#ShelfLife - September 1, 2017

Today's photo shoot with Pieces of Happiness by Ann Ostby was a perfect way to kick off a long weekend of reading and relaxing. We just need to stock up on more chocolate and plant a lawn chair under a nice, shady tree and we'll be set for the next few days.

If you're looking for reading recommendations for your own Labor Day plans, check out this selections from this week's #ShelfLife feed listed below.

If you're reading something exciting over the long weekend, please leave a comment below and your book may be featured on Instagram next week. Happy reading!

"I've planted my feet on Fijian earth and I intend to stay here until the last sunset. Why don't you join me? Leave behind everything that didn't work out!" Oh, how we wish we could do just that as we read PIECES OF HAPPINESS: A NOVEL OF FRIENDSHIP, HOPE AND CHOCOLATE by Anne Ostby over this holiday weekend! Reserve your copy at catalog.forsythpl.org and take an imaginary trip to Fiji (don't forget to pack your chocolate)! #ShelfLife #FridayReads #amreading #piecesofhappiness #anneostby #fiction #womensfiction #Fiji #chocolate #beachreads #labordayweekend #ForsythReads #FCPLstories #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram #readersofinstagram #booksofinstagram @doubledaybooks @penguinrandomhouse

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After experiencing last week’s solar eclipse, we’re seeing lots of little patrons around the library clutching books about the solar system. Ignite their imaginations and answer their questions with simple facts about space with a mix of fiction and non-fiction picture books. Get the list on our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten blog at goo.gl/NzTXiR. #ShelfLife #1000BooksBeforeKindergarten #1KB4K #1000books #kidlit #childrensbooks #space #science #planets #fiction #nonfiction #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram @georgialibraries

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When twelve-year-old Ruby Clyde's mother goes to jail, she hides out with her pet pig. Then she seeks out ornery Aunt Eleanor, a nun living in the middle of a peach orchard in ALMOST PARADISE, a debut novel by @corabelshofner. Reserve a copy for your young reader at catalog.forsythpl.org! #ShelfLife #debutnovel #tweenreads #fiction #mothers #daughters #AlmostParadise #CorabelShofner

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Join us for a little girl time at the Post Road Library next month! Our Lit Chicks book club will discuss LAB GIRL by Hope Jahren on Wednesday, September 13 at 10:15 a.m. Moms, bring your little ones and they can enjoy storytime activities with our Youth Services staff while you enjoy the book club. Please register for yourself and your child at www.forsythpl.org. About the book: A debut memoir by an award-winning paleobiologist traces her childhood in her father's laboratory, her longtime relationship with a brilliant but wounded colleague, and the remarkable discoveries they have made both in the lab and during extensive field research assignments. #ShelfLife #bookclub #labgirl #hopejahren #bookstagram #ForsythReads #FCPLstories #memoir #amreading #GeorgiaLibraries #librariesofinstagram

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If you liked A TEASPOON OF EARTH AND SEA by Dina Nayeri (@dinanayeri), you'll want to make a trip to the Post Road Library. Nayeri's second novel, REFUGE, will be arriving on shelves shortly. The book charts the deeply moving lifetime relationship between a father and a daughter, seen through the prism of global immigration. Beautifully written, full of insight, charm, and humor, the novel subtly exposes the parts of ourselves that get left behind in the wake of diaspora and ultimately asks: Must home always be a physical place, or can we find it in another person? This book would make a great conversation starter for your next book club. Reserve your copy at catalog.forsythpl.org. #ShelfLife #bookstagram #amreading #fiction #globalimmigration #daughters #fathers #family #home #dinanayeri #refuge #penguinrandomhouse @riverheadbooks

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