• STAFF CHOICE – A Curse so Dark and Lonely

    July is Disability Pride Month, and our Staff Choice Book Club is reading A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer. This inventive fantasy reimagines the classic Beauty and the Beast tale through the eyes of Harper, a heroine with cerebral palsy whose disability is simply one part of who she is—not the sum […]

  • CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE – Call Us What We Carry

    The 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence invites us to reflect on what it means to be American—not just where we've been, but where we're going. This month, our Contemporary Literature Book Club is reading Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman, a powerful collection that wrestles with our nation's […]

  • NONFICTION – Everything is Tuberculosis

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    This month, we're reading Everything Is Tuberculosis, a fascinating blend of history, science, and social justice that asks us to rethink one of humanity's oldest diseases. Far from being just a medical story, this book explores how poverty, inequality, politics, and access to healthcare have shaped who gets sick—and who gets to recover. Together, we'll […]

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  • STAFF CHOICE – The Life of Herod the Great

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    Join the Story Line Books Book Club as we discuss The Life of Herod the Great by Zora Neale Hurston. Best known for Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston spent years working on this ambitious retelling of the life of Herod the Great—the brilliant, ruthless, and deeply controversial king of Judea. Reimagining a figure most […]

  • CONTEMPORARY LIT – Yesteryear

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    Join the Story Line Books Book Club as we discuss Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. When Natalie is invited to join Yesteryear, an idyllic online community devoted to embracing the simplicity and traditional values of the past, it seems like an escape from the pressures of modern life. But as the carefully curated world of […]

  • NONFICTION – Empire of AI

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    Join the Story Line Books Nonfiction Book Club as we discuss Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI by Karen Hao. Drawing on years of reporting and […]

  • ESSENTIALS – Blood Meridian

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    Join the Story Line Books Book Club as we discuss Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Set along the U.S.–Mexico border in the mid-19th century, Blood Meridian follows a teenage runaway […]

  • STAFF CHIOCE – Gods of Jade and Shadow

    Join the Story Line Books Staff Choice Book Club for Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, part of our year of retellings celebrating the power of telling your […]