BLOG & STAFF PICKS

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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!

Find archived blogs and staff picks at the links below:

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Crystal

Jun 20, 20232 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Catherine

Jun 16, 20232 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Brooke

Jun 14, 20233 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Van's Pick: The Nightmare Man by J.H. Markert

Van

Jun 9, 20232 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Shannon

Jun 8, 20231 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Dione

Jun 2, 20231 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Brooke

Jun 1, 20233 min read

Staff Picks

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,...

Kathy

Jun 1, 20232 min read

Blog

June 2023: Blogging with Kathy

Summer Experience 2023 is here! Come into the Lafourche Parish Public Library and join in the fun and excitement. Pick up your...

Katie

May 26, 20232 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Heather's Pick: When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left by Marc Colagiovanni

Lafourche Parish Public Library

May 24, 20231 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Brooke

May 18, 20233 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Dione

May 17, 20231 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Brooke

May 4, 20232 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Laura

May 1, 20232 min read

Blog

May 2023: Blogging with Laura

Lafourche Parish Public Library is excited to announce a new temporary library in South Lafourche that will be coming soon! The Lafourche...

Laura

Apr 28, 20232 min read

Staff Picks

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....

Brooke

Apr 27, 20232 min read

Staff Picks

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,...

Crystal

Apr 13, 20231 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Brooke

Apr 6, 20232 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Catherine

Apr 4, 20232 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Brooke

Mar 31, 20232 min read

Staff Picks

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...

Katina

Mar 30, 20233 min read

Blog

April 2023: Blogging with Katina

There's lots to celebrate in April @ your library! Spring is here, and so is much more to celebrate in April. Your Lafourche Parish...

Kathy

Mar 30, 20231 min read

Staff Picks

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...