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Cover of The Rival Queens by Nancy Goldstone
  • Vicki J Kondelik
The Rival Queens is an entertainingly-written biography of two powerful women in 16th century France: the ruthless Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France, who ruled the country for decades during the reigns of three of her sons, and her youngest daughter, the intelligent, courageous Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre.
Cover of Global Jane Austen
  • Vicki J Kondelik
Global Jane Austen is a collection of essays that examines the relationship between Austen’s admirers and her works, all over the world. It includes articles about websites and works of fan fiction devoted to her and her characters, adaptations of her works, the tourist industry in the places where she lived, and responses to her novels in non-English speaking countries.
collage of the book covers of the National Book Awards Shortlist
  • Emily Anne Hamstra
The Nation Book Award Shortlist, announced today, recognizes the year's top 20 works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young adult literature.
No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment
  • Noa Kim
The personal is political. Narratives from major Supreme Court decisions.
rainbow image with text celebrating Pride Month 2015 at the library
  • Emily Anne Hamstra
Celebrate Pride Month with a good book!
Cover of Stand Up Straight and Sing! by Jessye Norman
  • Vicki J Kondelik
Jessye Norman, one of today’s greatest opera singers, tells the story of her life, from her childhood in the segregated South to her triumphs on the world’s opera stages.
Cover of The Genius in the Design by Jake Morrissey
  • Vicki J Kondelik
The Genius in the Design tells the fascinating story of the rivalry between two brilliant architects in 17th century Rome.
Cover of Quiet by Susan Cain
  • Vicki J Kondelik
Quiet by Susan Cain is an excellent study of introverts and how they are underappreciated in the workplace and at school.
Very Short Introduction and an image of a stack of books
  • Pam MacKintosh
The Oxford Very Short Introduction (VSI) series is a great way to explore a new topic.
Cover of The French Dog, image of two dogs
  • Rachel Maddix
This is a beautiful book that showcases the lives of dogs living in France: modern city dogs walking by the Seine in Paris, working dogs herding goats on a rocky mountainside, and well-mannered dogs living in regal surroundings.