October Reading List – Library Staff Picks

See what the Library Staff is reading for the month of October! Click on a book title or cover to access it in the CLAMS catalog and check a copy out for yourself.

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Adult Collection

Empire of the Vampire
by Jay Kristoff
Genre: Epic Fantasy / Vampires

Dream Girl
by Laura Lippman
Genre: Thriller / Psychological Fiction

The Last Wish: Introducing The Witcher
by Andrzej Sapkowski
Genre: Fantasy / Magic / Monsters

‘Salem’s Lot
by Stephen King
Genre: Horror / Vampires / Fiction

A Thousand Ships
by Natalie Haynes
Genre: Greek Mythology / Historical Fiction / Trojan War / Goddesses

The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
by John M. Barry
Genre: Nonfiction

The Personal Librarian
by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Genre: Historical Fiction

The Madness of Crowds
by Louise Penny
Genre: Mystery / Detective

Young Adult Collection

The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
Genre: YA Fiction / Ghosts

Pumpkinheads
by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks
Genre: YA Graphic Novels / Friendship

In the Wild Light
by Jeff Zentner
Genre: YA Coming of Age / Boarding School / Friends

The Last Legacy
by Adrienne Young
Genre: YA Epic Fantasy

Children’s Collection

Willodeen
by Katherine Applegate
Genre: Fantasy / Magic

Prickly Hedgehogs!
by Jane McGuinness
Genre: Nonfiction / Animals

Wishes
by M̕u̕ọn Thị Văn
Genre: Ocean Voyage / Hope

Einstein: The Fantastic Journey of a Mouse Through Space and Time
by Torben Kuhlmann
Genre: Historical Fiction