Every once in a while, our staff will create new lists or update these.  These are all titles we have at the Brookline Public Library! Check back for new ideas when you are wondering what to read next....

 

Tour of the Classics

  • A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
  • Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
  • A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford
  • Hannah Coulter by Wendel Berry
  • Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel
  • The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
  • Work by Louisa May Alcott
  • The More Than Complete Hitchhiker’s Guide by Douglas Adams
  • Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes
  • The Hours by Michael Cunningham
  • Crime & Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
  • The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
  • Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
  • The Complete Sherlock Holmes Treasury by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas
  • Middlemarch by George Eliot
  • The Invisible Man by George Ellison
  • The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich
  • Giant by Edna Ferber
  • So Big by Edna Ferber
  • Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
  • The African Queen by CS Forester
  • The Forsythe Saga by John Galsworthy
  • One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • The Man Within by Graham Greene
  • The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
  • Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
  • Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
  • The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro



4.0 + on GoodReads 

  • The Falcon of Sparta by Conn Iggulden – Historical Fiction
  • The Abbot’s Tale by Conn Iggulden – Historical Fiction
  • To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey – Literary Fiction
  • Winds of Change by Anna Jacobs – General Fiction
  • The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish – Literary Fiction
  • Rush Home Road by Lori Lansens – Literary Fiction
  • Joe DeMarco Series (The Inside Ring Book #1) by Mike Lawson – Political Thriller
  • Red Metal by Mark Greaney – War Thriller
  • All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood – Literary Fiction
  • The One Man by Andrew Gross – WWII Historical Fiction
  • Button Man by Andrew Gross – Mobster Historical Fiction
  • The Driver by Hart Hanson – Mystery Thriller
  • The Dry by Jane Harper – Mystery
  • The Lost Man by Jane Harper – Mystery
  • Iron House by John Hart – Mystery
  • Jimmy Bluefeather by Kim Heacox – Literary Fiction
  • The Darby Series (The Dogs of March Book #1) by Ernest Hebert - NH based General Fiction
  • Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill - Historical Fiction
  • The Nix by Nathan Hill – Literary Fiction
  • The Rain Wilds Chronicles (Dragon Keeper Book #1) by Robin Hobb – Fantasy
  • A Parchment of Leaves by Silas House – Literary Fiction
  • The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence – Literary Fiction
  • Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo – Literary Fiction
  • Virgil Wander by Leif Enger – Literary Fiction
  • Peace Like a River by Leif Enger – Saga
  • Song of a Captive Bird by Jasmin Darznik – Literary Fiction
  • Flavia Albia Series (The Ides of April Book #1) by Lindsey Davis – Historical Mystery
  • Birds Without Wings by Louis De Bernieres – Historical Fiction
  • Grace by Natashia Deon – Literary Fiction
  • Pacific Glory by P T Deutermann – WWII Historical Fiction
  • The Traitor of Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson – Fantasy
  • The Truth About Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker – Mystery
  • Misconduct by Penelope Douglas – Contemporary Love Story
  • Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep – Gladiators Meets Game of Thrones
  • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier Clay by Michael Chabon – General Fiction
  • Goliath by Shawn Corridan – Thriller
  • The Legends of the First Empire Series (Age of Myth Book #1) by Michael Sullivan – Fantasy
  • Mistborn Series (The Final Empire Book #1) by Brandon Sanderson – Fantasy
  • Winternight Trilogy (The Bear and the Nightingale Book #1) by Katherine Arden – Fantasy
  • Mercy Thompson Series (Moon Called Book #1) by Patricia Briggs – Fantasy
  • Infected Series (Infected Book #1) by Scott Sigler – Science Fiction
  • Daemon Series (Daemon Book #1) by Daniel Suarez – Science Fiction

 


Best Short Story Fiction

  • Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
  • Dangerous Women by Various Authors
  • And thereby Hangs a Tale by Jeffrey Archer
  • The Assissination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel
  • The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2009
  • A Blink of the Screen by Terry Pratchet
  • Coronado by Dennis Lehane
  • Dangers Untold by Various Authors
  • Dear Husband by Joyce Carol Oates
  • Dirty Love by Andre Dubus
  • Fight No More by Lydia Millet
  • Florida by Lauren Groff
  • Grand Central by Various Authors
  • Brown Dog by Jim Harrison
  • Hall of Small Mammals by Thomas Pierce
  • Have I Got A Story For You by Various Authors