November 2024 staff picks

Staff picks for November 2024

Megan: Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano

As Thanksgiving gets closer Turkey starts making costumes and trying to disguise himself. Will the farmers find him? Read and find out! This will definitely become a family favorite!

Karen: We Kept Her In The Cellar by W.R. Gorman

Story of Cinderella told by her stepsister. All is not as it seems.

Jennifer: The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst.

An uplifting fantasy about a librarian Kiela who works in the Great Library of Alyssium, home to an array of spell books that she is charged to care for and protect for the use of only the Emperor’s elite. Kiela loves her life, she loves solitude, she loves being surrounded by words and knowledge and most of all she loves never having to be in contact with people. When the revolution that is brewing in the Crescent Isles Empire finds its way to burning down the library, Kiela is forced to flee, taking as many books as she can.  She returns to Caltrey, the secluded island she spent her childhood years in. Here though, Kiela will face her worst nightmare—people. If she is to survive and start anew and protect the books, she may just have to step out of her comfort zone and face a life of new possibilities.

Amee: This Is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter

The 12th book in the Will Trent series. Will and his wife, Sara Linton, discover the dead body of the mountain resort owner while on their honeymoon. Trapped at the resort due to weather, the pair must figure out who the killer is before everyone leaves.

The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave

An estranged sister and brother do not feel their father “accidently” fell off the cliff from his beloved property. Things aren’t adding up and questions go unanswered by their father’s confidants. Was someone with their dad on the night he died?