Welcome to our mystery unboxing feature with Westfield librarians, with a new episode released on IGTV every month! In this episode, librarian Mary asked her colleagues for recommendations for adult fiction with a historical or cultural element that was not a bestseller – since she’d probably already read those! All of these books are available at the Westfield Athenaeum if you’re interested in them! For the list, with direct links to the catalog, check below the video!
The Winners
The Beauty of Humanity Movement by Camilla Gibb
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
Disoriental by Negar Djavadi
Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
The Not-This-Times
The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Mothers, Tell Your Daughters: Stories by Bonnie Jo Campbell
The Rock Eaters: Stories by Brenda Peynado
The I’ve-Already-Read-Thats
No One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh Satyal
Swing Time by Zadie Smith
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
