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Adult Services Staff Picks December 2023 |
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Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver
Recommended by: Sarah V.
The son of an Appalachian teenager uses his good looks, wit and instincts to survive foster care, child labor, addiction, disastrous loves and crushing losses.
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The Enchanted Hacienda
by J. C. Cervantes
Recommended by: Brandee
Harlow Estrada returns to the enchanted Hacienda Estrada, a family farm in Mexico where her mother, sisters, aunt and cousins harness the magic of charmed flowers, but when she's chosen to watch over the farm, she panics since she, herself, is magic-less, until she opens her heart to love and creativity.
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None of This is True
by Lisa Jewell
Recommended by: Claire
This twisty thriller kept me turning the pages late into the night! I loved Lisa Jewell’s previous books, especially Then She Was Gone and The Family Upstairs, so picking up her latest is always a treat for me.
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A World of Curiosities
by Louise Penny
Recommended by: Cathy
Chief Inspector Gamache investigates after a 150-year-old letter points to the discovery and opening of a bricked-up room in an attic that's filled with curiosities.
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America the Beautiful? : One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled
by Blythe Roberson
Recommended by: Sarah R.
I giggled throughout this humorous journey around America's National Parks. Roberson, a former researcher for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, quits her job to go on a road trip and along the way ponders gender roles, climate change, conservation and more in her singular and diverting style.
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The Year of the Puppy : How Dogs Become Themselves
by Alexandra Horowitz
Recommended by: Lori
What is it like to be a puppy? Author of the classic Inside of a Dog Alexandra Horowitz tries to find out, spending a year scrutinizing her puppy’s daily existence and poring over the science of early dog development.
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