Month: June 2019

Summer Reading: Category A, Read a Book Based on a Movie/Show

Posted June 29, 2019 by Donna, Readers' Advisor

Summer Reading has begun, and It’s Showtime at MPPL! If you are looking for a book that fits one of the specific categories, check this blog for suggestions throughout the months of June and July! You can also stop by the library to see our binders of additional suggestions. Enjoy the show!

These are suggestions for CATEGORY A: WATCH A MOVIE/SHOW BASED ON A BOOK:

Simon Birch
based on the book A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

Gone Girl
based on the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

The Hate You GIve

based on the book The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas

 

Crazy Rich Asians
based on the book Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Bel Canto
based on the book Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

The Shawshank Redemption

based on the book Different Seasons by Stephen King

Summer Reading: Category C, Read a Book by an Author Who Wasn’t Born in the United States

Posted June 24, 2019 by Donna, Readers' Advisor

Summer Reading has begun, and It’s Showtime at MPPL! If you are looking for a book that fits one of the specific categories, check this blog for suggestions throughout the months of June and July! You can also stop by the library to see our binders of additional suggestions. Enjoy the show!

These are suggestions for CATEGORY C: READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR WHO WASN’T BORN IN THE UNITED STATES:

Small Country
by Gael Faye

Tell Me You’re Mine
by Elisabeth Noreback

The Dragonfly Sea
by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

Killing Commendatore
by Haruki Murakami

The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters
by Balli Kaur Jaswal

In the Midst of Winter
by Isabel Allende

Summer Reading: Category I, Read a Book Chosen for its Cover

Posted June 21, 2019 by Donna, Readers' Advisor

Summer Reading has begun, and It’s Showtime at MPPL! If you are looking for a book that fits one of the specific categories, check this blog for suggestions throughout the months of June and July! You can also stop by the library to see our binders of additional suggestions. Enjoy the show!

These are suggestions for CATEGORY I: READ A BOOK CHOSEN FOR A COVER:

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
by Kelly Harms

The Shape of the Ruins
by Juan Gabriel Vasquez

The Island of Sea Women

by Lisa See

 

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs

It
by Stephen King

Zora and Langston

by Yuval Taylor

Summer Reading: Category R, Read a Book Written by a Musician or a Book about Music

Posted June 17, 2019 by Donna, Readers' Advisor

Summer Reading has begun, and It’s Showtime at MPPL! If you are looking for a book that fits one of the specific categories, check this blog for suggestions throughout the months of June and July! You can also stop by the library to see our binders of additional suggestions. Enjoy the show!

These are suggestions for CATEGORY R: READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY A MUSICIAN OR A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC:

The Weight of a Piano
by Chris Cander

Let Love Have the Last Word
by Common

Oh My Stars

by Lorna Landvik

 

Beastie Boys Book
by Michael Diamond

2 A.M. at the Cat’s Pajamas
by Marie-Helene Bertino

Which Side Are You On?

by James Sullivan

Summer Reading: Category B, Read a Book that Can Fit into the Noir Genre

Posted June 14, 2019 by Donna, Readers' Advisor

Summer Reading has begun, and It’s Showtime at MPPL! If you are looking for a book that fits one of the specific categories, check this blog for suggestions throughout the months of June and July! You can also stop by the library to see our binders of additional suggestions. Enjoy the show!

These are suggestions for CATEGORY B: READ A BOOK THAT CAN FIT INTO THE NOIR GENRE:

Devil in a Blue Dress
by Walter Mosley

Dope
by Sara Gran

The Thief

by Fuminori Nakamura

 

One for Our Baby
by John Sandrolini

The Yiddish Policeman’s Union
by Michael Chabon

Go-Between

by Lisa Brackmann