The Memory of Borrowed Books
By Meg Anderson
What starts as a story of grief over the possibility of losing her job and the library she loves so much, transforms into a deep and profound...
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Featured Lists
Recommended Reading on Parenting in the Digital Age
California Partners Project champions gender equity across the state and ensures California’s media and technology industries are a force for good in the lives of all children. These are the books that have shaped how the organization thinks about parenting in the age of smartphones, social media, and AI. The insights they provide inform their research, challenge assumptions, and help define what kids need to thrive in today's digital world.
For more on their work on children and the digital world, explore California Partners Project's resources here.
Banned Books Supporting Freedom to Read
For every book sale from this list, Pegasus Book Exchange will make a donation to the Freedom to Read Foundation's legal defense fund through September. To browse our full collection of featured banned books, come swing by our store in West Seattle.
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Overexposed Online
Oh, the allure of what's portrayed online...so tempting, no? At least until it all goes wrong. These books reveal the dark side of being in the online world. Whether it's the risks of over-sharing, the opportunities for exploitation, or the obsession with curating the perfect online persona, seeing the potential consequences of being too online is a useful reminder to proceed with caution.
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Revisiting the Classics
Classic literary works, myths, and fairy tales reimagined for the modern world, told through a new perspective, or ending with a novel twist that will keep readers engaged - even those familiar with the originals.
Recent Notes
The Diamond Eye
By Kate Quinn
Historical fiction. Reasonably gripping fictionalized true story of a Ukrainian woman who was a history researcher when Germany invaded Russia...
Lies My Teacher Told Me
By James W Loewen
This book is a must read for anyone who wants to learn real history. It is so packed full of information, reading in small doses is necessary, so one...
Pieces of Her
By Karin Slaughter
Good, involving read, which was exactly what I needed during a particularly stressful time. Odd thing is, I'm pretty sure I've seen the movie version...
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
By Nina McConigley
Couldn’t set this one down. Finished in a weekend. It's a unique writing style that weaves in child-like elements and feels choppy and a little...
Serious Music
By Percival Everett
In my top 5 novels by the grandmaster. In Everett's best, I think, the protagonists are frigging brilliant people living in a cruel society. I found...