Everybody I know is looking forward to 2021 with hope that it will bring better days-- but I also know a lot of people who didn't get as much reading done in 2020 as they'd have liked to, and will be looking back to try to catch up. If that's you, I hope this list [...]
Last night was the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. This means (thankfully) the nights will start to get shorter from here, but we have a long way to go before winter is over. To keep you company through the many hours of darkness to come, I have a few recommendations for long [...]
Hanukkah ends Friday night, which means there's still time to check out these books by authors of Jewish descent! Moonglow by Michael Chabon (2016, 430 pages). Inspired by the final reminiscences of Chabon's grandfather, this novel tells the story of "madness, of war and adventure, of sex and marriage and desire, of existential doubt and [...]
Author Stephen Graham Jones has been in the horror game for a while, but he's finally getting his due for his 2020 release, The Only Good Indians. It's a spooky tale of supernatural revenge, regret, and blood, which runs for 310 pages (the perfect length for reading all weekend). Like the author, the main character [...]
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15, and there's no better time to look into book written by and about our Hispanic neighbors! There are many wonderful writers worth checking out, from classics like Pablo Neruda and Gabriel Garcia Marquez to newer voices like Valeria Luiselli and Cristina Henriquez, but because of [...]
As a civic institution, the library encourages everyone to vote if they are eligible. In pursuit of that, and in honor of National Voter Registration Day earlier this week on the 22nd, here is some information about voting in Indiana: Voter registration deadline is October 5; if you are mailing your registration in, it needs [...]
As of August 18, it has been one hundred years since the 19th Amendment was ratified, guaranteeing the right to vote for (white) women. If you would like to read up on this historic event and the movement that precipitated it, look no further than this book list! The Woman's Hour by Elaine Weiss (2018, [...]
This past Sunday, the Americans with Disabilities Act turned thirty. Although there is still work to be done on inclusion and accessibility, this was a landmark law that opened doors for many disabled people in our county. To celebrate, I would like to recommend some books by authors with disabilities of their own. The Pretty [...]
June is Pride Month, and what better time to highlight overlooked voices? Here are a few books at the intersection of Black and queer that you can get at the library! Real Life by Brandon Taylor (2020, 327 pages). Wallace is a black man in the predominately white setting of academia, pursuing his degree in [...]
Across our country, protesters are speaking out against racist treatment of Black citizens. If you would like to educate yourself on the issues at play and what you can do to help, there are some books in the library's collection available to you. So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (2018, 248 [...]
