100 Staff Picks For All Ages To Get You Excited for Reading This Spring
Staff members across the New York Public Library have come up with another appetite-whetting batch of recommendations for all ages, no matter your taste preference. Whether you like fiction, nonfiction, comics, poetry, thrillers, touching love stories, picture books, subtle or over-the-top stories—we hope you'll find your next great read here!
Below is a tiny sampling of the list, check out the full list of over 100 books for adults, teens, and kids which you can filter by genre.
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (Adult)
This gorgeous, sweeping ode to adventure, storytelling, and found family follows Amina Al-Sirafi, an infamous pirate brought out of retirement by a mission she can't turn down. This triumphant swashbuckling tale also allows ingenuity and tenderness to flourish in its pages. –Mya Nunnally, Hudson Park Library
How Far the Light Reaches (Adult)
Each essay in this collection is an amazing blending of two narrative—sone part science writing about a fascinating sea creature, and the other part personal memoir and reflection on community, queerness, identity, and family. I couldn't put this down. –Emily Pullen, Reader Services
Passport by Sophia Glock (Teens)
A sparse and understated graphic memoir of coming of age, Passport is all about secrets. Every family has them, but Sophia's parents are hiding something extraordinary, and she's about to uncover it. –Grace Yamada, Grand Concourse Library
Chirri and Chirra (Kids)
The first in a charming series of adventures that follow Chirri and Chirra as they bicycle through magical realms. Whimsical characters and enchanting illustrations make this book appealing not only to young readers but to their grown-ups, too. –Olivia Ascione D'Elia, St. Agnes Library
Attack of the Black Rectangles (Kids)
School, bullies, a newly single mom, a dad with a different reality—Mac has a lot on his plate. When his sixth-grade teacher starts blacking out words from classroom books, things have gone too far. Mac and his friends take on censorship in a totally satisfying story. –Heather Barnum, Reader Services
