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“Last Night at the Telegraph Club” by Malinda Lo
Tuesday, June 17, 1:15 p.m.
Main Library, Classroom
A gripping historical novel about a Chinese-American girl’s coming out and coming of age in San Francisco amid the tensions of the McCarthy era. Perfect for Pride Month. Winner of the National Book Award, the Stonewall Book Award and the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature.
Malinda Lo is best known for her critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling young adult fiction. She also does research on diversity in young adult literature and publishing.
“Sandwich” by Catherine Newman
Tuesday, July 15, 1:15 p.m.
Main Library, Classroom
A moving, hilarious, sometimes bawdy tale of one family’s yearly weeklong vacation on Cape Cod, full of time-honored rituals, unexpected secrets, and yes, great sandwiches. An instant New York Times bestseller.
Catherine Newman is The New York Times bestselling author of the memoirs “Catastrophic Happiness” and “Waiting for Birdy,” and the novels “We All Want Impossible Things,” and “Wreck” (forthcoming in October 2025). She lives in western Massachusetts.
“Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers” by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Tuesday, August 12, 1:15 p.m.
Main Library, Classroom
Sixty-year-old Vera Wong enjoys nothing more than sipping a good cup of Wulong and doing ‘detective’ work on the internet (i.e, checking up on her son’s dating life). When she wakes up one morning and finds a corpse in the middle of her tea shop, she knows it’s going to take more than a strong Longjing to fix things. Never fear, Vera Wong is on the case! Winner of the 2024 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original.
Jesse Q. Sutanto is divides her time between Jakarta, Singapore and Oxford. Jesse is currently based in Jakarta and has forty-two first cousins and thirty aunties and uncles, many of whom live just down the road. “Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers” is her 10th novel.
“H is for Hawk” by Helen Macdonald
Tuesday, October 14, 1:15 p.m.
Main Library, Tower Room
A highly original retelling of Rumpelstiltskin set in a wintry Eastern European landscape. When a moneylender’s daughter boasts about spinning silver, she attracts the attention of two kings: the Tsar and the ruler of the icy supernatural Staryk. How can she escape? You’ll want a cup of cocoa to keep you company for this chilly, fantastical tale. Named one of the best books of year by The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Time, and Library Journal.
Naomi Novik is the New York Times bestselling author of the Scholomance series, “Uprooted” and His Majesty’s Dragon series. She is a founder of the Organization for Transformative Works and the Archive of Our Own. She lives in New York City.
“Loved and Missed” by Susie Boyt
Tuesday, November 15, 1:15 p.m.
Main Library, Classroom
When your beloved daughter is lost in the fog of addiction and you make off with her baby in order to save the day, can willpower, a warm heart and a daring creative zeal carry you through? This marvelously absorbing contemporary novel, full of insight and compassion, delights as much as it disturbs.
Susie Boyt is the author of 7 novels and the memoir “My Judy Garland Life,” which was shortlisted for the PEN Ackerley Prize, staged at the Nottingham Playhouse, and serialized on BBC Radio 4. She is also a director at the Hampstead Theatre. She lives in London with her family.
“To the Lighthouse” by Virginia Woolf
December 10, 1:15 p.m.
Main Library, Tower Room
A warm-hearted, unusual novel about a holiday season that transforms a small rural Irish town. In the winter of 1962, as the town readies itself for Christmas, the local doctor and his unmarried daughter’s lives are turned upside down when a baby is left in their care. A New York Times bestseller.
Niall Williams was born in Dublin. He is the author of nine prizewinning novels including This Is Happiness was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Book of the Year and longlisted for The Walter Scott Prize. He lives in Kiltumper in County Clare, Ireland.
“When Angels Left the Old Country” by Sacha Lamb
Tuesday, May 20, 1:15 p.m.
Main Library, Classroom
At the turn of the century, a demon and an angel who are best friends leave their shtetl for New York City. This queer Jewish fairy tale will captivate the reader from the first beautifully written sentence. An unexpected choice for Jewish American Heritage Month.
Sacha Lamb is a 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow in young adult fiction, and has a degree in library and information sciences from Simmons University.
“When Angels Left the Old Country” by Sacha Lamb
Tuesday, May 20, 1:15 p.m.
Main Library, Classroom
At the turn of the century, a demon and an angel who are best friends leave their shtetl for New York City. This queer Jewish fairy tale will captivate the reader from the first beautifully written sentence. An unexpected choice for Jewish American Heritage Month.
Sacha Lamb is a 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow in young adult fiction, and has a degree in library and information sciences from Simmons University.
“After Annie” by Anna Quindlen
Tuesday, March 18, 1:15 p.m.
Main Library, Tower Room
Annie Brown is a warm, funny, working mom, wife to a plumber, nurse’s aide in an assisted living facility, and the lifelong friend of a woman in recovery from alcoholism. Annie’s gift is for loving and appreciating her life as it is, including her acid-tongued mother-in-law and never having enough time or money. When Annie dies unexpectedly of an aneurysm, everyone around her must find their own way forward. A New York Times bestseller.
Anna Quindlen is a novelist and journalist whose work has appeared on fiction, nonfiction, and self-help bestseller lists. She is the author of 8 novels. Her memoir “Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake,” published in 2012, was a #1 New York Times bestseller. Her book “A Short Guide to a Happy Life” has sold more than a million copies. While a columnist at The New York Times she won the Pulitzer Prize.
“The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother” by James McBride
Tuesday, February 18, 1:15 p.m.
Main Library, Tower Room
By the bestselling author of “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store,” “Deacon King Kong” and the National Book Award-winning “The Good Lord Bird,” the incredible modern classic about James McBride’s white Jewish mother Ruth that launched his literary career. It spent two years on The New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, and been translated into more than 16 languages.
A critically acclaimed, bestselling author and saxophonist, James McBride is a former reporter for The Washington Post and People magazine, McBride holds a Masters degree in journalism from Columbia University. He lives in Lambertville, New Jersey, and New York City.
“The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother” by James McBride
Tuesday, February 18, 1:15 p.m.
Main Library, Tower Room
By the bestselling author of “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store,” “Deacon King Kong” and the National Book Award-winning “The Good Lord Bird,” the incredible modern classic about James McBride’s white Jewish mother Ruth that launched his literary career. It spent two years on The New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, and been translated into more than 16 languages.
A critically acclaimed, bestselling author and saxophonist, James McBride is a former reporter for The Washington Post and People magazine, McBride holds a Masters degree in journalism from Columbia University. He lives in Lambertville, New Jersey, and New York City.
“Sorrow and Bliss” by Meg Mason
Tuesday, December TK, 1:15 p.m.
Main Library, Tower Room
By the bestselling author of “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store,” “Deacon King Kong” and the National Book Award-winning “The Good Lord Bird,” the incredible modern classic about James McBride’s white Jewish mother Ruth that launched his literary career. It spent two years on The New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, and been translated into more than 16 languages.
A critically acclaimed, bestselling author and saxophonist, James McBride is a former reporter for The Washington Post and People magazine, McBride holds a Masters degree in journalism from Columbia University. He lives in Lambertville, New Jersey, and New York City.