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A Smattering of Mysteries

Welcome audio distractions for uncertain times

There's something about mysteries. Perhaps it's the process of puzzle solving that takes us out of our day-to-day. Perhaps it's the certainty that regardless of the circumstances, at the end of the book the mystery will have been solved. In any case, they are certainly a pleasure to listen to whether or not you want a book that you have to think about. Here are a few audio selections in DC Public Library's OverDrive collection to suit varied tastes.

• Adults
• audiobooks
• Ms. Willis
• Mystery

Louisa May Alcott

For When You've Read Little Women 50 Times

Louisa May Alcott’s timeless, classic novel about four sisters coming of age during the Civil War has endured for over 150 years now. Little Women itself has been adapted to film, to graphic novel, reimagined in a modern setting, and inverted in new ways. That has inspired many to explore the other stories and novels of the beloved author, who never imagined she would become known as a children’s author. 

• Adults
• Aryssa D.
• Classics

Pride and Prejudice Read-Along

Join us for a special online adult book club focused on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and the many books that it inspired. For the next two weeks, we invite you to read a title from the Pride and Prejudice bookshelf, either Austen’s original novel or one of the many retellings, riffs, and remixes that other authors have written.

• Adults