The Best Books: Book Recommendations from the Multnomah County LibraryAdults2023

Given by Multnomah County Library

137 Works 40,674 Books 1,806 Reviews ½ 4.0
Best Books is the library’s list of our favorite titles of the year — the books our staff and volunteers have loved. Whether you’re a fan of beautifully illustrated picture books, suspense mostrar mais stories that will keep you guessing, or the latest graphic novels, we have you covered.

Use the tags on the left to narrow the choices to find exactly the kinds of books that you enjoy. And if you want more suggestions, or a list of titles based on your reading tastes, feel free to reach out to us through our My Librarian service. Happy reading! mostrar menos
Categorias:
Todos, Adults (157), Kids (74), Teens (67)
Years:
Todos, 2023 (137), 2022 (20)
Announced:
Dezembro 2023: 2023 Recente
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Fermenter: DIY Fermentation for Vegan Fare, Including Recipes for Krauts, Pickles, Koji, Tempeh, Nut- & Seed-Based Cheeses, Fermented Beverages & What to Do with Them de Aaron Adams
2023
Chain Gang All-Stars de Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
2023
A Country You Can Leave de Asale Angel-Ajani
2023
The Splinter in the Sky de Kemi Ashing-Giwa
2023
Hoop Muses: An Insider’s Guide to Pop Culture and the (Women’s) Game de Seimone Augustus
2023
Bookshops & Bonedust de Travis Baldree
2023
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere de Maria Bamford
2023
The Hexologists de Josiah Bancroft
2023
Hi Honey, I'm Homo! Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture de Matt Baume
2023
Big Swiss de Jen Beagin
2023
Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear de Erica Berry
2023
To Shape a Dragon's Breath de Moniquill Blackgoose
2023
Mimosa de Archie Bongiovanni
2023
Warrior Girl Unearthed de Angeline Boulley
2023
Strong Female Character de Fern Brady
2023
All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me de Patrick Bringley
2023
Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family de Rabia Chaudry
2023
Catwoman: Lonely City de Cliff Chiang
2023
Carmilla: The First Vampire de Amy Chu
2023
Cursed Bunny: Stories de Bora Chung
2023
Monica de Daniel Clowes
2023
I Felt the End Before It Came: Memoirs of a Queer Ex-Jehovah's Witness de Daniel Allen Cox
2023
A Wild Promise: An Illustrated Celebration of The Endangered Species Act de Allen Crawford
2023
The Ferryman de Justin Cronin
2023
Running up that Hill: 50 Visions of Kate Bush de Tom Doyle
2023
Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden de Camille T. Dungy
2023
Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook de Sohla El-Waylly
2023
Saving Emma de Allen Eskens
2023
The Witch and the Vampire de Francesca Flores
2023
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma de Stephanie Foo
2023
The Bathysphere Book: Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths de Brad Fox
2023
Cascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry de CMarie Fuhrman
2023
Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation de Hannah Gadsby
2023
Revenge of the Librarians de Tom Gauld
2023
Maame de Jessica George
2023
The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption de Shannon Gibney
2023
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder de David Grann
2023
Not Dead Yet!! de Ramon/a Gravez
2023
Red Rabbit de Alex Grecian
2023
Menewood de Nicola Griffith
2023
The Vaster Wilds de Lauren Groff
2023
Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains de Alexa Hagerty
2023
10 Things That Never Happened de Alexis Hall
2023
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology de Shane Hawk
2023
Games and Rituals: Stories de Katherine Heiny
2023
How to Sell a Haunted House de Grady Hendrix
2023
Happy Place de Emily Henry
2023
Lou Reed: The King of New York de Will Hermes
2023
Grand Slam Romance de Ollie Hicks
2023
Okinawa (沖縄) de Shunchó HIGA
2023
American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis de Adam Hochschild
2023
Forest Park: Exploring Portland's Natural Sanctuary de Marcy Cottrell Houle
2023
Stay True de Hua Hsu
2023
Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital de Elise Hu
2023
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures de Sabrina Imbler
2023
Quietly Hostile: Essays de Samantha Irby
2023
Pineapple Street de Jenny Jackson
2023
I'm So (Not) Over You de Kosoko Jackson
2023
Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History de Bill Janovitz
2023
Don't Fear the Reaper de Stephen Graham Jones
2023
Best Men de Sidney Karger
2023
Foster de Claire Keegan
2023
Night's Edge de Liz Kerin
2023
Art of Custom Sneakers: How to Create One-of-a-Kind Kicks; Paint, Splatter, Dip, Drip, and Color de Xavier Kickz
2023
In the Lives of Puppets de TJ Klune
2023
Yellowface de R. F. Kuang
2023
Book Bonding: Building Connections Through Family Reading de Megan Dowd Lambert
2023
Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk de Sasha Lapointe
2023
Untethered Sky de Fonda Lee
2023
Small Mercies de Dennis Lehane
2023
Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley de David G. Lewis
2023
LL COOL J Presents The Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness de L. L. Cool J,
2023
Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs de Jamie Loftus
2023
Boys Weekend de Mattie Lubchansky
2023
Thirst for Salt de Madelaine Lucas
2023
The Chinese Groove de Kathryn Ma
2023
I Have Some Questions For You de Rebecca Makkai
2023
Blackmail and Bibingka de Mia P. Manansala
2023
The art and life of Fukuda Kodojin : Japan's great poet and landscape artist de Andreas Marks
2023
The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine de Katherine Marsh
2023
North Woods de Daniel Mason
2023
A Long Stretch of Bad Days de Mindy McGinnis
2023
A Strange and Stubborn Endurance de Foz Meadows
2023
Sisters of the Lost Nation de Nick Medina
2023
Sammy Espinoza's Last Review: A Novel de Tehlor Kay Mejia
2023
A donde voy, el hogar viene conmigo: Wherever I go, home comes with me (Spanish Edition) de migranteelconocimien
2023
Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep de Kenneth Miller
2023
The Gay Who Turned Kaiju de Kazuki Minamoto
2023
The Tigers, They Let Me de Anis Mojgani
2023
Mending Life: a Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts de Nina Montenegro
2023
Linocut: Learn in a Weekend de Nick Morley
2023
Welcome me to the kingdom : stories de Mai Nardone
2023
Girl Juice de Benji Nate
2023
Dust Child de Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
2023
The Mimicking of Known Successes de Malka Older
2023
The September House de Carissa Orlando
2023
Dungeon Club: Roll Call de Molly Knox Ostertag
2023
Chili Crisp: 50+ Recipes to Satisfy Your Spicy, Crunchy, Garlicky Cravings de James Park
2023
Tom Lake de Ann Patchett
2023
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs de Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
2023
No Gods For Drowning de Hailey Piper
2023
On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union de Daisy Pitkin
2023
Paint to Prosper: Transform Your Art Practice and Build a Modern Art Business de Amira Rahim
2023
Ma and Me de Putsata Reang
2023
The Bell in the Fog de Lev AC Rosen
2023
Fever House: A Novel de Keith Rosson
2023
The Creative Act: A Way of Being de Rick Rubin
2023
Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style de Paul Rudnick
2023
Tell Me I'm Worthless de Alison Rumfitt
2023
The Yards Between Us: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Football de R.K. Russell
2023
Starter Villain de John Scalzi
2023
A Most Agreeable Murder de Julia Seales
2023
We Could Be So Good de Cat Sebastian
2023
Who Does That Bitch Think She Is?: Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag de Craig Seligman
2023
Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon de Melissa L. Sevigny
2023
A Day of Fallen Night de Samantha Shannon
2023
Romantic Comedy de Curtis Sittenfeld
2023
Cold People de Tom Rob Smith
2023
The Fraud de Zadie Smith
2023
Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture de Virginia Sole-Smith
2023
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers de Jesse Q. Sutanto
2023
The Kind Worth Saving de Peter Swanson
2023
Daughter of the Moon Goddess de Sue Lynn Tan
2023
A Pirate's Life for Tea de Rebecca Thorne
2023
Camp Damascus de Chuck Tingle
2023
Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World de Padraig O Tuama
2023
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World de Irene Vallejo
2023
Hamlet, Prince of Robots de M. Darusha Wehm
2023
Sins of the Black Flamingo de Andrew Wheeler
2023
Crook Manifesto de Colson Whitehead
2023
Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America de Matika Wilbur
2023
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard de Ronald Wimberly
2023
City Under One Roof de Iris Yamashita
2023
Please Wait by the Coatroom: Reconsidering Race and Identity in American Art de John Yau
2023
Who Cares Anyway: Post-Punk San Francisco and the End of the Analog Age de Will York
2023
The Me You Love In The Dark, Volume 1 (Me You Love in the Dark, 1) de Skottie Young
2023
Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto de Zachary Zane
2023

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