Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eli Saslow, author of “Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist,” will give a live online author talk May 27 about his book and the issues it addresses. Saslow’s talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 27, via Zoom. Those interested in attending the event should register […]
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Publishers Weekly 05/17/21
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction 21st Birthday by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro Sooley by John Grisham The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Finding Ashley by Danielle Steel A Gambling Man by David Baldacci The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly 05/10/21
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction Sooley by John Grisham Finding Ashley by Danielle Steel A Gambling Man by David Baldacci The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Ocean Prey by John Sandford Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy (Book 2: Greater Good) by Timothy Zahn A […]
Continue readingVideo Game Review: God of War
God of War is an action-adventure game following a Spartan turned god, Kratos. This game takes place sequentially after God of War 3. The game opens to Midgard, an in-between realm in Norse mythology, where Kratos has managed to stay hidden after his last encounter with Athena, get married, and have a son named Atreus. […]
Continue readingNew Mirrors and Windows Reading Experience focuses on stories of our diverse world
Mesa County Libraries announce the launch of the Mirrors and Windows Reading Experience, a new, self-paced reading activity that explores stories of our diverse world. Mirrors and Windows is an all-ages celebration of culture focused on diverse books and films offered through the library catalog. It continues through Dec. 31, 2021, and between now and […]
Continue readingMay Staff Picks
Happy May, all! For this month, we’d like to focus our staff recommendations around a special new reading experience here at Mesa County Libraries. The Mirrors and Windows reading experience is a celebration of culture focused on diverse books and films offered throughout our catalog. This idea stems from a movement called Read Woke started […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly 05/03/21
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction A Gambling Man by David Baldacci Ocean Prey by John Sandford The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Lover Unveiled, Volume 19 by J R Ward Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito The Red Book by James […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly 04/26/2021
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction Ocean Prey by John Sandford The Devil’s Hand: A Thriller by Jack Carr The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Red Book by James Patterson and David Ellis The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth Win by Harlan Coben […]
Continue readingVideo Game Review: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX
Have you ever dreamed about waking up in the Pokémon world, eager to battle, “catch ’em all”, and make it to the top of the Pokémon League as champion!? If you have, then this is not the game for you. Almost every other Pokémon game fits that description though, so don’t feel left out. Pokémon […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly 04/19/2021
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah The Red Book by James Patterson The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Good Company by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney First Person Singular: Stories by Haruki Murakami Win by Harlan Coben Northern Spy by Flynn Berry The Invisible Life of […]
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