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Books for fans of the Murderbot series

Martha Wells' popular Murderbot book series is now a TV series on Apple TV! If you haven't read these books about a disenchanted security robot who names itself "Murderbot" and its trials and travails protecting its hapless humans, you're in for a treat. If you have read them, you may be looking for some similar new titles. Whether you like the found family of the PresAux team, Murderbot's desire to watch media all day, or general discussions of artificial intelligence and corporate malfeasance, you are sure to find something you enjoy in the following books. 

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May 2025 Mid-Month Sudoku

Dear Sudoku fans: As you know, Sudoku is all about numbers 1 through 9. Did you know that almost all books published in the last 50 years have a 10- or 13-digit unique number assigned to them that is made up of digits 0 through 9? It’s called the International Standard Book Number, or ISBN. The numbers in an ISBN can reveal all kinds of information about the book—language, country where published, publisher, etc. But it’s the last digit, the check digit, that we think some of you puzzle solvers may find especially interesting

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May Artist of the Month- Thea Shapiro

Thea Shapiro is a mixed media artist who has recently rediscovered the joys of painting Her current work which favors abstract images dominated by blues and greens seeks to illuminate an inner world where grief and joy and nature coexist Thea finds peace in the process of creating art work which she considers a form of meditation…

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