ALT This book explores the sordid history of the Salem witch trials and how it’s consequences influenced the rest of American history. Through the American Revolution to modern horror movies, the Salem witch trials showed us the dark side of history.

ALT Book Review There Should Have Been Eight by: Nalini Singh Luna and her friends have a long history together. They have been friends since high school, but after losing their friend Bea nine years ago, their lives have changed so much. Now, the friends have been invited to stay at Bea’s old family estate in a remote part of New Zealand. It is great getting the friend group back together again to reminisce about the good old days. Until they realise that those old days weren’t so good for all of them.

ALT The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Adeline LaRue was born in France in 1714. Being forced to marry, Adeline “Addie” decides to run away. In her frenzy, Addie asks the Gods After Dark for help, something she has been warned not to do. She soon realizes that she has made a deal with the devil. She won’t ever have to marry....because no one can remember who she is. Now with no family, no friends, no ties to her old life, how will Addie move on from this curse?

ALT Book Review The Searchers by: Glenn Frankel This book explores the true story behind one of the most influential movies, The Searchers, starring John Wayne. In Texas, 1836, Cynthia Anne Parker was kidnapped by a Comanche tribe. For 24 years her uncle searched for his niece, travelling and fighting across the west. This book explores the behind-the-scenes of the movie and it’s influence on the film industry today.

ALT Book Review A Court of Thorns and Roses by: Sarah J. Maas Feyre has fought and hunted for several years to keep her human family alive after the war against the fey. But one day, after hunting down a wolf, Feyre realizes that she’s made a grave mistake. Tamlin, one of the high lords of the fey realm, takes Feyre away into his lands as punishment. Surrounded by a new and fantastical land, Feyre learns more about the fey than she ever thought she would.

ALT Book Review The Cartographers by: Peng Shepherd Nell has always loved being a cartographer. It’s the one passion that she shares with her father. At least it was before he got her fired. A few years later, Nell gets a phone call stating that her father has been found dead in his office. She soon finds that he has been hiding an old highway map. Why? She doesn’t know. It doesn’t seem special in anyway. But when she discovers that every other copy of this map has gone missing or been destroyed, she learns that there might be more to it that meets the eye.

ALT Book Review While You Were Out by: Meg Kissenger A snapshot from the 1960s Midwest region of a family who might've needed more than just a little help. Meg is a reporter from the Chicagoland area, telling us about her life in the Kissinger household. As daughter four of eight, she had her fair share of interesting situations occur throughout her lifetime. As she grew, the house she thought was bright, became a place of secrecy. With her family keeping loss under lock and key, Meg became an advocate for individuals who didn't have a voice. Whether it's from a disability or suppression, she wanted the world to see these people through her eyes. Her story shows that even when put into such a tough environment, life can still go on.