What to read while you are waiting for that book at the Pima County Library
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 the smaller titles to go to the library's reservation page for the book.
Waiting for: Jamie Ford’s “Love and Other Consolation Prizes”
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Waiting for: Jamie Ford’s “Love and Other Consolation Prizes”
Try:
E. L. Doctorow’s “Ragtime”
Henning Mankell’s “Treacherous Paradise”
Waiting for: Sarah Schmidt’s “See What I Have Done”
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Waiting for: Sarah Schmidt’s “See What I Have Done”
Try:
Hannah Kent’s “Burial Rites”
Charlotte Rogan’s “The Lifeboat”
Waiting for: Francis Spufford’s “Golden Hill”
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Waiting for: Francis Spufford’s “Golden Hill”
Try:
Sally Gunning’s “The Widow’s War”
Jane Kamensky’s “Blindspot”
Waiting for: Ayobami Adebayo’s “Stay With Me”
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Waiting for: Ayobami Adebayo’s “Stay With Me”
Try:
Michael Thomas’s “Man Gone Down”
Marilynne Robinson’s “Lila”
Waiting for: Gerda Saunder’s “Memory’s Last Breath”
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Waiting for: Gerda Saunder’s “Memory’s Last Breath”
Try:
Kimberly Williams-Paisley “Where the Light Gets In”
Lisa Genova’s “Still Alice”
