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Most Requested BooksOctober 2026 |
Our Librarians have selected 10 of the most requested books in Marin. |
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Morning in Marin: Zen, Drugs, and Ewoks on the California Coast by David Perlis From Sausalito houseboats to West Marin communes, this cultural history follows the artists, writers, musicians and spiritual thinkers who shaped the county’s midcentury counterculture, tracing connections among Alan Watts, the Grateful Dead and George Lucas, while considering how once-radical ideas entered the mainstream and changed Marin itself.
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Hollywood, Ending by John Green Cast in a biopic about Andy Warhol, rising actors Kai Laramie and Juniper Castillo grow close as the film brings them wider attention, but its success complicates their relationship and their sense of self in a story told from both perspectives about trust, ambition and life under public scrutiny.
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The Breakup by Kurt Andersen In 2045, after civil war has divided both the United States and their marriage, Natalie and Asher reunite to tour colleges with their seventeen-year-old, traveling through a country reshaped by violence and technology while confronting the differences that separated them and deciding what, if anything, they can repair.
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Under Storyby Chloe Benjamin Working as a dishwasher at an Antarctic research station, former biologist Laurel Salter keeps her past hidden until an unexplained light draws physicists to the ice and brings her former husband close behind, forcing them to revisit a shared loss and consider whether the phenomenon could offer another chance.
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The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore Tracing the growing use of data and artificial intelligence in politics, media and government, Lepore argues that algorithmic systems concentrate power, weaken democratic participation and carry environmental costs, while asking how their development might be understood and how people could reclaim a voice in governing.
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This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page Five months after her husband’s death, Tilly Nightingale learns he left her twelve books and letters to open over the coming year, and as each selection leads her toward new experiences, her visits to the local bookshop and conversations with its owner help her imagine a life beyond grief.
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Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature by Emily Wilson Drawing upon two decades of teaching and translation, Wilson's introduction to Greek and Roman literature explores the choices involved in bringing ancient works to modern readers, from Helen of Troy to Aristophanes, while considering how changing ideas about gender, humor, violence and power shape what we find in the texts.
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Fruit Fly by Josh Silver After seven years of writer’s block, novelist Mallory Maddox sees a chance to revive her career in the life of Leo, a young man struggling with addiction and homelessness, but her decision to make his experiences her material draws her into a satirical tale of ambition, exploitation and secrets.
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Agrippa: A Novel of Ancient Rome's Descent Into Dictatorship by Robert Harris Born a commoner and marked by his mother’s death, Agrippa befriends the young Octavius and rises through Rome’s army, becoming his trusted adviser and commander after Caesar’s assassination as the two navigate rival claims to power and the republic’s slide toward one-man rule.
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The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict by Priya Parker Drawing upon her work as a conflict facilitator, Parker argues that disagreement is part of sustaining relationships and groups, offering examples from workplaces, friendships and communities to show how people can recognize disputes, decide which ones to address and respond when differences cannot be resolved.
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