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Martyr! is the debut novel of poet Kaveh Akbar, who not too long ago visited the Libraries as part of the Art United series. Full disclosure, I didn't want to like this book. Whenever a poet…

The Bread Builders: Hearth Loaves and Masonry OvensAlan Scott and Daniel WingWhen I started thinking about what books I had read this year, I realized I was kinda stumped. If you have spoken to me…

I don't know a thing about wrestling and have no emotional or nostalgic connection to the sport. I was surprised, then, to find myself completely immersed in Wrestling, a documentary series on…

A series I can't recommend enough is the Legendborn Cycle by Tracy Deonn. This is a modern take on the Arthurian legends involving secret societies, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Southern Black Girl Magic!…

Many people are familiar with Kate Bush from her hit single "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" on her album "Hounds of Love" made popular (again) by the TV series "Stranger Things". Released in…

I technically read and caught up to this last year, but forgot to recommend! Vinland Saga is an amazing manga by Makoto Yukimura. It is still ongoing, but rumored to finish some time next year. It…

The Murderbot Diaries is a collection of novellas which follow a cybernetic Security Unit who would rather binge watch its favorite tv show than interact with the humans it has be contracted to…

Legends and Latte's' and 'Bookshops and Bonedust' by Travis Baldree are a fun low pressure duology that follow Viv, an orc who is ready to hang up her weapons and retire into a cozy life serving…

In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri is for readers who have fallen in love with another language. Lahiri grew up in Rhode Island, speaking Bengali and English. Moving to Rome to learn Italian was a…

Numb3rs is a brilliant TV show that blends crime-solving with the power of mathematics. The series follows FBI agent Don Eppes and his brother Charlie, a genius mathematician who uses complex…