Off the Shelf: 2020 Favorites
Rhonda Frevert
Burlington Public Library
One of my favorite end of the year traditions is gathering staff picks for books, audiobooks, and movies, not just from my own coworkers, but also from staff members at our neighboring libraries, too. I hope you enjoy seeing what your area librarians have been loving this year and find a few things to add to your list to read, listen to, or watch in the new year.
Your local library would love to lend these items to you. Ask your local library about availability or requesting the item through interlibrary loan. These items also could be great gifts to give for the holidays. Check in with your local bookstore. Shopping local helps our communities thrive.
NYC Libraries Release Their Top Checkouts Of 2020 Lists
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What were New Yorkers reading during this year of solitude? While the city s libraries had to close their doors in March as the pandemic took hold of New York, they reopened for grab and go service in July, allowing card holders to come by and pick up physical copies of books once again.
The libraries have now released their annual top 10 checkouts list, the most popular titles giving some insight into the literary appetites of New Yorkers during a time of historic change and, as their press release notes, unprecedented isolation, issues of social justice, and a country divided. Here s the breakdown by library system:
5 Hair Raising Medical Thrillers Novels Selected by Dr. Armand Amselem
5 Hair Raising Medical Thrillers Novels Selected by Dr. Armand Amselem
December 18, 2020
There may be nothing better than staying up late with a bone-chilling mystery novel. An engaging medical thriller walks the line between fantasy and reality. According to Dr. Armand Amselem, the following are five medical thrillers that even doctors find frightening.
Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson
This captivating novel follows Sarah, a midwife in Manhattan at the turn of the century. She specializes in treating women in tenements and boarding houses. Sarah is checking on a patient when she learns of a young woman’s disappearance. Once she realizes the woman is related to her past, she decides to take on the investigation herself. According to Amselem, this novel will show you Manhattan as you’ve never seen before and chill you to the bone.