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Omaha Picks: February 2023 What We're Reading

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

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  • "A thriller, set in Atlanta with lots of conspiracies and hidden things to uncover. One thing I appreciate is the main character is 50 year old woman, you don't see many of them in novels, let alone thrillers."
    Downloadable Audiobook, 2021New York : HarperAudio, 2021.
  • If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal

    What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity

    Gregg, Justin,
    "I enjoyed the breakdown of how animals and insects do things that follow similar patterns of awareness and understanding as humans."
    Book, 2022New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2022.
  • "The main character is an aging assassin, who is able to use the anonymity of old women to her advantage in her field of work. But is very much alone and facing challenges in aging."
    Book, 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, 2022.
  • "It's a fun spin on Frankenstein with a two-fer romance twist... will Victor's sister, Angelika end up falling for the man she pieced together or the man she met trying to help her 'monster' remember who he was before he died."
    Book, 2022[New York, NY] : Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
  • "I waited for a loooong time for this sequel but it was worth it!"
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
  • "I'm now obsessed with Madeline Miller."
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
  • "A little brutal at times but lots of beauty in here too."
    Book, 2021New York : Doubleday, [2021]
  • Preloaded Audiobook, 2022Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2022]
  • "Deceptively packed with literary flavorbombs for a short novel."
    Book, 1993New York : New Directions Pub. Corp., 1993.
  • How the Word Is Passed

    a Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America

    Smith, Clint,
    Book, 2021New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
  • "I think the author does a great job discussing the Puerto Rican experience, machismo, generational trauma, colonialism, gentrification and more."
    Book, 2022New York : Flatiron Books, 2022.
  • Savor

    a Chef's Hunger for More

    Ali, Fatima, -2019,
    Book, 2022New York : Ballantine Books, [2022]
  • "This was quite a ride… a strange, surreal, and violent ride. I couldn’t put it down."
    Book, 2016New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
  • "It has sucked me in right away!"
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
  • The Forever Dog

    Surprising New Science to Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer

    Habib, Rodney,
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Harper Wave, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, [2021]