Books With a Name in the Title: Recommendations for Read More 2025Like this list

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• Cash Delgado Is Living the Dream

  a Novel

  Mejia, Tehlor Kay,

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  Cash Delgado’s comfortable life in Ridley Falls is upended by a charming ex, confusing dreams and the potential loss of her beloved pub, Joyce’s Bar, by a former manager with big plans, forcing her to confront her true desires.

• Gideon the Ninth

  Muir, Tamsyn,

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  Raised in a hostile undead world where she would escape servitude and a zombie afterlife, a lesbian necromancer becomes a bodyguard to an emperor to secure her freedom in a solar system of swordplay and cutthroat politics.

• Malinalli

  a Novel

  Chapa, Veronica,

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  A kidnapped Nahua girl, enslaved and thrust into the heart of Spanish conquest, uses her wit, magic and resilience to carve her own destiny and rewrite her legacy as both traitor and goddess amidst a clash of empires.

• Junie

  a Novel

  Eckstine, Erin Crosby,

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  Sixteen-year-old slave Junie tends to Violet on an Alabama plantation, but when Violet’s potential marriage leads Junie to commit a desperate act that rouses sister Minnie’s spirit, she enlists help as horrifying secrets are revealed.

• Liliana's Invincible Summer

  a Sister's Search for Justice

  Rivera Garza, Cristina, 1964-

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  Rivera recounts the story of her younger sister’s murder by an abusive ex-boyfriend and her struggles to come to terms with the pain of a life cut short.

• D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

  Higgins, Chencia C.,

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  To elevate her brand, a closeted social media influencer goes on a reality tv show where she must convince her family and friends she’s getting married to the love of her life in 6 weeks.

• Dear Edward

  a Novel

  Napolitano, Ann,

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  A 12-year-old lone survivor of a plane crash investigates the stories of his less-fortunate fellow passengers before making a profound discovery about his life purpose in the face of transcendent losses.

• Keya Das's Second Act

  Deb, Sopan,

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  When he makes a discovery that could change everything in his life, Bengali American Shantanu Das finds a way to atone for his daughter Keya’s death by turning her unfinished manuscript into a play with the blessing of Keya’s girlfriend.

• The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

  a Novel

  Chakraborty, S. A.,

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  While trying to settle into a life of piety, motherhood, Amina al-Sirafi, one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, is offered a job she cannot refuse, but soon discovers this final chance at glory comes with a high price.

• Linh Ly Is Doing Just Fine

  a Novel

  Votang, Thao,

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  When her recently divorced mother starts dating, 27-year-old Linh spies on her mother’s dates and is forced to reconcile the image of her mother from her childhood with the woman she’s getting to know as an adult.

• Mimi Lee Gets a Clue

  Chow, Jennifer J.,

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  Owner of a pet grooming business, Mimi Lee, after the local breeder she exposed for mistreating Chihuahuas is murdered, must clear her name with the help of her talking cat, Marshmallow, who is the only one who can get her out of this mess.

• All About Yvie

  Into the Oddity

  Oddly, Yvie,

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  An in-depth look into the life of Yvie Oddly, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, beginning with their childhood and then their coming out and coming to terms with their sexuality, gender and how those things impact their journey as an artist.

• Marsha

  the Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson

  Tourmaline,

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  Tourmaline brings to life the first definitive biography of the revolutionary activist Marsha P. Johnson, one of the most important and remarkable figures in LGBTQIA+ history, revealing her story, her impact, and her legacy.

• The Queer Principles of Kit Webb

  a Novel

  Sebastian, Cat,

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  Lord Holland, to reclaim a book that once belonged to his mother, takes lessons in thievery from Kit Webb with whom he falls in love despite the impediments in their path.

• Sula

  Morrison, Toni

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  The intense friendship shared by two Black women raised in an Ohio town changes when one of them leaves to roam the countryside and returns ten years later.

• The Haunting of Alejandra

  a Novel

  Castro, V.,

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  Alejandra discovers she, like the women in her family before her, is being haunted by La Llorona, the vengeful and murderous mother of Mexican Legend, and must summon everything she’s inherited from her foremothers to banish the demon.

• The Return of Ellie Black

  a Novel

  Jean, Emiko,

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  When Ellie is found alive in the woods of Washington State, Detective Calhoun, whose own sister went missing, realizes something is not right with Ellie and it’s up to her to find the answers before another girl is taken.

• Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

  Sutanto, Jesse Q.,

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  When she discovers a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, Vera, a suspicious Chinese mother calls the police but not before swiping the flash drive from the body and setting a trap for the killer.

• Wake Up, Nat and Darcy

  Cochrane, Kate,

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  Cut from the US women’s hockey team right before her third chance at gold, Natalie gets a guest-hosting gig on Wake Up, USA’s winter games coverage. Her cohost: Darcy LaCroix, Nat’s ex-girlfriend, one-time college teammate turned adversary.

• Adult Summer Reading 2025

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  Visit our webpage to learn more about the Adult Summer Reading Program, which runs from June 1 to August 31.