September LibraryReads List

About Blog Post Sep 4, 2024 by SCLSNJ Staff

September LibraryReads List Borrowed by Yvonne Selander, collection development librarian The Top 10 books published this month that library staff across the country love!

Top Pick: “The Night Guest" by Hildur Knútsdóttir, Mary Robinette Kowal (Transl.)
“An Academy for Liars” by Alexis Henderson
“The Book Swap” by Tessa Bickers
“The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife” by Anna Johnston
“Colored Television” by Danzy Senna
“A Dark and Drowning Tide” by Allison Saft
“A Kid from Marlboro Road” by Edward Burns
“Playground” by Richard Powers
“Sky Full of Elephants” by Cebo Campbell
“The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society” by C.M. Waggoner

Hall of Fame: The LibraryReads Hall of Fame designation honors authors who have had multiple titles appear on the monthly LibraryReads list since 2013. When their third title places on the list via library staff votes, the author moves into the Hall of Fame.

“Buried Deep” by Naomi Novik
“Death at the Sign of the Rook” by Kate Atkinson
“Here One Moment” by Liane Moriarty
“The Life Impossible” by Matt Haig
“The Night We Lost Him” by Laura Dave
“So Thirsty” by Rachel Harrison
“Somewhere Beyond the Sea” by TJ Klune
“Tell Me Everything” by Elizabeth Strout
“We Solve Murders” by Richard Osman
“What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust” by Alan Bradley

September 2024 Bonus Pick:

“Entitlement” by Rumaan Alam

Notable Nonfiction:

“Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You’re Too Scared to Watch” by Emily C. Hughes

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September LibraryReads List