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March 2025 Staff Picks
March Book Madness: Our Slam Dunk Staff Picks
Michelle:
The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison
In this bighearted and profound portrait of a marriage, Jonathan Evison explores seventy years of big moments in subtle ways, elegantly braiding the Winters’ turbulent history with their present-day battles, showing us how the oddly paired college kids became parents, fell apart and back together, andgrew into the Abe and Ruth of today. Endlessly heartwarming and moving, The Heart of Winter is a reminder that true love lives in small, everyday moments.
Isabelle:
The Observologist by Giselle Clarkson
Lovely drawings and kind, witty humor for budding scientists — or for people like me, who just notice things. There are thirteen life-sized red spider mites hidden throughout the book, and I found them all. According to the end of the book, this means I was probably an Observologist all along.
Barb:
Wake Up, Moon! by Giselle Clarkson
Lovely drawings and kind, witty humor for budding scientists — or for people like me, who just notice things. There are thirteen life-sized red spider mites hidden throughout the book, and I found them all. According to the end of the book, this means I was probably an Observologist all along.
Erin:
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters
The British-born Punjabi Shergill sisters–Rajni, Jezmeen, and Shirnia–were never close and barely got along growing up, and now as adults, have grown even further apart. Rajni, a school principal is a stickler for order. Jezmeen, a thirty-year-old struggling actress, fears her big break may never come. Shirina, the peacemaking “good” sister married into wealth and enjoys a picture-perfect life. On her deathbed, their mother voices one last wish: that her daughters will make a pilgrimage together to the Golden Temple in Amritsar to carry out her final rites. Arriving in India, these sisters will make unexpected discoveries about themselves, their mother, and their lives–and learn the real story behind the trip Rajni took with their Mother long ago–a momentous journey that resulted in Mum never being able to return to India again
Lynn:
Back after This by Linda Holmes
I am going with a lighthearted title this month! Back After This by Linda Holmes. This romcom involves a podcast producer, Evvie, who is forced by her boss to host a series on modern dating. She must go on 20 blind dates and follow the guidance of an influencer. When Evvie meets a guy on her own, she is suddenly caught in a tricky situation. Loved the characters- Evvie is whip smart and hilarious!