Andrea’s Pick of the Week: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
This lush, lyrical book tells of forbidden love against a backdrop of ethnic conflict and a changing climate.
Erica’s Pick of the Season: Holiday Fiction Roundup
This year’s holiday fiction roundup features fresh takes on seasonal reads!
Jean’s Pick of the Week: O Beautiful by Jung Yun
Ten years ago, during the height of North Dakota’s oil boom, my husband’s job at Motorola took him to Williston, ND to oversee a project building out the area’s cellular network. The weeks he spent on that project were some of the most difficult of his life, and his descriptions of the Wild West-like conditions…
Essays
2021 has seen a host of new essay collections added to our shelves. Try one out today. I Know You! Authors You KnowThe Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John GreenLanguages of Truth: Essays 2003 – 2020 by Salman RushdieOn Animals by Susan OrleansThese Precious Days : Essays by Ann PatchettYou Don’t Know…
All in the Family
The Bookies are back just in time for Thanksgiving with some stellar November reading selections all about families. This is an edited version of November’s Bookies Live Facebook event. Follow the library on Facebook to catch future Bookies Live. In This Episode Alice Hoffman, The Book of Magic Laura Dave, The Last Thing He Told…
Shelf Life 