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Staff Recommendations

Not sure what to read next?  Why not try one of these great books recommended by the Library Services staff!

Andrew Huynh - Teach me Tech Technician

Andrew Huynh
subtle art of not giving a F by Mark Manson
Saga by Brian Vaughn
critical role the mighty nein by Cecil Castellucci
the art of modern warfare by sunzi
feeling good by David Burns

Anita Fortes - Library Technologist: Community Services & ELS

Anita Fortes, Program Liaison
I Heard that song before by Mary HIggins Clark

Anna Forster - Frontline Service

anna forster
queen of the tearling by erika johansen
invasion of the tearling by erika johansen
fate of the tearling by erika johansen

Anne Vermeyden - Writing Consultant

cover of book, two female pre-teens laughing
cover of book, black and white photo of a crowd of people
cover of book, woman posed in a belly dancing costume

Carrie Barrett - Librarian: Engineering, Technology & Trades

carrie barrett
The night watch man by Louise Erdrich
demon copperhead by Barbra Kingslover
stolen focus by Johann Harri
Sapiens a brief history of humankind by Yuval Harari

Chelsea Winterkorn - Library Assistant

chelsea winterkorn
witches of new york by ami mckay
the hate u give by angie thomas

Chris Woodley - Manager: Access & Education

Chris Woodley, Manager, Information Literacy & Resources
Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
bear and the nightingale by katherine arden
it by stephen king
everything is illuminated by jonathan safran foer

Danya Goldsmith-Milne - Librarian: Health & Life Sciences, and Community Services

image of Danya, brown hair with bangs
cover of algorithms of oppression
cover of Circe
cover of Scarborough
cover of my brillant friend

James Yochem - Manager: Writiting Services & Copyright Coordinator

James Yochem, Copyright Coordinator
Hidden Keys by Andre Alexis

Jennevie Orio-Bebel - Assistant Manager, User Engagement & Operations

on book cover, image of a man sneaking behind a lamp post
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
raw shark texts by steven hall
Stoker's manuscripts by royce prouty

Jessie Collins - Library Technician, Catalouger

Jessie Collins, Overdues & Fines
Page boy by Elliot Page
the neuroscience of you by Chantel Prat
the patriarchs by Angela Saini
critical role: vox machina

Susan Lee - Coordinator: Tech Bar

stolen focus by Joann Hari
cover of book is blue with many small red triangles
cover of book, golden sky with two human shadows in foreground
world of curisosities by Louise Penny

Kaitlyn Clarke - Fontline Services

Kaitlyn Clarke
Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Tress and the emerald sea by Brandon Sanderson
This time tomorrow by Emma Straub
all systems red by martha wells

Kassandra Caporiccio - Frontline Services

cover of book, two women embracing
cover of book, pink, red, and red arabesque shapes
cover of book, two sets of chopsticks holding up noodles in shape of letter H
book cover is gray with small house in the background

Kathryn Bellamy - Frontline Service

kathryn bellamy
starless sea by erin morgenstern
cover of norse mythology
cover of Johnathan Strange and mister Norrell
cover art

Lee Mayes - Frontline Services

Berserk volume 1
Berserk Voume 2
One piece
The shortest history of war by Gwynne Dyer

Michelle Doadt - Assistive Learning Technologist

Michelle Doadt
the nightingale by kristin hannah
homecoming by andrew pyper
i see you by claire mackintosh
somone we know by shari lapena

Mikaela Withers - Writing Consultant

mikaela withers
golden compass by philip pullman
bear and the nightingale by katherine arden
tenant of wildfell hall by anne bronte
god of small things by arundhati roy

Rachel Caldwell - Manager: Customer Experience & Operations

Rachel Caldwell, Manager, Services & Operations
bluest eyes by toni morrison
girl with the dragon tattoo by stieg larsson
the girl who played with fire by stieg larsson
the girl who kicked the hornet's nest by stieg larsson

Rachel Kelly - Library Technician: Overdues, Fines & Reserves

Rachel Kelly, Media Resources
night circus by erin morgenstern
perks of being a wallflower by stephen chobsky
through the woods by emily carroll
this one summer by mariko tamaki

Scott Jones - Frontline Services

cover of moon of the crusted snow
cover of homeland
giant iceberg on book cover

Tonya Gousseva - Assistive Learning Technologist

Antonina Gousseva
jpod by douglas coupland
my best stories alice munro
three men in a boat by jerome jerome
me talk prettyone day by david sedaris