Book recommendations from the Biblioracle

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

1. “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard forWhite People to Talk About Racism” by Robin DiAngelo

2. “Winter of Our Discontent” by John Steinbeck

3. “The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz” by Erik Larson

4. “Empire Falls” by Richard Russo

5. “The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/ 11” by LawrenceWright — Joe S., Downers Grove

“The Book of Aron” by Jim Shepard is a powerful reading experience. The horror of what’s happening in his Nazi-era Warsaw ghetto dawns on a young boy.

1. “Neon Prey” by John Sandford

2. “The Heap” by Sean Adams

3. “The Last Monument” by Michael C. Grumley

4. “The Flight Attendant” by Chris Bohjalian

5. “Shut Up and Listen!: Hard Business Truths that Will Help You Succeed” by Tilman Fertitta

— David S., Lake Zurich

I think John Scalzi’s “Lock In” has the right mix of high concept and mystery that David seems to seek.

1. “How Much of These Hills is Gold” by C. Pam Zhang

2. “The Overstory” by Richard Powers

3. “Simon the Fiddler” by Paulette Jiles

4. “Common People: In Pursuit of My Ancestors” by Alison Light

5. “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles

— Marty B., Alpharetta, Georgia

Marty tells me that he normally reads more nonfiction and history, but is recently oriented toward fiction, so I’m going to keep feeding that impulse with Colson Whitehead’s “The Nickel Boys.”