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Pairing a novel with a nonfiction counterpart adds insight and contrast to the reading experience. Read the novel and then discover a nonfiction book that offers facts to complement the story. Find these and more suggested pairings at the Lititz Public Library. A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi Unable to account for her whereabouts…

Books about friendship, family and romance are among the most popular checkouts of the summer. Borrow a relationship novel from the Lititz Public Library. The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson At a comics convention, a thirty-eight-year-old, usually levelheaded graphic novelist is swept off her feet by a handsome Batman. The Lightkeeper’s Daughters by Jean E….

Interesting and well-produced documentary films, covering subjects from war to stray cats, are available to borrow from the Lititz Public Library. Last Men in Aleppo (2017) Boots-on-the-ground reportage follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets, a Syrian organization consisting of ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards military strikes and attacks…

Eating less meat is good for your health and the environment. Discover a variety of meatless menus in books from the Lititz Public Library. Sheet Pan Suppers Meatless: 100 Surprising Vegetarian Meals Straight from the Oven by Raquel Pelzel The author reinvents one-pot menus with healthy recipes for complete meals, snacks brunch and even dessert…

Find read-in-one-sitting thrillers at the Lititz Public Library. Whispers of the Dead by Spencer Kope An FBI tracker, renowned for his ability to follow trails over any surface, matches wits with a killer who broke into a Federal judge’s house and left a pair of severed feet stored in a portable cooler. Kill the Angel…

Read about the past and find comparisons with the issues of today. Borrow a history book from the Lititz Public Library. Energy: A Human History by Richard Rhodes People have lived and died, businesses have prospered and failed and nations have risen to world power and declined, over energy challenges. Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and…

Find advice from frontline practitioners and guidance for alternative therapies in these books about medicine and health from the Lititz Public Library. Slow Medicine: The Way to Healing by Victoria Sweet Physician believes good medicine is an art as well as a science and arriving at the right diagnosis and treatment requires time to allow…

Discover someone new and engaging in a biography from the Lititz Public Library. My Days: Happy and Otherwise by Marion Ross Before her success as Mrs. Cunningham in Happy Days, the author was a Hollywood starlet who went on to appear in nearly every major TV series of the 1950s and 1960s. Eunice: The Kennedy…

Great storytelling knows no boundaries. Discover best-selling novels first published in a different language and available in translation at the Lititz Public Library. The Legacy by Yrsa Siguroardottir (Iceland) The only person who might have the answers to a baffling murder case is the victim’s seven-year-old daughter found hiding in the room where her mother…

Peek behind the scenes at the White House and learn surprising details about our presidents and first families in these books from the Lititz Public Library. Movie Nights with the Reagans by Mark Weinberg Former special advisor and press secretary to President Reagan shares a look inside the presidency through the movies they watched together…