Seattle Staff Faves 2023: Fiction
Every year we ask our staff across the system for their favorite books published in a given year. Enjoy this variety of fiction staff favorites, with annotations by staff members or as noted. (Created November 2023)
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The Guest
"Alex is coasting through life on the grace and credit card of her older boyfriend for the summer. She can’t return to the city now that her roommates want nothing to do with her, and her friends have all disappeared. There is nothing she won't do, and no one she won't manipulate, to get what she needs: a bit more time." (LibraryReads)
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Monica
"Clowes’ latest graphic novel weaves nine interrelated stories into a tale of curiosity, corruption, and humanity’s addiction to significance...through intersecting narratives of Vietnam soldiers, counterculture, horror, ambition, control, and mommy issues—all spinning around the orbit of a woman named Monica and her quest for her origins." (Kirkus)
Format: Graphic Novel
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All the Sinners Bleed
"As a Black sheriff in rural Virginia, Titus Crown is caught in political turmoil while a pedophile mass murderer runs amok. A brilliant perfectionist and former FBI agent, Titus ran for office to change things for the better, but can anything honestly change?" (LibraryReads)
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The Shadow Cabinet
"An incredible sequel to Her Majesty's Royal Coven that left me wanting to fast forward time to when the third one gets published! A group of childhood friend Witches at war with patriarchy, imperialism and white feminism, all of which are backed by the literal devil." --McCall O.
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VenCo
"After finding a tarnished silver spoon humming with otherworldly energy, Metis millennial Lucky St. James, familiar with the magic of her Indigenous ancestors, and her cantankerous grandmother Stella are welcomed into the fold of Ven.Co -- a network of witches working to return women to their rightful power." (NoveList Plus)
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The Reformatory
"When her brother Robbie gets six months at the notorious Gracetown Reformatory for Boys for kicking a white boy who said something indecent to her, Gloria Stephens is Âdevastated—and furious." (Booklist)
Format: Book
Availability: All copies in use
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Again and Again
"A curmudgeonly old man tries to connect with his nursing home assistant and convince him that he has lived hundreds of past lives searching for the love of his life, but begins to wonder if it all really happened." (NoveList Plus)
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Killing Me
"Amber has very strong opinions about people who fall prey to serial killers and is sure that being savvy and street smart will keep her safe. Until she is taken by a serial killer, and her life becomes a hot mess." (LibraryReads)
Format: Book
Availability: All copies in use
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Maame
"After a loss, a young British woman from a Ghanaian family reassesses her responsibilities." (Kirkus)
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The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies
"A fun cozy mystery set in a feminist version of Regency England." --Faye V.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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