Adult Booklists

New History Fall 2022 Explore the past with this selection of recently published history titles for fall.

Nancy Pearl Recommends: Whatcom Literacy Council Breakfast 2022 Super reader and librarian Nancy Pearl presented her annual must-read list once again for Whatcom Literacy Council’s 2022 breakfast. Check out this selection of what Nancy’s been reading lately and place your holds!

New Memoir Fall 2022 Fall is a great time to pick up the memoir of a fascinating person. Check out one of these new releases to learn more about someone’s life.

In Love with a Royal Fairy tales may just come true after all in these romances about royals falling in love.

National Book Awards 2022 The winners of the 2022 National Book Awards were announced on 11/16/22. Check out this list of honorees in fiction, nonfiction and translated literature.

True Crime Award Winners Every year the Edgar Awards recognize the best books published in the mystery genre. Most nominees are fiction, but nominees in the Fact Crime category are all works of nonfiction reportage.

Prizeworthy First Novels These newly published novels are the first of their kind! Presented by The Center for Fiction, the First Novel Prize is an annual award that honors great fiction by first-time novelists.

Horror Novels for Spooky Season Get into the spirit of Halloween with these fresh and frightening horror novels, just right for a spooky night.

Foraging Without Dying These guidebooks will teach you how to forage for wild, edible plants and mushrooms safely.