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Rockford Reads: Curated by Your Library Crew
Join us as Rockford Public Library staff share their top picks in three exciting genres: biography, mystery, and science fiction. Whether you’re curious about inspiring life stories, love unraveling thrilling whodunits, or crave adventures in futuristic worlds, we’ve got recommendations that will keep you turning pages. Tune in for insider insights, hidden gems, and books that deserve a spot on your reading list!
Biography Recommendations by Doug Janicke and Lara Griffin:
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Joyride by Susan Orlean
The Vagabond: A Memoir by Tim Curry
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost
Mystery Recommendations by Heather Gunnel:
The Framed Women of Ardemore House
By Brandi Schillache
Shady Hollow by Juneau Black
Science Fiction recommendations by Sarah Stumpf and Clei Johnson:
All Systems Are Red by Martha Wells
Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis
American Hippo by Sarah Gailey
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Solomon Rivers
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin