Recommendations for National Read A Book Day!

Did you know? September 6th is National Read a Book Day! Our librarians compiled a list of suggestions for different reader types. Check them out!

Updated September 5, 2024
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Ayesha at last
Jalaluddin, Uzma
Paper Book
A big-hearted, captivating, modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice, with hijabs instead of top hats and kurtas instead of corsets.
The Hopeless Romantic!
Hilda and the troll
Pearson, Luke
Paper Book
Hilda Season 1 is now on Netflix! "Luke Pearson is one of the best cartoonists working today. Hilda is utterly brilliant!" --Raina Telgemeier, creator of Smile This brand new paperback edition of Hilda and the Troll offers a fresh chance to...
The Repeat Reader!
The wicked + the divine. Vol. 1, The Faust act
Gillen, Kieron
Paper Book
"solid storytelling and clean, gorgeousartwork will keep readers engrossed and eager for more." - PublishersWeekly (Starred) "Gillen's penchantfor fast, sharp dialogue and McKelvie and Wilson's razor-lined,...
The Repeat Reader!
Happy place
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
'At turns hilarious and wise, another knockout from the champ' Taylor Jenkins Reid, DAISY JONES AND THE SIX 'One of my favourite authors' Colleen Hoover, IT ENDS WITH US 'Smart, sunny, sexy and also a gorgeous story of female friendship' Beth...
The Binge Reader
Big little lies
Moriarty, Liane.
Audiobook
The Film and TV Buff!
Carrie Soto is back : a novel
Reid, Taylor Jenkins
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "An epic adventure about a female athlete perhaps past her prime, brought back to the tennis court for one last grand slam" (Elle), from the author of Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Binge Reader!
The giver of stars
Moyes, Jojo
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER |  A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK   "A great narrative about personal strength and really captures how books bring communities together." --Reese Witherspoon   From the author of the forthcoming Someone Else's...
The Fiction Lover!
Only the beautiful
Meissner, Susan
Ebook
A Best Historical Fiction of Spring Pick by Amazon, PopSugar, AARP, and BookBub! A heartrending story about a young mother's fight to keep her daughter, and the terrible injustice that tears them apart, by the USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things...
The Fiction Lover!
Pachinko
Lee, Min Jin
Paper Book
* The million-copy bestseller* * National Book Award finalist * * An instant New York Times Bestseller and one of their 10 Best Books of 2017 * * Selected for Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf book club * 'This is a captivating book... Min...
The Fiction Lover!
The rise and fall of the dinosaurs : a new history of a lost world
Brusatte, Stephen
Paper Book
The Nonfiction Nerd!
The king's shadow : obsession, betrayal, and the deadly quest for the Lost City of Alexandria
Richardson, Edmund
Paper Book
'Not all lost cities are real, but this one was.'The extraordinary story of Alexander the Great's lost city, and a quest to unravel one of the most captivating mysteries in ancient history.'Superb ... impeccably researched, but with the pace and deftly woven plot complexity...
The Nonfiction Nerd!
Dial A for Aunties
Sutanto, Jesse Q.
Paper Book
"Sutanto brilliantly infuses comedy and culture into the unpredictable rom-com/murder mystery mashup as Meddy navigates familial duty, possible arrest and a groomzilla. I laughed out loud and you will too."--USA Today (four-star review) "A hilarious, heartfelt...
The Vacation Reader!
The kiss quotient
Hoang, Helen
Ebook
The Vacation Reader!

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