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Staff Pick of the Week: We Never Talk About My Brother by Peter S. Beagle

  We Never Talk About My Brother by Peter S. Beagle (best known for The Last Unicorn which was also made an animated film) is a collection of short stories about a myriad of topics.  Beagle is a master of short stories, and if you haven’t read him, you should (according to the […]

Staff Pick of the Week: Man Made Boy by Jon Skovron

You’ve never seen a story about growing up quite like this.  Man Made Boy is about Boy, the son of Frankenstein’s Monster and the Bride.  It has monsters, the epitamy of misunderstood, questions about good and evil, mistakes, crazy families, love, and growing up. Our staff member said it’s well worth staying up late […]

Staff Pick of the Week: The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence

This week’s staff pick is the award winning “The Universe Versus Alex Woods” by Gavin Extence.  It’s a literally laugh out loud and cry book, and appropriate for teenagers to 100+.   It’s got a little bit of science (perfect for this summer’s reading program themes), Vonnegut, and a whole […]

Check out our Staff Picks & Sign up for Summer Reading!

Have you checked out one of our Staff Picks yet?  The Staff Pick of the Week can be followed on our blog, Facebook Album, or you could look at one of our Staff Pick Bookmarks. We have 12 bookmarks broken up by genre, including: Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, YA, Nonfiction, and […]

Staff Pick of the Week: Fortune’s Pawn by Rachel Bach

This week’s staff pick is “Fortune’s Pawn” by Rachel Bach, a sci-fi adventure that kicks off the Paradox trilogy- all of which are published, so you can read them all now instead of waiting for a couple years.  A few of our staff members have read this series and absolutely, […]

Staff Pick of the Week: Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Two of our staffers read this book, and they loved it.  It has secret societies, an unsolvable puzzle (supposedly), and characters you’ll absolutely adore.  Once you get involved in Clay’s story, you won’t want to put it down.  We definitely recommend this winner of the Alex Award, finalist for the […]