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Recommended reads from the staff at Kingston Libraries

Updated June 24, 2026
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Ocean : Earth's Last Wilderness
Attenborough, David
Paper Book
Award-winning broadcaster and natural historian David Attenborough and longtime collaborator Colin Butfield present a powerful call to action focused on our planet's oceans, exploring how critical this habitat is for the survival of humanity and the earth's future. ...
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July, Miranda
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP 10 FICTION BOOKS OF 2024 ONE OF NPR'S "BOOKS WE LOVE" 2024 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: THE NEW YORKER &...
Elevation : a novel
King, Stephen
Paper Book
From legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting story about "an ordinary man in an extraordinary condition rising above hatred" (The Washington Post) and bringing the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine together--a "joyful, uplifting" (Entertainment Weekly) tale...
The clockmaker's daughter : a novel
Morton, Kate
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An ambitious, compelling historical mystery with a fabulous cast of characters...Kate Morton at her very best." --Kristin Hannah "An elaborate tapestry...Morton doesn't disappoint." --The Washington...
The maid : a novel
Prose, Nita.
Paper Book
OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE * *WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL CRIME FICTION* * *SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGAR ALLAN POE BEST NOVEL AWARD* * SHORTLISTED FOR THE KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE * INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * #1 NEW YORK...
Kingmaker : Pamela Harriman's astonishing life of power, seduction, and intrigue
Purnell, Sonia
Paper Book
"A thorough account of Harriman's rise which also manages to be a brisk, twisty read ... riveting and revelatory." --The New Yorker "Rigorous but rollicking." --The New York Times Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by The New Yorker, Apple...

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