We in the Emory Libraries have been working hard behind the scenes to make sure you have access to the academic books you need for your research, teaching, and learning. Now that classes are not in session, we want to ensure you have access to fresh entertainment options, from the best murder mysteries to the most famous opera arias of all time. We invite you to check them out, too.
First, you should know that all Emory University faculty, students, and staff have access to two free online library collections, courtesy of the Fulton County Library System (formerly the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library or AFPL) and Emory Libraries.
For Emory Libraries, you can find these titles and many more via:
- Library Search (Emory’s catalog)
- Emory Overdrive (soon to be Libby) for ebooks & audiobooks
- Naxos for music
- Met Opera on Demand
- Alexander Street Press Music Online
- Swank Digital Campus for film
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Academic Video Online (AVON) for streaming video
If you are interested in obtaining the print version of one of these books from the Emory Libraries, please request the book within Library Search. For any questions, you can contact the Ask a Librarian service.
For Fulton County Library System, you can use:
- FulCo catalog
- FulCo Overdrive ebooks & audiobooks
- FulCo Hoopla movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows
The Fulton County Library System is open Monday-Saturday for in-person services.
What are Emory librarians reading, listening to, and viewing?
Nonfiction:
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Paper: Paging Through History by Mark Kurlansky (history)
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Moon USA National Parks : The Complete Guide to all 59 Parks, 2018 (guidebook)
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Fodor’s Best Road Trips In the USA, 2022 (guidebook)
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All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis Edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson (essays)
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Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We’ll Win Them Back by Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow (sociology)
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Red Hot City: Housing, Race, and Exclusion in Twenty-First Century Atlanta by Daniel Immergluck (urban studies)
Fiction:
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built: Monk & Robot Series, Book 1 by Becky Chambers (sci-fi)
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Demon Copperhead: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver (historical fiction)
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Horse by Geraldine Brooks (historical fiction)
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The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell (historical fiction)
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Murder in Westminster by Vanessa Riley (mystery)
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The It Girl by Ruth Ware (mystery)
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Bright and Deadly Things by Lexie Elliott (mystery)
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Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney (mystery)
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An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (science fiction)
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Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian (A fellow in Emory’s own Creative Writing Program, fiction)
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Childhood by Nathalie Sarraute (Novel-memoir)
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Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (YA novel)
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Unraveller by Frances Hardinge (YA fantasy)
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Queer Little Nightmares: An Anthology of Monstrous Fiction and Poetry Edited by David Ly and Daniel Zomparelli (fiction and poetry)
International Fiction Focus:
The International and Area Studies subject librarians have collaborated on a unique library guide that introduces well-known fiction writers from around the world in our collection who have been translated into English. A special focus has been placed on highlighting authors who bring an underrepresented perspective to their literary contexts. This includes writers from racial, ethnic, and indigenous minority backgrounds as well as sexual and gender minorities. It also includes those authors who are known for their experimentation in style and genre. Check out their recommendations for Chinese science fiction, Argentinian queer fiction, and Nigerian romances!
Music:
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The Wheel by Caroline Shaw (2022, chamber music)
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Canticles of Light by Bob Chilcott (2023, choral music)
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Requiem for the Enslaved by Carlos Simon (2022, chamber music, vocal)
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Blue Light, Red Light by Harry Connick, Jr. (1991, contemporary jazz)
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The Hours, by Kevin Puts (2022, Metropolitan Opera)
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Shakti: Handful of Beauty by John McLaughlin and Lakshmi Shankar (1977, contemporary jazz)
Video:
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Ice Age Footprints directed by Bella Falk and David Dugan (2022, PBS history documentary)
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My Garden of a Thousand Bees directed by David Allen (2021, PBS nature documentary)
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Ms. Purple directed by Justin Chon (2019, Korean family drama, DVD)
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Alma’s Rainbow directed by Ayoka Chenzira (1994, comedy/drama)
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Aya of Yop City directed by Clément Oubrerie and Marguerite Abouet (2013, French comedy)
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Chasing Zero Carbon directed by Miles O’Brien (2023, PBS Nova Science series episode)
A great big thank you to all of the library folks in ILL, Music & Media, and our subject librarians for sharing their favorites and wish lists. If you have your own favorite titles and are looking for similar titles, try NoveList, which will recommend read-a-likes and similar series for all ages.
—Gautham Reddy, South Asian Studies and religion librarian