It has often been noted that humanity comes together during times of crisis. Perhaps you have experienced this in your own life. The two weeks from March 30th through April 13th, 2020 were difficult days for people all throughout the United States, but especially for New Yorkers. Case numbers of COVID-19 infections and deaths in…
Join us in celebrating the vital role women have played in our collective history. Attend a program, choose your next great book, or check out a podcast episode.
Behind You is the Sea, by Susan Muaddi Darraj, is billed as a novel, but it reads more like a collection of linked short stories. Whatever it’s called, it combines the best of short and long-form fiction: sensitively drawn portraits of singular characters, set in a world that gives continuity and context to their lives.…
Stories of genealogy and reparations are not my typical cups of tea. But in Maura’s Cheeks’ debut novel, Acts of Forgiveness we encounter not only a challenging subject, but an engrossing family drama. Our main character, Willie Revel, is the daughter of a stay-at-home, frustrated academic mother and an entrepreneur, construction-company founding father. Before…
Readers' Advisors Erica and Amy share three recent books that bring their worlds -- a tense near-future, a legendary past, and present-day America - to life in vivid and unexpected ways. Books featured in this episode: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and…
Through her subtitle and the opening quote from Philip Larkin, Keegan sets the tone for So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men, a series of three vignettes set in contemporary Ireland and explores men wrestling with frustrations and women reacting to their own desires. From “Aubade” by Philip Larkin: ”It stands…
The newest episode of Nonfiction Book Report is available on the Library’s YouTube Channel. In honor of Black History Month, Michelle and I talk about two Newish Noteworthy Nonfiction books that highlight the Beauty of Blackness. https://youtu.be/4BuDYKtkDdM Michelle shared BLK ART : the audacious legacy of black artists and models in western art by Zaria Ware. This…
Available February 13, 2024 While Yangsze Choo’s The Fox Wife is definitely historical fiction – set largely in Manchuria in the early 1900s – it also weaves elements of mystery and folklore into an evocative, compelling, and wholly original story. In the last days of the Qing Dynasty, Snow is on the hunt for the…
Our One Book, One Community series is off to a fantastic start! Patrons are reading Brendan Slocumb’s The Violin Conspiracy, joining discussions groups, and enjoying a variety of programming related to the story, all leading up to our visit with the author on Sunday, February 25. There are still plenty of programs left to attend, so…
Join us in celebrating and honoring the triumphs, struggles, and achievements of Black Americans throughout US history. Attend an event, choose your next great book, or read staff reviews. You can also explore and learn more through research databases and other blog posts. Events American Heroes: Harriet Tubman Thursday, February 1 7–8 pm • Aspen…
