Jane's AUDIOBOOK Staff Pick

Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri: Listener, you are about to enter a world of rose water and saffron, of sheep's blood and mad bulls, of myth and magic carpets, a world of Scheherazade's making, a thousand and one stories that each bend and weave and buoy the next. As a child who had to flee his beloved home and family in Iran, Daniel's warm narration invites us to sit and stay a while, and not only see the world through his bright, vulnerable, hopeful young eyes, but to taste, smell and hear how the past infuses the present, and why storytelling isn't as much about telling the truth as much as it is about heroes and human fallibility. 

Tyler's Staff Pick

The incredible poet, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, turns her hand to prose in the beautifully illustrated book of short essays, World of Wonders, where she weaves together personal memoir and nature writing. Nezhukumatathil is the daughter of a Filipina mother and Indian father, both gardeners and outdoor enthusiasts, and she writes about being one of the only families of color on all of her childhood hikes in Ohio and northern New York. But her love of nature was deeply instilled and has greatly influenced her writing and the kinship she finds with the unusual and odd creatures of our planet. This book is filled with life and upliftment, and balances critique of the racism embedded in our culture with her passion for the wonders of the natural world. For lovers of Robin Wall Kimmerer, Mary Oliver, and Ross Gay, you will lose yourself in this swirl of magic.

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