Book recommendations from the Biblioracle

John Warner tells you what to read based on the last five books you’ve read.

1. “Sanctuary” by Emily Rapp Black

2. “The Warmth of Other Suns” by Isabel Wilkerson

3.“Greenlights” by Matthew McConaughey

4. “Being Mortal” by Atul Gawande

5. “The Girl With the Louding Voice” by Abi Daré

— Sarah M., Naperville

It has been almost a year since I recommended John Carreyrou’s ”Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup,” which we must keep being reminded of, because the story of Theranos and its now criminally charged CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, is a cautionary tale for the ages.

1. “Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future” by James Shapiro

2. “The Searcher” by Tana French

3. “The Brontë Plot” by Katherine Reay

4. “Hamnet” by Maggie O’Farrell

5. “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion” by Gregory Boyle — Kathleen R., Lake Zurich My recommendation is a wee little book that can be read in an hour, but that’s part of what makes it so fun. Plus, it’s timely: “The Uncommon Reader” by Alan Bennett.

1. “Dear Edward” by Ann Napolitano

2. “Spying on the South” by Tony Horwitz

3. “The Guest List” by Lucy Foley

4. “The Lager Queen of Minnesota” by J. Ryan Stradal

5. “The Queen’s Gambit” by Walter Tevis — Beth D., Crystal Lake

I think Beth will dig something by one of my favorite currently working crime/suspense novelists, Lori Rader-Day. The specific pick is

”Little Pretty Things.”