New in Popular Reading

Did you know we have a Popular Reading collection? While we have more fiction, graphic novels, comic books, manga, and other “fun” things in our Main Collection upstairs, the Popular Reading collection is a good place to start if you’re looking for a book to read. And we’ve been adding tons of new books!

With Winter Break coming up (the library will be closed* December 15-January 7), check out a book or three to enjoy until school starts again:

• The Only Good Indians: A Novel by Stephen Graham Jones – an “American Indian horror story of revenge on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation” by a member of the Blackfeet tribe
• Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen – fantasy
• Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman – LGBTQ+ paranormal romance
• Take Me With You, Wherever You’re Going by Jessica Jacobs – “A memoir-in-poems about coming of age in sultry Florida and navigating a complex lesbian relationship grounded in the daily world.”
• Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – thriller/noir
• Date Me, Bryson Keller by Kevin van Whye – “When Kai Sheridan, gay but not out, asks popular Bryson Keller on a date as part of a dare, both of their lives are transformed.”
• Anything But Fine by Tobias Madden – young adult
• Brown Girls: A Novel by Daphne Palasi Andreades – coming of age/Bildungsroman
• The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina: A Novel by Zoraida Córdova – magical realism
• Does My Body Offend You? by Mayra Cuevas and Marie Marquardt – young adult/Bildungsroman

Neither Malena nor Ruby expected to be leaders of their high school’s dress code rebellion. Meanwhile, the girls have to face their own insecurities and biases, as well as the ups and downs of their newfound friendship.

• Even If the Sky Falls by Mia García – “When Julie takes a break from helping her youth group rebuild houses in New Orleans, she meets and falls in love with Miles and together they must survive a hurricane.”
• The Fever King and The Electric Heir by Victoria Lee – Books 1 and 2 of the dystopian fantasy Feverwake series
• The Night Circus: A Novel by Erin Morgenstern – fantasy/romance
• The Light We Lost by Jill Santapolo – “A thirteen-year journey of dreams, desires, jealousies, betrayals, and, ultimately, of love.”
• Fat Girls Hiking: An Inclusive Guide to Getting Outdoors at Any Size or Ability by Summer Michaud-Skog – “Heartfelt stories, practical advice, personal profiles of FGH community members, and trail reviews.”

*Appointments are available during the break by emailing ccl@clark.edu or calling (360) 992-2151. No appointments December 25-January 1.