We’re proud to have eight books on the 2022 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List! ADULT TITLES BROKEN (in the best possible way) by Jenny LawsonTHE BOOK COLLECTORS: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War by Delphine Minoui, translated by Lara VergnaudTHE BURNING BLUE: The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe […]
Tag: Oprah Winfrey
Extra! Extra!: May Book News
HERE ARE ALL OF THE HEADLINES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED THIS MONTH. The Washington Post takes on PLACES OF MIND by Timothy Brennan, BROKEN (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson, and A LONELY MAN by Chris Power Oprah talks about WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? A conversation with ANNA K’s Jenny Lee and TOKYO […]
Nonfiction Books About Life (4/19/21)
This nonfiction round-up spotlights books about life with a powerful guide to tackling life’s most intimidating challenges, a lovely meditation on being and having a second child, a suspenseful account of living through a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest, and how adversity affects our health. YOUR TURN: How to Be an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims […]
Oprah Winfrey Names the Gilead Novels as the Next Oprah’s Book Club Selections
Attention all book club lovers! In partnership with Apple, Oprah Winfrey today announced her latest selections for Oprah’s Book Club are the Gilead novels by Marilynne Robinson. The four award-winning books—GILEAD, HOME, LILA, and JACK—are set in the fictional town of Gilead, Iowa, and explore powerful themes of faith, family legacies, love, and human connections. […]
E-Book Round-Up: Uplifting Memoirs
If there are two things we all need more of right now, they are uplifting stories and inspiring memoirs. So enjoy this list of memoirs that are sure to raise your spirits: WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS: Building a Family, Discovering Myself by Jill Biden THE MOMENT OF LIFT: How Empowering Women Changes the World by […]
AMERICAN DIRT is an Oprah Book Club Pick!
Amazing news! AMERICAN DIRT by Jeanine Cummins is Oprah’s Book Club’s next pick! This emotional and powerful story of a mother and son fleeing cartel violence towards America is already a LibraryReads pick, the #1 Indie Next pick for February, and received 4 starred reviews. Said Winfrey “…I have been a news reporter, watched the […]
June Panorama Picks E-Book Sale
This June we celebrate Overdrive’s new Panorama Project program “Panorama Picks“–which identifies titles beyond the obvious bestsellers with long wait times for local library patrons–with an epic e-book sale! From now until July 1, select adult and children’s e-books will be $5.00 at public libraries only (with our regular lending terms), including: SEMIOSIS by Sue […]
THE PATH MADE CLEAR + Oprah Winfrey
Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, “Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honor your calling in the best way possible.” That journey starts in THE PATH MADE CLEAR: Discovering Your Life’s Direction and […]
Getting Ready for Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month with these new and forthcoming books: A BOUND WOMAN IS A DANGEROUS THING: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland by DaMaris Hill A revelatory work in the tradition of Claudia Rankine’s CITIZEN, DaMaris Hill’s searing and powerful narrative-in-verse bears witness to American women of color […]
