The Librarian Recommends - October 2025

by Rebecca Strauss, Library Director
October 8, 2025

Our Library Director curates great reads for our students every day. Now, she's sharing some recommendations for the rest of our community to enjoy. Stay tuned for new suggestions!

The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

It’s no secret that Moreno-Garcia is one of my favorite authors writing today and her latest novel proves that she really is the queen of genre jumping. This one will entrance readers who love eerie, multigenerational horror sagas and chilling tales of witchcraft and curses.

The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas

Prepare for a chilling descent into the demonic and dangerous with this third offering of historical horror from the talented Cañas. When an evil spirit is awakened in an 18th century Mexican silver mine, the young woman it takes hold of is forced to turn to the one man she shouldn't trust.

America, América: A New History of the New World by Greg Grandin

In this monumental work, Grandin fundamentally redefines our understanding of the Western hemisphere by tracing a sweeping, five-century narrative of North and South America. This is a culmination of decades of scholarship showing how the U.S. and Latin America have been inextricably intertwined since the very beginning.

The Eternal Forest: A Memoir of the Cuban Diaspora by Elena Sheppard

Sheppard was the first in her family to be born in the U.S. but the island of her family’s history and heart was kept alive through the stories of its women. In lyrical prose, this memoir explores memory, belonging and identity, echoing the experiences of so many of the Cuban diaspora.