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Librarian’s Pick: The Invention of Murder – Judith Flanders

by Reference Librarian | Oct 29, 2020 | Librarian's Pick

“In this fascinating exploration of murder in the nineteenth century, Judith Flanders examines some of the most gripping cases that captivated the Victorians and gave rise to the first detective fiction. Murder in Britain in the nineteenth century was rare. But...

Librarian’s Pick: The Year of the Witching – Alexis Henderson

by Reference Librarian | Oct 28, 2020 | Librarian's Pick

“A young woman living in a rigid, repressive society discovers dark powers within herself, with terrifying and far-reaching consequences, in this stunning, feminist fantasy debut. In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet’s word is law, Immanuelle...

Librarian’s Pick: The Once and Future Witches – Alix E. Harrow

by Reference Librarian | Oct 27, 2020 | Librarian's Pick

“In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history in Alix E. Harrow’s powerful novel of magic and the suffragette movement. In 1893, there’s no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before...

Librarian’s Pick: Magic Lessons – Alice Hoffman

by Reference Librarian | Oct 26, 2020 | Librarian's Pick

“Where does the story of the Owens bloodline begin? With Maria Owens, in the 1600s, when she’s abandoned in a snowy field in rural England as a baby. Under the care of Hannah Owens, Maria learns about the “Unnamed Arts.” Hannah recognizes that Maria has a gift...

Librarian’s Pick: Leave The World Behind – Rumaan Alam

by Reference Librarian | Oct 23, 2020 | Librarian's Pick

“In a total departure from Alam’s previous work, this chilling 2020 National Book Award finalist book follows a middle-class white family on vacation in a remote part of Long Island. Their plan to relax and escape both the city and their problems is disrupted...

Librarian’s Pick: His Only Wife- Peace Adzo Medie

by Reference Librarian | Oct 23, 2020 | Librarian's Pick

“Afi Tekple is a young seamstress in Ghana. She is smart; she is pretty; and she has been convinced by her mother to marry a man she does not know. Afi knows who he is, of course—Elikem is a wealthy businessman whose mother has chosen Afi in the hopes that she...

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