Tiny Town Library Podcast

Happy Holidays from the staff of the library!  Tune into this special episode to hear about holiday happenings around town and catch our interview with library leaders for a project update. Let the countdown to the new library begin!! Amy’s Book Recommendations  Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: Wreck by Catherine Newman Flashlight by Susan Choi A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer (The Dive From Clausen’s Pier) The Dinner Party by Viola Van de Sandt I, Medusa by Ayana Gray   Upcoming Books The Storm by Rachel Hawkins 1/6/2026 My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney 1/20/2026 More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen 2/24/2026   Impossible Creatures 3 by Katherine Rundell – August 2026 Galinda: A Charmed Childhood by Gregory Maguire – September 2026  

It’s Fall Y’all!  The leaves are falling and it’s time to carve the pumpkins!!  Listen in to this new episode to hear all the excitement at the library as we head towards Halloween…candy collection, mini pumpkin hunt, Witch Walk and of course Trick or Treating in Mont Vernon!!  Get your costumes on and stop by the library on Halloween Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno Garcia We Love You Bunny by Mona Awad   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa Heart the Lover by Lily King Bog Queen by Anna North   Upcoming Books Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite (My Sister the Serial Killer) 11/4/25 The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan 11/18/25 Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen 11/18/25  

We had the best time this summer with the children of Mont Vernon! So many books, so much art!  It’s not over yet…tune into this episode for the Summer Reading Program recap, book recommendations, and an interview with the editor of the MVFlyer!  Enjoy the rest of summer!   Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: Saltwater by Katy Hays The Names by Florence Knapp Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Favorites by Layne Fargo The Road toTender Hearts by Annie Hartnett The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: Greenwich by Kate Broad You Belong Here by Megan Miranda The Goldens by Lauren Wilson The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick   Upcoming Books  Hot Wax M.L. Rio 9/9/25 The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman (Thursday Murder Club #5!) 9/30/35

Whoops we added the wrong audio file to the last episode…2nd try!  Tune in to hear all about the most colorful, art filled, fun Summer Reading Program from Miss JoAnn, take note of Amy’s beach read recommendations and stay until the end to hear the Summer Concert Series line up from co chair Doug Irvine!  See you at the library! Have a great summer!! Amy’s Book Recommendations   Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano -5th book in series, 6th comes out 2026 Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins The Time of the Child by Niall Williams Heartwood by Amity Gaige The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig 4/29/25 The Names by Florence Knapp 5/6/25 The Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve 5/20/25 The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly 5/27/25 Mansion Beach by Meg Mitchell Moore 5/27/25   Upcoming Books Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 6/3/25 With a Vengeance by Riley Sager 6/10/25 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) 6/10/25 So Far Gone by Jess Walter (Beautiful Ruins) 6/16/25   One Last Note: Diana Gabaldon has announced the name of her 10th (and final!) Outlander Book! A Blessing For A Warrior Going Out (no publication date yet- she hasn’t finished writing it)  

It’s National Library Week! We’ve packed the week with programs and a new episode of the podcast. Listen in to catch up on the latest news that affects your library and libraries across the country. Sarat Rogers joins us as our local person of interest today to introduce herself and gives us a sneak peek of the Town Egg Hunt.  Thank you for your support this week and always! Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: The Safekeep by Yael Van de Wouden (Booker Prize 2024 shortlisted) The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Once There Were Wolves and Migrations) Upon A Starlit Tide by Kell Woods The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: The Sirens by Emilia Hart (Weyward) Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Americanah, We Should All Be Feminists) Heartwood by Amity Gage Snowglobe by Soyoung Park   Upcoming Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: My Friends by Fredrik Backman 5/6/25 Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins (American Dirt) 5/15/25 We All Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough 5/20/25      

Tiny Town is thawing out and spring is around the corner!  Town Voting and Town Meeting are quickly coming up next week and creating community conversations. Listen in to this episode for the latest news from town, book recommendations from Amy, and our interview with college student and Wizarding Week professor Nick Brown. Happy (almost) Spring!! Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: Playground by Richard Powers The Heart of Winter by Johnathan Evison The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali City of Thieves by David Benioff Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading The Queen of Fives by Alex Hay 1/21 Dream State by Eric Puchner 2/18 Show Don’t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld 2/25   Upcoming Books I Want to Read Heartwood by Amity Gaige 4/1 Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry 4/22 The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner 4/29 (The Lost Apothecary)  

Winter is upon us and we’ve loaded the calendar with events and programs to get you out the door and into the library.  Need a distraction from it all? We’ve got new book recommendations from Amy and tons of programs coming up in February. Be sure to catch our interview with the newly appointed Mont Vernon Recreation Co-Directors Autumn Grdina and Jessica Hinkley. Stay warm everyone! Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I’ve read that I enjoyed: The Turnglass by Gareth Rubin The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan This is Happiness by Niall Williams How to Winter by Kari Leibowitz The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann New Books I’d Like to Read: The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin Homeseeking by Karissa Chen Upcoming books I’m looking forward to reading: Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey (The Snow Child) Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks (Horse) The Dollhouse Academy by Margarita Montimore (Oona Out of Order)

It’s a magical time of year and we’d like to thank our listeners for tuning into the Tiny Town Library Podcast for 50 EPISODES! Listen in to this episode to recap 2024 and hear from our town welfare officer Juli Harvey. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and have a Happy New Year Tiny Town! Amy’s Top 24 of 2024 Horse by Geraldine Brooks North Woods by Daniel Mason Prophet Song by Paul Lynch The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden Family Family by Laurie Frankel The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar After Annie by Anna Quindlen The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger Sandwich by Catherine Newman The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett The God of the Woods by Liz Moore The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker Leaving by Roxana Robinson The Friend by Sigrid Nunez 12 Books Coming out in Jan/Feb/March I’m looking forward to: 1/14 – More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova (Still Alice) 1/14 – Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (Daisy Darker, Rock Paper Scissors) 1/14 – Witchcraft For Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix (The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, How to Sell A Haunted House) 1/21 – Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (3rd in Empyrean, follows Fourth Wing and Iron Storm) 1/28 – Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (Black Cake) 2/11 – We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes (Me Before You, The Giver of Stars) 3/4 – One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter (We Were the Lucky Ones) 3/11 – The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian (The Flight Attendant, Hour of the Witch) 3/11 – Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn (Killers of A Certain Age) 3/18 – Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games #5!) 3/25 – Elphie: A Wicked Childhood by Gregory Maguire 4/1 – A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (2nd book after The Tainted Cup) BONUS BOOK: I called it! Louise Penny’s 20th Armand Gamache book comes out October 28th- the name…The Black Wolf!

Heading into the weekend and wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Tune into this episode to hear a preview of all the festivities happening in Tiny Town this holiday season.  Amy has her book recommendations to help you reach your 2024 reading goals and JoAnn is so excited to introduce our new teen library assistant Arianne! Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I’ve Read Recently That I Enjoyed The Black Bird Oracle by Deb Harkness (5th book in the All Souls Series) 1. A Discovery of Witches 2. Shadow of Night 3. The Book of Life 4. Time’s Convert 5. The Black Bird Oracle Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny #19 (!) – audiobook is notable as she has a new Quebecois narrator, Jean Brassard What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley #11 in his Flavia DeLuce series   Newish Books I’d Like to Read Now or Never by Janet Evanovitch #31 in her Stephanie Plum series Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music by Rob Sheffield Time of the Child by Niall Williams (set in same town as This is Happiness) The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami   Upcoming Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading Havoc by Christopher Bollen Dec 3, 2024 The Turnglass by Gareth Rubin Dec 3, 2024 Pretty Dead Things by Lilian West Dec 10, 2024 The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis January 5, 2025  

It’s Halloween podcast episode! Stop and check out The Black Cat Cafe display on the library lawn and get ready to Trick or Treat on Main Street! MEOW!! We can’t wait to see your costumes!! Stacy Clark, President of Turnstone Corporation joins us on this episode to introduce herself and the team building the new library.  Don’t miss her interview for the three month outlook on the new library project! Happy Halloween! See you at the polls…get out and VOTE!! Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I read that I enjoyed: Case Histories by Kate Atkinson We Solve Murders by Richard Osman Guillotine by Delilah Dawson The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno Garcia   New Books I’d Like To Read: The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling The City in Glass by Nghi Vo The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke   Upcoming Books I’d Like to Read: The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny A Queen’s Game by Katharine McGhee Elphie: A Wicked Childhood by Gregory Maguire  

September has come and gone too fast! Catch up with the local librarians this episode for the Library Groundbreaking Event recap, fall programming line up, book recommendations and more! Happy fall!! Amy’s Book Recommendation Books I Read Recently that I Enjoyed The God of the Woods by Liz Moore The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (nominated for National Book Award in 2018) The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (she wrote The Wishing Game) Finished Laurie Gelman’s Class Mom series:, Class Mom, You’ve Been Volunteered, Yoga Pant Nation, Smells Like Tween Spirit   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading The Life Impossible by Matt Haig All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (wrote We Begin at the End) We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (he wrote The Thursday Murder Club series) Graveyard Shift by ML Rio (novella) Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty Bringer of Dust by JM Miro (2nd book in The Talents series, 1st was Ordinary Monsters) By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult Guillotine by Delilah Dawson When We Flew Away by Alice Hoffman (Grades 3-7)   Upcoming Books I Want to Read 10/1- The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose 10/1- Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten 10/22- Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson 10/29- The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins 11/5- The Author’s Guide to Murder by Lauren Willig, Beatriz Williams, Karen White    

Hooray! Construction of the new road to the new library has begun!! Tune into this episode to catch up on all the good news from Mont Vernon and what’s been happening at the library this summer.  JoAnn is wrapping up the adventurous Summer Reading Program and Amy has great book recommendations to get you to the end of summer! Happy August!! Amy’s Book Recomendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed First two books in Attica Locke’s Highway 59 Series: Bluebird, Bluebird Heaven, My Home 3rd Book Guide Me Home comes out September 3rd I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley Sandwich by Katherine Newmann The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett – 1st book in his new series, Shadow of the Leviathan – 2nd book will be out next April, A Drop of Corruption. The Hunter by Tana French- 2nd book in series, 1st book is The Searcher Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd June 11 The Memo by Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling June 18 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore July 2 The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman July 16 The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer July 16 – she wrote The Wishing Game Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness July 16 Queen B by Juno Dawson – July 23rd 3rd book in the Her Majesty’s Royal Coven series- other books are: Her Majesty’s Royal Coven & The Shadow Cabinet Upcoming Books I’d Like to Read Worst Case by T.J. Newman -also wrote Falling and Drowning August 13 We’ll Prescribe You A Cat by Syou Ishida September 3rd  

June is upon us and it’s time to sign up for the  Summer Reading Program! Tune in to hear our plans for a BIG ADVENTURE at the library for children and adults.  June also means graduations and we are so proud to have the SHS 2024 Valedictorian Jackson Hipp, and Salutatorian Owen Stine as our special guest interviews. Both boys are from Mont Vernon and are wicked smart! Listen in to hear their plans for the future.  Have a great summer everyone! Keep reading!!

The month of May has arrived and tiny town is blooming. Catch up with the librarians in Mont Vernon to hear what’s happening in town and get excited for summer reads! Don’t miss our interview with Friend of the Library, Hayley Parker. She’s our special guest and honored Friend of the Year for 2023! Be sure to wave to her in the Spring Gala Parade! Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll (Luckiest Girl Alive, The Favorite Sister) The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynne Barnes (YA) 1st in a series, the rest are as follows: The Hawthorne Legacy The Final Gambit The Brothers Hawthorne Games Untold New offshoot series, 1st book coming out in July- The Grandest Game is book 1 The Book of Fire by Christie Lefteri (The Beekeeper of Aleppo) The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay (The London House, Lizzy & Jane, Dear Mr. Knightley, plus others)   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading The Husbands by Holly Gramazio The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl Real Americans by Rachel Khong Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench Upcoming Books I’d Like to Read The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 5/7 Women and Children First by Alina Grabowski 5/7 Long Island by Colm Toibin 5/7 The Stolen Child by Ann Hood 5/7 Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews 5/7 One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware 5/21 You Like It Darker by Stephen King – short stories – 5/21  

It’s National Library Week…Ready, Set, CELEBRATE!! Tune into this episode to hear all about what have planned for the week and to celebrate the new library WIN!  Amy has awesome book reviews and Sue Ries is joining us to tell us all about the up coming Friends of the Library Plant Sale. Drop in and celebrate with us! Cheers!! Amy’s Recommendations: Books I’ve Read Recently I Enjoyed: Martyr! By Kaveh Akhbar Family, Family by Laurie Frankel (she also wrote One Two Three & This is How It Always Is) The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Code Name Helene & I Was Anastasia) The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan After Annie by Anna Quindlen The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Table For Two by Amor Towles   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: (all these books came out in March 2024) The Hunter by Tana French (it’s a sequel to The Searcher! Read that one first) The Great Divide by Cristina Enriquez Annie Bot by Sierra Greer Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano All books in the series: Finlay Donovan is Killing It FInlay Donovan Knocks Em’ Dead Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun Also a Short story, Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank   Upcoming Books I Want to Read: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo – April 9 Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda – April 9 Funny Story by Emily Henry – April 23rd The Demon of Unrest by Eric Larson – April 30th   The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny – October 29th The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian – March 2025  

Don’t miss the chance to meet up with your favorite librarians on the latest episode of the Tiny Town Library Podcast. We filled the library calendar this month with meetings, meet ups, and “Meet & Greets” before Town Meeting in March to help open lines of communication.  Listen in for up to date town news, book recommendations and an interview with Christine Hamilton from the Library Building Committee.  Thanks for listening! Amy’s Book Recommendations: Books I’ve read recently that I’ve enjoyed: The Women by Kristin Hannah North Woods by Daniel Mason Horse by Geraldine Brooks Prophet Song by Paul Lynch The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden New Releases I’m looking forward to reading: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon December 3 Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar January 23 Family Family by Laurie Frankel January 23 The Wolves of Winter by Dan Jones January 30th Upcoming Releases: Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange February 27th After Annie by Anna Quindlen February 27th – event Sunday March 3 11 am at Lenox Hotel in Boston, tickets still available: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coffee-croissants-with-author-anna-quindlen-tickets-78678096203 7 The Hunter by Tana French March 5 – stand along novel The Princess of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian March 19th Library Building Committee Website: www.mvlibrarybuildingcommittee.com

Cheers to the New Year! Big things on the horizon at the library in 2024! Catch up on what is happening at the library in January and join the conversation around volunteering.  Amy has great book recommendations and a list of new release to help you “Read More in 2024”! Don’t miss a minute of the Tiny Town Library Podcast. Amy’s Recommendations Books I’ve Read Recently That I Enjoyed: The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan by Beth Merlin and Danielle Modafferi – released Jan 2024 Homecoming by Kate Morton – released April 2023 The Wager by David Grann – released April 2023 The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell – released March 2023 Speech Team by Tim Murphy – released July 2023 The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston –  released July 2022   Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan – January 9 The Women by Kristin Hannah – Feb 6 Fourteen Days by Margaret Atwood (and others!) – Feb 6 (Celeste Ng, John Grisham, Dave Eggers, Tommy Orange, Louise Erdrich, and Neil Gaiman & More) The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo – Feb 13 End of Story by A.J. Finn  – Feb 20  

We made it to the end of the year and are celebrating at the library! Join us at our Christmas Tea Party to hear town news and Amy’s Best of 2023 book list! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Amy’s Best of 2023 1. Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng 2. Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 3. Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo 4. Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson 5. Trespasses by Louise Kennedy 6. Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese 7. Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka 8. This Other Eden by Paul Harding 9. The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett 10. Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson 11. The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford 12. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 13. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby VanPelt 14. Babel by R.H. Kuang 15. The Housekeepers by Alex Hay 16. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano 17. Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson 18. The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland 19. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 20. Fairy Tale by Stephen King 21. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 22. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks 23. Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue Looking forward to these books in 2024! The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden The Princess of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian After Annie by Anna Quindlen Table For Two by Amor Towles The Hunter by Tana French Until August by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange The Morningside by Tea Obreht Funny Story by Emily Henry The Next Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine  

It’s the day before Thanksgiving and there is so much to do, but first the library podcast!  We have a lot to be thankful for and hope that you all have a wonderful start to the holiday season.  Tune in to hear about the fun we have planned for December, Amy’s awesome book recommendations, and our interview with an outstanding young patron from Mont Vernon. Happy Thanksgiving Tiny Town!

This October has been sooo busy!  Listen in to the librarians chatter about the Friends of the Library fundraiser, epic Halloween preparations, and the final fundraiser of the Mont Vernon Library Charitable Foundation “One for the Books” Charity Auction. Catch up on all the good news and meet one of our newest resident, Megan Upperman, from MVLCF Auction Committee. Amy’s Recommendations Books I’ve read recently I enjoyed: Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson Nov. 2022 (also wrote Nothing to See here)  Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark July 2022   The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga 2008 Booker Prize winner Incidentally, Booker Prize 2023 Shortlist was announced at the end of September: Study for Obedience. Sarah Bernstein. If I Survive You. Jonathan Escoffery. This Other Eden. Paul Harding. Prophet Song. Paul Lynch. Western Lane. Chetna Maroo. The Bee Sting. Paul Murray. Winner will be announced November 26th. New releases I’d like to read: The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennett, Witch by Melinda Taub Oct. 3 A Winter in New York by Josie Silver Oct. 3 (she wrote One Day in December) Upcoming books I’m looking forward to reading: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters Oct. 31 The Future by Naomi Alderman Nov. 7 (she wrote The Power) Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park Nov. 7 The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook Nov. 7