Staff Picks

Recommendations from staff members at the Trumbull Library System.

Updated April 10, 2024
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West with Giraffes : A Novel.
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Paper Book
An emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America. "Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes..." Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But...

Although many of the characters and events are fictional, the giraffes and their journey across the United States in 1938 in a small truck on small roads through small towns with their head sticking out for all to see, is completely real. I still can't get that wondrous image out of my head. - Zdena

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution :
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War   "Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial...

The author writes with such clarity and eloquence. - Paula

Birnam Wood
Catton, Eleanor
Paper Book
The name of the wind.
Rothfuss, Patrick, 1973-
Paper Book
Discover #1 New York Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss' epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle. "I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss." --Lin-Manuel Miranda   OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD! DAY ONE: THE NAME OF THE WIND ...

This is the first book in the King Killer Chronicle. The story introduces the main characters, who all have interesting back stories and talents. - Keith

Hench /
Walschots, Natalie Zina,
Paper Book
"This book is fast, furious, compelling, and angry as hell." -- Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author The Boys meets My Year of Rest and Relaxation in this smart, imaginative, and evocative novel of love, betrayal, revenge, and redemption, told with razor-sharp wit and...

Sometimes you just need a story where the villains win. And the sequel is coming out later this year. - Chelsie

Strange Sally Diamond.
Nugent, Liz
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "One of the best books I've read in a long, long time." --Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Apartment "I loved every damn second of it!" --Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of...

An exceptional, unsettling novel that will evoke strong emotions. - Elise

East of Eden.
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Paper Book
A masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America's most enduring authors, in a deluxe Centennial edition In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of...

An incredible tale of two families whose generational journeys represent the story of Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel respectively. The author explores Fate, forgiveness, prejudice, and original sin against the backdrop of the ever evolving Salinas Valley, California. This was my favorite read of the past year. - Willy

Check and Mate.
Hazelwood, Ali
Paper Book
In this clever and swoonworthy YA debut from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life's moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart. Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays;...

Super cute YA romance book with a relatable protagonist. - Katie

Fourth wing /
Yarros, Rebecca.
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times bestseller * TV series in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society * Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 * Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 * Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 * NPR "Books We Love" 2023 * Audible Best Books of...

An exciting tale of a war college filled with intrigue, romance, magic and lots of dragons. - Zdena

This book is exciting, tense, unpredictable, and full of dragons! - Elise

Emily Wilde's encyclopaedia of faeries
Fawcett, Heather
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north in this "incredibly fun journey through fae lands and dark magic" (NPR), the start of a heartwarming and enchanting new fantasy series. "A darkly gorgeous...

Whimsical and "cottagecore-esque." - Katie


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