Long lines, whether in stores or waiting for the hottest books and audiobooks, are tough but the Library can help!
Holley compiled a list of readalikes for the top 5 largest waitlists for ebooks and audiobooks in Libby.
These recommendations should
little to no wait and might even be available today, so check them out while you wait!
If you live in a city where the library subscribes to
Hoopla, check out the recommendations there since those titles are always available.
Ebooks
1) The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
FROM LIBBY, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
The Line That Held Us by David Joy
From critically acclaimed author David Joy comes a
remarkable novel about the cover-up of an accidental death, and the dark
consequences that reverberate through the lives of four people who will never
be the same again.
This Rock by Robert Morgan
From the author of Gap Creek-an international best-seller
and winner of the Southern Book Critics Circle Award-comes the gripping story
of two brothers struggling against each other and the confines of their
mountain world in 1920s Appalachia.
Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani
Millions of readers around the world have fallen in love
with the small town of Big Stone Gap, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of
Virginia, and the story of its self-proclaimed spinster, Ave Maria Mulligan. In
the series’ enchanting debut, Ave Maria reaches her thirty-fifth year and
resigns herself to the single life, filling her days with hard work, fun friends,
and good books. Then, one fateful day, Ave Maria’s past opens wide with the
revelation of a long-buried secret that will alter the course of her life.
Serena by Ron Rash
The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton
arrive in the North Carolina mountains to create a timber empire, vowing to let
no one stand in their way, especially those newly rallying around Teddy Roosevelt's nascent environmental movement.
FROM HOOPLA, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele
Richardson
The hardscrabble folks of Troublesome Creek have to scrap
for everything - everything except books, that is. Thanks to Roosevelt's Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome's got its very own traveling
librarian, Cussy Mary Carter. Cussy's not only a book woman, however,
she's also the last of her kind, her skin a shade of blue unlike most anyone
else. Not everyone is keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and a Blue
is often blamed for any whiff of trouble. If Cussy wants to bring the joy of
books to the hill folks, she's going to have to confront prejudice as old as
the Appalachias and suspicion as deep as the holler.
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain is a masterpiece
that is at once an enthralling adventure, a stirring love story, and a luminous
evocation of a vanished America in all its savagery, solitude, and splendor.
Above the Waterfall by Ron Rash
In this poetic and haunting tale set in contemporary
Appalachia, New York Times best-selling author Ron Rash illuminates
lives shaped by violence and a powerful connection to the land.
2) Maybe you should talk to someone: A Therapist, HER
Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb
FROM LIBBY, HOLLEY SUGGESTS EBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS FROM THESE
AUTHORS:
FROM HOOPLA, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America by Elizabeth
Wurtzel
Elizabeth Wurtzel writes with her finger on the faint pulse
of an over-diagnosed generation whose ruling icons are Kurt Cobain, Xanax, and
pierced tongues. Her famous memoir of her bouts with depression and skirmishes
with drugs, Prozac Nation is a witty and sharp account of the
psychopharmacology of an era for readers of Girl, Interrupted and
Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar.
Inspired by her popular New York Times article,
"How Honesty Could Make You Happier", award-winning journalist Judi
Ketteler takes a deep dive into the hard truths about honesty, from her own
personal story to the exploding field of research on the subject, at a time
when the world seems full of dishonesty - from elected officials, to corporate
leaders, to tabloid-like fakery that gets passed off as news....
3) American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
FROM LIBBY, HOLLEY SUGGESTS THIS AUTHOR:
FROM HOOPLA, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
Unaccompanied by Javier Zamora
Javier Zamora was nine years old when he traveled
unaccompanied 4,000 miles, across multiple borders, from El Salvador to the
United States to be reunited with his parents. This dramatic and hope-filled
poetry debut humanizes the highly charged and polarizing rhetoric of
border-crossing; assesses borderland politics, race, and immigration on a
profoundly personal level; and simultaneously remembers and imagines a birth
country that's been left behind.
The Gringo Champion by Aura Xilonen
The award-winning debut novel by young Mexican author Aura
Xilonen, The Gringo Champion is a thrillingly inventive story about
crossing borders that the Los Angeles Review of Books called
"one of the must-read books of 2017."
Bang by Daniel Peña
Uli’s first flight, a late-night joy ride with his brother,
changes their lives forever when the engine stops and the boys crash land, with
“Texas to the right and Mexico to the left.” In Mexico, each is forced to
navigate the complexities of their past and an unknown world of deprivation and
violence.
All the Agents and Saints: Dispatches from the US Borderlands by Stephanie Elizondo Griest
After a decade of chasing stories around the globe, intrepid
travel writer Stephanie Elizondo Griest followed the magnetic pull home - only
to discover that her native South Texas had been radically transformed in her
absence. Ravaged by drug wars and barricaded by an 18-foot steel wall, her
ancestral land had become the nation's foremost crossing ground for
undocumented workers, many of whom perished along the way.
4) The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
FROM LIBBY, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
From Jennifer Weiner comes a smart, thoughtful, and timely
exploration of two sisters’ lives from the 1950s to the present as they
struggle to find their places - and be true to themselves - in a rapidly
evolving world. Mrs. Everything is an ambitious, richly textured
journey through history - and herstory - as these two sisters navigate a
changing America over the course of their lives.
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
All children mythologize their birth... So begins the
prologue of reclusive author Vida Winter's beloved collection of stories, long
famous for the mystery of the missing thirteenth tale. The enigmatic Winter has
always kept her violent and tragic past a secret. Now old and ailing, she
summons a biographer to tell the truth about her extraordinary life.
Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg
The stunning debut novel from best-selling author Bill Clegg
is a magnificently powerful story about a circle of people who find solace in
the least likely of places as they cope with a horrific tragedy.
FROM HOOPLA, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Evelyn is a Creole woman who comes of age in New Orleans at
the height of World War II. Her family inhabits the upper echelon of black
society, and when she falls for no-name Renard, she is forced to choose between
her life of privilege and the man she loves.
The Sisters of Glass Ferry by Kim Michele Richardson
Spanning several decades and written in an authentic voice
both lyrical and wise, The Sisters of Glass Ferry is a haunting novel
about small-town Southern secrets, loss and atonement, and the unbreakable bond
between siblings.
5) Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
FROM LIBBY, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Big Little Lies is a brilliant take on ex-husbands and
second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, and the little lies
that can turn lethal.
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
A profoundly moving novel about two neighboring families in
a suburban town, the friendship between their children, a tragedy that
reverberates over four decades, the daily intimacies of marriage, and the power
of forgiveness.
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and
longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner
and a sensitive family portrait, uncovering the ways in which mothers and
daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle, all their lives,
to understand one another.
On a more humorous note of families gone wrong:
Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple
A misanthropic matriarch leaves her eccentric family in
crisis when she mysteriously disappears in this "whip-smart and divinely
funny" novel that inspired the movie starring Cate Blanchett (New York
Times).
FROM HOOPLA, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
Tangerine by Christine Mangan
“A juicy melodrama cast against the sultry, stylish imagery
of North Africa in the fifties.” —The New Yorker
Tangerine is a sharp dagger of a book—a debut so tightly wound, so replete with exotic imagery and charm, so full of precise details and extraordinary craftsmanship, it will leave you absolutely breathless.
Tangerine is a sharp dagger of a book—a debut so tightly wound, so replete with exotic imagery and charm, so full of precise details and extraordinary craftsmanship, it will leave you absolutely breathless.
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how a
chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six
children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and
Cousins children forge a lasting bond that is based on a shared disillusionment
with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows up between
them.
Audiobooks
1) The Guardians by John Grisham
FROM LIBBY, HOLLEY SUGGESTS
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan
Stevenson
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN
AND JAMIE FOXX • A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to
redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of
the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given
America a moving story of love in the face of injustice that evokes the blues,
where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin has created two
characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably
ingrained in the American psyche.
FROM HOOPLA, HOLLEY SUGGESTS
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Harper Lee’s Pulitzer prize-winning masterwork of honor and
injustice in the deep south - and the heroism of one man in the face of blind
and violent hatred is one of the best-loved stories of all time.
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the
American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist
on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of
their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have
imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to 12 years for a crime Celestial knows
he didn't commit.
2) American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
FROM LIBBY, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
A mesmerizing debut set in Colombia at the height Pablo
Escobar's violent reign about a sheltered young girl and a teenage maid who
strike an unlikely friendship that threatens to undo them both.
Told with gripping intensity, It Would be Night in Caracas chronicles
one woman’s desperate battle to survive amid the dangerous, sometimes deadly,
turbulence of modern Venezuela and the lengths she must go to secure her
future.
FROM HOOPLA, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
When Patsy gets her long-coveted visa to America, it comes
after years of yearning to leave Pennyfield, the beautiful but impoverished
Jamaican town where she was raised. More than anything, Patsy wishes to be
reunited with her oldest friend, Cicely, whose letters arrive from New York
steeped in the promise of a happier life and the possible rekindling of their
young love. But Patsy's plans don't include her overzealous, evangelical mother
- or even her five-year-old daughter, Tru. Beating with the pulse of a
long-withheld confession, Patsy gives voice to a woman who looks to
America for the opportunity to choose herself first - not to give a better life
to her family back home.
Border Son by Samuel Parker
It's been years since Edward Kazmierski has seen his wayward
son. In fact, it's been years since he has allowed thoughts of Tyler to even
enter his mind. The last place he knew Tyler to be was in an El Paso jail six
years ago. Then, in one day, he receives a cryptic phone call telling him that
his son needs him in Mexico, another from a federal agent searching for Tyler,
and a visit from two men he hopes to never meet again.
Separated at the Border: A Birth Mother, a Foster Mother,and a Migrant Child’s 3000 Mile Journey by Gena Thomas
Weaving together the stories of birth mother and foster
mother, this book shows the human face of the immigrant and refugee, the
challenges of the immigration and foster care systems, and the tenacious power
of motherly love.
3) Open Book: A Memoir by Jessica Simpson
FROM LIBBY, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher tells the true and
intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit. Born to celebrity parents,
she was picked to play a princess in a little movie called Star Wars when
only 19 years old. "But it isn't all sweetness and light sabers."
The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish
From stand-up comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish
comes a hilarious, edgy, and heart-wrenching
collection of autobiographical essays that will leave you laughing through
tears.
We’re Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny,Complicated, and True by Gabrielle Union
In the spirit of Amy Poehler's Yes Please, Lena Dunham's Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of
essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to
be a modern woman.
Inside Out: A Memoir by Demi Moore
In this deeply candid and reflective memoir, Demi pulls back
the curtain and opens up about her career and personal life - laying bare her
tumultuous relationship with her mother, her marriages, her struggles balancing
stardom with raising a family, and her journey toward openheartedness. Inside
Out is a story of survival, success, and surrender - a wrenchingly honest
portrayal of one woman’s at once ordinary and iconic life.
There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me
by Brooke Shields
Only Brooke knows the truth of the remarkable, difficult,
complicated woman who was her mother. And now, in an honest, open memoir about
her life growing up, Brooke will reveal stories and feelings that are relatable
to anyone who has been a mother or daughter.
FROM HOOPLA, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher and We’re Going to Need
More Wine by Gabrielle Union are also available on Hoopla (see links above to check for availability)
In 1968, Olivia Hussey became one of the most famous faces
in the world, immortalized as the definitive Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo & Juliet. Now the iconic girl on the balcony shares
the ups and downs of her truly remarkable life and career....
Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography by Rob Lowe
Never mean-spirited or salacious, Lowe delivers unexpected
glimpses into his successes, disappointments, relationships, and one-of-a-kind
encounters with people who shaped our world over the last 25 years. These
stories are as entertaining as they are unforgettable.
4) Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
FROM LIBBY, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam
Written with the warmth and psychological acuity that
defined his debut, Rumaan Alam has crafted a remarkable novel about the lives
we choose, and the lives that are chosen for us.
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
Set within a contemporary black community in Southern
California, Brit Bennett's mesmerizing first novel is an emotionally perceptive
story about community, love, and ambition. It begins with a secret. "All
good secrets have a taste before you tell them, and if we'd taken a moment to
swish this one around our mouths, we might have noticed the sourness of an
unripe secret, plucked too soon, stolen and passed around before its
season."
FROM HOOPLA, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?: Stories by Kathleen
Collins
Now available in Ecco's Art of the Story series: a
never-before-published collection of stories from a brilliant yet little known
African American artist and filmmaker - a contemporary of revered writers
including Toni Cade Bambara, Laurie Colwin, Ann Beattie, Amy Hempel, and Grace
Paley - whose prescient work has recently resurfaced to wide acclaim. Humorous,
poignant, perceptive, and full of grace, Kathleen Collins' stories masterfully
blend the quotidian and the profound in a personal, intimate way, exploring
deep, far-reaching issues - race, gender, family, and sexuality - that shape
the ordinary moments in our lives.
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
Like Louise Meriwether's Daddy Was a Number Runner and
Dorothy Allison's Bastard out of Carolina, Jacqueline Woodson's Another
Brooklyn heartbreakingly illuminates the formative time when childhood
gives way to adulthood - the promise and peril of growing up - and exquisitely
renders a powerful, indelible, and fleeting friendship that united four young
lives.
5) This spot was a tie between Celeste Ng’s Little Fires
Everywhere (see the suggestions from the ebook list above) and The Silent
Patient by Alex Michaelides. The
suggestions below are for The Silent Patient.
FROM LIBBY, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were
murdered in "The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas". As her family
lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January
snow. She lost some fingers and toes, but she survived, and famously testified
that her 15-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, Ben
sits in prison, and troubled Libby lives off the dregs of a trust created by
well-wishers who've long forgotten her. The Kill Club is a macabre secret
society obsessed with notorious crimes. When they locate Libby and pump her for
details, proof they hope may free Ben, Libby hatches a plan to profit off her
tragic history.
The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova
Psychiatrist Andrew Marlowe has a perfectly ordered
life--solitary, perhaps, but full of devotion to his profession and the
painting hobby he loves. This order is destroyed when renowned painter Robert
Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient.
In response, Marlowe finds himself going beyond his own legal and ethical
boundaries to understand the secret that torments this genius, a journey that
will lead him into the lives of the women closest to Robert Oliver and toward a
tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism.
(only available in ebook) In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O’Brien
Pursued by rumors of the atrocities he committed in Vietnam,
a politician and his wife seek refuge in a cabin in Minnesota, where a mystery
unfolds.
FROM HOOPLA, HOLLEY SUGGESTS:
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
For listeners of Gillian Flynn and Tana French comes one of
the decade's most anticipated debuts, to be published in 36 languages around
the world and already in development as a major film from Fox. A twisty,
powerful Hitchcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she
witnessed a crime in a neighboring house.
The Dinner by Herman Koch
Tautly written, incredibly gripping, and told by an
unforgettable narrator, The Dinner promises to be the topic of
countless dinner party debates. Skewering everything from parenting values to
pretentious menus to political convictions, this novel reveals the dark side of
genteel society and asks what each of us would do in the face of unimaginable
tragedy.
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