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Here are some of our staff's favorite reads of 2023! These are not necessarily new releases, just some of the best things we read this year.
Amanda B., Adult Services
- The Hyacinth Girl: T. S. Eliot's Hidden Muse by Lyndall Gordon
- The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer
- The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft by Ronald Hutton (2019 edition)
Robin B., Circulation Services
Sarah B., Technical Services
- How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis
- In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Amy H., Adult Services
- Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger
- Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside by Nick Offerman
Anna H., Children's Services
Kate H., Library Substitute
- A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan
- On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds Pennock
- Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David J. Epstein
Wendy H., Library Substitute
- Horse by Geraldine Brooks
- Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Way to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang
Cindy K., Circulation Services
- Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
- How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South by Esau McCaulley
Erin M., Library Substitute
Sarah M., Administrative Assistant
Mary O., Children's Services
- Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper and Raúl the Third
- Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
Valerie P., Shelver
- If I Stay by Gayle Forman
- The Worry (Less) Book: Feel Strong, Find Calm, and Tame Your Anxiety! by Rachel Brian
Jim R., Library Director
- Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way by Kieran Setiya
- There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes that Changed History by Rory Carroll
- The World: A Family History by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Cynthia S., Teen and Adult Services
- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
- Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
- Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
Erika S., Library Substitute
- The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen
Kristyn S., Circulation Services