It’s time again for us to compile another UPR community booklist. So we want to know what you’re reading. What’s on your nightstand or device right now? Is there a book that has had a big impact on you? Which books are you looking forward to reading? Perhaps you’d like to tell us a personal story connected to a favorite book. We’d love to hear about fiction, nonfiction, young adult & children’s books, anything you’re reading. One suggestion or many are welcome.
You can email your list to us right now to upraccess@gmail.com. We've compiled suggestions from booksellers and UPR friend and avid reader Elaine Thatcher.
Elaine Thatcher
The Spaces Between the Threads: A Leah Contarini Mystery, by Libi Siporin (Logan’ own Ona Siporin)
(previous titles in the series: Bitter Maremma, and If Two of Them Are Dead)
David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens (to be followed by Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver)
Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life, by Bill Perkins
Abundance, by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
Maughn Gregory
Fiction:
Joseph Hansen's 12 David Brandstetter mystery series -- one of the first featuring an openly gay detective, beginning with Fadeout, published in 1970.
Poetry:
Danez Smith's (2024) Bluff, explores a poet's responsibility in times of racist violence.
YA:
Kengo Kurimoto's (2024) Wildful (gorgeous artwork telling the story of a troubled teen discovering the healing power of nature)
Picturebook:
Sara Lundberg's (2024) The Cat Way (a person lets their cat lead the way on a walk that becomes an adventure)
Teachers and parents looking for thought-provoking children's books good for opening conversations about big ideas might Google "Thinking in Stories" — a weblog by the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children.
