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Memphis Reads Blog: Library staff members contribute reviews, essays, and news items about titles in the Library’s collection and raise ideas, questions, and concerns for discussion.
Memphis Reads Blog: Library staff members contribute reviews, essays, and news items about titles in the Library’s collection and raise ideas, questions, and concerns for discussion.
About Memphis Reads!
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.
Most Recent Memphis Read Posts!
MEMPHIS READS: AND THE PEOPLE STAYED HOME (3/4/2021) - Andrea reviews And the People Stayed Home by Kitty O'Meara. Tra Publishing, 2020. 9781734761788. 32pp. This picture book started out as a… ...Read More
MEMPHIS READS: THE WONDER BOY OF WHISTLE STOP (1/22/2021) - Hollye reviews The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg, Random House Publishing, 2020, 285 pages Do you remember… ...Read More
Memphis Reads: DOLLY PARTON: SONGTELLER, MY LIFE IN LYRICS (12/16/2020) - Andrea reviews DOLLY PARTON, SONGTELLER: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton, Chronicle Books, 2020, ISBN 978-1-7972-0509-0, 380 pages Anyone who knows… ...Read More
MEMPHIS READS: FIRE LOVER by Joseph Wambaugh (12/15/2020) - Marilyn reviews Fire Lover: A True Story by Joseph Wambaugh, William Morrow Publishing, 2002. The author has written a page turner… ...Read More
Memphis Reads: WHO ELSE CAN LOVE YOU? by DWIGHT E. KOBAR (12/8/2020) - Andrea reviews WHO ELSE CAN LOVE YOU? by Dwight E. Kobar, BookBaby Publishers, 2020, 40 pages. This is a sweet… ...Read More

Memphis Reads Archives
2020
December
November
Happy Thanksgiving from Memphis Reads! (11/20/2020)
October
MEMPHIS READS: THE END OF HER by Shari LaPena (10/13/2020)
RIP Sam McBratney (1943–2020) (10/5/2020)
September
10 SCARIEST BOOKS OF 2020 (9/29/2020)
August
July
June
May
April
MEMPHIS READS: SAVE THE DATE by MARY KAY ANDREWS (4/20/2020)
MEMPHIS READS: ARTEMIS by ANDY WEIR (4/17/2020)
MEMPHIS READS: DOG HEAVEN by Cynthia Rylant (4/15/2020)
MEMPHIS READS: AIRMAN by Eoin Colfer (4/14/2020)
MEMPHIS READS: FINAL SOLUTION by Michael Chabon (4/11/2020)
March
February
January
2019
December
MEMPHIS READS: MADE IN THE USA by Billie Letts (12/30/2019)
Season’s Greetings and Happy Holidays! (12/19/2019)
November
October
MEMPHIS READS: WHITE BIRD by R.J. Palacio (10/28/2019)
MEMPHIS READS: Titles for Halloween (10/12/2019)
September
August
July
June
May
April
MEMPHIS READS: ROBERT CHURCH by Cookie Lommel (4/23/2019)
MEMPHIS READS: THE GREAT PEARL HEIST (4/17/2019)
March
February
Memphis Reads: EDUCATED by Tara Westover (2/5/2019)
January
2018
December
Season’s Readings from Memphis Reads! (12/18/2018)
November
Memphis Reads: The Return by William Shatner (11/28/2018)
MEMPHIS READS: I am so Thankful (11/15/2018)
October
MEMPHIS READS: SHIP OF THE LINE BY DIANA CAREY (10/24/2018)
September
August
MEMPHIS READS: How Hard can it Be? (8/25/2018)
MEMPHIS READS: FALLEN by David Baldacci (8/13/2018)
MEMPHIS READS: MEMORY MAN by David Baldacci (8/6/2018)
July
June
Memphis Reads: Curl Up & Dye by Sharon Sala (6/9/2018)
May
April
March
February
January
2017
December
November
11 Most Festive Book Club Choices (11/21/2017)
October
SWCC Review- TAR BABY by Toni Morrison (10/24/2017)
Top Ten Scariest Books of 2017 (10/13/2017)
September
August
June
May
Memphis Reads – The Girl Before by JP Delaney (5/18/2017)
Memphis Reads – Indigo by Beverly Jenkins (5/8/2017)
April
March
February
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
October
September
August
July
Memphis Reads – Don’t You Cry by Mary Kubica (7/12/2016)
Memphis Reads – Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) (7/5/2016)
June
May
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)
April
Memphis Reads – Roby Reviews: One in a Million (4/21/2016)
Memphis Reads – Roby Reviews: Changing Faces (4/20/2016)
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 – 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)
What to read Memphis Reads from before 2016? Visit the Memphis Reads Blog Archive.