Discover the books KFPL staff can't stop talking about this year. Whether you're into heartfelt memoirs, fantastical fiction or something in between, we've got a pick for every reader!
The Capital of Dreams by Heather O'Neill
"O'Neill uses her masterful storytelling with unconventional characters (one is a talking goose) in this bildungsroman of sorts, set in a small fictitious country at war. Just delightful."
-Melanie
The Fury by Alex Michaelides
"Set on a remote Greek island, this thriller will introduce you to a cast of vivid, untrustworthy characters, unravelling their flawed relationships to an unguessable ending!"
-Vanessa
In My Time of Dying by Sebastian Junger
"A mixture of medical intrigue, autobiography and secular inquiry into the afterlife. Very moving and enlightening."
-Stephen
I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle
"A reluctant dragon exterminator is called in to clear out an infestation in the royal castle, but all he's ever wanted is to find a way to pursue his truest dream: becoming a prince's valet."
-Kait
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg
"I told everyone I knew about this book! It has such compelling examples of how to listen more intently, ask better questions and find opportunities for connection."
-Diana
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
"A raw, compelling -almost poetic- blend of memoir and social critique, which uses basketball as a lens to explore the emotional politics of place."
-Gabriela
Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan
"A powerful and moving novel about the violence and conflict of the Sri Lankan civil war from the perspective of a young woman yearning to be a doctor."
-Jillann
Does This Taste Funny?: Recipes Our Family Loves by Stephen Colbert and Evie McGee Colbert
"Much more than a cookbook! Delightful dialogue, wonderful humour, humility, kindness and so much love for each other, their family and friends."
-Angie
How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World by Ethan Tapper
"Painfully beautiful, heartbreakingly honest and still manages to be encouraging. Needed in difficult times."
-Isaac
What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella
"A fictionalized version of what the author has been going through since her surgery to remove a brain tumour. Short, to the point and full of humour."
-Marjorie
