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Staff Picks - March is Reading Month 2023

Whether you prefer paper books, eBooks, or audiobooks, and whether you prefer fictional prose, non-fiction, poetry, graphic novels or more, there are lots of different ways to read and enjoy books! If you're looking to try something new in honor of National Reading Month, check out some of the teen and adult titles ELPL staff recommend!

East Lansing Public Library

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  • Conner recently read and enjoyed this!
    Book, 2023New York : Random House, [2023] — FICTION SAUNDERS
  • Amber recently read this one for our Centennial Book Club and really liked it!
    Book, 2006New York : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, [2006] — FICTION HURSTON
  • This is another one Amber read recently and recommends.
    Book, 2020New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020. — FICTION DONOGHUE 2020
  • Amber has been working her way through this series on audio. The series is narrated by Davina Porter, who Amber thinks is really fantastic!
    Streaming Audiobook, 2013[United States] : Recorded Books, Inc., 2013. — eAudiobook hoopla
  • Mary recommends this one.
    Book, 2022New York : Harper, 2022. — FICTION KINGSOLVER 2022
  • Poetry Unbound

    50 Poems to Open Your World

    Ó Tuama, Padraig,
    Mary recommends this book of poetry!
    Book, 2022New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2022. — 808.1 OTU
  • Gabby was delighted by how well suited this story was to the format of graphic novel; the art style and illustrations really enhanced the storytelling in a way that you don't get in the Netflix show or the novella of the same universe.
    Graphic Novel, 2020New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, [2020] — GN HEARTSTOPPER V.1
  • Dee thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It's the story of two young people: one a patient, and the other a visitor. Both were avid gamers who together became well known for their video game creations. The title comes from Shakespeare's "Macbeth"…
    eBook,
  • Scott is currently reading this series and thinks it's hilarious!
    Graphic Novel, 2019San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, [2019] — GN HOUSEHUSBAND V.1
  • Scott recently binge-read the entire Attack on Titan graphic novel series and really enjoyed it.
    Graphic Novel, 2012New York : Kodansha Comics, [2012] — GN ATTACK V.1
  • This is another of Scott's favorite audio books!
    Downloadable Audiobook, 2017[S.l.] : HarperCollins, 2017.
  • Gillian and Scott both recommended this book!
    Downloadable Audiobook, 2009[S.l.]: HarperCollins, 2009.
  • Phyllis read this for our March Centennial Book Club meeting. She read it in her youth and it was good to re-visit the classic. Eight decades after it was published, this book continues to be read by all people and all circumstances.
    Book, 2006New York : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006, c1943. — FICTION SMITH
  • Diana recommended this one.
    Book, 2020New York : Tom Doherty Associates, 2020. — SF VO
  • Diana really enjoyed this poetry book!
    Book, 2021New York, NY : One Signal Publishers/Atria, 2021. — 811.6 SMI 2021
  • Diana recommends this graphic novel!
    Graphic Novel, 2021Burbank, CA : DC's Young Animal, [2021] — GN JEMISIN
  • Legends & Lattes

    a Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes

    Baldree, Travis, 1977-
    Gillian recommends this one! Sometimes an adventurer wants to retire and start a coffee shop – and while the adventures are different, life is always complicated.
    Book, 2022New York : Tor, 2022. — SF BALDREE