Find your next great read
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison Mike Muñoz loves his job. He just wishes he was allowed to do it. He wants to cut lawns, do precise edgings and create topiaries. Instead he is expected ... read more about Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
The Reluctant Fortune Teller by Keziah Frost
The Reluctant Fortune Teller by Keziah Frost Norbert is in trouble. He and Ivy are barely making ends meet when disaster strikes. Ivy breaks her leg in a fall and Norbert doesn’t know how ... read more about The Reluctant Fortune Teller by Keziah Frost
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin Reviewed by Laura, Collection Development Librarian What would you do if you knew the date you were going to die? How would you choose to live your life? In ... read more about The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
How To Fall In Love With a Man Who Lives in a Bush by Emmy Abrahamson
How To Fall In Love With a Man Who Lives in a Bush by Emmy Abrahamson Julia is bored with her life as an English teacher in Austria. She moved there from Sweden with ... read more about How To Fall In Love With a Man Who Lives in a Bush by Emmy Abrahamson
Alternate Side by Anna Quindlen
Alternate Side by Anna Quindlen Nora and Charlie own a house on a rare dead end street in Manhattan. Their twins are getting ready to graduate from college, both spouses have good jobs that ... read more about Alternate Side by Anna Quindlen
Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel
Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel The Themis Trilogy ends in this final installment and it ends well. Our heroes return to Earth after time on another planet. Their home planet has changed dramatically during ... read more about Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel
Here are some helpful links for finding your next great read. Next time you’re in the library stop by the Reference Desk and talk to our expert staff about what you like (and don’t like!) to read. We’ll be able to offer up suggestions and send you home with books to read right away!
- SCLSNJ Recommended Reads
- What are local librarians reading?
- Library Reads
- Books librarians across the country recommend and love.
- NextReads Newsletters
- Receive an email newsletter containing an annotated list of new books and suggested titles. Simply sign up for e-mail delivery of as many newsletters as you want…it’s FREE!
- Best Seller Lists
- New York Times
- Publisher’s Weekly
- Indiebound
- BookPage
- Book reviews and author interviews.
- This resource is also freely available in print at many of our branches but if you miss it, or misplace your copy, all the information is free online.
- NoveList
- Find a book to match your mood, browse lists, and find author and title read-alikes.
- What’s Next: Books in Series
- Really quick and simple way to search by author, series name, or the title of a book in a series to see what comes next or what you may have missed.