"Best Of 2017" Books In Circulation
We are always looking for the "next good read". Patrons come in and gravitate toward the "New Book" section. Since many of the "just released"/popular books often have long holds lists, I'm sharing popular books becoming more available to our patrons and now often found in the fiction shelves. I am looking forward to reading a number of these highly recommended books. How many have been on your lists?
Lilac Girls", by debut author Martha Kelly, was one of the top contenders for Best Fiction in 2016 . It is "inspired by the life of a real world war II heroine... this novel reveals the power of unsung women to change history in their quest for love, freedom, and second chances".
"The Underground Railroad", by Colson Whitehead and voted Best Historical Fiction in 2016, "chronicles a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South".
"Into the Water" is a page-turner psychological thriller by the author of "Girl on a Train", Paula Hawkins. This book was voted Best Mystery and Thriller" in 2017 by the Goodreads' readers.
"A Great Reckoning", by Louise Penny, is her very popular 2016 release for her Chief Inspector Armand Ganache series. This book is finally becoming more readily available. The next in the series, "Glass Houses", was released earlier this year and has retained a fairly large hold list.
"The Whistler", by John Grisham is another more readily available book now that his 2017 New York Times Bestseller, "The Rooster Bar" , has been released.
Author Fredrik Backman is a Swedish author whose books have recently become bestsellers in the United States. "A Man Called Ove" was a favorite in 2016 and early 2017. "Beartown" is his 2017 release, on a number of "Best of" lists, and we have a number of copies in circulation.
Popular authors David Balducci's ("The Fix") and John Sanford's ("Golden Prey") , as well as, Harlan Corben, Lee Child, Daniel Silva and Michael Connelly continue to release books annually for their series and people place holds on them as soon as the record is entered in the catalogue (often before the book is actually available in circulation). If you like fast-paced thrillers and are waiting on a hold for your favorite, any of these authors will be good alternatives.
For the Best of 2017 reads there are many sources. My "go to" for recommendations and reviews is Goodreads, where a 4.0 or over rating by more than 10,000 readers have proven to be entertaining books. We have a display at the library that contain many of the the available Best of 2017 voted on by Goodread's readers. The "Best Fiction in 2017" voted on by readers is "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng and a number of patrons have told us they agree. Here are some other lists for ideas:
We hope you come in and check out our "Best of 2017" or "Lucky Star" display that contain many of the books on the "Best of 2017" lists and "New York Times Bestseller" lists. "Lucky Star" copies are not cycled through the "hold list" and are available for check out to patrons for 2 weeks (no renewals). Also, the Large Print section often has the more popular books available earlier.. Duxbury is lucky to often have multiple copies in circulation of the most popular reads. For books with holds Duxbury patrons have highest priority of the Duxbury Free Library owned books.
Let us know what was your favorite read of 2017!
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