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#SubwayLibrary Suggestions: New & Noteworthy
There's so much available to read on the #SubwayLibrary — a service that delivers free e-books brought to you by MTA, Transit Wireless, and NYC's libraries— it can be hard to choose which books to peruse on your commute. Lucky for you, we're going to put together a list of our favorite titles in a given category every week, so you can get the best recommendations for what to read from our NYPL experts.
This week's category: new & noteworthy, which includes some of our recent releases and famous titles. Whether you decide to pick up the new book that everyone's buzzing about, or finally read that one novel you've always meant to get around to, you can't go wrong with any of these recommended titles:
The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R. Carey
If you haven’t read this dystopian thriller yet, you're missing out. It’s an incredibly creepy read about a fungus infecting the whole human race and an infected little girl who’s about to change the course of the world. Excerpt, a 2+ hour read.
Push by Saffire
You won't forget the heartbreaking, brutal story of Precious Jones, a Harlem teenager who was raped by her father. Excerpt, a half-hour read.
The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
A sweeping love story about a Holocaust survivor and a Japanese gardener imprisoned in an American internment camp during World War II, told from the perspective of a Moldovian immigrant in an assisted living home. Excerpt, a half-hour read.
Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane
Lehane’s first woman protagonist leads the veteran suspense author into new and fascinating territory: a difficult past, a search for an absent father, and a host of life-or-death decisions. Excerpt, a 1-hour read.
Kiss Carlo by Adriana Trigiani
This historical romance whisks readers from South Philadelphia to a little village in Italy and back to New York City as they follow a single family through multiple generations. Excerpt, a 1-hour read.
Check out more information about #SubwayLibrary, including more of our favorite reads and instructions on how to access. What are your favorite New York stories available on #SubwayLibrary? Share them with us in the comments.
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