o Followers
by Megan Angelo
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reminds us that even if we obsess over famous
people we’ll never meet, what we really crave is genuine human connection
o Workhorse
by Caroline Palmer
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A richly drawn, unsettling, and wickedly funny
story of envy and ambition set against the glamor and privilege of media and
high society in New York City at its height.
o Caroline,
Little House Revisited by Sarah Miller
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vividly recreates the beauty, hardship, and joys
of the frontier
o I
Want You More by Swan Huntley
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A ghostwriting gig in the Hamptons becomes far
more than a job in this sexy, atmospheric, and deliciously tense story.
o Red
River Road by Anna Downes
§
follows a woman desperate to discover what
happened to her sister on a solo road trip through the Australian outback
o Ghost
Wall by Sarah Moss
§
A taut, gripping tale of a young woman and an
Iron Age reenactment trip that unearths frightening behavior.
o Trad
Wife by Saratoga Schaefer
§
Rosemary’s Baby for the digital age,
this disturbing horror novel is one you’ll want to devour in just one bite.
o Everyone
Is Lying to You by Jo Piazza
§
an explosive thriller about two estranged
friends, a grisly murder, a sudden disappearance, and the truly shocking
revelation that everyone is lying to you about something
o
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Tradwife by Michelle Brandon (new book, on order)
·
wives with dark personal secrets in a small
beach town find themselves embroiled in scandal when one of their husbands goes
missing, and their traditional—and not so traditional—lifestyles become a
national sensation
·
If you’re waiting for CALAMITY CLUB by KATHRYN
STOCKETT, try:
o For Mountain Brook residents, Calamity Club is available in
eaudio and ebook on Hoopla, no lines and no waiting!
o Untethered
by Angela Jackson-Brown
§
delves into the complexities of love, family,
and self-discovery in a time of transformation and upheaval
o The
Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
§
a humorous, thought provoking, and nostalgic
romp through one pivotal and tumultuous American year--as well as an ode to
self-discovery, persistence, and the power of sisterhood
o The
Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
§
a powerful American epic about love and heroism
and hope, set during the Great Depression, a time when the country was in
crisis and at war with itself, when millions were out of work and even the land
seemed to have turned against them
o Before
We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
§
based on one of America’s most notorious
real-life scandals—in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption
organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the
country
o The
Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray
§
A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal
librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to
hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy
that enriched our nation.
o The Giver
of Stars by Jojo Moyes
§
a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women
and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond in
Depression-era America
o Hang
the Moon by Jeannette Walls
§
an action-packed historical novel about an
indomitable young woman in Prohibition-era Virginia
· If you're waiting for WHISTLER by ANN PATCHETT, try:
o The
Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
§
A zany case of mistaken identity allows a lonely
old man one last chance to be part of a family.
o I
See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney
§
Obituary writer Bud Stanley has fallen into a
funk after a divorce. He’s not doing his job well. He’s given up on dating. And
he’s about to be fired for accidentally publishing his own obituary one mildly
drunken night.
o Our
Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
§
A spare yet eloquent, bittersweet yet inspiring
story of a man and a woman who, in advanced age, come together to wrestle with
the events of their lives and their hopes for the imminent future.
o Dear
Edward by Ann Napolitano
§
at once a transcendent coming-of-age story, a
multidimensional portrait of an unforgettable cast of characters, and a
breathtaking illustration of all the ways a broken heart learns to love again
o The
Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
§
a stunning speculative story of healing,
self-discovery, forgiveness, and found friendship
o The
Lido by Libby Page
§
intergenerational friendship, community, and
love—featuring the life-changing relationship between an anxious young reporter
and an eighty-six-year-old lifelong swimmer
o Still
Life by Sarah Winman
§
a captivating, bighearted, richly tapestried
story of people brought together by love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E.
M. Forster
o Dandelion
is Dead by Rosie Storey
§
a modern love story about the courage it takes
to live again after loss and finding hope in the most unexpected places
o
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§ The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
·
a chef, her students, and the evocative lessons
that food teaches about life
· If you're waiting for SHAMPOO EFFECT by JENNY JACKSON, try:
o So
Old, So Young by Grant Ginder
§
a story about the growing pains of the
Millennial generation, and a celebration of how love can shift, stumble, and
grow into something bigger than we ever could have imagined
o The Storm by Rachel Hawkins
§
St. Medard’s Bay, Alabama is famous for three
things: the deadly hurricanes that regularly sweep into town, the Rosalie Inn,
a century-old hotel that’s survived every one of those storms, and Lo Bailey,
the local girl infamously accused of the murder of her lover, political scion
Landon Fitzroy, during Hurricane Marie in 1984.
o Heart
the Lover by Lily King
§
a magnificent and intimate new novel of desire,
friendship, and the lasting impact of first love
o The
Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
§
a Texas family is met with losses and surprises
of inheritance, but they’re unable to shake the pull back toward each other
o The
Celebrants by Steven Rowley
§
a moving tale about the false invincibility of
youth and the beautiful ways in which friendship helps us celebrate our lives,
even amid the deepest challenges of living
- Long After We Are Gone by Terah Shelton Harris
- an explosive and emotional story of four siblings - each fighting their own personal battle - who return home in the wake of their father's death
- Hoopla, eaudio & ebook
- Libby, eaudio & ebook
o
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§ Lulu Meets God and Doubts Him by Danielle Ganek
· As The Devil Wears Prada demystified the world of high fashion, this funny and insightful debut novel dishes the crazy and captivating Manhattan art scene.
· If you're waiting for DOLLY ALL THE TIME by ANNABEL MONAGHAN, try:
o Stay
by Allie Larkin
§
Savannah has loved Peter since the day they met.
The problem is, Peter has loved Van’s best friend, Janie, since the moment they
met. And now they’re walking down the aisle, with Van standing nearby. After
the wedding Van drowns her sorrows in Kool-Aid-vodka cocktails and reruns of
Rin Tin Tin, and does what any woman in her situation would do: She buys a
German Shepherd over the Internet.
o This
Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune
§
This summer they’ll keep their promise. This
summer they won't give into temptation. This summer will be
different.
o Major
Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
§
You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a
small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched
cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as
the members of your own family.
o Property
of a Lady by Sarah Rayne
§
Michael Flint is asked by friends to look over
an old house they have unexpectedly inherited, but it’s not until Michael meets
the young widow and antiques appraiser, Nell West, that the menace within the
house wakes.
o Happiness
for Beginners by Katherine Center
§
a story that looks at how our struggles lead us
to our strengths, how love is always worth it, and how the more good things we
look for, the more we find
o Dream
a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
§
Welcome to Salvation, North Carolina—where a man
who's forgotten what tenderness means meets a woman with nothing to lose.
o
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§ Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score
·
Lucian Rollins is a lean, mean,
vengeance-seeking mogul. The more money and power he amasses, the safer he is
from threats. Except when it comes to the feisty small-town librarian who keeps
him up at night.
·
If you're waiting for MAD MABEL by SALLY HEPWORTH, try:
o An
Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
§
Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman
with no family, no friends, and...no qualms about a little murder.
o Murder
Makes Waves by Anne George
§
These hilarious southern sisters, who prove that
sibling rivalry never ends, are enjoying a vacation at the beach…until a dead
body washes up in the waves.
o Once
a Spy by Keith Thompson
§
Drummond Clark was once a spy of legendary
proportions. Now Alzheimer’s disease has taken its toll and he’s just a
confused old man who’s wandered away from home, waiting for his son to fetch
him.
o Thursday
Murder Club by Richard Osman
§
Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their
sleeves, a cop with her first big case, a brutal murder: Welcome to…The
Thursday Murder Club
o Swimming
for Sunlight by Allie Larkin
§
a thoughtful, charming novel about hope after
loss and friendships that span generations
o Miss
Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. Ross
§
With razor-sharp wit and perfect "Steel
Magnolia" poise, Miss Julia speaks her mind indeed--about a robbery, a
kidnapping, and the other disgraceful events precipitated by her husband's
death.
o Fried
Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Café by Fannie Flagg
§
the now-classic novel of two women in the 1980s;
of gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode telling her life story to Evelyn, who is in the
sad slump of middle age
o The
Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi
§
there's a killer on the loose at Autumn Springs,
and if she isn't careful, Rose may be their next victim
o Thelma
(2024, PG-13, 1h 38m)
§
An elderly woman falls victim to a phone scam
and sets out to find the perpetrators with the help of her grandson and a
friend.
§ Hoopla
§ Kanopy
§ Disney+/hulu/HBOmax
subscription
o The
Burroughs (2026, TV-MA, 45m/episode)
§
In a seemingly perfect retirement
community, a crew of unlikely heroes must stop an otherworldly
threat from stealing the one thing they don't have: time.
§ Netflix
subscription
o A
Man on the Inside (2026, TV-14, 30m/episode)
§
A retired professor with a knack for
snooping gets a new lease on life when a private investigator recruits him
to go undercover
§ Netflix subscription
o
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§ My Grandfather, the Master Detective by Masateru Konishi
·
Steeped in references to classic crime from
Christie to Chesterton to Poe, My Grandfather, the Master Detective plays
with the genre, capturing readers' imagination in this Tokyo-set escapist
mystery.
· If you're waiting for THEO OF GOLDEN by ALLEN LEVI, try:
o The
Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
§
an unforgettable and heartwarming debut about
how a chance encounter with a list of library books helps forge an unlikely
friendship between two very different people in a London suburb
o Where the Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris
- a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living
- Hoopla ebook
- Libby, eaudio & ebook
o The
Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman
§
Brett struggles to complete her abandoned life
list and one thing becomes clear: sometimes life’s sweetest gifts can be found
in the most unexpected places.
o Begin
Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
§
Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of
his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of
its ending.
o The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
§
a brave testament to the power of living each
day to the fullest, a tribute to the stories that we live, and a reminder of
our unlimited capacity for friendship and love
o This
Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page
§
an emotional and uplifting story about one
woman’s reading-inspired journey to live, dream, and love again
o Buckeye
by Patrick Ryan
§
weaves the intimate lives of two midwestern
families across generations, from World War II to the late twentieth century
o The
Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
§
A darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an
old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school
crush—bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who
can predict death.
o The
Correspondent by Virginia Evans
§
Filled with knowledge that only comes from a
life fully lived, The Correspondent is a gem of a novel about
the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might
never meet in person.
o How
to Read a Book by Monica Wood
§
With the heart, wit, grace, and depth of
understanding that has characterized her work, Monica Wood illuminates the
decisions that define a life and the kindnesses that make life worth living.
o Life,
and Death, and Giants by Ron Rindo
§
a moving story of faith, family, buried secrets,
and everyday miracles
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