Are you familiar with Book of the Month?

 

Each month, Book of the Month features five to seven new, popular books for you to choose from. They are delivered to your home, and you read them, review them, and repeat! Book of the Month, as an idea, has roots going all the way back to 1926. Book of the Month is a paid subscription service some readers enjoy. Not interested in paying for a subscription? No worries! The library makes a point to purchase many books featured on Book of the Month. Annually, Book of the Month chooses five books as finalists for “Book of the Year.” These books are picked based on reviews from readers. Keep reading to see their picks for 2022 Book of the Year Finalists…

 

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham is an eerily compelling story. When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, her own father had confessed to the crimes and was sent to prison, leaving Chloe and the rest of her family to grapple with the truth. Now twenty years later, Chloe is a psychologist and finally has a grasp on the happiness she's worked so hard to achieve. When a local teenage girl goes missing, and then another, that terrifying summer comes crashing back. Is she paranoid, or is Chloe about to unmask a killer

 

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles is set in 1950s America. Eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. With his mother and father both out of the picture, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his brother and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that his friends have different plans for him

 

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin is a modern love story about two childhood friends, Sam, raised by an actress mother in LA's Koreatown, and Sadie, from the wealthy Jewish enclave of Beverly Hills, who reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives.

 

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood is a lovely romance with themes of science. Main character Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships. She then meets Adam Carlsen, who agrees to be her fake boyfriend. When a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career at risk, Adam surprises her with his unyielding support. Suddenly their little experiment feels like more than they’d bargained for.

 

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson follows two estranged siblings who must set aside their differences to deal with their mother's death and her hidden past. Can siblings Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together their mother’s true history, and fulfill her final request to 'share the black cake when the time is right?' Will their mother's revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever?