We’re wrapping up 2023 with GPL staff’s favorite reads of the year. Staff Picks are on display year-round on the second floor, and they change often. You can also browse for these titles in the online catalog.
Dianne's Favorites of the Year
Every December our Director, Dianne Hathaway, selects her favorite book of the year. In 2023, she read over 55 books, and many were so good that she could not pick a single favorite—you’ll just have to read them all!
Dianne’s top five favorite:
- Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
- Foster by Claire Keegan
- Thirst for Salt by Madelaine Lucas
- The Postcard by Anne Berest (translated from the French)
- Café Unfiltered by Jean-Philippe Blondel (translated from the French)
Rounding out her top ten:
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kende
- Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
- All the Broken Places by John Boyne
- Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Visit the ever-changing display of books, movies and music on the second floor.
Staff Picks 2023
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