All Points West April-June 2024

Recommendations shared by GVPL librarians Brooklyn Kemp, Megan Clark (and Jason D'Souza!) on CBC Radio's All Points West.

April: Books About Books!

Updated June 12, 2024
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The library book
Orlean, Susan
Paper Book
The bestselling author of Rin Tin Tin and The Orchid Thief reopens the unsolved mystery of one of the most catastrophic library fires in history and delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution - our libraries.

April recommendation from Brooklyn

Less : a novel
Greer, Andrew Sean
Ebook
April recommendation from Jason
The storied life of A.J. Fikry
Zevin, Gabrielle
Paper Book
A.J. Fikry owns a failing bookshop. His wife has just died, in tragic circumstances. His rare and valuable first edition has been stolen. His life is a wreck. Amelia is a book rep, with a big heart, and a lonely life. Maya is the baby left on A.J.'s bookshop floor with a note. ...

Additional April recommendation from GVPL staff

Everyone in my family has killed someone
Stevenson, Benjamin
Paper Book
EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY IS A KILLER. EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY IS A SUSPECT. BUT WHICH OF THEM IS A MURDERER? 'The best thing I've read in ages' STUART MACBRIDE 'Fun, witty and exciting. This is not one to miss!' 5***** READER REVIEW 'A must...
April recommendation from Jason
The book eaters
Dean, Sunyi
Paper Book
THE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'I devoured this' V.E. Schwab 'A vampire-themed Handmaid's Tale, with effective thrills that are intensified by social commentary' Guardian A gorgeous new fantasy horror - a book about...

April recommendation from Brooklyn

Yellowface : a novel
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
The Number One Global Sensation *Foyle's Fiction Book of the Year* *Amazon Book of the Year* *Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year* *Fiction Book of the Year 2024 - British Book Awards* 'Addictive' Grazia 'Hugely...

April recommendation from Brooklyn

The summer book
Jansson, Tove.
Paper Book
A profoundly life affirming story about a small girl and her grandmother who are kindred spirits.
June recommendation from Megan (Dallas Road)
Turning : a year in the water
Lee, Jessica
Paper Book
'The water slips over me like cool silk. The intimacy of touch uninhibited, rising around my legs, over my waist, up to my collarbone. When I throw back my head and relax, the lake runs into my ears. The sound of it is a muffled roar, the vibration of the body amplified by water, every sound felt...
June recommendation from Megan (Banfield Park Dock)
All the light we cannot see : a novel
Doerr, Anthony
Paper Book
NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR FICTION A beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind French girl and a...
June recommendation from Jason (beaches of Costa Rica)

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