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Staff’s Favorite Summer Reads

Browse a variety of library staff’s favorite summer reads and add them to your fall to-be-read list!
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Our Favorite Summer Reads

by Katie Auman

Communications and Development Director

Add these staff reading recommendations to your TBR (to be read) pile for fall. Favorites include both fiction and nonfiction titles with a mix of genres like science fiction, fantasy, contemporary fiction, and mystery. One of the most popular choices is the buzzworthy New York Times bestseller Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

You can also enjoy a variety of staff picks in each of our library locations. Look for shelves labeled “staff picks.”

Fiction

Laura

Book jacket graphic for: Murder on Sex Island

Jo Firestone

Amy & Jillian

Book jacket graphic for: James : a novel

Percival Everett

Louise

Book jacket graphic for: My friends : a novel

Fredrik Backman

Bonnie

Book jacket graphic for: Miss Buncle's book

D.E. Stevenson

Molly

Book jacket graphic for: I capture the castle

Dodie Smith

Alayna

Nicole

Book jacket graphic for: Junie : a novel

Erin Crosby Eckstine

Jennifer

Kaiti

Christine

Meg, Hannah, Ashlynn, & Paula

Book jacket graphic for: Atmosphere : a love story

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Nonfiction

Science Fiction / Fantasy

Heidi

Book jacket graphic for: Hollow kingdom : a novel

Kira Jane Buxton

Courtney

Book jacket graphic for: Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

Wendy

Book jacket graphic for: Of monsters and mainframes

Barbara Truelove

Janine

Sage

Leanne

Book jacket graphic for: Dungeon crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman

Miranda