Nobel Prize for Literature, Han Kang

Han Kang, the South Korean author best known for her book "The Vegetarian", was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on October 10th. The Academy said she was selected in honor of her "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."
Han Kang won the...

Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson

As paying guests, impecunious aristocrats and old friends collide, we are treated to Atkinson's most charming and fiendishly clever mystery yet, one that pays homage to the masters of the genre--from Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers to the modern era of Knives Out and Only Murders in the Building.

Wednesday's Child by Yiyun Li

Yiyun Li is a truly original writer, an alchemist of opposites: tender and unsentimental, metaphysical and blunt, funny and horrifying, omniscient and unusually aware of just how much we cannot know. Beloved for her novels and her memoir, she returns here to her earliest form, gathering pieces that...

The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer

Fifteen years after their miraculous homecoming, Rafe is a reclusive artist who still bears scars inside and out but has no memory of what happened during those months. Meanwhile, Jeremy has become a famed missing persons' investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help...

The Achilles Trap by Steve Coll

Calling on unpublished and underreported sources, interviews with surviving participants, and Saddam's own transcripts and audio files, Coll pulls together an incredibly comprehensive portrait of a man who was convinced the world was out to get him and acted accordingly. A work of great historical...

Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum

International condemnation and economic sanctions cannot move the autocrats. Even popular opposition movements, from Venezuela to Hong Kong to Moscow, don't stand a chance. The members of Autocracy, Inc, aren't linked by a unifying ideology, like communism, but rather a common desire for power...

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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 With its intricate puzzles and historical references, The Da Vinci Code has kept readers hooked for many years and has sparked...

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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...

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Nigerian Independence Day Display

A new display is featured in the library this month. Gloria Oladejo '25 created a display for Nigerian Independence Day. Gloria selected books by some of her favorite Nigerian authors - Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ayobami Adebayo, and Helen Oyeyemi. These authors are deemed as some of...

Banned Books

Josh Ho's '25 Banned Books Display Featured in the Library

Senior year often brings moments of inspiration and creativity. During
one of Josh Ho’s recent English 4 classes, his teacher, Dr. Pitts,
discussed banned books, and Josh saw an opportunity to bring
awareness to this topic through a book display in the school's library.
With the support of the...