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Adult Nonfiction Staff Picks: The Sea Captain's Wife by Tilar Mazzeo, opens in a new tab

As a fan of maritime adventure tales, I was eager to read The Sea Captain's Wife by Tilar Mazzeo, opens in a new tab. It follows the life and famous 1856 voyage of Mary Ann Patten, a nineteen-year-old bride of sea captain, Joshua Patten.

Unreadable Podcast Transcript - March 2026, opens in a new tab

This year's Forsyth Reads Together selection is The God of the Woods by Liz Moore, opens in a new tab. In this episode, Liz Moore joined Ross to talk about the genesis of the book, how her camp experience as a child informed some of the scenes and settings, and what it's like to showrun a tv show.