- January 29, 2025
“If I had the time and a hammer, I would smash every copy of the Holiday Special.”
-George Lucas (This quote seems to be an urban legend, but you get the idea.)
A long time ago, in this very galaxy, the American people, still hyped from watching Star Wars: A New Hope, and eagerly awaiting ...
Read more… - January 23, 2025
It’s cold! See what we’re reading to take our minds off (or celebrate!) it.
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anaparra “A novel inspired by real events, it is told in the voice of a 9-year old who goes searching for the children who are disappearing from his impoverished settlement in India.”
The Heart Goes ...
Read more… - January 15, 2025
I re-read Shadow of the Wind for probably the third time. Never disappoints.
Deliciously gothic tale full of plot twists and sub plots that takes place in Barcelona 1945. Part historical fiction, mystery, and romance. In addition, the plot centers around the son of bookseller and a mysterious book that is being systematically destroyed. A book ...
Read more… - January 8, 2025
If the last two Bath Climate Conversation events got you thinking about solutions in your own life, check out this list of some further reading on the subject, curated by the Reference Team.
Read more… - January 2, 2025
2024 was a great year to read! Below is a list of some of our favorite books that PFL staff read this past year.
O Caledonia, by Elspeth Barker
The Postcard by Anne Berest
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
Where the Forest Meets the River by Shannon Bowring
The Ministry of Timeby Kailiane Bradley
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead by Barbara Comyns
With ...
Read more… - December 26, 2024
Yes, another year has passed. It has been a year marked by strangeness and friction, disasters both natural and manmade, general tumult, and nonstop chatter about AI. But also, many nonfiction books were published in 2024. A number of them were even quite excellent, in my humble opinion. It is to those among the past ...
Read more… - December 18, 2024
In Strangers in their Own Land (2016) sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild wrote of spending parts of 5 years getting to know folks in Louisiana, where pollution is devastating but the majority oppose environmental regulations. For Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right, she spent part of several years with blue-collar men in ...
Read more… - December 12, 2024
In 2022 a school librarian spoke at a public library board meeting about book challenges and how there are policies in place for parents who are concerned about items. She was then maligned horribly online both by people she knew and by total strangers. In That Librarian, Amanda Jones talks about her experiences, her choice ...
Read more… - December 5, 2024
A subtle yet poignant sci-fi graphic novel about a teenage girl named Amy navigating a unique grief. Amy grew up on a mining colony in deep space, but after her father is suddenly fired from his job there, her family is forced to make the 30 year long journey back to earth. Cryo-sleep technology means ...
Read more… - November 27, 2024
PFL staff are reading up a storm this holiday weekend! Browse the list below and find something good to read while you digest and recover from all the festivities.
Naturally Sweet by America’s Test Kitchen
Mysticism by Simon Critchley
The Mighty Red (audiobook) by Louise Erdrich
The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss
Exit West by ...
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