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Omaha Picks: June 2021 What We're Reading

Take a look at what OPL employees across the city are reading (or listening to) this month and find out what some of them had to say about their current read.

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  • Graphic Novel, 2021New York, NY : First Second, 2021.
  • Book, 2018New York : Orbit, 2018.
  • The Icepick Surgeon

    Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science

    Kean, Sam,
    "I love his books of pop science history."
    Book, 2021New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
  • "Couldn't put this one down. Otto Silbermann, a wealthy Jewish merchant, is thrown out of his house and his business by Nazis shortly after Kristallnacht. He is forced to flee by traveling from city to city across Germany. The book has a dark…
    Book, 2021New York, New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt & Company, 2021.
  • "His essays are hilarious, moving, and honest."
    Book, 2020New York : Atria Paperback, 2020.
  • "I'm very excited to see where the author takes this Gatsby-inspired debut."
    Book, 2021New York : Tordotcom, 2021.
  • "I loved it and can confidently add Casey McQuiston to my favorite romance authors."
    Book, 2021New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2021.
  • "I found a weird social satire about a green cat by an old sci-fi/fantasy/horror writer I have parasocially latched onto for my Reading Challenge book about animals."
    eBook, 2004New York : Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, 2004.
  • "In her debut novel, Deonn manages to create a fast-paced, action-packed update to Arthurian legend that honestly portrays the grim reality of grief and mental illness. Infused with literal Black Girl Magic and inspired by the lore of rootcraft,…
    Book, 2020New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2020.