Staff Picks: What We’re Reading, July 2024

It’s hot!  Here’s what PFL Staffers have been reading to beat the heat.

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I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons by Peter S Beagle

    “An unconventional fairy tale.”

Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson

    “A fun read, especially for fans of Indiana Jones and similar adventures.”

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

Holy the Firm by Annie Dillard

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

    “Riveting! This was my free book selection for signing up for Summer Reading.”

Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Vol.2′ by Emil Ferris 

    “Showed up seven years after the first volume but was 100% the wait.”

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley

    “QUITE unsettling, yet compelling.”

The Hunter by Tana French

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow

    “I love the author’s use of language and their seamless weaving of fantasy and history.”

All Fours by Miranda July

   “Really compelling literary fiction.”

The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline

The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

Predator: A Memoir, a Movie, an Obsession by Ander Monson

Such A Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter

The Family Firm by Emily Oster

    “A very helpful parenting book that uses data to help you make choices for your school age children regarding school choices, screen time, and extracurricular scheduling.”

When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink

Theoretical Animals by Gary Shipley

Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty

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