Reading Recommendations for adults from the staff of Oshkosh Public Library.
August is here! The days are growing shorter, and the summer reading program is winding toward its end. But that's no reason to slow down your reading! Here are a few recommendations to keep you turning pages well into cozy season! --Sarah
Recommended by MJ
Also available in Large Print, or as an e-book or e-audiobook on Libby.
What a strange little story. There is no plot, no drama, no character development, and yet, I could not set it down. It balances a sense of hope and awe with the unrelenting dread of how we can hurt each other and of grief. Though not for everyone, it hit different.
I who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Recommended by MJ
Also available as an e-book or e-audiobook on Libby.
Full of a quiet, bittersweet sadness, this book nonetheless holds an un-putdownable gravity. Swinging between hope and despair, it is short, evocative, and elegant.
Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
Recommended by Sarah
Also available as an e-book or e-audiobook on Libby.
Estranged siblings must reunite to grieve the loss of their mother—and the uncovering of her dark secrets. When they find a recorded VHS tape that proves their parents knew more than they let on about a local cold case, the siblings must work together to right their parents’ wrongs. But that means digging up old grudges and past pain. Full of mystery, betrayal, high emotions, and dark humor, Home is Where the Bodies Are is the perfect summer thriller.