"I’d recommend Pachinko by Min Jin Lee to anyone looking for a meaningful story about navigating cultural heritage. As a Korean-American, I really connected with the themes of family, identity, and figuring out where you fit between two cultures. The characters feel so real, and their struggles and triumphs are both personal and relatable. It’s a book that’ll make you think a lot about what it truly means to belong." Jessica Wang, Instruction Librarian

"While R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface is not categorized as a horror novel, it evokes restlessness and fear as you follow the narrator, June, as she plagiarizes, lies, and deceives. This novel plays with the idea that the publishing industry has become too “woke” and details the consequences of racist actions. I finished the book in just 1 day!" Marley Rodriguez, Equity & Outreach Librarian

"This book is an eye-opening, exciting read into the race to find evidence of the oldest humans. It's an adventure story with everything: danger, intrigue, politics, and all the behind-the-scenes goings-on that they'll never tell you about in anthropology class! As a former anthropology student myself, I couldn't put it down!" Sandra Pesce, Electronic Resources Librarian

"After losing everything, Shadow is hired by a mysterious stranger and drawn into a cross-country journey through an America inhabited by forgotten gods. Brought over by immigrants from every corner of the world, these old gods now struggle to survive in a land that worships media, technology, and celebrity. Neil Gaiman’s storytelling is rich with myth, mystery and Americana. It explores a haunting, imaginative world of belief, identity, and change.
American Gods captures the magic and depth I love most in Neil Gaiman's work." Jennifer Ignacio, Media Technician

Recommended by Leann Mulholland, Cataloging Librarian