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With winter on its way, it’s the perfect time to update your reading list and find new indoor activities for the whole family. Here are some new and trending reading suggestions–the library has something for everyone!
FVRL provides Books By Mail (www.fvrl.org/books-mail) if you live more than 10 miles away from a library. You can also place items on hold and have it delivered on the Bookmobile (www.fvrl.org/bookmobiles) to your closest location!
For Fans of Science & Nature
One of the NY Times must-reads of 2024 that explores the emerging science of plant intelligence.
“Raging ambition. Towering egos. Competition under a veneer of courtesy. Heroic effort combined with plagiarism, theft, exaggeration, and fraud. This was the state of bird study in eastern North America during the early 1800s, as a handful of intrepid men raced to find the last few birds that were still unknown to science.” –Dust jacket flap.
“[A] vibrant scientific saga . . . at once important, outrageous, enlightening, entertaining, enduring, and still evolving.”–Dava Sobel, author of Longitude
Instant New York Times Bestseller & Financial Times Best Books of 2024
Climate investor and activist Tom Steyer shows us how we can win the war on climate–and why fighting for a sustainable future can help bring meaning and prosperity to our lives.
For Fans of Biographies and Memoirs
The Friday Afternoon Club is no mere celebrity memoir. It is, down to its bones, a family story that embraces the poignant absurdities and best and worst efforts of its loveable, infuriating, funny, and moving characters–its author most of all.”–Dust jacket flap.
“The acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Galileo’s Daughter crafts a luminous chronicle of the most famous woman in the history of science, and the untold story of the many remarkable young women trained in her laboratory who were launched into stellar scientific careers of their own. –Provided by the Publisher (on order)
A riveting, difficult, and surprisingly beautiful story, The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards is also a lyrical exploration of grief, mental health, single parenthood, and betrayal that demonstrates that the most moving love stories aren’t perfect–they’re flawed and poignantly real”– Provided by publisher.
For Fans of Fiction (different genres)
“Historical fiction of the highest order . . . an absolute joy of a book, warm and romantic, and with so much to say about the lives of women in the years following World War I.”–Ann Napolitano, bestselling author of Hello Beautiful
“[An] uproarious saga [set in 1087]. . . drawing on contemporary accounts, fantastical folk tales, and [Anderson’s] own knack for high jinks.”–New York Times Book Review
An exquisitely original and feverishly fun fusion of genres and ideas, The Ministry of Time asks: What does it mean to defy history, when history is living in your house? Kaliane Bradley’s answer is a blazing, unforgettable testament to what we owe each other in a changing world”– Dust jacket flap.
“A gripping tale that reads like a Sherlock Holmes novel set in a broken future…Turton is an exciting writer with a knack for strange tales that push the envelope, and this strange story of murder, survival, and the importance of memory might be his best work yet.” –Gabino Iglesias for NPR
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