Book Break: What We're Reading and 2026 Preview

Book Break: Cozy Mysteries!

Join GPL librarian Claire and our Assistant Director, Cathy, as we talk about the cozy mystery books we’ve each read recently.  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org [https://bookshop.org/] The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=4151405172¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Read the eBook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-The%20Kamogawa%20Food%20Detectives/page-1/9869018].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-kamogawa-food-detectives-hisashi-kashiwai/4752ca3ea287f51c?ean=9780593717714&next=t]. An Amateur Sleuth’s Guide to Murder by Lynn Cahoon (Cathy) Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5242199295¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here [https://www.hoopladigital.com/audiobook/an-amateur-sleuths-guide-to-murder-lynn-cahoon/17738986].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/an-amateur-sleuth-s-guide-to-murder-lynn-cahoon/b48040de0143aa74?ean=9781496752093&next=t]. Shady Hollow by Juneau Black (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=2870335046¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab]   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-Shady%20Hollow/page-1/6491020].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/shady-hollow-juneau-black/8b26f4e515da795f?ean=9780593315712&next=t]. The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club by Gloria Chao (Cathy) Reserve a copy from the library here. [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5206126565¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab]   Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here [https://www.hoopladigital.com/audiobook/the-ex-girlfriend-murder-club-gloria-chao/17405223].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-ex-girlfriend-murder-club-gloria-chao/057c34c44e962f6d?ean=9780778387213&next=t] A Murder in an Irish Village by Carlene O’Connor (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=775082501¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab]   Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here [https://www.hoopladigital.com/audiobook/murder-in-an-irish-village-carlene-oconnor/12247125].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/murder-in-an-irish-village-carlene-o-connor/124172c1b2f2c5f5?ean=9781496753670&next=t]. Booking for Trouble by Jen McKinlay (Cathy) Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5667655021¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/booking-for-trouble-jenn-mckinlay/7fb4394a95086d96?ean=9780593955505&next=t]. The Murder At World’s End by Ross Montgomery (Cathy) Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q. Tantanto (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5777049655¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab]  Read the eBook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-Ms.%20Mebel%20Goes%20Back%20to%20the%20Chopping%20Block/page-1/12140687].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/ms-mebel-goes-back-to-the-chopping-block-jesse-q-sutanto/72a572e3f944dcae?ean=9780593953051&listref=there-s-a-jesse-q-sutanto-book-for-that&next=t]. Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5595064123¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-The%20Murder%20at%20World].  Purchase a copy here. [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-murder-at-world-s-end-a-novel-ross-montgomery/3c136ca55e05122b?ean=9780063458772&next=t] Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com [greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: Talking Books with Greece Town Supervisor Jeff McCann

Join GPL librarian Claire and our Town of Greece Supervisor, Jeff McCann, as we talk about the books we’ve each read recently and our reading habits.  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org [https://bookshop.org/]   London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth  by Patrick Radden Keefe (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5647787974¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Read the eBook on Libby here [https://libraryweb.overdrive.com/media/12097246].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/london-falling-a-mysterious-death-in-a-gilded-city-and-a-family-s-search-for-truth-patrick-radden-keefe/3ae558d23df98afa?ean=9780385548533&next=t]. The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent by Robert A. Caro (Jeff) Read the eBook on Libby here [https://libraryweb.overdrive.com/media/637085].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/means-of-ascent-the-years-of-lyndon-johnson-ii-robert-a-caro/a2f3f1e63de14c1f?ean=9780679733713&next=t]. The Fountain by Casey Scieszka (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5709247770¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab]   Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-fountain-a-novel-casey-scieszka/0a29c3fd047c5814?ean=9780063393400&next=t]. The Barn: the Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi by Wright Thompson (Jeff) Reserve a copy from the library here. [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=4697461601¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab]   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libraryweb.overdrive.com/media/10356139].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-barn-the-secret-history-of-a-murder-in-mississippi-wright-thompson/4f9cfe8d3308936b?ean=9780593299845&next=t] Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=3528161974¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab]   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libraryweb.overdrive.com/media/9055065].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/master-slave-husband-wife-an-epic-journey-from-slavery-to-freedom-ilyon-woo/2aaa090e7fe2b49f?ean=9781501191060&next=t]. Longstreet : The Confederate General Who Defied the South by Elizabeth R. Varon (Jeff) Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=4097843887¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/longstreet-the-confederate-general-who-defied-the-south-elizabeth-varon/b7a29fb393086485?ean=9781982148287&next=t]. Other titles mentioned: New York Times Book of the Dead:  20 print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary People [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=928209613¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab] The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=16569364¤tIndex=0&view=fullDetailsDetailsTab] The "Also Rans"; Great Men Who Missed Making the Presidential Goal by Don C. Sietz [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=20710322¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab] The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald by John U Bacon [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5259014366¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab]   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com [greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: Meet our Director!

Join GPL librarian Claire and our Library Director, Keith Suhr as we talk about a book we’ve each read recently and our reading habits.  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org [https://bookshop.org/]   Empty Mansions:  The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr.  (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=360565854¤tIndex=0&view=fullDetailsDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libraryweb.overdrive.com/media/1264191].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/empty-mansions-the-mysterious-life-of-huguette-clark-and-the-spending-of-a-great-american-fortune-bill-dedman/2ba02016ac5367ed?ean=9780345534538&next=t]. The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Master of the Senate by Robert A. Caro (Keith) Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=16022363¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libraryweb.overdrive.com/media/114470].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/master-of-the-senate-the-years-of-lyndon-johnson-iii-robert-a-caro/56e6e291d6d0dfe2?ean=9780394720951&next=t]. The Haves and Have-Yachts:  Dispatches on the Ultra Rich by Evan Osnos (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5160205643¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab]   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libraryweb.overdrive.com/media/11640166].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-haves-and-have-yachts-dispatches-on-the-ultrarich-evan-osnos/b68bc46258023066?ean=9781668204481&next=t]. There is Power in a Union:  The Epic Story of Labor in America by Philip Dray (Keith) Reserve a copy from the library here. [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=23202807¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab]   Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/there-is-power-in-a-union-the-epic-story-of-labor-in-america-philip-dray/b287b2b2317e4c9c?ean=9780307389763&next=t] Deep Listening by Emily Kasriel (Keith) Reserve a copy from the library here. [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5234948721¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab]   Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here [https://www.hoopladigital.com/audiobook/deep-listening-emily-kasriel/17357145].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/deep-listening-transform-your-relationships-with-family-friends-and-foes-emily-kasriel/c79400c5ab1cc413?ean=9780063352988&next=t]. Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It By Chris Voss (Sean) Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=852390427¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here [https://www.hoopladigital.com/audiobook/never-split-the-difference-chris-voss/11665338].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/never-split-the-difference-negotiating-as-if-your-life-depended-on-it-chris-voss/4394d53c8446c052?ean=9780062407801&next=t]. Ain’t Nobody’s Fool:  The Life and Times of Dolly Parton by Martha Ackmann (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here. [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5576258825¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab]   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libraryweb.overdrive.com/media/11918015].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/ain-t-nobody-s-fool-the-life-and-times-of-dolly-parton-martha-ackmann/10de2d4a745c939c?ean=9781250286857&next=t].   Other titles mentioned: The American Public Library and the Problem of Purpose by Patrick Williams (Keith) Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com [greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: What We're Reading and 2026 Preview

Join GPL librarians Claire, Meghan and Molly as we talk about a book we’ve each read recently, and four we are looking forward to reading in 2026! Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org [https://bookshop.org/]   Books We Read recently Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven.  (Claire) Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5595100673¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-Meet%20the%20Newmans/page-1/11842226/request?key=libraryweb-greecepublic].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/meet-the-newmans-a-novel-jennifer-niven/9fce07890887d675?ean=9781250372444&next=t]. How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson (Meghan) Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5641516688¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-How%20to%20kill%20a%20guy%20in%20ten%20dates/page-1/11986276].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-kill-a-guy-in-ten-dates-a-novel-shailee-thompson/3e82483981a79386?ean=9781668206713&next=t]. Dandelion is Dead by Rosey Storey (Molly) Reserve a copy from the library here. [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5604868104¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab]   Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-dandelion%20is%20dead/page-1/11825064/request?key=libraryweb-greecepublic].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/dandelion-is-dead-rosie-storey/300317e1ba04b981?ean=9780593954348&next=t]. Claire’s picks for 2026: Whistler by Ann Patchett – publishes June (mentions Commonwealth, The Dutch House, Tom Lake) Land by Maggie O’Farrel – publishes June 2 (mentions Hamnet, memoir is “I Am, I Am, I Am:  Seventeen Brushes with Death” Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney – publishes March 3 (Greece Reads author – Good Company, The Nest) Salt, Sweat & Steam by Brigid Washington – publishes April 28 Molly’s Picks for 2026 Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell – Publishes April 14 (mentions Eleanor & Park, Slow Dance) The Young Will Remember by Eve J. Chung – May 5 mentions Daughters of Shandong Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Brammer – May 19 (Greece Reads author:  The Collected Regrets of Clover) American Fantasy by Emma Straub (mentions This Time Tomorrow) Meghan’s Picks for 2026 Burn the Kingdom Down by Addie Thorley – April 7 Safari Murder Party by Rachel Moore – May 19th The Someday Garden by Ashley Posten – June 232 The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer – April 7th  (mentions The Astral Library by Kate Quinn and The Wishing Game and The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer) Greece Reads!  Isola by Allegra Goodman.  Author here on March 24th at 6:30 pm. Sign up here:  https://greecepl.librarycalendar.com/event/greece-reads-49969 [https://greecepl.librarycalendar.com/event/greece-reads-49969] Register for the book discussion on March 5th at 6:30 pm here:  https://greecepl.librarycalendar.com/event/isola_night [https://greecepl.librarycalendar.com/event/isola_night] Reserve a copy from the library here. [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=4823188475¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab]  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-Isola/page-1/10819455/request?key=libraryweb].  The eBook and Audiobook are available without a wait for residents of Greece through March 25. Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com [greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: Winter Reading Challenge 2026

Join GPL librarians Claire and Ann-Marie as we talk about our Winter Reading Challenge, and books that can help you fill BINGO squares!  Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org [https://bookshop.org/]   Homeseeking by Karissa Chen (Claire) (debut, set in another country) Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=4823187301¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the Audiobook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-Homeseeking/page-1/10649016]. Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/homeseeking-karissa-chen/21472023?ean=9780593713013&next=t].   Seascraper by Benjamin Wood (Ann-Marie) book under 200 page, award winner. Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5537711644¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-seascraper/page-1/12213323/request?key=libraryweb]. Purchase a copy here. [https://bookshop.org/p/books/seascraper-benjamin-wood/016effa5f8e7935c?ean=9781668231715&next=t] Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei (Claire) set in the future, new shelves Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5259021236¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-saltcrop/page-1/11401773]. Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/saltcrop-a-novel-yume-kitasei/1b4c4b26feb95ee9?ean=9781250380968&next=t]. Murder in an Italian Village by Michael Falco (Ann-Marie) cozy mystery Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=3989152845¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here [https://www.hoopladigital.com/audiobook/murder-in-an-italian-village-michael-falco/15700944]. Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/murder-in-an-italian-village-michael-falco/73dc6081d0134a5c?ean=9781496742131&next=t]. Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life by Hoda Kotb (Claire) Self help Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5259017248¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-Jump%20and%20Find%20Joy/page-1/11710608/request?key=libraryweb]  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/jump-and-find-joy-embracing-change-in-every-season-of-life-hoda-kotb/33e4647c9a3d79bb?ean=9798217043880&next=t]. When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén (Ann-Marie) Debut, translated, set in Sweden Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5315869197¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-When%20the%20Cranes%20Fly%20South/page-1/11348235/request?key=libraryweb].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/when-the-cranes-fly-south-a-novel-lisa-ridz-n/93b4b4307178a932?ean=9798217006731&next=t]. Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino (Claire) Mystery/Thriller, debut Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5480459133¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-best%20offer%20wins/page-1/11842197].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/best-offer-wins-a-novel-marisa-kashino/54435c2d0996f0ba?ean=9781250400543&next=t]. Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White (Ann-Marie) Award Winner, Classic Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=694027867¤tIndex=1&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-Charlotte].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/charlotte-s-web-a-newbery-honor-award-winner-e-b-white/512c45636efc8d74?ean=9780061124952&next=t]. The Uncool: A Memoir by Cameron Crowe (Claire) Memoir, Nonfiction, audiobook Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5458062359¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-the%20uncool/page-1/11823931/request?key=libraryweb].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-uncool-a-memoir-cameron-crowe/86378a57b9117ad1?ean=9781668059432&next=t]. My Not-So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella (Ann-Marie) Romance, Chick lit, audiobooks Reserve a copy from the library here [https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=resource&resourceid=961342109¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab].  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here [https://libbyapp.com/search/libraryweb/search/query-My%20Not%20So%20Perfect%20Life/page-1/2794805].  Purchase a copy here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-not-so-perfect-life-a-novel-sophie-kinsella/e67ca5ecbe791c1b?ean=9780812987713&next=t].   Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com [greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!