This document provides recommendations for books, movies, and games to enjoy at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. It summarizes 5 novels that focus on complex characters dealing with family troubles, social issues, and self-discovery. It also lists recent movie releases available for streaming or rental as well as top board games. Weather forecasts and updates on suspended sports seasons are included. Contact information is provided for a local real estate agent.

1. August 4-6, 2017
Special Edition of the Weekend Round-up due to COVID-19: What to Read at Home!
Weather by Jenny Offill: series of episodic vignettes, the widely acclaimed novel Weather is nar-
rated by librarian Lizzie, who speaks with frankness about her daily preoccupations and ordinary
anxieties. These include worries about her troubled mother, her recovering-addict brother – and the
climate emergency. Go to: www.penguinrandomhouse.com
Real Life by Brandon Taylor: Coming-of-age story of Wallace, who is studying for a Biochemis-
try degree but is at odds with the midwestern university town he’s in. A shy young man from Ala-
bama, he has left his family behind – but not his troubling childhood memories. Then come con-
frontations with colleagues and a surprise encounter with a classmate. Go to: www.amazon.com
The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel (Part of the Wolf Hall Trilogy): The much-
anticipated finale of Mantel’s trilogy about King Henry VIII’s right-hand-man Thomas Cromwell
has been well received. Mantel’s Cromwell is a complex, consummate player, more powerful in
many ways than the king himself. Go to: www.amazon.com
House of Glass by Hadley Freeman: In House of Glass journalist Hadley uncovers her family’s
secrets, focusing on the life story of her grandmother, who escaped the horrors of Europe during
World War II to live in the US, and the contrasting lives of her great uncles. Go to: amazon.com
Long Bright River by Liz Moore: In Philadelphia where the opioid crisis has
hit hard, estranged sisters Kacey and Mickey lead very different lives. Kacey struggles with addic-
tion, and Mickey is a beat cop. When Kacey disappears during a string of murders, Mickey has to
find the killer and her sister! Go to: www.amazon.com
Streaming:
Endings, Beginnings
Bad Therapy
Sergio
The Quarry
At Home: Redbox Releases:
Just Mercy
Underwater
Final Kill
SCREENING ROOMS
Friday Forecast:
AM Showers
Low: 33°
High: 51°
Saturday Forecast:
Sunny
Low: 46°
High: 62°
Sunday Forecast:
AM Showers
Low: 42°
High: 60°
Top Board Games to Play:
1. Sorry
2. Monopoly
3. Scrabble
4. Life
Sport seasons have been
suspended until further
notice.
Go to: www.nhl.com/blues or
www.mlb.com/cardinals for more infor-
mation.
SKY NEWSGAME TIMES
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