Stuck In The Middle With You

Awesome Reads For Middle-Schoolers!

Star Fish - Lisa Fipps

Violet & The Pie Of Life - Debra Green

Weird Kid - Greg Van Eekhout

Oh My Gods - Stephanie Cook

Real - Carol Cujec

Magical Reality Of Nadia - Bassem Youssef

Simon B. Rhymin' - Dwane Reed

Aminas Song - Hena Khan

Show Us Who You Are - Elle McNicoll

From The Desk Of Zoe Washington - Janae Marks

Midsommers Mayhem - Rajani Larocca

Roll With It - Jamie Sumner

Measuring Up - Lily Lamotte

Ways To Make Sunshine - Renee Watson

Stargazing - Jen Wang

The Greatest Superpower - Alex Sanchez

Generation Misfits - Akemi Dawn Bowman

The Shape Of Thunder - Jasmine Warga

The Elephant In The Room - Holly Goldberg Sloan

On My Watch List!

Coming Soon To A Theatre Near You…

Sleeping Giants – Sylvain Neuvel

Monster – Walter Dean Meyers

Permanent Record – Mary H. K. Choi

Harriet The Spy - Louise Fitzhugh

Daisy Jones & The Six – Taylor Jenkins Reid,

The Southern Book Clubs Guide To Slaying Vampires – Grady Hendrix

Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

Dark Matter – Blake Crouch,

Severance – Ling Ma

Nightmare Alley - William Lindsay Gresham

Deep Water - Patricia Highsmith

The Last Duel - Eric Jager

The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah

Anatomy Of A Scandal - Sarah Vaughn

A Woman In The Window - A.J. Finn

Last Looks – Howard Michael Gould

Dopesick - Beth Macy

Knife Of Never Letting Go: Chaos Walking Book One – Patrick Ness

Shadow & Bone - Leigh Bardugo

Beach Reads!

Lose Yourself In A Good Book…

Malibu Rising - Taylor Jenkins Reid

Survive The Night - Riley Sager

The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dallia Harris

The Hunting Wives - May Cobb

The Husbands - Chandler Baker

The Therapist - B.A. Paris

Ace Of Spades - Faridah Abike-Iyimide

A is For Aunties -

Early Morning Riser - Katherine Heiny

The Prophets - Robert Jones Jr.

People We Meet On Vacation - Emily Henry

Final Revival Of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton

Billy Summers - Stephen King

Mary Jane - Jessican Anya Blau

My Heart Is A Chainsaw - Stephen Graham Jones

The Break Up Book - Wendy Wax

Witches Steeped In Gold - Ciannon Smart

The Summer Job - Lizzy Dent

The Guncle - Steven Rowley

Badass Women

Celebrate Fiercely Talented Writers…

How We Were Beautiful - Imbolo Mbue

Destransition, Baby - Torrey Peters

The Push - Ashley Audrain

Crying In The H Mart - Michelle Zauner

The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dalila Harris

Girl A - Abigail Dean

Silence Is A Sense - Layla AlAmarr

Outlawed - Anne North

Girl, Women, Other - Bernardine Evaristo

Dusk Night Dawn - Anne Lamott

Long Bright River - Liz Moore

The Chosen & The Beautiful - Nghi Yo

Ace Of Spades - Faridan Abike-IyImide

With Teeh - Kristen Arnett

Hunger - Roxanne Gay

You Can't Touch My Hair - Phoebe Robinson

My Own Words - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Act Like A Lady - Keltie Knight

Too Fat Too Slutty Too Loud - Anne Helen Petersen

Outta This World

Portals To Mythical Lands…

The Fifth Season - N.K. Jemisin

Sandman - Neil Gaiman

From Blood & Ash - Jennifer L. Armentrout

House Of Earth & Blood- Sarah J. Maas

Furyborn - Claire Legrand

The Hundredth Queen - Emily R. King

Dark Matter - Blake Crouch

Red Rising - Pierce Brown

Once & Future Witches - Alix E. Harrow

History Of What Comes Next - Sylvain Neuvel

Cinderella Is Dead - Kalynn Bayron

The Unspoken Name - A.K. Larkwood

Riot Baby - Tochi Onyebuchi

Binti - Ninedi Okorafor

We Could Be Heroes - Mike Chen

Axioms End - Lindsay Ellis

Remote Control - Ninedi Okorafor

Witches Steeped In Gold - Ciannon Smart

A Darker Shade Of Magic - V.E. Schwab

Hearts & Heartaches

I’m In The Mood For Love…Or Something…

Call Me Maybe - Cara Bristone

The Flatshare - Beth O'Leary

Me Before You - JoJo Moyes

One To Watch - Kate Staymon London

Ayesha At Last - Uzma Jalaluddin

Beach Read - Emily Henry

Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew Quick

Time Travelers Wife - Audrey Niffenengger

Chocolat - Joanne Harris

Forever, Interrupted - Taylor Jenkins Reid

Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins

Princess Bride - William Goldman

Ghosting: A Love Story - Tash Skilton

Simmer Down - Sarah Smith

Mr. Perfect - Linda Howard

Dark Lover - J.R. Ward

Bridgerton: Duke ! & 2 - Julia Quinn

If I Was Your Girl - Meredith Russo

Roller Girl - Vanessa North

Celebrate Authors Of Colour

Expand Your Horizons…

How Beautiful We Were - Imbolo Mbue

The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas

Black Buck - Mateo Askaripour

Razorblade Tears - S.A. Crosby

The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dallila Harris

The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennet

Such A Fun Age - Kiley Reid

The Prophets - Robert Jones Jr.

Final Revival Of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton

I've Been Meaning To Tell You - David Chariandy

Until The Flood -Dael Orlandersmith

The Truths We Hold - Kamala Harris

Lead From The Outside - Stacey Abrams

Born A Crime - Trevor Noah

Just As I Am - Cicely Tyson

Four Hundred Souls - Ibram X. Kendi & Keisha N. Blain

Heavy - Kiese Laymon

Last Black Unicorn - Tiffany Haddish

Notes From A Young Black Chef - Kwame Onwuachi

Someday, Maybe...

New Release & Catalog Books On My TBR List

A Slow Fire Burning - Paula Hawkins

Every Vow You Break - Peter Swanson

For Your Own Good - Samantha Downing

Game Changer - Neal Shusterman

Kill The Mall - Pasha Malla

Later - Stephen King

No Gods, No Monsters - Cadwell Turnbull

Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

The End Of Men - Christina Sweeney-Baird

The Futures Is Yours - Dan Frey

The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dailia Harris

American Spy - Lauren Wilkinson

The Only Good Indians - Stephen Graham Jones

Pachinko - Min Jin Lee

The Particular Sadness Of Lemon Cake - Aimee Bender

Your House Will Pay - Steph Cha

Fifty Words For Rain - Asha Lemmie

The Last Equation Of Isaac Severy - Nova Jacobs

The Tenth Muse - Catherine Chung

The End...

Dystopian & Post Apocalyptic Tales

The Stand - Stephen King

Leave The World Behind - Rumann Alam

Bird Box - Josh Malerman

The Passage - Justin Cronin

The Girl With All The Gifts - M.R. Carey

Parable Of The Sower - Octavia E. Butler

Severance - Ling Ma

Moon Of The Crusted Snow - Waubgeshig Rice

Afterland - Lauren Buekes

Book Of M - Peng Shepherd

Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

The Fifth Season - N.K. Jemisin

The Phlebotomist - Chris Panatier

Riot Baby - Tochi Onyebuchi

Lakewood - Megan Giddings

Songs For The End Of The World - Saleema Nawaz

The Warehouse - Rob Hart

Company Town - Madeline Ashby

Trail Of Lightning - Rebecca Roanhorse

Holiday Books...

Something If You’ve Been Nice…Or Naughty!

Dasher - Matthew Travares (For The Kids)

The Great Santa Stakeout - Besty Bird (For The Kids)

A Boy Called Christmas - Matt Haig (For The Kids)

I Got The Christmas Spirt - Connie Schofield-Morrison (For The Kids)

Snow Globe Wishes - Erin Dealey (For The Kids)

The Nutcracker In Harlem - T.E. McMorrow (For The Kids)

Bear Stays Up For Christmas - Karma Wilson (For The Kids)

The Usual Santas - Peter Lovesey (For The Grownups)

P.S. Your Cat Is Dead - James Kirkwood (For The Grownups)

Holidays On Ice - David Sedaris (For The Grownups)

The Stupidest Angel - Christopher Moore (For The Grownups)

Little Women - Louisa May Alcott (For The GrownUps)

Winter Solstice - Rosamunde Pilcher (For The Grownups)

Mr. Dickens & His Carol - Samantha Silva (For The Grownups)

In A Holidaze - Christina Lauren (For The Grownups)

To Slay A Christmas Monster - Kemi Amusan (For The Grownups)

Christmas Evil - Mark L'Estrange (For The Grownups)

The Adults - Caroline Hulse

For The Love Of Bookstores...

My Happiest Place On Earth…

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan

Storied Life OF A.J. Fikry - Gabrielle Zevin

Bookshop On The Corner - Jennifer Colgan

Midnight At The Bright Ideas Bookstore - Matthew Sullivan

The Little Paris Bookshop - Nina George

Booked To Die - John Dunning

The Word Exchange - Alena Graedon

Bookish Life Of Nina Hill - Abbi Waxman

The Bookshop Of Yesterdays - Amy Meyerson

The Bookstore - Deborah Meyler

The Bookseller - Cynthia Swanson

Diary Of A Bookseller - Shaun Bythell

Lost For Words - Stephanie Butland

The Club Dumas - Arturo Perez-Reverte

Escape From Mr.Lemoncello's Library - Chris Grabenstien

Ex-Libris - Ross King

A Novel Bookstore - Laurence Crosse

The Book Itch - Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Seven Kinds Of People You Find In Bookshops - Shaun Bythell

It's A Mystery...Can You Keep A Secret?

For Sleuths Of All Kinds…

I Am Pilgrim - Terry Hayes (Spy/Espionage)

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - John LeCarre (Spy/Espionage)

American Spy - Lauren Wilkinson (Spy/Espionage)

The Secrets We Kept - Lara Prescott (Spy/Espionage)

Coyotes Of Carthage - Steven Wright (Crime/Heist)

Safecracker - Ryan Wick (Crime/Heist)

Love & Theft - Stan Parish (Crime/Heist)

Blacktop Wasteland - S.A. Crosby (Crime/Heist)

The Assistants - Camille Perri (Crime/Heist)

Out - Natsuo Kirino (Noir)

And When She Was Good - Laura Lippman (Noir)

Stangers On A Train - Patricia Highsmith (Noir)

The Plotters - Un-su Kim (Noir)

A Simple Plan - Scott Smith (Noir)

He Started It - Samantha Downing (Thriller)

Tell No One - Harlen Coben (Thriller)

The Chain - Adrian McKinty (Thriller)

Freefall - Jessica Barry (Thriller)

This Story Is A Lie - Tom Pollock (Thriller)

Lucky You - Carl Hiaasen (Caper)

Burglars Can't Be Choosers - Lawrence Block (Caper)

Noir - Christopher Moore (Caper)

Hope Never Dies - Andrew Shaffer (Caper)

The Spellman Files - Lisa Lutz (Caper)

Page Frights...

Scares Of All Sorts, For All Sorts…

The Shining - Stepen King (When Your House Wants To Kill You)

Mapping The Interior - Stephen Graham Jones (When Your House Wants To Kill You)

The Supernatural Enhancements - Edgar Cantero (When Your House Wants To Kill You)

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Gothic)

White Is For Witching - Helen Oyeyemi (Gothic)

The Doll Factory - Elizabeth MacNeal (Gothic)

Cold Storage - David Koepp (Creature Feature)

Devolution - Max Brooks (Creature Feature)

The Strain - Guillermo Del Toro (Creature Feature)

Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage (Human Monsters)

The Patent - Jasper DeWitt (Human Monsters)

Violets Are Red - Mylo Carbia (Human Monsters)

Heart Shaped Box - Joe Hill (Ghosts)

The Deep - Alma Katsu (Ghosts)

White Tears - Hari Kunzru (Ghosts)

The Ruins - Scott Smith (Ancient Evil)

The Only Good Indians - Stephen Graham Jones (Ancient Evil)

The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty (Ancient Evil)

Plain Bad Heriones - Emily Danfort (Scary Funny)

Meddling Kids - Edgar Cantero (Scary Funny)

Horrorstor - Grady Hendrix (Scary Funny)

It's A Mystery...For The Puzzler

For Sleuths Of All Kinds…

The Woman In Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware (Locked Room)

Malice - Keigo Higashino (Locked Room)

No Exit - Taylor Adams (Locked Room)

The 7 1/2 Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton (Locked Room)

Death In The Family - Tessa Wegert (Locked Room)

Magpie Murders - Anthony Horowitz (Cozy)

Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman (Cozy)

Body In The Library - Agatha Christie (Cozy)

The No #1 Ladies Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith (Cozy)

Sweetness At The Bottom Of The Pie - Alan Bradly (Cozy)

The Missing American - Kwei Quartey (Private Eye)

Trouble Is What I Do - Walter Mosley (Private Eye)

Claire DeWitt & The City Of The Dead - Sara Gran (Private Eye)

Follow Her Home - Steph Cha (Private Eye)

Sleight Of Hand - Philip Margolin (Private Eye)

Enigma Of China - Qui Xialong (Police Procedural)

Rules Of Prey - John Sandford (Police Procedural)

The Black Echo - Michael Connolly (Police Procedural)

The Girl In The Ice - Robert Bryndza (Police Procedural)

The Searcher - Tana French (Police Procedural)

The Hypnotist - Lars Kepler (Suspense)

Framed - S.L. McInnis (Suspense)

Trust No One - Paul Cleave (Suspense)

The Woman In The Window - A.J. Finn (Suspense)

The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides (Suspense)

The Sun Down Motel - Simone St.James (Amateur Sleuth)

Mr. Prenumbas 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan (Amateur Sleuth)

A Clue For The Puzzle Lady - Parnell Hall (Amateur Sleuth)

Primary Obsessions - Charles Demers (Amateur Sleuth)

Opium & Absinthe - Lydia Kang (Amateur Sleuth)

For The Love Of Libraries

For Some, The Happiest Place On Earth…

The Midnight Library - Matthew Haig

Evil Librarian - Michelle Knusden

This Book Is Overdue - Marilyn Johnson

The Book Of Speculation - Erika Swyler

The Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafron

Nightbooks - J.A. White

The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova

The Library At Mount Char - Scott Hawkins

The Mystery Of Henri Pick - David Foenkinos

Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury

The Borrower - Rebecca Makkai

The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde

The Strange Library - Haruki Murakami

The Library Book - Susan Orlean

The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman

The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu - Joshua Hammer

The Name Of The Rose - Umberto Eco

The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Settenrield

The Giant's House - Elizabeth McCraken

Smart Is Cool!

Learn Something New…

Astrophysics For People In A Hurry - Neil DeGrasse Tyson

A Short History Of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson

Sapiens: A Brief History Of Humankind - Yuval Noah Harari

The Code Book: The Science Of Secrecy - Simon Singh

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores The Hidden Side Of Everything - Steven D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner

The Gene: An Intimate History - Siddhartha Mukherjee

Homo Deus: A Brief History Of Tomorrow - Yuval Noah Harari

Thinking Fast & Slow - Daniel Kahneman

The Black Swan: The Imprt Of The Highly Impropable - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Moonwalking With Einstein; The Art & Soience Of Remembering - Joshua Foer

Nine Pints: Journey Through The Money, Medicine & Mysteries Of Blood - Rose George

The Order Of Time - Carlo Rovelli

Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals The Secrets Of The Universe - Steven Strogatz

Eight Lessons On Infinity: A Mathematical Adventure - Haim Shapira

I Contain Multitudes: Microbes Within Us - Ed Yong

Immortality Inc: Renegade Science & The Quest To Live Forever - Chip Walter

You're Not Listening: What We Are Missing & Why It Matters - Kate Murphy

The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind & Body In Healing - Bessel Van Der Kolk

Irresistible: Rise Of Addictive Technology & The Business Of Keeping Us Hooked - Adam Alter

The Stephen King Collection...

The Constant Writer…Rated!

11/22/63 – Reigns Supreme!

Bag of Bones – Throne Worthy!

Black House – Tarnished Crown!

Blaze – Throne Worthy!

Carrie – Reigns Supreme!

Cell – Throne Worthy!

Christine – Throne Worthy!

Cujo – Reigns Supreme!

Cycle Of The Werewolf – Throne Worthy!

Desperation – Throne Worthy!

Different Seasons – Reigns Supreme!

Doctor Sleep – Reigns Supreme!

Dolores Claiborne – Throne Worthy!

Dreamcatcher – Tarnished Crown!

Duma Key – Tarnished Crown!

Elevation – Reigns Supreme!

End of Watch – Reigns Supreme!

Everything’s Eventual – Tarnished Crown!

Finders Keepers – Reigns Supreme!

Firestarter – Reigns Supreme!

Four Past Midnight – Tarnished Crown!

From a Buick 8 – Tarnished Crown!

Full Dark, No Stars – Throne Worthy!

Gerald’s Game – Reigns Supreme!

Gwendy’s Button Box – Throne Worthy!

Hearts in Atlantis – Throne Worthy!

If It Bleeds – Throne Worthy!

Insomnia – Reigns Supreme!

IT – Reigns Supreme!

Joyland – Reigns Supreme!

Just After Sunset – Throne Worthy!

Lisey’s Story – Throne Worthy!

Misery - Reigns Supreme!

Mr. Mercedes – Throne Worthy!

Needful Things – Reigns Supreme!

Night Shift – Tarnished Crown!

Nightmares & Dreamscapes – Tarnished Crown!

Pet Sematary – Tarnished Crown!

Revival – Reigns Supreme!

Rose Madder – Throne Worthy!

‘Salem’s Lot – Reigns Supreme!

Skeleton Crew – Throne Worthy!

Sleeping Beauties – Reigns Supreme!

Storm of the Century – Throne Worthy!

The Bachman Books – Throne Worthy!

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams – Throne Worthy!

The Colorado Kid – Throne Worthy!

The Dark Half – Reigns Supreme!

The Dark Tower Series: The Gunslinger, Drawing Of The Three, Wastelands, Wizard & Glass, Wolves Of Calla, Song Of Susannah, The Dark Tower, Wind Through The Keyhole – Throne Worthy!

The Dead Zone – Reigns Supreme!

The Eyes of the Dragon – Throne Worthy!

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon – Throne Worthy!

The Green Mile – Reigns Supreme!

The Institute – Reigns Supreme!

The Outsider – Reigns Supreme!

The Regulators – Throne Worthy!

The Shining – Reigns Supreme!

The Stand – Reigns Supreme!

The Talisman – Throne Worthy!

The Tommyknockers – Reigns Supreme!

Thinner – Throne Worthy!

Under the Dome – Tarnished Crown!

The Book Nerd Checklist...

Is This A Test? Might Be My First 100% In A While!

You've Read The First Chapter Of A Book In A Bookstore…

You've Read The Last Page Of A Book Before Starting It…

You've Fantasized About Being Locked In A Bookstore Or Library Overnight…

You've Told Someone "Sorry, I Already Have Plans" When You Wanted To Get Out Of Something To Go Home And Read Your Book…

You've Launched Into Conversations With Complete Strangers About What They Are Reading…

You've Had Full On Meltdowns At The End Of Certain Books; Sobbing, Screaming, Howling…

You Own Clothing Dedicated To Your Love Of Reading…Maybe More Than One Item…

You Get Twitchy If You Go More Than A Week Without Visiting A Bookstore…

You've Gotten Kinks In Your Neck Trying To See What Strangers Are Reading…

You've Been To A Midnight Release Of A Book…

You Always Have More Than One Book On The Go…

You've Called In Sick To Work Because You Just Wanted To Stay Home And Read…

You're Normally The First Person Someone Goes To For Book Recommendations…

You Read More Than 20 Hours Per Week…

You Cringed At Dog-eared Pages Or Cracked Spines…

You've Stayed Up Past Midnight Reading A Good Book…Or Gotten Up Before Dawn…

You've Read More Than One Book In A Day Before…And Not A Children’s Book…

You Consider Reorganizing Your Extensive Book Collection A Super Fun Time…

You Don't Understand People Who Don’t Read…But Love Them Anyway…

You Have Your Home Library Digitized…

You Are Proud To Be Called A Book Nerd!!

The Hippie Bookshelf...

I Miss The 70’s!

Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid

Hippie - Paula Coelho

Drop City - T.C. Boyle

The Ice Storm - Rick Moody

Arcadia - Lauren Groff

Invisible Circus - Jennifer Egan

Inherent Vice - Thomas Pynchon

The Girls - Emma Cline

Hideous Kinky - Esther Freud

Looking For Mr. Goodbar - Judith Rossner

Little Miss Strange - Joanna Rose

The Electric Kool-Aid Kid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe

The Drifters - James Michener

Dead Poets Society - N.H. Kleinbaum

I'm With The Band: Confessions Of A Groupie - Pamela Des Barres

Go Ask Alice - Beatice Sparks

The Flamethrowers - Rachel Kushner

Love Story - Erich Segal

Joyland - Stephen King

In Another's Skin...

A True Story Collection

How We Fight For Our Lives – Saeed Jones

A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius – Dave Eggers

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life – William Finnegan

Girl Decoded – Rana el Kalioulay

Good Morning, Destroyer Of Men’s Souls – Nina Renata Aron

Notes From A Young Black Chef – Kwame Onwuachi

The Yellow House – Sarah M. Brown

In Pursuit Of Disobedient Women – Dianne Searcey

A Good Wife – Samra Zafar

Wild Game – Adrienne Brodeur

Heavy – Kiese Laymon

Empty – Susan Burton

Becoming Dr. Seuss – Brian Jay Jones

The Heart And Other Monsters – Rose Anderson

Once More We Saw Stars – Jayson Greene

Hillbilly Elegy – J.D. Vance

Inheritance – Dani Shapiro

Another Bullshit Night In Suck City – Nick Flynn

Girl Walks Out Of A Bar – Lisa Smith

The Liars Club – Mary Karr

Born A Crime – Trevor Noah

Becoming – Michelle Obama

Wild – Cheryl Strayed

The Professor & The Madman – Simon Winchester

The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks – Rebecca Skloot

A House In The Sky – Amanda Lindhout

Hunger – Roxanne Gay

Drinking: A Love Story – Caroline Knapp

Running With Scissors – Augusten Burroughs

Just Kids – Patti Smith

The Year Of Magical Thinking – Joan Didion

The Rules Do Not Apply – Ariel Levy

Sybil – Flora Rheta Schreiber

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal – Jeanette Winterson

Thick – Tressie McMillian – Essays

The Shapeless Unease – Samantha Harvey – Diary…of sorts

I’m Telling The Truth, But I’m Lying – Bassey Ikpi – Essays

This Is One Way To Dance – Sejal Shah - Essays

Between The World & Me – Ta-Nehisi Coates - Letters

Good Talk – Mira Jacolo – Graphic Art

Hold Still – Sally Mann - Photos

So Sad Today – Melissa Broader – Essays

Buffering – Hannah Hart – Essays & Oddities