Patriot Day Reading List

Fiction and non-fiction books about 9/11 recommended by our Librarians.

Updated September 5, 2025
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Sussex County Library System (NJ)
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The only plane in the sky : an oral history of 9/11
Graff, Garrett M.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "This is history at its most immediate and moving...A marvelous and memorable book." --Jon Meacham ​"Remarkable...A priceless civic gift...On page after page, a reader will encounter words that startle,...
The only plane in the sky
Graff, Garrett M.,
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "This is history at its most immediate and moving...A marvelous and memorable book." --Jon Meacham ​"Remarkable...A priceless civic gift...On page after page, a reader will encounter words that startle,...
The looming tower : Al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11
Wright, Lawrence
Paper Book
A sweeping narrative history of the events leading to 9/11, a groundbreaking look at the people and ideas, the terrorist plans and the Western intelligence failures that culminated in the assault on America. Lawrence Wright's remarkable book is based on five years of research and hundreds of...

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