Staff Picks

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

“Enter the players. There were seven of us then, seven bright young things with wide precious futures ahead of us. Until that year, we saw no further than the book in front of our faces.” . . . read more »

I Work at a Public Library by Gina Sheridan

If asked to give their idea of what a public library is, most people would probably say a quiet sanctuary of higher learning, but sometimes that is far from the truth. Between accidents, slip-ups, gossip, . . . read more »

Bloodless by Douglas J. Preston & Lincoln Child

In 1971, D. B. Cooper hijacked an airplane flying between Portland and Seattle, demanding a $200,000 ransom and a parachute. He jumped out of the plane into the night never to be found. Five decades . . . read more »

Top 5 of 2022

As 2022 comes to a close we wanted to ask a few of our staff members what their top 5 media (books, movies, music, audiobooks, etc.) choices were for the year. Click on any title . . . read more »

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

If you have not been introduced to the four elderly retirees living at the Cooper’s Chase retirement community, I really think you should pick up The Thursday Murder Club and get to know these sleuths . . . read more »

The Plot and the Pendulum by Jenn McKinlay

Just when you thought McKinlay’s library lover’s mysteries couldn’t get any better, she takes it up a notch with her newest book, The Plot and the Pendulum. When the patriarch of the Dorchester family decides . . . read more »

Staff Pick – Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Daughter of the Moon Goddess is an enchanting tale of romance, friendship, treacherous battles, and so much more. This book is inspired by Chinese mythology and the legend of the moon goddess Chang`e. Xingyin’s mother . . . read more »

Shipped by Angie Hockman

If you’re looking for a delightful, light-hearted, romantic comedy, look no further than Angie Hockman’s Shipped! The two main characters, Henley Evans and Graham Crawford-Collins, are very well-written characters with a lot of depth and . . . read more »

The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel

Fans of Ms. Harmel’s Book of Lost Names will want to read this remarkable World War II novel. Yona, a kidnapped young German girl raised wild in the forest by her kidnapper, is taught how . . . read more »

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune is a mystical read, full of adventure, friendship, love, and life sized-garden gnomes. I have never been a fantasy reader, but when I heard about this . . . read more »

A Killer Ending by Karen MacInerney

In this charming cozy series debut, Max Sayers moves to the small town of Snug Harbor to open her brand new book shop and hopefully start her life anew. Though the grand opening of the . . . read more »

Woman With the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff

When the Nazis raid Krakow’s ghetto where the Jewish population has been forced to live, some of the residents escape into the city’s sewer system to avoid the horror of the concentration camps and gas . . . read more »

Murder in a Teacup by Vicki Delany

I was looking for a new mystery to read when I chanced upon this title, and I am so glad I did. Murder in a Teacup is the perfect cozy mystery to curl up with . . . read more »

Beach Read by Emily Henry

I recently read Beach Read by Emily Henry. It’s an amazing lighthearted enemies-to-lovers with characters that are easy to fall in love with. Emily Henry does a great job explaining her own writing process when . . . read more »

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

I recently began a foray into YA mysteries and after reading “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” by Holly Jackson, I must say that I have found a new favorite book. This twisty thriller keeps . . . read more »

The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson

This book is the sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, a wonderful novel about the Kentucky Pack Horse Librarians Project, a project started during the depression as part of the New Deal. The . . . read more »

Book of Lost Names by Kristen Harmel

Widowed Eva Traube Adams enjoys working in the library even though she is well past retirement age. When she sees an article about a recently discovered religious text with some sort of code that nobody . . . read more »

Love in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis by Laura Kipnis

Now that we’re (hopefully) moving on from the pandemic, the last couple of years can seem like something from a dystopian novel: staying inside, worrying about the next variant, and hoarding toilet paper. In this . . . read more »

Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montogomery

In the Soul of an Octopus Sy Montogomery describes her experiences as she befriends several octopi with different personalities—gentle Athena, assertive Octavia, curious Kali, and joyful Karma. The creatures show their cleverness in many ways: escaping very . . . read more »