maplibrarian's
2025
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine Rundell

Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures

Katherine Rundell

3h 18m • 2022 • 20 editions

nonfiction history nature science informative reflective fast-paced
How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope by James Crews

How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope

James Crews

207 pages • 2021 • 2 editions

nonfiction poetry self help hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood

Problematic Summer Romance

Ali Hazelwood

402 pages • 2025 • 108 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Wedding People by Alison Espach

The Wedding People

Alison Espach

367 pages • 2024 • 165 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone

Hearts of New York #2

Promise Me Sunshine

Cara Bastone

394 pages • 2025 • 31 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail by Andrea Lankford

Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail

Andrea Lankford

10h 3m • 2023 • 7 editions

nonfiction true crime adventurous informative sad medium-paced
Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves—and How to Find Our Way Back by Ingrid Clayton

Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves—and How to Find Our Way Back

Ingrid Clayton

10h 32m • 2025 • 11 editions

nonfiction psychology self help emotional hopeful informative medium-paced
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

The Dictionary of Lost Words

Pip Williams

423 pages • 2020 • 95 editions

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective slow-paced
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

The Kamogawa Food Detectives #1

The Kamogawa Food Detectives

Hisashi Kashiwai

201 pages • 2013 • 82 editions

fiction literary mystery emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

Part of Your World #3

Just for the Summer

Abby Jimenez

418 pages • 2024 • 136 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced