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Adult Services Staff Picks February 2022 |
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The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections: A Novel
by Eva Jurczyk
Recommended by: Sarah V.
Working in the rare books department of a large university, Liesl Weiss discovers that a priceless book has gone missing as well as the librarian, and, investigating both disappearances, learns a shocking truth that shakes the very foundation on which she has built her life.
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The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor
by Shaenon K. Garrity
Recommended by: Lori P.
After rescuing a stranger, Haley wakes up in Willowweep, the setting of her favorite Gothic romance novel, where she discovers that she must save this universe from an all-consuming evil to return home.
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The Guncle
by Steven Rowley
Recommended by: Claire G.
When Patrick takes on the role of primary guardian for his young niece and nephew, he soon learns that parenting isn’t solved with treats or jokes as his eyes are opened to a new sense of responsibility.
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The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
by Zoraida Córdova
Recommended by: Brandee C.
Seven years after their matriarch Orquidea passed away, blessing them with her special gifts, the Montoya family journeys to Ecuador to uncover the truth behind their inheritance to stop a hidden figure from killing off Orquidea’s line one-by-one.
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The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II
by Madeline Martin
Recommended by: Joanna B.
Taking a job in a London bookshop just as the Blitz begins, Grace finds comfort in the power of words, storytelling and community as the bookshop becomes one of the only remaining properties to survive the bombings.
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My Sister, the Serial Killer
by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Recommended by: Rachel D.
Realizing that her beautiful, beloved younger sister has murdered yet another boyfriend, an embittered Nigerian woman works to direct suspicion away from the family, until a handsome doctor she fancies asks for her sister's number
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The Sentence: A Novel
by Louise Erdrich
Recommended by: Sarah R.
The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author presents an unusual novel in which a small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store’s most annoying customer.
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Under the Whispering Door
by TJ Klune
Recommended by: Denise H.
After he dies, a curious and powerful being gives Wallace one week to cross over to the land of the dead, and Wallace, who finally starts to learn about all the things he missed in life, sets about living a lifetime in seven days.
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Recommended by: Tim B.
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise."
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
by Amanda Montell
Recommended by: Sarah L.
The author of Wordslut looks at how cults use language to gain power and how it has pervaded our entire culture, from notorious cults to modern startups and Instagram feeds.
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Smile: The Story of a Face
by Sarah Ruhl
Recommended by: Kelly M.
A MacArthur genius and two-time Pulitzer finalist shares, through a series of piercing, witty and lucid meditations, her journey as a patient, wife, mother and artist as she searches for a cure for Bell’s palsy while simultaneously grappling with the reality of her new face.
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