- October 21, 2026
Salem’s Lot is a perfect spooky fall read as it takes place over a few weeks in Sept-Oct in Maine. I began reading it on the day the story begins, September 5, fully immersing myself in the story by sharing in the experience of cooler nights, the change in the clouds in the sky, and ...
Read more… - October 14, 2026
Set in 1950’s Mexico, the Mexican Gothic takes the beautiful and headstrong socialite Noemí out of her upper crust life in the big city and puts her right in the middle of a Gothic ghost story. After a concerning letter from her recently married cousin arrives, Noemí travels to the crumbling manor owned by previously ...
Read more… - September 16, 2026
This summer I inhaled The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce. This was a literary mystery that took me right to Italy on a remote lake. The book is from the point of view of four siblings who hunt for their artist father’s missing painting before his untimely passing. Entangled in the mystery is their father’s new ...
Read more… - September 9, 2026
There’s a reason this series has a cult following.
Carl is outside in subzero weather, trying to persuade his ex-girlfriend’s cat to come in, when It happens – aliens annex the Earth, kill almost everyone, take all of Earth’s resources, and chase the survivors into the Dungeon. Carl (in his boxers) and the reigning Persian Tortoiseshell ...
Read more… - August 19, 2026
Hannah has been on a great reading streak this summer and wanted to share her favorite titles from the last few months:
Everything Under by Daisy Johnson
A modern retelling of the Oedipus myth. This is a strange and mythical story full of strange and beautiful language. Unsettling and memorable and rich.
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones ...
Read more… - August 13, 2026
Ordinary Girls is a coming of age memoir that takes place in the housing projects (and streets) of Miami Beach. So many societal and cultural issues are packed into this book. Mental health, poverty, queerness, and racism are all presented through the appalling childhood of Jaquira and her family and friends. This book is not for the ...
Read more… - July 30, 2026
Guinevere and Ennis Sharpe live a storybook childhood with their author mother and actor father in a beloved old farmhouse in the woods of Vermont, surrounded by nature, artists, and their own imaginations. Or at least that’s how the outside world sees it. In reality, the children don’t go to school, are often hungry, and ...
Read more… - July 23, 2026
Each month, Reference Librarian Aurora gives a glimpse of a few new titles she is most looking forward to. Read on for July’s picks and don’t forget to place a hold on your favorites!
We’re Having Much More Fun: Punk Archives for the Present from CBGB to Gilman and Beyond edited by Judith A. Peraino and Tom ...
Read more… - July 15, 2026
This coming of age story follows a 15 year-old Nigerian Igbo teenager, Kambili, as she struggles with an overpowering abusive father and an oppressive Catholic upbringing. The story explores a post Colonial Nigeria where the clashes of Igbo traditions bump up against new Christian beliefs for Kambili and her brother Jaja. After spending time with ...
Read more… - June 25, 2026
Summer Reading is here! Check our what PFL staff is reading to complete their Bingo sheets and Reading Tickets! Place a title on hold by clicking the link provided and don’t forget to register for Summer Reading!
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Children by Melissa Albert
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
The Nantucket Reader by Susan Beegel
The ...
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