Recommendations – Adult

Amy's Picks

The Misfortune of Marion Palm
If the Creek Don't Rise
The Lightkeeper's Daughters
Gather the Daughters
Out in the Open
The Wild Woman's Guide to Traveling the World
Gone to Dust
Final Girls
The Last Mrs. Parrish
Stay with Me
The Last Cowboys of San Geronimo
No One is Coming to Save Us
The Prey of Gods
Fierce Kingdom
The World of Tomorrow
This is How it Always is
The Young Wives Club
The White City
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley
The Leavers
Shadowbahn
Salt Houses
Reminders
Quicksand
One Good Mama Bone
How I Became a North Korean
Find me
Fever Dream
American War
All That's Left To Tell
All Our Wrongs Today

Archive of Amy’s Picks

 

So what are Amy’s Picks?

  • Books from either debut authors or authors that are new to our library collection
  • Various genres
  • Positive reviews that measured and judged both the quality of the writing and story and the entertainment factor for the readers
  • Written by authors who deserve to be discovered and given a fair first shake

What they are not:

  • Books Amy has read and now recommends. Although Amy does plan to read as many as she can…as long as they’re not cozy mysteries or romance.
  • Books by well-read/popular authors or authors whose previous works have already been purchased by the library.
  • Award winning books (if it’s award-winning books you want please look further down the page.)

What is Brynley Reading and Watching?

When Calls the Heart
Little Paris Bookshop
Quentins
The Friends We Keep
Rachel's Holiday
Call the Midwife
Heartland
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Elementary
The Kitchen House

 

Best Picture Oscar Nominees - Borrow them from the Library!

Moonlight
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By the Sea

 

Jen's Favourite Reads

Into the Darkest Corner
The Last Victim
The Kind Worth Killing
Absolute Fear
Safe Haven
Sugar Queen
Me Before You
The Year of Living Biblically
When You're Engulfed in Flames
Into the Wild

 

Susan's Recommendations

When Breath Becomes Air
National Geographic Rarely Seen : Photographs Of The Extraordinary
Dream Home The Property Brothers' Ultimate Guide to Finding and Fixing Your Perfect House
Designing your life Designing your Life
The Great Cook : Essential Techniques And Inspired Flavors To Make Every Dish Better
The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Hopefuls
The Guineveres
Wenjack

 

Elaine's All-Time Favourite Books

Alone Against the North
Bridge to Terabithia
A Wrinkle in Time
The Book Thief
The Hunger Games
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
My Sister's Keeper
The Storyteller
The Kite Runner
Flowers for Algernon
Cutting for Stone
Room
The Help
The Grapes of Wrath
To Kill A Mockingbird
Empire of the Sun
The Color of Water

 

Amy's Favourite TV Shows

The Killing
Broadchurch
The Wire
True Detective
Dexter
Breaking Bad
Firefly
The Sopranos
House of Cards
Homeland
The Walking Dead
Orphan Black
Game of Thrones
Rome
Boardwalk Empire
John Adams
Freaks and Geeks
Flight of the Conchords
The Office
Modern Family
Summer Heights High

 

Books Nominated for Awards

The Best Kind of People
Yiddish For Pirates
The Wonder
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
Fifteen Dogs
Outline
Daydreams of Angels
The Girl Who Was Saturday Night
Tell
Us Conductors
All My Puny Sorrows
The Ever After of Ashwin Rao
The Parcel
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
The Party Wall