Lynnfield Public Library: Lynnfield Library Staff Picks For January 2022

Lynnfield MA

28 January, 2022

5:43 PM

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Press release from Lynnfield Public Library: Samantha Totman Welcome to our first set of staff picks for 2022! We've got 20+ recommendations of books January 28, 2022 Welcome to our first set of staff picks for 2022! We've got 20+ recommendations of books, movies, TV shows, and more for you to dive into this winter. You can place holds on these by clicking the links below, or you can find them in the Library by looking for the green Staff Picks label! Abby, Acting Director The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook I love British comedy panel shows, so I've been a fan of Richard Osman's since he was on Taskmaster. This is the second book in the Thursday Murder Club series and both are delightful! Great characters, fun hijinks, and compelling mysteries make these a lot of fun to read. The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun Book | eBook | eAudiobook This was such a sweet romance about two anxious men finding love unexpectedly. Dev believes in love, despite working on a reality dating show. Charlie is a tech genius looking for a PR makeover, rather than romance. As both try to help the other get through filming, they find themselves realizing that they have better chemistry than Charlie does with any of the women on the show. Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark Book | eBook This fascinating novel reimagines history – D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation cast a spell and turn members of the KKK into monstrous beasts. Resistance fighters like Maryse are trying to stop them, but something evil is coming that no one expected. I couldn't put it down! Barbara, Reference Matrix by Lauren Groff Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook I listened to the audiobook version of this book which relates the story of Marie de France, who was sent by her family to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey for which Marie is determined to chart a new course for its future. The book provides insight into the achievement of this goal along with the developing friendships between Marie and those for which she is responsible. The Maid by Nita Prose Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook A maid in a luxury New York hotel becomes entangled with staff members involved in the cocaine trade resulting in a murder for which she is implicated. Friends and colleagues she didn't realize she had rally around Molly to help identify the real killer providing Molly the opportunity to redefine her approach to the job as well realize who her true friends are. Call Us What We Carry: Poems by Amanda Gorman Book | Large Print | eAudiobook I was so moved by the poem read by Ms Gorman at the Presidential Inauguration that I looked forward to the publication of her book of poetry. Her poems incorporate issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization as well as African history. Ms. Gorman is the first individual to be named the National Youth Poet Laureate. Jill, Circulation The Neighbor's Secret by L. Alison Heller Perfect for fans of Big Little Lies. Book | eBook Kat, Head of Circulation The Love Con by Seressia Glass Book | eBook | eAudiobook Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen Book | CD Audiobook Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay Book | Large Print Kathe, Reference A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020) by David Sedaris Book | Large Print | eBook | CD Audiobook | eAudiobook Like it says … Material taken from his diaries, social commentary, witty self reflection, wry jokes and just plain funny stuff. Beware, Tracy Ullman takes over some of the reading for Sedaris in the audiobook. She isn't half as cheeky in her tone but it's still worth listening to. Kristen, Youth Services The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Book | Large Print | eBook | CD Audiobook | eAudiobook A young woman makes a bargain to live forever, but ends up cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. In the end, "What is a person, if not the marks they leave behind?" Renegades by Marissa Meyer Book | eBook | CD Audiobook | eAudiobook This book introduces you to a diverse cast of characters with a wide array of superpowers, features epic battle scenes between good versus evil, with a sprinkle of cheesy comic book superhero catchphrases. It makes you rethink the question – If you could have any superpower what would you want it to be? Lauren, Head of Youth Services Calvin by J.R. Ford and Vanessa Ford; illustrated by Kayla Harren Book Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds; illustrated by Jason Griffin Book | eBook | eAudiobook Pat, Head of Reference The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers Originally released in 1934 during the golden age of detective fiction, this intricate mystery involves bell-pealing, a jewel theft, and a disfigured corpse….and amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey. Book | eBook | eAudiobook Lord Peter Wimsey and the Nine Tailors This features Ian Carmichael playing the titular detective in this 1974 Masterpiece Theatre classic. Read the book, see the adaptation! DVD Dead by Dawn by Paul Doiron The latest in the Maine Game Warden Mike Bowditch mystery series: where the brutal Maine winter is as much a central character as Mike himself. Book | Large Print Samantha, Circulation What's Mine and Yours by Naima Coster Book | eBook | eAudiobook Himawari House by Harmony Becker Book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson Book | Large Print | eBook | CD Audiobook | eAudiobook Spencer, Head of Tech Services A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Book | eBook | eAudiobook Talk of the Town film DVD This press release was produced by Lynnfield Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.