Category: Staff Picks

Hail Mary Project by Andy Weir
Jamie

Hail Mary Project

I decided to go back to Sci-fi for a bit… one of my favorite genres. I wanted to try something different. I chose Andy Weir,

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How to be Perfect by Michael Schur
Dana

How to be Perfect

Schur, the creator of the “Good Place” and co-creator of “Parks and Recreation,” starts off with easy ethical questions that he pondered while writing the

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Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
Jamie

Broken Earth Trilogy

I just recently dove into the fantasy genre and have been reading Brandon Sanderson for the last year. By recommendation of a good a friend,

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Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
Dana

Love Letters to the Dead

An English class assignment becomes a passion project for teen Laurel. She writes a love letter to a dead person and chooses Kurt Cobain because

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The Cloisters by Katy Hays
Dana

The Cloisters

I cannot tell you how many people recommended the advance copy of this book to me. And I was glad I finally got one here

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Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
Dana

Time is a Mother

Vuong’s poetry is not for everyone, but I am a huge fan. I will note that there are triggering topics, as Vuong navigates life after

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Dana

The Only Good Indians

It was close to Halloween and I was looking for a horror book that was different than the typical Stephen King or Alma Katsu. A

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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
Aimee

A Court of Thorns and Roses

ACOTAR is “Beauty and the Beast” reimagined with High Fae and faeries that is so incredibly enthralling and a BookTok favorite as well! Follow Feyre

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Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Kate

Attachments

Attachments was superstar author Rainbow Rowell’s first novel and it takes place in an office building at the dawn of the new millennium. Lincoln doesn’t

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Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict
Dana

Carnegie’s Maid

It’s a case of mistaken identity that works out well for Clara Kelley, who is not the experienced Irish maid the Carnegie home thinks she

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