All Points West April 2026: Sensing Spring

Spring engages all the senses in a uniquely powerful, inevitable, and often reassuring way. Here are a few titles which do the same!

Updated April 9, 2026
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Spring
Smith, Ali
Paper Book
"This is the most political book thus far in this earthy and humane series. Its heart is worn far out on its sleeve. It beats arrhythmically somewhere down near the knuckles....Smith's vision isn't fundamentally pessimistic, however. There's too much squirming life in her fiction, slashes of...

Also available as an ebook through Overdrive/Libby and on CD.

The big melt
Riddle, Emily
Paper Book
The Big Melt is a debut poetry collection rooted in nehiyaw thought and urban millennial life events. It examines what it means to repair kinship, contend with fraught history, go home and contemplate prairie ndn utopia in the era of late capitalism and climate change. Part memoir, part...
From above : an (info)graphic novel
Panchaud, Martin
Paper Book
An innovative, award-winning graphic novel that uses the visual language of infographics to tell the story of Simon--an average teenager whose brush with a fortune teller sends him on a surreal adventure The Color of Things is an internationally acclaimed,...

Also available as an ebook through Overdrive/Libby.

Whale eyes : a memoir about seeing and being seen
Robinson, James (Filmmaker)
Paper Book
★ 5 STARRED REVIEWS ★ ★ "Lively, interactive...truly eye-opening." -Booklist ★ "A sincere reflection on childhood...growing up in a world not built with him in mind." -Publishers Weekly ★ "A...

Also available as an ebook and e-audiobook through Overdrive/Libby.

Pardalita
Estrela, Joana
Paper Book
MILDRED L. BATCHELDER HONOR WINNER School Library Journal Best of the Year BCCB Best of the Year (Blue Ribbon Selection) A beautiful slice-of-life story that is This One Summer meets Ursula K. Le Guin's Very Far...
The space between here & now
Suk, Sarah
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You've Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA novel follows a teen with a mysterious condition that transports her to the past when she smells certain scents linked to specific memories. Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has Sensory Time Warp...

Also available as an ebook and e-audiobook through Overdrive/Libby.

Poor deer : a novel
Oshetsky, Claire
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE KAFKA PRIZE FOR FICTION A wondrous, tender novel about a young girl grappling with her role in a tragic loss--and attempting to reshape the narrative of her life--from PEN/Faulkner Award nominee Claire Oshetsky Margaret Murphy is a weaver of fantastic tales, growing up...

Also available as an ebook and e-audiobook through Overdrive/Libby.

The last sweet bite : stories and recipes of culinary heritage lost and found
Shaikh, Michael
Paper Book
A powerful and heartwarming exploration of cuisine in conflict zones, highlighting the courageous persistence of people struggling to protect their food culture in the face of war, genocide, and violence. "The Last Sweet Bite tells the powerful and personal stories of...

Also available as an ebook through Overdrive/Libby.

Gotta go, Buffalo a silly book of fun goodbyes
Meyers, Kevin
Paper Book
Make goodbyes fun with animal rhymes and colorful lift-the-flap illustrations! "So long!" "See you later!" There are so many ways to say goodbye! Lift the flaps in this colorful book to discover favorite animals (and maybe a few new ones, too) and fun goodbyes. Children and grown...
Water moon : a novel
Sotto, Samantha
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike fantasy novel. FEATURES A UNIQUE ORIGAMI JACKET that folds into a boat, joining the...

Also available as an ebook and e-audiobook through Overdrive/Libby.


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