This Month in Adult Books: October 2021

Reading recommendations for the month of October.
October 18, 2021
Featured Title
All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris
When corporate attorney Ellice Littlejohn arrives at work to find her boss and lover dead from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound, she panics and doesn’t report it. But when she is promoted into his role at the firm she begins to realize she is being used. Suddenly she is under police suspicion and someone is threatening to blackmail her. This debut legal thriller offers up a fast-paced ride through the deeply entrenched forces of sexism and racism and is perfect for fans of John Grisham.







New & Upcoming
From a collaboration between an former president and global Rockstar (Renegades by Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen) to a book about “an inconsistent psychic” (Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest), and the newest book from a Pulitzer Prize winner, (The Sentence by Louise Erdrich) November’s book shelves have a little something for everybody.
     
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What We’re Reading
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our World, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Future by Merlin Sheldrake
Before reading this book, you might know a little bit about fungi, but perhaps have no idea exactly how incredible they are—or how dependent we are on them. The writing can get very scientific at times, but it is full of fact after amazing fact and reminds the reader on every page how utterly astonishing and beautiful the natural world can be. If you like nature writing or are just a curious sort that likes to know more about everything then this is the book for you. Fans of Braiding Sweetgrass might want to check it out too. Both books are full of their author’s reverence and wonder for the world and leave the reader in awe, but also remind you that fungi is a demonstrable example of the interconnectedness of all living systems, something at the heart of Sweetgrass





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