What have you been reading during quarantine? Beginning in June the Hunts Point Library has hosted weekly online book discussions. This has been a great opportunity to foster community and chat about great books! 

I have compiled a reading list based on our recommendations from June and July discussions: 

Fiction 

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

La invencion del amor (Spanish Edition) by Jose Ovejero. 

The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid 

It's Not All Downhill From Here [sound recording] by Terry  McMillan

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

The Alchemist by Paul Coelho

The Stationery Shop by Kamali Marjan 

The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon 

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto 

 

Young Adult Fiction 

Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano 

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton 

Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo 

Asking For It by Louise O'Neill

Solo by Kwame Alexander

Graphic Novels 

Incognegro: A Graphic Mystery by Mat Johnson, Mat, author. 

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Wobblies!: A Graphic History of the Industrial Workers of the World by Paul Buhle 

Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi    

The Umbrella Academy. Volume 1, Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way

Giant Days: Volume One by John Allison 

The Complete Peanuts, 1989 to 1990 by Charles M. Schulz

El deafo by Cece Bell 

Girl Town by Casey Nowak 

Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson 

LaGuardia: A Very Modern Story of Immigration by Nnedi Okorafor 

Fables: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham

Non Fiction/Biographies/Memoirs 

Aren't You Forgetting Someone? Essays from My Mid-life Revenge by Kari Lizer 

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong 

The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland by Walter Thompson-Hernández

The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Deborah Blum 

Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life by Amber Scorah 

Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women that a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall 

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay 

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words by Peace Pilgrim

The Game of Life and How to Play It: The Complete Original Edition by Florence Scovel Shinn 

I'm Telling the Truth, But I'm Lying: Essays by Bassey Ikpi 

Children’s Books 

Of Salt and Shore by Annet Schaap (publishing October 2020)

Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith

Guts by Raina Telgemeier 

White Bird: A Wonder Story by R. J. Palacio

Stargazing by Jen Wang

 

If you are interested in sharing what you have been reading during quarantine, join us for an upcoming book discussion. Please sign up on our website: /locations/hunts-point