One of the tools we use for book selection is a report that tells us what Waunakee library patrons are requesting the most. Top 10 books have at least one circulating copy that can be placed on hold and one in the Lucky Day collection, located in our front lobby.
All the titles listed below are in the library catalog and holds may be placed on them (click on the title), even the ones that aren't out yet. Call the library at 608-849-4217 if you need help placing holds.
Most popular titles are published in multiple formats, including large print, audio, and digital.
Atmosphere: a Love Story, Taylor Jenkins Reid
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s Space Shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits."
--www.taylorjenkinsreid.com
My Friends, by Frederik Backman
"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later."
--www.simonandschuster.com
Nash Falls, by David Baldacci (out Nov. 11)
"The start of a pulse-pounding original series from international number one bestselling author David Baldacci."
--panmacmillan.com
The Black Wolf, by Louise Penny (out Oct. 28)
"Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team uncovered and stopped a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting the person behind it. A man they called the Black Wolf.
But their relief is short-lived. In a sickening turn of events, Gamache has realized that plot, as horrific as it was, was just the beginning."
--gamacheseries.com
Broken Country, by Clare Leslie Hall
"A love story with the pulse of a thriller, Broken Country is a heart-pounding novel of impossible choices and devastating consequences."
--clarelesliehall.com
The River is Waiting, by Wally Lamb
"#1 New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb, celebrated for two prior Oprah Book Club selections, returns with an exceptional third pick, a propulsive novel following a young father grappling with unbearable tragedy as he searches for hope, redemption, and the possibility of forgiveness."
--www.simonandschuster.com
Emma on Fire, by James Patterson and Emily Raymond
"Dramatic…explores the power of grief…that through loss there can be hope for the future" (Library Journal)
www.hachettebookgroup.com
The Picasso Heist, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (out Oct. 13)
"A $100 million painting.
A previously unknown Picasso is discovered in the attic of a French villa.
Everyone wants to possess it.
Filthy-rich Manhattan art people. Organized crime bosses. Power-hungry government officials. A notorious forger. A glamorous twenty-two-year-old art thief.
Only one person knows how to take it.
She’s the rival none of the power players see coming."
--www.hachettebookgroup.com
These Summer Storms, by Sarah MacLean
"New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean’s first foray into contemporary fiction, These Summer Storms is a razor-sharp, wildly sexy novel about a wealthy New England family's long-overdue reckoning…and one week that threatens to tear them apart."
--www.sarahmaclean.net