Book Reviews

It’s All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World’s Family Tree by A. J. Jacobs
A. J. Jacobs has amused and informed us by living for a year…

New titles for Spring 2018 by various authors
Maybe it's the boost of energy that comes along with Spring,…

The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman; As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes with Joe Layden
Today’s featured titles come courtesy of the library’s…

Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
Writing about social justice issues can be difficult when the…

Bugged: The Insects Who Rule the World and the People Obsessed with Them by David MacNeal
The First Day of Spring is but two days away: Easter Lilies,…

Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz with Renee Watson
Before Betty Shabazz became an activist, educator, mother and…

Picture Books to Introduce Black History Month to Children
Reviewed by Tammie Benham
February is Black History Month.…

Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
Jennifer Egan began the research for her latest book years ago.…

March: Books 1-3 by John Lewis with Andrew Aydin, art by Nate Powell
Of all the treasures in the Smithsonian, the exhibit that…

Star Wars : From a Certain Point of View by various authors
If you're a nerd, there are pretty much two factions: Star Trek…

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore
When perusing the library's new book offerings, Kate Moore's…

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Aza Holmes is a little bit insufferable, but don't we all have…

Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle
Not long ago, a friend of mine recommended a great little read,…