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, author of The Martian. Hail Mary Project follows…
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 “Good Place” and examines many…
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Liesl works as the assistant director of rare books in a Toronto university and is suddenly thrust into the role of her director when has a debilitating stroke. She is…
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, I decided to try the…
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 her late sister loved him.…
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 at the library! This is…
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 his mother’s death, and the…
Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More and Live Bolder
I read this book because the library started hosting a Girls Who Code program and I was fascinated by the founder’s TED Talk. This is for all the people who…
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 friend recommended this book from…
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 through her adventures in Prythian…