November has been busy, but our staff always finds time for a good book or movie! Thanks to Angelique, David, Julia, Melissa, Patty, Scott, and Shirley for this month’s Staff Picks recommendations!
Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction & Kids Picture Books
Nonfiction
- Advice for future corpses, and those who love them: a practical perspective on death and dying by Sallie Tisdale
- Educated, a Memoir by Tara Westover
- To shake the sleeping self : a journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a quest for a life with no regret by Jedidiah Jenkins
- Why Religion ?: A Personal Story by Elaine Pagels
Fiction
- Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
- The Italian Party by Christina Lynch
- The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry
- The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Picture Books
- Dreamers, by Yuyi Morales
- The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith
DVDs
- Longmire (TV Series)
- Woman Walks Ahead, starring Jessica Chastain
- Hearts Beat Loud, starring Nick Offerman – Don’t miss David’s full review of this musical dramedy
- Sing Street, starring Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Lucy Boynton
- Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – starring Judi Dench