Off the Shelf

Sarah, our Adult Selection Specialist, suggests books that will linger in your mind.

Sarah, CADL's Adult Selection Specialist

This is an archive of all of Sarah's picks. If you enjoy her selections, you can also subscribe to the Off the Shelf e-mail newsletter that we send out twice monthly.

In the Woods

by Tana French

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Annie Fiery Barrows & Mary Ann Shaffer

Sweet Mandarin

by Helen Tse

Dreamers of the Day

by Mary Doria Russell

The Story of a Marriage

by Andrew Sean Greer

So Brave, Young and Handsome

by Leif Enger

The Girl With No Shadow

by Joanne Harris

Away

by Amy Bloom

Grace (Eventually)

by Anne Lamott

Silence

by Thomas Perry

Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending & the Battle Against World Poverty

by Muhammad Yunus

The Wedding Officer

by Anthony Capella

Kabul Beauty School

by Deborah Rodriguez

Luncheon of the Boating Party

by Susan Vreeland

It's All Too Much

by Peter Walsh

Carved in Bone

by Jefferson Bass

Thirteen Moons

by Charles Frazier

A Three Dog Life

by Abigail Thomas

Case Histories

by Kate Atkinson

Fear

by Jeff Abbott

The Whistling Season

by Ivan Doig

We Are All Welcome Here

by Elizabeth Berg

Savannah Breeze

by Mary Kay Andrews

Digging to America

by Anne Tyler

The Interpretation of Murder

by Jed Rubenfeld

Without Fail

by Lee Child

Sections

Off the Shelf

In the Woods

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Sweet Mandarin

Dreamers of the Day

The Story of a Marriage

So Brave, Young and Handsome

The Girl With No Shadow

Away

Grace (Eventually)

Silence

Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending & the Battle Against World Poverty

The Wedding Officer

Kabul Beauty School

Luncheon of the Boating Party

It's All Too Much

Carved in Bone

Thirteen Moons

A Three Dog Life

Case Histories

Fear

The Whistling Season

We Are All Welcome Here

Savannah Breeze

Digging to America

The Interpretation of Murder

Without Fail

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