fiction

LGBTQ Pride Month

June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month. You can celebrate by reading one of \”The 25 Best LGBT Novels of All Time\” according to the Advocate magazine. 1. Giovanni\’s Room by James Baldwin2. The Color Purple by Alice Walker3. The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith4. Orlando by Virginia Woolf5. Maurice by E.MContinue reading “LGBTQ Pride Month”

More Historical Fiction with Female Characters by Female Authors

In honor of Women\’s History Month, here are more historical fiction books in the library\’s collection that feature female characters or subjects, and are written by female authors: The Dressmaker\’s War begins in 1939, and is about a talented English would-be modiste named Ada who makes some bad choices and is trapped by the Nazis into makingContinue reading “More Historical Fiction with Female Characters by Female Authors”

Yea! Time for Fun Books!

Now that the summer sessions have rushed to an end, you may be wondering what to do with all your \”extra\” time — other than working and finally having time to wash clothes, see family, sleep, etc. If so, the library has lots to offer in recreational reading: — New York Times bestsellers, — PulitzerContinue reading “Yea! Time for Fun Books!”

Stephenie Meyer fans, unite!

Need your vampire fix before the next movie in the Twilight saga is released? Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight series, has made a novella available online. Although you can\’t download or print it, you can read it for free online until July 5, 2010. The novella is called, \”The Short Second Life of BreeContinue reading “Stephenie Meyer fans, unite!”