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Free people read freely! Each one of these hidden gems make an appearance on PEN America's (@penamerica) 2024-2025 Banned Books list. Which one are you adding to your list?
#BannedBooksWeek #ReadForYourRights #booksky

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For our patron who requested a "Feminist book club pick - usually non-fic but looking for a fiction W/OUT spice or death" we suggest Matrix by @legroff.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian

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Matrix — Groff, Lauren, — "Cast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine, deemed too coarse and rough-hewn for marriage or courtly life, seventeen-year-old Marie de France is sent to England to ...

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Looking for "Vibes like Penny Reid's Winston Brothers series. Have read all Green Valley books"? Check out Fall I Want by Lyra Parish. #AskALibrarian

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Fall I Want — Parish, Lyra — Fall I Want is a feel-good, spicy small-town, romantic comedy with a billionaire who falls first and harder! Autumn The brokenhearted billionaire visits Cozy Creek to esca...

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Try Binti by @nnedi.bsky.social if you're looking for a "Shorter audiobook- maybe 2 hours with Brandon Sanderson vibes- not the original." #AskALibrarian

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Binti — Okorafor, Nnedi — Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to ac...

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Our patron who "Loved The Covenant of Water! What should I read next?" should try Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. #AskALibrarian

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Black Cake — Wilkerson, Charmaine, — "In this moving debut novel, two estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother's death and her hidden past--a journey of discovery ...

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Want a "Thriller to get into the spooky season"? Try The September Hourse by Carissa Orlando. #AskALibrarian

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The September House — Orlando, Carissa, — "A thrilling psychological horror debut about a woman who is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes haunted, no matter the cost ... You ca...

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Get inspired with a book "about women in running" like Better, Faster, Farther by @maggiemertens.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian

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Better, Faster, Farther — Mertens, Maggie, — "Award-winning sports journalist Maggie Mertens tells the propulsive story of how women broke into competitive running over the last century, getting faste...

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Our patron who sent in a requst for "NF about queer/trans history in a 5 hour or less e-audiobook. Is this a thing" should try Stonewall by Ann Bausum. #AskALibrarian

Stonewall — Multnomah County Library

Stonewall — Bausum, Ann — That's the Stonewall.The Stonewall Inn.Pay attention.History walks through that door.In 1969 being gay in the United States was a criminal offense. It meant living a closeted...

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"Comedy horror" fans should check out Meddling Kids by @punkahoy.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian

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Meddling Kids — Cantero, Edgar, 1981- — With raucous humor and brilliantly orchestrated mayhem, Meddling Kids subverts teen detective archetypes like the Hardy Boys, the Famous Five, and Scooby-Doo, a...

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If you want "Mystery but funny, like everyone is my family has killed someone or Vera Wong" try Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes. #AskALibrarian

Murder Your Employer — Multnomah County Library

Murder Your Employer — Holmes, Rupert, — "Preparing you for an education you'll never forget, this introduction to The McMasters Conservatory, dedicated to the consummate execution of homicidal arts, ...

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Want "Cozy fall vibes. No murder, light on the romance if any at all"? Check out When Autumn Leaves by Amy S Foster. #AskALibrarian

When Autumn Leaves — Multnomah County Library

When Autumn Leaves — Foster, Amy S., 1973- — In the picturesque Pacific coast town of Avening, it's hard not to believe in magic. This is a town where the shoes in the window always fit, where you can...

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Try The Spy and I by @tianasmithbooks.bsky.social if you're looking for "More lighthearted spy romance/romcom after reading If I Told You, I'd Have to Kiss You." #AskALibrarian

The Spy and I — Multnomah County Library

The Spy and I — Smith, Tiana, — "Right place. Wrong person. After a case of mistaken identity, one woman must work with her sister's sexy spy partner to save the world in this heart-pounding romantic ...

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If you're looking to read about "Family issues with ghosts (bonus points for bipoc representation)" explore The Good House by @tananarivedue.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian

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The Good House — Due, Tananarive, 1966- — Working to rebuild her law practice after her son commits suicide, Angela Toussaint journeys to the family home where the suicide took place, hoping for answe...

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Finna by @ninocipri.bsky.social might be the answer for you if you're like our patron and looking for "A short queer fantasy or sci fi I can finish in a day or two." #AskALibrarian

Finna — Multnomah County Library

Finna — Cipri, Nino, — Finna is a rambunctious, touching story that blends all the horrors the multiverse has to offer with the everyday awfulness of low-wage work. It explores queer relationships and...

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Multnomah County Library @multcolib.bsky.social · 2d

We have a whole list of "Audiobooks to fall asleep to (for adults)" #AskALibrarian

Audiobooks, A-Zzzzz: Gentle listening for sleep, from Multcolib My Librarian Alison — a staff-created list from Multnomah County Library

There's nothing like being read to as you fall asleep, but abrupt music, intense scenes and overly suspenseful books just won't cut it. Here are some audiobooks to consider, including narrators with s...

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Try Voice Like a Hyacinth by Mallory Pearson if you're looking for "Sapphic Halloween vibes." #AskALibrarian

Voice Like a Hyacinth — Multnomah County Library

Voice Like a Hyacinth — Pearson, Mallory, — "Art student Jo Kozak and her fellow classmates and best friends, Caroline, Finch, Amrita, and Saz, are one another's muses--so close they have their own la...

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We also got a request for "Traveling guides" — luckily, we've got thousands! #AskALibrarian

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If you're in the mood for "Cozy romance with a little spooky sprinkled in for all the fall vibes!" try Rules for Ghosting by @shellyjayshore.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian

Rules for Ghosting — Multnomah County Library

Rules for Ghosting — Shore, Shelly Jay, — "To save his family's failing funeral home-and his own chance at a queer love story-a reluctant clairvoyant must embrace the gift he long ignored in this poig...

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Looking for "Books similar to Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newits"? Try Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. #AskALibrarian

Klara and the Sun — Multnomah County Library

Klara and the Sun — Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954- — "From her place in the store that sells artificial friends, Klara--an artificial friend with outstanding observational qualities--watches carefully the beh...

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We suggest Other Minds by @petergs.bsky.social
if you're looking for an "Audiobook about octopus - bonus to include other intelligent animals." #AskALibrarian

Other Minds — Multnomah County Library

Other Minds — Godfrey-Smith, Peter — Although mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has al...

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For our patron looking for "Lesser known space operas please" we suggest Ancestral Night by @matociquala.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian

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Ancestral Night — Bear, Elizabeth, — "Elizabeth Bear won the John W. Campbell award for Best New Writer in 2005 and has since published 15 novels and numerous short stories. She writes in both the SF ...

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If you're in the mood for "Horrormance (read and loved Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson)" you might enjoy Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin. #AskALibrarian

Eat the Ones You Love — Multnomah County Library

Eat the Ones You Love — Griffin, Sarah Maria, — "A twisted, tangled story about workplace love-affairs, and plants with a taste for human flesh. During a grocery run to her local shopping center, Shel...

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Want "queer and/or trans historical horror!"? Try The Woods All Black by @leemandelo.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian

The Woods All Black — Multnomah County Library

The Woods All Black — Mandelo, Lee, — "The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all set in 1920s Appalachia. Leslie Bruin is assigned to the backw...

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And for our second yearning request for "sapphic yearning & prose" we suggest Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski. #AskALibrarian

Ordinary Love — Multnomah County Library

Ordinary Love — Rutkoski, Marie, — "A page-turning, irresistible novel of class, ambition, and bisexuality, this is the breathtaking story of a woman risking everything for a second chance at her firs...

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We got two yearning requests this week. The first ask is for "Fall romance with lots of yearning." Here we suggest Vampires of El Norte by @isabelcanas.bsky.social! #AskALibrarian

Vampires of El Norte — Multnomah County Library

Vampires of El Norte — Cañas, Isabel, — "As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters--her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from ...

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