Lewis & Clark Library ~ Staff Picks ~ Variety
Can you believe it? The first month of 2021 is almost gone! If you made a New Year’s resolution to read more books in 2021, the staff at your Lewis & Clark Library would like to help! Here are six more book recommendations you may want to check out.
Baba Dunja’s Last Love
by Alina Bronsky
Such an unusual story of a strong, engaging woman who returns to live in her hometown just a short distance from Chernobyl despite high levels of radiation and near complete isolation. The author does an amazing job building characters and atmosphere with concise and eloquent prose.
Find it in the library catalog Here
Also available in digital format:
Hoopla eBook
The Kremlin’s Candidate
by Jason Matthews
The finale of the Red Sparrow series. Red Sparrow is the code name for an American sponsored Russian spy living in Moscow. She uncovers a plot to place a Russian backed American military officer to a high-ranking post in the US government. Great use of spy-craft secrets in the story. The best of the Red Sparrow Trilogy.
Find it in the library catalog Here
Also available in digital format:
Montana Library2Go eBook and eAudiobook
Read more about the author and this series Here
The Trust
by Ronald Balson
Oh, my goodness, talk about a last-minute page turner! I've read and loved the author's previous novels so of course I had to read this one and it did not disappoint!
Highly recommend this entire series!
Find it in the library catalog Here
Read more about the author and this series Here
This amazing memoir is about a woman who devotes her life to science, in particular the study of botany. This book contains fascinating facts about plants and is a remarkable testament to the friendship she shares with her eccentric lab assistant.
The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth
by Josh Levin
Part true-crime, part sociological study & wholly fascinating! This book delves into the mysterious past of a woman who changed her identity multiple times and was accused of crimes including murder and kidnapping. She became infamous when charged with welfare fraud, and her story used by politicians like Ronald Reagan for their own agendas.
Find it in the library catalog Here (print and audio CD)
The Big Ones: How natural disasters have shaped us
(and what we can do about them)
by Lucile M. Jones
An examination of historical and modern natural disasters from a scientific perspective as well as one focused on people and societies. It's a fast read that would be a great for high school students.
Find it in the library catalog Here
Also available in digital format:
Montana Library2Go eBook
