When is the last time you picked up a collection of short stories? It had been a while for me and I’m thrown by how much I thoroughly enjoyed these stories. Groff does a fantastic job of weaving tales that Read More …
Florida by Lauren Groff
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Let’s Talk Books! Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
In the video below, Jessica talks about Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, a novel about Cameroonian immigrants. Watch the video and then find this title in our catalog.
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely
Questionable use of police force. People divided by racial injustice. Controversy ensues. Sound familiar? This very timely story is told in alternating perspectives from Rashad and Quinn. Rashad is a black boy who was brutally beaten for a crime he Read More …
Delicious! By Ruth Reichl
Lulu leaves home and school to find a career in food in New York City. She lands the perfect starter gig as an assistant at Delicious! magazine. To go along with this new venture is an introduction to the local Read More …
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage murders and the birth of the FBI by David Grann
In 1808, the Osage Indian Tribe was forced by the government to leave their land in Missouri and Arkansas. They migrated to a much smaller plot in Oklahoma where the land was rocky and no crops could grow. Fast forward Read More …