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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
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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
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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
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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
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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​
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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
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  • 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
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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
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Starred titles are specifically recommended by Green Haven.
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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
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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
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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
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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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    After each title, you'll find links to reserve these items on LINKcat and Wisconsin's Digital Library. In many cases, you can choose from print, large print, audio CD, and Playaway, or ebooks and eaudiobooks.

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    Titles with an asterisk * are available as ebooks and titles with an ª are available as digital audiobooks on Wisconsin's Digital Library.
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