GPL Book Break

Join GPL librarian Claire and fellow librarian, Molly, as we talk about the upcoming summer reading program, and give you some book suggestions to help complete your board. Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   Good People by Patmeena Sabit (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Insectopolis: A Natural History by Peter Kuper (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. See the exhibit at NYPL here. Land by Maggie O’Farrell (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here Whistler by Ann Patchett (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love Edited by Alice Hoffman (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. Life, and Death, and Giants by Ron Rindo (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. One & Only by Maureen Goo (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Five by Ilona Bannister (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Ruby Falls by Gin Phillips (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.     Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and our Assistant Director, Cathy, as we talk about the cozy mystery books we’ve each read recently.  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. An Amateur Sleuth’s Guide to Murder by Lynn Cahoon (Cathy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Shady Hollow by Juneau Black (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club by Gloria Chao (Cathy) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here A Murder in an Irish Village by Carlene O’Connor (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Booking for Trouble by Jen McKinlay (Cathy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. The Murder At World’s End by Ross Montgomery (Cathy) Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q. Tantanto (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and our Town of Greece Supervisor, Jeff McCann, as we talk about the books we’ve each read recently and our reading habits.  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth  by Patrick Radden Keefe (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent by Robert A. Caro (Jeff) Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Fountain by Casey Scieszka (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Purchase a copy here. The Barn: the Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi by Wright Thompson (Jeff) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Longstreet : The Confederate General Who Defied the South by Elizabeth R. Varon (Jeff) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. Other titles mentioned: New York Times Book of the Dead:  20 print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary People The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro The "Also Rans"; Great Men Who Missed Making the Presidential Goal by Don C. Sietz The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald by John U Bacon   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and our Library Director, Keith Suhr as we talk about a book we’ve each read recently and our reading habits.  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   Empty Mansions:  The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr.  (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Master of the Senate by Robert A. Caro (Keith) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Haves and Have-Yachts:  Dispatches on the Ultra Rich by Evan Osnos (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. There is Power in a Union:  The Epic Story of Labor in America by Philip Dray (Keith) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Purchase a copy here Deep Listening by Emily Kasriel (Keith) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It By Chris Voss (Sean) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Ain’t Nobody’s Fool:  The Life and Times of Dolly Parton by Martha Ackmann (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Other titles mentioned: The American Public Library and the Problem of Purpose by Patrick Williams (Keith) Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire, Meghan and Molly as we talk about a book we’ve each read recently, and four we are looking forward to reading in 2026! Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   Books We Read recently Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven.  (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson (Meghan) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Dandelion is Dead by Rosey Storey (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Claire’s picks for 2026: Whistler by Ann Patchett – publishes June (mentions Commonwealth, The Dutch House, Tom Lake) Land by Maggie O’Farrel – publishes June 2 (mentions Hamnet, memoir is “I Am, I Am, I Am:  Seventeen Brushes with Death” Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney – publishes March 3 (Greece Reads author – Good Company, The Nest) Salt, Sweat & Steam by Brigid Washington – publishes April 28 Molly’s Picks for 2026 Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell – Publishes April 14 (mentions Eleanor & Park, Slow Dance) The Young Will Remember by Eve J. Chung – May 5 mentions Daughters of Shandong Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Brammer – May 19 (Greece Reads author:  The Collected Regrets of Clover) American Fantasy by Emma Straub (mentions This Time Tomorrow) Meghan’s Picks for 2026 Burn the Kingdom Down by Addie Thorley – April 7 Safari Murder Party by Rachel Moore – May 19th The Someday Garden by Ashley Posten – June 232 The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer – April 7th  (mentions The Astral Library by Kate Quinn and The Wishing Game and The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer) Greece Reads!  Isola by Allegra Goodman.  Author here on March 24th at 6:30 pm. Sign up here:  https://greecepl.librarycalendar.com/event/greece-reads-49969 Register for the book discussion on March 5th at 6:30 pm here:  https://greecepl.librarycalendar.com/event/isola_night Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  The eBook and Audiobook are available without a wait for residents of Greece through March 25. Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire and Ann-Marie as we talk about our Winter Reading Challenge, and books that can help you fill BINGO squares!  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   Homeseeking by Karissa Chen (Claire) (debut, set in another country) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the Audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Seascraper by Benjamin Wood (Ann-Marie) book under 200 page, award winner. Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei (Claire) set in the future, new shelves Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Murder in an Italian Village by Michael Falco (Ann-Marie) cozy mystery Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life by Hoda Kotb (Claire) Self help Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén (Ann-Marie) Debut, translated, set in Sweden Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino (Claire) Mystery/Thriller, debut Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White (Ann-Marie) Award Winner, Classic Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Uncool: A Memoir by Cameron Crowe (Claire) Memoir, Nonfiction, audiobook Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. My Not-So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella (Ann-Marie) Romance, Chick lit, audiobooks Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly as we talk about our favorite reads of 2025!  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen (Claire) Literary Fiction Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the Audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Heart the Lover by Lily King (Molly) Literary Fiction Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff (Claire) Literary Fiction/Debut Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. A Road To Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett (Molly) Literary Fiction Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Claire) Debut Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Names by Florence Knapp (Molly) Debut Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Ghostwriter by Julie Clarke (Claire) Mystery Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Dead Money by Jacob Kerr (Molly) Mystery Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Favorites by Layne Fargo (Claire) Romance Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. First-Time Caller by B. K. Borison (Molly) Romance Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Claire & Molly) Climate Fiction Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar (Molly) Climate Fiction Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Boleyn Traitor by Phillipa Gregory (Claire) Historical Fiction Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (Molly) Historical Fiction Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Gales of November by John U. Bacon (Claire) Nonfiction Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. The Everlasting by Alix Harrow (Molly) Fantasy Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Red Dog Farm by Nathaniel Ian Miller (Molly) Coming of Age, set in Iceland Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Register for the January 6th Winter Reading Challenge Kick off here:  https://greecepl.librarycalendar.com/event/new-year-new-books-book-bingo-adults-46748 Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly as we talk about some books for “Nonfiction November”.  We will have stories that range from finding the elusive wild panda to delivering the mail in Appalachia!  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org Mailman:  My Wild Ride Delivering Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home by Stephen Starring Grant.  (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothers' Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda by Nathalia Holt (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. A Walk in the Park:  The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon  by Kevin Fedarko (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Making the Best of What's Left: When You're Too Old to Get the Chairs Reupholstered by Judith Viorst (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   This Dog Will Change Your Life by Elias Weiss Friedman (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth): A Memoir by Marcus Zusak (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.  The Only Plane in the Sky:  An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff (Claire) *audio! Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.     Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire and Rebecca as we talk about some books that are perfect for October.  Are you team cozy, or team horror? Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna.  (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Killer On the Road/The Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham Jones (Rebecca) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. The Warm Hands of Ghosts  by Katherine Arden (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the Ebook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Rebecca) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Witch’s Orchard by Asher Sullivan (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix  (Rebecca) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 9/17/2025 Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly as we talk about some books that are “GOATS” and our upcoming Love Your Library day! Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org Kindred by Octavia Butler.  (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Emily of New Moon by L. M. Montgomery (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.   Bug Hollow by Michelle Huneven (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Endling by Maria Reva (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Wreck by Catherine Newman (Molly) Publishes October 28, 2025   The WASP Trap by Mark Edwards (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly as we talk about dogs we enjoyed in the dog days of summer.  We each suggest a 3, 4, and 5 star read! Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean.  (Claire) (3) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein (Molly) (3) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Compound by Aisling Rawle (Claire) (4) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Floreana by Midge Raymond (Molly) (4) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff (Claire) (5) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett (Molly) (5) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.     Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly as we talk about “Midsummer Mysteries”. Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   All The Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman.  (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Coram House by Bailey Seybolt (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. King of Ashes by S. A. Cosby (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Our Last Wild Days by Ann Bailey (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here.     Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire, Meghan and Molly as we talk about the best books to read this summer! Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   Contemporary or Romance Reads: Passion Project by London Sperry.  (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone (Meghan) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. First-Time Caller by B. K. Borison (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Thrills & Chills: The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica (Meghan) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.   Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Forthcoming books (books on our radar):  The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady (Meghan) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Diving Into our Backlist books:  Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.   The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley (Meghan) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 5/21/2025 Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly as we talk about “Feel Good Reads”. Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   Ordinary Time:  Lessons Learned While Staying Put by Annie B. Jones.  (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Phoenix Ballroom by Ruth Hogan (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. The Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Pets and The City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian by Dr. Amy Attas (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here.   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 5/7/2025 Join GPL librarians Claire and Cathy, as we talk about Cozy Mysteries! Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust by Mindy Quigley (Cathy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Murder at Beechwood by Alyssa Maxwell (Cathy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander (Cathy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. The Gardener’s Plot by Deborah Benoit (Cathy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.    Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire and Meghan, as we talk about books that we have been reading lately. Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   The River Knows Your Name by Kelly Mustian (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli (Meghan) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. The Fiancé Dilemma by Elena Armas (Meghan) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Heartwood by Amity Gage (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   The Favorites by Layne Fargo (Meghan) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.     Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly, as we talk about books think we would work well for book discussion groups.  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Dream State:  A Novel by Eric Puchner (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Penitence by Kristin Koval (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Clear:  A Novel by Carys Davies (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.     Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire and Mindy, as we talk about books we’ve been reading lately, all centered around women to help celebrate Women’s History Month! Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   The Woman in the Wallpaper by Lora Jones (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.   Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power by Leah Redmond Chang (Mindy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. From Here to the Great Unknown:  A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish by Francesca Peacock (Mindy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. I Am I Am I Am:  Seventeen Brushes With Death by Maggie O’Farrell (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Husband Hunters: American Heiresses Who Married into the British Aristocracy by Anne De Courcy (Mindy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire and Amanda as we talk about books we’ve been reading lately, highlighting some thriller, mystery, and horror titles.  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   The Note by Alafair Burke (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica (Amanda) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. The Killing Hills by Chris Offutt (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap (Amanda) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. From Below by Darci Coates (Amanda) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here.   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly, as we talk about books we’ve been reading lately, including some Romance for Valentine’s Day. Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   You, With a View by Jessica Joyce (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. I’ll Come to You by Rebecca Kauffman (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Cabin by Patrick Hutchison (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire and Ann-Marie, as we talk about our Winter Reading Challenge and give you book recommendations to complete your Bingo board! Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   Access Binge Pass (magazines) from Hoopla HERE What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (Ann-Marie) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Like Mother, Like Mother by Susan Rieger (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science by Dava Sobel (Ann-Marie) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. Taste:  My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Paris for One & Other Stories by JoJo Moyes (Ann-Marie) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman (Ann-Marie) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Librarians Claire and Meghan talk about some of the 2025 releases that they are excited to add to their “To Be Read” piles this year!   Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson.  Publishes January 28, 2025 (Claire) The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake.  All Shall Mourn by Ellie Marney – Publishes February 5, 2025 (Meghan) The third and final book in the None Shall Sleep Sequence – about teenagers and serial killers.  Babylonia by Costanza Casati.  Publishes January 14, 2025 (Claire) From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, as Casati reimagines the rise to power of the Assyrian empire's only female ruler, Semiramis.  Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney.  Publishes January 14, 2025. (Meghan)  The million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists Alice Feeney returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage. . .and revenge. Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy.  Publishes March 4, 2025 (Claire) In a time of climate change, a family that lives on a remote island research center prepare for a monster storm when a mysterious woman washes ashore.  Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry.  Publishes April 22, 2025.  (Meghan) Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping new novel . Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man by Jesse Q. Sutanto.  Publishes April 1,  2025.  (Claire) Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers.  Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell. Publishes July 17, 2025 (Meghan) Alex's now ex turns up dead, then more people around her seem to be dropping like flies. And she can't help but wonder if this new friendship is a match made in hell. The Sirens by Emilia Hart.  Publishes April 1, 2025.  (Claire) A breathtaking tale of female resilience, The Sirens is an extraordinary novel that captures the sheer power of sisterhood and the indefinable magic of the sea.  Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez.  Publishes April 1, 2025.  (Meghan) From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer comes a new playful yet deeply emotional contemporary romance. A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna.  Publishes April 29, 2025 (Claire) A whimsical and heartwarming novel about a witch who has a second chance to get her magical powers—and her life—back on track, from the national bestselling author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams.  Publishes January 7, 2025.  (Meghan) Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this rivals-to-lovers romance by the New York Times bestselling author of The Rule Book and Practice Makes Perfect. King of Ashes by S. A. Cosby.  Publishes June 10, 2025 (Claire)  Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby returns with King of Ashes, a Godfather-inspired Southern crime epic and dazzling family drama. The Woman in the Wallpaper by Lora Jones.  Publishes February 4, 2025 (Meghan) Set against the backdrop of pre-revolutionary Paris, two young women working at a wallpaper factory and the young, aristocratic fiancé of the factory owner’s son struggle with changes in life, and the mystery of the woman in the wallpaper design. Isola by Allegra Goodman.  Publishes February 4, 2025 (Claire) An unforgettable epic saga of a French noblewoman deserted on an island where her survival will depend on the power of her faith and love—from the New York Times bestselling author of Sam. The Geographer’s Map to Romance by India Holton.  Publishes April 8, 2025 (Meghan) Geography professors in a failed marriage of convenience inconveniently reconnect for an emergency mission in this swoony historical-fantasy rom-com. Have thoughts about our picks?  What books are you looking forward to reading in 2025?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarians Claire, Molly and Sean, as we talk about our favorite reads of 2024!  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org The Fox Wife by Yangzee Choo (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the Audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Playground by Richard Powers (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. We Burn Daylight by Bret Anthony Johnston (Sean) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham (Sean) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Nuclear War:  A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen (Sean) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   James by Percival Everett (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 11/20/2024 Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, her daughter, Sarah, as we talk about Mother/Daughter reads – what we’ve read that we enjoyed, and also some books we did not enjoy.  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the Audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Under the Whispering Door by T. J. Klune (Sarah) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. Help Wanted by Adele Waldman (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Real Americans by Rachel Khong (Sarah) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the Audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham (Sarah) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the EBook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Our “duds” - but who knows?  Every book it’s reader! Hum by Helen Phillips Reserve a copy here.  Hera by Jennifer Saint.  Reserve a copy here. The Life Impossible by Matt Haig.  Reserve a copy here. The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton.  Reserve a copy here.  Family, Family by Laurie Frankel.  Reserve a copy here.  The Fury by Alex Michaelides.  Reserve a copy here.    Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, Lisa, as we talk about a variety of books we’ve been reading lately. Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder by C. L. Miller (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the Audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Daughters of Shandong by Eva J. Chung (Lisa) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Secret Hours by Mick Herron (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. The Secret Keeper of Main Street by Trisha R. Thomas (Lisa) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the Ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. What in the World?! by Leanne Morgan (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Being Henry by Henry Winkler (Lisa) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, Molly, as we talk about seasonal books – Witchy books, Vampires, Ghosts and paranormal! Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   Playing the Witch Card by KJ Dell’Antonia (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here.   Weyward by Emilia Hart (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the Ebook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 10/02/2024 Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, Jenna, as we talk about “comfort reads” and which books are our own personal favorites! Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves (Claire) Vera is a great TV show on Britbox, too! Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriott (Jenna) Jenna also loves the TV series! Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (Sean) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (Jenna) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.   Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Jenna) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.   The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (Sean) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the ebook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.     Bonus books: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (Claire) middle grade Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. Pax by Sara Pennypacker (Claire) middle grade Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.   The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling mentioned as well! Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Librarians Claire and Monroe County Library Director, Patty Uttaro, talk about some of the 2024 releases that they are excited to add to their “To Be Read” piles this fall!   The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo.  Oct. 8. 2024 (Claire) Dual-timeline.  A lawyer and her elderly great-aunt use their supernatural gifts to find a lost child in this richly imagined and empowering story of motherhood, magic, and legacy.    When We Flew Away by Alice Hoffman– Sept. 17, 2024 (Patty) A lyrical and heart-wrenching story of the way the world closes in on the Frank family from the moment the Nazis invade the Netherlands until they are forced into hiding, bringing Anne to bold, vivid life.  Based on extensive research and published in cooperation with the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, When We Flew Away is an extraordinary and moving tour de force.  Middle-grade novel. A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang.  October 1, 2024 (Claire) Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China this book is an epic historical fantasy about womanhood, war, sacrifice, and love against all odds.  Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell October 1, 2024. (Patty)  In this provocative new work, Malcolm Gladwell returns for the first time in twenty-five years to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena.   Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten October 1, 2024 (Claire) In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten – aka the Barefoot Contessa- author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, shares her personal story. What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci October 15, 2024 (Claire) In What I Ate in One Year Tucci records twelve months of eating-in restaurants, kitchens, film sets, press junkets, at home and abroad, with friends, with family, with strangers, and occasionally just by himself. Betty Crocker Found Recipes:   Beloved Vintage Recipes Worth Sharing November 26, 2024 (Patty) From Betty Crocker, the brand beloved by generations of Americans, a carefully curated treasure trove of more than 100 favorite vintage recipes found in the Betty Crocker archives, dusted off and so delicious you'll love them on today's table. The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins October 10, 2024 Claire & Patty New Novel by author of “The Girl on the Train”.  Welcome to Eris: an island with only one house, one inhabitant, one way out. Unreachable from the Scottish mainland for twelve hours each day.  Once home to Vanessa: A famous artist whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared twenty years ago.  Now home to Grace: A solitary creature of the tides, content in her own isolation.  But when a shocking discovery is made in an art gallery far away in London, a visitor comes calling.  And the secrets of Eris threaten to emerge.... The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche.  October 8, 2024.  (Patty) As the Black Plague ravages Italy, Ginevra di Gasparo is summoned to Florence after nearly a decade of lonely exile. Ginevra has a gift—harnessing the hidden powers of gemstones, she can heal the sick. But when word spread of her unusual abilities, she was condemned as a witch and banished. Now the same men who expelled Ginevra are begging for her return. The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich October 1, 2024 (Claire) A story of love, natural forces, spiritual yearnings, and the tragic impact of uncontrollable circumstances on ordinary people’s lives.  Set around a wedding in Argus, North Dakota with themes of climate change, depletion of natural resources, and the economic meltdown of 2008.  Author Erdrich is a Pulitzer prize winner and National Book award winner. The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai October 8, 2024.  (Patty) Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner, run by Chef Nagare and his daughter, Koishi. The father-daughter duo have reinvented themselves as “food detectives,” offering a service that goes beyond cooking mouth-watering meals. Through their culinary sleuthing, they revive lost recipes and rekindle forgotten memories.  This Cursed House by Del Sandeen October 8, 2024 (Patty) In this Southern gothic horror debut, a young Black woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a position with a mysterious family in New Orleans, only to discover the dark truth: They’re under a curse, and they think she can break it.   Have thoughts about our picks?  What books are you looking forward to reading this fall?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, Meghan, as we talk about a roundup of recent reads for the beginning of September.    Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org We Burn Daylight by Bret Anthony Johnston (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here.   Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell (Meghan) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Mercury by Amy Jo Burns (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston (Meghan) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.   Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (Meghan) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.     Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, Sherry, as we talk about a roundup of August reads for the last few weeks of summer Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Happily Never After by Lynn Painter (Sherry) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the EBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. The Love Wager by Lynn Painter (Sherry) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Betting On You by Lynn Painter (Sherry) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Bonus Picks: Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter (Sherry) Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter (Sherry) – Coming September 24, 2024! The Do-Over by Lynn Painter (Sherry)   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, Molly, as we talk about great thriller reads – especially for those of you that enjoy murder, mayhem and suspense! Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   All The Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocomb (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the Ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Bonus Picks: One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (Claire) Murder Most Owl by Sarah Fox (Molly) Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth (Claire) Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton (Molly)  Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 06/19/2024 Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, Jenna, as we talk about great Beach reads – especially for those of you that enjoy romance in summer! Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the Ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang (Jenna) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle (Jenna) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Funny Story by Emily Henry (Jenna) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   A few more we hope to read soon: The Love of My Afterlife by Kristy Greenwood (publishes July 2, 2024) (Claire) A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston (publishes June 25, 2024)  (Claire) Business Casual by B. K. Borison (publishes July 16, 2024) (Jenna) Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune (publishes Sept. 10, 2024) (Jenna)   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, librarian Sean (our producer), as we talk about Book Break, some historic highlights, and books we’ve been reading.  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   How to Say Babylon:  A Memoir by Safiya Sinclair (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Path Lit By Lightning: the Life of Jim Thorpe by David Maraniss (Sean) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself by Luke Russert (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words by Peter Brown (Sean) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the Ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here.   A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (Sean) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.     Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 05/01/2024 Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, librarian Cathy, as we talk about a Cozy mystery reads. Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   A Murder Most French (An American in Paris 2) by Colleen Cambridge (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.   Windsor Knot (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates 1) by S. J. Bennett (Cathy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files 1) by Kristen Perrin (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Photo Finished (Snapshot of NYC Mystery 1) by Cristin Brecher (Cathy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. Pride and Premeditation (Jane Austen Murder Mystery 1) by Tirzah Price (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.   So Pretty It Hurts (Bailey Weggins Mystery 6) by Kate White (Cathy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.     Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 04/17/2024 Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, my college roommate and avid reader, Tracy as we talk about reading fantastic Fiction! Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   Sleeping Giants by Rene Denfeld (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane (Tracy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Welcome Home, Stranger by Kate Christensen (Tracy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Day by Michael Cunningham (Tracy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. .   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 04/03/2024 Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, my fellow librarian Lisa, as we talk about a “Roundup” of our recent reads. Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle Jensen (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow by Libbie Hawker (Lisa) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. He Said She Said by Erin Kelly (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. The Book of Hidden Things by Francesco Dimitri (Lisa) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.   The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods (Lisa) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here..   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 03/20/2024 Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, my fellow librarian Molly, as we talk recent reads suggested by our Monday Night Book Chat.  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. The Women by Kristin Hannah (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.     Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 03/06/2024 Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, my former podcast partner, Kirstra, as we talk about what we have been reading lately.  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org The Postcard by Anne Berest (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.   The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff (Kirstra) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Mrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint Hill (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. Mother Daughter Murder Night  by Nina Simon (Kirstra) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Fury by Alex Michaelides (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Come and Get It by Kiley Reid (Kirstra) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the ebook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.     Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 02/21/2024 Join GPL librarian Claire and librarian Ann-Marie as we talk about how we are progressing on the 10 to Try Library Challenge. Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here.   Every Soul a Star by Wendy Maas (Ann-Marie) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver (Ann-Marie) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner (Ann-Marie) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks by Crystal Wilkinson (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here.   Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice: A Cocktail Recipe Book: Cocktails from Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks by Toni Tipton-Martin (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. Downshiftology Healthy Meal Prep by Lisa Bryan (Ann-Marie) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters (Ann-Marie) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Interested in learning more about the “10 to Try Challenge”  - read more here. Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 02/07/2024 Join GPL librarian Claire and librarian Mindy as we talk about some of our recent Romantic reads. Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org   Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen (Claire) Author of Lunar Love Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King by Antonia Fraser (Mindy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Ambition and Desire: The Dangerous Life of Josephine Bonaparte by Kate Williams (Mindy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  A Winter in New York by Josie Silver (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Dutchess of Windsor by Anne Sebba (Mindy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here.   Interested in learning more about the “10 to Try Challenge”  - read more here. Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and librarian Rebecca as we talk about some of our recent reads. Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org: All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies: How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature by Elizabeth Winkler (Rebecca) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. Stalking Shakespeare: A Memoir of Madness, Murder, and My Search for the Poet Beneath the Paint by Lee Durkee (Rebecca) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here. Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (Claire) (book one –read before Ruthless Vows) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.  Monsters on the Couch: The Real Psychological Disorders Behind Your Favorite Horror Movies by Brian A. Sharpless (Rebecca) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.  What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder by Douglas Preston (Rebecca) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown – Feb. 13, 2024 (Claire) A debut novel full of magic, adventure, and romance, The Book of Doors opens up a thrilling world of contemporary fantasy for readers of The Midnight Library, The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, The Night Circus.  A young woman that works in a NYC bookstore has one of her favorite customers die right in front of her.  The last book he was reading was “The Book of Doors” Magical allies, fantasy thriller, reluctant hero, cozy bookstores, and mysterious libraries – yes, please! Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay (May 2024) (Steph) bookish book. a librarian gets a job in Ireland, working with her favorite author. She has to deal with her grouchy son who runs her bookstore. Grumpy / sunshine trope. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristin Perrin (March, 2024) (Claire) For fans of Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club, an enormously fun mystery about a woman who spends her entire life trying to prevent her foretold murder only to be proven right sixty years later, when she is found dead in her sprawling country estate.... Now it's up to her great-niece to catch the killer.  Debut – English setting Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay (June 2024) (Steph) Cursed film. In 1993, a group of filmmakers made a movie called Horror Movie, but something happened and only 3 scenes were ever released. Now, 30 years later, there is talk of a Hollywood reboot. Only one cast member remains and he is determined to help get this film out. This author has become pretty popular recently. Cabin at the End of the World and others. Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford  - January, 30, 2024 (Claire) A woman’s decision to compete in a British Baking Show gives her a new found independence, makes her confront long held secrets and brings new fame.   A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose (April 2024) (Steph) Three estranged siblings reunite to settle their mother’s estate after she passes. They find old home videos and decide to watch them. One video shows their father, bloody, and a dead body, and a pact between their parents to get rid of it… then the video ends. Author of The Perfect Marriage. The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr by April 2  (Claire) Clayton Stumper might be twenty-six years old, but he dresses like your grandpa and drinks sherry like your aunt. Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by a group of eccentric enigmatologists and now finds himself among the last survivors of a fading institution. When the esteemed crossword compiler and main maternal presence in Clayton's life, Pippa Allsbrook, passes away, she bestows her final puzzle on him: a promise to reveal the mystery of his parentage and prepare him for life beyond the walls of the commune. As Clay begins to unpick the clues, he uncovers something even the Fellowship have never been able to solve—and it's a secret that has the potential to change everything Cold to the Touch by Kerri Hakoda (April 2024) - Steph  Debut author. A serial killer targeting women in Alaska. Lots of books taking place in Alaska lately and I am here for it! Recommended for fans of Harlan Coben, Lisa Gardener, and true crime junkies. The Fox Wife by Yangzee Choo (Claire) Feb 2024 - fantasy set in China in Manchuria, 1908 (read on Netgalley – loved this) A young woman is found frozen in the snow. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxes involved, which are believed to lure people by transforming themselves into beautiful women and men. Bao, a detective with a reputation for sniffing out the truth, is hired to uncover the dead woman’s identity. Since childhood, Bao has been intrigued by the fox gods, yet they’ve remained tantalizingly out of reach. Until, perhaps, now. Meanwhile, a family that owns a famous Chinese medicine shop can cure ailments, but not the curse that afflicts them―their eldest sons die before their twenty-fourth birthdays. Now the only grandson of the family is twenty-three. When a mysterious woman enters their household, their luck seems to change. Or does it? Is their new servant a simple young woman from the north or a fox spirit bent on her own revenge?   Dual storyline, magical realism, historical Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles (April 2024) Stephanie Dual timeline, based on a true story about an American librarian named Jessie Carson. She takes a leave of absence in 1918 from her job at NYPL to rebuild in France. She establishes the first ever children’s libraries in France… and then disappears. The second timeline is in 1987. A librarian working at NYPL stumbles upon the story of Jessie and becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to her. There is almost NO information that I could find about Jessie Carson online, so I need to read this and see if they ever discovered her fate. I am always fascinated by missing persons cases. Sleeping Giants by Rene Denfeld March 2024 (Claire) From the bestselling author of The Child Finder and The Enchanted, a compelling and poignant story of sibling bonds, foster children, monsters masquerading as caretakers, terrifying secrets, and the power of love to right even the most egregious wrongs. Former “If All of Rochester Reads” author Missing boy was swept away on an Oregon beach Sister cares for a polar bear at the local zoo   Happily Never After by Lynn Painter (March 2024) (Steph)  Sophie just found out her fiancé is cheating. She hires Max, a professional wedding objectors, to call off the wedding. Now a fellow love cynic, she wants in as a wedding objector. Can two love cynics fall in love with each other?! Wedding Crashers vibes. Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes by Chantha Nguon  (February 2024)  - Claire A haunting and beautiful memoir from a Cambodian refugee who lost her country and her family during Pol Pot's genocide in the 1970s but who finds hope by reclaiming the recipes she tasted in her mother's kitchen. With over 20 Khmer recipes included, Slow Noodles will resonate with readers who loved the food and emotional truth of Michelle Zauner's Crying in H Mart, and it has the staying power of Loung Ung's First They Killed My Father.  Slow Noodles is a testament to the power of culinary heritage to spark the rebirth of a young woman’s hopes for a beautiful life.  Everest Inc: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World by Will Cockrell (April 2024) (Steph) One of my weird interests is Mount Everest. 90% of all climbs are now guided expeditions. This book delves into the Himalyan guiding industry. Interviews with climbers, Sherpas, etc. “Armchair Mounaineers.” Heavy Hitters to Mention (Stephanie) Knife by Salman Rushdie The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (April 2024): historical fantasy. Not my cup of tea, but she is very beloved. Any recommendations from fantasy readers for beginners? The Fury by Alex Michaelides (January 2024): author of The Silent Patient. Thriller, group of famous friends whose island trip is upended by murder. Darling Girls by Sally Hepworh (April 2024): Great thriller writer. I read The Soulmate. This ones involves bones being buried beneath a house. Bride by Ali Hazelwood (February 2024): Popular romance author (The Love Hypothesis). Writes romcoms about women in STEM field. This is a total departure from her normal novels. Paranormal romance about a vampire and werewolf. Claire’s Heavy Hitters:  The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley May 2024 (sequel to the Guncle) Kristin Hannah - the Women Feb 2024 Set in Vietnam War Funny Story by Emily Henry Daphne moves to her fiance’s lakeside hometown, only for him to dump her for his childhood love.  With a dream job of “Children’s Librarian”, Daphne needs a roommate, and of course finds her fiance’s ex-fiance, and of course, love and hijinks ensure.   (Claire) Love the humor in Emily Henry’s romances The Main character is a librarian! What else do you need to know! April, 2024 release   The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (heavy hitter) the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a simmering crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two.  Drawing on diaries, secret communiques, slave ledgers, and plantation records, Larson gives us a political horror story that captures the forces that led America to the brink—a dark reminder that we often don’t see a cataclysm coming until it’s too late. April, 2024 Author of “The Devil in the White City”   The Hunter by Tana French (heavy hitter?) It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die. Cal Hooper took early retirement from Chicago PD and moved to rural Ireland looking for peace. He’s found it, more or less: he’s built a relationship with a local woman, Lena, and he’s gradually turning Trey Reddy from a half-feral teenager into a good kid going good places. But then Trey’s long-absent father reappears, bringing along an English millionaire and a scheme to find gold in the townland, and suddenly everything the three of them have been building is under threat. Cal and Lena are both ready to do whatever it takes to protect Trey, but Trey doesn’t want protecting. What she wants is revenge. Continuation of Cal Hooper story from “The Searcher” March, 2024  

Links for Book Break 12/13/2023 Join GPL librarian Claire and librarian Jenna as we talk about our favorite reads of 2023!   Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Jenna) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The River We Remember by William Kent Kruger (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Happy Place by Emily Henry (Jenna) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. In the Lives of Puppets by T. J. Klune (Jenna) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.  The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston (Jenna) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Clytemnestra by Costanza Cosati (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the ebook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.  Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (Jenna) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Bonus Books: Maame by Jessica George (Jenna) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Counting the Cost by Jessica Duggar (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.    Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest Sarah (Claire’s Daughter) as we talk about our Mother-Daughter reads, and the BOMC.    Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford (Sarah) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. The Last Russian Doll by Kristen Loesch (Sarah) Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Clytemnestra by Costanza Cosati (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the ebook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.  The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Sarah) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Bonus Book: Shark Heart:  A Love Story by Emily Habeck (Claire & Sarah) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest Mindy as we talk about our Non-Fiction November reads!      Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org: Maid:  Hard Work, Low Pay, and A Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.   Lancaster & York:  the Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir (Mindy) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy (Not available) Lebron by Jeff Benedict (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. Elizabeth of York:  A Tudor Queen and her world by Alison Weir (Mindy) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. These Precious Days by Ann Patchett (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.  The Lost King:  The Search for Richard III by Phillipa Langley (Mindy) Reserve a copy from the library here. Purchase a copy here. .  Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest Jenna as we talk about our cozy reads with Autumn vibes!    Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org: The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.   Small Town, Big Magic by Hazel Beck (Jenna) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. The Caretaker by Ron Rash (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. Purchase a copy here. A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross (Jenna) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.  The Dead Romantics by Ashley Posner (Jenna) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. .  Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 10/04/2023   Join GPL librarian Claire and special guests:  Former Greece Reads  Authors Angie Kim and Etaf Rum!   Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org: A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum. Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.   Evil Eye by Etaf Rum Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Miracle Creek by Angie Kim Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. Happiness Falls by Angie Kim Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Find out about Angie Kim’s event schedule here. Reference Etaf Rum’s website here.  Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 9/20/2023 Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, librarian Molly, as they discuss books that TikTok made me read!   Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Yellowface by R. F. Kuang (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audio on Libby here. Purchase a copy here. Babel:  or the Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Librarians Claire and Stephanie talk about some of the 2023 releases that they are excited to add to their “To Be Read” piles this fall!   Among the Bros:  A Fraternity Crime Story by Max Marshall.  Published Nov. 7, 2023 (Claire) A true-crime story of status, money, drugs, and murder on a campus called “the most beautiful campus in America” by Travel + Leisure – the College of Charleston.  Kill Show: A True Crime Novel - Daniel Sweren-Becke – October 3, 2023 (Stephanie) A teenager goes missing – made into a TV docuseries – book takes place 10 years later, family and friends are “ready to talk” – fashioned like a true crime show with interviews – explores our obsession with the true crime industry Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll.  Published October 3, 2023 (Claire & Stephanie) Extraordinary story inspired by the real-life sorority targeted by America’s first celebrity serial killer in his final murder spree.  Told from the women’s perspective.  Enchanted to Meet You – Meg Cabot – Published September 5, 2023. (Stephanie)  Wrote one of my favorite series, The Princess Diaries. A “witchy rom com” is description, and first in series. Plus size heroine – representation. Witches… great for Halloween / fall. Mysterious man comes and tells her she is the “chosen one” who must save her town. Evil Eye by Etaf Rum  (Published September 5, 2023) (Claire) Etaf Rum’s follow-up to her 2019 debut, A Woman Is No Man, is a complicated mother-daughter drama that looks at the lasting effects of intergenerational trauma and what it takes to break the cycle of abuse.  A Haunting on the Hill – Elizabeth Hand.  Published October 3, 2023.  (Stephanie) First novel authorized to use the setting of Shirley Jackson’s Haunting of Hill House (miniseries on Netflix – so good!). Playwright rents this house, along with actors, strange things happen. Heirloom Rooms:  Soulful Stories of Home by Erin Napier.  Published October 3, 2023.  (Claire) Essays that evoke her Southern home, lots of photos – from the host of the hit HGTV series, Hometown.  The Woman in Me - Britney Spears – October 24 –If You Would Have Told Me by John Stamos (Stephanie) Growing up watched “Full House” and listened to Britney – want to hear the whole story from both! Other “big” NF:  My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand, Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, Killing the Witches by Bill O’Reilly The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger.  Published September 5, 2023.  (Claire) Stand along novel by the author of the Cork O’Connor mystery series.  Police procedural, small town Minnesota in the 1950’s.  Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong – September 12, 2023.  (Stephanie) Horror! Halloween vibes. She’s a popular author, this is a standalone horror novel. Woman rents out her vacation home on an island. Horrified renters flee after finding blood, weird sights. She goes to investigate with several others, and they become trapped on the island. Love “trapped room” books. Sure I’ll Join Your Cult:  A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford.  Published September 5, 2023 (Claire) A brutally honest and hilariously frenetic memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfort of rigid belief systems.  Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey.  Published October 3, 2023.  (Stephanie) Right after Halloween, Stephanie switches from the creepy to the cheesy Christmas books– two adult children of two former rock stars – trying to get the band (their mothers) to reunite for a Christmas Eve show – feud broke up the band years before – one is the son and one is the daughter of bandmates – had feelings for him back then, hasn’t seen him in years.    Have thoughts about our picks?  What books are you looking forward to reading this fall?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, librarian Jennifer, as they discuss books about animals!   Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org: Dog On It by Spencer Quinn. (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.   A Light Beyond the Trenches by Alan Hlad (Jennifer) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriott (Jennifer) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. The Invincible Miss Cust by Penny Haw (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audio on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here. Funny Farm:  My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals by Laurie Zaleski (Jennifer) Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile! We will return to our twice-per-month shows in September!