2023 Staff Favorites

Looking for your next great read? Explore our staff favorites from 2023!

Updated January 23, 2024
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Canary girls : a novel
Chiaverini, Jennifer
Paper Book
Rosie the Riveter meets A League of Their Own in New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini's lively and illuminating novel about the "munitionettes" who built bombs in Britain's arsenals during World War I, risking their lives for the war effort and discovering camaraderie...

Bonnie's favorite!

Chlorine : a novel
Song, Jade
Ebook
In the vein of The Pisces and The Vegetarian, Chlorine is a debut novel that blurs the line between a literary coming-of-age narrative and a dark unsettling horror tale, told from an adult perspective on the trials and tribulations of growing up in a society that puts...

Emma's favorite!

Fall of ruin and wrath
Armentrout, Jennifer L.
Paper Book
A New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal and Publisher's Weekly Bestseller! SHE LIVES BY HER INTUITION. HE FEEDS ON HER PLEASURE. From Jennifer L. Armentrout, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of From Blood...

Maria's favorite!

A fever in the heartland : the Ku Klux Klan's plot to take over America, and the woman who stopped them
Egan, Timothy
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction . An NPR Best Book of the Year . A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year . A Chicago Review of Books Best Book of the Year . A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year . A Goodreads Choice...

Brian's favorite!

From blood and ash
Armentrout, Jennifer L.
Paper Book
Captivating and action-packed, From Blood and Ash is a sexy, addictive, and unexpected fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros. A Maiden... Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy's life has never been her own. The...

Sarah's favorite!

Legends & lattes : a novel of high fantasy and low stakes
Baldree, Travis
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2022 A Library Reads Pick An Indie Next Pick A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee The much-beloved BookTok sensation, Travis Baldree's novel of high...

Heather's favorite!

Lessons in chemistry
Garmus, Bonnie
Paper Book
#1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD * Meet Elizabeth Zott: "a gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention" (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a ...

Christine's favorite!

Remarkably bright creatures : a novel
Van Pelt, Shelby
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Soon to be a Netflix Film A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! NAMED A BEST BOOK OF SUMMER by: Chicago Tribune * The View * Southern Living * USA Today "Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately...

Bonnie's favorite!

Tom Lake : a novel
Patchett, Ann
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America's finest writers. "Patchett leads us to a truth that feels like life rather than...

Robin's favorite!

The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder
Grann, David
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager...

Bonnie's favorite!

I'm a Special Person (Sing-Along)
Twin Sisters, Twin Sisters
Children will feel empowered and confident as they sing along with this song that encourages them to celebrate everything that makes them unique. Pictures of happy children go along with cheerful lyrics that will have little ones reading, singing, and dancing along to ¿I¿m a Special Person¿ over and...

Jill's favorite!

Siempre Tuyo / Yours Truly
Jimenez, Abby.
Paper Book
La autora que ha enamorado a Estados Unidos vuelve con una novela de la serie de Parte de tu mundo. Una comedia romántica sobre el odio a primera vista, las impresiones equivocadas y encontrar a tu otra mitad. La vida de la doctora Briana Ortiz va cuesta abajo...

Maria's favorite!


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