Friday Reads: Graphic Novels

Friday Reads: Graphic Novels

TGIF! We’ve got four great graphic novels to kick off your weekend: SHIRLEY JACKSON’S “THE LOTTERY”: The Authorized Graphic Adaptation by Miles Hyman Available simultaneously in trade paperback Two starred reviews! Published in time for Jackson’s centennial, this graphic adaptation masterfully reimagines her iconic story with a striking visual narrative created by her grandson, Miles […]

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Friday Reads: Patience & Anxiety

Friday Reads: Patience & Anxiety

Patience and anxiety are a big part of our two #FridayReads picks, but (SPOILER ALERT) both end in happiness: THE ART OF WAITING: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood by Belle Boggs A September 2016 Indie Next pick, a Fall 2016 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick, and one of Buzzfeed’s “21 Incredible New […]

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Friday Reads: Cats or Dogs?

Friday Reads: Cats or Dogs?

It’s the end of the week and there’s only one thing left to debate: cats or dogs? Pups may have the advantage since it’s #NationalDogDay, but Macmillan Library is forever in the cat camp. #meow  Perhaps these pet-friendly #FridayReads picks can help: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FURRED KIND: New Adventures with My Sad Cat & […]

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Friday Reads: History

Friday Reads: History

Happy Friday, lovely librarians! Today’s #FridayReads delve into Russian and Iranian history via fiction and fact: THE IMPERIAL WIFE by Irina Reyn “The Russians are coming in this ingeniously structured novel that travels between a present-day art specialist handling the biggest sale of her career and the 18th-century court life of the woman who becomes […]

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Friday Reads: Memoirs

Friday Reads: Memoirs

Happy Friday! We’re reading two excellent memoirs this weekend: IN THE DARKROOM by Susan Faludi Pulitzer-winning journalist and feminist author Faludi’s “wrought and multi-layered memoir”* reveals that her estranged father came out to her as transgender at age 76. Both O Magazine and People Magazine chose it for their Best Books of Summer 2016 lists […]

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Friday Reads: Music Books

Friday Reads: Music Books

Rock out with these books about music: UPROOT: Travels in 21st-Century Music and Digital Culture by Jace Clayton The writer and artist DJ/rupture guides this world tour of music and technology in an age of radical freedom and interconnectivity. “In this exhilarating book, Clayton, aka DJ Rupture, guides readers on an international tour of various […]

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Genre-Bending FridayReads

Genre-Bending FridayReads

We’re craving some genre-bending reads this weekend these should hit the spot: EVERY HEART A DOORWAY by Seanan McGuire An April 2016 LibraryReads pick! Bestseller McGuire presents a fresh take on the portal fantasy genre that blends Alice in Wonderland, The Magicians, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. “McGuire’s lyrical prose makes this novella a rich […]

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Deadly #FridayReads

Deadly #FridayReads

Today’s #FridayReads picks aren’t mysteries, but are about one of life’s greatest mysteries: death. The nonfiction take: MORGUE: A Life in Death by Vincent DiMaio & Ron Franscell Two stars for this “engrossing look behind the headlines of notorious homicides” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from one of the world’s most celebrated medical examiners. “Fans of […]

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The Must-Read Summer Thriller of 2016

The Must-Read Summer Thriller of 2016

Gone Girl. Luckiest Girl Alive. The Girl on the Train. It may not have “Girl” in the title, but Wendy Walker’s ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN is destined to be Summer 2016’s blockbuster thriller. In fact, Reese Witherspoon already snapped up the film rights and is in talks to star. In the small, affluent town of […]

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Friday Reads: Nonfiction Picks

Friday Reads: Nonfiction Picks

Happy Friday, friends. Today we’re curling up with a couple of fascinating nonfiction titles: LIT UP: One Reporter. Three Schools. Twenty-four Books That Can Change Lives. by David Denby “Part literary meditation, part case study of exemplary teaching, LIT UP traces a diverse group of adolescents as they are drawn into the ‘character-forming experience of […]

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