Book Buzz
A Monthly Collection of Librarian-selected Books by Topic |
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September 2023: Read 'em and Weep (or Laugh or Learn or Relax)
Novel Ideas
Fiction About Books, Bookstores, or Libraries
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Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (DB104434) - Literary Fiction. Teenage library worker and a widower patron discover a list of classic books in a book in the library. They make a connection while reading and talking about the books together.
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Collectors by David Baldacci (DB63858 / BR16877) - Mystery Thriller. The head of the Library of Congress' rare book room is murdered. Ex-Green Beret and assassin, Oliver Stone, and his crew investigate.
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Book Lovers by Emily Henry (DB107926 / BR24476) - Modern Romance/Family. A literary agent accompanies her sister on vacation where she runs into an adversarial editor.
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People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (DB66059 / BR17613) - Historical Fiction. Australian book conservator analyzes an ancient Hebrew manuscript and deciphers its past and the lives of its guardians.
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Bromance Book Club: Bromance Book Club series, book 1 by Lyssa Kay Adams (DB97443) - Modern Romance. A group of men have a secret book club where they read romance novels to fix their own relationships.
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Murder is Binding: Booktown series, book 1 by Lorna Barrett (DB70453) - Cozy Mystery. Owner of a mystery bookstore in New Hampshire investigates local murders with plenty of literary references.
Truth is Stranger than Fiction
Bookish Non-Fiction
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Untold Story of the Talking Book by Matthew Rubery (DB87099 / BR21875).
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The Poet and the Murderer: A True Story of Literary Crime and the Art of Forgery by Simon Worrall (DB56689).
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Americanon: An Unexpected US History in Thirteen Bestselling Books by Jess McHugh (DB107513).
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Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson (DB112540 / BR24655 in process).
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In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture by Alister E. McGrath (DB57270).
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Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves: An Anthology edited by Glory Edim (DB92896).
Reading is Out of This World
Science Fiction and Fantasy About Books and Reading
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Midnight Library by Matt Haig (DB100906 / BR23507). After she attempts suicide, Nora wakes up in a mysterious library where each book offers a glimpse at a different life she could have lived.
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan (DB75599 / BR19723). A laid-off technology worker begins working at a dusty bookstore with very few customers, and the mysterious old books lead to one secret after another.
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (DB34963 / BR22322). Classic social satire set in the future when owning or reading books is a crime.
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The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean (DB112236). A society of people who eat books for food retain all a book's content after eating it.
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Eyre Affair: Thursday Next series, book 1 by Jasper Fforde (DB54764 / BR21181). When Jane Eyre is kidnapped, literary detective Thursday Next vows to rescue her but may find herself trapped forever inside the pages of the classic novel.
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Magic Ex Libris series, books 1-2 by Jim C. Hines (Michigan author) (DB95956). Gifted with the ability to draw objects out of books, a Libriomancer fends off vampires and werewolves with the help of members of his secret magic organization.
These books and more are available on digital cartridge (call the Library at 1-800-992-9012 to order) or for download from the National Library Service's (NLS) online Braille Audio Reading Download (BARD) database: https://nlsbard.loc.gov/
Is there a topic you would like to see featured in a future BTBL Book Buzz? Email your suggestions to the Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library at btbl@michigan.gov.
The Braille and Talking Book Library provides library services for individuals unable to use standard print materials. Learn more at Michigan.gov/BTBL.
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