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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!
Crystal
Jun 20, 20232 min read
Crystal's Pick: Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas
In 1916 Wallace, Wyoming, schoolteacher Ellen Webster finds purpose in her work as a rancher's wife and in her bonds with other women...
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Catherine
Jun 16, 20232 min read
Catherine's Pick: This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone is the story of Red and Blue. Red is a time-traveling agent in...
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Brooke
Jun 14, 20233 min read
Brooke's Pick: The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
In 1956 New York City, Marion Brooks, one of the famous Radio City Rockettes, is unwittingly drawn into the police search for the "Big...
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Van
Jun 9, 20232 min read
Van's Pick: The Nightmare Man by J.H. Markert
A chilling horror novel illustrates the fine line between humanity and monstrosity. The author has written an excellent first book. He...
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Shannon
Jun 8, 20231 min read
Shannon's Pick: The Duke's Estates Series by Jane Ashford
Fans of Bridgerton will fall in love with this sparkling Regency romance from bestselling author Jane Ashford. A duke accustomed to...
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Dione
Jun 2, 20231 min read
Dione's Pick: The Dangerous One by Lori Foster
Hunter Osborn left his family, his friends and his job as a park ranger after uncovering a disturbing crime scene. Haunted by nightmares...
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Brooke
Jun 1, 20233 min read
Brooke's Pick: None of This Would Have Happened if Prince were Alive by Carolyn Prusa
Struggling to evacuate Savannah as a Category Four hurricane bears down, Ramona, along with her entourage, navigates police check points,...
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Katie
May 26, 20232 min read
Katie's Pick: The Stolen Heir by Holly Black
Hiding in the human world, Suren, the tormented child queen of the Court of Teeth, must guard her heart against a manipulative prince...
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Lafourche Parish Public Library
May 24, 20231 min read
Heather's Pick: When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left by Marc Colagiovanni
An extraordinary celebration of the power of choice, charting your own path, and finding inner strength even in the most challenging of...
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Brooke
May 18, 20233 min read
Brooke's Pick: Hayley Aldridge is Still Here by Elissa R. Sloan
A former child star fights the conservatorship that is governing every aspect in her life and uses social media to help in the new novel...
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Dione
May 17, 20231 min read
Dione's Pick: Taste of Home: Cooking for Two
Taste of Home Cooking for Two is designed especially for the two-person table. Whether you're newlyweds or empty nesters, this...
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Brooke
May 4, 20232 min read
Brooke's Pick: Five Survive by Holly Jackson
Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends, but when their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell...
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Laura
Apr 28, 20232 min read
Laura's Pick: You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
Grace Evans, an overworked New Yorker looking for a total escape from her busy life, books an Airbnb on a ranch in the middle of Wyoming....
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Brooke
Apr 27, 20232 min read
Brooke's Pick: The Personal Assistant by Kimberly Belle
A hugely popular blogger, Alex relies on her personal assistant AC to help her manage each day, but when a controversial post goes viral,...
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Crystal
Apr 13, 20231 min read
Crystal's Pick: A Thousand Miles to Graceland by Kristen Mei Chase
Accountant Grace Johnson can't escape the feeling that her life is on autopilot-until her husband announces he's done with their...
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Brooke
Apr 6, 20232 min read
Brooke's Pick: Strangers in the Night by Heather Webb
Transporting readers to the golden age of Hollywood, this captivating novel follows Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra as they ride a...
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Catherine
Apr 4, 20232 min read
Catherine's Pick: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
The much-beloved BookTok sensation from Travis Baldree, Legends & Lattes is a novel of high fantasy and low stakes. At the heart of the...
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Brooke
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Brooke's Pick: The Duchess by Wendy Holden
Becoming the lover of David, Prince of Wales, in 1928, a lively American woman is plunged into a world of unimaginable luxury and...
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Kathy
Mar 30, 20231 min read
Kathy's Pick: How to Bake Pi by Eugenia Chang
A math expert uses cooking to shed light on the heart of mathematics. Using a recipe for Clotted Cream as a case in point, Eugenia Cheng...
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