Below is the text-only list of all our favorite books
Summer 2022 Book Talk
Hardcover Fiction
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
Three by Valerie Perrin
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
The Evening Hero by Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Trust by Hernan Diaz
Nightcrawling By Leila Mottley
Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe
Paperback Fiction
The Last Queen by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Bohemians by Jasmin Darznik
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel
The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M Masood
City of a Thousand Gates by Rebecca Sacks
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson
The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
The Guncle by Steven Rowley
Mysteries & Suspense
Bad Actors by Mick Herron
Shifty’s Boys by Chris Offutt
Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker
Never by Ken Follett
Nature
The Hummingbirds Gift by Sy Montgomery
The Coasts of California by Obi Kaufmann
The California Field Atlas Deluxe Edition by Obi Kaufmann
The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide 4th Edition by Terence Dickinson
History
Who Killed Jane Stanford by Richard White
The Pope at War by David Kertzer
Red Notice by Bill Browder
Freezing Order by Bill Browder
We Refuse to Forget by Caleb Gayle
The Monster’s Bones by David K Randall
Memoir
James Patterson by James Patterson
Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron
This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan
Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris
Cookbooks
Arabiyya by Reem Assil
My America by Kwame Onwuachi
The Korean Vegan by Joanne Lee Molinaro
Sandor Katz’s Fermentation Journeys by Sandor Katz
The Cook You Want to Be by Andy Baraghani
The Forest Feast Road Trip by Erin Gleeson
Let’s Eat Italy! by Francois Regis Gaudry
Kids
Picture Books
Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
Mina by Matthew Forsythe
The World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodson
Lizzy and The Cloud by The Fan Brothers
Little Houses by Kevin Henkes
Board Books
Hello, Frog by Isabel Otter, illustrated by Sophie Ledesma
Drip by Maggie Li
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen
Early & Middle Grade Chapter Books
Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs by Andrea Beatty ages 6 to 9
Max & the Midknights: The Tower of Time by Lincoln C Pierce ages 7 & up
A Kitten in Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant ages 8 to 10
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by AF Steadman ages 9 & up
Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra by Stuart Gibbs ages 8 to 12
Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller ages 8 to 12
The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill ages 10 to 18
Shine On, Luz Veliz! By Rebecca Balcarcel ages 8 to 12
Answers in the Pages by David Levithan ages 8 to 12
Lines of Courage by Jennifer A Nielsen ages 8 to 12
Nonficton
Yes We Will by Kelly Yang
The Code Breaker - Young Readers Edition by Walter Isaacson ages 10 & up
The Genius Under the Table by Eugene Yelchin
Graphic Novel
Sir Ladybug by Corey R Tabor ages 6 to 10
Wingbearer by Marjorie Liu ages 8 to 12
The Tea Dragon Festival by K. O’Neill ages 9 & up
Young Adult
Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed ages 12 & up
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys ages 12 & up
Loveless by Alice Oseman ages 14 & up