BostonPL_BPL Staff Picks: September 2020

Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves : An Anthology

Book - 2018

Nonfiction. An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importa...Show more Nonfiction. An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature. A timely anthology, recommended for anyone who loves books! - Liz B. Show less

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The House

by Roca, Paco

Downloadable Graphic Novel - 2019

Graphic Novel/Fiction. This is a "superficially simple" story about a family going through their father's home after his death. Each couple foc...Show more Graphic Novel/Fiction. This is a "superficially simple" story about a family going through their father's home after his death. Each couple focuses on different aspects of the home they all grew up visiting during summers as children, triggering long forgotten memories and sparking family discussions on what their father was really like. The art wonderfully captures how certain angles, close-ups, and objects can transport one to the past, and the general topic - how to deal with the things left behind by the death of your parent - can provoke thoughts and emotions in any adult reader. The story lingers on long after in your head. - gphatty Show less

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So You Want to Talk about Race

by Oluo, Ijeoma

Downloadable Audiobook - 2018

Nonfiction. Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality,...Show more Nonfiction. Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word. I can't stress how important this information is. So much of racisim is unconscious in all of us, no matter what we think of ourselves. It's built by society into our everyday lives, and only by understanding that and working against it, will we make any progress. Another eyeopening MUST read for everyone. - JordanD. Show less

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The Raven Ring

by Wrede, Patricia C.

eBook - 2011

Teen Fantasy. When Eleret learns that her mother has been killed fighting for the Emperor, she knows her duty: she packs her weapons and makes the long tr...Show more Teen Fantasy. When Eleret learns that her mother has been killed fighting for the Emperor, she knows her duty: she packs her weapons and makes the long trip to the capital to reclaim her mother's belongings. Once she arrives in Ciaron, however, she finds that her mother's death is part of a dangerous and magical mystery she must solve before she can return home -- and not everyone who claims they want to help her has her best interests in mind. I loved this book when I was a teenager, and after rereading it as an adult, I can whole-heartedly stand behind my youthful taste! - VeronicaKM Show less

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The Three-body Problem

by Liu, Cixin

Book - 2016

Science-Fiction. Cixin Liu's Three-Body Problem is a study in scale and connectedness. A mysterious, fully-immersive video game that pits players against ...Show more Science-Fiction. Cixin Liu's Three-Body Problem is a study in scale and connectedness. A mysterious, fully-immersive video game that pits players against the elements on faraway planet. A secret army funded by a wealthy environmentalist. Interstellar messages warning of an alien invasion. Told in flashbacks and forwards, all these pieces of a much bigger mystery unfold across time and space. Part one of a trilogy. - Maty C. Show less

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A Head Full of Ghosts

A Novel

by Tremblay, Paul

eBook - 2015

Horror. Fifteen years ago, the reality television show The Possession aired, following the lives of a suburban Massachusetts family whose eldest daughter ...Show more Horror. Fifteen years ago, the reality television show The Possession aired, following the lives of a suburban Massachusetts family whose eldest daughter Marjorie began to display signs of possession -- or perhaps acute schizophrenia. Now, Marjorie's younger sister, Merry, is being interviewed about the shocking events that led up to Marjorie's exorcism. This novel has one of the most genuinely terrifying scenes I've ever seen in horror fiction and is a twisty, mind-bending read that raises more questions than it answers. A must-read from a local horror author! - Kirsten D. Show less

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The Happiness Project

Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

by Rubin, Gretchen

Downloadable Audiobook - 2009

Nonfiction. Read by the author, this audiobook offers a well-researched, nontraditional guide to happiness. Gretchen Rubin recounts her happiness journey ...Show more Nonfiction. Read by the author, this audiobook offers a well-researched, nontraditional guide to happiness. Gretchen Rubin recounts her happiness journey as someone who was already relatively happy, highlighting the struggles she faced and discussing how she overcame them. Apply some of the techniques from The Happiness Project and you will surely discover that there will always be more room for happiness in your life. What better time to begin your own personal happiness project than now? - PF Show less

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Knitlandia

A Knitter Sees the World

by Parkes, Clara

eBook - 2016

Memoir/Travel. In this lovely book Clara Parkes, yarn expert and knitting devotee, takes us from a beautiful lake in New Hampshire to a sheep farm in Reyk...Show more Memoir/Travel. In this lovely book Clara Parkes, yarn expert and knitting devotee, takes us from a beautiful lake in New Hampshire to a sheep farm in Reykjavik, Iceland to discover the delightful world of knitting festivals and retreats. Her descriptions of place, community, and wool will inspire you to pick up your needles and start knitting and to wish for the day to travel to these remarkable knitting events. - DebF Show less

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The Beautiful Ones

by Prince

Book - 2019

Biography. The Beautiful Ones is an emotional biography that was never finished when Prince's life was tragically cut short in April 2016. While not a bio...Show more Biography. The Beautiful Ones is an emotional biography that was never finished when Prince's life was tragically cut short in April 2016. While not a biography in the traditional sense, it gives glimpses of his genius through never-before-seen pictures and handwritten notes in Prince's signature writing style. Editor Dan Piepenbring gives eloquent insight into Prince's final days. A must-read for any Prince fan--I was in tears before finishing the first page. - SarahM Show less

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The Civil War as a Theological Crisis

by Noll, Mark A.

eBook - 2006

Nonfiction. An interesting perspective on the Civil War. American culture was saturated by Protestant evangelical beliefs in the antebellum period but Nor...Show more Nonfiction. An interesting perspective on the Civil War. American culture was saturated by Protestant evangelical beliefs in the antebellum period but Northerners and Southerners could not agree on the Bible's stance on slavery. The Bible was open for interpretation by any reader, and often people's interpretations included accommodating their particular social environment--North and South. So the churches lost their integrity to guide any issues concerning the morality of slavery. So it was decided by a war... - Linda S. Show less

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