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!
Maisie Dobbs : a novel
Winspear, Jacqueline
Paper Book
The Binge Reader!
Carrie Soto is back : a novel
Reid, Taylor Jenkins
Paper Book
'Thank you Taylor Jenkins Reid for the escapism we all need' PANDORA SYKES Carrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. By the time Carrie retires from tennis, she is the best player...
The Binge Reader!
Happy place
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
Harriet and Wyn are the perfect couple - they go together like bread and butter, gin and tonic, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Every year, they take a holiday from their lives to drink far too much wine with their favourite people in the world. Except this year, they are lying through their teeth,...
The Binge Reader
Big little lies
Moriarty, Liane.
Paper Book
*Published as BIG LITTLE LIES in Australia and the United States*Liane Moriarty, million copy selling author of The Husband's Secret brings us another addictive story of secrets and scandal.Jane hasn't lived anywhere longer than six months since her son was born five years ago. She keeps moving in...
The Film and TV Buff!
The perfect couple : a novel
Hilderbrand, Elin
Paper Book
The Film and TV Buff!
The giver of stars
Moyes, Jojo
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK The spellbinding story of love, community and the power of reading from the bestselling author of Me Before You ______ THE GREATEST LOVE STORY IS THE...
The Fiction Lover!
Pachinko
Lee, Min Jin
Paper Book
* The million-copy bestseller* * National Book Award finalist * * One of the New York Times's 10 Best Books of 2017 * * Selected for Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf book club * 'This is a captivating book... Min Jin Lee's novel takes us through...
The Fiction Lover!
The rise and fall of the dinosaurs : a new history of a lost world
Brusatte, Stephen
Paper Book
66 million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth. Today a new generation of dinosaur hunters, armed with cutting edge technology, is piecing together the complete story of how the dinosaurs created a hugely successful empire that lasted for around 150 million years.In this...
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...
The Nonfiction Nerd!
Dial A for Aunties
Sutanto, Jesse Q.
Paper Book
Winner of the Comedy Women In Print Prize 2021 'Whip-smart, original and so funny. I found it impossible to put down and lost count of the number of times I laughed out loud' Beth O'Leary, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Road Trip Your...
The Vacation Reader!
The kiss quotient
Hoang, Helen
Paper Book
The Vacation Reader!

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