Staff Picks
October 2025
FICTION
My sister, the serial killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
My Sister, the Serial Killer
by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister, the Serial Killer is a blackly comic novel about how blood is thicker - and more difficult to get out of the carpet - than water... --Recommended by Christina D.
The Baby Dragon Cafe by Aamna Qureshi
The Baby Dragon Cafe
by Aamna Qureshi

Opening a baby dragon cafe when you always wanted a pet dragon sounds like a dream come true to Saphira, until the baby dragons cause some expensive mishaps! Meanwhile, local heartthrob Aiden has been having troubles training a baby dragon. Can the two help solve each others' problems? 
--Recommended by Terry.
                                                                                                                
NONFICTION 
Zorro's shadow : how a Mexican legend became America's first superhero by Stephen J. C. Andes
Zorro's Shadow: How a Mexican Legend Became America's First Superhero
by Stephen J. C. Andes

Historian and Latin American studies expert Stephen J. C. Andes investigates the legends behind the mask of Zorro, describing how the stories of William Lamport and Joaquâin Murrieta influenced the development of the masked hero in black, and revealing Zorro as the Latinx inspiration for today's iconic superheroes.
-- Recommended by koh.
Officer Clemmons : a memoir by Franðcois Clemmons
Officer Clemmons: A Memoir
by François Clemmons

Details the incredible life story of François Clemmons, beginning with his early years in Alabama and Ohio, marked by family trauma and loss, through his studies as a music major at Oberlin College, where Clemmons began to investigate and embrace his homosexuality, to a chance encounter with Fred Rogers.
--Recommended by Christina D.
                                                                                                                  
MOVIES

Nosferatu  by Lily-Rose Depp
Nosferatu

In the 1830s, estate agent Thomas Hutter travels to Transylvania for a fateful meeting with Count Orlok, a prospective client. In his absence, Hutter's new bride, Ellen, is left under the care of their friends, Friedrich and Anna Harding. Plagued by horrific visions and an increasing sense of dread, Ellen soon encounters an evil force that's far beyond her control. --Recommended by Aubrey.
Trick 'r treat by Michael Dougherty
Trick 'r Treat

No spooky season is complete without watching this now cult classic anthology movie. Taking place in small town Ohio, you will see the residents get into the Halloween spirit through various points of views. This movie is complete with lots a tricks that is a treat to watch! --Recommended by Jenny  TJ.
                                                                                                               
MUSIC
Tsunami Sea by Spiritbox
Tsunami Sea

The second album from the Canadian metalcore band explores the uncertainties and struggles with mental health. 
--Recommended by Stephanie.

                                                                                                               

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