2015 is quickly coming to a close which means it’s the final days for the 2015 Read Harder Challenge. Did you manage to complete the list? What was your favorite category? We had three staff members complete all 24 tasks! Book Riot has already published their 2016 list, which you […]
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It’s that time of year when every newspaper, magazine, website, blog, etc. puts out their “Best Books” list. Several books have been popping up on list after list, including A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff and H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald, with […]
Loved by more than one staff member, this week’s pick is Judy Blume’s latest adult novel In the Unlikely Event. Based on actual events and set in early 1950’s Elizabeth, New Jersey, the story follows multiple characters as they live through three tragic plane crashes within a few short months. […]
With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching you may have already begun your food prep and grocery store runs. However, if you’re still looking for that perfect side dish to bring or appetizer to add to your menu, check out our selection of the staff’s favorite cookbooks. Make It Ahead by Ina Garten […]
The legend of King Arthur’s court told through the eyes of the women behind the throne is the spellbinding story in this week’s staff pick The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Don’t be turned away by the book’s size (876 pages!), this original retelling of an old legend […]
So you’ve read Me Before You by Jojo Moyes and now you’re patiently waiting for the sequel, After You, but need something to read in the mean time? Why not try Moyes’ other bestseller, One Plus One, this week’s staff pick. A delightful, humorous love story with memorable characters to […]
What calls to the children from within the dark shadows of the shack called Neverland? New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Douglas Clegg blends dark suspense and gothic horror in Neverland, a novel of deadly secrets and innocence corrupted. What lurks within the shack? What kinds of dangerous […]
Did you ever think Dorothy was a little too sweet and a little too good? Do you fondly remember wanting to be the Wicked Witch of the West for Halloween? Want something twisted and spooky this month? Then this is the book for you! Turning the world of Oz upside […]
Feeling overwhelmed by all your stuff? Tired of accumulating papers, books and clothes? Try decluttering using the KonMari method by checking out this week’s staff pick The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo. Read by a few of our staffers, each […]
This week’s staff pick just so happens to be the most challenged book of 2014. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is the story of 14-year-old Junior, a Spokane Indian living on a Washington reservation. Soon after starting high school on the rez, encouraged by his […]