We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For by Eddie S. Glaude

Based on the Du Bois Lectures delivered at Harvard in 2011, We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For argues for the importance of self-cultivation in pursuit of justice as a critical feature of Black politics, what Eddie S. Glaude Jr. calls Black democratic perfectionism. Building on the...

Keeping the Faith by Brenda Wineapple

In Keeping the Faith, Wineapple takes us into the early years of the twentieth century--years of racism, intolerance, and world war--to illuminate, through this pivotal legal showdown, a seismic period in American history. At its heart, the Scopes trial dramatized conflicts over many of the...

On the Edge by Nate Silver

Taking us behind the scenes from casinos to venture capital firms, and from the FTX inner sanctum to meetings of the effective altruism movement, On the Edge is a deeply reported, all-access journey into a hidden world of power bro­kers and risk-takers.

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

Written in short, vaulting sections, Rachel Kushner's rendition of "noir" is taut and dazzling. Creation Lake is Kushner's finest achievement yet as a novelist, a work of high art, high comedy, and unforgettable pleasure.

The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers

A story about friendship, beauty, liberation, and running very, very fast, The Eyes & the Impossible will make readers of all ages see the world around them in a wholly new way.

The Hypocrite by Jo Hamya

Set through one staging of the play, The Hypocrite seamlessly and scorchingly shifts time and perspective, illuminating an argument between a father and his daughter that, with impeccable nuance, examines the fraught inheritances each generation is left to contend with and the struggle to nurture...

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National Book Award

National Book Award Winner

Author Percival L. Everett is the 2024 winner of The National Book Award for Fiction for his novel James. James is a reimagining of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, focusing on the central character Jim. The novel delves deeply into Jim's perspective, with an emphasis on his...

Booker Prize

Booker Prize Winner

Samantha Harvey's novel Orbital, earned the 2024 Booker Prize. The book portrays six astronauts grappling with life in the isolation of space over the course of one day. Harvey described the novel as "space pastoral - a kind of nature writing about the beauty of space." It is the first Booker Prize...

SAS Book Club

Book Club Pick

The SAS Book Club is diving into the mysterious world of Dan Brown's thrilling bestseller, The Da Vinci Code. This book promises suspense, mystery and intellectual intrigue. With its intricate puzzles and historical references, The Da Vinci Code has kept readers hooked for many years and has sparked...

Library Blog

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2024

On October 10, 2024, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to South Korean author Han Kang for her book, The Vegetarian According to the press release Kang was awarded "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." The Vegetarian also...