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What we're reading at SPL! (May / June 2015)

Here's what staff are reading -- and loving -- at Seattle Public Library.

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  • Fans of Raina Telgemeier will enjoy this graphic novel about about a girl hooked on roller derby. Author Jamieson, aka Winnie the Pow, is a derby player herself. -- Kimberly
    Graphic Novel, 2015New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015]
  • The Book

    on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

    Watts, Alan, 1915-1973
    I'm reading "The Book On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are," by Alan Watts, because: I'm as old as this book is, and I still haven't figured out the meaning of existence. -- David
    Book, 1989New York : Vintage Books, 1989.
  • A humorous fantasy adventure with delightful characters and a sense of joy about life. As we travel to other worlds, we are challenged in our assumptions about what is civilized or moral. -- Nancy
    Book, 2004New York : Orb, [2004]
  • A YA mystery with a hardboiled edge. Since her parents died, Scarlett's been raised by her older sister... but she's fought to be fiercely independent, graduating early from high school and founding her own private investigation agency. But her…
    Book, 2015New York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
  • The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up

    [the Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing]

    Kondō, Marie
    As someone who has never been "tidy" a day in her life, I'm surprised by how much I want to try out these tidying techniques. I was inspired to clean out my bathroom cupboards and might even continue to purge and organize other areas. -- Chrissy
    Audiobook CD, 2015Old Saybrook, CT : Tantor Media, [2015]
  • Of all the faux Victorian children's books, this is the best. -- Hayden
    Book, 2010New York : Balzer & Bray, 2010.
  • Breakfast at Sally's

    One Homeless Man's Inspirational Journey

    LeMieux, Richard
    Recommended by Meranda.
    Book, 2008New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2008.
  • A funny fantasy set in Port Townsend. While reading, you'll grin at Henderson's wacky turns of phrases -- almost as if he found every cliche, spread them with jam, fed them to a jabberwocky and plopped the fermented end results back on page. Amidst…
    eBook, 2015New York : Tor, 2015.
  • Bread & Wine

    a Love Letter to Life Around the Table, With Recipes

    Niequist, Shauna
    a lovely read about food and friends and family and the ups and downs of life. I wanted to reread it after I finished it. -- Kara
    Book, 2013Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan, [2013]
  • Doesn't "Delicious Foods" sound like a good thing? Well, it's not. -- Heather
    Book, 2015[New York] : Little, Brown, 2015.
  • I am just starting Gathering Prey, the new John Sandford novel. I love this series. -- Alicia
    Book, 2015New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2015]
  • My Planet

    Finding Humor in the Oddest Places

    Roach, Mary
    Short funny observations from everyday life such as Roach's battle between convenience and allowing an untrustworthy Roomba unfettered access to her home. -- Grace
    Book, 2013New York : The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 2013.
  • In a futuristic world where many people spend the majority of their lives in a virtual reality, Wade Watts goes on a hunt to find three keys hidden within the game to win a fortune. This book is a lot of fun, especially the '80s references! -- Siri
    Book, 2011New York : Crown Publishers, 2011.
  • A Royal Experiment

    the Private Life of King George III

    Hadlow, Janice
    A different look at King George III – not the “mad king” as nicknamed but a faithful husband to Queen Charlotte and their 15 children and to England. -- Marion
    Book, 2014New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
  • I just started "I'll Give You the Sun." Beautiful writing so far, recommended to me as the next "The Fault in Your Stars" or "Eleanor & Park." And it was a Stonewall honor book this year. -- Emily
    Book, 2014New York : Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2014]
  • Recommended by Jason
    eBook, 1994New York : Del Rey/Ballantine Books, [1994]
  • Historical Fiction/Romance set during the suffragist movement in England. Good for Fans of Eva Ibbotson’s historical/romance and good teens and adults. -- Jennifer
    Book, 2014New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.
  • a collection of strange, fantastic and often eerie short stories from the Argentine poet/author. :-) -- Erika
    Book, 2015New York, NY : New York Review Books, 2015.