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SUMMARY:Kate Quinn - Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic 
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual event as bestselling author Kate Quinn d
 iscusses her new book "The Astral Library."\n\n.\nhttps://hplibrary.libnet
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us for a virtual conversation with ac
 claimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work\,&nbsp\;<em>Th
 e Astral Library\,&nbsp\;</em><em></em>which poses the question: Have you 
 ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library\, 
 where books are not just objects\, but doors to new worlds\, new lives\, a
 nd new futures.</p>\n<p>Alexandria &ldquo\;Alix&rdquo\; Watson has learned
  one lesson from her barren childhood in the foster-care system: unlike pe
 ople\, books will never let you down. Working three dead-end jobs to make 
 ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream\, Alix takes nightly refuge 
 in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library\, escaping i
 nto her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the d
 ay she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless
 \, acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and the lost e
 scape to new lives...inside their favorite books.</p>\n<p>The Librarian ta
 kes a dazzled Alix under her wing\, but before she can escape into the pag
 es of her new life\, a shadowy enemy emerges to threaten everyone the Astr
 al Library has ever helped protect. Aided by a dashing costume-shop owner\
 , Alix and the Librarian flee through the Regency drawing rooms of Jane Au
 sten to the back alleys of Sherlock Holmes and the champagne-soaked partie
 s of <em>The Great Gatsby</em> as danger draws inexorably closer. But who 
 does their enemy really wish to destroy&mdash\;Alix\, the Librarian\, or t
 he Library itself?</p>\n<p>Join us to hear more about <em>The Astral Libra
 ry</em>\, crafted for all bookworms and lovers of literature.&nbsp\;</p>\n
 <p>About the Author:&nbsp\; Kate Quinn is the <em>New York Times</em> and 
 <em>USA Today</em> bestselling author of historical fiction. A lifelong hi
 story buff\, she has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga and t
 wo books set in the Italian Renaissance before turning to the 20th century
  with <em>The Alice Network\, The Huntress</em>\,<em> The Rose</em> <em>Co
 de</em>\, <em>The Diamond Eye</em>\, and <em>The Briar Club</em>. <em>The 
 Astral Library</em> is her first foray into magical realism.&nbsp\;</p>\n<
 p>Presented with Library Speakers Consortium.</p>\n<p>Sponsored by the Fri
 ends of the Library.</p>\nhttps://hplibrary.libnet.info/event/15765728
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