Staff Picks Adult
November 2020
Trust: America’s Best Chance
by Pete Buttigieg
I read this book on a recommendation from a friend and I was not disappointed. Buttigieg discusses the 2020 presidential candidacy from his perspective including the end of his campaign and how he still believes the country needs to move forward. It’s a short and very timely read and includes the current state of our nation focusing on the pandemic and protests as well as the events leading up to the election. I’m not one to usually read books written by politicians, but it was the right book for the right time. I also highly recommend listening to the audiobook as Buttigieg does a fantastic job with the narration. This title is available as a physical copy as well as on OverDrive as an ebook and e audiobook.
Recommended by: Brandi Smits, Youth Services Manager
Posted in: Adult Nonfiction
Death by Chocolate Lab (Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery #1)
by Bethany Blake
Posted in: Adult Fiction
Plain Bad Heroines
by Emily M. Danforth
Posted in: Adult Fiction
October 2020
A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1)
by Naomi Novik
Posted in: Adult Fiction
Confess
by Colleen Hoover
Auburn Reed is in a bind but is determined to make her way out of it with no help from anyone. But when she meets Owen Gentry, her resolve fails her. Is he the one to help her or is he just an unneeded distraction? This realistic romance contains great characterization. This title is available in Large Print and OverDrive.
Recommended by: Becky McCormack, Youth Services Assistant Manager
Posted in: Adult Fiction
September 2020
Little Bookshop of Murder: Beach Reads Mystery, #1
by Maggie Blackburn
Posted in: Adult Fiction
For Whom the Book Tolls: An Antique Bookshop Mystery, #1
by Laura Gail Black
Posted in: Adult Fiction
Booked for Death: a Book Lover’s B&B Mystery
by Victoria Gilbert
Posted in: Adult Fiction
August 2020
Conventionally Yours
by Annabeth Albert
Posted in: Adult Fiction
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Nikki’s life is not working out the way her family would have liked. Instead of marrying a good Punjabi man and starting a family, Nikki is a college dropout living in a flat above a pub where she is employed. So when an ad for a teacher for an English Creative Writing class at the Punjabi temple in the town of Southall, Nikki jumped at the opportunity to have a respectable job to tell her family about, even though it was only 2 nights a week. Nikki was in for a big surprise when her first class was comprised of several Punjabi widows who didn’t want to write stories, they wanted to learn to write in English. The class grew interested in the storytelling aspect and soon each widow was sharing an erotic story with the class. If that’s not enough to grab your attention, mix in a mysterious death and possible murder, a rocky romance, a conservative group called The Brotherhood, and a lot of laughs. I highly recommend this title, particularly the audiobook version. Available as a physical copy, on Overdrive, and on Hoopla.
Recommended by: Brandi Smits, Youth Services Manager
Posted in: Adult Fiction