Summer reading isn’t just for kids!

Homewood Public Library has an adult summer reading program, too. Navigate to Homewood.beanstack.com and sign up (or log in) to start logging the adult books (fiction and/or nonfiction; audio, print, or ebook) that you read between June 3 and August 4, 2019. Each adult book logged earns a badge. Earn four badges to be automatically entered into a drawing for a $25 gift card. Earn seven badges and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card. You earn your first badge just for signing up! Winners will be contacted by August 6.

Need some book suggestions to start you off? Here’s we have on our reading lists:

Fiction

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn ~Meg

In this enthralling historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947—are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.

The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan ~Heather

A grand baronial house on Loch Ness, a quirky small-town bookseller, and a single mom looking for a fresh start all come together in this witty and warm-hearted novel by New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan.

Eye of the World: Wheel of Time Book 1 by Robert Jordan ~Rob

“With the new Wheel of Time TV series coming to Amazon this fall the Robert Jordan / Brandon Sanderson books are worth a read (especially if you like 14,000 page epics – looking at you, Game of Thrones fans).” ~Rob

The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman ~Heather

 Lilian shows up at the Los Angeles botanical garden feeling out of her element. But what she’ll soon discover—with the help of a patient instructor and a quirky group of gardeners—is that into every life a little sun must shine, whether you want it to or not.

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys ~Meg

Told in alternating points of view and perfect for fans of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning All the Light We Cannot See, Erik Larson’s Dead Wake, and Elizabeth Wein’s Printz Honor Book Code Name Verity, this masterful work of historical fiction is inspired by the real-life tragedy that was the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff—the greatest maritime disaster in history.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris ~Meg

A vivid, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful re-creation of Lale Sokolov’s experiences as the man who tattooed the arms of thousands of prisoners with what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is also a testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions.

NonFiction

How Democracies Die by⁠ Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt ~Carol
Drawing on decades of research and a wide range of historical and global examples, from 1930s Europe to contemporary Hungary, Turkey, and Venezuela, Levitsky and Ziblatt show how democracies die—and how ours can be saved.

 
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara ~Cristina

This masterpiece offers an atmospheric snapshot of a moment in American history and a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind. It is also a portrait of a woman’s obsession and her unflagging pursuit of the truth. Utterly original and compelling, it is destined to become a true crime classic.

Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice by Bill Browder ~Carol

A financial caper, a crime thriller, and a political crusade, Red Notice is the story of one man taking on overpowering odds to change the world, and also the story of how, without intending to, he found meaning in his life.

 
Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis ~Heather

While she may have left her home in Alabama, married a New Yorker, forgotten how to drive, and abandoned the puffy headbands of her youth, Helen Ellis is clinging to her Southern accent like mayonnaise to white bread, and offering readers a hilarious, completely singular view on womanhood for both sides of the Mason-Dixon.