Staff Picks For February

A LIGHT OF HER OWN
By Carrie Callaghan

In Haarlem, Holland in 1633, a young woman sets out to make her mark as a member of the prestigious artist guild. Few women artists existed. Based on the life of Judith Leyster. Comparable to THE MINIATURIST. ~ KC

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CALLING MAJOR TOM
By David M. Barnett

For everyone who loved A MAN CALLED OVE or THE STORY OF ARTHUR TRULUV, this story of a curmudgeonly astronaut on his way to Mars will have you rooting for everyone involved. ~ LQ

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IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (audiobook)
By James Baldwin

Fonny and Tish are a young black couple who fall in love in early 1970s New York City. Baldwin’s writing flows eloquently-authentic and profound. Audiobook narrator Bahni Turpin makes his words come alive. A film adaptation was released in 2018. ~PB

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