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Cover of Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March
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  • Vicki J Kondelik
Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March
Murder in Old Bombay is the first in a new mystery series by Nev March, set in colonial India in 1892. The main character, Captain Jim Agnihotri, is a wounded Anglo-Indian army officer who learns about the murder of two women from a prominent family while he is recovering in the hospital and reading the newspapers. After leaving the hospital, Jim uses the techniques of his hero, Sherlock Holmes, to help the family find the murderer. Along the way, he falls in love with the daughter of the family, even though their marriage is forbidden because of their differences in race and caste. Jim's investigation takes him all over India, and you learn many details about life in India in the late 19th century.
Blue tint photograph of an Asian American man splashing water on his face.
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  • Autumn Wetli-Staneluis
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021
In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, check out contemporary Asian American writing available through the Library's OverDrive Collection.
Dark green background with four images at each corner, posters from the four movies in the post. In the top right there is a portrait of a woman in a yellow dress against a landscape background. In Upper left shows a woman walking across a rural background with sunset or sunrise sky. In the lower left is portrait of older man and young girl looking away from the camera. In the lower right there are three figures against a teal background. Two are standing with their hand on middle figures shoulders.
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  • Autumn Wetli-Staneluis
Oscar Winners and Nominees Based on Books
Check out these books, which inspired the Oscar winners and nominees of the same title!
Cover of One Fatal Flaw by Anne Perry
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  • Vicki J Kondelik
One Fatal Flaw by Anne Perry
One Fatal Flaw is a mystery/courtroom drama set in 1910 London, featuring young lawyer Daniel Pitt and his friend, forensic scientist Miriam fford Croft. Daniel defends a young man accused of arson and murder, and wins his case based on the expert testimony of Miriam's former teacher, Saltram. But when his client is murdered in the same way as the previous victim, Daniel realizes his expert witness was wrong, and this leads him to reopen the 20-year-old case that made Saltram's reputation. In doing so, he gains a powerful enemy.
Album cover featuring a portrait photograph Alice Coltrane, a Black woman with an afro wearing large dangling earrings. She is not looking at the camera.
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  • Autumn Wetli-Staneluis
Jazz Appreciation Month
April is Jazz Appreciation Month. Check out the music of various jazz artists through the Library's online collections.
Book cover featuring the back of a young Black girl's head against a pale pink and peach marbled background. She has multi-colored barrettes in her hair.
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  • Autumn Wetli-Staneluis
Poetry Books in OverDrive
April is National Poetry Month. Check out these poetry books you can access online via the Library's OverDrive collection!
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  • Evyn Kropf
Arab American Heritage Month 2021
In celebration of Arab American Heritage Month, check out these works from Arab American writers!
Illustration of a woman of color from the shoulders up. Her eyes are closed, she has black hair and is wearing large hoop earrings. Multi-colored lines of her profile radiate outwards filling the rest of the image, set against a pink background.
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  • Autumn Wetli-Staneluis
Women in Graphic Novels
To close out Women's History Month, check out these online graphic novels about women's lives.
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  • Autumn Wetli-Staneluis
National Nutrition Month
Try some new recipes for National Nutrition month!
Cover of The Glass-Blowers by Daphne Du Maurier
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  • Vicki J Kondelik
The Glass-Blowers by Daphne Du Maurier
This is the story of a family of glass-blowers, particularly five siblings, during the French Revolution, by Daphne Du Maurier, author of Rebecca. It is based on her own family. The novel focuses on family relationships, not major historical events, even though many of the events of the French Revolution are discussed as various members of the family learn about them. The five siblings are divided by political beliefs, as each responds to the revolution in different ways.