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As seen in: Slate, VICE, VICE UK, Atlas Obscura, Publishers Weekly, Electric Literature, The Journal Gazette
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New library books

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By Julia London, Meg Charlton, Mikki Brammer Verified
| The Journal Gazette Verified
These works of friendship fiction are newly available through the Allen County Public Library. “Rules for Aging and Larceny” by Julia London Determined to reclaim the dignity and possessions of a loved one, four estranged friends in their 70s reunite to execute a high-stakes heist against a tech-savvy scam artist in Las Vegas.
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Book Club Picks: July 2026

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By Adam Hochschild, Meg Charlton, Brandon Sanderson
| Publishers Weekly Verified
Alta Journal’s California Book Club The book: American Midnight by Adam Hochschild Our reviewer says: “President Woodrow Wilson’s call for the U.S. to enter WWI to make the world “safe for democracy” ironically set the stage for an unprecedented attack on Americans’ civil liberties, according to this expert and eye-opening account.” Read more.
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7 Books That Blur the Boundary Between Fact and Fiction

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By Meg Charlton
| Electric Literature Verified
Once, very stoned around a campfire, I asked my friends what fire was. One scientifically minded member of the group offered a dutiful-if-also-stoned explanation about chemical bonds and oxidation; it left me totally unsatisfied. “No,” I said. “But what is it?” Everyone laughed. The whole thing became a long-running joke, and rightly so. But I stand by my original question. It brings to mind a line from John Berger’s Ways of Seeing: “The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.
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