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Our Staff's Favorite Books of the Year
This week we are taking a break from our weekly book review to share our staff’s favorite books of the year. While the majority of the...

Neighborhood Reads
Jan 3, 20222 min read


Val's Pick: "Stuntboy, in the Meantime" by Jason Reynolds and Raul the Third
Jason Reynolds shows once again that it doesn’t matter what format he writes in - he can do it all. Stuntboy, In The Meantime combines...

Neighborhood Reads
Dec 17, 20211 min read


Cheryl's Pick: "Wish You Were Here" by Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult decided to write this book during COVID. She had been at a wedding where two people at her table contracted the virus. She...

Neighborhood Reads
Dec 12, 20211 min read


Maria's Pick: "Small Things Like These" by Claire Keegan
Dedicated to “ the women and children who suffered time in Ireland’s Magdalen laundries”, there is just so much packed into this...

Neighborhood Reads
Dec 5, 20211 min read


Maria's Pick: "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk
If you are perplexed by the way you or someone you know has responded to a traumatic experience or if you are just interested in the...

Neighborhood Reads
Nov 28, 20211 min read


Laurie's Pick: "The Taking of Jemima Boone" by Matthew Pearl
Growing up in Missouri, I had often heard tales of Daniel Boone as a hero and great frontiersman. “The Taking of Jemima Boone'' retells...

Neighborhood Reads
Nov 9, 20211 min read


Andy's Pick: "A Carnival of Snackery" by David Sedaris
David Sedaris pleases yet again in this wonderful collection of humorous observances (among other things). Sedaris’ latest book will...

Neighborhood Reads
Nov 6, 20211 min read


Val's Pick: "The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music" by Dave Grohl
In Dave Grohl’s aptly named memoir “The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music” readers are given a glimpse into the life of a rock and...

Neighborhood Reads
Oct 31, 20211 min read


Maria's Pick: "North" by Brad Kessler
The book “North” by Brad Kessler is a beautifully written novel about two invisible worlds colliding. Father Christopher is a cloistered...

Neighborhood Reads
Oct 20, 20211 min read


Laurie's Pick: "Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light: Essays" by Helen Ellis
When Helen Ellis and her friends get together nothing is sacred. As the title suggests, these women “unpack their baggage”, and nobody...

Neighborhood Reads
Oct 14, 20211 min read


Val's Pick: "Pony" by R.J. Palacio
When I heard that RJ Palacio, author of the best-seller Wonder, was writing a new book I was both nervous and excited. Wonder was such...
Valerie Jankowski
Oct 9, 20211 min read


Val's Pick: "If the Shoe Fits" by Julie Murphy
If the Shoe Fits is an adult novel by author Julie Murphy best known for writing the successful young adult book “Dumplin'' which was...

Neighborhood Reads
Sep 23, 20211 min read


Laurie's Pick: "The Lost Apothecary" by Sarah Penner
When Caroline finds a mysterious vial on the banks of the River Thames, it leads her on an investigation into eighteenth century London....

Neighborhood Reads
Sep 14, 20211 min read


Maria's Pick: "Once There Were Wolves" by Charlotte McConaghy
I loved Charlotte McConaghy’s beautifully written debut novel, “Migrations,” so when her second novel came out, it went to the top of my...

Neighborhood Reads
Aug 31, 20211 min read


Gabbi's Pick: "They'll Never Catch Us" by Jessica Goodman
Jessica Goodman never disappoints. In her new young adult novel “They’ll Never Catch Us,” she portrays the life of two cross country...

Neighborhood Reads
Aug 25, 20211 min read


Teresa's Pick: "The Clover Girls" by Viola Shipman
Emily is writing to her three childhood friends Veronica, Liz, and Rachel with some shocking news asking them to reunite at their...

Neighborhood Reads
Aug 18, 20211 min read


Debbie's Pick: "Whereabouts" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Whereabouts by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri is a small gem of a book. Set in an unnamed Italian town, Lahiri delves into...

Neighborhood Reads
Aug 9, 20211 min read


Sami's Pick: "Realm Breaker" by Victoria Aveyard
Victoria Aveyard is the author of the much loved Red Queen series and has done an incredible job of writing another exhilarating story in...

Neighborhood Reads
Aug 4, 20211 min read


Maria's Pick: “The Forest of Vanishing Stars” by Kristin Harmel
Many of us have read novels set during World War II, but this one stands apart from others because it is based on the history a little...

Neighborhood Reads
Jul 27, 20211 min read


Laurie's Pick: "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
When Ryland Grace awakens on a spacecraft, he quickly realizes that he is the sole survivor of his ship. While battling coma induced...

Neighborhood Reads
Jul 21, 20211 min read
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