The Waitlist: What to read while you're waiting for that library book
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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 wait list. Don’t fret! In this weekly column, the Pima County Public Library lets us in on some high-demand titles and suggests others to try.
Click on the smaller titles to reserve a book you want to read.
Waiting for: Helen Hardt’s “Shattered”
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Waiting for: Helen Hardt’s “Shattered”
Try:
Ellen Crosby’s “The Champagne Conspiracy”
Linda Lael Miller’s “Forever A Hero”
Waiting for: John Le Carré’s “A Legacy of Spies”
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Waiting for: John Le Carré’s “A Legacy of Spies”
Try:
Sana Krasikov’s “The Patriots”
Helen Dunmore’s “Exposure”
Waiting for: Rosemary Ashton’s “One Hot Summer”
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Waiting for: Rosemary Ashton’s “One Hot Summer”
Try:
Kate Summerscale’s “Mrs. Robinson’s Disgrace”
Molly Crosby’s “Asleep”
Waiting for: Max Tegmark’s “Life 3.0”
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Waiting for: Max Tegmark’s “Life 3.0”
Try:
Brian Christian’s “The Most Human Human”
Richard Yonck’s “Heart of the Machine”
Waiting for: Susan Wigg’s “Map of the Heart”
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Waiting for: Susan Wigg’s “Map of the Heart”
Try:
Ann Patchett’s “Run”
Debbie Macomber’s “Last One Home”
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