It’s National Reading Month! Even though Winter Reading ends today, we want to encourage you to keep reading, especially since spring officially starts tomorrow (despite the snow)! If you haven’t started our Read Harder Challenge, it’s a great time to start (find flyers at Circulation and Reference). Don’t know where […]
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You may or may not have heard that author Terry Pratchett died this past Thursday at the age of 66. A wonderfully imaginative author, he is best known for his Discworld novels. We recommend one of his books as this week’s Staff Pick. A couple staff favorites are Small Gods […]
The Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas is this week’s staff pick of the week. Below is the synopsis for the first book, and the series just gets better with every installment. Our staffer says that the first book is pretty decent, the second is very good, and […]
This week’s staff pick is A Good Indian Wife by Anne Cherian. This is a charged novel about arranged marriage and Indian culture in the 1980s, in India and America. “Handsome anesthesiologist Neel prides himself on his decisiveness, both in and out of the operating room. So when he agrees […]
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen is this week’s staff pick. A fantastic story about love, friendship, and some of the darker things in life, all behind the glittering lights of the circus. As it’s set in the 1930’s, there is unfortunately some animal abuse in the novel so please be […]
Did you know that we have a great selection of Young Adult books? Did you also know that lots of adults read YA too? This ever-changing collection has tons of great reads! If you’re looking for somewhere to start, we recommend checking out our YA Staff Pick Bookmarks (there are […]
This week’s staff pick is Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid – this updated take on Jane Austen’s classic is sure to please mystery/suspense lovers and Downton Abbey fans. If you’d rather read the original, we have that too. You can see what’s available in the catalog. “Internationally best-selling crime writer […]
Acclaimed author Colleen McCullough died recently at the age of 77. This week’s staff pick is her best known work, The Thorn Birds, and one several staff members have recommended for years. “Powered by the dreams and struggles of three generations, THE THORN BIRDS is the epic saga of a family […]
Sunshine by Robin McKinley is this week’s Staff Pick. A refreshing take on vampires, this is a unique fantasy and very well done. It’s an all time favorite of our staffer. “There are places in the world where darkness rules, where it’s unwise to walk. Sunshine knew that. But there hadn’t […]
As You Wish is the aptly named part-biography and part behind-the-scenes look at The Princess Bride. We have several staffers who love the film, and those that have read As You Wish love it. A must for all Princess Bride fans! “From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of […]