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, the Pima County Public Library staff lets us in on some high-demand titles and suggests others to try while you wait.
Waiting for: Walter Mosely’s “Down the River Unto the Sea”
Try:
Alaric Hunt’s “Cuts Through the Bone”
Mickey Spillane’s “Goliath Bone”
Waiting for: Tara Westover’s “Educated”
Try:
Liz Murray’s “Breaking Night”
Jeannette Wall’s “Glass Castle”
Waiting for: Patricia Lockwood’s “Priestdaddy”
Try:
Chris Forhan’s “My Father Before Me”
Tony Hendra’s “Father Joe”
Waiting for: Guillermo Del Toro’s “The Shape of Water”
Try:
Elizabeth Nunez’s “Prospero’s Daughter”
Eowyn Ivey’s “Snow Child”
Waiting for: Amy Bloom’s “White Houses”
Try:
Adriana Trigiani’s “All the Stars in Heaven”
Jayne Anne Phillips’ “Quiet Dell”