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    Hi everyone! I work at a library and I’m working on a display I call “uber reads” basically I put each book in a paper lunch bag and staple a “receipt” to each bag that has a list of 3 things each book is about. For example when I did it last year I had one for “11/22/63” by Stephen King and the 3 descriptors were “Timeloop, Suspense, Nostalgia”.

    I can, of course, come up with a ton for genres I read but I want to be able to cater to all our patrons so I’m hoping y’all can help me out! Give me your favorite books and 3 simple “descriptors” that you think would entice someone to read it! They don’t have to be one word either. I used small phrases like “small town New England” “fairy tale retelling” “enemies to lovers” etc. Whatever you think would draw someone in!

    Thanks so much in advance!

    by Srothwell0

    1 Comment

    1. ShakespeherianRag on

      Oh, this is a great idea!

      Aimee Phan’s We Should Never Meet – orphans, found families, the pain of going home

      Monique Truong’s The Book of Salt – cooking, modernism, Ho Chi Minh

      Elaine Castillo’s America Is Not the Heart – 1990s, suburbs, community

      Charmaine Craig’s The Good Men – peasants, heresy, hysteria

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