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Barely a Million Years
Barely a Million Years
February 11, 2013
adaptation, Australia, classic, Collective Brain, drama, DVD, film, holiday, horror, Joan Lindsay, Karen Choy, movie, mystery, novel, Peter Weir, Picnic at Hanging Rock, recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, trailer, Valentine's Day, youtube, Half Moon Bay

Valentine’s Day movie pick: the eerily beautiful Picnic at Hanging Rock.

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An Afternoon with National Best-Selling Author Juliet Blackwell
An Afternoon with National Best-Selling Author Juliet Blackwell
December 3, 2012
Art Lover's Mystery series, Author Program, Haunted Home Renovation series, Juliet Blackwell, mystery, San Francisco, San Mateo County Library blog, Stephanie C, The Collective Brain, Witchcraft Mystery series, Belmont

Meet the author of the Haunted Home Renovation series.

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Funny Noir
Funny Noir
August 24, 2011
books-to-movies, books-to-tv, Collective Brain, elmore leonard, Hiaasen, humor, Justified, mystery, Nicole Pasini, noir, San Mateo County Library, San Mateo County Library blog, thriller

You know that movie you love? You can probably thank Elmore Leonard.

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Calling All Crime Fiction Fans!
Calling All Crime Fiction Fans!
April 29, 2011
anthology, books, cities, Collective Brain, crime, crime fiction, fiction, international fiction, Karen Choy, mystery, noir, San Mateo County Library blog, short stories, short story, travel, Half Moon Bay

The noir you love, in the city of your choice.

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Longing for Florence or Venice?
Longing for Florence or Venice?
August 19, 2010
art history, Collective Brain, Donna Leon, Firenze, Florence, Italy, Karen Y., Lorenzo Carcaterra, Michelangelo, mystery, San Mateo County Library blog, thriller, Venezia, Venice, Woodside

Two different novels set in alluring vacation destinations.

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Pyramid Schemes: Mysteries Set in Egypt
Pyramid Schemes: Mysteries Set in Egypt
August 17, 2010
Africa, Collective Brain, detective, Egypt, fiction, genre fiction, mystery, reading list, reading recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, Vaughn Harrison, Half Moon Bay

Pyramids, mummies, the treasures of King Tut, scarabs, ushebtis . . .

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More than the Words on the Page
More than the Words on the Page
July 22, 2010
adults, authors, Collective Brain, crowds, events, learning, Meredith Burke Hammons, mystery, publishing, recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, writers, writing

Author events are more varied and interesting than you might think.

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Botswana and Beyond: Mysteries Set in Africa South of the Sahara
Botswana and Beyond: Mysteries Set In Africa South Of The Sahara
June 15, 2010
Africa, Botswana, Collective Brain, detective, fiction, genre fiction, mystery, reading list, reading recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, Vaughn Harrison, Half Moon Bay

A healthy selection of mysteries set in Africa to tear through this summer.

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Series Madness
Series Madness
June 7, 2010
best seller, book, Collective Brain, movie, mystery, Nicole Pasini, San Mateo County Library blog, the girl with the dragon tattoo

Sometimes you can't get enough of a story--in my case, Steig Larsson mysteries.

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The Baroque Cycle
The Baroque Cycle
April 24, 2010
17th century, 18th century, alchemy, binary code, calculus, catholicism, Chris Gray, computers, cryptography, economics, england, europe, finance, france, historical fiction, leibniz, louis xiv, mystery, newton, pirates, puritans, romance, royalty, science, science fiction, slavery, treasure, versailles, San Carlos

If dense/complex/fun/addictive fiction is your thing, then I have a gripping yarn for you.

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