Staff Picks from the Salem Public Library

Adult Fiction

Light From Uncommon Stars by Aoki, Ryka
What Happened to the Bennetts by Scottoline, Lisa
The Martian : A Novel by Weir, Andy
The Paris Wife : A Novel by McLain, Paula
The Women of the Copper Country:   A Novel by Russell, Mary Doria
This Is How You Lose the Time War by El-Mohtar, Amal
The Fraud : A Novel by Smith, Zadie
Written In the Stars : A Novel by Bellefleur, Alexandria
Size 12 Is Not Fat : A Heather Wells Mystery by Cabot, Meg
In the Time of Our History by Pari, Susanne
Going Home : A Novel by Lamont, Tom
When We Believed In Mermaids : A Novel by O'Neal, Barbara
All That Man Is by Szalay, David
The Final Girl Support Group by Hendrix, Grady
Dolores Claiborne : A Novel by King, Stephen
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Clarke, Susanna
The September House by Orlando, Carissa
Picnic At Hanging Rock by Lindsay, Joan Weigall, Lady
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Condé, Maryse
Malice by Walter, Heather
'Salem's Lot by King, Stephen
The Song of Achilles by Miller, Madeline
Redhead by the Side of the Road by Tyler, Anne
The God of the Woods : A Novel by Moore, Liz
This Tender Land : A Novel by Krueger, William Kent
The Refrigerator Monologues by Valente, Catherynne M
The New Wilderness : A Novel by Cook, Diane
Margreete's Harbor : A Novel by Morse, Eleanor Lincoln
Olga Dies Dreaming by Gonzalez, Xochitl
The Gilded Ones by Forna, Namina
The Arsonists' City by Alyan, Hala
How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Prior, Hazel
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Chambers, Becky
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Hendrix, Grady
Parable of the Sower by Butler, Octavia E
Black Sun by Roanhorse, Rebecca
Miss Benson's Beetle : A Novel by Joyce, Rachel
The Cat Who Saved Books by Natsukawa, Sōsuke
Elizabeth Finch : A Novel by Barnes, Julian
Gilded Mountain : A Novel by Manning, Kate
The Darkness Outside Us by Schrefer, Eliot
The Wolves of Andover : A Novel by Kent, Kathleen
Welcome to Dorley Hall by Greaves, Alyson
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow : A Novel by Zevin, Gabrielle
Lilac Girls : A Novel by Kelly, Martha Hall
Separation Anxiety : A Novel by Zigman, Laura
The Haunting of Hill House by Jackson, Shirley
The Given Day : A Novel by Lehane, Dennis
The Kaiju Preservation Society by Scalzi, John
Thornhedge by Kingfisher, T
Every Heart A Doorway by McGuire, Seanan
The Island of Sea Women by See, Lisa
Hamnet : A Novel of the Plague by O'Farrell, Maggie
The Rim of Morning by Sloane, William
The Devil's Bed by Krueger, William Kent
Bewilderment : A Novel by Powers, Richard
The Dead Zone by King, Stephen
The Friend by Nunez, Sigrid
The Kill Clause : A Novel by Hurwitz, Gregg
Where the Crawdads Sing by Owens, Delia
The Arsonists' City by Alyan, Hala
Antkind : A Novel by Kaufman, Charlie
The Thursday Murder Club by Osman, Richard
The Darkness Outside Us by Schrefer, Eliot
Shuggie Bain : A Novel by Stuart, Douglas
Whereabouts by Lahiri, Jhumpa
When the Apricots Bloom : A Novel by Wilkinson, Gina
Thistlefoot : A Novel by Nethercott, Gennarose
Twice Shy by Hogle, Sarah
The Long Walk by King, Stephen
The VIolin Conspiracy by Slocumb, Brendan
Moonflower Murders by Horowitz, Anthony
The Book of Essie : A Novel by Weir, Meghan Maclean
Surface Detail by Banks, Iain
East of Eden by Steinbeck, John
The Paris Library : A Novel by Skeslien Charles, Janet
The Passenger by McCarthy, Cormac
Leviathan Wakes by Corey, James S. A
The Twyford Code : A Novel by Hallett, Janice
My Best Friend's Exorcism : A Novel by Hendrix, Grady
The Paris Apartment : A Novel by Foley, Lucy
The Henna Artist by Joshi, Alka
Lisey's Story : A Novel by King, Stephen
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good : [stories] by Tursten, Helene
Theft of Swords by Sullivan, Michael J
The Maidens by Michaelides, Alex
The Girl With the Louding Voice : A Novel by Daré, Abi
Everything's Eventual : 14 Dark Tales by King, Stephen
Circe : A Novel by Miller, Madeline
The Marlow Murder Club : A Novel by Thorogood, Robert
The Good Sister by Hepworth, Sally
The Night Swim by Goldin, Megan
The Lying Room by French, Nicci
Cloud Cuckoo Land : A Novel by Doerr, Anthony
One Last Stop by McQuiston, Casey
Killers of A Certain Age by Raybourn, Deanna
False Witness : A Novel by Slaughter, Karin
Lucy Undying : A Dracula Novel by White, Kiersten
When Women Were Dragons : A Novel by Barnhill, Kelly Regan
Stella Maris by McCarthy, Cormac
A Dangerous Business by Smiley, Jane
Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Stevenson, Benjamin
How to Sell A Haunted House by Hendrix, Grady
A Tale for the Time Being by Ozeki, Ruth L
The Hotel Nantucket : A Novel by Hilderbrand, Elin
Plain Bad Heroines : A Novel by Danforth, Emily M
The Institute : A Novel by King, Stephen
Deacon King Kong : A Novel by McBride, James

Adult Non-Fiction

Leaving Before the Rains Come by Fuller, Alexandra
Fly Girl : A Memoir by Hood, Ann
Between Two Kingdoms : A Memoir of A Life Interrupted by Jaouad, Suleika
Know My Name : A Memoir by Miller, Chanel
I Am, I Am, I Am : Seventeen Brushes With Death by O'Farrell, Maggie
Stranger Care : A Memoir of Loving What Isn't Ours by Sentilles, Sarah
Furiously Happy : A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Lawson, Jenny
101 Letters to A Prime Minister : the Complete Letters to Stephen Harper by Martel, Yann
A Haunted Road Atlas : Sinister Stops, Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales by Schiefer, Christine
You, Happier : the 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based On Your Brain Type by Amen, Daniel G
Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered : the Definitive How-to Guide by Kilgariff, Karen
Under A White Sky by Kolbert, Elizabeth
Trainwreck : the Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear . . . and Why by Doyle, Sady
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments : Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals by Hartman, Saidiya V
Second Thoughts : On Having and Being A Second Child by Berger, Lynn
Nothing to Fear : Demystifying Death In Order to Live More Fully by McFadden, Julie
Nomadland : Surviving America In the Twenty-First Century by Bruder, Jessica
Ducks : Two Years In the Oil Sands by Beaton, Kate
Trail of the Lost : the Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail by Lankford, Andrea
Can I Recycle This? : A Guide to Better Recycling and How to Reduce Single-Use Plastics by Romer, Jennie
Voyage of Mercy : the Uss Jamestown, the Irish Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America's First Humanitarian Mission by Puleo, Stephen
Andy Warhol Was A Hoarder : Inside the Minds of History's Great Personalities by Kalb, Claudia
Afternoon Tea At the Cutter & Squidge Bakery : Delicious Recipes for Dream Cakes, Biskies, Savouries & More by Lui, Annabel
The Everlasting Meal Cookbook : Leftovers A-Z by Adler, Tamar
Dessert Person : Recipes and Guidance for Baking With Confidence by Saffitz, Claire
The Perfect Scoop : Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments by Lebovitz, David
Start Without Me : (I'll Be There In A Minute) by Janetti, Gary
My Mess Is A Bit of A Life : Adventures In Anxiety by Pritchett, Georgia
Troublemaker : Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Remini, Leah
Hyperbole and A Half : Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Brosh, Allie
Solutions and Other Problems by Brosh, Allie
The Last Traverse : Tragedy and Resilience In the Winter Whites by Gagne, Ty
Paperbacks From Hell : the Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Hendrix, Grady
Unmask Alice : Lsd, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries by Emerson, Rick
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me : A Memoir by Alexie, Sherman
199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die by Rhoads, Loren
The Nazis Knew My Name : A Remarkable Story of Survival and Courage In Auschwitz by Blau, Magda Hellinger
Travels With George : In Search of Washington and His Legacy by Philbrick, Nathaniel
Big Ideas, Little Pictures : Explaining the World Once Sketch At A Time by Hey, Jono
The Witches Are Coming by West, Lindy
Poets Square : A Memoir In Thirty Cats by Gustafson, Courtney
The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy : A Handbook for Geek Girls by Maggs, Sam
The Cat I Never Named : A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Sabic-El-Rayess, Amra
Unmasking Autism : Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Price, Devon

Young Adult, Children’s & Graphic Novels

Melissa by Gino, Alex
The Curse of the Werepenguin by Woodrow, Allan
The Beatryce Prophecy by Dicamillo, Kate
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Miller, Chanel
Camp Sylvania by Murphy, Julie
The Riverman by Starmer, Aaron
The Screaming Staircase by Stroud, Jonathan
Wretched Waterpark by White, Kiersten
Doodles From the Boogie Down by Rodriguez, Stephanie
Frizzy by Ortega, Claribel A
What Does It Mean to Defund the Police? by Henry, Jessica S
Ain't Burned All the Bright by Reynolds, Jason
Fred Gets Dressed by Brown, Peter
My Friend Earth by Maclachlan, Patricia
Many Shapes of Clay by Sneed, Kenesha
The Adventure Zone. the Eleventh Hour 5, by McElroy, Clint
The Electric State by Stålenhag, Simon
Giant Days. Volume One by Allison, John
Habibi by Thompson, Craig
Mouse Guard. Fall 1152 Vol. 1, by Petersen, David
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Wang, Jen
Rain by Hill, Joe
Spy X Family. Mission 1 Vol. 1, by Endō, Tatsuya
The Way of the House Husband. 1 by Oono, Kousuke
Within These Wicked Walls : A Novel by Blackwood, Lauren
Legendborn by Deonn, Tracy
Rules for Vanishing by Marshall, Kate Alice
Landscape With Invisible Hand by Anderson, M. T
Six of Crows by Bardugo, Leigh
The Light In Hidden Places : A Novel Based On the True Story of Stefania Podgorska by Cameron, Sharon
You Should See Me In A Crown by Johnson, Leah (young Adult Author)
The Honeys by La Sala, Ryan
Above All Else by Levy, Dana Alison
Tigers, Not Daughters by Mabry, Samantha
Self-Made Boys : A Great Gatsby Remix by McLemore, Anna-Marie
Furia by Méndez, Yamile Saied
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Philippe, Ben
Fangirl by Rowell, Rainbow
How Moon Fuentez Fell In Love With the Universe by Vasquez Gilliland, Raquel
The Insomniacs by Weisenberg, Marit
The Sand Warrior : 5 Worlds Series, Book 1 by Siegel, Mark