Fall in love with reading this February with our staff picks!
Michelle:
The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck
I’m not usually a big reader of short stories but I simply loved this collection. From the publisher:
| “A collection of interconnected stories, set mostly in New England, exploring how the past is often misunderstood and how history, family, heartache, and desire can echo over centuries In twelve luminous stories set across three centuries, The History of Sound examines the unexpected ways the past returns to us and how love and loss are entwined and transformed over generations.“ |
Devin:
Chicken Squad by Doreen Cronin
Fun, silly, and a great introduction for kids to the mystery genre.
Erin:
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
This book takes place in “Great Britain, circa 1985, where time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected pet of choice), and literature is taken very, very seriously.” When Jane Eyre is plucked from the pages of Brontë’s novel, the main character, Thursday Next, must track down the villain and enter a novel herself to avert a heinous act of literary homicide.
- NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
- The first novel in the renowned Thursday Next series, which “combines elements of Monty Python, Harry Potter, Stephen Hawking, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (The Wall Street Journal).
- “A literary wonderland [that] recalls Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker series [and] the works of Lewis Carroll.”—USA Today
Lynn:
Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise
I discovered this book by accident as I was helping a patron find a read alike for Remarkably Bright Creatures. Meet Tanner and Louise- the unlikely duo of a 21-year-old and an octogenarian. Neither one is wild about being thrown together but Louise’s daughter insists she needs live-in help after a slip and fall incident. What happened next surpassed all of my expectations. This story was a wild ride with a potential jewel heist and a possible encounter with a mobster- all while making you fall in love with these characters as they each grow and develop in their own ways.