All Points West April-June 2024

Recommendations shared by GVPL librarians Brooklyn Kemp, Megan Clark (and Jason D'Souza!) on CBC Radio's All Points West.

April: Books About Books!

Updated September 12, 2024
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Doris the bookasaurus
Murray, Diana
Paper Book
Hooray for books! They make me ROAR! Doris the Bookasaurus thinks books are mega-dino-tastic! They make her spiky tail wiggle and her imagination soar. Her boisterous little brothers, Max and T.J., do not agree. They want her to stop reading and play Chomp...

April recommendation from Brooklyn

The library book
Orlean, Susan
Paper Book
A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK A WASHINGTON POST TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR * A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018 "A constant pleasure to read...Everybody who loves books...

April recommendation from Brooklyn

Money, power, respect : how women in sports are shaping the future of feminism
MacKenzie, Macaela
Paper Book
An inside look at how women athletes are leading the fight for equality--on and off the field  Women's sports receive a fraction of the airtime allotted for men's sports, as well as a fraction of the marketing dollars, media coverage, and training resources. For every dollar...

May recommendation from Megan

Coming home
Griner, Brittney
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR * From the nine-time women's basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist--a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home. "Compelling . . . An intimate,...

May recommendation from Megan

Paris by the book : a novel
Callanan, Liam
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A missing person, a grieving family, a curious clue: a half-finished manuscript set in Paris Once a week, I chase men who are not my husband. . . . When eccentric novelist Robert Eady abruptly vanishes, he leaves behind his...

April recommendation from Brooklyn

Less : a novel
Greer, Andrew Sean
Paper Book
A struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel full of "arresting lyricism and beauty" (The New York Times Book Review). WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZENational BestsellerA...
April recommendation from Jason
The storied life of A. J. Fikry
Zevin, Gabrielle.
Paper Book
A. J. Fikry's life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. Slowly but surely, he is isolating himself from all the people of Alice Island....

Additional April recommendation from GVPL staff

Yellowface : a novel
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK "Hard to put down, harder to forget." -- Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences... Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who...

April recommendation from Brooklyn

All the light we cannot see : a novel
Doerr, Anthony
Paper Book
*NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES--from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti* Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller...
June recommendation from Jason (beaches of Costa Rica)
The role I played : Canada's greatest Olympic hockey team
Small, Sami Jo
Paper Book
"Glimpses of her childhood and life outside of hockey come into view, but the main focus is the roller-coaster ride of striving to compete at the sport's top level." -- Library Journal "Sami Jo has an energetic personality that shines through with every story in this...

May recommendation from Megan

Sidelined : sports, culture, and being a woman in America
DiCaro, Julie
Paper Book
Shrill meets Brotopia in this personal and researched look at women's rights and issues through the lens of sports, from an award-winning sports journalist and women's advocate. In a society that is digging deep into the misogyny underlying our traditions and media, the world of sports is especially...

May recommendation from Megan

A map to the sun
Leong, Sloane
Paper Book
A Map to the Sun is a gripping YA graphic novel about five principle players in a struggling girls' basketball team. One summer day, Ren meets Luna at a beachside basketball court and a friendship is born. But when Luna moves to back to Oahu, Ren's messages to her friend go...

May recommendation from Megan

Champions : 25 tales of unstoppable athletes
Sher, Abby
Paper Book
This collection features 25 exciting tales of game-changing athletes and their drive, resilience, and sportsmanship-including new stories about some of the most beloved women from the first two volumes of the New York Times best-selling series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. In these pages, you...

May recommendation from Megan

We ride upon sticks
Barry, Quan
Paper Book
In the town of Danvers, Massachusetts, home of the original 1692 witch trials, the 1989 Danvers Falcons will do anything to make it to the state finals--even if it means tapping into some devilishly dark powers. Against a background of irresistible 1980s iconography, Quan Barry...

May recommendation from Megan

The summer book
Jansson, Tove.
Paper Book
Now a major motion picture starring Glenn Close and directed by Charlie McDowell In The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer--its sunlight and storms--into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old...
June recommendation from Megan (Dallas Road)

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