himself navigating the same geography he did growing up there as the son of an NYPD cop. Jeep is a "have-not" among the glittering "haves," a sharp-witted, down-to-earth man in a territory defined and ruled by multigenerational wealth and power and the daunting tribal codes and customs that come with it. When the corpse of Jeep's childhood friend Johnny Chambliss--born into privilege and known as "Johnny Careless" for his reckless, golden-boy antics--surfaces in the Bayville waters, past collides with present, and Jeep is pulled into a treacherous web. He is challenged by Johnny's wealthy and secretive family and his beautiful, enigmatic ex-wife as he untangles a knotted mystery fraught with theft, corrupt local moguls, and decades-old secrets, all while grappling with his own deep-seated grief for his lost pal.

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Dec 16 @ 7 PM - Evening Discussion: Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

Join us on December 16 at 7:00 pm as we discuss Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati. Daughter of King Tyndareus of Sparta and Queen Leda, the sister of Helen, and ultimately the murderous Queen of Mycenae who killed her husband Agamemnon, Clytemnestra is one of the most notorious villainesses of the ancient world. What forged her into the legendary queen and complicated women she becomes? And what drives her to her infamous act?

Register online by clicking on this link or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of Clytemnestra can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

Discussion guide for Clytemnestra.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

Dec 3 @ 6:30 PM - Author Lynda Cohen Loigman

MEET THE AUTHOR – LYNDA COHEN LOIGMAN

December 3 at 6:30 p.m.

Join us in conversation with Lynda Cohen Loigman, author of The Matchmaker’s Gift and The Two-Family House, when she visits our library to discuss her newest book, The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern. Lynda will be signing copies of her book which will be for sale after the program.

Register online by clicking on this link or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

On the cusp of turning eighty, newly retired pharmacist Augusta Stern is adrift. When she relocates to Rallentando Springs–an active senior community in southern Florida–she unexpectedly crosses paths with Irving Rivkin, the delivery boy from her father’s old pharmacy–and the man who broke her heart sixty years earlier. Augusta is still haunted by the mistakes of her past. What happened all those years ago and can Augusta reclaim the magic of her youth before it's too late?

The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern was chosen as one of People’s Best Books of October!

Nov 26 @ 7 PM - Mystery Club - Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

Join us on November 26 at 7:00 p.m. as we discuss The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz. Alex is a young author who is invited to an exclusive writer’s retreat at the estate of feminist horror writer Roza Vallo. But when the attendees arrive, Roza drops a bombshell–they must all complete an entire novel from scratch during the next month, and the author of the best one will receive a life-changing seven-figure publishing deal. Determined to win this seemingly impossible contest, Alex buckles down and tries to ignore the strange happenings at the estate. But when one of the writers vanishes, Alex realizes that something very sinister is afoot. With the clock running out, she must discover the truth–or suffer the same fate.

Register online by clicking on this link or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of The Writing Retreat can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

Discussion guide for The Writing Retreat.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

Oct 17 @ 6:30 PM - Book Launch: Marilyn Simon Rothstein

SPECIAL EVENT: BOOK LAUNCH FOR MARILYN SIMON ROTHSTEIN’S LATEST NOVEL: WHO LOVES YOU BEST

October 17, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

We are honored to have Marilyn Simon Rothstein visit our library to launch her newest book, Who Loves You Best, which will be published October 15. Marilyn will be signing copies of her book which will be for sale after the program.

Register online by clicking on this link, or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

A woman drops everything to spend more time with her grandchild, only to discover new truths about herself. For Jodi Wexler, a Florida doctor with a flourishing practice, only one thing’s missing: the chance to spend more time getting to know her eight-year-old granddaughter, Macallan. When Jodi’s restauranteur daughter asks her to watch Macallan in the Berkshires while she takes care of some business out of town, Jodi can’t say yes fast enough. Neither Jodi’s podiatric patients nor her just-fired, suddenly retired husband can keep her away. But when Jodi arrives, she discovers she’s not the only grandma at Lisa’s house. Lisa’s mother-in-law, Di—a hard-nosed real estate agent—has moved into the house. What’s more, there’s Grannie Annie, the twenty-seven-year-old girlfriend of Lisa’s oddball father-in-law. They’re not the only surprises. Lisa’s marriage is faltering even as her new restaurant is taking off. As the competition for Macallan’s attention among the three “grandmas” increases, Lisa drops a bomb about her life that changes everything. Under pressure, and determined to help her daughter, Jodi must choose her next step. Her decision surprises everyone—Jodi, most of all.

Oct 7 @ 7 PM - Evening Discussion: Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers

Join us on October 7 at 7:00 pm as we discuss The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers. Maddie Sykes is a burgeoning seamstress who’s just arrived in Bright Leaf, North Carolina–the tobacco capital of the South–where her aunt has a thriving sewing business. After years of war rations and shortages, Bright Leaf is a prosperous wonderland in full technicolor bloom, and Maddie is dazzled by the bustle of the crisply uniformed female factory workers, the palatial homes, and, most of all, her aunt’s glossiest clientele: the wives of the powerful tobacco executives. But she soon learns that Bright Leaf isn’t quite the carefree paradise that it seems. A trail of misfortune follows many of the women, including substantial health problems, and although Maddie is quick to believe that this is a coincidence, she inadvertently uncovers evidence that suggests otherwise. Maddie wants to report what she knows, but in a town where everyone depends on Big Tobacco to survive, she doesn’t know who she can trust–and fears that exposing the truth may destroy the lives of the proud, strong women with whom she has forged strong bonds.

Register online by clicking on this link, or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of The Tobacco Wives can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

Discussion guide for The Tobacco Wives.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

Oct 1 @ 6:30 PM - Meet the Author: Robert Silbering

Meet local author, Robert Silbering, who will be here to discuss his book, Law & Disorder: How a Kid from the Bronx Became America’s Top Drug Prosecutor. This is a book about the people who make the decisions on how cases are handled, the different units and bureaus in the prosecutor’s office, and takes the reader into “the room where it happens,” the place where decisions are made at the highest level and where policy is set. Written from a prosecutor’s standpoint, this book touches on the relevant and timely issues facing the country and law enforcement today.

Robert Silbering joined the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in 1974. He was assigned to the Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office in 1984, where he was the Chief Assistant. He has worked as a consultant on film projects like Presumed Innocent, and television series like NYPD Blue. 

Register online by clicking on this link, or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

COPIES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY