Fiction
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Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu
A coming-of-age story about a girl raised by a strict mother in Kenya who then travels to the US to try to make her way in the world in college and beyond, balancing the way she was raised to be vs the person she yearns of becoming
Sarah J. Maas
The first in a hugely popular fantasy series that involves faeries, magincal lands, shape shifting and more…plus a love story.
Ann Patchett
About family, love and a mom’s relationship with her daughters as the mom recounts a story of her life and a previous relationship to her 3 daughters in their 20’s.
Thao Thai
Banyan Moon is about three generations of Vietnamese women who are dealing with the loss of the matriarch.
Amor Towles
A beautiful novel about a man ordered to spend his life inside a Russian luxury hotel.
Lisa Wingate
Novel based on a real-life scandal of a Memphis-based adoption organization that kidnapped/sold poor children.
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Follows the whirlwind rise of an iconic ’70s rock group and their lead singer, and their infamous breakup.
Barbara Kingsolver
Coming-of-age book set in South Africa during twilight of apartheid. Listen to it for his amazing voice/accents!
Gail Honeyman
Three lonely people find each other and find themselves.
Lisa Wingate
Lively, sexy and thought-provoking East-meets-West story about women, community and friendship.
Catherine Ryan Hyde
Raymond had a connection with a blind 92 year old in his building. She has asked him “Have you seen Luis Velez?”, and thus begins the story.
Chanel Cleeton
1958 Havana and 2017 Miami – the story of a family that bridges both.
Diana Gabaldon
Settle into this series that follows Clair Randall in 19402 England and 1700 Scotland…a wonderful love story that covers time and continents.
Shelby Van Pelt
Charming story of the intersection of a few lives that come together via an octopus at a local Puget Sound aquarium.
Gregory David Roberts
Set in underworld of contemporary Bombay, Lin is an escaped convict finding his new life amongst the underbelly of India.
Emily St. John
Darkly glittery novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse after a virus attacks the world.
Kim Michele Richardson
Follows a woman who is part of Roosevelt’s Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, delivery books to Appalachian families in need.
Ann Patchett
Explores the bond beyond two siblings, their childhood house and their past.
Steig Larson
Great thriller series about punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander and investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist – a must read.
Abi Dare
Teenage girl in rural Nigeria longs to find her ‘voice’ and get an education.
Angie Thomas
16 year old Starr moves between the poor neighborhood she lives in and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. A fatal shooting shatters this balance.
Alka Joshi
Escaping from an abusive marriage, 17 yr old Lakshmi makes her way to a new life in 1950s Jaipur and becomes a henna artist, until it all can come crumbling down.
Donia Bijan
This beautiful book set against the backdrop of Iran’s rich turbulent history we meet Noor in SF as she takes her daughter to Tehran and to cafe Leila.
Nita Prose
A wonderful woman who struggles with social skills and works in a hotel finds her life less orderly after a murder occurs in the hotel
Matt Haig
Infinite possibilities for how to live your life? The library offers all the choices…and one women gets to explore hers.
Heather B. Moore
Powerful story based on true events surrounding Donaldina Cameron and other brave women helping Chinese-American women escape slavery in 19th century California.
Bryce Courtenay
Peekay’s life in South Africa – an epic journey of a young boxer where he learns the power of words, the power to transform lives and the power of one.
Thrity Umrigar
A former servant in India struggles against her class and life to find a better way for her granddaughter..
Lisa See
Explores the lives of a Chinese mother and daughter who has been and adopted by an American couple.
Brit Bennett
About twin sisters who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white.
William Kent Kruger
Follows 4 orphans on life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression.
Richard Osman
Fun series about British retirement community friends who solve murders.
Gabrielle Zevin
Spans 30 years following the lives of two childhood friends who join together as video game designers.
Delia Owens
The ‘Marsh Girl’ is charged with murder. She has survived alone for years in the marsh.. but can she survive this?
Glendy Vanderah
The appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at a researcher’s home in the forest disrupts the young researcher’s life.
Bonnie Garmus
1960’s female scientist takes a career detour to start a cooking show.
Sarah Winman
A captivating, bighearted, richly tapestried story of people brought together by love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster, by the celebrated author of Tin Man.
Abraham Verghese
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret.
Curtis Sittenfeld
A fun summer beach read about a writer for an SNL type show who falls for a guest host. Filled with witty banter and even though you know where it’s going it’s fun to be along for the ride.
Elizabaeth Strout
A poignant, pitch-perfect novel about a divorced couple stuck together during lockdown—and the love, loss, despair, and hope that animate us even as the world seems to be falling apart.
Pat Conroy
The piercing, iconic semi-autobiographical novel of a domineering father and ambitious son, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Prince of Tides.
Jan Karon
Nine Mitford novels featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford. Set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum, the protagonist, is a spunky combination of Nancy Drew and Dirty Harry, and—although a female bounty hunter—is described by the author as “incredibly average and yet heroic if necessary”.
Michael Connelly
A fun summer beach read about a writer for an SNL type show who falls for a guest host. Filled with witty banter and even though you know where it’s going it’s fun to be along for the ride.
Colleen Hoover
A fun summer beach read about a writer for an SNL type show who falls for a guest host. Filled with witty banter and even though you know where it’s going it’s fun to be along for the ride.
David Grossman
A stunning novel that tells the powerful story of Ora, an Israli mother, and her extraordinary love for her son, Ofer, in a haunting meditation on war and family.
Ann Patchett
About family, love and a mom’s relationship with her daughters as the mom recounts a story of her life and a previous relationship to her 3 daughters in their 20’s.
Sarah J. Maas
The first in a hugely popular fantasy series that involves faeries, magincal lands, shape shifting and more…plus a love story.
Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu
A coming-of-age story about a girl raised by a strict mother in Kenya who then travels to the US to try to make her way in the world in college and beyond, balancing the way she was raised to be vs the person she yearns of becoming.
Parini Shroff
A fun read about a woman in and Indian village who people assume murdered her husband and thus other women come to her looking to do the same.
On Our Radar
Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu
A coming-of-age story about a girl raised by a strict mother in Kenya who then travels to the US to try to make her way in the world in college and beyond, balancing the way she was raised to be vs the person she yearns of becoming
Sarah J. Maas
The first in a hugely popular fantasy series that involves faeries, magincal lands, shape shifting and more…plus a love story.
Ann Patchett
About family, love and a mom’s relationship with her daughters as the mom recounts a story of her life and a previous relationship to her 3 daughters in their 20’s.
Amor Towles
A beautiful novel about a man ordered to spend his life inside a Russian luxury hotel.
Lisa Wingate
Novel based on a real-life scandal of a Memphis-based adoption organization that kidnapped/sold poor children.
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Follows the whirlwind rise of an iconic ’70s rock group and their lead singer, and their infamous breakup.
Barbara Kingsolver
Coming-of-age book set in South Africa during twilight of apartheid. Listen to it for his amazing voice/accents!
Gail Honeyman
Three lonely people find each other and find themselves.
Lisa Wingate
Lively, sexy and thought-provoking East-meets-West story about women, community and friendship.
Catherine Ryan Hyde
Raymond had a connection with a blind 92 year old in his building. She has asked him “Have you seen Luis Velez?”, and thus begins the story.
Chanel Cleeton
1958 Havana and 2017 Miami – the story of a family that bridges both.
Diana Gabaldon
Settle into this series that follows Clair Randall in 19402 England and 1700 Scotland…a wonderful love story that covers time and continents.
Shelby Van Pelt
Charming story of the intersection of a few lives that come together via an octopus at a local Puget Sound aquarium.
Gregory David Roberts
Set in underworld of contemporary Bombay, Lin is an escaped convict finding his new life amongst the underbelly of India.
Emily St. John
Darkly glittery novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse after a virus attacks the world.
Kim Michele Richardson
Follows a woman who is part of Roosevelt’s Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, delivery books to Appalachian families in need.
Ann Patchett
Explores the bond beyond two siblings, their childhood house and their past.
Steig Larson
Great thriller series about punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander and investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist – a must read.
Abi Dare
Teenage girl in rural Nigeria longs to find her ‘voice’ and get an education.
Angie Thomas
16 year old Starr moves between the poor neighborhood she lives in and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. A fatal shooting shatters this balance.
Alka Joshi
Escaping from an abusive marriage, 17 yr old Lakshmi makes her way to a new life in 1950s Jaipur and becomes a henna artist, until it all can come crumbling down.
Donia Bijan
This beautiful book set against the backdrop of Iran’s rich turbulent history we meet Noor in SF as she takes her daughter to Tehran and to cafe Leila.
Nita Prose
A wonderful woman who struggles with social skills and works in a hotel finds her life less orderly after a murder occurs in the hotel
Matt Haig
Infinite possibilities for how to live your life? The library offers all the choices…and one women gets to explore hers.
Heather B. Moore
Powerful story based on true events surrounding Donaldina Cameron and other brave women helping Chinese-American women escape slavery in 19th century California.
Bryce Courtenay
Peekay’s life in South Africa – an epic journey of a young boxer where he learns the power of words, the power to transform lives and the power of one.
Thrity Umrigar
A former servant in India struggles against her class and life to find a better way for her granddaughter..
Lisa See
Explores the lives of a Chinese mother and daughter who has been and adopted by an American couple.
Brit Bennett
About twin sisters who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white.
William Kent Kruger
Follows 4 orphans on life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression.
Richard Osman
Fun series about British retirement community friends who solve murders.
Gabrielle Zevin
Spans 30 years following the lives of two childhood friends who join together as video game designers.
Delia Owens
The ‘Marsh Girl’ is charged with murder. She has survived alone for years in the marsh.. but can she survive this?
Glendy Vanderah
The appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at a researcher’s home in the forest disrupts the young researcher’s life.
Bonnie Garmus
1960’s female scientist takes a career detour to start a cooking show.
Sarah Winman
A captivating, bighearted, richly tapestried story of people brought together by love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster, by the celebrated author of Tin Man.
Abraham Verghese
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret.
Curtis Sittenfeld
A fun summer beach read about a writer for an SNL type show who falls for a guest host. Filled with witty banter and even though you know where it’s going it’s fun to be along for the ride.
Elizabaeth Strout
A poignant, pitch-perfect novel about a divorced couple stuck together during lockdown—and the love, loss, despair, and hope that animate us even as the world seems to be falling apart.
Pat Conroy
The piercing, iconic semi-autobiographical novel of a domineering father and ambitious son, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Prince of Tides.
Jan Karon
Nine Mitford novels featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford. Set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum, the protagonist, is a spunky combination of Nancy Drew and Dirty Harry, and—although a female bounty hunter—is described by the author as “incredibly average and yet heroic if necessary”.
Michael Connelly
A fun summer beach read about a writer for an SNL type show who falls for a guest host. Filled with witty banter and even though you know where it’s going it’s fun to be along for the ride.
Colleen Hoover
A fun summer beach read about a writer for an SNL type show who falls for a guest host. Filled with witty banter and even though you know where it’s going it’s fun to be along for the ride.
David Grossman
A stunning novel that tells the powerful story of Ora, an Israli mother, and her extraordinary love for her son, Ofer, in a haunting meditation on war and family.
Ann Patchett
About family, love and a mom’s relationship with her daughters as the mom recounts a story of her life and a previous relationship to her 3 daughters in their 20’s.
Sarah J. Maas
The first in a hugely popular fantasy series that involves faeries, magincal lands, shape shifting and more…plus a love story.
Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu
A coming-of-age story about a girl raised by a strict mother in Kenya who then travels to the US to try to make her way in the world in college and beyond, balancing the way she was raised to be vs the person she yearns of becoming
Parini Shroff
A fun read about a woman in and Indian village who people assume murdered her husband and thus other women come to her looking to do the same.
On Our Radar
Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu
A coming-of-age story about a girl raised by a strict mother in Kenya who then travels to the US to try to make her way in the world in college and beyond, balancing the way she was raised to be vs the person she yearns of becoming
Sarah J. Maas
The first in a hugely popular fantasy series that involves faeries, magincal lands, shape shifting and more…plus a love story.
Ann Patchett
About family, love and a mom’s relationship with her daughters as the mom recounts a story of her life and a previous relationship to her 3 daughters in their 20’s.
Amor Towles
A beautiful novel about a man ordered to spend his life inside a Russian luxury hotel.
Lisa Wingate
Novel based on a real-life scandal of a Memphis-based adoption organization that kidnapped/sold poor children.
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Follows the whirlwind rise of an iconic ’70s rock group and their lead singer, and their infamous breakup.
Barbara Kingsolver
Coming-of-age book set in South Africa during twilight of apartheid. Listen to it for his amazing voice/accents!
Gail Honeyman
Three lonely people find each other and find themselves.
Lisa Wingate
Lively, sexy and thought-provoking East-meets-West story about women, community and friendship.
Catherine Ryan Hyde
Raymond had a connection with a blind 92 year old in his building. She has asked him “Have you seen Luis Velez?”, and thus begins the story.
Chanel Cleeton
1958 Havana and 2017 Miami – the story of a family that bridges both.
Diana Gabaldon
Settle into this series that follows Clair Randall in 19402 England and 1700 Scotland…a wonderful love story that covers time and continents.
Shelby Van Pelt
Charming story of the intersection of a few lives that come together via an octopus at a local Puget Sound aquarium.
Gregory David Roberts
Set in underworld of contemporary Bombay, Lin is an escaped convict finding his new life amongst the underbelly of India.
Emily St. John
Darkly glittery novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse after a virus attacks the world.
Kim Michele Richardson
Follows a woman who is part of Roosevelt’s Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, delivery books to Appalachian families in need.
Ann Patchett
Explores the bond beyond two siblings, their childhood house and their past.
Steig Larson
Great thriller series about punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander and investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist – a must read.
Abi Dare
Teenage girl in rural Nigeria longs to find her ‘voice’ and get an education.
Angie Thomas
16 year old Starr moves between the poor neighborhood she lives in and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. A fatal shooting shatters this balance.
Alka Joshi
Escaping from an abusive marriage, 17 yr old Lakshmi makes her way to a new life in 1950s Jaipur and becomes a henna artist, until it all can come crumbling down.
Donia Bijan
This beautiful book set against the backdrop of Iran’s rich turbulent history we meet Noor in SF as she takes her daughter to Tehran and to cafe Leila.
Nita Prose
A wonderful woman who struggles with social skills and works in a hotel finds her life less orderly after a murder occurs in the hotel
Matt Haig
Infinite possibilities for how to live your life? The library offers all the choices…and one women gets to explore hers.
Heather B. Moore
Powerful story based on true events surrounding Donaldina Cameron and other brave women helping Chinese-American women escape slavery in 19th century California.
Bryce Courtenay
Peekay’s life in South Africa – an epic journey of a young boxer where he learns the power of words, the power to transform lives and the power of one.
Thrity Umrigar
A former servant in India struggles against her class and life to find a better way for her granddaughter..
Lisa See
Explores the lives of a Chinese mother and daughter who has been and adopted by an American couple.
Brit Bennett
About twin sisters who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white.
William Kent Kruger
Follows 4 orphans on life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression.
Gabrielle Zevin
Spans 30 years following the lives of two childhood friends who join together as video game designers.
Richard Osman
Fun series about British retirement community friends who solve murders.
Glendy Vanderah
The appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at a researcher’s home in the forest disrupts the young researcher’s life.
Delia Owens
The ‘Marsh Girl’ is charged with murder. She has survived alone for years in the marsh.. but can she survive this?
Bonnie Garmus
1960’s female scientist takes a career detour to start a cooking show.
Sarah Winman
A captivating, bighearted, richly tapestried story of people brought together by love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster, by the celebrated author of Tin Man.
Abraham Verghese
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret.
Curtis Sittenfeld
A fun summer beach read about a writer for an SNL type show who falls for a guest host. Filled with witty banter and even though you know where it’s going it’s fun to be along for the ride.
Elizabaeth Strout
A poignant, pitch-perfect novel about a divorced couple stuck together during lockdown—and the love, loss, despair, and hope that animate us even as the world seems to be falling apart.
Pat Conroy
The piercing, iconic semi-autobiographical novel of a domineering father and ambitious son, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Prince of Tides.
Jan Karon
Nine Mitford novels featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford. Set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum, the protagonist, is a spunky combination of Nancy Drew and Dirty Harry, and—although a female bounty hunter—is described by the author as “incredibly average and yet heroic if necessary”.
Michael Connelly
A fun summer beach read about a writer for an SNL type show who falls for a guest host. Filled with witty banter and even though you know where it’s going it’s fun to be along for the ride.
Colleen Hoover
A fun summer beach read about a writer for an SNL type show who falls for a guest host. Filled with witty banter and even though you know where it’s going it’s fun to be along for the ride.
David Grossman
A stunning novel that tells the powerful story of Ora, an Israli mother, and her extraordinary love for her son, Ofer, in a haunting meditation on war and family.
Ann Patchett
About family, love and a mom’s relationship with her daughters as the mom recounts a story of her life and a previous relationship to her 3 daughters in their 20’s.
Sarah J. Maas
The first in a hugely popular fantasy series that involves faeries, magincal lands, shape shifting and more…plus a love story.
Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu
A coming-of-age story about a girl raised by a strict mother in Kenya who then travels to the US to try to make her way in the world in college and beyond, balancing the way she was raised to be vs the person she yearns of becoming
Parini Shroff
A fun read about a woman in and Indian village who people assume murdered her husband and thus other women come to her looking to do the same.