An end to humanity as we know it + settle on a new planet + historical time-traveling + an illustrated journey through life = this week’s #PubDay celebrations. SUPERNOVA ERA by Cixin Liu In Publishers Weekly‘s Fall 2019 Announcements! “Plausible but surprising twists make this a memorable what-if tale.”–Publishers Weekly INTERFERENCE by Sue Burke Colonists […]
Tag: illustrations
Graphic Novels Galore!
Bam! Pow! Zowie! Make room on your library’s shelves for these new and forthcoming graphic novels: THE ABOMINABLE MR. SEABROOK by Joe Ollmann Two starred reviews! “Comprising 10 years of painstaking research, this graphic biography details the life of obscure writer, occultist, traveler, and bondage fanatic William Seabrook… As both a narrative and a story […]
Furry Friends Roundup
These books about furry friends are #CuteOverload: DOUG THE PUG: The King of Pop Culture by Leslie Mosier Doug the Pug is the King of Pop Culture with over 7 million adoring fans on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat! He’s bumped noses with the hottest stars out there: Justin Bieber, Steven Tyler, Ed Sheeran, John […]
Friday Reads: Food & Culture
TGIF, friends! Our #FridayReads picks are two unique explorations of food and culture: SUPER SUSHI RAMEN EXPRESS: One Family’s Journey Through the Belly of Japan by Michael Booth From the author of THE ALMOST NEARLY PERFECT PEOPLE comes a fascinating and funny culinary journey through Japan. “There’s some of both Bill Bryson and Anthony Bourdain […]
A WILD SWAN lands on the November 2015 LibraryReads List!
FANTASTIC NEWS! A WILD SWAN by Michael Cunningham and illustrated by Yuko Shimizu is the #10 pick on the November 2015 LibraryReads list! In A WILD SWAN, the people and the talismans of lands far, far away the mythic figures of our childhoods and the source of so much of our wonder are transformed by […]