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multcolib.bibliocommons.comWelcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop — Multnomah County LibraryWelcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop — Po-rŭm, Hwang — Quitting her job and divorcing her husband, Yeong-Ju, in a leap of faith, opens the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, and, welcoming new friends and visitors ...

Heartwarming fiction seekers look no further, you invite is here! Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Po-rŭm may be the one for you. multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

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multcolib.bibliocommons.comPayback's a Witch — Multnomah County LibraryPayback's a Witch — Harper, Lana, — "The witch is back and ready for revenge with a little help from her friends in this fresh, sizzling rom-com by Lana Harper. Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very p...

Looking for a cozy start to spooky season? Lana Harper's "Paybacks a Witch" will get your spine tingling. multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

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3 Sept

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1 Sept

We are thrilled to announce that The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich has been chosen as our 2027 Everybody Reads title! We’re so honored to celebrate 25 years of #EverybodyReads with our community. #booksky multcolib.org/everybody-reads

1 Sept

Starting in January 2027, copies will be available for free at your local library. Libraries will host book discussions and events centered around the themes of the book. Then enjoy an author talk presented by us and @literary-arts.org on March 18 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall!

multcolib.orgEverybody ReadsThrilling news: The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich is our 2027 Everybody Reads selection! We’re so honored to celebrate 25 years of Everybody Reads with our community. Erdrich's book is a story about ou...

1 Sept

#EverybodyReads 2027, a community reading project of Multnomah County Library, is made possible by gifts to The Library Foundation with the author's appearance made possible by @literary-arts.org multcolib.org/everybody-reads

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multcolib.bibliocommons.comStruck Speechless — Multnomah County LibraryStruck Speechless — Richardson, Tati, — Contains content warning. Reader discretion is advised.<br/>"Sports agent Jackie Miles is a petite powerhouse who has built her empire on killer instincts, desi...

For the patron looking for a second chance romance book where the main characters are older (40s-60s), much like author Tati Richardson, we're Struck Speechless! multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

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multcolib.bibliocommons.comMake Sure You Die Screaming — Multnomah County LibraryMake Sure You Die Screaming — Carlstrom, Zee, — "An electrifying debut about a nonbinary corporate burnout embarking on a road trip from Chicago to Arkansas to find their conspiracy-theorist father, w...

A well written thriller with no cishet romance? Make Sure You Die Screaming by Zee Carlson may be adventure you're looking for! multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

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multcolib.bibliocommons.comNew World Sourdough — Multnomah County LibraryNew World Sourdough — Ford, Bryan, — "New World Sourdough teaches handmade artisan bread baking for beginner to intermediate home bakers who want to learn how to bake fermented breads at home with New...

Get a rise with New World Sourdough by Bryan Ford, the natural way! multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

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multcolib.bibliocommons.comThe Day You Begin — Multnomah County LibraryThe Day You Begin — Woodson, Jacqueline, — Other students laugh when Rigoberto, an immigrant from Venezuela, introduces himself but later, he meets Angelina and discovers that he is not the only one w...

Looking for a picture books kids starting in a new classroom? The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson may help you in the new school year! multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

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multcolib.bibliocommons.comA Country of Ghosts — Multnomah County LibraryA Country of Ghosts — Killjoy, Margaret, 1982- — "Dimos Horacki is a Borolian journalist and a cynical patriot, his muckraking days behind him. But when his newspaper ships him to the front, he's embe...

For hopeful yet grounded speculative fiction that rejects imperial notions of conquest and domination, we highly recommend Margaret Killjoy's A Country of Ghosts. multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

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multcolib.bibliocommons.comYou Weren't Meant to Be Human — Multnomah County LibraryYou Weren't Meant to Be Human — White, Andrew Joseph, — In a decaying Appalachian landscape where hives of parasites offer shelter in exchange for corpses, trans man Crane embraces the safety they off...

The near-future dystopic U.S. in Andrew Joseph White's You Weren't Meant to be Human makes joining an alien hive mind cult seem like an almost natural choice (until it very much isn't) in this new transgender horror classic. multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

20 Aug

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17 Aug

Big news for Southeast Portlanders: Belmont Library is open now! You joined us for some spectacular library joy this past weekend, with two full days of music, activities, events, and togetherness. THANK YOU! #Booksky 📍 Belmont Library 1038 SE César E. Chávez Boulevard Portland, OR 97214

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That's all for today, hope to see you at the next #AskALibrarian next Thursday at 9 am PST!

It's time for #AskALibrarian! Reply to this post with what you like to read, and our librarians will pick out a book for you. Join us live today until 10 am PT! #Booksky

multcolib.bibliocommons.comUpright Women Wanted — Multnomah County LibraryUpright Women Wanted — Gailey, Sarah, — "Esther is a stowaway. She's hidden herself away in the Librarian's book wagon in an attempt to escape the marriage her father has arranged for her--a marriage ...

How about a postapocalyptic tale that's hopeful? Try Upright Women Wanted. multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

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multcolib.bibliocommons.comMegahex — Multnomah County LibraryMegahex — Hanselmann, Simon, — "Megg is a depressed, drug-addicted witch. Mogg is her black cat. Their friend, Owl, is an anthropomorphized owl. They hang out a lot with Werewolf Jones. This may sound...

Need a stoner comedy with pictures? Check out Simon Hanselmann's Megahex series! It's like Bojack Horseman meets It's Always Sunny in Philladelphia, buried under a thick cloud of weed smoke and existential dread! multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

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multcolib.bibliocommons.comMaurice — Multnomah County LibraryMaurice — Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970, — "Set in the elegant Edwardian world of Cambridge undergraduate life, this story by a master novelist introduces us to Maurice Hall when he is fou...

You'd be remiss in your search for literary romance if you didn't check out E.M. Forster's Maurice. This posthumous classic is a must read. multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

29 July

It’s time for #AskALibrarian! Reply to this post with what you like to read, and our librarians will pick out a book for you. Join us live each Thursday from 9 to 10 am PT! #Booksky

multcolib.bibliocommons.comI Can Fix Her — Multnomah County LibraryI Can Fix Her — Wilde, Rae, — "Johnny spots her ex, Alice, at the local cafe with a vague sense that she's been there before. Though she's still angry about their breakup and Alice's subsequent ghosti...

30 July

A horror novella with queer characters? I can fix her by Rae Wilde, offers up "an irresistible tale in which the world, the narrator, and time itself are not to be trusted" multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

29 July

It’s time for #AskALibrarian! Reply to this post with what you like to read, and our librarians will pick out a book for you. Join us live each Thursday from 9 to 10 am PT! #Booksky

multcolib.bibliocommons.comA Murder Most Camp — Multnomah County LibraryA Murder Most Camp — DiDomizio, Nicolas, — "Rustic cabins. Lakefront bonfires. A painfully hot lifeguard. And a murder? Summer has never been this camp. Mikey Hartford IV has coasted through his twent...

30 July

Want some Summer camp vibes without the horror or romance? A Murder Most Camp by Nicolas DiDomizio will have you asking for... S'More? multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1... #AskALibrarian

It’s time for #AskALibrarian! Reply to this post with what you like to read, and our librarians will pick out a book for you. Join us live each Thursday from 9 to 10 am PT! #Booksky

multcolib.bibliocommons.comDelicious in Dungeon. 1 — Multnomah County LibraryDelicious in Dungeon. 1 — Kui, Ryoko, — When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions ... an...

Are you a late 30s queer woman looking for high fantasy, but no romance? Try Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui. multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

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multcolib.bibliocommons.comAssistant to the Villain — Multnomah County LibraryAssistant to the Villain — Maehrer, Hannah Nicole, — "ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random ma...

Looking for an enemies to lovers fantasy that you can't put down? How about Assistant to the Villian by Hannah Nicole Maehrer multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

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multcolib.bibliocommons.comMurder on Sex Island — Multnomah County LibraryMurder on Sex Island — Firestone, Jo, — "When a cast member goes missing from the hit reality show Sex Island, producers hire detective Luella van Horn to go undercover as a contestant and solve the c...

Something funny to take me out of a perimenopause rage cloud? We've got that. Murder on Sex Island by Jo Firestone: multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

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multcolib.bibliocommons.comA Marriage at Sea — Multnomah County LibraryA Marriage at Sea — Elmhirst, Sophie, — "The electrifying true story of a young couple shipwrecked at sea: a mind-blowing tale of obsession, survival, and partnership stretched to its limits. Maurice ...

If you're looking for a Deeply engaging (but not too horrifying) nonfiction, Come sail away with A Marriage at Sea: multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

multcolib.bibliocommons.comJust Jokes — Multnomah County LibraryJust Jokes — "With more than 600 jokes to make kids laugh out loud, this portable and affordable joke book is the perfect entertainment for long car rides, family vacations, and everyday errand runs" ...

Knock knock - Who's there? A joke book for kids! Just Jokes: multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

It's time for your personalized reading recommendations! In celebration of Pride, send us your queer reading requests by replying to this thread 🌈! Don't forget to stop by our table at the Portland Pride Waterfront festival this weekend!

That's it for today! We'll see you next week with another #AskALibrarian! #Booksky

multcolib.bibliocommons.comThe Devil She Knows — Multnomah County LibraryThe Devil She Knows — Bellefleur, Alexandria, — "A down-on-her-luck woman makes a deal with a crafty demon to win back her ex-girlfriend after a proposal gone awry, only to discover the girl of her dr...

For our reader interested in the classic wlw romance trope, it doesn't get more enemies-to-lovers than falling for the devil tasked granting you monkey's paw-like wishes. The Devil She Knows by Alexandria Bellefleur multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

multcolib.bibliocommons.comFrontier — Multnomah County LibraryFrontier — Curtis, Grace — "Curtis oozes charm and humour in this pacey debut, which will be devoured by fans of Fallout and Firefly" Tamsyn Muir A dazzling debut for fans of Becky Chambers and Mary...

For our reader who loved Outlawed, we recommend Frontier, which adds a little sci-fi to your sapphic western adventure. multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

multcolib.bibliocommons.comPlastic, Prism, Void. Part One — Multnomah County LibraryPlastic, Prism, Void. Part One — Allen, Violet, — "Acrasia is in the ultimate long-distance relationship: with Opus Zhao, a man from another universe. She was a trans girl who was also an intergalacti...

For our Instagram audience asking for something less challenging after Pynchon, librarian Chloë recommends Plastic, Prism, Void; a send up of post modern literature mixed with Sailor Moon and Power Rangers. multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

15 July

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8 July

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multcolib.bibliocommons.comMemoirs Found in a Bathtub — Multnomah County LibraryMemoirs Found in a Bathtub — Lem, Stanislaw — The year is 3149, and a vast paper destroying blight-papyralysis-has obliterated much of the planet's written history. However, these rare memoirs, preser...

One patron on IG has been enjoying Phillip K Dick and a lot of Le Guin. They're now looking for political sci fi and our librarians recommend Memoirs Found in a Bathtub multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

multcolib.bibliocommons.comRecursion — Multnomah County LibraryRecursion — Crouch, Blake, — "Memory makes reality. That's what NYC cop Barry Sutton is learning, as he investigates the devastating phenomenon the media has dubbed False Memory Syndrome - a mysteriou...

Looking for something like Prophet by Sin Blache and Helen Macdonald! Try Recursion multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

8 July

It’s time for #AskALibrarian! Reply to this post with what you like to read, and our librarians will pick out a book for you. Join us live each Thursday from 9 to 10 am PT! #Booksky

multcolib.bibliocommons.comThe Yellow Wall-paper and Other Stories — Multnomah County LibraryThe Yellow Wall-paper and Other Stories — Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935, — Charlotte Perkins Gilman was America's leading feminist intellectual of the early twentieth century. The Yellow Wallpa...

Ready for a good murder mystery? Try The Murder at World's End! multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...