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Staff Picks & Books We Can't Wait to Read

Rash's expertly crafted stories of Appalachia will resonate with you long after you've read them.

--Katie

As part of her duty as a midwife, Guin, only 16 years old, must "advance" the first three babies born in her sector to the wealthy and powerful Enclave. After her parents disappear, Gaia begins to question her loyalty to those in charge.

If you liked Hunger Games, give Birthmarked a try!

--Beth

The Shadows, by Jacqueline West

Olive is a misfit, even in her own family, but when her parents by an old house with lots of paintings and antique furniture, she finally begins to feel like she belongs.  Unfortunately, not everyone in the house thinks so. With the help of three talking cats and a boy named Mortimer, Olive sets out on an adventure from basement to attic to Elsewhere - the amazing world inside the paintings.

--Rachel O.

Canadian writer Munro's collection of stories show how women can transcend the most difficult of circumstances. The examples range from a woman trapped in an emotionally abusive marriage to a young woman who cares for a terminally ill veteran.

--Heather

The First Law series - my favorite new fantasy series.

Epic in scale, but driven by well-drawn characters and intricate plotting, set in a very well-done sword & sorcery world.

--Tod

The Lace Reader, by Brunonia Barry
Towner Whitney hails from a family of Salem women who can read the future in lace, and who have guarded a history of secrets going back generations - secrets that are only now coming to light. This "[u]nusual and otherworldly" tale is "a gorgeously written literary novel that's also a doozy of a thriller, capped with a jaw-dropping denouement that will leave even the most careful reader gasping" (Kirkus Reviews, Dallas Morning News). "Evocative, smart, layered, and astonishing," with a vivid sense of place and strong, complex, and "intriguingly real" characters, this book is an ideal choice for book clubs (Joshilyn Jackson, San Antonio Express-News). --Kristen

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
American Gods contains both the magical and the mundane, a fantastic world of divine beings and bizarre happenings and a world of prisons, rundown roadside attractions, and quaint small towns.  It is, in many ways, a classic road trip novel through an America at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. A double-staff pick, Bridget calls this a "must-read for any self-respecting sci-fi/fantasy fan," while Kristen adds anyone with an interest in mythology or magical realism to that list.

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