The Waitlist: What to read while you're waiting for that library book
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.
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Waiting for: Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man”
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Waiting for: Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man”
Try:
Teju Cole’s “Open City”
James Baldwin’s “Go Tell It on the Mountain”
Waiting for: Peter Zuckerman’s “Buried in the Sky”
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Waiting for: Peter Zuckerman’s “Buried in the Sky”
Try:
Hampton Sides’ “In the Kingdom of Ice”
Brian Murphy’s “81 Days Below Zero”
Waiting for: Gabriel Tallent’s “My Absolute Darling”
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Waiting for: Gabriel Tallent’s “My Absolute Darling”
Try:
Zadie Smith’s “NW”
Frances Greenslade’s “Shelter”
Waiting for: Isabel Allende’s “The Japanese Lover”
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Waiting for: Isabel Allende’s “The Japanese Lover”
Try:
Julie Otsuka’s “The Buddha in the Attic”
Tan Twan Eng’s “The Garden of Evening Mists”
Waiting for: Judith Newman’s “To Siri With Love”
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Waiting for: Judith Newman’s “To Siri With Love”
Try:
Beth Kephart’s “A Slant of Sun”
Ian Brown’s “The Boy in the Moon”
