Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read which begin in 1982. it is normally observed during the last week of September, and focuses on the value of free and open access to information. Listed below are some of the books that have been challenged in the past across the country….
Looking to get lost in a new adventure? Let’s dive deep. Series Spotlight highlights various Teen/YA Book Series. (Titles are listed in series order). This time we highlight the Creekwood/Simonverse series by Becky Albertalli. Becky Albertalli was born and raised in the Atlanta, Georgia suburbs . She is a clinical psychologist who specializes in working…
Irish novelist, Sally Rooney, has established herself on page and screen. Her novel Normal People became an overwhelming success after being adapted into a mini-series. Now Rooney’s first novel, Conversations with Friends, is following suit. If you are excited to binge this new mini-series or if you cannot get enough of Rooney’s emotional romances, check…
April 6th is national asexuality day! To celebrate we’re highlighting some books that discuss asexuality and/or feature characters or people on the asexual spectrum. Be sure to check them out! ACE: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex An engaging exploration of what it means to be asexual in a world…
Happy Live Long and Prosper Day! To celebrate, we’ve decided to shine a spotlight on the newest Sci-Fi adventures and series available at Homewood Public Library. Dead Silence Titanic meets The Shining in S.A. Barnes’ Dead Silence, a SF horror novel in which a woman and her crew board a decades-lost luxury cruiser and find the wreckage of…
Thanksgiving is a time to remind ourselves and be thankful for those who are special to us; whether they be families that made us, families we found, or the friends we’ve met along the way. For this Thanksgiving, check out these titles that focus on family! The Dutch House “At the end of the Second…
