<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Rochelle Houston,<div>National Federation of the Blind of California</div><div>President, Pathfinder Chapter Los Angeles<br><div>rhouston58@gmail.com</div><div>323 807-0300</div><div>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nations blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. </div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Shannon Dillon via NFBC-Info <nfbc-info@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> October 11, 2023 at 3:16:51 PM PDT<br><b>To:</b> NFB of California List <nfbc-info@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Shannon Dillon <shannonldillon@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFBC-Info] Fwd: FW: BTBL News Fall 2023</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB of California List <nfbc-info@nfbnet.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Hi everyone,</span><br><span>I am forwarding the Braille and Talking Book Library newsletter</span><br><span>because it has a bunch of useful information, including how to get</span><br><span>Braille on demand books to keep indefinitely, new Spanish language</span><br><span>website, and new USPS pickup option. It also has information about</span><br><span>where to find out if you are eligible to Save on Your Internet Bill?</span><br><span>See below.</span><br><span></span><br><span>From: Braille & Talking Book Library <btbl@library.ca.gov></span><br><span>Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 1:25 PM</span><br><span>To:</span><br><span>Subject: BTBL News Fall 2023</span><br><span></span><br><span>View this email in your</span><br><span>browser<https://mailchi.mp/library.ca.gov/btbl-news-fall-2023?e=8171df292e></span><br><span>[Image removed by sender. BTBL News Braille and Talking Book Library,</span><br><span>California State Library, Sacramento,</span><br><span>CA]<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=7951104598&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>New Series no. 29 (Fall 2023)</span><br><span></span><br><span>In This Issue:</span><br><span></span><br><span> * Director's Message</span><br><span> * New USPS Pickup Option</span><br><span> * NLS Catalog Makes it Easy to Search for Books</span><br><span> * Get to Know The Many Faces of BARD</span><br><span> * Top 5 BARD Downloads</span><br><span> * Are You Eligible to Save on Your Internet Bill?</span><br><span> * New Spanish Language Website</span><br><span> * Braille Books You Can Keep Indefinitely</span><br><span> * Braille Calendars Available</span><br><span> * NLS Music Notes Event</span><br><span> * Newest Titles from the Californiana Collection</span><br><span></span><br><span>A Message from Mike Marlin, Director</span><br><span></span><br><span>Greetings from the historic California State Library, Braille and</span><br><span>Talking Book Library in Sacramento, home of the great book rush of</span><br><span>2023! In this well-stocked issue of BTBL News, you can pan for and</span><br><span>discover information nuggets about the Many Faces of BARD program,</span><br><span>offerings for Spanish language patrons, services with which the NLS</span><br><span>Music section is tinkering, patron favorite book titles, new offerings</span><br><span>in the local Californiana book collection, and other treasures and</span><br><span>tidbits of knowledge.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Speaking of treasure that enriches the mind, if you are seeking the</span><br><span>latest news and updates from the National Library Service for the</span><br><span>Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), the Patron Engagement Section now</span><br><span>hosts an announce-only listserv that includes announcements about NLS</span><br><span>programs, services, and products that might be of interest.</span><br><span>Announcements include but are not limited to Zoom links for online</span><br><span>events, reminders about the release of the latest Talking Book Topics,</span><br><span>or BARD updates and new features. New announcements are posted to the</span><br><span>list a few times per week. To sign up for this listserv, please send</span><br><span>your name and email address to the Patron Engagement Section at</span><br><span>NLSPES@loc.gov<mailto:NLSPES@loc.gov>. You will be able to unsubscribe</span><br><span>yourself from the list at any time.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Like the 1849 Gold Rush, the accessible book rush attracts</span><br><span>international language prospectors, i.e., readers! NLS continues to</span><br><span>add more international language books to its catalog from other</span><br><span>countries. Recently, NLS renamed its online quarterly publication from</span><br><span>Foreign Language Quarterly to International Language Quarterly. To</span><br><span>learn about the constantly expanding collection of international</span><br><span>titles, visit: www.loc.gov/nls/ilq<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=574396cfa9&e=8171df292e>.</span><br><span>These titles in scores of languages, including English, are made</span><br><span>available to NLS through the Marrakesh Treaty, a landmark copyright</span><br><span>agreement allowing for the international exchange of accessible-format</span><br><span>titles to serve those unable to read traditional books because of a</span><br><span>print disability. If you have international collection title</span><br><span>suggestions or need assistance with finding international language</span><br><span>titles, contact your Reader Advisor.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Congratulations to our 2023 Summer Reading Program participants--who</span><br><span>received their Starbucks or Baskin Robbins gift cards, and for some a</span><br><span>BTBL stuffed animal puppy! This year 42 participants read 491 books!</span><br><span>We salute the inspiring children, teens, and adults who read many</span><br><span>great fiction and nonfiction works to beat the summer heat.</span><br><span></span><br><span>BTBL's Assistive Technology Lending Program has thus far been very</span><br><span>successful. We are expanding device loans to patrons from our Fresno</span><br><span>and San Francisco subregional libraries. We have loaned internet</span><br><span>hotspot connections, handheld magnifiers, and portable audio players</span><br><span>to hundreds of Sacramento regional library patrons. These are one-year</span><br><span>loans with the possibility of an additional year renewal. For the</span><br><span>Victor Reader Stream audio players there is a prerequisite to maintain</span><br><span>a valid email address and active BARD account. Please contact BTBL if</span><br><span>you are interested or visit</span><br><span>library.ca.gov/btbl/assistive-technology/<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=329a702276&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>to learn more.</span><br><span>And finally, if you are interested in synthetic voice audio,</span><br><span>electronic braille, and now some human-narrated books, consider a free</span><br><span>Bookshare membership through BTBL. With up to 500 statewide Bookshare</span><br><span>licenses, there are still several available membership slots. For more</span><br><span>information visit</span><br><span>Bookshare.org<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=1e75fa1245&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>or contact your Reader Advisor.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Back to Top</span><br><span></span><br><span> New USPS Pickup Option</span><br><span></span><br><span>Since the pandemic, the United States Postal Service has instituted</span><br><span>new policies for pickup of packages such as braille and digital books.</span><br><span>When you want to return materials to the library by postage-free mail,</span><br><span>you may need to schedule a pickup. You can do so by completing the</span><br><span>short online form at</span><br><span>https://tools.usps.com/schedule-pickup-steps.htm<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=61ce599531&e=8171df292e>.</span><br><span>You can also get there by searching the internet for "USPS Pickup".</span><br><span>You might be able to streamline the process by speaking with your mail</span><br><span>carrier directly. Thank you for taking this step to ensure the timely</span><br><span>return of braille and digital books to the library!</span><br><span></span><br><span>Back to Top</span><br><span></span><br><span>NLS Catalog Makes it Easy to Search for Books</span><br><span></span><br><span>Recently, NLS launched a new catalog, making it easier than ever to</span><br><span>search for your favorite books! Features include:</span><br><span></span><br><span> * Advanced searching capabilities using guided menus</span><br><span> * Optimized navigation features for mobile phone and tablet use</span><br><span> * Direct links to items on BARD for easy downloading</span><br><span> * Convenient links to Ask a Librarian and Recommend a Title</span><br><span> * Ability to email search results</span><br><span></span><br><span>Check out the new catalog at:</span><br><span>nlscatalog.loc.gov<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=67fe5a36fa&e=8171df292e></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Back to Top</span><br><span></span><br><span>Get to Know The Many Faces of BARD</span><br><span></span><br><span>Do you have a question about how to use BARD? Want to learn helpful</span><br><span>tips directly from BARD's NLS creators? Then attend The Many Faces of</span><br><span>BARD meetings! All patrons are welcome to join online or through</span><br><span>telephone options. Meetings are scheduled for the second Thursday of</span><br><span>every month at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Past recordings, upcoming</span><br><span>session and Zoom invitation details at</span><br><span>www.loc.gov/nls/about/services/many-faces-of-bard<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=edac5cfdb0&e=8171df292e></span><br><span></span><br><span>Back to Top</span><br><span></span><br><span>Top 5 BARD Downloads</span><br><span></span><br><span>Audiobooks - Fiction</span><br><span>DB 114782<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=85f3c3101c&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>Identity by Nora Roberts</span><br><span>DB 114749<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=82ecc3b01b&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson</span><br><span>DB 114201<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=11120cc554&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>The Housemaid by Freida McFadden</span><br><span>DB 113301<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=8bcaaa334d&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>Countdown by James Patterson</span><br><span>DB 113075<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=c0cfdf062c&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>I Will Find You by Harlan Coben</span><br><span></span><br><span>Audiobooks - Nonfiction</span><br><span>DBC 28396<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=ac561ef3c8&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>The Gospel of Mary Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle by Karen</span><br><span>King</span><br><span>DB 114780<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=4956a9aa36&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>My Time in Heaven by Richard Sigmund</span><br><span>DB 114372<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=2beeb49cae&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling,</span><br><span>and Justice in a Small Town by John E. Douglas</span><br><span>DB 111557<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=0e6e4f9c6d&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book by Jerry Seinfeld</span><br><span>DB 114864<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=055fe2a119&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America</span><br><span>and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan</span><br><span></span><br><span>Braille - Fiction</span><br><span>BRG 04329<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=b23f5412df&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>Cottage by the Sea by Debbie Macomber</span><br><span>BR 24775<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=838d63957b&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>The Hidden One: A Kate Burkholder Novel by Linda Castillo</span><br><span>BR 24483<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=c937c3a591&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>The Candy House by Jennifer Egan</span><br><span>BR 24658<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=23e802541a&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West</span><br><span>BR 24567<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=2c275b62b8&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>Murder on 5th Avenue: A Gaslight Mystery by Victoria Thompson</span><br><span></span><br><span>Braille - Nonfiction</span><br><span>BR 24342<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=90c2ba222d&e=8171df292e></span><br><span> Snacks for Dinner: Small Bites, Full Plates, Can't Lose by Lukas</span><br><span>Volger</span><br><span>BR 24315<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=9b4fff1cd2&e=8171df292e></span><br><span> Air Fryer Perfection: From Crispy Fries and Juicy Steaks to Perfect</span><br><span>Vegetables by America's Test Kitchen</span><br><span>BR 24229<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=2164e23781&e=8171df292e></span><br><span> Ultimate Meal-Prep Cookbook: One Grocery List. A Week of Meals. No</span><br><span>Waste by America's Test Kitchen</span><br><span>BR 24449<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=8c6c2a75f7&e=8171df292e></span><br><span> Kitchen Witchery: Unlocking the Magick in Everyday Ingredients by</span><br><span>Laurel Woodward</span><br><span>BRE 00095<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=f0eca26724&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>The ABCs of UEB: A Guide for the Transition from English Braille</span><br><span>American Edition (EBAE) to the Rules of English Unified Braille (UEB)</span><br><span>by Constance Risjord</span><br><span></span><br><span>Back to Top</span><br><span></span><br><span>Are You Eligible to Save on Your Internet Bill?</span><br><span></span><br><span>The Affordable Connectivity Program was created by the FCC to help</span><br><span>households struggling to pay for internet service. Perks of this</span><br><span>program include a reduced rate for internet service and a one-time</span><br><span>discount on new devices. A household is eligible if income is at or</span><br><span>below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or if a member of the</span><br><span>household participates in assistance programs. Visit</span><br><span>GetInternet.gov<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=efdf07829c&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>or</span><br><span>call (877) 384-2575 to learn more.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Back to Top</span><br><span></span><br><span>New Spanish Language Website</span><br><span>Are you a Spanish speaker, or do you know someone who is? NLS recently</span><br><span>launched a library services webpage en español. The website provides</span><br><span>general information, lists of resources in Spanish, and easy access to</span><br><span>Spanish-language materials. Check out the new website here:</span><br><span>www.loc.gov/nls/es<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=20036b677c&e=8171df292e></span><br><span></span><br><span>In addition to the new website, patron applications and new</span><br><span>promotional brochures are available en español. Please contact the</span><br><span>library to receive these materials.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Back to Top</span><br><span></span><br><span>Braille Books You Can Keep Indefinitely</span><br><span>NLS patrons who read braille can now request hard copy braille books</span><br><span>to keep indefinitely! Many patrons are taking advantage of this new</span><br><span>offering by requesting books of knitting patterns or cookbooks, while</span><br><span>others are building at-home libraries of their favorite book series.</span><br><span>To request a book in hard copy braille, use the form found online at</span><br><span>www.surveymonkey.com/r/NLSbrailleondemand<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=c2e37d8fbe&e=8171df292e>.</span><br><span></span><br><span>If you would like to speak with someone or place your request over the</span><br><span>phone, please contact your Reader Advisor.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Back to Top</span><br><span></span><br><span>Braille Calendars Available</span><br><span>In January, NLS will have free braille calendars in both wall-sized</span><br><span>and pocket-sized formats available for patrons. Please let your Reader</span><br><span>Advisor know if you are interested in either or both.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Back to Top</span><br><span></span><br><span>NLS Music Notes Event</span><br><span>The NLS Music Section includes braille and large-print musical scores,</span><br><span>recorded instructional materials, and recorded materials about music</span><br><span>and musicians, and some digital audio and ebraille materials are</span><br><span>available for download from BARD. Their Braille music materials can be</span><br><span>requested through Braille on Demand if patrons wish to keep a copy.</span><br><span>They even have a collection of recorded concerts. Any BTBL patron can</span><br><span>borrow materials from the NLS Music Section. However, music materials</span><br><span>are circulated directly to patrons from the NLS headquarters in</span><br><span>Washington, D.C. You can call the NLS Music Section to request</span><br><span>materials at 800-424-8567 or email them at</span><br><span>nlsm@loc.gov<mailto:nlsm@loc.gov>.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The NLS Music Section is offering its first quarterly Music Notes</span><br><span>meeting for library patrons and staff. They will present a</span><br><span>pre-recorded conversation titled "Time Out for 'Take Five,'" in which</span><br><span>Music Section Head Juliette Appold and Music Reader Services Librarian</span><br><span>Brian McCurdy will discuss this famous piece of music by the Dave</span><br><span>Brubeck Quartet and its relevance to the NLS Music collection. A live</span><br><span>question-and-answer session will follow. You can read Brian's 2020</span><br><span>blog post about "Take Five" here:</span><br><span>https://blogs.loc.gov/nls-music-notes/2020/05/song-stories-time-out-for-take-five<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=4d9530aba2&e=8171df292e>.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Join us on Zoom, Tuesday, October 24, at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time for</span><br><span>"Time Out for 'Take Five'." Here's the link to the Zoom meeting:</span><br><span>https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1613884698?pwd=VkJsekxVcWROV0F2VkZVY085ZzNoUT09<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=46b1c6f36f&e=8171df292e></span><br><span></span><br><span>Back to Top</span><br><span></span><br><span>Newest Titles from the Californiana Collection</span><br><span>Wondering what to read next? Consider these selections from the</span><br><span>Californiana Collection, which is growing every day. Staff of our</span><br><span>Narration Studio have been preparing local books-California authors</span><br><span>and subjects not covered by the NLS talking book collection. For a</span><br><span>complete catalog of our Californiana Collection, ask your Reader</span><br><span>Advisor. Here are the recently completed talking books:</span><br><span></span><br><span>Ana of California</span><br><span>by Andi Teran</span><br><span>DBC 26695<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=772692cf0e&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>In this modern retelling of Anne of Green Gables, fifteen-year-old</span><br><span>orphan Ana has run through her last foster family, and it's off to a</span><br><span>group home next, unless Ana is willing to make a drastic change.</span><br><span>Accepted as a trainee at a small family farm in East Los Angeles, Ana</span><br><span>thrives in her new life, but not everyone in town believes that Ana</span><br><span>deserves a second chance. Unrated. Commercial audio book.</span><br><span>8 hours, 47 minutes. Narrated by: Andi Teran.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Soon I Will be Invincible</span><br><span>by Austin Grossman</span><br><span>DBC 19548<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=ec28008bc6&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>An original, sometimes satirical, and humorous superhero novel as</span><br><span>largely told by supervillain Dr. Impossible who has tried, and failed,</span><br><span>to take over the world twelve times. His most recent escape has him</span><br><span>crossing paths with Fatale, a chronically unemployed cyborg and the</span><br><span>newest member of the superhero alliance, the Champions. 2007.</span><br><span>10 hours, 56 minutes. Narrated by: Linda Goman.</span><br><span></span><br><span>A daring man</span><br><span>by Leigh Greenwood</span><br><span>DBC 26680<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=da3483714b&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>Zac Randolph is a gambling man. One of seven infamous brothers, he</span><br><span>kicked the Texas dust off his boots and found his new home in the</span><br><span>Little Corner of Heaven Saloon in San Francisco's notorious Barbary</span><br><span>Coast. Running a saloon is exactly the kind of work he is best suited</span><br><span>for, and he's happiest keeping the rough men who frequent his halls in</span><br><span>line. But then a figure from his past comes calling, and his whole</span><br><span>world is flipped upside down. Unrated. Commercial audio book.</span><br><span>12 hours, 4 minutes. Narrated by: Tieran Wilder.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Woman of ill fame</span><br><span>by Erika Mailman</span><br><span>DBC 26684<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=64faff47de&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>Nora Simms, a young prostitute working out of a shipyard in Boston,</span><br><span>longs for a better life. When the Gold Rush hits, she escapes to</span><br><span>California, planning to reinvent herself as a parlor girl in a</span><br><span>high-class bordello. But when someone begins stalking and murdering</span><br><span>the prostitutes of San Francisco, Nora must use her street smarts to</span><br><span>figure out who is targeting these soiled doves before she is the next</span><br><span>victim. Unrated. Commercial audio book.</span><br><span>11 hours, 55 minutes. Narrated by: Tiffany Morgan.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Ishi's brain: In search of America's last "wild" Indian</span><br><span>by Orin Starn</span><br><span>DBC 19002<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=82ca353a3b&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>The book chronicles the recent campaign of modern-day Native Americans</span><br><span>to find and rebury the body of the last Yahi Indian. The</span><br><span>anthropologist author recounts a mysterious cross-country trail of</span><br><span>lost letters, secrets shared and concealed, and a missing body part</span><br><span>tracked at last to a strange steel vat at the Smithsonian Institution.</span><br><span>Violence.</span><br><span>13 hours, 53 minutes. Narrated by: Walter Phelps.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Unfolding beauty: celebrating California's landscapes</span><br><span>by Terry Beers</span><br><span>DBC 16736<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=c8b9231410&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>Anthology of excerpts pertaining to California reveal the "magnificent</span><br><span>diversity of landscapes in this patched-together state" and the</span><br><span>cultural diversity of the past 200 years. Includes selections from</span><br><span>Joan Didion, Jack Kerouac, John Muir, and John Steinbeck.</span><br><span>17 hours, 39 minutes. Narrated by: Bill Rosenfeld.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The women on the wall</span><br><span>by Wallace Stegner</span><br><span>DBC 20153<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=0cd4602d6a&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>Written during and immediately after World War II, this book features</span><br><span>eighteen short stories about women living through wartime. As their</span><br><span>husbands, fathers, and sons enlist, women seek support through female</span><br><span>friendships and forge new identities as farmers, factory workers, and</span><br><span>mechanics.</span><br><span>8 hours, 10 minutes. Narrated by: David Michener.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Mark Twain's San Francisco</span><br><span>by Mark Twain</span><br><span>DBC 16729<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=d0b981e30a&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>This collection of brief, often humorous writings includes commentary,</span><br><span>poems, anecdotes, letters and notes about Twain's experiences in San</span><br><span>Francisco between 1863 and 1866.</span><br><span>9 hours, 17 minutes. Narrated by: Walter Phelps.</span><br><span></span><br><span>This body: A novel</span><br><span>by Laurel Marian Doud</span><br><span>DBC 19005<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=7f95a955f8&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>Katharine Ashley, a middle-aged wife and mother of two, finds herself</span><br><span>in a strange predicament after her death. She discovers that she is</span><br><span>alive again, this time in the body of a young, slim single woman.</span><br><span>This body's life is quite different than the one Katharine led, and</span><br><span>she struggles to find a way to live in her new body and life. Contains</span><br><span>explicit descriptions of sex.</span><br><span>9 hours, 54 minutes. Narrated by: Sandra Swafford.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Salem's cipher</span><br><span>by Jess Lourey</span><br><span>DBC 26696<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=2fcf11adb1&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>Salem Wiley is a genius cryptanalyst, courted by the world's top</span><br><span>security agencies ever since her quantum computing breakthrough. She's</span><br><span>also an agoraphobe shackled to a narrow routine since her father's</span><br><span>suicide. When her intelligence work unexpectedly exposes a sinister</span><br><span>plot to assassinate the country's first viable female presidential</span><br><span>candidate, Salem finds herself both target and detective in a</span><br><span>modern-day witch hunt. Unrated. Commercial audio book.</span><br><span>12 hours, 14 minutes. Narrated by: Christina Delaine.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Southland</span><br><span>by Nina Revoyr</span><br><span>DBC 26697<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=1b9c66dc40&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>A young Japanese American woman, Jackie Ishida, is in her last</span><br><span>semester at UCLA when her grandfather, Frank Sakai, dies unexpectedly.</span><br><span>While trying to fulfill a request from his will, Jackie discovers that</span><br><span>during the Watts Riots of 1965, four African American boys were killed</span><br><span>in the store that Frank owned. As Jackie tries to piece together what</span><br><span>happened that night, she unearths long-buried secrets from her family</span><br><span>history. Unrated. Commercial audio book.</span><br><span>13 hours, 35 minutes. Narrated by: Karen Chilton.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The other side of Haight: A novel</span><br><span>by James Fadiman</span><br><span>DBC 19504<https://library.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dacfa367c242711b7d6f73ca7&id=ce55476daf&e=8171df292e></span><br><span>Anyone alive in the mid 1960s remembers the powerful appeal and fame</span><br><span>of the San Francisco neighborhood known as Haight-Ashbury. This</span><br><span>fictional account tells the story of Shadow Dancer and others who</span><br><span>became "immersed in the sensual, mystical chaos of the Haight."</span><br><span>Descriptions of sex.</span><br><span>6 hours, 27 minutes. 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