Summer Quest Reading Suggestions for Adults
Our Summer program is now for all ages! Read, Do and Go this summer to win prizes! Join us on a Quest!
Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list to help you on your Quest. Annotations provided by publisher unless otherwise noted.
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Accordion Eulogies
Nonfiction. In this poignant blend of personal and cultural history, Álvarez (Spirit Run) traces the roots of the accordion in an attempt to understand his estranged grandfather...With its rigorous curiosity and emotional vulnerability, Álvarez’s account makes a strong case that the journey is more important than the destination. (Publishers Weekly)
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Nicked
Fiction. A cloistered monk and a relic hunter must work together to steal St. Nicholas’ bones in this enthralling work of historical fiction based on true events. (Kirkus)
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Ocean
Nonfiction. Naturalist Attenborough (A Life on Our Planet) joins forces with Butfield (Earthshot)—cofounder of the environmental documentary production company Studio Silverback—to provide an awe-inspiring exploration of the open ocean, kelp forests, and six other marine biomes. (Publishers Weekly)
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The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
Fiction. A legendary pirate embarks on one last caper in this entertaining 12th-century historical fantasy from Chakraborty. (Publishers Weekly)
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What Storm, What Thunder
Fiction. Survivors and victims tell their powerful, moving stories in this fictional account of the 2010 Haitian earthquake. (Kirkus)
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A Darker Wilderness
Nonfiction. A well-curated assemblage of Black voices that draws profound connections among family, nature, aspiration, and loss. (Kirkus)
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Happyish
Fiction. After getting a devastating cancer diagnosis, Alex Martinez embarks on an eye-opening travel adventure with unexpected companion David, who thinks he's finally found a woman after his own heart. (NoveList)
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Atlas Obscura : Wild Life
Nonfiction. From the bestselling authors of Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura, comes Wild Life, an over-the-top, dazzling collection of the world's most fascinating, most unusual, and least-understood natural wonders. It's more than a field guide--it's an adventure. (Publisher description)
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Isola
Fiction. A 16th-century noblewoman is stranded on a desert island. How will she survive—and thrive? (Kirkus)
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Helm
Fiction. Hall (Burntcoat, 2021) pens a panoramic narrative imbued with magic, lore, meteorology, and human history to profile Helm, a named local wind inhabiting the Eden Valley in Cumbria, England. (Booklist)
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