2024 Staff Favorite Reads

2024 was a great year to read!  Below is a list of some of our favorite books that PFL staff read this past year.

 

O Caledonia, by Elspeth Barker

The Postcard by Anne Berest

Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

Where the Forest Meets the River by Shannon Bowring

The Ministry of Timeby Kailiane Bradley

Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead by Barbara Comyns

With Dogs at the Edge of Life by Colin Dayan

Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

James by Percival Everett (especially the audiobook)

My Favorite Thing is Monsters Book 2 by Emil Ferris

The Cremator by Ladislav Fuks

Billy Summers by Stephen King

The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline

North Woods by Daniel Mason

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory McGuire

Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, and Control by Amanda Montei

The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly

Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro

Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant

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