GPL Book Break

Book Break: What We're Reading and 2026 Preview

Join GPL librarians Claire, Meghan and Molly as we talk about a book we’ve each read recently, and four we are looking forward to reading in 2026!
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
Books We Read recently
Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven.  (Claire)
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How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson (Meghan)
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Dandelion is Dead by Rosey Storey (Molly)
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Claire’s picks for 2026:
Whistler by Ann Patchett – publishes June (mentions Commonwealth, The Dutch House, Tom Lake)
Land by Maggie O’Farrel – publishes June 2 (mentions Hamnet, memoir is “I Am, I Am, I Am:  Seventeen Brushes with Death”
Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney – publishes March 3 (Greece Reads author – Good Company, The Nest)
Salt, Sweat & Steam by Brigid Washington – publishes April 28
Molly’s Picks for 2026
Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell – Publishes April 14 (mentions Eleanor & Park, Slow Dance)
The Young Will Remember by Eve J. Chung – May 5 mentions Daughters of Shandong
Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Brammer – May 19 (Greece Reads author:  The Collected Regrets of Clover)
American Fantasy by Emma Straub (mentions This Time Tomorrow)
Meghan’s Picks for 2026
Burn the Kingdom Down by Addie Thorley – April 7
Safari Murder Party by Rachel Moore – May 19th
The Someday Garden by Ashley Posten – June 232
The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer – April 7th  (mentions The Astral Library by Kate Quinn and The Wishing Game and The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer)
Greece Reads!  Isola by Allegra Goodman.  Author here on March 24th at 6:30 pm. Sign up here:  https://greecepl.librarycalendar.com/event/greece-reads-49969
Register for the book discussion on March 5th at 6:30 pm here:  https://greecepl.librarycalendar.com/event/isola_night
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: Winter Reading Challenge 2026

Join GPL librarians Claire and Ann-Marie as we talk about our Winter Reading Challenge, and books that can help you fill BINGO squares! 
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
Homeseeking by Karissa Chen (Claire) (debut, set in another country)
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Seascraper by Benjamin Wood (Ann-Marie) book under 200 page, award winner.
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Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei (Claire) set in the future, new shelves
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Murder in an Italian Village by Michael Falco (Ann-Marie) cozy mystery
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Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life by Hoda Kotb (Claire) Self help
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When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén (Ann-Marie) Debut, translated, set in Sweden
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Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino (Claire) Mystery/Thriller, debut
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Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White (Ann-Marie) Award Winner, Classic
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The Uncool: A Memoir by Cameron Crowe (Claire) Memoir, Nonfiction, audiobook
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My Not-So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella (Ann-Marie) Romance, Chick lit, audiobooks
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: Best of 2025

Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly as we talk about our favorite reads of 2025! 
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen (Claire) Literary Fiction
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Heart the Lover by Lily King (Molly) Literary Fiction
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The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff (Claire) Literary Fiction/Debut
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A Road To Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett (Molly) Literary Fiction
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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Claire) Debut
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The Names by Florence Knapp (Molly) Debut
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The Ghostwriter by Julie Clarke (Claire) Mystery
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Dead Money by Jacob Kerr (Molly) Mystery
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The Favorites by Layne Fargo (Claire) Romance
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First-Time Caller by B. K. Borison (Molly) Romance
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Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Claire & Molly) Climate Fiction
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A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar (Molly) Climate Fiction
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The Boleyn Traitor by Phillipa Gregory (Claire) Historical Fiction
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Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (Molly) Historical Fiction
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The Gales of November by John U. Bacon (Claire) Nonfiction
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The Everlasting by Alix Harrow (Molly) Fantasy
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Red Dog Farm by Nathaniel Ian Miller (Molly) Coming of Age, set in Iceland
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Register for the January 6th Winter Reading Challenge Kick off here: 
https://greecepl.librarycalendar.com/event/new-year-new-books-book-bingo-adults-46748
Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: Nonfiction November

Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly as we talk about some books for “Nonfiction November”.  We will have stories that range from finding the elusive wild panda to delivering the mail in Appalachia! 
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
Mailman:  My Wild Ride Delivering Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home by Stephen Starring Grant.  (Claire)
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The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothers' Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda by Nathalia Holt (Molly)
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A Walk in the Park:  The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon  by Kevin Fedarko (Claire)
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Making the Best of What's Left: When You're Too Old to Get the Chairs Reupholstered by Judith Viorst (Molly)
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A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst (Claire)
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This Dog Will Change Your Life by Elias Weiss Friedman (Molly)
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Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth): A Memoir by Marcus Zusak (Molly)
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 The Only Plane in the Sky:  An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff (Claire) *audio!
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: Cozy versus Horror

Join GPL librarians Claire and Rebecca as we talk about some books that are perfect for October.  Are you team cozy, or team horror?
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna.  (Claire)
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Killer On the Road/The Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham Jones (Rebecca)
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The Warm Hands of Ghosts  by Katherine Arden (Claire)
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The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Rebecca)
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The Witch’s Orchard by Asher Sullivan (Claire)
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Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix  (Rebecca)
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Greece Public Library is the GOAT!

Links for Book Break 9/17/2025
Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly as we talk about some books that are “GOATS” and our upcoming Love Your Library day!
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
Kindred by Octavia Butler.  (Claire)
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Emily of New Moon by L. M. Montgomery (Molly)
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Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (Claire)
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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Molly)
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Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim (Claire)
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Bug Hollow by Michelle Huneven (Molly)
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Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher (Claire)
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Endling by Maria Reva (Molly)
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Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (Claire)
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Wreck by Catherine Newman (Molly) Publishes October 28, 2025
 
The WASP Trap by Mark Edwards (Claire)
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The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith (Molly)
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: 3, 4, and 5 Star Reads for the Dog Days of Summer

Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly as we talk about dogs we enjoyed in the dog days of summer.  We each suggest a 3, 4, and 5 star read!
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean.  (Claire) (3)
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Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein (Molly) (3)
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The Compound by Aisling Rawle (Claire) (4)
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Floreana by Midge Raymond (Molly) (4)
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The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff (Claire) (5)
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The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett (Molly) (5)
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: Midsummer Mysteries

Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly as we talk about “Midsummer Mysteries”.
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
All The Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman.  (Claire)
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The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs (Molly)
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Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox (Claire)
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Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman (Molly)
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Coram House by Bailey Seybolt (Claire)
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A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao (Molly)
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King of Ashes by S. A. Cosby (Claire)
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Our Last Wild Days by Ann Bailey (Molly)
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: Summer Reading 2025!

Join GPL librarians Claire, Meghan and Molly as we talk about the best books to read this summer!
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
Contemporary or Romance Reads:
Passion Project by London Sperry.  (Claire)
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Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone (Meghan)
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First-Time Caller by B. K. Borison (Molly)
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Thrills & Chills:
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark (Claire)
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Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica (Meghan)
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Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang (Molly)
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Forthcoming books (books on our radar): 
The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King (Claire)
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Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady (Meghan)
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The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater (Molly)
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Diving Into our Backlist books: 
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Claire)
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The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley (Meghan)
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Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch (Molly)
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: Feel Good Reads

Links for Book Break 5/21/2025
Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly as we talk about “Feel Good Reads”.
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
Ordinary Time:  Lessons Learned While Staying Put by Annie B. Jones.  (Claire)
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The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman (Molly)
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The Phoenix Ballroom by Ruth Hogan (Claire)
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The Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg (Molly)
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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Claire)
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Pets and The City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian by Dr. Amy Attas (Molly)
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!