Check It Out Category: Books

And the winner is…

Throughout the summer, Mount Prospect readers logged over 1800 books, and of those 100 star titles were nominated for the ultimate Read of Fame!  Though the last curtain has fallen on the season’s performances, you can still enjoy the encores of the winning reads. Give a round of applause to the crowd-pleasing titles below, each featured with a critic’s review.

The Keeper of Lost Things
by Ruth Hogan
“Tender, mysterious – an angry ghost – it’s got it all!”

Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City
by Guy Delisle
“Fascinating and informative!”

Waiting for Tom Hanks
by Kerry Winfrey
“A rom-com about rom-coms!”

It
by Stephen King
“”Horrifying, heartwarming, and fun – if you have the time!”

1919: Poems
by Eve Ewing
“Poetry inspired by history. Leaves you breathless.”

The Castaways
by Elin Hilderbrand
“Great beach read!”

Spinning Silver
by Naomi Novik
“An interesting feminist culturally sensitive tale inspired by Rumplestiltskin”

If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)
by Betty White
“Funny and charming book”

The Long Flight Home
by Alan Hlad
“WWII and carrier pigeons – fascinating”

Summer Reading has begun, and It’s Showtime at MPPL! If you are looking for a book that fits one of the specific categories, check this blog for suggestions throughout the months of June and July! You can also stop by the library to see our binders of additional suggestions. Enjoy the show!

These are suggestions for CATEGORY K: READ A CLASSIC:

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

• Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Summer Reading has begun, and It’s Showtime at MPPL! If you are looking for a book that fits one of the specific categories, check this blog for suggestions throughout the months of June and July! You can also stop by the library to see our binders of additional suggestions. Enjoy the show!

These are suggestions for CATEGORY O: READ A BOOK ABOUT A WRITER OR WRITING:

Walking on the Ceiling by Aysegul Savas

Love and Ruin by Paula McClain

Where the Past Begins by Amy Tan

Chuckerman Makes a Movie by Francie Arenson Dickman

Revolution Sunday by Wendy Guerra

Less by Andrew Sean Greer

Summer Reading has begun, and It’s Showtime at MPPL! If you are looking for a book that fits one of the specific categories, check this blog for suggestions throughout the months of June and July! You can also stop by the library to see our binders of additional suggestions. Enjoy the show!

These are suggestions for CATEGORY J: READ A CROWD PLEASER:

The Reckoning by John Grisham

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

• Past Tense by Lee Child

Summer Reading has begun, and It’s Showtime at MPPL! If you are looking for a book that fits one of the specific categories, check this blog for suggestions throughout the months of June and July! You can also stop by the library to see our binders of additional suggestions. Enjoy the show!

These are suggestions for CATEGORY Q: Listen to an Audiobook:

Fire and Blood by George R. R. Martin

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Warlight by Michael Ondaatje