The Librarian Recommends

By Becca Strauss, Library Director
January 11, 2021

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 every month for new suggestions!

Top Fiction: 

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
 
Looking for the perfect book to curl up with on a cold Winter's evening? Look no further! The first book in a masterfully written trilogy, The Bear and the Nightingale weaves medieval Russian history, Slavic folklore, and a touch of magic into a captivating tale sure to leave you running for the next installment. 
 
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
 
There's a reason why this one has been at the top of must-read lists for 2020. Mexican Gothic may be an ode to the atmospheric novels of Daphne Du Maurier and Shirley Jackson, but it stands just fine on its own two feet. Hidden away in the forest peaks of 1950s Mexico, join Noemí Taboada at High Place, the ancestral home of the reclusive and darkly secretive Doyle family. Here Noemí is tasked with recovering her newly married cousin and uncovering the sinister mysteries that haunt the halls. 
 

Top Nonfiction: 

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker 

I listened to this one as an audiobook and my jaw was on the floor multiple times. Get ready for a wild ride when you dive into this exploration of a family with six children diagnosed with schizophrenia. This is not only the fascinating saga of an American family plagued by mental illness, it's also an examination of the horrible history of the diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenic patients, of genetic studies, and the race to understand and cure crippling mental disorders. This one is a must-read.

 
Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha S. Jones
 
With all eyes on Georgia during these last few months, a light has been shone on the black women leading the charge to end voter suppression in the 21st century. In Vanguard, Martha S. Jones takes us back to the beginning of the republic and all the decades after as black women have fought tooth and nail against the racist and sexist institutions that have tried to hold them back. Jones turns the spotlights on women like Fannie Lou Hamer and Marie Stewart, names we should all know for their courage in protecting voting rights for all.
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