2024 Summer Staff Picks

Check out what we've been reading/watching and loving! We think you'll enjoy these titles, too.

Updated July 6, 2024
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Challenger : a true story of heroism and disaster on the edge of space
Higginbotham, Adam
Paper Book
On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean, killing all seven people on board. Like disaster is a defining moment in twentieth-century history - yet the full story of what happened, and why, has never been told. It's a compelling tale of ambition and...

Kerrie says: A fast-paced history of the space shuttle program and the astronauts, focusing on the Challenger disaster showing how corporate selfishness, government deadlines, miscommunication and unwillingness to share information made the shuttle program a disaster waiting to happen.

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Divine rivals : a novel
Ross, Rebecca
Paper Book
When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever. After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family...

Maria says: One of my favorites this year!

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Dogland : passion, glory, and lots of slobber at the Westminster Dog Show
Tomlinson, Tommy
Paper Book
Tommy Tomlinson was watching a dog show on television a few years ago when he had a sudden thought: Are those dogs happy? How about pet dogs -- are they happy? Those questions sparked a quest to venture inside the dog-show world, in search of a deeper understanding of the relationship between dogs...

Kerrie says: If you like dogs, dog shows, or the movie Best in Show, then this book about the relationships between dogs and their humans is for you!

The frozen river : a novel
Lawhon, Ariel
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * GMA BOOK CLUB PICK * AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR * From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a...

Bonnie says: I've always enjoyed a good historical novel! It starts with a body found in the river which makes the reader interested in who did it. Martha Ballard is a midwife from the 18th century who delivered hundreds of kids and kept diaries. It was interesting to see how her life was tied to the mystery of the body found.

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The hunter
French, Tana
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller * A New York Times Best Thriller of the Year (So Far) * An NPR Favorite Fiction Read of 2024 * A Parade Best Book of 2024 So Far * A New York Times Best Crime Novel of the Year (So Far) * Named a Best Beach Read of 2024 by...

Walt says: The author's best book yet!

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The island of missing trees
Shafak, Elif
Paper Book
A rich, magical new novel on belonging and identity, love and trauma, nature and renewal, from the Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island...

Jill says: This book is incredible and my favorite of the year so far. To pique your interest, half of it is narrated by a fig tree!

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What moves the dead
Kingfisher, T.
Paper Book
An Instant USA Today & Indie Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Finalist A Goodreads Best Horror Choice Award Nominee A gripping and atmospheric reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" from Hugo, Locus, &...

Heather says: This was an interesting retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Fall of the House of Usher which added more depth to the characters and explanation for the occurrences in the story. A quick read if you are in the mood for something creepy!

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The women
Hannah, Kristin
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A #1 bestseller on The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times! From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women--at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a...

Bonnie says: Hard to read at times and I even put it down occasionally, but so worth finishing!

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