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February 7, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Great question! The Rook by Daniel O'Malley is a mystery surrounded by the supernatural and memory loss, the unraveling of just who Myfanwy Thomas is only the beginning...
The Rook β€” Multnomah County Library
The Rook β€” O'Malley, Daniel β€” "The body you are wearing used to be mine." So begins the letter Myfanwy Thomas is holding when she awakes in a London park surrounded by bodies all wearing latex gloves....
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February 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Try The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi if you want to read an "Immersive series on the lighter, more uplifting side" #AskALibrarian
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The Gilded Wolves β€” Chokshi, Roshani, β€” Set in a darkly glamorous world The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence and dangerous but thrilling adventure. Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of ...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
If you're looking for "painful heartbreak with other plot," try Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho! #AskALibrarian
Cry, Voidbringer β€” Multnomah County Library
Cry, Voidbringer β€” Ho, Elaine β€” In a broken system, do you save yourself or fight for the people you love? With the godspower waning, the queen of Ashvi has had to find another way to bolster her figh...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
We suggest I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron if you want to read something "Light and breezy but smart and well written if that makes senseπŸ˜†" #AskALibrarian
I Feel Bad About My Neck β€” Multnomah County Library
I Feel Bad About My Neck β€” Ephron, Nora, β€” A collection of essays offers a humorous look at the ups and downs of being a woman of a certain age, discussing the tribulations of maintenance and trying t...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Want "Short stories reminiscent of the countryside"? Try Fidelity by Wendell Berry. #AskALibrarian
Fidelity β€” Multnomah County Library
Fidelity β€” Berry, Wendell, 1934- β€” Reissued as part of Counterpoint's celebration of beloved American author Wendell Berry, the five stories in Fidelity return readers to Berry's fictional town of Por...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Our patron needing a five-star read who "loved Outlaw by Anna North and Demon Copperhead" may enjoy Betty by @tiffanymcdaniel.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian
Betty β€” Multnomah County Library
Betty β€” McDaniel, Tiffany, β€” "A stunning, lyrical coming-of-age novel set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachians in which a young girl, with only the compass of her father's imagination, must na...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
If you're looking for "Something by James Michener I can read with my grandma" we suggest The Drifters. #AskALibrarian
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The Drifters β€” Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997, β€” This epic novel follows six young people on their travels through Europe, serving as a guidebook, "loosely dressed up as fiction, " to qu...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
How to Tantrum Like a Champion by @allanwolf100.bsky.social is a great pick for "Books that teach elementary age children how to regulate their emotions." #AskALibrarian
How to Tantrum Like a Champion β€” Multnomah County Library
How to Tantrum Like a Champion β€” Wolf, Allan, β€” "Sometimes your day doesn't go how you planned it. Or there's too much noise, and the light is way too bright. Small feelings can turn into overpowering...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
We sugest The Witch King by H. E. Edgmon if you're looking for "Native American fantasy (not horror)." #AskALibrarian
The Witch King β€” Multnomah County Library
The Witch King β€” Edgmon, H. E., β€” Wyatt, a transgender witch, hides in the human world after he loses control of his magic; but his fiancΓ©, Emyr, a fae prince, is at risk of losing his throne if he do...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
If you're looking for "Something as transporting as THE PIANO TUNER and THE WINTER SOLDIER" try Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. #AskALibrarian
Lincoln in the Bardo β€” Multnomah County Library
Lincoln in the Bardo β€” Saunders, George, 1958- β€” "February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bl...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Try Last Words From Montmartre by Qiu Miaojin if you're looking for "Sapphic heartbreak for my first sapphic heartbreakπŸ’”" #AskALibrarian
Last Words From Montmartre β€” Multnomah County Library
Last Words From Montmartre β€” Qiu, Miaojin, 1969-1995 β€” "An NYRB Classics Original Last Words from Montmartre is a novel in letters that narrates the gradual dissolution of a relationship between two l...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
For the horror fan looking for campy horror, try Meddling Kids by @punkahoy.bsky.social. Former kid detectives return as adults to a case that doesn't quite add up in this adult send-up of Hardy Boys and Scooby Doo. #AskALibrarian
Meddling Kids β€” Multnomah County Library
Meddling Kids β€” Cantero, Edgar, 1981- β€” With raucous humor and brilliantly orchestrated mayhem, Meddling Kids subverts teen detective archetypes like the Hardy Boys, the Famous Five, and Scooby-Doo, a...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Want to read a book on joke writing? Try Joke Farming by Elliott Kalan. #AskALibrarian
Joke Farming β€” Multnomah County Library
Joke Farming β€” Kalan, Elliott, 1981- β€” "The winner of four Emmys, a Peabody, and two Writers Guild Awards (all of which badly need dusting) explains his process for writing comedy without going insane...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Try The Hurting Kind by Ada LimΓ³n if you're interested in beginner-friendly poetry. #AskALibrarian
The Hurting Kind β€” Multnomah County Library
The Hurting Kind β€” LimΓ³n, Ada, β€” "An astonishing collection about interconnectedness--between the human and nonhuman, ancestors and ourselves--from National Book Critics Circle Award winner and Nation...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Our patron requesting "Board books with real photos of faces! Baby is obsessed" should check out this list! #AskALibrarian
Board books with baby faces from Multcolib My Librarian Kate β€” a staff-created list from Multnomah County Library
Babies love to look at faces and they love other babies! By looking at faces, babies learn emotions, identity and language and to follow gaze cues (look where you're looking). Here are some board book...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
We suggest The Keeper of Magical Things by @julieleong.bsky.social for our patron looking for "Something to read aloud to my wife. Fantasy, sapphic, on the shorter side." #AskALibrarian
The Keeper of Magical Things β€” Multnomah County Library
The Keeper of Magical Things β€” Leong, Julie, β€” "An almost-mage discovers friendship--and maybe something more--in the unlikeliest of places in this delightfully charming novel from the author of The T...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Wallflowers by Mackenzie Joy could be perfect for our patron looking for "books for a 2 year old scared of other kids!" #AskALibrarian
Wallflowers β€” Multnomah County Library
Wallflowers β€” Joy, Mackenzie, β€” "People call you a wallflower. Sometimes they call you shy. Sometimes they call you quiet, or maybe even scared. People think these are bad things, because sometimes th...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
A Letter to the Luminous Deep by @sylviecathrall.bsky.social might be just right if you're looking for "Clean rom com or Romantasy for adults πŸŽ‰" #AskALibrarian
A Letter to the Luminous Deep β€” Multnomah County Library
A Letter to the Luminous Deep β€” Cathrall, Sylvie, β€” A beautiful discovery outside the window of her underwater home prompts the reclusive E. to begin a correspondence with renowned scholar Henerey Cle...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
We suggest Assata by Assata Shakur if you're looking for a "Favorite NF history of a woman written by a woman" #AskALibrarian
Assata β€” Multnomah County Library
Assata β€” Shakur, Assata, β€” "On May 2, 1973, Black Panther Assata Shakur, aka JoAnne Chesimard, lay in a hospital, close to death, handcuffed to her bed, while local, state, and federal police attempte...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Try the Sacred Art of Tarot by Liz Dean if you want to learn more about tarot! #AskALibrarian
Sacred Art of Tarot β€” Multnomah County Library
Sacred Art of Tarot β€” Dean, Liz, 1965- β€” "Sacred Art of Tarot is a beautiful, deluxe edition by a best-selling author for reading all of the important elements, symbols, and meanings of every tarot ca...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM