It’s National Book Lovers Day, and honestly…we’re here for it. There’s nothing better than curling up with a good story and an even better cup of coffee. So, we asked our team at the shops to drop their all-time favorite reads.
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A little romance, a little chaos, and some classics that never get old. Fill up your coffee, pick your next read, and disappear for a while.
📚 Current Team Faves
Baylee's Picks
📖 Looking for Alaska — John Green
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
A heartfelt coming-of-age story set in an Alabama boarding school, blending friendship, first love, and loss in John Green’s signature emotional style.
📖 Throne of Glass series — Sarah J. Maas
Genre: Fantasy
Follow Celaena Sardothien, a deadly assassin given a chance at freedom through a dangerous royal competition — filled with intrigue, magic, and unexpected romance.
📖 The Perks of Being a Wallflower — Stephen Chbosky
Genre: Coming-of-Age
Told through intimate letters, this cult classic captures the messy, beautiful highs and lows of high school life.
Emily's Pick
📖 Dungeon Crawler Carl — Matt Dinniman
Genre: Fantasy / Adventure
A wild LitRPG romp where survivors navigate a deadly, ever-changing dungeon — equal parts thrilling, hilarious, and bizarre.
Hailee's Picks
📖 Book Lovers — Emily Henry
Genre: Romance
A witty, bookish romance about a literary agent who reconnects with a brooding editor in a small-town summer escape.
📖 The Song of Achilles — Madeline Miller
Genre: Historical Fiction / Mythology
A lyrical, tender retelling of the Iliad told through Patroclus’s eyes, blending love, fate, and tragedy during the Trojan War.
Emily's Picks
📖 The Shepherd King duology — Rachel Gillig
Genre: Fantasy
A dark, atmospheric duology mixing political intrigue, dangerous magic, and romance in a hauntingly beautiful world.
📖 The Winternight trilogy — Katherine Arden
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Set in medieval Russia, this trilogy blends folklore, magic, and rich history through the journey of a fierce young woman.
📖 Little Women — Louisa May Alcott
Genre: Classic Fiction
The timeless story of the March sisters navigating love, ambition, and family bonds during the Civil War era.
Morgan's Picks
📖 The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue — V. E. Schwab
Genre: Fantasy
A woman makes a Faustian bargain for immortality — but is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets, until someone finally remembers.
📖 The Anthropocene Reviewed — John Green
Genre: Nonfiction / Essays
A collection of heartfelt, often humorous essays reviewing human life and culture in the Anthropocene era.
Gabby's Picks
📖 Beach Read — Emily Henry
Genre: Romance
Two authors with writer’s block swap genres for the summer, discovering inspiration (and love) along the way.
📖 Outlander — Diana Gabaldon
Genre: Historical Romance / Adventure
A WWII nurse is swept back to 18th-century Scotland, where danger and passion intertwine.
📖 Sunrise on the Reaping — Suzanne Collins
Genre: Young Adult / Dystopian
A return to the world of The Hunger Games in a prequel exploring the 50th Quarter Quell.
Katie's Picks
📖 My Dark Vanessa — Kate Elizabeth Russell
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
A chilling, provocative exploration of abuse, memory, and consent through the eyes of a woman reflecting on her teenage relationship with a teacher.
📖 Vicious — V. E. Schwab
Genre: Fantasy
Two brilliant college friends discover how to create superpowers — and become bitter enemies in this dark, twisty tale.
📖 Red Rising — Pierce Brown
Genre: Science Fiction
A lowborn miner infiltrates the ruling class in a brutal society structured by color-coded castes.
Taylor's Picks
📖 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo — Taylor Jenkins Reid
Genre: Historical Fiction
An aging Hollywood icon recounts her scandalous life story to a young journalist, revealing love, loss, and secrets.
📖 The Road — Cormac McCarthy
Genre: Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
A haunting tale of a father and son traveling through a desolate, ash-covered America in search of survival.
Ciera's Picks
📖 Six of Crows — Leigh Bardugo
Genre: Fantasy / Adventure
A crew of outlaws attempts an impossible heist in a gritty, magical city — full of danger, banter, and betrayal.
📖 Angela’s Ashes — Frank McCourt
Genre: Memoir
A raw yet often humorous memoir of growing up in poverty in Ireland, told with sharp wit and deep compassion.
Maddie's Picks
📖 Still Alice — Lisa Genova
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
A renowned linguistics professor faces an early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis, navigating identity, family, and memory.
📖 Klara and the Sun — Kazuo Ishiguro
Genre: Literary Fiction
Through the perspective of an Artificial Friend, this novel explores love, loneliness, and the meaning of being human.
