Ideas for future picks

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo – set in Malaysia. Set in 1930s Malaysia, the book follows the captivating stories of two main characters as they grapple with the existence of a mystical tiger that haunts their village.
The Secrets We Kept by Laura Prescott – Two Cold War-era CIA secretaries are charged with the task of smuggling Boris Pasternak’s revolutionary novel, Doctor Zhivago, out of the USSR. This novel chronicles an exciting time in literary history with the fictional tale of two female spies.
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton – a freelance writer named Marisol travels to Cuba to fulfill her great-grandmother’s request: scatter her ashes at her true home. But when Marisol gets to Cuba, she uncovers a family secret from the times of the country’s dangerous revolution.
His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie – Afi Tekple lives a dull life as a seamstress in small town Ghana until one day she’ offered an exciting marriage contract that could change her life for the better—but all is not as it seems

Northern Spy by Flynn Berry – This mystery set in Northern Ireland follows BBC producer and new mom, Tessa, whose life is changed forever when the police suspect her sister has joined the IRA following the release of incriminating security footage.
From Scratch by Tembi Locke – In this memoir, a mother and widow finds comfort in the Sicilian countryside, bonding with her late-husband’s family who once rejected her because of her race.
The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi – At 17 years old, Lakshmi escapes her abusive marriage, fleeing to the vibrant pink city of Jaipur. It’s here that she becomes a sought after henna artist, becoming privy to the secrets of the most privileged in the city—but she also must fight to keep her own.
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez – YA novel set in Argentina – Camila is La Furia, a dominant and skillful player with hopes of earning a sports scholarship to a U.S. school. But at home, the teen is a mild mannered daughter who must keep her passion a secret from her narrow-minded mother and abusive father. And then Diego, her childhood crush turned soccer star, comes back to town.

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett

Raynor Winn – The Salt Path

Taylor Jenkins Reid – The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Michelle Magorian – Back Home

Claire Keegan – Antarctica

J K Rowling – The Running Grave

Philippa Gregory – Normal Women

Viola Davis – Finding Me

Kia Abdullah – Those People Next Door