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Book Recommendations From Public Librarians - Page 5

Librarians spend a lot of time assessing materials and deciding which will be popular and important for their patrons. I enjoy looking at recommendation lists on public library websites all over the world. Here are some recent recommendations from NYC, Cincinnati, Boston, and Los Angeles libraries.
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The Nineties (Chuck Klosterman)
The Nineties
Chuck Klosterman
162
Notes of a Crocodile (Qiu Miaojin)
Notes of a Crocodile
Qiu Miaojin
163
The Old Drift (Namwali Serpell)
The Old Drift
Namwali Serpell
164
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
165
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
Stephen Graham Jones
166
Only Mostly Devastated (Sophie Gonzales)
Only Mostly Devastated
Sophie Gonzales
167
Outside (Ragnar Jonasson)
Outside
Ragnar Jonasson
168
The Pages of Day and Night (Adūnīs)
The Pages of Day and Night
Adūnīs
169
Palace Walk (Naguib Mahfouz)
Palace Walk
Naguib Mahfouz
170
Papi (Rita Indiana)
Papi
Rita Indiana
171
Parachutes (Kelly Yang)
Parachutes
Kelly Yang
172
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
Patrick Suskind
173
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
174
Phasers on Stun! (Ryan Britt)
Phasers on Stun!
Ryan Britt
175
Phoenix Extravagant (Yoon Ha Lee)
Phoenix Extravagant
Yoon Ha Lee
176
Pina (Titaua Peu)
Pina
Titaua Peu
177
A Planet for Rent (Yoss)
A Planet for Rent
Yoss
178
Planet of Clay (Samar Yazbek)
Planet of Clay
Samar Yazbek
179
Please Kill Me (Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain)
Please Kill Me
Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain
180
The Plotters (Un-Su Kim)
The Plotters
Un-Su Kim
181
Poūkahangatus (Tayi Tibble)
Poūkahangatus
Tayi Tibble
182
Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower (Tamsyn Muir)
Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower
Tamsyn Muir
183
The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran)
The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran
184
Read Dangerously (Azar Nafisi)
Read Dangerously
Azar Nafisi
185
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Azar Nafisi
186
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
187
Rickey (Howard Bryant)
Rickey
Howard Bryant
188
The Road From Coorain (Jill Ker Conway)
The Road From Coorain
Jill Ker Conway
189
The Sand Fish (Maha Gargash)
The Sand Fish
Maha gargash
190
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Emmuska Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Emmuska Orczy
191
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
Svetlana Alexievich,
192
The Secret River (Kate Grenville)
The Secret River
Kate Grenville
193
Selected Spiritual Writings (Nicholas of Cusa)
Selected Spiritual Writings
Nicholas of Cusa
194
The Seven Good Years (Etgar Keret)
The Seven Good Years
Etgar Keret
195
The Shadow King (Maaza Mengiste)
The Shadow King
Maaza Mengiste
196
She of the Mountains (Vivek Shraya)
She of the Mountains
Vivek Shraya
197
She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
She Who Became the Sun
Shelley Parker-Chan
198
She Would Be King (Wayetu Moore)
She Would Be King
Wayetu Moore
199
Silver Silence (Nalini Singh)
Silver Silence
Nalini Singh
200
Slug: And Other Stories (Megan Milks)
Slug: And Other Stories
megan milks
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