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BLOG & STAFF PICKS
Want the latest and greatest news from your LPPL? Want to read what we are reading? You're in the right place!
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Stay in the know with our monthly blog. Our librarians are here to update you on services, events, resources, and more.
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Like you, our librarians love to read good books. Discover what we think about the books we've read, and find some new titles to add to your TBR (to be read) pile with our monthly Staff Picks!
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Find archived blogs and staff picks at the links below:
We always have a good book in hand!
Brooke
Jan 152 min read
Brooke's Pick: A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
Leaving behind her socialite family in Atlanta, Ricki Wilde moves to New York to open a flower shop as the Harlem Renaissance swirls...
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Van
Jan 152 min read
Van's Pick: Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton
Dreading introducing her fiancé, the newly crowned vampire king of America, to her ultra-religious human relatives, necromancer Anita...
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Brooke
Jan 142 min read
Brooke's Pick: Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
Fourteen years after they went their separate ways, 33-year-old Shiloh, a divorced, single mom living back in the same house she grew up...
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Dione
Jan 142 min read
Dione's Pick: Good Lookin' Cookin' by Dolly Parton & Rachel Parton George
You’re invited to pull up a chair to a year of meals, friends, and fun with the Partons, as Dolly and her sister (and favorite cook)...
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Brooke
Jan 132 min read
Brooke's Pick: Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
Every time she meets a new man, Daphne Bell receives a slip of paper with his name and a number on it--the exact amount of time they will...
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Katina
Jan 132 min read
Katina's Pick: The Bookshop by Evan Friss
An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cultural life, from department stores to...
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Brooke
Jan 103 min read
Brooke's Pick: Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
After an accident, a struggling artist realizes it's hard to face your issues when you literally can't recognize faces in this novel...
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Katie
Jan 102 min read
Katie's Pick: The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook by Ashley Craft
Experience the magic of the Disney Parks right in your kitchen with these 100, easy and delicious recipes inspired by Walt Disney World!...
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Heather
Jan 91 min read
Heather's Pick: Tiana's Perfect Plan by Anika Noni Rose
A debut picture book from an acclaimed actress, singer and Disney Legend shows Princess Tiana on a never-before-seen New Orleans...
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Brooke
Jan 93 min read
Brooke's Pick: After Oz by Gordon McAlpine
Kansas, 1896. After a tornado destroys the Gale family farm, eleven-year-old Dorothy goes missing. The Gales are terrified the worst has...
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Laura
Jan 82 min read
Laura's Pick: Before Dementia by Dr. Kate Gregorevic
Structured around 20 questions you need to ask to help prevent, prepare, and cope, this book is a friendly, authoritative guide for...
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Brooke
Jan 82 min read
Brooke's Pick: Such a Pretty Girl by T. Greenwood
When a controversial photo of her as a pre-teen is found in the possession of a predator—with an inscription to him from her mother on...
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Brittany
Jan 71 min read
Brittany's Pick: The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
A wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this warm and wonderful debut fantasy. Tao is a teller of (you guessed it)...
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Brooke
Jan 73 min read
Brooke's Pick: This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
When Alice wakes up on her 40th birthday somehow back in 1996 as her 16-year-old self, she finds the biggest surprise is the 49-year-old...
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Van
Jan 62 min read
Van's Pick: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
When terrorists seize hostages at an embassy party, an unlikely assortment of people is thrown together, including American opera star...
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Dione
Jan 61 min read
Dione's Pick: Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
In her first memoir, the bestselling cookbook author and host of the beloved Food Network show "Barefoot Contessa" offers a personal,...
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Katie
Jan 31 min read
Katie's Pick: Mental Wellness by Pat Thomas
An authoritative guide on natural approaches to boost everyday mental wellness and provide extra support when you need it the most....
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Brooke
Jan 32 min read
Brooke's Pick: What Mother Won't Tell Me by Ivar Leon Menger
Raised in strict isolation, Juno sets in motion a chain of frightening events when she's spotted by a stranger that makes her realize she...
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Laura
Nov 12, 20242 min read
Laura's Pick: The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
When the Congregation demands she and Matthew test the magic of their seven-year-old twins, Oxford scholar and witch, Diana Bishop,...
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Lafourche Parish Public Library
Oct 10, 20242 min read
Catherine's Pick: Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
Victoria Stewart and her crew sail to the Mariana Trench in the hopes of discovering the fate of the Atargatis, which, along with its...
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Lafourche Parish Public Library
Oct 2, 20241 min read
Dione's Pick: Into the Fire by Allison Brennan
Things are heating up in Arizona, in this thrilling novella introducing a page-turning new series by New York Times bestselling author ...
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Brooke
Oct 1, 20242 min read
Brooke's Pick: She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica
An ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient’s frightening past in this riveting thriller. I read my first Mary Kubica book nearly a...
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Crystal
Aug 30, 20241 min read
Crystal's Pick: Sweet Jane by Joanne Kukanza Easley
A drunken mother makes childhood ugly. Sweet Jane  by Joanne Kukanza Easley was an emotional, coming of age story about healing from past...
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Catherine
Aug 30, 20242 min read
Catherine's Pick: Selling the Dream by Jane Marie
Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to expose the scourge of multilevel...
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