It used to be that everyone waited until December to put out their best books of the year, but now you can find Best Books of 2018 So Far lists everywhere. Just Google it. Amazon already has their recommendations up as does Book Riot.  So, for all those who want to get an early start, here are some of the books that are being recommended.

 

Amazon’s top recommendation is “Educated: A Memoir” by Tata Westover described as an unforgettable memoir about a young girl who kept out of school by her survivalist family, leaves them and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. The top fiction recommendation is “The Great Alone” by Kristin Hannah, the story of a family who tries to solve their problems by moving to Alaska.

 

Other best fiction of the year so far include: “The Kiss Quotient” by Helen Hoang, a romance about a high-functioning autistic genius who hires an escort to teach her about sex, “The Woman in the Window” by A. J. Finn, a mystery that Stephen King rated “unputdownable,” “Next Year in Havana” by Chanel Cleeton recounting life in 1950s and modern-day Cuba, and “The Astonishing Color of After” by Emily X.R. Pan about a young woman’s handling of her mother’s suicide.

 

Other best books are: “The Ensemble” by Aja Gabel, “The Hazel Wood” by Melissa Albert, “The Wedding Date” by Jasmine Guillory, “The Poppy War” by R. F.  Kuang, “Love and Ruin” by Paula McLain, “Warlight” by Michael Ondaatje, “There There” by Tommy Orange, “Circe” by Madeline Miller, “The Wife Between Us” by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, “The Chalk Man” by C. J. Tudor, “The Immortalists” by Chloe Benjamin, “The Overstory” by Richard Powers, “Florida” by Lauren Groff, “The Mars Room” by Rachel Kushner, “Green Sun” by Kent Anderson, “Crimson Lake” by Candice Fox and “Children of Blood and Bone” by Tomi Adeyemi.

 

Renovations continue in the front section of the library with the installation of the flooring.  Hopefully, by the end of the week, we can start to move the DVDs and the new fiction back to their normal spots.