Jefferson County Public Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Hunger
Alma KatsuJefferson County Public Library@m1ne_444 Librarian Emily suggest The Hunger by Alma Katsu about the doomed Donner party and the person (or thing) that is stalking them on the trail. Or Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw, a deliciously dark haunted house tale steeped in Japanese folklore. #AskALibrarian
Paperback, 2019
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Outlander
Diana GabaldonJefferson County Public Library@ItsNatVictoriaa Librarian Marie recommends Outlander by Diana Gabaldon! Married nurse, Claire is on her honeymoon following WWII in Scotland and accidently falls through some mysterious standing stones to 1743 Scotland and falls for a handsome stranger. https://t.co/pXv20lIVCs
Paperback, 2001
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Girl Gone Viral
Arvin AhmadiJefferson County Public Library@MissDahlELama @alexisthenedd Try Girl Gone Viral by Arvin Ahmadi about 17 yr. old Opal living in the near future. It's got coding and hacking and a missing father. Or These Deadly Games by Diana Urban about a girl who must beat her sister's kidnapper at his own game before he kills her sister. #AskALibrarian
Hardcover, Large Print, 2020
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Meet Your Baker: A Bakeshop Mystery
Ellie AlexanderJefferson County Public Library@hedavis_msc Try the Bakeshop Mysteries series by Ellie Alexander. The series starts with "Meet Your Baker." Get caught up before the latest, "Donut Disturb," comes out later this year! https://t.co/K7OanPZQIT
Paperback, Mass Market, 2014
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
Caitlin DoughtyJefferson County Public Library@meep_matsushima Librarian M.J recommends Stiff: the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and from Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death Caitlin Doughty. Librarian Sean personally recommends The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher. Great look at the way social media impacts our minds.
Paperback, 2018
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Warcross
Marie LuJefferson County Public Library@amibo1012 Good morning! Librarian Meagan heartily recommends Warcross by @Marie_Lu for a Ready Player One "read-alike"! For more mysterious vibes, try the Bartameous Sequenceseries by @JonathanAStroud for some alternate history, fantasy and magic. Librarian Bonnie loved it!
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Beach Read
Emily HenryJefferson County Public Library@justsarah0494 Emily Henry is one of the queens of this genre. Beach Read, The People We Meet on Vacation & Book Lovers, are all classics! She also has a new release coming out, Happy Place! About former couple, Harriet and Wyn, sharing a vacation cottage on the coast of Maine. #AskALibrarian
Paperback, 2020
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick
Matt HaigJefferson County Public Library@brundagephotos @dcpl If you liked Life After Life and you're looking for similar reads where characters pass through lives time and time again, you should try The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas or The Midnight Library by Matt Haig!
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Something to Talk about
Meryl WilsnerJefferson County Public Library@alltoojuliette Librarian MJ says Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner is a great one to try, and there's a new book by Wilsner (Mistakes Were Made) coming out in October if you end up liking this one!
Paperback, 2020
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
People We Meet on Vacation
Emily HenryJefferson County Public Library@justsarah0494 Emily Henry is one of the queens of this genre. Beach Read, The People We Meet on Vacation & Book Lovers, are all classics! She also has a new release coming out, Happy Place! About former couple, Harriet and Wyn, sharing a vacation cottage on the coast of Maine. #AskALibrarian
Paperback, 2021
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book