It’s that time of year when we all need a break – we’re stressed with work, the weather is awful (seriously, how much more snow can we take?), and there are no exciting vacations or holidays to look forward to on the calendar. 

Escape from the To-Do list and give yourself a break by diving into a leisure book! We just added over 40 popular reading books to our collection, and highlights include autobiographies from pop culture icons, anti-racist and feminist readings, and New York Times best-selling novels.   

Check out a sample of titles below or browse the complete list on our website. Then stop into the library to borrow a book. Our leisure book collection is on the 1st floor. 

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Days of Distraction by Alexandra Chang

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey

Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Mountain Sings by Que Mai Phan Nguyen

Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X Kendi

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Transcendent Kingdom Yaa Gyasi

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett