Staff Picks A Line Can Go Anywhere: The Brilliant, Resilient, Life of Artist Ruth Asawa by Caroline McAlister, opens in a new tab

A Line Can Go Anywhere: The Brilliant, Resilient, Life of Artist Ruth Asawa, opens in a new tab
by Caroline McAlister
A Line Can Go Anywhere is a picture book about American artist Ruth Asawa who is best known for her enchanting sculptures. Ruth Asawa used curved lines to craft unique art pieces inspired by natural elements, like bean stalks, tumbleweeds, and the outline of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountain range. Ruth Asawa also incorporated man-made shapes in her pieces, patterning curved lines to resemble wire egg baskets she noticed in Mexico and the barbed wire fencing that was used around the Japanese relocation center where her family and other immigrants were detained during World War II.
Adult Fiction Staff Picks: I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin, opens in a new tab

I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom, opens in a new tab
by Jason Pargin
Reddit rumors spiral wildly out of control when an anxious vlogger goes offline to transport a strange woman and a mysterious sealed box from California to Washington D.C.