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Oct. 22: Embracing the Miraculous with Nancy Shattuck

Nancy Shattack present Embracing the Miraculous: A Journey of Healing and Hope at Book Beat on October 22 from 6:30-8 PM....

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Book Beat Journal, October 2026

The Book Beat Journal and store newsletter includes information on author events, book reviews, essays and tidbits of local interest to readers, artists and book lovers....

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Oct 24: Prose & Poetry: Six Local YA Authors

Join us for an evening of prose, poetry, conversation, and books with six local YA authors.at Book Beat: Oct. 24 at 6:30-8 PM....

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I Read a Strange Book: Vol.1 by Ana Gavrilovska

In the inaugural volume of "I Read a Strange Book," Ana Gavrilovska explores Joanna Ruocco’s Dan—a playful, absurdist novel navigating patriarchal authority and bodily autonomy....

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