Stephanie Plum Novels by Janet Evanovich

Janet Evanovich’s series about brash and beautiful New Jersey bounty hunter（赏金猎人）Stephanie Plum has readers addicted. Start with One for the Money and follow the number titles to follow Stephanie’s adventures.

Jackson Brodie Mysteries by Kate Atkinson

Atkinson’s literary thrillers are will written, intelligent and suspenseful. Jackson Brodie is a detective who solves cases in Scotland and England, and the books also have plenty of personal details about Brodie. No need to read these novels in order, although there are some connections from book to book.

Alex Cross Novels by James Patterson

Patterson's Alex Cross series started with Along Came a Spider in 1993 and has been keeping readers entertained ever since. Patterson writes short chapters from several viewpoints, keeping the pages turning as readers solve homicides with this likable detective.

Kinsey Milhone Mysteries by Sue Grafton

Starting with A is for Alibi, Grafton has written an alphabet of mysteries starring detective Kinsey Milhone. These murder mysteries are fast and fun.

The Southern Vampire Series by Charlaine Harris

Dead Until Dark is the first book in Charlene’s Southern Vampire series, which inspired the HBO TV series True Blood. These novels are fast and sexy, but well written and full of interesting characters. If you like vampires（吸血鬼） or supernatural elements in stories, this is the series for you.

4 Popular Teen Books For 2022

Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson

The wonders of the rainforest attract Orphan Maia, where she meets a lone boy on the wild river shore. And a whole new adventure begins. This beautiful 20th anniversary edition of Eva Ibbotson’s classic and award winning Amazon adventure story comes with an introduction by prize-winning author of Letters from the Lighthouse Emma Carroll.

Live, Laugh, Kidnap by Gabby Noone

Live, Laugh, Kidnap is an ideal read for teens who love true crime and thrillers. Three teens, Genesis, Holly and Zoe, live in the town of Violet, Montana, and their lives are intertwined with a local cult, Hope Harvest Ministries. As the new religious movement grows ever more threatening, the three girls band together to take it down, with a bold plan that involves kidnapping the leader’ s son.

Fierce Fragile Hearts by Sara Barnard

Suzanne has two best friends, Caddy and Rosie, who helped to see her through a downward spiral that brought her as low as you can possibly go. But now they re leaving for university. When your friends have been your light in the darkness, what happens if you’re the one left behind?

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Cath and Wren are identical twins who, until recently, did absolutely everything together. Now they’re off to university and Wren’s decided she doesn’t want to be one half of a pair any more. It’s not so easy for Cath. She’s horribly shy. Totally outside her comfort zone, now Cath must decide whether she’s ready to open her heart to new people and new experiences.

Henry, Like Always

Lenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song

When his teacher upsets the regular class routine by placing an unexpected class parade during the period usually set aside for Share Time, Henry is having none of it. While there’s been a marked increase in books featuring kids on the autism spectrum, few have been early readers and fewer still are as funny as this one. It’s a masterpiece in conveying an understanding of a deep frustration that you might not necessarily feel yourself.

—Rakiesha Chase-Jackson, project manager, Member Partnership

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Charles Waters and Traci Sorell

This multiple-viewpoint novel reflects opinions of those with anti-racism. The conversation, which begins in the classroom, tests the tweens and their relationships. Respectively Black and Cherokee co-authors interweave differences of identity and impact with noteworthy attention to socioeconomic. Their engaging, accessible narrative invites readers to reflect on the controversy.

—Cynthia Leitich Smith, author of Harvest House and author-curator of Heart drum All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me

Patrick Bringley

The book is for grown-ups: a peek behind the curtain at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. That’s where, after his brother died from cancer, Patrick Bringley quit his job and put on a blue uniform to become a guard. He writes that he just wanted to stand still for a while, but ended up staying for 10 years studying the Masters, pondering the mummies, and thinking about life, art, and beauty. It was so impressive that I actually planned a trip to The Met!

—Samantha Balaban, producer, Weekend Edition

Artificial: A Love Story

Amy Kurzweil

In Artificial: A Love Story, New Yorker cartoonist Amy Kurzweil describes how she and her father, a futurist, technologist and inventor Ray Kurzweil, harness the power of artificial intelligence to connect with the grandfather she never knew. Fred Kurzweil was a talented conductor and pianist from Vienna who fled the Nazis in 1938 to begin a new life in the USA. Through words and detailed pen and ink drawings, this smart and spiritual memoir demonstrates the relationship between technology and humanity.

—Chloe Veltman, correspondent, Culture Desk