This Women’s History Month, and always, we’re celebrating strong women’s voices in fiction and nonfiction—and showcasing some amazing trailblazers in history along the way. Check out more stories about women who changed the world. Women’s Voices in Fiction: The Daughters of Shandong: A Novel by Eve J. Chung A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daughters’ harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China, by debut author Eve J. Chung, based on her family story. “Daughters of Shandong is a powerful and poignant interrogation of mothers, daughters, and the sacrifices they make for love . . .…
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The internationally bestselling phenomenon by Herman Koch, now a major motion picture with an all-star cast. On a summer’s evening in Amsterdam, two couples meet…
#TrendingNow: Immigration Inspired Books
From the memoir of a man from Pakistan whose son lost his life fighting in the United States Army to a collection of short stories…
A Letter from James William Brown, Author of MY LAST LAMENT
James William Brown’s My Last Lament is a poignant and evocative novel of one Greek woman’s story of her own—and her nation’s—epic struggle in the aftermath…
What to Read for April
Public library staff across the nation have spoken! Here are the top ten books selected by librarians from the April 2017 LibraryReads Top Ten List! Anything…
April is National Poetry Month
Each year the month of April is set aside as National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poets and their craft—#npm17 We've compiled a list…