Laura
Laura's Pick: Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena
A father who had been having an affair that just ended badly discovers his difficult daughter unexpectedly home from school and loses his...
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BLOG & STAFF PICKS
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Like you, our librarians love to read good books. Discover what we think about the books we've read, and find some new titles to add to your TBR (to be read) pile with our monthly Staff Picks!
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Brooke
- 2 days ago
- 3 min
Brooke's Pick: Once Upon a December by Amy E. Reichert
When Astra Noel Snow and Jack Clausen meet at a one-of-kind Christmas market, they fall in love, but they must decide if this newfound...
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Crystal
- 3 days ago
- 1 min
Crystal's Pick: Winds of Change by Jo Grafford
The cowboy bad boy who broke her heart years ago and the career opportunity that offers them a second chance at happily-ever-after? Winds...
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Brooke
- Nov 9
- 2 min
Brooke's Pick: Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle
What’s a girl to do when her Christmas spirit levels are sinking to a disastrous low? Why accidentally conjure the Holiday Spirit in...
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Dione
- Oct 24
- 2 min
Dione's Pick: Code Red by Vince Flynn & Kyle Mills
Mitch Rapp crosses into war-torn Syria at the behest of a powerful crime lord to determine who is manufacturing a highly addictive new...
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Brooke
- Oct 19
- 2 min
Brooke's Pick: With a Kiss We Die by L.R. Dorn
Two college lovers suspected of a brutal double homicide enlist a podcasting crime journalist to proclaim their innocence. L. R. Dorn’s...
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Catherine
- Oct 19
- 2 min
Catherine's Pick: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson journey to unpopulated regions of bracken and fog to solve a mystery at an isolated manor house. The air...
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Katina
- Oct 3
- 2 min
Katina's Pick: The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt
Tells the story of Bob Comet, a man who has lived his life through and for literature, unaware that his own experience is a poignant and...
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Brooke
- Sep 27
- 2 min
Brooke's Pick: How Can I Help You? by Laura Sims
Accepting a position at a small-town public library, a recent graduate student and failed novelist discovers a patron dead in the library...
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Van
- Sep 26
- 2 min
Van's Pick: The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
Two English school children share hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian, who is...
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Brooke
- Sep 19
- 2 min
Brooke's Pick: California Golden by Melanie Benjamin
Two teens in 1960s California grapple with the unconventional path of their mother, who defies societal expectations as a talented female...
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Katie
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Katie's Pick: A Dead & Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes
Book boyfriends may do it better, but they're more trouble than they're worth. A Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes is first book...
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Brooke
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Brooke's Pick: The Girls of Summer by Katie Bishop
Thinking back on a relationship she had with an older man during a life-changing summer in the Greek isles, Rachel begins the question...
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Katina
- Aug 3
- 2 min
Katina's Pick: Community Board by Tara Conklin
A woman moves back into her parents' empty home after her husband leaves her and spends her days on the town's internet community board...
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Crystal
- Jun 20
- 2 min
Crystal's Pick: Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas
In 1916 Wallace, Wyoming, schoolteacher Ellen Webster finds purpose in her work as a rancher's wife and in her bonds with other women...
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Catherine
- Jun 16
- 2 min
Catherine's Pick: This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone is the story of Red and Blue. Red is a time-traveling agent in...
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Brooke
- Jun 14
- 3 min
Brooke's Pick: The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
In 1956 New York City, Marion Brooks, one of the famous Radio City Rockettes, is unwittingly drawn into the police search for the "Big...
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Van
- Jun 9
- 2 min
Van's Pick: The Nightmare Man by J.H. Markert
A chilling horror novel illustrates the fine line between humanity and monstrosity. The author has written an excellent first book. He...
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Shannon
- Jun 8
- 1 min
Shannon's Pick: The Duke's Estates Series by Jane Ashford
Fans of Bridgerton will fall in love with this sparkling Regency romance from bestselling author Jane Ashford. A duke accustomed to...
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Dione
- Jun 2
- 1 min
Dione's Pick: The Dangerous One by Lori Foster
Hunter Osborn left his family, his friends and his job as a park ranger after uncovering a disturbing crime scene. Haunted by nightmares...
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Brooke
- Jun 1
- 3 min
Brooke's Pick: None of This Would Have Happened if Prince were Alive by Carolyn Prusa
Struggling to evacuate Savannah as a Category Four hurricane bears down, Ramona, along with her entourage, navigates police check points,...
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Katie
- May 26
- 2 min
Katie's Pick: The Stolen Heir by Holly Black
Hiding in the human world, Suren, the tormented child queen of the Court of Teeth, must guard her heart against a manipulative prince...
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Lafourche Parish Public Library
- May 24
- 1 min
Heather's Pick: When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left by Marc Colagiovanni
An extraordinary celebration of the power of choice, charting your own path, and finding inner strength even in the most challenging of...
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Brooke
- May 18
- 3 min
Brooke's Pick: Hayley Aldridge is Still Here by Elissa R. Sloan
A former child star fights the conservatorship that is governing every aspect in her life and uses social media to help in the new novel...
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