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STAFF FAVORITES JANUARY 2026 |
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Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke
Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls lined with thousands upon thousands of statues. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; and waves thunder up staircases, while rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house.
There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known.
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The lord of the rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Presents the epic depicting the Great War of the Ring, a struggle between good and evil in Middle-earth, following the odyssey of Frodo the hobbit and his companions on a quest to destroy the Ring of Power
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Sheep and Goat
by Marleen Westera
Hanging around in the meadow together all day long, Sheep and Goat have a friendship like no other and so greatly enjoy their meaningful discussions, covering everything from their family and social events to world affairs and naptime.
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All the world
by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon
Following a circle of family and friends through the course of a day, from morning until night, this book affirms the importance of all things great and small in the world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to warm family connections, to the widest sunset sky.
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Ancillary justice
by Ann Leckie
Now isolated in a single frail human body, Breq, an artificial intelligence that used to control of a massive starship and its crew of soldiers, tries to adjust to her new humanity while seeking vengeance and answers to her questions
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Voyage to the Bunny Planet
by Rosemary Wells
Sad bunny children are cheered up when they are transported by the benevolent Bunny Queen to the magical Bunny Planet, where they experience their bad days as they should have been
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A wrinkle in time
by Madeleine L'Engle
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government
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Cat's Eye
by Margaret Atwood
A national best-seller first published in 1989 tells the story of a controversial painter who struggles to come to terms with the betrayals of her childhood and her identity as a daughter, lover, artist, and woman. Reissue.
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Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger
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A room with a view
by E. M. Forster
"A tour of Italy takes young Lucy Honeychurch out of her predictable life in Edwardian England and places her into a new world that even her chaperoning spinster aunt cannot control. Encountering everything from unlikely traveling companions to street violence, Lucy faces the greatest challenge in understanding her own shifting emotions toward a most unsuitable suitor. Since it first appeared in 1908 A Room With a View has been recognized as a masterful depiction of character and conflict. Known to many through Merchant Ivory's lush 1985 film adaptation, which won multiple awards including the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, the novel provides an even richer experience. Lucy's journey toward a fresh, true understanding of herself and her passions makea compelling story, leavened by both an unexpected dry humour and a belief in the power of love"
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Dune
by Frank Herbert
"Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides--who would become known as Muad'Dib--and of a great family's ambition to bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism,environmentalism and politics"
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