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1 | Recommender | Book Title | Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Haley Moore | Foster by Claire Keegan | Short, amazingly well-written, and so poignant | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Ginny Druart | Wild Dark Shore | Favorite from this year | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | James | Favorite from this year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Remarkably Bright Creatures | All time favorite rec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | The House in the Cerulean Sea | All time favorite rec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | The Help | All time favorite rec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Daisy Jones and the Six | All time favorite rec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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11 | Lee De Groft | The Lives of the Cell by Lewis Thomas | The chapters are lyrical, it is an exercise in writing and the first popular piece of narrative non-fiction science writing (published in 1974!) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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13 | Stephanie Charlefour | Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry | standout Middle Grade book | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | The Liar's Society by Alyson Gerber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | The New Girl by Cassandra Calin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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18 | Lauren Friedman-Way | Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen | listen to the audiobook! the story is wacky but it totally works! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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20 | Melissa Hill | Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall | This writer created the Broadchurch series! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman | fun mystery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman | fun mystery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods | great audiobook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon | great read--historical fiction/mystery about a midwife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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26 | Patricia Vermillion | Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt | ❤️❤️❤️ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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28 | Alison Anson | Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt | Recommending to everyone! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | How To Read a Book by Monica Wood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | Christina Pommer | Un Lun Dun by China Mieville | YA/Fantasy go-to | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | Claire Hazzard | The Correspondent by Virginia Evans | loved this collection of letters of a woman in her 70s | |||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson | about walking the Appalachian Trail. I read it maybe 20 years ago and had forgotten how funny it is. Highly recommended! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | Jo Melinson | Orbital by Samantha Harvey | gorgeously written | |||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | What You’re Looking for Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama | Slice of life | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | A Psalm for the Wildbuilt by Becky Chambers | gentle but with robots | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Who Is Government? | Non-fiction thought provoking but maybe too much “of the day” | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Hip Hop Is History by Questlove | Non-fiction escape a little from the day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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42 | Lianne Pang | Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Index, A History of the by Dennis Duncan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Babel by RF Kuang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Funny Story by Emily Henry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Book Lovers by Emily Henry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | King of B'More by R. Eric Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Hula by Jasmin Iolani Hakes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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56 | Kate Daly | The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune | They are the most heartwarming books about acceptance and found family. Hope someone reads them and finds themselves in the characters. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Kate's cat, Linus, named after the main character of The House in the Cerulean Sea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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60 | Jen Wilkinson | Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree | Adult Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna | Adult Fiction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Sondtrack by Jason Reynolds | YA Fiction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Medusa by Katherine Marsh | MG Fiction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan | MG Fiction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | We Are Not Strangers by Josh Tuininga | Adult Nonfiction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Loving Corrections by Adrienne Marie Brown | Adult Nonfiction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Chinese Menu by Grace Lin | MG Nonfiction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Puzzled by Pan Cooke | MG Nonfiction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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70 | Felicia Nigro Ballard | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith | As a kid, I loved it and reread; Francie had the same initials as me and also there was a library/literary connection. But when I read it at a more (ahem!) advanced age, I found it to be a great historical novel, a book about poverty, corruption and of course, family. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | The Overstory by Richard Powers | I've started it several times but never finished it. I think it is because I have lingered with it. It's that kind of book. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Lab Girl by Hope Jahren | Jahren's voice, as a scientist, a woman, and a woman scientist is powerful. She also has a great perspective and sense of humor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner | so authentic and hits so many marks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | The Fire, The Water and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla | You will love Maudie! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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76 | Rebecca Moore | The Tapper Twins Go To War (with each other) by Geoff Rodkey | Laugh-Out-Loud Favorites Blog Post on AISL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | YOLO Juliet by Brett Wright & William Shakespeare | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | The Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | How To Be a Normal Person by TJ Klune | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Thus Was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Some Like It Hawk by Donna Andrews | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Almost Like Being in Love by Steve Kluger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Three Men in a Boat, To Say Nothing of the Dog by Jerome K Jerome | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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93 | Evelyn Pratt | The Spellshop | Cozy fantasy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | The Enchanted Greenhouse | Cozy fantasy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Dungeon Crawler Carl | off the wall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits | off the wall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Anything India Holton Writes! | romance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Pumpkinheads | graphic novel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Blacktop Wasteland | all the feels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Razorblade Tears | all the feels |