Flathead County Library

I’m Deidre—an avid book lover, Adult Programming Librarian for Flathead County Library, and Branch Manager of the Bigfork Library. I love when other people make monthly book plan lists, so I’d thought I’d share mine too! Below are some of the April released books that I’m most excited about.

My April To Be Read list looks a little different than usual, with more lighter books and more nonfiction than I typically go for. I love the freedom that a library card gives us to try authors and genres we might not be sure about at first.

One great resource is Novelist, a database of books and recommendations that we have free access to with our Flathead County Library cards. Use your library cards to login. If you want help exploring, ask a library worker at any of our branches.

Here’s some books I’m planning on getting in line for this month:

• The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke – A mystery with Knives Out vibes, poking fun at genre fiction and its many tropes.
• Love by the Book by Jessica George – This feels like a rom-com, complete with a meet-cute, except it’s about middle-aged women finding soulmate friends.
• The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn – Romcom for real, and set in Paris. Romance isn’t my usual genre, but I really like Kate Clayborn, and stories set in Europe.
• Go Gentle by Maria Semple – From the author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette. The main character is in the same phase of life as I am, raising teenagers and dabbling in Stoic philosophy. Then some black-market art and international intrigue show up. Sounds fun to me!
• Son of Nobody by Yann Martel – I really loved Life of Pi when it came out, and I’m glad the author finally has a new novel. This one involves a discovered story connected to the Iliad.
• Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer – What’s that? A post-apocalyptic story about a robot? And a cyborg dog? Put my name on the holds list immediately.
• The Witch by Marie Ndiaye – Translated from French, this novella is about witchiness, but mostly about motherhood. It follows a mother of twins who is just mediocre at being a witch, while her children have much stronger powers than she does.
• It Wasn’t Meant to Be Perfect: A Memoir by Gaelynn Lea – I first heard about this musician when she won the NPR Tiny Desk Concert competition. She’s a disability rights advocate with osteogenesis imperfecta who plays the violin like a cello, and her music is amazing.
• This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History by Beverly Gage – Thirteen places and thirteen key moments in American history. I love a good road trip, and with this year marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this feels like a fun one.