Tiny Book Club

Ethan, Anne, and Maggie talk about books related to the 250th anniversary of the United States. Books discussed:  Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship by Anna O. Law Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke  Other titles discussed:  Flashlight by Susan Choi, Civic Longing by Carrie Hyde, The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk, Piranesi by Susa...

Ethan, Linda, and Eric talk about the best books they read this year.  Books discussed:  Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins King Sorrow by Joe Hill Angel Down by Daniel Kraus The Correspondent by Virginia Evans The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali Starter villain by John Scalzi Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman The Will of the Many by James Islington The Exorcist by William Peter B...

Ethan, Ryan, and Kat discuss books about AI. Books discussed: The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Simply Artificial Intelligence published by DK Other titles discussed: The Song of Achilles, Circe by Madeline Miller, Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment by Jason Schreier, Blood...

Ethan, Anne, and Maggie discuss memoirs.  Books discussed:  This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing by Jacqueline Winspear Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by Patrick Hutchison  Patriot by Alexei Navalny  Other titles discussed: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood, Angel Down by Daniel Kraus, and All the Beautiful Sinners by Stephen Graham Jones. 

Ethan, Anne, and Ryan discuss books they've read recently.  Books discussed: How to Be Both by Ali Smith God of the Woods by Liz Moore Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton Other titles discussed: Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, and The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M Graff John Scalzi titles discussed: Zoe's Tale, Starter Villain, and When the Moon Hi...

Ethan, Anne, and Maggie discuss books set in, or (roughly) from, the 1970s.  Books Discussed:  The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton The Crime of Punishment by Karl A Menninger Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Other books mentioned: The Turner House by Angela Flournoy, Patriot by Alexei Navalny, and Wind & Truth by Brandon Sanderson. 

Ethan, Anne, and Alina discuss books for the Halloween season.  Books discussed:  Pay the Piper by George A. Romero & Daniel Kraus A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters Other books mentioned: Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul by Leila Taylor, The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Maeve Fly by C. J. Leede, and The Leftovers by Tom Perotta.       

Ethan, Anne, and Maggie discuss books set in or about Europe.  Books discussed:  Western Lane by Chetna Maroo How We Survived Communism & Even Laughed by Slavenka Drakulic The Pairing by Casey McQuiston    

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss eBooks they might take on vacation.  Books discussed:  Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell Who Is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld   Other books mentioned: Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado, Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy  

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss nonfiction books about food. Books discussed:  The Core of an Onion: Peeling the Rarest Common Food, by Mark Kurlansky My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feelings,  edited by Zosia Mamet The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the Past, by Taras Grescoe Other books mentioned: Enter Ghost by Isabelle Hammad, Romantic Comedy by Curti...

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss recent releases they enjoyed.  Books discussed: The Biography of X by Catherine Lacey Absolution by Alice McDermott The Skull by Jon Klassen Other books mentioned: Mister Magic by Kiersten White, Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel, Happiness Falls by Angie Kim.  

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books on journalists and journalism.    Books discussed:  Rogues by Patrick Radden Keefe The Woman Who Fell from the Sky by Jennifer Steil Newsroom Confidential by Margaret Sullivan   Other books mentioned: The Last Watch by J. S. Dewes, How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix, The Biography of X by Catherine Lacey, Absolution by Alex McDermott, Watership Down: T...

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books they wish more people would read.    Books discussed: Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor by Lynda Barry The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey  Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke  Other books mentioned: The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang, The Guest List by Lucy Foley, No Mercy by Joanna Schaffhausen, Drood by Dan Simmons, The Mysteries by Bill Watterson

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books from different perspectives.    Books discussed:  The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid  Horse by Geraldine Brooks Pageboy by Elliot Page    Other books mentioned: The Cliff's Edge by Charles Todd, The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, Whalefall by Daniel Kraus 

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss fiction featuring the natural world.    Books discussed:  The Shell Collector by Anthony Doerr The River by Peter Heller Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy   Other books mentioned: Horse by Geraldine Brooks, All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot, The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books with a strong sense of place.  Books discussed:  The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel  Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry    Other books mentioned: Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan, The Visitors by Sally Beauman, Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, and Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe.    

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss Asian-American authors.  Books discussed:  Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng  On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong The Evening Hero by Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books they have recommended to each other.  Book discussed: Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell  Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus  The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab 

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books about libraries and librarians.  Books discussed:  The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai  The Library Book by Susan Orlean  The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer

Ethan and Ryan talk about the board game Wingspan, available in our Library of Things.    Join us on the third Tuesday of every month for our Game On! Board Game Night for Adults, at 6:30 in the Library. 

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books featuring magical realism.  Books discussed:  Eartheater by Dolores Reyes  Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt  The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova 

Ethan, Anne, and Katie talk about intellectual freedom and banned books.  Books discussed:  The Color Purple by Alice Walker  Melissa by Alex Gino Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books about time travel.  Books discussed:  Doomsday Book by Connie Willis  Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel  This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone 

Ethan talks to Linda, Carmen, and Ryan about their reading habits.     

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books by African-American authors.    Books discussed: Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar  Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley