Hello, librarians!
We are back for another round of LibraryReads suggestions for the January LibraryReads list. Reminder: votes for the January LibraryReads List are due December 1st.
Happy reading!
-The LLF Team (Virginia, Lainey, and Essie)
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Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
"A searing portrait of the complicated women caught in the orbit of a serial killer. Notes on an Execution examines a culture that romanticizes men who kill while also exploring the lives of the overlooked women altered by this violence. Compassionate and thought-provoking."
—Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half
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LibraryReads Votes Due: December 1, 2021
Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor
"Cantor succeeds brilliantly with this audacious revisionist murder mystery featuring characters from The Great Gatsby…. Cantor successfully captures the style and tone of the 1925 novel with vivid details…. Proving once again that it is 'hard to forget the past,' Cantor’s admirably convincing act of literary skullduggery offers many rewards."
—Publishers Weekly ⭐️ review
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Wahala by Nikki May
"I couldn't get enough of the four women at the heart of Nikki May's utterly winning debut novel, Wahala. Every evening, I sank into my bubble bath, eager to return to the lives of May's deep and complex characters…Their loves and wahala ("trouble") brought to mind Sex & the Citybut felt more modern, more real. When I closed Nikki May's delicious, hilarious novel, I felt I was returning to joy. I knew it was time to call my friends…time to get into some good wahala of my own."
—Amanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters and The Lifeguards
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How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
"How High We Go in the Dark is wondrous not just in the feats of imagination, which are so numerous that it makes me dizzy to recall them, but also in the humanity and tenderness with which Sequoia Nagamatsu helps us navigate this landscape, to find a way to survive while holding onto the things that make us human. This is a truly amazing book, one to keep close as we imagine the uncertain future."
—Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here
"Nagamatsu blends literary and visionary verve in a narrative that’s garnering comparisons to Cloud Atlas and Station Eleven."
—Library Journal
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
"An exquisitely detailed fantasy with a strong, vulnerable protagonist. The intimate prose makes Tan’s wonderful debut an immersive experience; share with fans of Shelley Parker-Chan and Katherine Arden."
—Library Journal ⭐️ review
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I Came All This Way to Meet You by Jami Attenberg
“[Attenberg’s] frank and charming writing creates an intimacy with the reader. A fantastic choice for those who love writers’ memoirs, such as Alexander Chee’s How to Write an Autobiographical Novel.”
—Booklist
“This stunning work explores home not solely as geographic place but also as a mobile metaphor for the relationships we consistently run to and away from.”
—Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy and Long Division
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South to America by Imani Perry
“[Perry] melds memoir, travel narrative, and history in an intimate, penetrating journey through the South…. A graceful, finely crafted examination of America’s racial, cultural, and political identity. Perry always delivers.”
—Kirkus ⭐️ review
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End of Days by Brad Taylor
Pike Logan must stop a deranged fanatic bent on igniting an international conflagration in this explosive, action-packed thriller from New York Times bestselling author and former special forces officer, Brad Taylor.
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The Hummingbird by Sandro Veronesi
“Cleverly structured like a jigsaw puzzle…Veronesi’s dark modern chronicle shimmers with intelligence and flashes of pathos.”
—Publishers Weekly ⭐️ review
“Excellent: Marco Carrera is a compelling main character, a devoted father an oblivious husband, a dutiful son and an inadequate brother. The novel's conclusion is a beautiful study of the resilient bonds of flawed love.”
—Times Literary Supplement (London)
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Find Me by Alafair Burke
"Edgar finalist Burke’s scintillating sixth novel featuring NYPD Det. Ellie Hatcher…. Ellie’s intelligence, insight, and lingering grief over her father will keep readers turning the pages. Appealing characters match the meticulous plotting. Burke reinforces her place in the top rank of suspense writers."
—Publishers Weekly ⭐️ review
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Just Like The Other Girls by Claire Douglas
“Just Like the Other Girls is a chilling novel showcasing Claire Douglas's trademark brilliantly claustrophobic settings and tightly plotted twists. Impossible to know which of the well-drawn characters to trust and very hard to put down.”
—Gilly MacMillan, bestselling author of What She Knew
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The Other Family by Wendy Corsi Staub
"The prolific Corsi Staub turns in a stellar performance, creating a palpable sense of dread and generating the kind of suspense that keeps readers glued to the page."
—Booklist
"…domestic suspense turned up to 11, the gripping tale of one family's cross-country move to Brooklyn—and the explosive revelations that follow when one woman is finally forced to reckon with her past. From her pitch-perfect characterizations to her unerring sense of plot and pace, Wendy Corsi Staub displays a command of the form that's not merely masterful—it's practically diabolical.”
—Elizabeth Little, author of Pretty as a Picture
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Midnight in Everwood by M.A. Kuzniar
"A glittering rush of sugar-sweet enchantment laced with sparkling prose and bewitching storytelling. Beware of entering this magnificent world; Everwood will dazzle and seduce you and then steal you away."
—Stephanie Garber, bestselling author of Caraval
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The Family You Make by Jill Shalvis
"Bestseller Shalvis (Love for Beginners) launches the Sunrise Cove series with a charming, emotional romance featuring a cast readers will quickly come to see as old friends."
—Publishers Weekly
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LibraryReads Votes Due: December 1, 2021
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-Lainey