Title: The Way to Rainy Mountain
Author: N. Scott Momaday
Genres: memoir, biography, folklore
Read Great Things Challenge 2020 category: A book about the great outdoors (sort of).
This book was read by Stephen Brooks, Main Campus Reference Librarian.
Continue Reading →This week we’ll be showcasing some book reviews! Want to review something you’ve read or watched for the library blog? Let us know by filling out the Durham Tech Book or Media Review form.
Being in your late 20s and not knowing what you want to do is hard, so of course when your friend from your brief foray into boarding school asks you to come take care of her step-children who catch fire when upset or scared, you say yes. Right? Sure. You weren’t doing anything anyway.
Title: Nothing to See Here
Author: Kevin Wilson
Genre: Realistic fantasy/magical realism, early adulting, contemporary literary fiction
#ReadGreatThings2020 Category: A book recommended by a celebrity book club (#ReadWithJenna)
This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian.
Continue Reading →We asked Durham Tech to share the baking and cooking they’ve been doing at home, and, well, we’re making various quick and slow breads, embracing box mixes, getting a little fancy, and not forgetting to eat our vegetables.
Click through for food pics and recipes (for most). Links to recipes are in picture captions.
Read more, See Food Pics, get recipesThis week’s What We’re Reading post is a little different because this book is a cookbook! I’ve included a couple of pictures of the food I’ve made. My amateur food photography skills are on full display.
Title: Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking with the World’s Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein, with 125 Recipes
Author: Joe Yonan
Description: Joe Yonan, food editor of the Washington Post,provides a master base recipe for cooking any sort of bean in any sort of appliance—Instant Pot, slow cooker, or stovetop—as well as creative recipes for using beans in daily life, from Harissa-Roasted Carrot and White Bean Dip to Crunchy Spiced Chickpeas to Smoky Black Bean and Plantain Chili. Drawing on the culinary traditions of the Middle East, the Mediterranean, Africa, South America, Asia, and the American South, and with beautiful photography throughout, this book has recipes for everyone. With fresh flavors, vibrant spices, and clever techniques, Yonan shows how beans can make for thrilling dinners, lunches, breakfasts—and even desserts!–Penguin Random House
See the tasty food i madeIt’s Friday, y’all! We made it to the end of another week doing the social distance disco. This week is National Library Week, too.
Emotionally intuitive PIs help an overworked small town investigate the sudden disappearance of two young girls from a parking lot. Fast-paced plot with unexpected twists and turns.
This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian.
Title: Two Girls Down
Author: Louisa Luna
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, PI Crime Novel
#ReadGreatThings2020 Category: A book that is part of a series [The Janes— the second book in the Alex Vega series–is also available at the Orange County Campus]; A book suggested by a Durham Tech librarian
Continue Reading →The results are in! Check out Durham Tech’s #QuaranReads (including some friendly faces and a few unpaid work-from-home coworkers).
Continue Reading →This audiobook was listened to by Courtney Bippley, a Reference Librarian at the Main Campus Library (currently working from home). It was received for free from through the Libro.fm ALC program.
Title: The City We Became: A Novel
Author: N.K. Jemisin
Narrator: Robin Miles
Genre: Fantasy
Summary: Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, a story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City.
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn’t remember who he is, where he’s from, or even his own name. But he can sense the beating heart of the city, see its history, and feel its power.
In the Bronx, a Lenape gallery director discovers strange graffiti scattered throughout the city, so beautiful and powerful it’s as if the paint is literally calling to her.
In Brooklyn, a politician and mother finds she can hear the songs of her city, pulsing to the beat of her Louboutin heels.
And they’re not the only ones.
Every great city has a soul. Some are ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. New York? She’s got six. –Hachette Book Group
Read Great Things 2020 Challenge Category: Recommended by a Durham Tech Librarian, A book that is part of a series (Great Cities #1)
Read courtney’s thoughts on this book
This book was read by Susan Baker, a Reference Librarian at the Main Campus Library.
Title and Author: Meg & Jo by Virginia Kantra
Genre: Contemporary romance, domestic fiction
Read Great Things Challenge 2020 category: Recommended by a Durham Tech librarian
Description: Meg March Brooke as a stay at home mom may not stretch the imagination too far, but Jo March as a prep cook and food blogger in New York City sure does! Louisa May Alcott’s classic Little Women is delightfully re-imagined by North Carolina RITA award winning author Virginia Kantra as a contemporary tale of adult sisters from a close knit family, following their very different paths, brought together again by a family crisis.This book is told through the eyes of the older sisters, Meg and Jo; a sequel, Beth & Amy, is scheduled to follow in December 2020.
Continue Reading →The librarians are still here for you, though we’re working remotely and with our new [unpaid] coworkers. Note: These coworkers are not very good at accurate typing, so will not be manning the chat.
Well, what can we do (and what is a no-go for off-campus work conditions)?
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