2026 Adult Summer Reading Booklist - HPL

Join the Haverhill Public Library for our 2026 Adult Summer Reading Program! On this list, you'll find book recommendations that match this year's iRead theme, Plant a Seed, Read. You'll find tons of romance, mystery, and other general fiction books centered around the culinary world. If you're searching for non-fiction, you'll find cookbooks, memoirs, biographies, and more with environmental, gardening, and farm to table themes.

Learn how you can join the summer reading fun at HaverhillPL.org

Updated May 5, 2026
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Lessons from plants
Montgomery, Beronda L.
Ebook
An exploration of how plant behavior and adaptation offer valuable insights for human thriving. We know that plants are important. They maintain the atmosphere by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. They nourish other living organisms and supply psychological...
The serviceberry : abundance and reciprocity in the natural world
Kimmerer, Robin Wall
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world....

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