Book recommendations from the Biblioracle

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

1. “The Woman in Cabin 10” by Ruth Ware

2. “Who is Maud Dixon” by Alexandra Andrews

3. “The Joy and Light Bus Company” by Alexander McCall Smith

4. “The Man Who Died Twice” by Richard Osman

5. “The Lincoln Highway” by Amor Towles — Brenda P., Chicago

A heavy concentration of suspense/mystery here. I’m going to take a chance that maybe Brenda is not familiar with Chicago’s greatest private eye, V.I. Warshawski, who Sara Paretsky introduced us to more than 40 years ago now. The first in the series is “Indemnity Only.”

1. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens

2. “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer

3. “H is for Hawk” by Helen Macdonald

4. “Goodbye, Vitamin” by Rachel Khong

5. “Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape” by Cal Flyn

— Patricia T., Glenview

Here, there’s a clear fascination with nature, and also an appreciation for a good character story. I’ve got both in one book with Elizabeth Gilbert’s

“The Signature of All Things.”

1. “Less is Lost” by Andrew Sean Greer 2. “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman 3. “A Spool of Blue Thread” by Anne Tyler 4. “That Old Cape Magic” by Richard Russo

5. “This Time Tomorrow” by Emma Straub

— Laura M., Chicago Heights

I’m really hoping that Laura has not yet entered what I recently called the Lucy Barton Fictional Universe, invented by Elizabeth Strout, because the warmth of these novels seems to be exactly what she’s after. The first is “My Name is Lucy Barton.”