We’ve all had it happen: You hear about a book and go to your local library to find it, but dozens of people are ahead of you on the waitlist. Don’t fret! In this weekly column, Pima County Public Library staff let us in on some high-demand titles and suggest others to try while you wait.
Waiting for: Kate Harris’ “Lands of Lost Borders”
Try: Juliana Buhring’s “This Road I Ride” or Sarah Marquis’ “Wild by Nature”
Waiting for: Ragnar Jonasson’s “Black-Out”
Try: Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s “The Legacy” or Arnaldur Indrioason’s “The Shadow Killer”
Waiting for: J. R. R. Tolkien’s “The Fall of Gondolin”
Try: Robert Jordan’s “The Eye of the World” or Joe Loconte’s “A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War”
Waiting for: Lisa Brennan-Jobs’ “Small Fry”
Try: Ken Segall’s “Insanely Simple” or Kelly Carlin’s “A Carlin Home Companion”
Waiting for: Yuval Harari’s “21 Lessons for the 21st Century”
Try: Thomas Friedman’s “Thank You for Being Late” or Gregg Easterbrook’s “It’s Better than It Looks”
