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MEMPHIS READS: Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber (9/15/2018)
MEMPHIS READS: I’m a Memphian by Dan Conaway (9/10/2018)
MEMPHIS READS: WHO FEARS DEATH by Nnedi Okorafor (9/7/2018)
August
MEMPHIS READS: How Hard can it Be? (8/25/2018)
MEMPHIS READS: Better Late than Never by Kimberla Lawson Roby (8/16/2018)
MEMPHIS READS: FALLEN by David Baldacci (8/13/2018)
MEMPHIS READS: MEMORY MAN by David Baldacci (8/6/2018)
July
MEMPHIS READS: THOR VOL 1 by Michael J. Straczynski, Marvel Books, 2018 (7/23/2018)
MEMPHIS READS- I’LL STAND BY YOU by Sharon Sala (7/19/2018)
MEMPHIS READS- RAMONA BLUE by Julie Murphy (7/16/2018)
June
Memphis Reads: Curl Up & Dye by Sharon Sala (6/9/2018)
May
MEMPHIS READS- The Last Mile by David Baldacci (5/31/2018)
Memphis Reads-THE COLOR OF LOVE by Sharon Sala (5/25/2018)
MEMPHIS READS- TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN by Doris Kearns Goodwin (5/23/2018)
MEMPHIS READS: FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE MAY 24-26 (5/8/2018)
April
March
Memphis Reads- Dangerous Pleasures by Bertrice Small (3/27/2018)
Memphis Reads: World Famous Astrophysicist dies (3/14/2018)
MEMPHIS READS- MY SISTER ROSA by Justine Larbalestier (3/8/2018)
February
Memphis Reads- DARK IN DEATH by J.D. Robb (2/21/2018)
Memphis Reads- MASH: An Army Surgeon in Korea by Otto F. Apel and Pat Apel (2/20/2018)
January
Memphis Reads- After the Jump: Columns on the Best 20 Years in Memphis Sports by Geoff Calkins (1/23/2018)
Memphis Reads- Happy Birthday, Dolly Parton! (1/19/2018)
Memphis Reads- Batman Noir: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore (1/18/2018)
Happy New Year, Readers! (1/17/2018)
2017
December
SECRET SERVICE DOGS: The Heroes who Protect the President of the United States by Maria Goodavage (12/8/2017)
November
11 Most Festive Book Club Choices (11/21/2017)
October
SWCC Review- TAR BABY by Toni Morrison (10/24/2017)
COMING SOON-Southwest Community College Student Reviews! (10/24/2017)
MEMPHIS READS- My Five Husbands (and the Ones Who Got Away) by Rue McClanahan (10/23/2017)
Top Ten Scariest Books of 2017 (10/13/2017)
September
Memphis Reads – Banned Book Week – September 24 – 30, 2017 (9/28/2017)
August
Memphis Reads – Monument Men by Robert M Edsel and Bret Witter (8/28/2017)
Memphis Reads- HIGH ON ARRIVAL by Mackenzie Phillips (8/1/2017)
July
Memphis Reads Book Review – Presidential Diversions by Paul F. Boller (7/17/2017)
June
Memphis Reads – HILLBILLY ELEGY by J.D. Vance (6/2/2017)
May
Memphis Reads – The Girl Before by JP Delaney (5/18/2017)
Memphis Reads – Indigo by Beverly Jenkins (5/8/2017)
April
Memphis Reads – The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough (4/17/2017)
March
Memphis Reads – Orleans by Sherri L. Smith (3/31/2017)
Memphis Reads – Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie (3/23/2017)
Memphis Reads – Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake (3/3/2017)
February
Memphis Reads – Rainbow Cottage by Grace Livingston Hill (2/27/2017)
Memphis Reads – The Color Purple by Alice Walker (2/3/2017)
January
Memphis Reads – As I Descended by Robin Talley (1/17/2017)
Memphis Reads – El Deafo by Cece Bell (1/5/2017)
2016
December
Memphis Reads – Richard Adams 1920 – 2016 (12/27/2016)
Memphis Reads – The Ugly Duckling by Iris Johansen (12/20/2016)
November
Memphis Reads – Pretending to be Erica by Michelle Painchaud (11/17/2016)
October
Memphis Reads – If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (10/6/2016)
September
Memphis Reads – Banned Books Week 2016 (9/26/2016)
Memphis Reads – Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler (9/21/2016)
Memphis Reads – Tall Tail by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown (9/19/2016)
August
Memphis Reads – EVEN WHEN YOU LIE TO ME by Jessica Alcott (8/29/2016)
Memphis Reads – The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey (8/10/2016)
Memphis Reads – Falling by Jane Green (8/4/2016)
July
Memphis Reads – The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater (7/14/2016)
Memphis Reads – Don’t You Cry by Mary Kubica (7/12/2016)
Memphis Reads – Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) (7/5/2016)
June
Memphis Reads – 2001 A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (6/30/2016)
Memphis Reads – Spotlight on Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (6/13/2016)
Memphis Reads – The Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll (6/9/2016)
May
Memphis Reads – Spotlight on Roots: The Saga of an American Family (5/25/2016)
Memphis Reads – Jesus Before the Gospels by Bart D. Ehrman (5/24/2016)
Memphis Reads – Paper Towns by John Green (5/18/2016)
Memphis Reads – Holidays and Festivals (5/6/2016)
Memphis Reads – Book Awards Update 2016 (5/5/2016)
Memphis Reads – May 7, 2016 is Free Comic Book Day (5/2/2016)
April
Memphis Reads – Roby Reviews: The Ultimate Betrayal (4/22/2016)
Memphis Reads – Roby Reviews: Best Friends Forever (4/22/2016)
Memphis Reads – Roby Reviews: One in a Million (4/21/2016)
Memphis Reads – Roby Reviews: Changing Faces (4/20/2016)
Memphis Reads – Roby Reviews: Casting the First Stone (4/19/2016)
Memphis Reads – Roby Reviews: The Perfect Marriage by Kimberla Lawson Roby (4/18/2016)
Memphis Reads – Beverly Cleary: Author, Librarian, and Centenarian (4/12/2016)
Memphis Reads – It’s National Library Week! (4/11/2016)
March
Memphis Reads – Find Her by Lisa Gardner (3/30/2016)
Memphis Reads – Hooked by G. Bruce Knect (3/11/2016)
Memphis Reads – Umberto Eco and Pat Conroy (3/7/2016)
February
Memphis Reads – Author Obit – Harper Lee (1926-2016) (2/22/2016)
Memphis Reads – Bookish Images (2/12/2016)
Memphis Reads – News and Notes (2/11/2016)
January
Memphis Reads – Disclaimer by Renee Knight (1/22/2016)
Memphis Reads – LUSH by Natasha Friend (1/12/2016)
Memphis Reads – The Wright Brothers by David McCullough (1/4/2016)
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Memphis Reads is a blog series where Memphis Public Library staff members can discuss their favorite adult fiction and non-fiction books. Library staff members contribute reviews, essays, and news items about titles in the Library's collection and raise ideas, questions, and concerns for Memphians to consider.

Memphis Reads – May 7, 2016 is Free Comic Book Day

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News and Notes


Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 7, 2016.

Visit www.freecomicbookday.com to view this year’s list of titles and to find participating locations in the Memphis area.

Don’t forget the library offers free comic books to check out with a library card every day.

Search the library catalog under graphic novels or comic books.

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