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Adult Services Staff Picks January 2025 |
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Tartufo
by Kira Jane Buxton
Recommended by: Sarah V.
After narrowly defeating a popular donkey in the mayoral election, Delizia Miccuci faces the decline of the rural Italian village of Lazzarini Boscarino, but when local truffle hunter Giovanni Scarpazza discovers a colossal truffle with mysterious potential, the villagers are thrust into an uncertain future.
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The Teller of Small Fortunes
by Julie Leong
Recommended by: Grace
Tao is an itinerant fortune teller, traveling between villages with just her trusty mule for company. She only tells "small" fortunes: whether it will hail next week; which boy the barmaid will kiss; when the cow will calve. She knows from bitter experience that big fortunes come with big consequences…When a reformed thief, an ex-mercenary, a baker, and a slightly magical cat recruit her into their desperate search for a lost child, Tao starts down a new path with companions as big-hearted as her fortunes are small. But as she lowers her walls, the shadows of her past close in—and she’ll have to decide whether to risk everything to preserve the family she never thought she could have.
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A Very Bad Thing
by J. T. Ellison
Recommended by: Brandee
An author at the pinnacle of her career's past threatens to destroy everything she has—and everyone she knows.
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The Villa
by Rachel Hawkins
Recommended by: Lori
While on a girls trip to Italy with her best friend, Emily discovers their high-end villa was once the scene of a brutal murder. While digging into the past, she finds the truth seeping into the present as dangerous betrayals emerge.
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We All Live Here
by Jojo Moyes
Recommended by: Laura
Lila Kennedy is juggling a broken marriage, rebellious daughters, a crumbling house, and an elderly stepfather when her estranged father unexpectedly shows up after thirty-five years, forcing her to confront unresolved feelings and discover unexpected lessons about love and family amidst her chaotic life.
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The Serviceberry
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Recommended by: Joanna
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass explains how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity and community, based on the lessons of the natural world. Illustrations.
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Unshrinking
by Kate Manne
Recommended by: Sarah R.
Blending intimate stories with her signature trenchant analysis, a feminist philosopher shows why fatphobia has become a vital social justice issue, examining how anti-fatness operates and how it intersects with other systems of oppression and showing how we must remake the world to accommodate people of every size.
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