From the world of Wonder, which sparked a movement to "choose kind," comes the inspirational next chapter: WHITE BIRD. Struggling to fit in at his new school after being expelled for his treatment of Auggie Pullman, Julian (Bryce Gheisar) is visited by his grandmother (Helen Mirren) and is transformed by the compassionate and heroic story of her attempts to escape Nazi-occupied France during WWII.

120 minutes; Rated PG-13

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Join us for a morning with journalist and author Tommy Tomlinson as he shares stories from his latest book, Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show. Spending three years immersed in competitive dog shows, Tomlinson brings readers behind the scenes at over a hundred events, where he’s been licked, sniffed, and slobbered on by dogs of every shape and size. Striker is at the heart of the book, a champion Samoyed, and the team of breeders and handlers who chase glory with him all the way to Westminster.

A Brunswick native, Tomlinson is also the author of the acclaimed memoir The Elephant in the Room and spent 23 years at the Charlotte Observer, where he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

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Author website ––Tommy Tomlinson

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 A 2024 political thriller film directed by Edward Berger and written by Peter Straughan, based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini. In the film, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Fiennes) organizes a conclave to elect the next pope and finds himself investigating secrets and scandals about the major candidates.

120 minutes; Rated R.

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Suzanne Hurley and Joshua Dukes are coauthors of Brunswick (Past and Present), which features photos of historic people and places alongside modern-day images. Whether you're a longtime resident or just curious about coastal Georgia's history, this is a talk you won't want to miss.

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Kimberly is the award-winning author of “The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare” and “The River Witch.” She founded the Tinderbox Writers Workshop and has been a guest lecturer for numerous regional and national writing workshops, including the Pat Conroy Literary Center.

Kimberly visits to discuss her book, The Fabled Earth, in which Southern mythology and personal reckoning collide in a sweeping story inspired by the little-known history of Cumberland Island, as a once-in-a-century storm threatens the natural landscape.

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Rebecca is a postdoctoral research associate at Brown University. Previously, she taught at Madeira School and American University. She holds a PhD in history, an MA in Public History from American University, and a BA in History and Philosophy from Mount Holyoke College. In 2023, she was awarded a Cokie Roberts Fellowship from the National Archives Foundation and a Rubenstein Center Research Fellowship from the White House Historical Association. Her writing has been published in the Washington Post, Time, Slate, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere. Rebecca visits to talk about her book – “Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins’s Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany.”

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Author website –Rebecca Brenner Graham

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Japan/Germany, 2023, directed by Wim Wenders. Hirayama works as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. He seems content with his simple life. He follows a structured everyday life and dedicates his free time to his passion for music and books. Hirayama also has a fondness for trees and photographs them. More of his past is gradually revealed through a series of unexpected encounters.

In Japanese with English subtitles

124 minutes; Not Rated

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