We hope you enjoy our staff suggestions for the December and January LibraryReads lists!
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Africaville by Jeffrey Colvin
For fans of: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan and
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
A ferociously talented writer makes his stunning debut with this richly woven tapestry, set in a small Nova Scotia town settled by former slaves, that depicts several generations of one family bound together and torn apart by blood, faith, time, and fate.
"Colvin’s intriguing and memorable debut shines a light on a little-known black experience: the freed slaves from the Caribbean and U.S. who established a community in Canada in the 1800s…. this is a penetrating, fresh look at the indomitable spirit of black pioneers and their descendants."
—Publishers Weekly
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The Network by L. C. Shaw
For fans of: Dead Man Running by Steve Hamilton and
The Bishop's Pawn by Steve Berry
A pulse-pounding, page-turning thriller involving corruption, secrets, and lies at the very deepest levels of government and media.
"The Network offers a superb blend of a political, speculative, and action thriller. Lynne Constantine manages this delicate balancing act with a skill and aplomb that is both a throwback to Robert Ludlum and testament to Dan Brown. The kind of tale Alfred Hitchcock would have loved to adapt and thriller lovers are certain to devour."
—Jon Land, USA Today bestselling author of Strong as Steel
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LibraryReads Votes Due: November 1, 2019
For more great reading suggestions for December, check out our
December LibraryReads Suggestions Edelweiss catalog!
The deadline to submit your votes is November 1!
Looking Ahead: Reading Suggestions for January
For fans of: My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent and
The Girls by Emma Cline
Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet naïve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer.
"Russell’s novel, alternating between past and present, presents a damning indictment of sexual predation, as she starkly elucidates the ways in which abuse robbed Vanessa not only of her childhood but also of her own once-promising future. It also prompts readers to interrogate their own assumptions about victimhood, consent, and agency. This is a frighteningly sharp debut."
—Publishers Weekly review
"A deeply relevant debut novel…[that] enlightens even as it chills."
—Library Journal review
"A gut-wrenching debut."
—Kirkus review
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For fans of: The Oracle Year by Charles Soule and Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series comes a hilarious and high-octane adult novel about a vodka-drinking, Flashdance-loving dragon who lives an isolated life in the bayous of Louisiana—and the raucous adventures that ensue when he crosses paths with a fifteen-year-old troublemaker on the run from a crooked sheriff.
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For fans of: Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins and The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
From the author of the #1 international bestseller The History of Bees, a captivating story of the power of nature and the human spirit that explores the threat of a devastating worldwide drought, witnessed through the lives of a father, a daughter, and a woman who will risk her life to save the future.
"Lyrical, atmospheric, and eerily prescient, The End of the Ocean is my favorite kind of speculative fiction. Lunde expertly weaves together both a warning and a gorgeous literary work of love and survival that will leave you wishing for rain."
—Christina Dalcher, bestselling author of Vox
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For fans of: 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne and
My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren
The New York Times bestselling author of Fix Her Up returns with a unique, sexy romantic comedy about a young married couple whose rocky relationship needs a serious renovation.
"Books by Tessa Bailey are an insta-buy for me."
—Sally Thorne, USA Today bestselling author of The Hating Game and 99 Percent Mine
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For fans of: Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo and
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
Combining the emotional resonance of Home Fire with the ambition and innovation of Asymmetry, a lyrical and thought-provoking debut novel that explores the complex web of grief, memory, time, physics, history, and selfhood in the immigrant experience, and the complicated bond between daughters and mothers.
"Meng Jin is a writer whose sweep is as intimate as it is global. Little Gods is a novel about the heart-wracking ways in which we move through history and time. A fierce and intelligent debut from a writer with longitude and latitude embedded in her vision."
—Colum McCann, bestselling author of Let the Great World Spin
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For fans of: Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett and
The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan
Set in the waning years of the Cold War, a stunning debut novel about a trio of young Armenians that moves from the Soviet Union, across Europe, to Southern California, and at its center, one of the most tragic cataclysms in twentieth-century history—the Armenian Genocide—whose traumatic reverberations will have unexpected consequences on all three lives.
"The Gimmicks is a gorgeous epic that astounds with its scope and beauty. With empathy and humor, McCormick unravels the ties between brotherhood and betrayal, love and abandonment, and the fictions we create to live with the pain of the past. This novel will blow you away."
—Brit Bennett, New York Times bestselling author of The Mothers
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LibraryReads Votes Due: December 1, 2019
For more great reading suggestions for January, check out our
January LibraryReads Suggestions Edelweiss catalog!
The deadline to submit your votes is December 1!
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-Chris