TCPL Staff Picks | Winter 2025-2026
Misbehaving at the crossroads: Essays & Writings
by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
Nonfiction
Recommended by Tam
The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of jazz in American Life
by John Gennari
Nonfiction
Recommended by Tam
Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore
by Char Adams
Nonfiction
Recommended by Tam
Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life
by Alice Wong
Nonfiction - Memoir
Recommended by Tam
Mother Mary Comes to Me
by Arundhati Roy
Nonfiction - Memoir
Recommended by DeeDee
The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph
by Oksana Masters
Nonfiction - Memoir
Recommended by Erica
Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves
by Nicola Twilley
Nonfiction
Recommended by Elena
The Korean Vegan Cookbook
by Joanne Lee Molinaro
Nonfiction
Recommended by Monica
Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness
by Jamil Zaki
Nonfiction
Recommended by Elena
The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience
by Plestia Alaqad
Nonfiction
Recommended by Natalie
Tart: Misadventures of an Anonymous Chef
by Slutty Cheff
Nonfiction - Autobiography
Recommended by Dorothy
The Graceview Patient
by Caitlin Starling
Fiction - Thriller/Horror
Recommended by Abby
Love
by Toni Morrison
Fiction
Recommended by Tam
Glory Be: A Glory Broussard Mystery
by Danielle Arceneaux
Fiction
Recommended by Tam
If I Ruled the World
by Amy DuBois Barnett
Fiction
Recommended by Tam
The Wood at Midwinter
by Susanna Clarke
Fiction - Fantasy
Recommended by Abby
Practice
by Rosalind Brown
Fiction
Recommended by Dorothy
Evenings and Weekends
by Oisin McKenna
Fiction
Recommended by Dorothy & Natalie
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
by Ally Carter
Fiction
Recommended by Amanda I.
The Amalfi Curse
by Sarah Penner
Fiction
Recommended by Amanda I.
A Very Merry Bromance
by Lyssa Kay Adams
Fiction
Recommended by Kathleen
Maame
by Jessica George
Fiction
Recommended by Erica
The Winter Goddess: A Novel
by Megan Barnard
Fiction
Recommended by Monica
Sweet Bean Paste
by Durian Sukegawa
Fiction
Recommended by Monica
Heart the Lover
by Lily King
Fiction
Recommended by DeeDee
The Full Moon Coffee Shop: A Novel
by Mai Mochizuki
Fiction
Recommended by Natalie
The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon
Fiction - Historical
Recommended by Kathleen
Moonlight
(DVD)
Directed by Barry Jenkins
Produced by A24,
Plan B Entertainment
Recommended by Tam
Summer of Soul (...or when the revolution could not be televised)
(DVD)
Directed by Questlove
Recommended by Tam
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
(DVD)
Created by Takashi Okazaki
Produced by
Crunchyroll Inc., Gonzo Digimation Co.
Recommended by Tam
Eight Crazy Nights
(DVD)
Directed by Seth Kearsley
Produced by
Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions
Recommended by Elena
Everybody Scream
(album)
by Florence and the Machine
Recommended by Abby
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Animal Crossing New Horizons (Video Game)
for Nintendo Switch
Recommended by Sydney
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Picks for Teens
Flamboyants: the Queer Harlem Renaissance I wish I'd Known
by George M. Johnson
Recommended by Tam
When They Tell You to be Good: A Memoir
by Prince Shakur
Recommended by Tam
Lunar New Year Love Story
by Gene Luen Yang
Recommended by Tam
Family of Liars: The Prequel to We Were Liars
by E. Lockhart
Recommended by Kathleen
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich
(A Graphic Novel)
by Deya Muniz
Recommended by Erica
Blood Heir
by Amélie Wen Zhao
Recommended by Erica
All Our Hidden Gifts
by Caroline O'Donoghue
Recommended by Dorothy
Thorn Season
by Kiera Azar
Recommended by Amanda I.
The Kiss Bet 1
by Ingrid Ochoa
Recommended by Amanda I.
Picks for Kids
Match Point! (Graphic Novel)
by Maddie Gallegos
Grade level: 5 - 8 Tweens
Recommended by Tam
Roll for initiative
by Jaime Formatto
Grade level: 4 - 6 Tweens
Recommended by Tam
Front Desk
by Kelly Yang
Grade level: 4 - 6 Tweens
Recommended by Tam
Middle School: Winter Blunderland
by James Patterson
Grade level: 4 - 6 Tweens
Recommended by Tam
Nox Winters and the Midnight Wolf (Nox Winters Chronicles 1)
by Rochelle Hassan
Grade level: 4 - 7 Tweens
Recommended by Tam
The Winter of the Dollhouse
by Laura Amy Schlitz
Grade level: 4 - 6 Tweens
Recommended by Tam
The Sea in Winter
by Christine Day
Grade level: 4 - 6 Tweens
Recommended by Tam
The Winter Frost (School for Unusual Magic #2)
by Elizabeth Montague
Grade level: 4 - 6 Tweens
Recommended by Tam
The Magic Misfits
(Book 1)
by Neil Patrick Harris
Grade level: 3 - 7 Tweens
Recommended by Kathleen
Why We Eat Fried Peanuts: A Celebration of Family and Lunar New Year Traditions
by Zed Zha
Grade level: 3 - 4
Recommended by Tam
Pocket Peaches 1
by Dora Wang
Grade level: 1 - 4
Recommended by Amanda I.
Mai's Áo Dài
by Thai Nguyen
Grade level: 1 - 2
Recommended by Tam
Giving Thanks with Halmoni: Celebrating Chuseok, the Korean Harvest Festival
by Kathleen Choi
Grade level: Pre-K - 4
Recommended by Tam
Winter Solstice Wish
by Kate Allen Fox
Grade level: K - 3
Recommended by Bonnie
Justice Rising: 12 Amazing Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement
by Katheryn Russell Brown
Grade level: Pre-K - 2
Recommended by Tam
Family Feast!
by Carole Boston Weatherford
Grade level: Pre-K - 2
Recommended by Tam
I Got You: A Brother's Promise
by Derek D. Barnes
Grade level: PreK - 1
Recommended by Tam
I Got You: A Brother's Promise
by Derek D. Barnes
Grade level: PreK - 1
Recommended by Tam
Winter Tales: Stories and Folktales from Around the World
by Kaitlin B. Curtice
Grade level: K - 2
Recommended by Tam
Winter: A Solstice Story
by Kelsey Ebben Gross
Grade level: K - 2
Recommended by Tam
Don't Trust Fish
by Neil Sharpson
Grade level: Pre-K - 2
Recommended by Dorothy
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