“It’s easier than you’d ever think—existing in plain sight while remaining largely invisible. That’s what I’ve learned from being a maid.”
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The Maid by Nita Prose
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More Like The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Preston and Child
If you read The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child and need more thrillers with a touch of science fiction or if you're on the hold list and you're looking for something to tide you over until it arrives, here's a few read-a-likes we hope you'll love.
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Stolen Focus by Johann Hari Named 2022 Porchlight Business Book of the Year
Since 2007, the Porchlight Business Book Awards have recognized the best books in the business genre every year, and all the people who help bring them to life. While books chosen by Porchlight are not always what most would consider a traditional business book, they are the books believed to be the most important for businesses to consider.
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Practice Battle Recap
We hope everyone enjoyed attending the Practice Battle. As mentioned, the points earned yesterday do not count towards the season's overall battle points. Practice Battle is really just a bit of fun to help acclimate players to Battle of the Books. Even so, it is kind of exciting to see how the teams stacked up!
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Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
When Groundhog Day came out in 1993, I doubt anyone thought it would kick off a new genre. But over the last 30 years, there's been a surprising number of conceptually similar, time-looping movies and books.
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Academy Awards Contest 2023
Facebook Book Club: A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True
February, 2023.
Join us in the Eisenhower Library Book Club Group on Facebook, a place to read and discuss books with our community. We'll choose a new book every month and share discussion questions, author interviews, recommended read-a-likes, and anything else we can think of to enhance your reading experience.
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Recent Movies & TV: 02/01/2023
New Books: 01/31/2023
Am I Even A Bee? by Felicity Muth
"Her mother's note said she was a bee, but Osmia wasn't so sure. She began to wonder if she was even a bee at all."
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February 2023 LibraryReads Hall of Fame
Every month at libraryreads.org, librarians across the county nominate their favorite upcoming books. Whichever books get the most nominations go onto the monthly list. Place holds now to get these sure-to-be popular books as soon as possible after they're released.
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The It Girl by Ruth Ware
“She had the kind of beauty that hurt your eyes if you looked at her for too long, but made it hard to tear your gaze away. It was, Hannah realized, as if a different kind of light were shining on her than on the rest of the room.”
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Goodreads Choice Awards Challenge
December 01 - February 28, 2023.
It’s time for the annual Goodreads Choice Awards, the only major book awards decided by readers.
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February 2023 LibraryReads List
Every month at libraryreads.org, librarians across the county nominate their favorite upcoming books. Whichever books get the most nominations go onto the monthly list. Place holds now to get these sure-to-be popular books as soon as possible after they're released.
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More Like Prince Harry’s Spare
Bittersweet by Susan Cain
It’s no secret that the western world is uncomfortable with death, sadness, and anything related to the macabre.
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Only One Week Until Battle Begins!
The Battle of the Books countdown is counting down! The Practice Battle will officially open the battle season on February 1st at 4pm.
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Ridgewood Author Visit with Rena Barron
Friday, February 24, 2023, 12:30 PM.
Live from the Ridgewood High School auditorium, Middle Grade and Young Adult author Rena Barron discusses her writing process, craft, world-building, and more.
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Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter by Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long
"I finally got dressed and looked at myself in the mirror. I was wearing a brand-new uniform-No. 42. It fit me and was comfortable, but I still felt like a stranger, or an uninvited guest."
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BYO Book Club Recommendations
At the last meeting of the Bring Your Own Book Club, a bunch of book lovers chatted about the books we’ve all been reading lately including those listed below. Looks like we’ll be doing it again on January 27th at 3:30 PM. If you’d like to tell us about some books or hear what your fellow readers suggest, join our Zoom chat.
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New Books: 01/24/2023
2023 Walter Awards Winners
The We Need Diverse Books Walter Awards Judging Committee has selected the Winners and Honorees for the eighth annual Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature.
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The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain
In 1965 Ellie Hockley, raised to be a southern lady, is engaged to a bank manager and enrolled in college. Against the wishes of her parents, Ellie joins the freedom fighters in an effort to register black voters.
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Self-Portrait with Nothing by Aimee Pokwatka
Raised by two loving, adoptive mothers, married to a supportive husband, and working as a respected anthropologist, Pepper Rafferty should be living her best life. But she's obsessed with her birth mother.
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