2023 Staff Favorites

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

Updated January 23, 2024
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Chlorine : a novel
Song, Jade
Ebook

Emma's favorite!

Fall of ruin and wrath
Armentrout, Jennifer L.
Paper Book
From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of From Blood and Ash, Fall of Ruin and Wrath is a scorching romance with high stakes, breathtaking magic and a searing enemies-to-lovers romance.She lives by her intuition. He feeds on her pleasure . . .Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only...

Maria's favorite!

From blood and ash
Armentrout, Jennifer L.
Ebook
Captivating and action-packed, From Blood and Ash is a sexy, addictive, and unexpected fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Laura Thalassa.A Maiden?Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy's life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to...

Sarah's favorite!

Gone tonight
Pekkanen, Sarah
Paper Book
'Highly recommended' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book was absolutely fantastic! I couldn't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is one of the best thrillers I've read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This...

Maria's favorite!

In the lives of puppets
Klune, TJ
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, In the Lives of Puppets is a queer retelling of the Pinocchio tale, inviting you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts.In a strange little home built into the branches of a...

Jessica's favorite!

Legends & lattes : a novel of high fantasy and low stakes
Baldree, Travis
Paper Book
A cosy, heartwarming slice-of-life fantasy about found families and fresh starts, Legends & Lattes is perfect for fans of TJ Klune, Katherine Addison and T. Kingfisher. From the Hugo Award-winning author, Travis Baldree. Return to the world of Legends & Lattes...

Heather's favorite!

Lessons in chemistry
Garmus, Bonnie
Paper Book
Discover the must-read Sunday TimesandNew York Timesbestseller, the perfect uplifting summer read, now a major Apple TV series starring Brie Larson. 'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages' Sunday Times 'A page...

Christine's favorite!

Remarkably bright creatures : a novel
Van Pelt, Shelby
Paper Book
**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEBBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICKOVER 29,000 5 STAR REVIEWSGOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOKS OF 2022GLAMOUR BEST BOOKS OF 2022'Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively...

Bonnie's favorite!

Tom Lake : a novel
Patchett, Ann
Paper Book
The breathtaking new novel from Ann Patchett - a Sunday Times and No. 1 New York Times bestseller'Filled with the moments I live for in a story'BONNIE GARMUS, author of Lessons in Chemistry'[Tom Lake] has it all ... Young love,...

Robin's favorite!

The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder
Grann, David
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER  *LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 BALLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION* *SELECTED AS ONE OF  BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2023* 'The beauty of The...

Bonnie's favorite!

Whalefall : a novel
Kraus, Daniel
Paper Book
The Martian meets 127 Hours in this powerfully humane thriller about a scuba diver who's been swallowed by an eighty-foot, sixty-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out.

Jill's favorite!

Yours truly
Jimenez, Abby
Paper Book
A novel of terrible first impressions, hilarious second chances and the joy in finding the perfect match from 'a true talent' (EMILY HENRY). Readers are absolutely loving Yours Truly! 'Literally the best book I ever read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐...

Maria's favorite!


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