Adult Services Staff Picks
April 2022
Fiction
The Golden Couple
by Greer Hendricks

Recommended by: Claire G.


Avery, a maverick therapist who lost her license due to controversial agrees to help golden couple Marissa and Mathew Bishop overcome Marisa’s cheating, setting all three of them on a collision course because the biggest—and most dangerous—secrets have not yet been revealed. 
The Accomplice
by Lisa Lutz

Recommended by: Rachel D.


Owen and his best friend Luna, who have been inextricably linked for years—and who share a deadly secret, feel the walls quickly closing in around them when Owen’s wife is murdered, unleashing a torrent of secrets from the past.
Wildcat
by Amelia Morris

Recommended by: Laura S. 


When she discovers that her best friend Regina may not be a friend at all, new mother, aspiring writer and former shop girl, Leanne, while trying to undermine Regina, forms an unexpected friendship with a lauded writer who offers her something new. 
Bewilderment
by Richard Powers

Recommended by: Sarah V.


A widowed astrobiologist and single father to a troubled son contemplates an experimental neurofeedback treatment that trains the boy on the recorded patterns of his mother’s brain.
One Italian Summer
by Rebecca Serle

Recommended by: Joanna B.


Still reeling from her mother’s death, Carol embarks on their mother-daughter trip to Positano, Italy, alone, where she encounters her mother in the flesh at 30 years old and must reconcile the mother who knew everything with this young woman who does not yet have a clue.
Nonfiction
The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands
by Jon Billman

Recommended by: Sarah L.


An in-depth look at people who vanish in the wilderness without a trace and those eccentric, determined characters who try to find them.
 
Wow, No Thank You: Essays
by Samantha Irby

Recommended by: Brandee C.


A new collection of humorous and edgy essays from the author of Meaty and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life that highlight the ups and downs of aging, marriage and living with step-children in small-town Michigan.
Musts, Maybes, and Nevers: A Book About the Movies
by David V. Picker

Recommended by: Lori P.


As president of United Artists, Paramount, and Columbia, David Picker's seen it all, loved it all (well, most of it), and now he's sharing it all. When the show is over you will have learned about the deals, the hits, the flops, the good guys, the bad guys, and all the rest.
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