Her by Harriet Lane is this week’s staff pick. Our staffer called it an ‘engrossing psychological suspense novel’ about two women and their apparent friendship. You can find this one in New Fiction. “You don’t remember her–but she remembers you. On the face of it, Emma and Nina have very little […]
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For the end of 2014/beginning of 2015 instead of a new Staff Pick of the Week, we’re going to list the books that you, our fantastic patrons, read the most this year. We’re going to do the Top 10 in several categories. We also have your most read titles of […]
In honor of the holidays, we suggest the hilarious Christopher Moore’s The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror. Our staffer can’t recommend this enough, read it now. ‘Twas the night (okay, more like the week) before Christmas, and all through the tiny community of Pine Cove, California, people are […]
The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan is our staff pick this week. This is a super quick read (less than a day, no problem), but if you’ve ever been in a relationship or want to be in one this should be required reading. It tells the story of one relationship in the […]
Among Others by Jo Walton is this week’s staff pick, and is just fantastic. Read the summary, try the book – we think you’ll agree. “Startling, unusual, and yet irresistibly readable, Among Others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a […]
This week’s staff pick is The Alienist by Caleb Carr. Mystery, murder, mayhem, grit… If you like shows like Gotham, give this a go. It has a sequel as well, The Angel of Darkness. “The year is 1896, the place, New York City. On a cold March night New York Times reporter John Schuyler […]
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon is this week’s Staff Pick. A story of suspense and secrets in a small town with… ghosts? “West Hall, Vermont, has always been a town of strange disappearances and old legends. The most mysterious is that of Sara Harrison Shea, who, in 1908, was found […]
This week’s Staff Pick is Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. This children’s/YA read is great for all ages and shows how you can make your own destiny even when you don’t mean to. Funny and charming, you won’t want to put this down. Hayao Miyazaki even made an anime version […]
The Shattered Gates by Ginn Hale is this week’s Staff Pick. It’s the beginning of a fantasy series, and the great news is that the entire series is published! So if you like it you can read them all. “When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, […]
A Man Called Ove is heartbreaking, uplifting, and completely, wonderfully about the highs and lows of life and old age. Our staffer literally laughed out loud and cried several times reading this fast moving novel, and can’t recommend it enough. This cranky and quirky old man will make you fall in […]