Several years ago, I created a reading list from the letters in “4th OF JULY”. I didn’t try to find books on the same topic—just a completely random list of books. I ran across this list recently and was reminded how much fun I had doing it. So, this week’s column is an encore performance of randomness.
Have a happy and safe Fourth of July!
- 4 - Four-Season Food Gardening: How to Grow Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs Year-Round by Misilla Dela Llana.
- T - That Cheese Plate Wants to Party: Festive Boards, Spreads, and Recipes with the Cheese by Numbers Method by Marissa Mullen.
- H - How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell.
- O - One & Done: The Guide to Raising a Happy & Thriving Only Child by Rebecca Greene.
- F - Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy by Rebecca Burgess.
- J – Jump: My Secret Journey from the Streets to the Boardroom by Larry Miller.
- U – Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas by Roberto Lovato.
- L – Let’s Get Lost: A Photographic Journey to the World’s Most Stunning Remote Locations by Finn Beales.
- Y – You: The Story: A Writer’s Guide to Craft Through Memory by Ruta Sepetys.
New at the Library
Fiction
- Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith.
- The Spectacular by Fiona Davis.
- Zero Days by Ruth Ware.
Nonfiction
- Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World by Theresa MacPhail.
- Cottages, Cabins, and Unique Retreats by Editors of Fine Homebuilding.
- Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House by Alex Prud’homme.
Children
- Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider written and illustrated by Jessica Lanan.
- The Night Tent written and illustrated by Landis Blair.
- To Bee, or Not to Bee!: Book 4 of Minecraft Stonesword Saga by Nick Eliopulos.
This is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries collection. Find more in our catalog, or call 360-906-5000 to reserve titles or find additional listings.
Jan Johnston, Collection Manager
Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org.
