Winter is a great time for baking cookies! Whether you just want an excuse to warm up your kitchen or you're looking for a new recipe to appease a jolly home invader, here are some cookie-centric cookbooks that might be just what you're looking for this season.
2024 National Book Awards
The National Book Foundation recently announced this year's National Book Awards. You can check out the winners here through MHL, or go to the National Book Foundation website to read the long lists of of nominees in each category.
Books for Fans of Wicked
Are you a fan of Wicked? (The movie, or the musical the movie is based on, or the book the musical is based on, or the movie that book was based on, or even the book by L. Frank Baum that kicked off the whole saga?) Then here are some other books to check out! If you're a fan of the musical and/or musical but haven't read the book by Gregory Maguire, you could start with that (although be advised that the book's tone is rather different from the musical). Or try one of these other fantasy books that have a similar style of worldbuilding and/or are adapted from other classic stories.
Eye on the Pie
Looking to level up your baking? Check out one of these pie-centric cookbooks! And don't forget that MHL's New York Times All Access includes NYT Cooking.
New Fiction by Native American Authors
November is Native American Heritage Month! Why not take the opportunity to check out one of these great recent novels written by Native American authors?
Elections of Past and Present
Election Day 2024 is Tuesday, November 5th, 2024. If you're planning to vote on Election Day, you can find your polling place from the State Secretary's website. If you voted by mail, you can also track your ballot online to make sure it was counted. And if you're all set with this year's election, you can check out these nonfiction books about notable elections in American history.
100% That Witch
Something wicked this way comes...these witchy books!
Ace Week
Ace Week, formerly Asexual Awareness Week, is an international campaign dedicated to raising awareness and expanding education of asexuality. This year it is observed from October 20-26. You can learn more online from the Asexual Outreach website, or check out one of these nonfiction titles!
New Fiction for Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15-October 15. This month is specifically designated to celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, here are some great new works of fiction (across genres) written by authors with Hispanic heritage. (You may also be interested in reading New Memoirs for Hispanic Heritage Month.)
Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2023
This year Banned Books Week is from September 22-28. This is a week for public libraries to highlight challenges made to books and to celebrate our freedom to read these titles. September 28th is Let Freedom Read Day, when we encourage everyone to take at least one action to defend books from censorship. You can read more about that and get suggestions for what actions to take at the Banned Books Week website. Another great way to celebrate your freedom to read is to check out one of the top ten most frequently challenged books of the past year, all of which are available through MHL.