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Read More in 2023

Is your new year resolution to read more? Here are a few titles to help you reach your goal and to broaden your reading life.

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  • Picture books are a great way to read more! They are short, but full of well-rounded, inspiring stories. This one has beautiful pictures and is more appealing to adult readers - especially ones who love a cottagecore aesthetic
    Book[Toronto, ON] : Tundra, [2021] — E WAHL P
  • Audiobooks are a great way to read on the go. While cleaning, driving, working, exercising you can still read. This book is a great audiobook with a full cast.
    Audiobook CD[New York, NY] : Books on Tape ; New York : Random House Audio, [2019] — REID T
  • Short story collections are perfect for quick reading. Reading a story a day is a lot less intimidating than reading a whole book. This title features interconnected stories about a Cherokee family through generations
    BookMontclair : Levine Querido, [2022]. — YA ROGER A
  • An action-packed thriller can help you turn the pages. This YA title is the first in a series, perfect for fans of Knives Out
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020. — YA BARNE J
  • Anne of West Philly

    A Modern Graphic Retelling of Anne of Green Gables

    Weir, Ivy Noelle
    Maybe you want to read more classics, but don't have time. A graphic novel adaptation is a great way to dive into the story and to see it through a modern lens.
    eBook2022.
  • Jump on the bandwagon and read a popular title - maybe read along with a friend to discuss it. Again, this is a great audiobook pick.
    Streaming AudiobookNew York : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2017.
  • Revolution in Our Time

    The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People

    Magoon, Kekla
    Learn about a part of history you are unfamiliar with. This title gives a history of the Black Panther Party. Try it as an ebook which you can read on our phone or tablet - easier to bring along with you than a hardback book.
    eBook2021.
  • Seen and Unseen

    What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake and Ansel Adams' Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration

    Partridge, Elizabeth,
    Again, don't overlook children's books. They are quicker and more to the point, but still pack in all the info you need. This title takes a unique approach to the history of Japanese Interment, full of pictures, making it a quick, but…
    BookSan Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2022] — 940.5317 Part
  • Bibliophile

    An Illustrated Miscellany

    Mount, Jane,
    Read a book about books! Featuring illustrated lists about all kinds of books, this title will help you grow your to be read list
    BookSan Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2018] — 028.9 M928b 2018