SSepteptember 2019ember 2019 -- The ttop top ten booksen books published this month that librarians across the country love.

“Oxford student Annabelle isknee deep in the suffragettemovement. The Duke iswary of supporting a causenot in the crown's bestinterest, but can't deny hisattraction to Annabelle. Awell-done version of theenemies-to-friends-to-loversstory. Perfect for fans ofJuliana Gray and AmandaQuick.”

“Aspiring writer Georgina,broke and a mess, gets a jobat a bar owned by Lucas,whose heart she broke inhigh school. This fresh, funnystory has just the rightamount of sexual tension,and well-developed, relatablecharacters. A must-read forrom-com fans of Jane Greenand Mary Kay Andrews.”

"For siblings Danny andMaeve, the Dutch house ismuch more than a structure.It is the bones of their family,a symbol connected to love,loss, achievement, andabandonment. They areconnected to this house alltheir lives, even after beingflung out of it. For fans ofAnne Tyler and AnnaQuindlen."

“In this new series, theintrospective detectiveMatthew Venn of Devon andhis team search for an itinerantworker’s murderer.Connections emerge to Venn’sestranged parents’ religiouscommunity and his partner’sworkplace. A solid, almost cozyBritish mystery for fans of KateAtkinson and Elly Griffiths.”

"Odie and company escapea sadistic boarding schooland travel throughDepression-era America,meeting angels, devils-- andeveryone in between--alongthe way. It's like Huck Finnand friends meet theOdyssey. For fans of WileyCash’s This Dark Road toMercy and Louise Erdrich’sThe Round House."

"Bree moves to the FloridaKeys after a devastatingbreakup. When a hurricanethreatens to wipe out thetown, she refuses to evacuateand scrambles to protect thepets her neighbors wereforced to leave behind. Forcontemporary romance fanslike Unhoneymooners byChristina Lauren and TheHating Game by Sally Thorne."

"Inspired by a true story of Dr.Zhivago. Pasternak hadfinished his controversialnovel and needed to get itout of Russia to be published.A CIA agent is trained byanother female operative andthe two work to save the ColdWar masterpiece. For readerswho enjoyed The RedSparrow by Jason Matthewsand Sweet Tooth by IanMcEwan."

"A gorgeous novelblending historical fictionand magical realism tocreate a powerful portraitof the people who madeup the UndergroundRailroad. For readers whoenjoyed Beloved by ToniMorrison and She WouldBe King by Wayetu Moore."

"Emily has been through arough patch and needs anew start. Where better tostart than a small townthat puts on a Ren Faireevery year. At first shethinks it's silly, but ahandsome pirate soonchanges her mind. For fansof Red, White, & Royal Blueby Casey McQuiston."

BrBringinging Ding Doown the Dukwn the Dukeeby Evie Dunmore(Berkley Jove)

—Lori Hench, Baltimore County Public Library, Baltimore, MDNoveList read-alike: 99 Nights in Logar by Jamil Jan Kochai

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“A rich, multigenerational weaving of two families, starting at Melody’s coming-of-age party. She wears the dress her mother didn’t get to wear

because she was pregnant with Melody at the time. Alternating narration moves forward and backward in time, reflecting on family, desire, identity, and

parenthood. For fans of Jesmyn Ward and Brit Bennett.”

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by Jacqueline Woodson(Riverhead Books)

—Julie Graham, Yakima Valley Libraries, Yakima Valley, WANoveList read-alike: Third Girl from the Left by Martha Southgate

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TThe She Secrecrets Wets We Ke KepteptA Novelby Lara Prescott

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TThe Lhe Long Cong Callallby Ann Cleeves

TThe Whe Watater Dancerer DancerA Novelby Ta-Nehisi Coates

TThis This Tender Landender Landby William Kent Krueger

(One World)(Atria Books)

(William Morrow Paperbacks)(Minotaur Books)

—Mara Bandy-Fass, Champaign Public Library, Champaign, ILNoveList read-alike: Kindred by Octavia Butler

—Michelle Herring, Naperville Public Library, Naperville, ILNoveList read-alike: Hard Day’s Knight by Katie Macalister

—Carol Melichar, Seminole County Public Library, Casselberry, FLNoveList read-alike: Reverend Clare Fergusson mysteriesby Julia Spencer-Fleming

—Amber Greenwood, Edgewood Public Library, Edgewood, MDNoveList read-alike: First Time in Forever by Sarah Morgan —Mamie Ney, Auburn Public Library, Auburn, MA

NoveList read-alike: The Zhivago Affair by Peter Finn and PetraCouvee

—Amanda Brill, Rowan Public Library, Salisbury, NCNoveList read-alike: Sweet Disorder by Rose Lerner —Theresa Bond, Middlesex Public Library, Middlesex, NJ

NoveList read-alike: One Day in December by Josie Silver—Kelly Currie, Delphi Public Library, Delphi, INNoveList read-alike: The Turner House by Angela Flournoy

"Mortician Doughty’s latest explores everything youalways wanted to know about death but were

afraid to ask. From learning why corpses changecolor to whether you could preserve yourself inamber, readers who enjoy asking weird and wild

questions will love this book."

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(W.W. Norton & Company)

—Erin Manning, Westlake Porter Public Library, Westlake, OH

The LibraryReads Hall of Fame designation honors authors who have had multiple titles appear onthe monthly LibraryReads list since 2013. When their third title places on the list via library staff

votes, the author moves into the Hall of Fame.

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Read-alike: Stiff by Mary RoachRead-alike: What If? by Randall MunroeRead-alike: True or Poo? by Nick Caruso

Read-alike: Quackery by Lydia Kang

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