September Bring Your Own Book Club Recommendations
The book that broke the world
Lawrence, Mark, 1966-, author
2024
"The Library of Alexandria died in fire. Others fade away with less drama, ignored, forgotten, left to dust. To the athenaeum though, the great library of which all others are echoes, fires are merely a temporary inconvenience. The only true threat to the library's existence is a book--the one Livira wrote. Livira's book also brought her together with Evar, a young man who was raised in the library itself, and they discovered secrets that no one else had uncovered. But now they are separated--and something hunts them both."-- Provided by publisher.
First lie wins
Elston, Ashley, author
2024
The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she's given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job. Evie can't make any mistakes - especially after what happened last time. Evie Porter must stay one step ahead of her past while making sure there's still a future in front of her. The stakes couldn't be higher - but then, Evie has always liked a challenge.
The happy ever after playlist
Jimenez, Abby, author
2020
Sloan Monroe can't catch a break. Two years after losing her fiance, her life consists of cemetery visits, unorthodox art projects, and drinking sessions with her best friend Kristen. So when a dog dashes in front of her car and gets her a ticket for obstructing traffic, [she's] at her wits' end. But after meeting the ridiculously attractive and charming owner of the trouble-making retriever, she begins to think that maybe her luck has finally started to turn around.
How to become the Dark Lord and die trying
Wexler, Django, author.
2024
"Davi has done this all before. She's tried to be the hero and take down the all-powerful Dark Lord. A hundred times she's rallied humanity and made the final charge. But the time loop always gets her in the end. Sometimes she's killed quickly. Sometimes it takes a while. But she's been defeated every time. This time? She's done being the hero and done being stuck in this endless time loop. If the Dark Lord always wins, then maybe that's who she needs to be. It's Davi's turn to play on the winning side"-- Provided by publisher.
A lady in attendance
Fordham, Rachel, 1984- author
2021
"After spending five years in a New York state reformatory serving an unjust sentence, all Hazel wants to do is secure a job so she can begin clearing her name. Assisting dentist Gilbert Watts offers her that chance-and more. But can her hopes for the future ever expunge the shame of her past?"-- Provided by publisher.
Life's too short
Jimenez, Abby, author
2021
Vanessa lives life on her own terms--one day at a time, every day to its fullest. She can't afford to think about whether she has the same fatal genetic condition as her older sister. After all, she has way too much to do, traveling the globe and showing millions of YouTube followers the joy in seizing every moment. But lately, life has been anything but pure joy, and travel has come to an abrupt halt. After her younger [half]-sister drops off an infant and skips town, Vanessa is housebound--on mommy duty for the foreseeable future and feeling totally out of her depth. The last person she expects to help is her wickedly hot next-door neighbor Adrian Copeland.
Pageboy : a memoir
Page, Elliot, 1987-, author
2023
A groundbreaking coming-of-age memoir from the Academy Award-nominated actor Elliot Page. A generation-defining actor and one of the most famous trans advocates of our time, Elliot will now be known as an uncommon literary talent, as he shares never-before-heard details and intimate interrogations on gender, love, mental health, relationships, and Hollywood.
Protecting her heart
Allen, Nancy Campbell, 1969- author
2024
"London, 1887. Newly graduated medical doctor Charlotte Duvall returns to England upon receiving word that her father has died. Among his possessions is a box of her late mother's letters, which suggest there was more to her mother's death than Charlotte had been told. She turns to the one man she trusts more than anyone-her treasured friend and director of London's police force, John Ellis. John has harbored feelings for Charlotte ever since he first met her. Though he has not yet found the courage to share his feelings with the young doctor, he is eager to help her in her hour of need. As Charlotte and John work to unravel a dark web of secrets and lies, she finds herself relying on him more and more-and opening her heart to him in the process. As the danger draws ever closer, John vows to do everything in his power to protect Charlotte from harm. But he fears protecting her heart might come at the cost of breaking his own"-- Provided by publisher.
The situationship
Rumble, Taylor-Dior, author
2023
"When the love of her life shows up with a girlfriend, Tia decides it's time to put herself out there. Expectations of dating apps are low, so it's a surprise when she instantly connects with handsome photographer Nate. He's everything she's looking for; he makes her feel safe, seen and desired. Tia assumes they're on the same page. The only catch? They're yet to have The Talk. In a generation that's normalised competing over who cares the least, can Tia overcome her fears and lay her cards on the table, in the pursuit of something real?"--Publisher.
Talking as fast as I can : from Gilmore girls to Gilmore girls, (and everything in between)
Graham, Lauren, 1967-, author
2016
To capture his heart
Allen, Nancy Campbell, 1969- author.
2022
"Photographer Eva Caldwell and Detective Nathan Winston fall in love while working together to capture a criminal at Nathan's mother's summer matchmaking party"-- Provided by publisher.
True reconciliation : how to be a force for change
Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971-, author
2022
There is one question Canadians have asked Jody Wilson-Raybould more than any other: What can I do to help advance reconciliation? TRUE RECONCILIATION is broken down into three core practices - Learn, Understand, and Act - that can be applied by individuals, communities, organizations, and governments. They are based on the historical and contemporary experience of Indigenous peoples in their relentless efforts to effect transformative change and decolonization; and deep understanding and expertise about what has been effective in the past, what we are doing right, and wrong, today, and what our collective future requires. True Reconciliation, ultimately, is about building transformed patterns of just and harmonious relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples at all levels of society.
Where's Molly
Carlton, H. D., author.
2024
"Molly Devereaux has been missing for more than two weeks, and police are still searching for the girl who seemed to vanish out of thin air. The world still wants to know ... Where's Molly?" In my dreams, I never escaped the Oregon woods. Life after death isn't easy to accept, especially when I still feel like a ghost. Now, I live deep in the mountains of Montana--the paradigm of beauty. But they are also the home of horrors. Horrors that I only unleash at night. When my pigs are allowed to feast"-- Back cover.