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Summer at CPL: Summer 2024 Reader Recommendations

Our 2024 Summer Reading Challenge for adults was a hit. Here is just a sampling of the excellent recommendations from patrons who read with us this summer. Enjoy!

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  • I love a good murder mystery and this challenge gave me a reason to return to one of the classic authors of the genre: Agatha Christie! - Katrina
    Paperback, 2011New York : Harper, 2011.
  • Agatha is quickly becoming my favorite mystery series! She always has me laughing out loud every single book. - Kathy
    Paperback, 2013New York : St. Martin's Paperbacks, [2013], c1999.
  • Should be required reading for women in their 40s! - Kathryn
    Book, 2024New York : Riverhead Books, 2024.
  • Had my attention for the entire duration of its pages (so much so that I even missed my blue line stop while reading.) - Jackie
    Book, 2009New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
  • Better, Not Bitter

    Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice

    Salaam, Yusef, 1974-
    Very good read, it made me see things differently. - Tanya
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, 2021.
  • A stunning novel about the dangers of getting wrapped up in a predatory and abusive relationship. The prose was powerful and memorable. - Lindsey
    Book, 2024New York : Make Me A World, [2024]
  • I enjoyed Daisy Jones and the Six, and I liked that the audiobook included a recording of one of the band's songs. - Alice
    Paperback, 2019New York : Ballantine Books, [2019]
  • I ended up reading Serj Tankian's recent memoir and felt so seen by his philosophies and the ways he moves in this world with intention. - Jessica
    Book, 2024New York : Hachette Books, 2024.
  • Steinbeck writes his characters with such deep humanity and empathy; all the praise I've heard about this book is fully warranted. - Marty
    Paperback, 2002New York : Penguin Books, 2002.
  • The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic was terrific! It really gave me a new perspective on bands and musicians I like and introduced me to some I wasn't familiar with. - Ryan
    Paperback, 2021New York : MCD x FSG Originals/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
  • The Great Alone transported me to a place and time I'd never actually find myself in. But Kristin Hannah's storytelling abilities allowed me to adventure out..." - Justina
    Paperback, 2018New York : St. Martin's Press, 2018.
  • It was such a fascinating look at how faith and queerness can coexist. - Monique
    Book, 2023New York : The Dial Press, [2023]
  • This summer I discovered my new favorite author Kazuo Ishiguro and devoured as many of his books as I could. I loved Klara and the Sun; I got lost in the future world he created. - Miranda
    Book, 2021New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
  • Legacy

    a Black Physician Reckons With Racism in Medicine /

    Blackstock, Uché,
    Legacy is an excellent reminder of the history of prejudice in USA healthcare. -Ginevra
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Viking, [2024]
  • An amazing summer read! Not only was it fun to read about being a teenager again, it had the added bonus of meeting a rock star, and realizing it's not all it's cracked up to be. - Alyssa
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Custom House, [2021]
  • An unusual mystery about an astrophysicist revisiting her childhood. The characters are unforgettable and the conspiracy theory angle is unsettlingly current. - Ellen
    Book, 2023New York : Flatiron Books, 2023.
  • Stuck with me for days and made me reevaluate life and aging...Overall, a great read. - Katlyn
    Book, 2020New York : Flatiron Books, 2020.
  • Learning about war quilts was interesting and I enjoy Lucy Stone -- always a great read. - Cyndi
    Book, 2024New York : Kensington Publishing Corp., 2024.
  • Fascinating, even if you don't have an encyclopedic memory of 20th and 21st century musicians, songwriters, and songs. - Karen
    Book, 2022New York : Simon & Schuster, 2022.