Staff Picks

This cozy read, loosely based on the author’s own life, follows four sisters who find ways to thrive in spite of hardships. I love reading it in Dece…

“Where the Crawdads Sing is a bestselling novel by Delia Owens, published in 2018, that blends a coming-of-age story, a murder mystery, and a celebra…

GET READY TO LAUGH OUT LOUD!  Gail Honeyman has brought a quirky, loveable character to life in the name of Eleanor Oliphant. Eleanor has depth: her…

What a great movie for both kids and their parents to enjoy during the holiday break from school.  Even though there are two fun versions, this origi…

An intimate story of brotherhood, love, sacrifice, and betrayal set against the panoramic backdrop of an early twentieth-century America that eerily…

Hazel keeps having one disaster after another. First she is forced to move out of her apartment, then her publisher gives her one last warning to tur…

From the dragon-filled Temeraire series and the gothic magical halls of the Scholomance trilogy, through the realms next door to Spinning Silver and…

A celebration meant to be harmless spirals into chaos, leaving one man’s home—and his life—in shambles. As the aftermath unfolds, secrets emerge and…

 A bullied teenager who discovers he has superpowers joins forces with his friends to fight back against an organization bent on using them for globa…

I was an alcoholic when I first arrived in Thailand. (Harbison 35)  When Niall came across a dog shackled to a short chain and in a poor state of hea…