Anxious People
Anxious People follows the lives of several characters during the hostage situation, but also does flashbacks of their lives. While there are quite a few characters, the plot is easy to follow.

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman



Defying Hitler
How did the Nazis come to power in Germany and why didn’t the German people do more to stop them? Those are the questions that people have been trying to answer for decades. Defying Hitler is a personal memoir by one man who was an eyewitness to the changes that happened in Germany during those years.

Defying Hitler by Sebastian Haffner




Brain on Fire
Paranoia descended on Susannah like a sudden rainstorm. One day she was fine and the next she had uncontrollable thoughts and urges.

Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan


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We Band of Angels caught my eye at a local library book sale. I had never heard of American women being prisoners during World War II and I wanted to know their story.

We Band of Angels by Elizabeth M. Norman




Language of Sycamores
In The Language of Sycamores, Karen has been going through the motions for years. She is climbing the ladder at her tech firm while her husband is an airline pilot. They rarely see each other and don’t connect much when they do.

The Language of Sycamores by Lisa Wingate


Eyes of Darkness
I don’t often read books in the thriller genre, but when I heard about The Eyes of Darkness, I quickly added it to my to-read list. It got a lot of media attention in the spring of 2020 due to its “prediction” of coronavirus.

The Eyes of Darkness by Dean Koontz



One Plus One
In One Plus One, Jess is barely hanging on. Day by day, she tries to make enough money to survive and provide for her two children. Well, one child is hers and the other is her husband’s from another woman.

One Plus One by JoJo Moyes