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Hispanic Heritage Month - Adult Fiction

9/15/2023

National Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 - October 15. Celebrate by reading novels by Hispanic and Latino creators! Starred titles are also available on our shelves in Spanish.

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo, print | ebook | eaudio
The King Is Always above the People by Daniel Alarcón, print
*The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende, translated by Frances Riddle, print | ebook | eaudio
*Afterlife by Julia Alvarez, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
The Storyteller’s Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal, print | ebook
Where We Come From by Oscar Cásares, large print
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton, print | ebook | eaudio
*The Night Travelers by Armando Lucas Correa, translated by Nick Caistor, Faye Williams & Cecilia Molinari, print
*Dominicana by Angie Cruz, print | ebook | eaudio
*Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis, print | ebook
Death Comes in through the Kitchen, Teresa Dovalpage, print
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel, print | ebook | eaudio
Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine, print | ebook | eaudio
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez, print | ebook | eaudio
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez, print | ebook | eaudio
The Sisters of Alameda Street by Lorena Hughes, print
The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias, print | eaudio
*Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, print | ebook | eaudio
The Rock Eaters by Brenda Peynado, print | ebook
The Affairs of the Falcóns by Melissa Rivero, print
The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez by Rudy Ruiz, print
*Las Madres by Esmeralda Santiago, print | ebook
The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa, print | ebook | eaudio
Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester, print
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea, print | ebook | eaudio

Celebramos el mes de la herencia hispana desde el 15 de septiembre hasta al 15 de octubre. Estos libros ficción para adultos son de autores y artistes latinos. Estos libros están disponibles en español en la biblioteca de Monroe. Los libros con estrellas también son disponibles aquí en inglés.

*El viento conoce mi nombre por Isabel Allende, libro | ebook | eaudio
*Más allá por Julia Álvarez, traducido por Mercedes Guhl, libro | eaudio
*La viajera nocturna por Armando Lucas Correa, libro | ebook
*Dominicana por Angie Cruz, traducido por Kianny N. Antigua, libro | ebook
*Cantoras por Carolina De Robertis, traducido por la autora, libro
En el viaje por Anaí López, libro
*Desierto sonoro por Valeria Luiselli, traducido por Daniel Saldaña París y la autora, libro
La fruta del borrachero por Ingrid Rojas Contreras, traducido por Guillermo Arreola, libro
*Las madres por Esmeralda Santiago, traducido por Eva Ibarzábal, libro
Peregrinos por Sofía Segovia, libro
Una novela criminal por Jorge Volpi, libro

Women & Magic

6/23/2023

The Sugar Queen, Sarah Addison Allen, print | ebook | eaudio
When We Were Birds, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, print | ebook
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic, Emily Croy Barker, print | ebook | eaudio
We Ride upon Sticks, Quan Barry, print | ebook | eaudio
Summerlong, Peter S. Beagle, print
Black Candle Women, Diane Marie Brown, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
The Storyteller's Death, Ann Dávila Cardinal, print | ebook
Bestiary, K-Ming Chang, print | ebook
The Bone Witch, Rin Chupeco, print | ebook | eaudio
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, Zoraida Córdova, print | ebook | eaudio
Magic for Liars, Sarah Gailey, print | ebook | eaudio
The Witch’s Heart, Genevieve Gornichec, print | ebook | eaudio
Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman, print | ebook | eaudio
The Sisters of Alameda Street, Lorena Hughes, print
Caul Baby, Morgan Jerkins, print | ebook | eaudio
Witches, Brenda Lozano, print | ebook
The Witches of New York, Ami McKay, print | ebook
Circe, Madeline Miller, print | large print | audio | ebook | eaudio
Akata Witch, Nnedi Okorafor, print | ebook | eaudio
The Book of Lost Saints, Daniel José Older, print
The Sisters Grimm, Menna van Praag, print | eaudio
Gold Diggers, Sanjena Sathian, print | ebook | eaudio
The Shattered Court, M. J. Scott, print | ebook
The Chosen and the Beautiful, Nghi Vo, print | ebook | eaudio

All Together

6/13/2023

Embrace our summer theme! These books—new and old—explore and celebrate the importance and strength of the communities we build together.

When No One Is Watching, Alyssa Cole, print | ebook | eaudio
Our Towns, James & Deborah Fallows, print
The Rabbit Hutch, Tess Gunty, print | ebook | eaudio
This Other Eden, Paul Harding, print
A Stone Is Most Precious Where It Belongs, Gulchehra Hoja, print | ebook
Freedom, Sebastian Junger, print | ebook | eaudio
Guardians of the Valley, Dean King, print
Deacon King Kong, James McBride, print | ebook | eaudio
The New Localism, Bruce Katz & Jeremy Nowak, print | ebook
Driftless, David Rhodes, print | large print | audio | ebook | eaudio
Rural Voices, ed. Nora Shalaway Carpenter, print | ebook
The Last Chance Library, Freya Sampson, print | ebook | eaudio
Cannery Row, John Steinbeck, print | audio | ebook | eaudio
Women Talking, Miriam Toews, print | large print | ebook | eaudio

Back to Basics

2/23/2023

Whether you like to explore skills from the past or you're preparing for an uncertain future, these books can give you guidance.

Back to Basics: Traditional Garden Wisdom, print
Survival Mom, Lisa Bedford, print
The Self-Sufficiency Handbook, Alan & Gill Bridgewater, print
Field Guide to Wilderness Survival, Tom Brown, print
Advanced Bushcraft, Dave Canterbury, print
50 Things to Do with a Penknife, Matt Collins, print
The Encyclopedia of Country Living, Carla Emery, print
Duct Tape Survival Gear, Rebecca Felix, print
The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery, print
The Essential Guide to Self-Sufficient Living, Abigail R. Gehring, print | ebook
Homesteading, Abigail R. Gehring, print | ebook
Outdoor Survival Guide, Randy Gerke, print
The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs, Tristan Gooley, print
Just in Case, Kathy Harrison, print
The Kaufmann Mercantile Guide, print
The Little Book of Cottagecore, Emily Kent, print
Knives Illustrated Magazine, print
Emergency Food Storage & Survival Handbook, Peggy Layton, print
Survivor Kid, Denise Long, print
Complete Wilderness Training Manual, Hugh McManners, print
The Total Outdoorsman Manual, T. Edward Nickens, print
The Prepper’s Cookbook, Tess Pennington, print
Practical Projects for Self-Sufficiency, Chris Peterson, print | ebook
The Modern Homestead Garden, Gary Pilarchik, print
Homestead Survival, Marty Raney, print
Hunt, Gather, Cook, Hank Shaw, print
The Disaster-Ready Home, Creek Stewart, print
The Forager’s Harvest, Samuel Thayer, print
40 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead, David Toht, print | ebook
Survival!, Colin Towell, print
Spinning, Weaving & Dyeing, Penny Walsh, print
Preserving, Carol Wilson, print

Black History Month

2/6/2023

Each of these books and films was published within the last three years, a testament to the amazing work about Black culture and history that is currently being produced. Try one of these items to celebrate Black History Month.

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib print | ebook | eaudio
The Trayvon Generation by Elizabeth Alexander print
The Price of the Ticket by James Baldwin print
Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America by Keisha N. Blain print
Make Good the Promises: Reclaiming Reconstruction and its Legacies by Kinshasha Conwell et al. print | ebook
Shirley Chisholm by Anastasia C. Curwood print
Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad by Matthew F. Delmont print | ebook | eaudio
The Movement Made Us by David Dennis, Jr. & David Dennis, Sr. print
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice by Deborah Riley Draper & Travis Thrasher print
Ida B. the Queen by Michelle Duster print
The Black Church by Henry Louis Gates print | ebook | eaudio
The 1619 Project ed. by Nikole Hannah-Jones print | large print | ebook | eaudio
My Remarkable Journey by Katherine Johnson print | ebook
The Forgotten First by Keyshawn Johnson print
Make Way for Liberty: Wisconsin African Americans in the Civil War by Jeff Kannel print | ebook
Four Hundred Souls ed. by Ibram X. Kendi & Keisha N. Blain print | ebook | eaudio
The Selected Works of Audre Lorde, ed. Roxane Gay print
His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham print | ebook | eaudio

All that She Carried by Tiya Miles print | ebook | eaudio
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne & Tamara Payne print | ebook | eaudio
South to America by Imani Perry print | ebook | eaudio
Buses Are a Comin’ by Charles Person print
How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith print | ebook | eaudio
Deep Delta Justice by Matthew Van Meter print
Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston dvd
Summer of Soul (...or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) dvd
Till dvd | blu

On the Shelves - February 2023

2/2/2023

You can get On the Shelves as a print brochure at the library, or subscribe to our email list!

New Nonfiction
These items will be available in the library or after a very short wait.

An American Martyr in Persia by Reza Aslan
The Beginner's Guide to Handbuilding by Sunshine Cobb
In the Mouth of the Wolf by Katherine Corcoran
Devil Dogs by Saul David
Dirtbag, Massachusetts by Isaac Fitzgerald
Love Your Home Again by Ann Lightfoot & Kate Pawlowski
What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us by Mike Mariani
A History of the World through Body Parts by Kathryn & Ross Petras
Fen, Bog & Swamp by Annie Proulx
Nomad Century by Gaia Vince

New Fiction
These items will be available in the library or after a very short wait.

The Shadow Murders by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Elizabeth Finch by Julian Barnes
The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal
Cruz by Nicolás Ferraro, trans. by Mallory N. Craig-Kuhn
Alias Emma by Ava Glass
Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean
No One Left to Come Looking for You by Sam Lipsyte
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
The Lost Melody by Joanna Davidson Politano
Monument Road by Michael Wiley
Come Down Somewhere by Jennifer L. Wright

Most Wanted
Place a hold on these popular items.

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Spare by Prince Harry
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden
A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

10/11/2022

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we've partnered with Green Haven Family Advocates to bring you a list of resources and personal stories regarding partner violence and family violence. Green Haven's 24-hour Crisis Line is (608) 325-7711. Reach out to them if you need assistance.

*Why Does He Do That?, Lundy Bancroft, print | ebook
It’s My Life Now, Meg Kennedy Dugan & Roger R. Hock, print
It Wasn't Your Fault, Beverly Engel, print
Invisible Chains, Lisa Aronson Fontes, print
Invisible Girls, Patti Feuereisen, print
Surviving, Beverly Gooden, print
I Just Want Out, Jodi Schuelke, print
Goodbye Sweet Girl, Kelly Sundberg, print
No Visible Bruises, Rachel Louise Snyder, print | ebook
*Surviving Domestic Violence, Elaine Weiss, print
A Safe Place for Women, Kelly White, print

Starred titles are specifically recommended by Green Haven.

Hispanic Heritage Month - Adults

10/4/2022

September 15 - October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month! Take a look at these books from adult nonfiction celebrating Latino and Hispanic Americans and their heritage and cultures. Starred titles are also available in Spanish; see below.

Once upon a Quinceañera, Julia Alvarez, print | eaudio
*Perfectly You, Mariana Atencio, print
Hola Papi, John Paul Brammer, print | ebook | eaudio
A House of My Own, Sandra Cisneros, print
Decoding Despacito, Leila Cobo, print
Magical Realism for Non-Believers, Anika Fajardo, print
American Like Me, America Ferrera & others, print | ebook | eaudio
Mexicanos, Manuel G. Gonzales, print
*A Dream Called Home, Reyna Grande, print
Happiness Will Follow, Mike Hawthorne, print
*Once I Was You, Maria Hinojosa, print | ebook | eaudio
*I Am These Truths, Sunny Hostin, print | eaudio
My Broken Language, Quiara Alegría Hudes, print | ebook | eaudio
Tell Me How It Ends, Valeria Luiselli, print | ebook
In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado, print | ebook | eaudio
Mi Cocina, Rick Martínez, print |
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts, Prisca Dorcas Mojíca Rodriguez, print |
Rita Moreno: A Memoir, Rita Moreno, print |
The Crusades of Cesar Chavez, Miriam Pawel, print |
*Finding Latinx, Paola Ramos, print |
We Heard It When We Were Young, Chuy Renteria, print |
*The Man Who Could Move Clouds, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, print |
Where I Come from, Aarón Sánchez, print |
Crying in the Bathroom, Erika L. Sánchez, print | ebook
*App Kid, Michael Sayman, print |
My Beloved World, Sonia Sotomayor, print | ebook | eaudio
Translation Nation, Héctor Tobar, print |
*Trejo, Danny Trejo, print | ebook | eaudio

Celebramos el mes de la herencia hispana entre el 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre. Estos libros no ficción para adultos describen personas y culturas latinas en los Estados Unidos. Estos libros están disponibles en español en la biblioteca de Monroe.

Perfectamente tú, Mariana Atencio, traducido por los editores, print | ebook | eaudio
La búsqueda de un sueño, Reyna Grande, traducido por Víctor Uribe, print
Una vez fui tú, Maria Hinojosa, traducido por Angélica Ramírez, print | eaudio
Yo soy estas verdades, Sunny Hostin, traducido por Sheilly Vásquez y Natalia Bird Jové, print | ebook | eaudio
Latinx, Paola Ramos, traducido por Hugo López Blanco Calderón, print
El hombre que movía las nubes, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, traducido por Mercedes Guhl, print | ebook
App Kid en español, Michael Sayman, traducido por Melanie Márquez Adams, print
Trejo, Danny Trejo, traducido por Cecilia Molinari, print | ebook

Oceans & Ocean Animals

6/10/2022

Aquarela, BLU
Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral Reefs, Juli Berwald, print
Galápagos: Preserving Darwin's Legacy, Tui De Roy, print
Ocean: A Global Odyssey, Sylvia A. Earle, print
Great White Odyssey, DVD
Moby-Duck, Donovan Hohn, print | ebook
War of the Whales, Joshua Horwitz, print | ebook | eaudio
Invasion of the Killer Whales, DVD
Citizens of the Sea, Nancy Knowlton, print
A Life among Whales, DVD
Octopus Seahorse Jellyfish, David Liittschwager, print
Ocean Odyssey, BLU
The Encyclopedia of Sharks, Steve Parker, print
Reef Rescue, DVD
Shark Drunk, Morten Strøksnes, print
Coral Reef Curiosities, Chuck Weikert, print
Below the Edge of Darkness, Edith Widder, print
Wild Deep: Seven Continents, DVD | BLU

Fiction: Islands & Coasts

6/10/2022

The Last Train to Key West, Chanel Cleeton, print | ebook | eaudio
Sweetland, Michael Crummey, print | ebook
Claire of the Sea Light, Edwidge Danticat, print | ebook | eaudio
Cantoras, Carolina de Robertis, print | ebook
The Lightkeepers, Abby Geni, print
They All Fall Down, Rachel Howzell Hall, print | ebook | eaudio
The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway, print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
Our Homesick Songs, Emma Hooper, print | ebook
Southernmost, Silas House, print | ebook
Allie & Bea, Catherine Ryan Hyde, print
Murder on the Rocks, Karen MacInerney, print | ebook | eaudio
The Lighthouse, Paco Roca, print
The Island of Sea Women, Lisa See, print | ebook | eaudio
Something in the Water, Catherine Steadman, print | ebook | eaudio
The Light between Oceans, M.L. Stedman, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
The Shark Club, Ann Kidd Taylor, print | ebook | eaudio
Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt, print | ebook | eaudio
Galápagos, Kurt Vonnegut, print
Adé: a Love Story, Rebecca Walker, print

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