Category: Adults

Adventure Begins: Nonfiction for Adults

5/30/2024

The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh, Kathryn Aalto, print
Magnificent Desolation, Buzz Aldrin, print
Savor, Fatima Ali, print | eaudio
Driving Miss Norma, Tim Bauerschmidt & Ramie Liddle, print | eaudio
Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain, print | ebook | eaudio
Threads around the World, Deb Brandon, print
Dreams of El Dorado, H.W. Brands, print
America's Greatest Road Trip, Tom Cotter, print
The White Darkness, David Grann, print
Here, There, Elsewhere, William Least Heat-Moon, print
Clanlands, Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish, print | eaudio
Fly Girl, Ann Hood, print | ebook | eaudio
Jet Girl, Caroline Johnson, print | ebook
The Wild Mississippi, Dean Klinkenberg, print
River of the Gods, Candice Millard, print | ebook | eaudio
My What If Year, Alisha Fernandez Miranda, print
Ghost in the Wires, Kevin Mitnick, print | eaudio
The Man who Walked Backward, Ben Montgomery, print
The Catch Me if You Can, Jessica Nabongo, print | eaudio
Wally Funk’s Race for Space, Sue Nelson, print | ebook
Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come, Jessica Pan, print | ebook | eaudio
See You at the Campground, Stephanie & Jeremy Puglisi, print | ebook
America the Beautiful?, Blythe Roberson, print
Everything, Beautiful, Ella Frances Sanders, print | ebook
Chasing Shadows, Greg Skomal, print
Deep South, Paul Theroux, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
Every Dog Deserves an Adventure, L.J. Tracosas, print
A City on Mars, Kelly & Zach Weinersmith, print
A World beneath the Sands, Toby Wilkinson, print
The Very Worst Missionary, Jamie Wright, print

Adventure Begins: Fiction for Adults

5/29/2024

Killadelphia: Sins of the Father, Rodney Barnes, et al., print
The Lioness, Chris Bohjalian, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
Small Game, Blair Braverman, print | ebook | eaudio
The Gatekeeper, James Byrne, print
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi, Shannon Chakraborty, print | ebook | eaudio
Life Flight, Lynette Eason, print | ebook | eaudio
James, Percival Everett, print | ebook | eaudio
Woman of Light, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, print | ebook | eaudio
The Trackers, Charles Frazier, large print | audio CD | ebook
Monarca, Leopoldo Gout, print
The Apollo Murders, Chris Hadfield, print | ebook
Dust off the Bones, Paul Howarth, print
The Dead Take the A Train, Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw, print | ebook | eaudio
Vanishing Edge, Claire Kells, print
Everything She Didn’t Say, Jane Kirkpatrick, print
Lone Women, Victor LaValle, print | ebook | eaudio
Just Watch Me, Jeff Lindsay, print | ebook | eaudio
No One Left to Come Looking for You, Sam Lipsyte, print | ebook
The Lawless Land, Boyd and Beth Morrison, print
Drowning, T.J. Newman, print | ebook | eaudio
Outlawed, Anna North, print | ebook
Westbound, Dusty Richards, print
The North Line, Matt Riordan, print
The Kaiju Preservation Society, John Scalzi, print | ebook
Raiders of the Lost Heart, Jo Segura, print | ebook | eaudio
What Happened to the Bennetts, Lisa Scottoline, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
The Beautiful and the Wild, Peggy Townsend, print
How Much of These Hills Is Gold, C. Pam Zhang, print | ebook | eaudio
Where the Dead Wait, Ally Wilkes, print

Bookshelf Coloring Logs

4/9/2024

Happy National Library Week! Celebrate your reading history with a bookshelf coloring sheet—fill in your recently read titles on the blank shelf, or read along with our book clubs on the sheet filled with recent and past book club discussion titles. Color by genre, how much you liked it, or however you want! Click on each image to download a printable PDF.

Autism Acceptance Month

4/8/2024

Adult Nonfiction: Resources & Memoirs

Sincerely, Your Autistic Child, ed. Ballou, daVanport & Onaiwu, print
The Pattern Seekers, Simon Baron-Cohen, print
Right from the Start, Karen Donahue & Kate Crassons, print
I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust, Valerie Gilpeer & Emily Grodin, print | ebook
Navigating Autism, Temple Grandin & Debra Moore, print
Visual Thinking, Temple Grandin, print | ebook | eaudio
Odd Girl Out, Laura James, print
Divergent Mind, Jenara Nerenberg, print | ebook

Adult Graphic Novel

Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women, Sarah Bargiela & Sophie Standing, print
Sensory: Life on the Spectrum, Bex Ollerton, print

For Young Children

My Friend Julia: a Sesame Street Book about Autism, Jennifer Cook, print
My Life with Autism, Mari Schuh & Isabel Muñoz, print

Historical Fiction for Black History Month

2/1/2024

February is Black History Month! Celebrate with one of these historical fiction titles by Black authors released in the last ten years, most since 2020.

Enslavement

The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates, print | large print | audio | playaway | ebook | eaudio
Grace, Natashia Deón, print | eaudio
Yellow Wife, Sadeqa Johnson, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
The Prophets, Robert Jones, Jr., print | large print | ebook | eaudio
Citizens Creek, Lalita Tademy, print | audio | ebook
Let Us Descend, Jesmyn Ward, print | large print | ebook | eaudio

Civil War

An Extraordinary Union, Alyssa Cole, print | ebook | eaudio
The Sweetness of Water, Nathan Harris, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
Black Cloud Rising, David Wright Faladé, print | ebook | eaudio

1900s-1920s

Ring Shout, P. Djeli Clark, print | ebook | eaudio
Coleman Hill, Kim Coleman Foote, print
Lone Women, Victor LaValle, print | ebook | eaudio

WWII

Sisters in Arms, Kaia Alderson, print | ebook | eaudio

1950s

The Reformatory*, Tananarive Due, print
The House of Eve, Sadeqa Johnson, print | audio | ebook | eaudio
On the Rooftop, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, print | ebook | eaudio

1960s

Deacon King Kong, James McBride, print | ebook | eaudio
Saving Ruby King, Catherine Adel West, print | ebook
Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
The Nickel Boys, Colson Whitehead, print | large print | ebook | eaudio

1970s

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride, print | large print | audio | ebook | eaudio
Another Brooklyn, Jacqueline Woodson, print | large print | ebook | eaudio

1980s

The Unsettled*, Ayana Mathis, print
A Kind of Freedom, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, print | ebook | eaudio

1990s

What’s Mine and Yours, Naima Coster, print | audio | ebook | eaudio
What the Fireflies Knew, Kai Harris, print | ebook | eaudio
Memphis, Tara M. Stringfellow, print | ebook | eaudio

Multiple time periods

Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi, print | large print | audio | ebook | eaudio
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, print | ebook | eaudio
In West Mills, De’Shawn Charles Winslow, print | ebook
Monster in the Middle, Tiphanie Yanique, print | ebook | eaudio

*These titles are very new—it's likely that ebooks will be added to the collection soon!

LGBTQ+ Fiction - Teen & Adult

10/10/2023

October 11 is National Coming Out Day! Celebrate being who you are, proudly, with these LGBTQ+ fiction books and graphic novels from our Teen and Adult shelves.

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli, print | ebook | eaudio
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur, print | ebook | eaudio
Twelfth Grade Night by Molly Booth, et al., print | ebook
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender, print | ebook | eaudio
Lark and Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender, print | ebook
Crema by Johnnie Christmas, et al., print
Flamer by Mike Curato, print | ebook
Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick, print
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds, print | ebook | eaudio
The Immeasurable Depth of You by Maria Ingrande Mora, print | ebook
Love and Other Disasters by Anita Kelly, print | ebook
Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram, print | ebook
19 Love Songs by David Levithan, print | ebook
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo, print | ebook | eaudio
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston, print | ebook | eaudio
Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith, print | ebook | eaudio
Loveless by Alice Oseman, print | ebook | eaudio
Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park, print
The Verifiers by Jane Pek, print | ebook | eaudio
A Safe Girl to Love by Casey Plett, print
The Guncle by Stephen Rowley, print | ebook | eaudio
The Unpopular Vote by Jasper Sanchez, print
Just Ash by Sol Santana, print | ebook
Golden Boys by Phil Stamper, print | ebook
Music from Another World by Robin Talley, print
Real Life by Brandon Taylor, print | ebook | eaudio
Kings of B’more by R. Eric Thomas, print | ebook | eaudio
Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner, print | ebook | eaudio
Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters, print | ebook | eaudio

Hispanic Heritage Month - Adult Fiction

9/15/2023

National Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 - October 15. Celebrate by reading novels by Hispanic and Latino creators! Starred titles are also available on our shelves in Spanish.

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo, print | ebook | eaudio
The King Is Always above the People by Daniel Alarcón, print
*The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende, translated by Frances Riddle, print | ebook | eaudio
*Afterlife by Julia Alvarez, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
The Storyteller’s Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal, print | ebook
Where We Come From by Oscar Cásares, large print
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton, print | ebook | eaudio
*The Night Travelers by Armando Lucas Correa, translated by Nick Caistor, Faye Williams & Cecilia Molinari, print
*Dominicana by Angie Cruz, print | ebook | eaudio
*Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis, print | ebook
Death Comes in through the Kitchen, Teresa Dovalpage, print
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel, print | ebook | eaudio
Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine, print | ebook | eaudio
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez, print | ebook | eaudio
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez, print | ebook | eaudio
The Sisters of Alameda Street by Lorena Hughes, print
The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias, print | eaudio
*Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, print | ebook | eaudio
The Rock Eaters by Brenda Peynado, print | ebook
The Affairs of the Falcóns by Melissa Rivero, print
The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez by Rudy Ruiz, print
*Las Madres by Esmeralda Santiago, print | ebook
The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa, print | ebook | eaudio
Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester, print
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea, print | ebook | eaudio

Celebramos el mes de la herencia hispana desde el 15 de septiembre hasta al 15 de octubre. Estos libros ficción para adultos son de autores y artistes latinos. Estos libros están disponibles en español en la biblioteca de Monroe. Los libros con estrellas también son disponibles aquí en inglés.

*El viento conoce mi nombre por Isabel Allende, libro | ebook | eaudio
*Más allá por Julia Álvarez, traducido por Mercedes Guhl, libro | eaudio
*La viajera nocturna por Armando Lucas Correa, libro | ebook
*Dominicana por Angie Cruz, traducido por Kianny N. Antigua, libro | ebook
*Cantoras por Carolina De Robertis, traducido por la autora, libro
En el viaje por Anaí López, libro
*Desierto sonoro por Valeria Luiselli, traducido por Daniel Saldaña París y la autora, libro
La fruta del borrachero por Ingrid Rojas Contreras, traducido por Guillermo Arreola, libro
*Las madres por Esmeralda Santiago, traducido por Eva Ibarzábal, libro
Peregrinos por Sofía Segovia, libro
Una novela criminal por Jorge Volpi, libro

Women & Magic

6/23/2023

The Sugar Queen, Sarah Addison Allen, print | ebook | eaudio
When We Were Birds, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, print | ebook
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic, Emily Croy Barker, print | ebook | eaudio
We Ride upon Sticks, Quan Barry, print | ebook | eaudio
Summerlong, Peter S. Beagle, print
Black Candle Women, Diane Marie Brown, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
The Storyteller's Death, Ann Dávila Cardinal, print | ebook
Bestiary, K-Ming Chang, print | ebook
The Bone Witch, Rin Chupeco, print | ebook | eaudio
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, Zoraida Córdova, print | ebook | eaudio
Magic for Liars, Sarah Gailey, print | ebook | eaudio
The Witch’s Heart, Genevieve Gornichec, print | ebook | eaudio
Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman, print | ebook | eaudio
The Sisters of Alameda Street, Lorena Hughes, print
Caul Baby, Morgan Jerkins, print | ebook | eaudio
Witches, Brenda Lozano, print | ebook
The Witches of New York, Ami McKay, print | ebook
Circe, Madeline Miller, print | large print | audio | ebook | eaudio
Akata Witch, Nnedi Okorafor, print | ebook | eaudio
The Book of Lost Saints, Daniel José Older, print
The Sisters Grimm, Menna van Praag, print | eaudio
Gold Diggers, Sanjena Sathian, print | ebook | eaudio
The Shattered Court, M. J. Scott, print | ebook
The Chosen and the Beautiful, Nghi Vo, print | ebook | eaudio

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

10/11/2022

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we've partnered with Green Haven Family Advocates to bring you a list of resources and personal stories regarding partner violence and family violence. Green Haven's 24-hour Crisis Line is (608) 325-7711. Reach out to them if you need assistance.

*Why Does He Do That?, Lundy Bancroft, print | ebook
It’s My Life Now, Meg Kennedy Dugan & Roger R. Hock, print
It Wasn't Your Fault, Beverly Engel, print
Invisible Chains, Lisa Aronson Fontes, print
Invisible Girls, Patti Feuereisen, print
Surviving, Beverly Gooden, print
I Just Want Out, Jodi Schuelke, print
Goodbye Sweet Girl, Kelly Sundberg, print
No Visible Bruises, Rachel Louise Snyder, print | ebook
*Surviving Domestic Violence, Elaine Weiss, print
A Safe Place for Women, Kelly White, print

Starred titles are specifically recommended by Green Haven.

Hispanic Heritage Month - Adults

10/4/2022

September 15 - October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month! Take a look at these books from adult nonfiction celebrating Latino and Hispanic Americans and their heritage and cultures. Starred titles are also available in Spanish; see below.

Once upon a Quinceañera, Julia Alvarez, print | eaudio
*Perfectly You, Mariana Atencio, print
Hola Papi, John Paul Brammer, print | ebook | eaudio
A House of My Own, Sandra Cisneros, print
Decoding Despacito, Leila Cobo, print
Magical Realism for Non-Believers, Anika Fajardo, print
American Like Me, America Ferrera & others, print | ebook | eaudio
Mexicanos, Manuel G. Gonzales, print
*A Dream Called Home, Reyna Grande, print
Happiness Will Follow, Mike Hawthorne, print
*Once I Was You, Maria Hinojosa, print | ebook | eaudio
*I Am These Truths, Sunny Hostin, print | eaudio
My Broken Language, Quiara Alegría Hudes, print | ebook | eaudio
Tell Me How It Ends, Valeria Luiselli, print | ebook
In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado, print | ebook | eaudio
Mi Cocina, Rick Martínez, print |
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts, Prisca Dorcas Mojíca Rodriguez, print |
Rita Moreno: A Memoir, Rita Moreno, print |
The Crusades of Cesar Chavez, Miriam Pawel, print |
*Finding Latinx, Paola Ramos, print |
We Heard It When We Were Young, Chuy Renteria, print |
*The Man Who Could Move Clouds, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, print |
Where I Come from, Aarón Sánchez, print |
Crying in the Bathroom, Erika L. Sánchez, print | ebook
*App Kid, Michael Sayman, print |
My Beloved World, Sonia Sotomayor, print | ebook | eaudio
Translation Nation, Héctor Tobar, print |
*Trejo, Danny Trejo, print | ebook | eaudio

Celebramos el mes de la herencia hispana entre el 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre. Estos libros no ficción para adultos describen personas y culturas latinas en los Estados Unidos. Estos libros están disponibles en español en la biblioteca de Monroe.

Perfectamente tú, Mariana Atencio, traducido por los editores, print | ebook | eaudio
La búsqueda de un sueño, Reyna Grande, traducido por Víctor Uribe, print
Una vez fui tú, Maria Hinojosa, traducido por Angélica Ramírez, print | eaudio
Yo soy estas verdades, Sunny Hostin, traducido por Sheilly Vásquez y Natalia Bird Jové, print | ebook | eaudio
Latinx, Paola Ramos, traducido por Hugo López Blanco Calderón, print
El hombre que movía las nubes, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, traducido por Mercedes Guhl, print | ebook
App Kid en español, Michael Sayman, traducido por Melanie Márquez Adams, print
Trejo, Danny Trejo, traducido por Cecilia Molinari, print | ebook

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Booklists and reading suggestions from the team at Monroe Public Library.

After each title, you'll find links to reserve these items on LINKcat and Wisconsin's Digital Library. In many cases, you can choose from print, large print, audio CD, and Playaway, or ebooks and eaudiobooks.

(LINKcat links from 2021 through 4/2022 may be broken. We'll fix them ASAP!)

For lists before 2021:
Titles with an asterisk * are available as ebooks and titles with an ª are available as digital audiobooks on Wisconsin's Digital Library.