Ann Cox Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Librarian in the South. Co-host of the WELL-READ podcast.

The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
We're so close to the end of #libfaves17! My #2 pick is THE HATE U GIVE by @angiecthomas - my favorite YA of the year, with fabulous, nuanced characters and a perfectly written emotional punch.
Paperback, Large Print, 2022
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Provocative Colette
Annie Goetzinger
My #9 is THE PROVOCATIVE COLETTE by Annie Goetzinger - a fascinating life rendered in swoonworthy pastels and art nouveau motifs. #Libfaves18
Hardcover, 2018
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
With the Fire on High
Elizabeth Acevedo
My #6 book for #libfaves19 is WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH by @AcevedoWrites - how did she do it again!? A teen full of passion and personality, with realistic struggles, made this unputdownable.
Paperback, 2021
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Fires Everywhere: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
Celeste Ng
My #3 #libfaves17 pick is LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by @pronounced_ing - what else can I say that hasn't already been said? Celeste Ng writes family relationships like no one else.
Paperback, 2019
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir
Kwame Onwuachi
My #9 book for #libfaves19 is NOTES FROM A YOUNG BLACK CHEF by @ChefKwame - it's destined to become part of the food-writing canon.
Paperback, 2020
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Magpie Murders
Anthony Horowitz
I got to squeal over THE WORD IS MURDER with a member of my mystery book club yesterday. She's a fan of MAGPIE MURDERS and didn't know a new @AnthonyHorowitz book was coming. #ewgc
Paperback, 2018
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Piecing Me Together
Renee Watson
Yay for #libfaves17! My #5 pick is PIECING ME TOGETHER by @reneewauthor - a gorgeously written, nuanced look at race and privilege.
Hardcover, 2018
$27.90$13.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo
Zora Neale Hurston
Really excited for BARRACOON by Zora Neale Hurston. Feels like a gift I wasn't expecting! #ewgc
Paperback, 2020
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Alice Network
Kate Quinn
My #7 #libfaves17 is THE ALICE NETWORK by @KateQuinnAuthor: I'm not usually a fan of war-based historical fiction, but I loved the redemption in this story.
Hardcover, Large Print, 2017
$33.99$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Truly Devious: A Mystery
Maureen Johnson
My #6 is TRULY DEVIOUS by @maureenjohnson - where was this book when I was a teenager?! YA mysteries are few but this one is fabulous. I can't wait for the next installment! #Libfaves18
Paperback, 2018
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book