Patch Picks: The 8 Most Enjoyable Reads
March is National Reading Month, so for this week’s Patch Picks we asked 5 local librarians to pick their absolute favorite books.
March is National Reading Month, so for this week’s Patch Picks we asked 5 local librarians to pick their favorite books.
Check out our list of the 8 most enjoyable reads, and then in honor of the 14th Annual Read Across America Day – which conveniently coincides with Dr. Suess’ Birthday on March 2 – we encourage you to stop into your library and grab one of our literary picks.
If Dr. Seuss' birthday isn’t motivation enough to pick up a book this month, then consider the Mount Kisco Library’s invitation to join them for World Read Aloud Day next Wednesday March 9. World Read Aloud Day is the world-wide read-a-thon launched by Lit World, whose mission is to read 774 million minutes to represent the 774 million individuals worldwide who cannot read.
Here’s our list of the 8 most enjoyable reads:
Adult Fiction Category
1. Pattern Recognition by William Gibson (recommended by Virginia Fetsher, Katonah Village Library).
2. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (recommended by Virginia Fetsher, Katonah Village Library).
3. Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (recommended by Rhoda Gushue, Bedford Hills Free Library).
4. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (recommended by Ann Cloonan, Bedford Free Library).
5. Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle (recommended by Pamela Thornton, Chappaqua Library).
6. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry (recommended by Martha Iwan, Mount Kisco Public Library).
Adult Non-Fiction Category
7. The Fiddler in the Subway by Gene Weingarten (recommended by Rhoda Gushue, Bedford Hills Free Library).
Juvenile Fiction Category
8. Five Children and It by E. Nesbit (recommended by Rhoda Gushue, Bedford Hills Free Library).
