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Playworld : a novel by Adam RossFourteen-year-old Griffin Hurt is overwhelmed by playing Peter Proton on the hit TV show The Nuclear Family and by Boyd Prep, but rather than vent to his family's shrink, he confesses everything to his parents' friend Naomi Shah, who falls in love with him. Also available on Libby |
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Adventures in the Louvre: how to fall in love with the world's greatest museum by Elaine SciolinoThe Louvre is the most famous museum in the world, attracting millions of visitors every year with its masterpieces. In Adventures in the Louvre, Elaine Sciolino immerses herself in this magical space and helps us fall in love with what was once a forbidding fortress. Exploring galleries, basements, rooftops, and gardens, Sciolino demystifies the Louvre, introducing us to her favorite artworks and to the people who are the museum's lifeblood. Blending investigative journalism, travelogue, history, and memoir, Sciolino walks her readers through the museum's front gates and immerses them in its irresistible, engrossing world of beauty and culture. Also available as an eAudiobook on Hoopla |
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What You are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko AoyamaThis tribute to the magic of libraries, friendship and community follows Tokyo's most mysterious librarian, Sayuri Komachi, as she gives her visitors one unexpected book, which has life-altering consequences, giving the borrower the motivation they didn't realize they need to change their life. Also available on Libby and Hoopla |
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The Maid's Secret by Nita ProseHead maid Molly Gray's discovery of a priceless artifact sparks a media frenzy, a daring heist, and revelations from her grandmother's hidden diary, intertwining a present-day mystery with a long-lost tale of forbidden love and family secrets. Also available on Libby |
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Memorial Drive: a daughter's memoir by Natasha D. TretheweyThe former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Native Guard shares a chillingly personal memoir about the brutal murder of her mother at the hands of her former stepfather. Also available on Libby |
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Careless People: a cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism by Sarah Wynn-WilliamsAn insider account charting one woman's career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to Facebook, the decisions that have shaped world events in recent decades, and the people who made them Also available on Libby and Hoopla |
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Yellowface by R. F. KuangAfter the death of her literary rival in a freak accident, author June Hayward steals her just-finished masterpiece, sending it to her agent as her own work, but as emerging evidence threatens her success, she discovers just how far she'll go to keep what she thinks she deserves. Also available on Libby and an an eAudiobook on Hoopla |
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The Pretender by Jo HarkinIn 1480s England, peasant boy Lambert Simnel is thrust into royal intrigue as he is declared a hidden heir to the throne and must face court politics, rebellion and an alliance with the cunning Joan that could shape the fate of the monarchy.
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Interview with the Vampire (season 1)In modern Dubai, the mysterious Louis de Pointe du Lac approached veteran journalist Daniel Molloy with quite a story to tell. It seems that in 1910s New Orleans, Louis was seduced by the charismatic vampire Lestat de Lioncourt... and soon joined him for an existence of immortality and bloodlust"-- Available to watch on Hoopla |
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All Foursby Miranda JulyA semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from LA to NY. Twenty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the start of an entirely different journey. Also available on Libby |
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Refugee by Alan GratzAlthough separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together. Also available on Libby and Hoopla |
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