November's Middletown Book for Discussion: 10 Minutes, 38 Seconds in this Strange World (November 22)

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The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Friday, November 22.  Our title is 10 Minutes, 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak. Here is a brief summary:

"In the pulsating moments after she has been murdered and left in a dumpster outside Istanbul, Tequila Leila enters a state of heightened awareness. Her heart has stopped beating but her brain is still active - for 10 minutes 38 seconds. While the Turkish sun rises and her friends sleep soundly nearby, she remembers her life - and the lives of others, outcasts like her."  (publisher)

Here is where you can find the book:

• There are several copies available in Miami, OhioLINK, and SearchOhio libraries.  
  
• Amazon has the hardcover, paperback, and Kindle available, and Bookshop.org has links to purchase the title from independent booksellers.

Our group is always finding interesting titles to share, and we look forward to the new things you'll bring to the table. In addition to discussing Becoming Madam Secretary, the group also shared these titles for consideration at their October 25 meeting:

Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare (documentary)
My Dear Hamilton, Stephanie Dray
Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton and Grant
The Women, Kristin Hannah
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Robinson and The Book Woman's Daughter, a sequel
First Ladies, Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Unrooted, Erin Zimmerman, 
Mrs Lincoln’s Dressmaker, Jennifer Chevarini
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, Lisa See
Sweet Bean Paste, Durian Sukegawa
Still Life with Bread Crumbs, Anna Quindlen
Rednecks, Taylor brown
The Stolen Child, Ann Hood
James, Percival Everett
Absent in the Spring, Mary Westmacott
How to Read a Book, a novel - Monica Wood

We will meet at 12 pm on the 22nd both in Room 123 in the Library and in Zoom at 

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Please come along to our discussion to share what you've been reading/watching/listening to/experiencing!

If you're looking for something interesting to read, check out our page of past and future reads at http://www.mid.miamioh.edu/library/bookdiscussion.htm

John

"Market streets, Istabul" by Trina Isakson is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

Looking forward to the second half of the semester with the Gardner-Harvey Library Middmester Newsletter

 

The weather is finally feeling like fall, and that means it is time for Fall Break and a look into what the second half of the semester holds. Check out our library events, services, and more in the Middmester Newsletter!

Join Us for October Events at the Gardner-Harvey Library

Mark your calendar for these great events happening this month at the Gardner-Harvey Library!

TEC Lab: Make an Automata, a Self-Propelled Object

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2-4pm

Create an object or scene that moves at the turn of a crank or completely independently with a motor! We’ll work from a basic design that you can expand into a larger automaton as you wish. From 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

"Tête automate / Automata's head / Cabeça autômata" by Lucio Araujo is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

DEI Book Club: There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
Tuesday, October 8th, 12pm

Join representatives from Miami Regionals Libraries and the Center of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion this spring in an exploration of literature that embraces diversity in a variety of subject matters. The discussions will be simulcast to both Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion locations for attendees who would like to meet face-to-face, or there is an option to attend via Zoom. Starting at 12:00 pm

National Park Talk: How to Plan a Trip to a National Park/Sharing Your Fossils

Tuesday, October 15th, 4:30pm

Join us this fall as Tammie L. Gerke, teaching professor in Geology at Miami University, shares the geology and other interesting information about fossils and national parks. Get your questions answered and participate in a lively discussion on these national treasures. Held in the TEC Space or on Zoom at 4:30 pm

"Big Bend National Park" by Soul_Smiling is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Underground Academy: Indoor Plant Composting to Support Plant Health

Wednesday, October 16th, 4pm

Join us in the Gardner-Harvey Library’s spacious lower-level Makerspace and event area or on Zoom for Janelle Allen’s following series of presentations. Starting at 4:00 pm.

"Indoor plant display" by Brande Jackson is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.