On June 1st, the topic for Librarians Discuss was “What are Your Empowering Reads?” and WOW did we cover some incredible titles. There’s a little something for everyone here, from fiction to nonfiction and all kinds of topics in between. You can watch the entire video here and enjoy a list of the titles that we recommended below. All links are to the catalog so you can request the ones of interest to you!
FICTION:
Hogle, Sarah – Twice Shy
Little Badger, Darcie – Elatsoe
Okorafor, Nnedi – Akata Witch
Oseman, Alice – Radio Silence
Paolini, Christopher – Eragon
Pierce, Tamora – First Test
Pullman, Philip – The Golden Compass
NONFICTION:
Anderson, Pam – How to Cook Without a Book: Recipes and Techniques every Cook Should Know by Heart
Bechdel, Alison – The Secret to Superhuman Strength
Cain, Susan – Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that can’t Stop Talking
Cameron, Julie – The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
Cameron, Julie – The Listening Path: The Creative Art of Attention
Clear, James – Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results
Doyle, Glennon – Untamed
Dweck, Carol – Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Duhigg, Charles – The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Freedom Writers, The – The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
Gilbert, Elizabeth – Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia
Jentleson, Adam – Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
King, Stephen – On Writing: A Memoir of Craft
Kingsolver, Barbara – Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Kleon, Austin – Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Chaotic Times
Lamott, Anne – Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Nhat Hahn, Thich – Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Nosrat, Samin – Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Page, Karen – The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity
Strayed, Cheryl – Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
