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Joan F. Smith (2021)
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Book Recommendations from our Writers-In-Residence: Joan F. Smith (2021)
Reading recommendations from our Writers-In-Residence from 2021, 2023, and 2024
Calvin Hennick (2024)
Hallie Ephron (2023)
Joan F. Smith (2021)
Adult
The Mothers
by
Brit Bennett
Contemporary fiction, coming-of-age
The Push
by
Ashley Audrain
Literary thriller, psychological drama
The Guncle
by
Steven Rowley
Queer fiction, humor
Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes
by
Phoebe Robinson
Humor, essays
Fuzz
by
Mary Roach
Science, nature, animals
Home Body
by
Rupi Kaur
Poetry
Dial a for Aunties
by
Jesse Q. Sutanto
Rom-com, murder mystery
People We Meet on Vacation
by
Emily Henry
Romance
The Feather Thief
by
Kirk Wallace Johnson
True crime
Somebody's Daughter
by
Ashley C. Ford
Memoir
One Last Stop
by
Casey McQuiston
Romance, queer fiction
Of Women and Salt
by
Gabriela Garcia
Historical, literary fiction
Young Adult
Instructions for Dancing
by
Nicola Yoon
Romance with a speculative element
Better Than the Movies
by
Lynn Painter
Rom-com
Iron Widow
by
Xiran Jay Zhao
Fantasy
The Hawthorne Legacy
by
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Mystery, fantasy
Pride and Premeditation
by
Tirzah Price
A Jane Austen retelling as a mystery
Legendborn
by
Tracy Deonn
Fantasy
Firekeeper's Daughter
by
Angeline Boulley
Mystery
Ace of Spades
by
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Thriller
Tokyo Ever After
by
Emiko Jean
Romance
Jay's Gay Agenda
by
Jason June
Romance, queer fiction
Middle Grade
Other Words for Home
by
Jasmine Warga
Poetry, general fiction
Alone
by
Megan E. Freeman
Poetry, dystopian fiction
Karen's Witch
by
Ann M. Martin
Graphic novel (ages 5-10)
Amari and the Night Brothers
by
B. B. Alston
Fantasy
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls
by
Kaela Rivera
Fantasy, mythology
Glitter Gets Everywhere
by
Yvette Clark
Contemporary fiction
Pumpkin
by
Julie Murphy
Romance, queer fiction
Picture Books
I'm Sorry
by
Michael Ian Black; Debbie Ridpath Ohi (Illustrator)
We Don't Eat Our Classmates
by
Ryan Higgins (Illustrator)
Stella's Stellar Hair
by
Yesenia Moises (Illustrator)
Joan F. Smith
Photo credit: Sharona Jacobs
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