DECEMBER 2018

Indie Next
#1 Pick: MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER by Oyinkan Braithwaite
ONCE UPON A RIVER by Diane Setterfield
A WELL-BEHAVED WOMAN: A Novel of the Vanderbilts by Therese Anne Fowler
THE DAKOTA WINTERS by Tom Barbash
KINGDOM OF THE BLIND: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny
THE ADULTS by Caroline Hulse
VITA NOSTRA by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko
NIGHT OF MIRACLES by Elizabeth Berg
RADIANT SHIMMERING LIGHT by Sarah Selecky
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN LOVE by Heather Rose
INSOMNIA by Marina Benjamin
OF BLOOD AND BONE: Chronicles of The One, Book 2 by Nora Roberts
NOT OF THIS FOLD: A Linda Wallheim Mystery Set in Mormon Utah by Mette Ivie Harrison
HEARTS OF THE MISSING by Carol Potenza
WITNESS: Lessons From Elie Wiesel’s Classroom by Ariel Burger
HEIRS OF THE FOUNDERS: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants by H.W. Brands
THE WESTERN WIND by Samantha Harvey
THE END OF THE END OF THE EARTH: Essays by Jonathan Franzen
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RAPE by Sohaila Abdulali
COME WITH ME by Helen Schulman

LibraryReads (Favorite of Favorites 2018)
LibraryReads Favorite: EDUCATED: A Memoir by Tara Westover
AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE by Tayari Jones
CIRCE by Madeline Miller
THE DEATH OF MRS. WESTAWAY by Ruth Ware
THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah
THE IMMORTALISTS by Chloe Benjamin
THE KISS QUOTIENT by Helen Hoang
THERE THERE by Tommy Orange
THE WEDDING DATE by Jasmine Guillory
THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW by A. J. Finn

Target Book Club
BEASTS OF EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE by Ruth Emmie Lang

Pennie's Pick (Costco)
THE PARIS SEAMSTRESS by Natasha Lester
 

NOVEMBER 2018

Indie Next
#1 Pick: SCRIBE by Alyson Hagy
FRIDAY BLACK: Stories by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
UNSHELTERED by Barbara Kingsolver
THE COLLECTOR'S APPRENTICE by B. A. Shapiro
MELMOTH by Sarah Perry
THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES by Hiro Arikawa, translated by Philip Gabriel
THE LONESOME BODYBUILDER: Stories by Yukiko Motoya, translated by Asa Yoneda
THE LIBRARY BOOK by Susan Orlean
THE FERAL DETECTIVE by Jonathan Lethem
A LADDER TO THE SKY by John Boyne
ALICE ISN'T DEAD by Joseph Fink
AN ELDERLY LADY IS UP TO NO GOOD: Stories by Helene Tursten, translated by Marlaine Delargy
LITTLE by Edward Carey
HEAVY: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
THE RECKONING by John Grisham
THOSE WHO KNEW by Idra Novey
MARILLA OF GREEN GABLES by Sarah McCoy
WASTELAND: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror, by W. Scott Poole
FAMILY TRUST by Kathy Wang
THE PROPOSAL by Jasmine Guillory

LibraryReads
LibraryReads Favorite: MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER by Oyinkan Braithwaite
THE ADULTS by Caroline Hulse
THE BEST BAD THINGS by Katrina Carrasco
THE COLORS OF ALL THE CATTLE: No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (19) by Alexander McCall Smith
EMPIRE OF SAND by Tasha Suri
HOW LONG 'TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH?: Stories by N. K. Jemisin
THE KINSHIP OF SECRETS by Eugenia Kim
A LADDER TO THE SKY by John Boyne
NEWCOMER by Keigo Higashino
SOMEONE TO TRUST: A Westcott Novel, by Mary Balogh

Target Book Club
THE ROOM ON RUE AMÉLIE by Kristin Harmel

Pennie's Pick (Costco)
FAMILY TRUST by Kathy Wang
 

OCTOBER 2018

Indie Next
#1 Pick: VIRGIL WANDER by Leif Enger
WAITING FOR EDEN by Elliot Ackerman
NOVEMBER ROAD by Lou Berney
HEARTLAND: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh
ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW: A Memoir by Nicole Chung
A SPARK OF LIGHT by Jodi Picoult
THE 7½ DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE by Stuart Turton
THE REAL LOLITA: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman
TRANSCRIPTION by Kate Atkinson
THE MERMAID AND MRS. HANCOCK by Imogen Hermes Gowar
NIGHT MOVES by Jessica Hopper
MAN WITH A SEAGULL ON HIS HEAD by Harriet Paige
THE CLOCKMAKER'S DAUGHTER by Kate Morton
BITTER ORANGE by Claire Fuller
THE WITCH ELM by Tana French
AN ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE THING by Hank Green
THE LABYRINTH OF THE SPIRITS by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
THERE WILL BE NO MIRACLES HERE: A Memoir by Casey Gerald
WASHINGTON BLACK by Esi Edugyan
1,000 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU DIE: A Life-Changing List, by James Mustich

LibraryReads
LibraryReads Favorite: THE PROPOSAL by Jasmine Guillory
THE CLOCKMAKER'S DAUGHTER by Kate Morton
CONSUMED by J. R. Ward
THE DREAM DAUGHTER by Diane Chamberlain
THE LIBRARY BOOK by Susan Orlean
NOVEMBER ROAD by Lou Berney
ONE DAY IN DECEMBER by Josie Silver
UNSHELTERED by Barbara Kingsolver
VIRGIL WANDER by Leif Enger
THE WITCH ELM by Tana French

Target Book Club
GOOD ME BAD ME by Ali Land

Pennie's Pick (Costco)
BRIDGE OF CLAY by Markus Zusak
 

SEPTEMBER 2018

Indie Next
#1 Pick: SHE WOULD BE KING by Wayétu Moore
WHISKEY WHEN WE'RE DRY by John Larison
VOX by Christina Dalcher
THE WINTER SOLDIER by Daniel Mason
LAKE SUCCESS by Gary Shteyngart
OHIO by Stephen Markley
FRENCH EXIT by Patrick deWitt
SEVERANCE by Ling Ma
THE SILENCE OF THE GIRLS by Pat Barker
ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy, by Carol Anderson
THE GOOD NEIGHBOR: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King
IN PIECES by Sally Field
THE DIARY OF A BOOKSELLER by Shaun Bythell
LANDS OF LOST BORDERS: A Journey on the Silk Road, by Kate Harris
A KEY TO TREEHOUSE LIVING by Elliot Reed
MISS KOPP JUST WON'T QUIT: A Kopp Sisters Novel by Amy Stewart
THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ by Heather Morris
THE DINNER LIST by Rebecca Serle
LEAVE NO TRACE by Mindy Mejia
TRAGEDY PLUS TIME: A Tragi-Comic Memoir by Adam Cayton-Holland

LibraryReads
LibraryReads Favorite: THE 7½ DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE by Stuart Turton
JOSH AND HAZEL'S GUIDE TO NOT DATING by Christina Lauren
LIES by T.M. Logan
NIGHT AND SILENCE: An October Daye Novel, by Seanan McGuire
DAUGHTER OF A DAUGHTER OF A QUEEN by Sarah Bird
LAKE SUCCESS by Gary Shteyngart
THE DINNER LIST by Rebecca Serle
TRANSCRIPTION by Kate Atkinson
WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT by Mary Kubica
HITTING THE BOOKS: A Library Lover's Mystery, by Jenn McKinlay

Target Book Club
THE BEST KIND OF PEOPLE by Zoe Whittall

Pennie's Pick (Costco)
THE DINNER LIST by Rebecca Serle
 

AUGUST 2018

Indie Next
#1 Pick: THE INCENDIARIES by R. O. Kwon
DEAR MRS. BIRD by AJ Pearce
MEET ME AT THE MUSEUM by Anne Youngson
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens
CHERRY by Nico Walker
THE FAMILY TABOR by Cherise Wolas
JELL-O GIRLS: A Family History by Allie Rowbottom
AMERICA FOR BEGINNERS by Leah Franqui
BABY TEETH by Zoje Stage
THE RESERVOIR TAPES by Jon McGregor
THE THIRD HOTEL by Laura van den Berg
GOODBYE, PARIS by Anstey Harris
FRUIT OF THE DRUNKEN TREE by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
POSO WELLS written by Gabriela Alemán, translated by Dick Cluster
THE MIDDLEMAN by Olen Steinhauer
KILL THE FARM BOY: The Tales of Pell, by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne
CHESAPEAKE REQUIEM: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island, by Earl Swift
A NOISE DOWNSTAIRS by Linwood Barclay
HIS FAVORITES by Kate Walbert
TIFFANY BLUES by M.J. Rose

LibraryReads
LibraryReads Favorite: VOX by Christina Dalcher
OUR HOUSE by Louise Candlish
BELLEWETHER by Susanna Kearsley
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT by Kristan Higgins
THE MASTERPIECE by Fiona Davis
THE OTHER WOMAN by Sandie Jones
RUST & STARDUST by T. Greenwood
FOUR FUNERALS AND MAYBE A WEDDING: A Royal Spyness Mystery by Rhys Bowen
MEET ME AT THE MUSEUM by Anne Youngson
A RIVER OF STARS by Vanessa Hua

Target Book Club
CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS by Sally Rooney

Pennie's Pick (Costco)
FLY GIRLS: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith O'Brien
 

JULY 2018

Indie Next
#1 Pick: MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION by Ottessa Moshfegh
SPINNING SILVER by Naomi Novik
THE GREAT BELIEVERS by Rebecca Makkai
BEARSKIN by James A. McLaughlin
CLOCK DANCE by Anne Tyler
THE SUMMER WIVES by Beatriz Williams
THE CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Paul Tremblay
THE SECRETS BETWEEN US by Thrity Umrigar
BRING ME BACK by B.A. Paris
THE LOST VINTAGE by Ann Mah
THE RUIN by Dervla McTiernan
THE LIDO by Libby Page
AN OCEAN OF MINUTES by Thea Lim
NUMBER ONE CHINESE RESTAURANT by Lillian Li
FROM THE CORNER OF THE OVAL: A Memoir by Beck Dorey-Stein
PROVIDENCE by Caroline Kepnes
THE LAST CRUISE by Kate Christensen
IF YOU SEE ME, DON'T SAY HI: Stories by Neel Patel
A CARNIVAL OF LOSSES: Notes Nearing Ninety, by Donald Hall
WITCHMARK by C.L. Polk

LibraryReads
LibraryReads Favorite: SPINNING SILVER by Naomi Novik
CLOCK DANCE by Anne Tyler
DEAR MRS. BIRD by AJ Pearce
BABY TEETH by Zoje Stage
GIVE ME YOUR HAND by Megan Abbott
BELIEVE ME by JP Delaney
CAUGHT IN TIME by Julie McElwain
SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER by David Bell
THE ROMANOV EMPRESS: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna by C.W. Gortner
FRUIT OF THE DRUNKEN TREE by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

Target Book Club
THE LAST MRS. PARRISH by Liv Constantine

Pennie's Pick (Costco)
THE OTHER WOMAN by Daniel Silva
 

JUNE 2018

Indie Next
#1 Pick: THERE THERE by Tommy Orange
THE WORD IS MURDER by Anthony Horowitz
FLORIDA by Lauren Groff
A PLACE FOR US by Fatima Farheen Mirza
SHELTER IN PLACE by Nora Roberts
INVITATION TO A BONFIRE by Adrienne Celt
CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN written by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori
SOUTHERNMOST by Silas House
MEM by Bethany C. Morrow
RISING: Dispatches From the New American Shore, by Elizabeth Rush
VISIBLE EMPIRE by Hannah Pittard
THE DEATH OF MRS. WESTAWAY by Ruth Ware
WHO IS VERA KELLY? by Rosalie Knecht
THE BOOK OF ESSIE by Meghan MacLean Weir
THE OPTIMISTIC DECADE by Heather Abel
MIRROR, SHOULDER, SIGNAL by Dorthe Nors
WELL, THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist by Franchesca Ramsey
THE HIGH SEASON by Judy Blundell
LYING IN WAIT by Liz Nugent
THE LOST FAMILY by Jenna Blum

LibraryReads
LibraryReads Favorite: BRING ME BACK by B.A. Paris
THERE THERE by Tommy Orange
US AGAINST YOU by Fredrik Backman
THE WORD IS MURDER by Anthony Horowitz
JAR OF HEARTS by Jennifer Hillier
DREAMS OF FALLING by Karen White
THE KISS QUOTIENT by Helen Hoang
ALL WE EVER WANTED by Emily Giffin
LITTLE BIG LOVE by Katy Regan
HOW HARD CAN IT BE? by Allison Pearson

Target Book Club
ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman

Pennie's Pick (Costco)
ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman
 

MAY 2018

Indie Next
#1 Pick: A LUCKY MAN: Stories, by Jamel Brinkley
TIN MAN by Sarah Winman
NOIR by Christopher Moore
LOVE AND RUIN by Paula McLain
THE ENSEMBLE by Aja Gabel
THE ONLY STORY by Julian Barnes
THE PERFECT MOTHER by Aimee Molloy
WELCOME TO LAGOS by Chibundu Onuzo
WARLIGHT by Michael Ondaatje
MY EX-LIFE by Stephen McCauley
THE MARS ROOM by Rachel Kushner
MR. FLOOD'S LAST RESORT by Jess Kidd
HOW TO WALK AWAY by Katherine Center
YOU THINK IT, I'LL SAY IT: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld
WICKED RIVER by Jenny Milchman
THE FEATHER THIEF: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century, by Kirk Wallace Johnson
FIRST, WE MAKE THE BEAST BEAUTIFUL: A New Journey Through Anxiety, by Sarah Wilson
THE GIRL WHO SMILED BEADS: A Story of War and What Comes After, by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil
MOTHERHOOD by Sheila Heti
THE BEST COOK IN THE WORLD: Tales From My Momma’s Table by Rick Bragg

LibraryReads
LibraryReads Favorite: FURYBORN by Claire Legrand
THE OTHER LADY VANISHES by Amanda Quick
THE DEATH OF MRS. WESTAWAY by Ruth Ware
THE PERFECT MOTHER by Aimee Molloy
LOVE AND RUIN by Paula McLain
TIN MAN by Sarah Winman
OUR KIND OF CRUELTY by Araminta Hall
PAPER GHOSTS by Julia Heaberlin
THE FAVORITE SISTER by Jessica Knoll
THE ENSEMBLE by Aja Gabel

Target Book Club
WATCH ME DISAPPEAR by Janelle Brown

Pennie's Pick (Costco)
LEOPARD AT THE DOOR by Jennifer McVeigh
 

APRIL 2018

Indie Next
#1 Pick: TANGERINE by Christine Mangan
CIRCE by Madeline Miller
THE FEMALE PERSUASION by Meg Wolitzer
AND NOW WE HAVE EVERYTHING: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready, by Meaghan O’Connell
THE ORACLE YEAR by Charles Soule
THE OVERSTORY by Richard Powers
THE RECOVERING: Intoxication and Its Aftermath by Leslie Jamison
VARINA by Charles Frazier
THE ITALIAN TEACHER by Tom Rachman
COUNTRY DARK by Chris Offutt
THE ITALIAN PARTY by Christina Lynch
STRAY CITY by Chelsey Johnson
LAWN BOY by Jonathan Evison
EVERY NOTE PLAYED by Lisa Genova
AFTER ANNA by Lisa Scottoline
BLUE SELF-PORTRAIT written by Noémi Lefebvre, translated by Sophie Lewis
WAITING FOR TOMORROW by Nathacha Appanah
WADE IN THE WATER: Poems, by Tracy K. Smith
PARIS BY THE BOOK by Liam Callanan
I WAS ANASTASIA by Ariel Lawhon

LibraryReads
LibraryReads Favorite: CIRCE by Madeline Miller
OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES by Abbi Waxman
ALL THE BEAUTIFUL LIES by Peter Swanson
HOW TO BE SAFE by Tom McAllister
THEN SHE WAS GONE by Lisa Jewell
UNBURY CAROL by Josh Malerman
THE FEMALE PERSUASION by Meg Wolitzer
YOU THINK IT, I'LL SAY IT: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld
MY LADY'S CHOOSING: An Interactive Romance Novel, by Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris
THE GIRL WHO SMILED BEADS: A Story of War and What Comes After, by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil

Target Book Club
GIRL IN PIECES by Kathleen Glasgow

Pennie's Pick (Costco)
MAGPIE MURDERS by Anthony Horowitz
 

MARCH 2018

Indie Next
#1 Pick: EDUCATED: A Memoir by Tara Westover
DON'T SKIP OUT ON ME by Willy Vlautin
ANATOMY OF A MIRACLE by Jonathan Miles
SUNBURN by Laura Lippman
SOMETIMES I LIE by Alice Feeney
THE SEA BEAST TAKES A LOVER: Stories, by Michael Andreasen
AUNTIE POLDI AND THE SICILIAN LIONS written by Mario Giordano, translated by John Brownjohn
PROMISE by Minrose Gwin
EAT THE APPLE: A Memoir by Matt Young
ROSIE COLORED GLASSES by Brianna Wolfson
THE LAST EQUATION OF ISAAC SEVERY: A Novel in Clues by Nova Jacobs
REGISTERS OF ILLUMINATED VILLAGES: Poems, by Tarfia Faizullah
SPEAK NO EVIL by Uzodinma Iweala
THE HUSH by John Hart
CENSUS by Jesse Ball
TOMB SONG by Julián Herbert
SOME HELL by Patrick Nathan
I FOUND MY TRIBE: A Memoir, by Ruth Fitzmaurice
THE WOMAN'S HOUR: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine Weiss
A LONG WAY FROM HOME by Peter Carey

LibraryReads
LibraryReads Favorite: LET ME LIE by Clare Mackintosh
THE BROKEN GIRLS by Simone St. James
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT by Chris Bohjalian
SOMETIMES I LIE by Alice Feeney
BURN BRIGHT: An Alpha and Omega Novel, by Patricia Briggs
SUNBURN by Laura Lippman
EVERY NOTE PLAYED by Lisa Genova
GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER by Shobha Rao
ALTERNATE SIDE by Anna Quindlen
TANGERINE by Christine Mangan

Target Book Club
THE HAZEL WOOD by Melissa Albert

Pennie's Pick (Costco)
THE BOOK OF POLLY by Kathy Hepinstall
 

FEBRUARY 2018

Indie Next
#1 Pick: THE LINE BECOMES A RIVER: Dispatches From the Border by Francisco Cantú
THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah
HOW TO STOP TIME by Matt Haig
AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE by Tayari Jones
I AM, I AM, I AM: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O’Farrell
EVERYTHING HERE IS BEAUTIFUL by Mira T. Lee
ONLY KILLERS AND THIEVES by Paul Howarth
RED CLOCKS by Leni Zumas
NEED TO KNOW by Karen Cleveland
ETERNAL LIFE by Dara Horn
HEART BERRIES: A Memoir, by Terese Marie Mailhot
FRESHWATER by Akwaeke Emezi
MOTHERS OF SPARTA: A Memoir in Pieces by Dawn Davies
IN EVERY MOMENT WE ARE STILL ALIVE by Tom Malmquist
THE UNMADE WORLD by Steve Yarbrough
THE MITFORD MURDERS by Jessica Fellowes
THE LARGESSE OF THE SEA MAIDEN: Stories by Denis Johnson
FORCE OF NATURE by Jane Harper
THIS WILL BE MY UNDOING: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America, by Morgan Jerkins
WHITE HOUSES by Amy Bloom

LibraryReads
LibraryReads Favorite: THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah
AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE by Tayari Jones
THE FRENCH GIRL by Lexie Elliott
FORCE OF NATURE by Jane Harper
SURPRISE ME by Sophie Kinsella
TARNISHED CITY by Vic James
AS BRIGHT AS HEAVEN by Susan Meissner
HOW TO STOP TIME by Matt Haig
SUMMER HOURS AT THE ROBBERS LIBRARY by Sue Halpern
EDUCATED: A Memoir by Tara Westover

Target Book Club
THE WEDDING DATE by Jasmine Guillory

Pennie's Pick (Costco)
LINCOLN IN THE BARDO by George Saunders
 

JANUARY 2018

Indie Next
#1 Pick: THE IMMORTALISTS by Chloe Benjamin
THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW by A. J. Finn
THE WIFE BETWEEN US by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
GRIST MILL ROAD by Christopher J. Yates
NEON IN DAYLIGHT by Hermione Hoby
THE JOB OF THE WASP by Colin Winnette
FIRE SERMON by Jamie Quatro
THE AFTERLIVES by Thomas Pierce
ESCAPE ARTIST: Memoir of a Visionary Artist on Death Row, by William A. Noguera
THE CHALK MAN by C. J. Tudor
BENEATH THE SUGAR SKY by Seanan McGuire
THIS COULD HURT by Jillian Medoff
GREEN by Sam Graham-Felsen
THE WIDOWS OF MALABAR HILL: A Mystery of 1920s Bombay by Sujata Massey
BENEATH THE MOUNTAIN by Luca D’Andrea
THE PERFECT NANNY by Leila Slimani
TWO GIRLS DOWN by Louisa Luna
THE WOLVES OF WINTER by Tyrell Johnson
THE STOWAWAY: A Young Man’s Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica by Laurie Gwen Shapiro
HEART SPRING MOUNTAIN by Robin MacArthur

LibraryReads
LibraryReads Favorite: THE IMMORTALISTS by Chloe Benjamin
THE WIFE BETWEEN US by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW by A. J. Finn
PROMISE NOT TO TELL by Jayne Ann Krentz
THE WEDDING DATE by Jasmine Guillory
CARNEGIE'S MAID by Marie Benedict
BENEATH THE SUGAR SKY by Seanan McGuire
STILL ME by Jojo Moyes
THE GIRL IN THE TOWER by Katherine Arden
ETERNAL LIFE by Dara Horn

Target Book Club
THE LONELY HEARTS HOTEL by Heather O'Neill

Pennie's Pick (Costco)
WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES by Georgia Hunter