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35 Books Librarians Have Recently Loved

Back in September, BuzzFeed Books sent out an unscientific survey to librarians, asking them about their jobs, projects, pet peeves — and recent books they've loved. About 1,400 librarians responded, mostly in the US. Here's what they had to say.
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Adib Khorram)
Darius the Great Is Not Okay
1
Adib Khorram
What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia (Elizabeth Catte)
What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia
2
Elizabeth Catte
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
3
Sayaka Murata
To Your Eternity (Yoshitoki Oima)
To Your Eternity
4
Yoshitoki Oima
Lady Killers (Tori Telfer)
Lady Killers
5
Tori Telfer
The Art of Gathering (Priya Parker)
The Art of Gathering
6
Priya Parker
Every Exquisite Thing (Matthew Quick)
Every Exquisite Thing
7
Matthew Quick
The Sun Does Shine (Anthony Ray Hinton)
The Sun Does Shine
8
Anthony Ray Hinton
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
9
Nnedi Okorafor
Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World (Penelope Bagieu)
Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World
10
Penelope Bagieu
Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed (Maya Dusenbery)
Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed
11
Maya Dusenbery
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone (Olivia Laing)
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
12
Olivia Laing
Bingo Love (Tee Franklin)
Bingo Love
13
Tee Franklin
Front Desk (Kelly Yang)
Front Desk
14
Kelly Yang
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers
15
Rebecca Makkai
Moxie (Jennifer Mathieu)
Moxie
16
Jennifer Mathieu
The Death of Truth (Machiko Kakutani)
The Death of Truth
17
Machiko Kakutani
The Kiss Quotient (Helen Hoang)
The Kiss Quotient
18
Helen Hoang
The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster (Sarah Krasnostein)
The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster
19
Sarah Krasnostein
In the Distance (Hernan Diaz)
In the Distance
20
Hernan Diaz
Long Way Down (Jason Reynolds)
Long Way Down
21
Jason Reynolds
The Seasons Quartet (Karl Ove Knausgaard)
The Seasons Quartet
22
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places (Colin Dickey)
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
23
Colin Dickey
Bad Blood: : Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (John Carreyrou)
Bad Blood: : Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
24
John Carreyrou
The House of Broken Angels (Luis Alberto Urrea)
The House of Broken Angels
25
Luis Alberto Urrea
Meet Me at the Museum (Anne Youngson)
Meet Me at the Museum
26
Anne Youngson
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
27
Stuart Turton
Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X (Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith)
Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X
28
Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith
Strange the Dreamer (Laini Taylor)
Strange the Dreamer
29
Laini Taylor
Love and Other Consolation Prizes (Jamie Ford)
Love and Other Consolation Prizes
30
Jamie Ford
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism (Safiya Umoja Noble)
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
31
Safiya Umoja Noble
The Good Neighbor (Maxwell King)
The Good Neighbor
32
Maxwell King
The Silent Companions (Laura Purcell)
The Silent Companions
33
Laura Purcell
Human Acts (Han Kang)
Human Acts
34
Han Kang
Stories of Your Life and Others (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life and Others
35
Ted Chiang
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