Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, Brinna Michael, makes many of the items in our Digital Collections findable and accessible online. When they’re not busy at work, what’s on Brinna’s entertainment rotation?
First on Brinna’s list is American Hippo by Sarah Gailey. Regarding this novella compilation, Brinna writes,
“Do you like hippos? Do you like alternate history? Do you like capers, er…, operations? This is the book for you. The story of an unlikely and unorthodox team of criminals and con artists who set out to deal with a rampant hippo problem in the bayous of Louisiana and end up at the center of a dramatic revenge plot for the ages.”
American Hippo is made up of two novellas, River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow. Find River of Teeth at the Woodruff Library and both novellas at the Dekalb County Public Library.
Next up is Midst, a podcast by Critical Role. If you’re unfamiliar with Critical Role, they create multi-platform content of voice actors embarking on epic journeys through role playing games, like Dungeons & Dragons, and you should absolutely check out their video content as well. Brinna describes this podcast as,
“A newish podcast introducing a strange cast of characters navigating the wilds of a planet on the edge. An intriguing combination of sci-fi, fantasy, and western genres, Midst is narrated in a unique, almost stream-of-consciousness style by three curiously strange narrators.”
Midst is available directly from Critical Role, or on many of the podcast streaming apps you know and love.
Finally, Brinna recommends The Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo, which is currently comprised of three novellas.
These novellas (The Empress of Salt and Fortune, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, and Into the Riverlands) tell stories within stories, vividly illustrating a world with deep history. In the kingdom of Ahn, fact and fable often cross paths as the central character, a story-gathering cleric, meets clever queens and handmaidens, viciously vain beasts, and feuding living legends.
All three novellas in The Singing Hills Cycle are available at the Dekalb County Public Library.
Stay tuned for more summer reading recommendations from the faculty and staff at Pitts and Candler!
