Children’s Reads
Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups
By Tadgh Bentley
Little Penguin has tried everything to get over his hiccups. Can you help him? Ages 4-8.
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
By Katherine Applegate
A picture book companion to the Newbery Medal winner, The One and Only Ivan, allows younger children to enjoy this heartwarming story. Ages 4-7.
Roller Girl
By Victoria Jamieson
Astrid has no idea what awaits her at Roller Derby Camp, but she learns much more than skating in this funny graphic novel. Ages 9-12.
Goodbye Stranger
By Rebecca Stead
This book is a cautionary tale of what friendship really means and how social media can be misused. Ages 10 and up.
Adult Reads
Humans of New York: Stories
By Brandon Stanton
Stanton bounded on the scene in 2010 with his amazing photos of New York City’s fascinating residents. Now he’s back with arresting new photographs and stories providing more details about the Big Apple’s most interesting subjects.
Why Not Me?
By Mindy Kaling
Want more from this funny girl? Then dive into her latest, which describes Kaling’s various failures on the following: managing a workplace romance, losing weight while making zero lifestyle changes and dealing with being dumped by a female friend (“I had been replaced by a younger model. And now they had matching bangs”).
Modern Romance
By Aziz Ansari
Best known for stand-up comedy and a role in Parks and Recreation, Ansari teamed up with respected sociologist Eric Klinenberg to research how dating has dramatically changed over the past few decades. Even with his impressive academic experts weighing in, this is one of the funniest forays into the subject of Internet dating.
Furiously Happy
By Jenny Lawson
Funny lady Lawson wowed us with Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, a memoir of growing up with a taxidermist dad. With Furiously Happy, she explores living with anxiety and depression. Does this sound like a terrible idea? Well, terrible ideas are Lawson’s specialty (along with herds of kangaroos). Nobody does weird/funny better than Jenny Lawson. Nobody.
