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The Huntress and other reads this month by Janet Carson | July 11, 2021 at 8:53 p.m. I got a bit behind in my reading now that I did a little traveling this past month, but I made up the difference this past 2 weeks, getting 5 books in. Our book for today s book club was The Huntress by Kate Quinn. The story focuses on a small group of people hunting down Nazi s after the war to bring them to justice. One of the people they are searching for is The Huntress, a woman who killed some innocent children and one of the hunters brothers. There was excellent character development of all the main characters, and we all learned quite a bit of history in this historical fiction book. How many of you had heard of the Night Witches? They were an all woman band of Russian pilots who risked their lives bombing the Germans in less than ideal airplanes. Kate Quinn writes very well, and the book was an easy read that kept you engrossed from beginning to end. Even thought ....
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Plainview librarian named vice chair of state library association committee Staff reports The City of Plainview Unger Memorial Chief Librarian Cynthia Peterson was chosen to serve as the Vice-Chair of the Texas Library Association Lariat Committee. Peterson currently completed her first year of a three-year board term, according to a news release from the city. The committee is tasked with creating the Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List. Since 2009, the goal of the List is to highlight outstanding fiction that is simply “a pleasure to read.” Each year, 25 outstanding fiction titles are selected by the nine-member Lariat committee. “Selecting books for the Unger Library is part of my job and the committee was a natural fit,” said Peterson. “It allowed me the opportunity to read a variety of books I wouldn’t normally read and offer a larger variety to our patrons.” ....
DMA Arts & Letters Live: Texas Bound Many events have been canceled or postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Please check with the organization before going to any event. Matthew McConaughey Photo courtesy of Texas Cultural Trust Get up close and personal with Academy Award-winning Matthew McConaughey, who makes his inaugural Texas Bound debut with a hilarious reading from his recent memoir, Greenlights. Texas Bound veteran and Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden gives a masterful performance of Women & Horses (1976), a powerful story by New York Times-bestselling author Elizabeth Wetmore. Dallas actors Maryam Obaidullah Baig, Kenya Flippin, and Chris Ramirez join the star-studded lineup, reading stories by Dallas authors Jenny Bhatt and LaToya Watkins, as well as by Austin-based writer Dagoberto Gilb. ....