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June 2025 Staff Picks

June 2025 Staff Picks

Jun 10, 2025 | , ,

From Our Shelves to Yours: Staff Recommendations We LoveBarb: Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell A middle grade fantasy with heart and grit.  Erin: The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong I really enjoyed The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong, which is a gothic mystery and the first of the Ruby Vaughn series. I've just started book 2, The Secret of the Three Fates, and book 3 is coming out this November.  Lynn: Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence...

May 2025 Staff Picks

May 2025 Staff Picks

May 8, 2025 | , ,

From Our Shelves to Yours: Staff Recommendations We LoveDevin: My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Grady Hendrix got me out of  a reading slump I've been in, and this is my favorite of his books. It's got a healthy dose of 90's nostalgia, and makes the reader ponder if the casual cruelty that happens in High School is part of growing up or the work of a demonic posession.  Barb: Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell A middle grade fantasy with heart and grit.  Erin: Be...

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December 2022 Staff Picks

Dec 8, 2022 | ,

Looking for a good book to help you de-stress this holiday season? Try one of favorites! Sophie: Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean This is a super cute YA romance about a normal girl who discovers her absent father is actually the crown prince of Japan. It's fluffy and sweet, but a heartwarming story...

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November 2022 Staff Picks

Nov 4, 2022 | , ,

Need a good book before the holidays? Try one of our staff picks! Sophie: Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean This is a super cute YA romance about a normal girl who discovers her absent father is actually the crown prince of Japan. It's fluffy and sweet, but a heartwarming story about family,...

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October 2022 Staff Picks

Oct 6, 2022 | , ,

Looking for something spooky this month? Try one of our favorites from below. Emily: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires is a fun, spooky, and kind of gruesome story. Follow the twisty turny story of a southern book...

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September 2022 Staff Picks

Sep 1, 2022 | , ,

This month we celebrate Banned Books Week. This is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. Typically held during the last week of September, it...

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