This Week’s Book Picks from Your Local Library

Are you looking for a new book to read on those chilly fall days?

You’re in luck – the staff members at the have some suggestions for local readers. This week’s adult recommendations were written by public services assistant Rachel Vaughn. The teen’s book recommendation was written by Teen Librarian Diane Wilson.

For adults:

The Night Train by Clyde Edgerton
Set in early 1960s North Carolina with the Civil Rights movement as a backdrop, teenage friends Dwayne and Larry both have a passion for music. Dwayne and his band are obsessed with James Brown’s Live at the Apollo album and Larry performs jazz piano. But Dwayne is white and Larry is black. Will their shared love for music be enough to hold their friendship together and help them escape the racially charged South?

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Diana Bishop is a Yale scholar and also a reluctant witch. She comes from a long line of prominent witches but prefers to stay away from practicing magic. While conducting historical research in Oxford’s Bodleian Library, she unknowingly requests a long-lost ancient manuscript that holds the comprehensive history of all supernatural beings. Recognizing its magic, she quickly sends it back, but it’s too late. The book’s reappearance has awakened an underworld and its residents are looking for Diana. A history professor herself, this buzz-worthy book is Harkness’ debut novel.

For teens:

Amazing Grace by Megan Shull
Imagine being a teenage tennis superstar worth millions of dollars and world-famous. Sounds pretty fantastic, doesn't it? But Grace Kincaid has more than enough of the celebrity life and the pressures of being what she refers to as "a name brand." She leaves it all behind and escapes to Medicine Hat, Alaska to begin her new life. Recommended for grades 7 to 10.

Summaries are based in part from information in the library's catalogue.