The Best Books: Book Recommendations from the Multnomah County LibraryAdults

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Best Books is the library’s list of our favorite titles of the year — the books our staff and volunteers have loved. Whether you’re a fan of beautifully illustrated picture books, suspense mostrar mais stories that will keep you guessing, or the latest graphic novels, we have you covered.

Use the tags on the left to narrow the choices to find exactly the kinds of books that you enjoy. And if you want more suggestions, or a list of titles based on your reading tastes, feel free to reach out to us through our My Librarian service. Happy reading! mostrar menos
Categorias:
Todos, Adults (157), Kids (74), Teens (67)
Anos:
Todos, 2023 (137), 2022 (20)
Announced:
Dezembro 2023: 2023 Recente
ObraAno
Fermenter: DIY Fermentation for Vegan Fare, Including Recipes for Krauts, Pickles, Koji, Tempeh, Nut- & Seed-Based Cheeses, Fermented Beverages & What to Do with Them por Aaron Adams
2023
Chain Gang All-Stars por Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
2023
A Country You Can Leave por Asale Angel-Ajani
2023
The Splinter in the Sky por Kemi Ashing-Giwa
2023
Hoop Muses: An Insider’s Guide to Pop Culture and the (Women’s) Game por Seimone Augustus
2023
Bookshops & Bonedust por Travis Baldree
2023
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere por Maria Bamford
2023
The Hexologists por Josiah Bancroft
2023
Hi Honey, I'm Homo! Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture por Matt Baume
2023
Big Swiss por Jen Beagin
2023
Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear por Erica Berry
2023
To Shape a Dragon's Breath por Moniquill Blackgoose
2023
Mimosa por Archie Bongiovanni
2023
Warrior Girl Unearthed por Angeline Boulley
2023
Strong Female Character por Fern Brady
2023
All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me por Patrick Bringley
2023
Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family por Rabia Chaudry
2023
Catwoman: Lonely City por Cliff Chiang
2023
Carmilla: The First Vampire por Amy Chu
2023
Cursed Bunny: Stories por Bora Chung
2023
Monica por Daniel Clowes
2023
I Felt the End Before It Came: Memoirs of a Queer Ex-Jehovah's Witness por Daniel Allen Cox
2023
A Wild Promise: An Illustrated Celebration of The Endangered Species Act por Allen Crawford
2023
The Ferryman por Justin Cronin
2023
Running up that Hill: 50 Visions of Kate Bush por Tom Doyle
2023
Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden por Camille T. Dungy
2023
Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook por Sohla El-Waylly
2023
Saving Emma por Allen Eskens
2023
The Witch and the Vampire por Francesca Flores
2023
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma por Stephanie Foo
2023
The Bathysphere Book: Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths por Brad Fox
2023
Cascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry por CMarie Fuhrman
2023
Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation por Hannah Gadsby
2023
Revenge of the Librarians por Tom Gauld
2023
Maame por Jessica George
2023
The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption por Shannon Gibney
2023
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder por David Grann
2023
Not Dead Yet!! por Ramon/a Gravez
2023
Red Rabbit por Alex Grecian
2023
Menewood por Nicola Griffith
2023
The Vaster Wilds por Lauren Groff
2023
Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains por Alexa Hagerty
2023
10 Things That Never Happened por Alexis Hall
2023
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology por Shane Hawk
2023
Games and Rituals: Stories por Katherine Heiny
2023
How to Sell a Haunted House por Grady Hendrix
2023
Happy Place por Emily Henry
2023
Lou Reed: The King of New York por Will Hermes
2023
Grand Slam Romance por Ollie Hicks
2023
Okinawa (沖縄) por Shunchó HIGA
2023
American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis por Adam Hochschild
2023
Forest Park: Exploring Portland's Natural Sanctuary por Marcy Cottrell Houle
2023
Stay True por Hua Hsu
2023
Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital por Elise Hu
2023
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures por Sabrina Imbler
2023
Quietly Hostile: Essays por Samantha Irby
2023
Pineapple Street por Jenny Jackson
2023
I'm So (Not) Over You por Kosoko Jackson
2023
Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History por Bill Janovitz
2023
Don't Fear the Reaper por Stephen Graham Jones
2023
Best Men por Sidney Karger
2023
Foster por Claire Keegan
2023
Night's Edge por Liz Kerin
2023
Art of Custom Sneakers: How to Create One-of-a-Kind Kicks; Paint, Splatter, Dip, Drip, and Color por Xavier Kickz
2023
In the Lives of Puppets por TJ Klune
2023
Yellowface por R. F. Kuang
2023
Book Bonding: Building Connections Through Family Reading por Megan Dowd Lambert
2023
Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk por Sasha Lapointe
2023
Untethered Sky por Fonda Lee
2023
Small Mercies por Dennis Lehane
2023
Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley por David G. Lewis
2023
LL COOL J Presents The Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness por L. L. Cool J,
2023
Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs por Jamie Loftus
2023
Boys Weekend por Mattie Lubchansky
2023
Thirst for Salt por Madelaine Lucas
2023
The Chinese Groove por Kathryn Ma
2023
I Have Some Questions For You por Rebecca Makkai
2023
Blackmail and Bibingka por Mia P. Manansala
2023
The art and life of Fukuda Kodojin : Japan's great poet and landscape artist por Andreas Marks
2023
The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine por Katherine Marsh
2023
North Woods por Daniel Mason
2023
A Long Stretch of Bad Days por Mindy McGinnis
2023
A Strange and Stubborn Endurance (The Tithenai Chronicles, 1) por Foz Meadows
2023
Sisters of the Lost Nation por Nick Medina
2023
Sammy Espinoza's Last Review: A Novel por Tehlor Kay Mejia
2023
A donde voy, el hogar viene conmigo: Wherever I go, home comes with me (Spanish Edition) por migranteelconocimien
2023
Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep por Kenneth Miller
2023
The Gay Who Turned Kaiju por Kazuki Minamoto
2023
The Tigers, They Let Me por Anis Mojgani
2023
Mending Life: a Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts por Nina Montenegro
2023
Linocut: Learn in a Weekend por Nick Morley
2023
Welcome me to the kingdom : stories por Mai Nardone
2023
Girl Juice por Benji Nate
2023
Dust Child por Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
2023
The Mimicking of Known Successes por Malka Older
2023
The September House por Carissa Orlando
2023
Dungeon Club: Roll Call por Molly Knox Ostertag
2023
Chili Crisp: 50+ Recipes to Satisfy Your Spicy, Crunchy, Garlicky Cravings por James Park
2023
Tom Lake por Ann Patchett
2023
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs por Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
2023
No Gods For Drowning por Hailey Piper
2023
On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union por Daisy Pitkin
2023
Paint to Prosper: Transform Your Art Practice and Build a Modern Art Business por Amira Rahim
2023
Ma and Me por Putsata Reang
2023
The Bell in the Fog por Lev AC Rosen
2023
Fever House: A Novel por Keith Rosson
2023
The Creative Act: A Way of Being por Rick Rubin
2023
Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style por Paul Rudnick
2023
Tell Me I'm Worthless por Alison Rumfitt
2023
The Yards Between Us: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Football por R.K. Russell
2023
Starter Villain por John Scalzi
2023
A Most Agreeable Murder por Julia Seales
2023
We Could Be So Good por Cat Sebastian
2023
Who Does That Bitch Think She Is?: Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag por Craig Seligman
2023
Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon por Melissa L. Sevigny
2023
A Day of Fallen Night por Samantha Shannon
2023
Romantic Comedy por Curtis Sittenfeld
2023
Cold People por Tom Rob Smith
2023
The Fraud por Zadie Smith
2023
Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture por Virginia Sole-Smith
2023
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers por Jesse Q. Sutanto
2023
The Kind Worth Saving por Peter Swanson
2023
Daughter of the Moon Goddess por Sue Lynn Tan
2023
A Pirate's Life for Tea por Rebecca Thorne
2023
Camp Damascus por Chuck Tingle
2023
Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World por Padraig O Tuama
2023
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World por Irene Vallejo
2023
Hamlet, Prince of Robots por M. Darusha Wehm
2023
Sins of the Black Flamingo por Andrew Wheeler
2023
Crook Manifesto por Colson Whitehead
2023
Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America por Matika Wilbur
2023
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard por Ronald Wimberly
2023
City Under One Roof por Iris Yamashita
2023
Please Wait by the Coatroom: Reconsidering Race and Identity in American Art por John Yau
2023
Who Cares Anyway: Post-Punk San Francisco and the End of the Analog Age por Will York
2023
The Me You Love In The Dark, Volume 1 (Me You Love in the Dark, 1) por Skottie Young
2023
Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto por Zachary Zane
2023
Cinderella is Dead por Kalynn Bayron
2022
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole por Susan Cain
2022
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy por Becky Chambers
2022
Booth por Karen Joy Fowler
2022
The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe por Matthew Gabriele
2022
Colombian Psycho (Spanish Edition) por Santiago Gamboa
2022
After Tonight, Everything Will Be Different por Adam Gnade
2022
Book Lovers por Emily Henry
2022
The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book por Gord Hill
2022
A Hundred Lovers: Poems por Richie Hofmann
2022
The Ballad of Perilous Graves por Alex Jennings
2022
Baobab por Beth Moon
2022
antes que isla es volcán / before island is volcano (Raised Voices) por Raquel Salas Rivera
2022
Blood Like Magic por Liselle Sambury
2022
All Day Is a Long Time por David Sanchez
2022
The Cartographers por Peng Shepherd
2022
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems por Warsan Shire
2022
Briefly, A Delicious Life por Nell Stevens
2022
All the flowers kneeling por Paul Tran
2022
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us por Ed Yong
2022

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