I was never a cheerleader, but if I could perform a cheer right now, I’d perform a cheer for reading, of course. Two, four, six, eight, what do I appreciate, reading, hey, hey, we’re reading. Well, that really didn’t have the punch I hoped for, but it doesn’t matter, because reading in August (or anytime, for that matter) is worth cheering. Give me an A! Give me a U! Give me a G! Give me another U! Give me an S! Give me a T! What does that spell? AUGUST—YAY, AUGUST!
This week’s column is brought to you by the letters A U G S T.
- A - Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Forever Changed British History by Tracy Borman.
- U - Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn’t Food by Chris Van Tulleken.
- G - Great American Road Trips: Best of 50 States published by Reader’s Digest Association.
- U - U.S. Naval Power in the 21st Century: A New Strategy for Facing the Chinese and Russian Threat by Brent Droste Sadler.
- S - Stuffed: The Sandwich Cookie Book, Whoopie Pies, Macarons, Ice Cream Sandwiches, and More! by Heather Mubarak.
- T – The Tao of Self-Confidence: A Guide to Moving Beyond Trauma and Awakening the Leader Within by Sheena Yap Chan.
New at the Library
Fiction
- Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke.
- Inside Threat by Matthew Quirk.
- Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge by Spencer Quinn.
Nonfiction
- Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson’s Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television by Thea Glassman.
- Hands of Time: A Watchmaker’s History by Rebecca Struthers.
- A Thread of Violence: A Story of Truth, Invention and Murder by Mark O’Connell.
Children
- Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep! written by Bill Martin, Jr. and Michael Sampson, illustrated by Nathalie Beauvois.
- The Mind-Blowing World of Extraordinary Competitions: Meet the Incredible People Who Will Compete at Anything written by Anna Goldfield, illustrated by Hannah Riordan.
- The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels written by Beth Lincoln, illustrated by Claire Powell.
This is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries collection. Find more in our catalog, or call 360-906-5000 to reserve titles or find additional listings.
Jan Johnston, Collection Manager
Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org.
