Unexpected Book Finds - what are yours?

[Anonymous]

I like to browse Libby for unexpected library books that may be available at the time I am looking. So far, the two that I have really enjoyed (but until then have not heard about at all) are: "Bluebird Bluebird" and "The Case of the Missing Servant."
What are yours?

[Anonymous]

Everyone Knows Your Mother's a Witch by Rivka Galchen I don't remember how I found it, but it's definitely different from most of my 2022 reads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone Knows Your Mother's a Witch by Rivka Galchen I don't remember how I found it, but it's definitely different from most of my 2022 reads.

Correction: Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch

[Anonymous]

When We Fell Apart by Soon Wiley

[Anonymous]

Once, very auspiciously, I went to the library only to find it was closed. However, on the stairs was a perfectly intact hardcover copy of Meg Wolitzer’s novella ‘The Wife.’ Great read.

[Anonymous]

A while ago now, but two people bought me a copy of If I told you Once by Judy Budnitz. That was one fabulous novel. But she has barely written anything else since, maybe a short story here and there. And I've been waiting for literally decades now, hoping for her next book.

[Anonymous]

Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine by Emily Bernard

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone Knows Your Mother's a Witch by Rivka Galchen I don't remember how I found it, but it's definitely different from most of my 2022 reads.

Correction: Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch

This looks really interesting! Does it have an uplifting/happy/pleasant ending? I'm in a place right now that I just don't want to be left with sadness. I don't mind sadness amidst the book but definitely want to feel positive afterwards.

[Anonymous]

I also love browsing the "available" books in Libby. That's how I found Rachel Lynn Solomon, who is now one of my favorite authors. If you like rom-coms, I highly recommend her books.

A few others I found this way:

I'll Have What She's Having - about Nora Ephron's life and work

The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty - different from what I would have expected, less splashy than Big Little Lies but I may have liked it more.

Float Plan by Trish Doller - another great romcom writer, this one is about a woman who embarks on the sailing trip her fiance planned before his death.

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave - a thriller I really enjoyed

Hello, Molly - Molly Shannon's memoir, one of my favorite books of last year

Almost There and Almost Not by Linda Urban - super sweet and thoughtful middle grade book