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ROBYN Zeitoun by Dave Eggars "Zeitoun is not just a story about a natural disaster, it's the story of a family. The Zeitoun family was living in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and this true story of their experience will change the way you look at the world." Zeitoun is available on our shelves and … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
BETHANY The Sexual Politics of Meat by Carol J. Adams "Carol Adams takes a fascinating look at the many connections between the oppression of women and the oppression of animals throughout human history. She considers, among other topics, the cultural phenomenon of conflating women's bodies and cuts of meat (in advertisements for chicken that ask … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
STEVEN W. Stray Decorum by George Singleton "This collection of Southern Gothic short stories features ordinary people getting by, and ties characters together through their common strands of desperation in the moment, radical self-doubt, and the general feeling of being a stray. Down on their luck con artists, drunks, thieves, monkeys, and dogs - that … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
ALEX Authority by Jeff VanderMeer "I am 100 pages into this middle volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach Trilogy. I thought Annihilation (the first in the series) was one of the best books of the year, so I am hooked already even if they seem to be very different types of books so far. Here's … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
CHRISTY P. The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George "The title is a bit of a misnomer - it should really be called "The Little Paris Bookshop Takes On The World." The main character, Jean P., buys a floating barge and turns it into a floating book apothecary. He believes that books can heal you, … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Molly Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear "This is our next book club book for the 7% Solution Book Club, and I just got started reading it. Birds of a Feather is the second Maisie Dobbs novel, continuing the saga of the former maid and now private investigator, graduate of the Great War and … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
THOMAS The Glass Sentence by S. E. Grove "The Glass Sentence is an interesting and really smart adventure chapter book where the world isn't separated by just distance, but also time. Different sections of the world exist in different time periods so maps must show when things are in addition to where. Sophia has to … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
JAN This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen "It's about a tiny fish who collects hats. I'm pretty sure that he probably likes motorcycles and has the singing voice of an angel, but I can't know for certain. All I know is this book is adorable and makes me irrationally happy!" SARAH Kindred by … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
EMILY K. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling I'm reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban for the first time. I love it!! I wanted something that I knew that would be a fun, light, read, but I was surprised and impressed with how much more depth it has … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
BETHANY A History of Money by Alan Pauls "A History of Money is the latest from one of today's best Latin American writers, Alan Pauls. The story is set in 1970s Argentina, a time of economic instability and wildly fluctuating inflation. A History … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
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