A Monthly Collection of Librarian-selected Books by Topic
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December 2024: Roaring Twenties
1920s Fiction
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Roaring Days of Zora Lily by Noelle Salazar (DB 118119) – Poverty-stricken Zora dreams of being a fashion designer in 1920s Seattle.
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Murder Knocks Twice: Speakeasy Murder series, Book 1 by Susanna Calkins (DB 100024) – Gina takes a job as a cigarette girl at Chicago's most notorious speakeasy and witnesses her cousin’s murder.
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The Collector's Apprentice by B. A. Shapiro (DB 120091) – Accused of helping her steal her family's fortune and art collection, Paulien takes on a new identity in 1920s Paris.
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Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson (DB 110449) – Post World War I, ruthless and ambitious dancehall queen Nellie Coker strives for success amidst the dark underbelly of the nightclubs.
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Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce (DB 113234) – Honoree Dalcour is a sharecropper's daughter, willing to work hard and dance every night on her way to the top in 1920s Chicago.
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Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox (DB 121339) – Ivy Radcliffe inherits a sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors and discovers the secrets of the magnificent library.
1920s Non-Fiction
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Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley (DB 110975/BR 24647) – Biography of mystery writer who rose to fame in the 1920s.
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Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward (DB 91549/BR 22295) – Compares modern world leaders to fascist leaders of the 1920s and 1930s.
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Damon Runyon by Jimmy Breslin (DB 34883) – Biography of journalist Damon Runyon emphasizing his life on the Broadway scene during the 1920s and 1930s.
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by by David Grann (DB 87767/BRG 04247) – An examination of the 1920s murders of wealthy Osage Indian Nation members in Oklahoma.
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The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got Away by Lise Pearlman (DB 107194) – Former trial lawyer and judge Pearlman presents a theory that Charles Lindbergh may have been behind the kidnapping of his own child.
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The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry (DB 75638) – Profiles of the women who crowded Chicago's Murderess's Row in 1924.
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/
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