by Tracy Horodyski | Dec 5, 2019 | Librarian's Pick
“When Eleanor Roosevelt creates a mobile library system as part of the New Deal’s Works Progress Administration, Alice volunteers to become one of the librarians on horseback to escape her father-in-law’s house. As a librarian, Alice joins four others:...
by Tracy Horodyski | Dec 3, 2019 | Librarian's Pick
“Through flowing metaphors and dialogue, rich language and deeply personal family stories, we learn about Jones’ struggle for his identity—why he built a suit of invisible armor to protect himself when no one else would. Jones writes, “If America was going to...
by Tracy Horodyski | Dec 3, 2019 | Librarian's Pick
Feast Your Eyes – Myla Goldberg Click here for availability “In this mesmerizing, brilliantly structured, and deeply insightful novel about a radical photographer and single mother and how her controversial images affect her daughter, Myla Goldberg...
by Tracy Horodyski | Dec 1, 2019 | Librarian's Pick
“Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson and Marlon Brando are driving out of Manhattan after a terrorist attack. What sounds like the opening of an urban myth is actually the zany plotline of “Escape from New York,” one of 19 tales in Zadie Smith’s first collection...
by Tracy Horodyski | Nov 30, 2019 | Librarian's Pick
“Here’s a partial list of things I don’t believe in: God. The Devil. Heaven. Hell. Bigfoot. Ancient Aliens. Past lives. Life after death. Vampires. Zombies. Reiki. Homeopathy. Rolfing. Reflexology. Note that ‘witches’ and ‘witchcraft’ are...
