#staff recommends

[lakecountylibrary]

One-Quote Book Recs: The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs

“If I ever marry I don’t want a husband I can live with. I want one I cannot live without.”

[kinokl]

Staff Rec: Asha & the Spirit Bird

Meet Asha, an Indian girl with mountain green eyes who has to travel through the wild Himalayas to Zandapur to find her father and save her family. Her adventures will fill you with wonder! - Wahida, Children’s Book Dept.

[kinokl]

Staff Rec: Song for a Whale

Blue 55 a whale that can't "sing" to other whales, and was often alone because of the different song he sings. Iris, the only deaf girl in her school, learned about whale songs and made one for Blue 55 just to tell him that he's not alone. Discover her journey to find Blue 55 in this amazing book! - Wahida, Children’s Books Department

[kinokl]

And ultimately, what is the act of naming, but a special kind... of tidying away?

- The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil, Stephen Collins

[beltiblib-blog]

What Are You Reading Now?

This was the most checked out book at our library in March:

Still life with bread crumbs : a novel by  Anna Quindlen

[universitybookstore]

Here's the latest Nick's Pick for our Book Club, A Life Worth Living: Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning, by Robert Zaretsky, from Belknap/Harvard.  And there's our Nick, the host of the Club, with his selection, and two more recommendations for the Holidays: Mo Yan's Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out, from Arcade, and My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante, from Europa.  And, just to round out all-things-Nick Dimartino, here's the cover of his brand new novel, The Devil in Love, from University Book Store Press!

[universitybookstore]

Letizia reviews a new book!

[kinokl]

in this week: Lang Leav's Love and Misadventure!