Librarians pick their top reads of the month
Three of this month’s choices are from Canadian authors
With the Loan Stars program, librarians across Canada vote on the book titles coming out each month that they believe should be available in the country’s library systems. Here are the top 10 for November:
1. Kingdom of the Blind, Louise Penny (Minotaur Books)
2. Lies Sleeping, Ben Aaronovitch (DAW)
3. The Mortal Word, Genevieve Cogman (Ace)
4. Rick Mercer Final Report, Rick Mercer (Doubleday Canada)
5. The Adults, Caroline Hulse (Random House)
6. The Faerie Devouring, Catherine Lalonde (Book*hug)
7. A Pocketful of Crows, Joanne M. Harris (Orion Publishing Group)
8. Nine Perfect Strangers, Liane Moriarty (Flatiron Books)
9. An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good, Helene Tursten (Soho Crime) 10. All the Lives We Never Lived, Anuradha Roy (Atria Books)
Three of the books on this week’s list are Canadian — 1, 4 and 6. The books represent what’s coming out with big publishers, barring No. 6, from Toronto’s indie publisher Book* hug. Not many comments from librarians this month, except for one about The Mortal Word: “Another adventure in the Invisible Library? Yes, please!” — Lonestar Stone, Greater Victoria Public Library.
Loan Stars’ monthly lists of the top 10 upcoming books are voted on by library staff across Canada and organized by BookNet Canada and the Canadian Urban Libraries Council. More information is available at loanstars.ca.