We asked Curtis staff: what are the books you most enjoyed in 2024? What books did you recommend to family and friends? Here are their answers. Click on titles to check availability and request.
Michael, Lending Services and Adult Services:
Other Peoples Words: Friendship, Loss and the Conversations that Never End by Lissa Soep (2024)
Not a River by Selva Almada, translated from Spanish by Annie McDermott (2024)
Rachel, Volunteer Coordinator:
The Extinction of Irena Ray by Jennifer Croft (2024)
The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise by Olivia Laing (2024)
Jonas, Adult Services, Lending Services and Bookmobile:
The Free People’s Village by Sim Kern (2023)
We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer (2024)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (2021)
Aurora, Adult Services:
O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker (2022)
Mysticism by Simon Critchley (2024)
Gravity and Grace by Simone Weil (1947)
Jenn, Lending Services:
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio (2024)
Not Nothing by Gayle Forman (2024)
The Witching Wind by Natalie Lloyd (2024)
Jon, Technology Librarian:
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (2022)
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham (2024)
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher (2024)
Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity by Michele Norris (2024)
Marian, Adult Services:
What’s the Matter with Kansas: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank (2004)
The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn, translated from German by Melody Shaw (2020)
Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger, #18 in the Cork O’Connor series (2021)
Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow (2020)
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older (2024) (though one should start with the first: The Mimicking of Known Successes (2023))
Tu, Lending, Adult, Youth Services and Bookmobile:
You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian (2024)
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated from Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori (2018)
Mooncakes & Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries by Kristina Cho (2021)
Clint, Adult Services:
Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film by Alonso Duralde (2024)
Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman (2012)
Three Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool by James Kaplan (2024)
Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell by Nathan Ballingrud (2019)
Jocelyn, Teen Services:
Burn by Peter Heller (2024)
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz (2021)
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton (2024)
Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce (2024)
Melissa, Building Supervisor and Administrative Assistant:
Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-based Change by Sherry Mitchell (2018)
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2024)
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzburg (1995)
The Art of the Straight Line: My Tai Chi by Lou Reed, edited by Laurie Anderson (2023)
Untamed by Glennon Doyle (2020)
Plants for the Winter Garden: Perennials, Grasses, Shrubs, and Trees to Add Interest in the Cold and Snow by Warren Leach (2024)
Walden: Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau (1854)
Jamie, Bookmobile Librarian:
Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (2024)
Something Close to Magic by Emma Mills (2023)
Sheryl, Lending Services:
How to Read a Book by Monica Wood (2024)
Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin (2024)
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (2024)
Libby Lost and Found by Stephanie Booth (2024)
Kelly, Adult Services Manager:
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (2024)
The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan (2024)
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (2023)
Cheer, Retired Tech Services:
The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan (2024)
The Magician’s Daughter by H. G. Parry (2023)
Trajectory by Cambria Gordon (2024)
Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (2024)
Pamela B, Adult Services:
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (2024)
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (2024)
Beep by Bill Roorbach (2024)
James by Percival Everett (2024)
If you need more recommendations, call us at the Help Desk — we are always happy to help!
