Staff Picks Adult Fiction
January 2021
Salem’s Lot
by Stephen King
The creeping dread of this tale makes it perfect for the dark cold days of winter. The sleepy Maine town of Jerusalem’s Lot is infiltrated by a vampire, who gradually drains the inhabitants. The everyday townsfolk are caught in the grip of the vampire’s infection, which spreads slowly at first, then builds to a terrifying crescendo. This book is available in the library and on Overdrive/Libby as an ebook.
Recommended by: Peter Tew, Adult Services Reference Librarian I
Posted in: Adult Fiction
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories
by B. J. Novak
B.J. Novak, one of the writers and stars of the TV show The Office, has compile several short stories in this collection. The stories spread for a rematch between the Tortoise and the Hare to a Las Vegas intervention gone wrong to a cereal box sweepstakes worth $100,000. Often with short story collections, you get some kind of mixture of hits and misses. I will say that a majority of these stories were hits. For a special treat, check out the audiobook and hear Novak and some of his celebrity friends narrate the stories. This book is available in the library and on Overdrive/Libby as an ebook and e audiobook.
Recommended by: Brandi Smits, Youth Services Manager
Posted in: Adult Fiction
The Push
by Ashley Audrain
A Good Morning America book club pick that keeps the reader engrossed as you learn more about Blythe and her unhappy childhood and her unhappiness as a mother. Blythe felt she never loved her daughter Violet. Is the problem Blythe has with being a mother stemming from her or is there something wrong with Violet? Then Blythe has Sam, who she adores.
Recommended by: Joan Stoiber, Youth Reference Librarian I
Posted in: Adult Fiction
The Girl in the Mirror
by Rose Carlyle
A book full of greed, jealousy, and lust as the twist and turns involving twins, Iris and Summer Rose reach an explosive conclusion. Iris has always been jealous of twin, Summer, who seems to live a charmed life. When asked to help sail the family yacht with Summer’s hunky husband, Iris jumps at the chance. Unfortunately for Iris plans change and she finds herself in the middle of the ocean with Summer. When the yacht arrives, there is only one twin on board.
Recommended by: Joan Stoiber, Youth Reference Librarian I
Posted in: Adult Fiction
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
by Stuart Turton
Posted in: Adult Fiction
December 2020
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
by Katherine May
Posted in: Adult Fiction
The Ghosts of Harvard
by Francesca Scottoline Serritella
New Harvard Freshman Cady Archer steps onto campus with an anchor on her heart. Not one year earlier, her older brother Eric took his life on this very campus. He was a brilliant mind that began to unravel in his final year at Harvard – but why? As Cady investigates, she begins to hear the voices of three ghosts who help her juggle her school work, her social interactions, and her investigation. The Ghosts of Harvard is a suspenseful read that will keep you turning the page to find out the truth.
Recommended by: Natalie Leoni, Adult Services Reference Librarian I
Posted in: Adult Fiction
A Darker Shade of Magic
by V.E. Schwab
Kell is an Antari, a rare magic user that has to ability not only to perform a variety of spells, but can travel to the different versions of London. Grey London is completely without magic, White London has magic, but it is also run by a corrupt sibling duo that limits what can be done. Red London, Kell’s home, is a magical place where magic is found everywhere. Finally, there is Black London, a place that is all but lost and no one ever visits. When Kell is given an artifact from one London and brings it to another, he soon realizes that he was set up to be taken down by his enemies. With the help of Lila Bard, a pickpocket from Grey London, Kell must do what he can to get rid of the powerful relic. This first book of a series can be found in the library as well as on Hoopla.
Recommended by: Brandi Smits, Youth Services Manager
Posted in: Adult Fiction
Something’s Wrong With Us
by Natsumi Ando
Posted in: Adult Fiction
November 2020
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov lays down the Three Laws of Robotics in this series of interconnected short stories. Witness the rise of robots, from their beginnings as household curiosities to the super intelligent computers that manage the entire planet. The stories include a family drama where parents worry that their daughter is too attached to the house’s robot, a mystery where investigators must find a particular robot hiding in a shipment of dozens of robots, and an election drama where one candidate is accused of being a life-like robot and must prove his humanity. This title is also available on OverDrive.
Recommended by: Peter Tew, Adult Services Reference Librarian I
Posted in: Adult Fiction