Staff Picks

Recommended Reads from the Dearborn Public Library Staff

Check out what we're reading, watching, and listening to this month! If you are interested in a title, place a hold, and it will be sent to the library of your choice. Don't forget to see if titles are available through our digital resources Hoopla and Libby.


 



Amelie
Amelie
By Jeunet, Jean-Pierre
2021-02 - Paramount-Sds
0032429350855 Check our catalog

A very sweet movie about how every only child is just a little bit weird.

-Recommended by Jacob, Librarian I

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Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World
Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World
By Bagieu, Penelope
Illustrator Bagieu, Pénélope
2018-03 - First Second
9781626728691 Check our catalog

Snapshot cartoon biographies of strange, powerful, and wonderful women throughout history across disciplines, backgrounds, and continents. Each story is brief, but told with a healthy mixture of good humor and respect for its subjects.

-Recommended by Marj, SparkLab Tech

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The Change
The Change
By Miller, Kirsten
2022-05 - William Morrow & Company
9780063144040 Check our catalog

A magical midlife mystery thriller.

-Recommended by Michele, Librarian I

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Desire I Want to Turn Into to You
Desire I Want to Turn Into to You
By Caroline Polachek
2023-04 - Orchard
0197187531394 Check our catalog

I especially love how each song seems to bleed into the next, carrying leitmotifs across tracks in surprising and delightful ways. Mood board for this album: Kate Bush but if she raved, early 2000's alt. cyberpunk anime openings, anguished love confessions shouted over an active volcano, slip dresses and Party City angel wings.

-Recommended by Marj, SparkLab Tech

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I Hate Old Music, Too: How Familiarity & Overkill Killed Our Favorite Music
I Hate Old Music, Too: How Familiarity & Overkill Killed Our Favorite Music
By Thompson, Dave
2024-02 - Backbeat Books
9781493073511 Check our catalog

-Recommended by Harriet, Library Page

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Lilith
Lilith
By Nikki, Nikki
2023-10 - Alcove Press
9781639105717 Check our catalog

A reimagining of the first woman expelled from the Garden of Eden. Marmery follows the trend of applying artistic license to ancient myths alongside provocative character development. While the dialogue can teeter between extreme archaism and being unrealistically modern this is an excellent read for any fan of Historical Fiction.

-Recommended by Jackie, Assistant Librarian

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Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans
Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans
By Womack, Kenneth
2023-11 - Dey Street Books
9780063248526 Check our catalog

Tells the story of the super group's roadie.

-Recommended by Harriet, Library Page

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Once Upon a Broken Heart
Once Upon a Broken Heart
By Garber, Stephanie
2021-09 - Flatiron Books
9781250268396 Check our catalog

-Recommended by Ashley, Dearborn Historical Museum

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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail
By Dalio, Ray
2021-11 - Simon & Schuster Audio
9781797115771 Check our catalog

-Recommended by Betty, Library Director

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The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1
The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1
By Mokumokuren
Translator Oloye, Ajani
2023-07 - Yen Press
9781975360542 Check our catalog

Would you still love me if I were a worm? And by worm I mean parasitic eldritch being that has (almost) perfectly replaced your dead best friend?

-Recommended by Marj, SparkLab Technician

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Very Bad People
Very Bad People
By Frick, Kit
2022-04 - Margaret K. McElderry Books
9781534449732 Check our catalog

-Recommended by Joi, Teen Librarian

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Your Driver Is Waiting
Your Driver Is Waiting
By Guns, Priya
2023-02 - Doubleday Books
9780385549301 Check our catalog

This is on my "to read" list. It caught my interest because it deals with the gig economy.

-Recommended by Henry, Substitute Librarian

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