Lots going on in the literary world of the Jackson Library this month. March seems to have been the month of giving books.
Author Dawn Beebe gifted four books to us from our Amazon wishlist in response to Readurday. As far as I understand it Readurday is a project designed to encourage people to buy the books libraries need. We were thrilled to be included and psyched to have received some books!
Thanks to another generous donation, the Young Adult and Children’s collections became a little more diverse this month. Meredith received $200 to buy books for young folks that reflect the rich mosaic and varied experiences of our country. These purchases are indicated below with an *. I’ve taken several home to my test subjects and so far we are all delighted with these additions.
- New Fiction
- Beartown by Fredrik Backman. A last minute addition to our April order by the author who brought us A Man Called Ove and Britt-Marie was Here. Find it at F BAC.
- Secret Soldiers by Dawn Beebe. This was a bonus from our author friend. Find it at F BEE.
- The stolen child by Lisa Carey. A request by a patron near and dear to my heart – my mom. Find it at F CAR.
- Lucky You by Erika Carter. Find it at F CAR.
- Murder and Mistletoe and Justice and Joy by Jane Firebaugh. The next two in the White Mountains Romantic Mystery series donated by the author. Find both at F FIR.
- The devil and Webster by Jean Hanff Korelitz. Set on the campus of Webster College and amidst protests. “Touching on some of the most topical and controversial concerns at the heart of our society, this riveting novel examines the fragility that lies behind who we think we are-and what we think we believe.” Find it at F KOR.
- Iron Lake and Boundary Waters by William Kent Krueger. I bet we have borrowed these books from other NH libraries a half dozen times over the last year. It’s proven a popular new series and thanks to Dawn Beebe, we have the first two books of our very own! Find both at F KRU.
- The delight of being ordinary by Roland Merullo. The subtitle is “A Road Trip with the Pope and the Dalai Lama.” The plot imagines what would happen if these two went out into the world in disguise. They are becoming a duo having just released a nonfiction book of their own. Find it at F MER.
- The third twin by Cynthia Jaynes Omololu. Find it at YA F OMO.
- A perilous undertaking by Deanna Raybourn. This is another one thanks to Readurday and Dawn Beebe. I’ll call it an historical mystery. Find it at F RAY.
- Nemesis by Brendan Reichs. Find it at YA F REI.
- Shining city by Tom Rosenstiel. A ‘fixer’ story in the vein of Ray Donovan and Harvey Keitel in Pulp Fiction. Find it at F ROS.
- The hate u give by Angie Thomas. Find it at YA F THO.
- New Nonfiction
- The creative art of living, dying and renewal by Elise Dirlam Ching. When I first began in my position here we hosted a program that featured death and I have been trying to beef up our collection around the complexities of dying. This was a donation that I thought appeared to take a interesting perspective. Find it at 291.4 CHI.
- On tyranny by Timothy Snyder. Find it at 321.9 SNY.
- You’re more powerful than you think by Eric Liu. Eric is speaking at the Currier Museum of Art on April 21st at The William W. Treat Lecture which is presented by Constitutionally Speaking in partnership with the New Hampshire Institute for Civics Education and New Hampshire Humanities. It’s a free, but ticketed event. Find it at 322.4 LIU.
- The end of alchemy by Mervyn A. King. This book’s dona-tor gave it an excellent review saying that it really illuminated the recent financial crisis for him. Find it at 330.12 KIN.
- * Racial Profiling by Alison Behnke. Find it at YA 363.2 BEH.
- * Girl rising by Tanya Lee Stone. Part of our new diversity collection, this is a book of essays that explores the various, unique challenges girls face and conquer around the world. Find it at YA 371.82 STO.
- Lab girl by Hope. Jahren. Another donation from a wonderfully generous family who makes sure we always have the major award winners. Lab Girl won a National Book Critics Circle award. Find it at 570.92 JAH.
- Iris Grace: How Thula the Cat Saved a Little Girl and Her Family by Arabella Carter-johnson. A Maine Coon Cat who becomes a therapy companion animal for a little girl with autism. Find it at 636.8 CAR.
- Decorate Workshop by Holly Becker. Find it at 747.7 BEC.
- Masterpieces: Modigliani. Find it at 759.5 MOD.
- Writer, sailor, soldier, spy by Nicholas E. Reynolds. By special request! A new biography of Ernest Hemingway. Find it at BIO HEM.
- New in the Children’s Room
- * Marisol McDonald doesn’t match = by Monica Brown. Find it at E BRO.
- * Last stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena. Find it at E DEL.
- * We march by Shane Evans. A super sweet description of a family preparing to march on Washington. I really liked how it was gentle about why this family had to march for rights – it leaves the reader to do the explaining based upon their own judgment. Find it at E EVA.
- * All kinds of families by Mary Ann Hoberman. Find it at E HOB.
- A greyhound, a groundhog by Emily Jenkins. Find it at E JEN.
- * Lost and Found Cat by Doug Kuntz. Find it at E KUN.
- * Lola gets a cat by Anna McQuinn. Find it at E MCQ.
- The night before kindergarten by Natasha Wing. Find it at E WIN.
- * Teacup by Rebecca Young. Find it at E YOU.
- * Oskar and the eight blessings by Richard Simon. Find it at HOLIDAY E SIM.
- * Seven spools of thread by Angela Shelf Medearis. Kwaanza! Find it at HOLIDAY E MED.
- * Latke, the lucky dog by Ellen Fischer. Find it at HOLIDAY E FIS.
- Dahlov Ipcar’s farmyard alphabet. by Dahlov Ipcar. Find it at BB IPC.
- What Does Baby See? Find it at BB WHA.
- The stone heart by Faith Erin Hicks. Find it at GN HIC.
- The fearless travelers’ guide to wicked places by Pete Begler. Find it at jF BEG.
- Amina’s voice by Hena Khan. Find it at jF KHA.
- Catching air by Sneed B. Collard. Find it at ANIMALS j591.57 COL.
- Snowmen by Peter Cole. Find it at MAKE j745.5 COL.
- * Freedom over me by Ashley Bryan. Find it at USA j303.36 BRY.
- * Their great gift by John Coy. Find it at USA j305.9.
- * The case for loving by Selina Alko. Find it at USA j306.84 ALK.
- * Around America to win the vote by Mara Rockliff. Find it at USA j324.6 ROC.
- * Separate is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh. Find it at USA j379.2 TON.
- * Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford. Find it at USA j976.3 WEA.
- * Celebrate Passover by Deborah Heiligman. We are hosting our first Seder this year so I was grateful for this simplified context. Find it at WORLD j296.4 HEI.
- * Celebrate Diwali by Deborah Heiligman. Find it at WORLD j294.5 HEI.
- * Celebrate Ramadan & Eid al-fitr by Deborah Heiligman. Find it at WORLD j297.3 HEI.
- New Audiobooks
- The way of the world by Ron Suskind. Find it at CD 973.931 SUS.
- Go set a watchman by Harper Lee. Find it at CD F LEE.
- New Music These artists will be familiar to anyone who attended our super-fun trivia afternoon. They donated their CDs to the Library in response to being featured in one of our trivia questions! They join the Miss Maybell & Slimpickins CD that we already had. Local music, for the win!
- A Dream I Have by Shafner Al. Find it at MUS Folk SHA.
- Cold River Radio Standards Vol. 1 by Sarty & the Cold River Band Jon. Find it at MUS Jazz JON.
Busy month around here managing all that generosity. If you are inspired to contribute to our workload, our wishlist is updated with some items that we would like to have! If there is anything you would ever particularly like to read, you can always request it or buy it for us and you are sure to be first on the hold list!
All the best on this rainy and bitter day. Lichen and Meredith