A Few of Our Favorite Things 2023

Wake County Public Libraries wishes you a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year. Our Adult Services Librarians have created our annual gift to you - this list featuring some of our favorite recent books. From novels of all genres to nonfiction and biographies, you are sure to find some books to love among these librarian favorites.
 

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1. Legends & lattes: a novel of high fantasy and low stakes

Book cover for "Legends & lattes"
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Author:
Baldree, Travis, 1977-
Series:
Legends & lattes volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"Come take a load off at Viv's cafe, the first & only coffee shop in Thune. Grand opening! Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv, the orc barbarian, cashes out of the warrior's life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the city has ever seen. However, her dreams of a fresh start filling...

2. The lonely hearts book club

Book cover for "The lonely hearts book club"
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Author:
Gilmore, Lucy (Romance fiction writer)
Average Rating:
4 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"Sloane Parker lives a small, contained life as a librarian in her small, contained town. She never thinks of herself as lonely...but still she looks forward to that time every day when old curmudgeon Arthur McLachlan comes to browse the shelves and cheerfully insult her. Their sparring is such a highlight of Sloane's day that when Arthur doesn't show up one morning, she's instantly concerned. And then another day passes, and another. Anxious, Sloane...