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Adult Services Staff Picks July 2022 |
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Anne of Manhattan
by Brina Starler
Recommended by: Lori
Leaving Avonlea, Long Island, to attend grad school in Manhattan, Anne is shocked when her long-time archrival, Gilbert, returns from California to attend as well in this modern adaptation of the beloved Anne of Green Gables.
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The Children of Red Peak
by Craig DiLouie
Recommended by: Sarah L.
Bram Stoker Award-nominated author Craig DiLouie brings a new twist to the cult horror story in a heart-pounding novel of psychological suspense.
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The Last Astronaut
by David Wellington
Recommended by: Rachel
Mission Commander Sally Jansen is Earth’s last astronaut–and last hope–in this gripping near-future thriller where a mission to make first contact becomes a terrifying struggle for survival in the depths of space.
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The Marlow Murder Club
by Robert Thorogood
Recommended by: Brandee
After witnessing a murder while out for a swim in the Thames river, 77-year-old Judith Potts investigates with the help of a salt-of-the-earth dog walker and the prim and proper wife of the local vicar, forming the Marlow Murder Club.
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This Time Tomorrow
by Emma Straub
Recommended by: Sarah R.
When Alice wakes up on her 40th birthday somehow back in 1996 as her 16-year-old self, she finds the biggest surprise is the 49-year-old version of her father with whom she is reunited, and, armed with a new perspective on life, wonders what she would change given the chance.
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Tracy Flick Can't Win
by Tom Perrotta
Recommended by: Laura
Tracy Flick, the iconic protagonist of Election, is back in full force as the hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey where she, energized by the prospect of a long-overdue promotion, sets out to prove her worth and get what she deserves.
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Wish You Were Here
by Jodi Picoult
Recommended by: Sarah V.
With everything perfectly on track, Diana O'Toole finds things going off the rails when she is quarantined during her dream vacation in the Galapagos due to a virus, forcing her to reevaluate herself and her life when she makes a connection with a local family.
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Mean Baby
by Selma Blair
Recommended by: Claire
The celebrated Hollywood actress and model lays bare her addiction to alcohol, her devotion to her brilliant and complicated mother, the moments she had flirted with death and how she found surprising salvation in her multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
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