All Booked Up from the Windsor Library: February 2023

All Booked Up

Windsor Library's Newsletter for Readers

February 2023

The Adult Winter Reading Program has started at the Windsor Public Library. We encourage you all to participate. For more information, please call the Reference Desk at 860-285-1918 or the Wilson Branch at 860-247-8960.

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."

Dr. Seuss

Coming to a bookshelf near you!

(click on the cover to place your hold today)

10 Books by Black Authors for Black History Month

11 Best New Non-Fiction Books of 2023

See all of our new materials this month!

No, But I Read the Book

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

Knock at the Cabin, M. Night Shyamalan's psychological horror film releasing this month is based on Paul Tremblay's The Cabin at the End of the World. While vacationing at a remote cabin in the woods, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand they make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. Confused, scared and with limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.

Staff Pick

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Huge: a novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid

An entrancing and wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine, all told to an unknown magazine reporter whose life intersects with Evelyn's in a shocking way.

Book Club Corner

Memorial by Bryan Washington

Japanese-American chef Mike and Black daycare teacher Benson begin reevaluating their stale relationship after Mike departs for Japan to visit his dying father and Benson is suddenly stuck with his visiting mother-in-law, who becomes an unconventional roommate.

Listen Up (Audiobook recommendation)

Spare by Prince Harry

Narrated by Prince Harry

Length: 16 hours

It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling, and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. With its raw, unflinching honesty, Prince Harry shares a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.

Spotlight: Musicians on Tour in 2023

Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyonce Knowles-Carter edited by Veronica Chamber

This is a collection of 19 essays expounding Beyonce's power and talent as a modern-day activist whilst maintaining feminist mystique. Read this biographical reflection on Beyonce before her summer tour schedule is released.

Taylor Swift: This is Our Song by Tyler Conroy

A look back at the first ten years of Taylor Swift's career. Celebrate Swift's rise to fame by reading and viewing fan-generated mementos of concerts, interviews, and essays. Not to be missed before the start of her 2023 Eras Tour in March.

Renegades: Born in the USA (Dreams, Myths, Music) by Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama

Enjoy an expanded version of their Higher Ground Podcast. Springsteen and Obama discuss life, music, and their love for America. Springsteen and The E Street Band will be in Connecticut before heading off on their international tour.