Cyndi Larsen

Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin The director of the luxurious Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris and his courageous American wife, Blanche Auzello, risk their marriage and lives to support the French Resistance during World War II. This is an in-person book discussion led by librarian Cyndi Larsen featuring fictional books set internationally. Copies […]

The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark Determined to expose con artist Meg Williams, the woman who upended her life 10 years earlier, for who she really is, Kat Roberts begins to question her long-held assumptions as the two women grow close, leading her to wonder who Meg’s real target is. This is an in-person […]

Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland Renoir is inspired to paint "Luncheon of the boating party" when his other work is criticized by Emile Zola, and while doing so is drawn into lives of the thirteen people featured in it as they enjoy a Parisian summer during the late 1800s. This is an […]

  Closer Than You Know by Brad Parks When Melanie Barrick finds herself being framed by on drug charges and her son taken by Social Services, her only hope is Amy Kaye, an assistant commonwealth attorney working a serial rapist cold case, a case from Melanie's past. This is an in-person book discussion led by […]

Mon., Sept. 8, 2025 at 2 PM: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche Re-creates the 1960s struggle of Biafra to establish an independent republic in Nigeria, following the intertwined lives of the characters through a military coup, the Biafran secession, and the resulting civil war. This is an in-person book discussion featuring […]