Hot reads from Readers’ Books

1.  Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward

The Pulitzer Prize winning journalist delivers a harrowing insider account of the White House under the current POTUS.

2.  The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis

The bestselling author of Moneyball and The Big Short exposes how many of Trump’s appointees to important Departmental posts, are willfully uninformed and causing grave dangers to the U.S. and the world.

3.  Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger by Rebecca Traister

The journalist explores political, cultural and personal injustices by exposing how feminist outrage has been suppressed and discouraged, noting that within women’s anger lies the power to change the world.

4.  How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan

The noted culinary writer undergoes a personal journey to understand how psychedelics are being used to help both difficult-to-treat conditions, as well as the challenges of everyday life for the normal person.

5. In Pieces by Sally Field

The memoir from the TV and two time Academy Award winning actress.

1.  Golden Age: The Brilliance of the 2018 Champion Golden State Warriors by Thomas Bevilacqua

A look back at the NBA championship team’s 2017-2018 winning season.

2.  The Bettencourt Affair: The World’s Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris by Tom Sancton

The former Paris bureau chief for Time magazine exposes the scandal of a wealthy French family, the heirs to the L’Oreal fortune.

3.  Call Them By Their True Names: American Crises by Rebecca Solnit

The bestselling essayist presents a searing call-to-arms on a range of social and political problems in America.

4.  Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief by Martha W. Hickman

Thoughtful words to strengthen, inspire, and comfort those who have suffered the loss of a loved one.

1.  Boats on the Bay by Jeanne Walker Harvey and Grady McFerrin

Illustrated, ages 4-8.  A portrayal of a variety of vessels through the course of a busy day on the Bay, featuring short texts and lively illustrations.

2.  Rules of the Ruff by Heidi Lang

Middle Reader, ages 8-12.  In this coming of age novel, a 12 year old boy spends his summer as an apprentice to a neighborhood dog walker.

3. My Dog Laughs by Rachel Isadora 

Illustrated, ages 2-5.  A cast of charming toddlers and preschoolers are depicted interacting with their dogs in a variety of situations.

4. Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Illustrated, ages 3-7.  Delightful Halloween book about a friendly witch, a hungry dragon, and a muddy monster learn about friendship.

5.  Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness by Anastasia Higginbotham

Middle Reader, ages 8-12.  A young white girl, with the help of her mother, struggles to understand the hows and whys of racism, white supremacy, and its long history in the U.S.