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The Feather Thief tells the strange but true story of how hundreds of rare bird skins and feathers – many collected during the 19th century – were stolen in 2009 from the Tring Museum, a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History. The thief, 20 year old Edwin
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we recommend Women and Power by Mary Beard, a Cambridge Professor of Classics. This “Manifesto” is a short volume – only 115 pages – and is based on two lectures, the first given in 2014 and the second in 2017. Beard opens her book by recounting
In her debut novel, Angie Thomas crafts a story about sixteen year old Starr Carter who witnesses a police shooting of her unarmed best friend. In the aftermath, Starr is torn between the two different worlds she inhabits — the deeply impoverished neighborhood she grew up in, and the upper-crust
Everyone is raving about Naomi Alderman’s new novel, The Power. This book tells the story of an alternate future, where women around the world have developed a new ability, an electric force that can inflict great pain on others. The impact of this new power upends gender norms, and the new
Forest Dark is Nicole Krauss’ latest novel. She is the award winning, best-selling author of The History of Love, (also available at the library). In Forest Dark, Krauss tells the story of an older lawyer and a younger novelist who both find themselves on a journey of metamorphosis and self-realization.
Are you looking for the newest thriller? Do you crave a good detective novel that will keep you up all night turning the page? Look no further! New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf’s latest, Not a Sound, is now available for check-out in our Unwind the Mind : Popular Reading Collection. Read reviews
The Nix is author Nathan Hill’s widely acclaimed first novel. In a story that travels from the suburbs of Chicago to New York City, and through Norwegian folktales and obsessive video-gaming, Hill tells a story of the fraught relationship between a son and his mother. The Nix is at times
Anna Kendrick is best known as an actress and singer, star of Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2. She also appeared in Up In The Air, a performance for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Late last year, Ms. Kendrick also published her memoir, Scrappy
Best known as a musician and the lead guitarist and songwriter for “The Band,” Robbie Robertson has just published Testimony, his new memoir. In Testimony, you’ll find a treasure-trove of memories and headline news from Robertson, detailing his childhood in Canada, growing up on the Six Nations Indian Reserve and in
Herman Koch is a Dutch author and actor who has written both short stories and novels. His latest, Dear Mr. M, is one of our recent acquisitions for the Unwind the Mind: Popular Reading Collection – a collection of popular fiction and non-fiction best-sellers available at both the Lincoln Park and