Book of the Week: ‘Born a Crime’
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood Trevor Noah 2016, 304 pages Memoir In Born a Crime, comedian and Daily Show host Trevor Noah offers a glimpse into his upbringing as a mixed-race child in South Africa, growing up amidst the violence and hatred of Apartheid. Humorous, insightful and unabashedly honest, Born a Crime is sure to delight Noah’s many fans – and earn him some new ones along the way.Noah’s memoir traces...
Book of the Week: ‘Book of Dust’
The Book of Dust – Volume 1: La Belle SauvagePhillip Pullman2018, 449 pagesFiction This chronological prequel to the Golden Compass is a must-read, regardless of whether or not you are already familiar with the His Dark Materials Trilogy.Learn about Lyra’s beginnings through the eyes of the brave souls who protected and transported this future heroine as an infant through harrowing perils and plights. This dark adventure story focuses...
Book of the Week: ‘Three Pennies’
Three PenniesMelanie Crowder2017, 181 pagesChildren’s Fiction (Ages 8-12) Marin has been bounced from foster home to foster home ever since her birth mother left seven years ago. She only has a pocket-size edition of the I Ching, a ceramic piggy bank and some fuzzy memories to remember her by. If only Marin could find her mother, they would be a family again. But the foster care system has other plans. Marin is now available for...
Book of the Week: ‘Fact of the Body’
The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a MemoirAlexandria Marzano-Lesnevich2017, 326 pagesNonfiction The Fact of a Body, Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich’s full-length debut, is a blended nonfiction narrative that combines the best of two genres: true crime and memoir.In it, Marzano-Lesnevich explores the trial of Ricky Langley, imprisoned and on death row for a murder committed in 1992. The author becomes involved with Langley’s case as a law...
Book of the Week: ‘Comfort Food Diaries’
The Comfort Food Diaries: My Quest for the Perfect Dish to Mend a Broken HeartEmily Nunn2017, 310 pagesNonfiction What better time to talk about comfort food than the dead of winter? Emily Nunn tells the story of how a cold, dark time in her life brought her on a journey to explore comfort food and much more. After losing her job to the recession and her brother to suicide, Nunn falls back into alcohol addiction and her personal life...
