In the Good Books

Let Us Find Your Next Great Read!

Looking for something new? Let our team of well-read staff create a tailored reading list just for you.

Simply fill in the form below to tell us a bit about you and what sort of book you’re in the mood for right now. We’ll email you a list of five hand-picked suggestions within three to five business days.

You’re in good hands with In the Good Books!

Rise of the Robots

• All Systems Red
  Martha Wells
• Some Body Like Me
  Lucy Lapinska
• Intelligence Horizon
  R. Andrew Russell
• Luminous
  Silvia Park
• Klara and the Sun
  Kazuo Ishiguro
• Service Model
  Adrian Tchaikovsky
• Obsoletes
  Simeon Mills
• Humans, Bow Down
  James Patterson

Japanese Crime and Mystery

• Invisible Helix
  Keigo Higashino
• Strange Pictures
  Uketsu
• The Kimono Tattoo
  Rebecca Copeland
• Hotel Lucky Seven
  Kotaro Isaka
• Prefecture D
  Hideo Yokohama
• Murder at Mt. Fuji
  Shizuko Natsuki
• The Noh Mask Murder
  Akimitsu Takagi
• The Decagon House Murders
  Yukito Ayatsuji

Biographical Fiction

• The Saint Laurent Muse
  C. W. Gortner
• The Lost Baker of Vienna
  Sharon Kurtzman
• Follow Me to Africa
  Penny Haw
• Boudicca
  P. C. Cast
• The Cardinal
  Alison Weir
• The Pretender
  Jo Harkin
• Becoming Madam Secretary
  Stephanie Dray
• The Mademoiselle Alliance
  Natasha Lester

Scary Stories

• The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
  Penelope Lively
• The Ghost of Shadow Vale
  Johnathan Stroud
• The Shadow Hand
  Kat Shepherd
• The Cemetery
  Megan Atwood
• The Ghost of Gosswater
  Lucy Strange
• The Library Claw and other scary tales
  Michael Dahl
• The Human Flytrap
  Jack Heath
• The Midnight Manor
  Fionna Cosgrove

Books to Read Aloud at Bedtime

• Bunnies Don't Like Bedtime
  Jonny Leighton and Robert Starling
• Rock Stars Don't Nap
  Jason Perkins and Cale Atkinson
• All Aboard the Bedtime Bus
  Karl Newson and Tim Budgen
• Don't Disturb the Pirate
  Rhiannon Findlay and Sian Roberts
• Goodnight Sheep
  Sally Barton and Cherie Dignam
• This Book will get You to Sleep!
  Jory John and Olivier Tallec
• The Yawnicorn
  Emily Hamilton
• Llamas in Pyjamas
  Matt Cosgrove

Melody Love (YA)

• This Song is (Not) for You
  Laura Nowlin
• The Cursed Melodies
  Connie Glynn
• My Life Off-Key
  Gail Anderson-Dargatz
• Katie Goes to KL
  Su-May Tan
• Loveboat Forever
  Abigail Hing Wen
• How (Not) to Date a Pop Star
  Jada Trainor
• ASAP
  Axie Oh
• One Song
  A. J. Betts

What are our staff reading?

The Amber Owl by Juliet Marillier
Review by Rachel

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Review by Renée​

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Review by Wendy

I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
Review by Emily

By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
Review by Christy

The Empress Murders by Toby Schmitz
Review by Jo-Anne