Reader’s Advisory

Staff Pick

Try out a book that one of our staff member’s has read:

Book Lists to Check/Try

Try one of these book lists to find your next read:

Children:

• Ladybug Picture Book Award Winner: List of this years nominations for the New Hampshire Ladybug Picture Book Award.
• New York Times Best Sellers List: Check this weeks ranked lists of books sold in the United States. Organized by format and genres.

Teen:

• Flume and Isinglass Awards: List of this years nominations for the Flume and Isinglass Awards a teen voted book award in New Hampshire.
• New York Times Best Sellers List: Check this weeks ranked lists of books sold in the United States. Organized by format and genres.
• Young People’s Literature: List of books, including YA books, nominated for the National Book Award. Includes winners from previous years. Also available is the video of the ceremony for the Young People’s Literature award.

Adult:

• Netflix Book Club: Each month, Netflix book club will highlight a book being adapted into a film or tv series by Netflix.
• New York Times Best Sellers List: Check this weeks ranked lists of books sold in the United States. Organized by format and genres.
• Nobel Prize Books: The Nobel Prizes in Literature list by year. Highlighting the winner of each year.
• Oprah’s Book Club: Explore the fully updated book club list, plus details on her latest picks, top recommendations, and even a printable PDF, all the way back to 1996, to keep track of your reading.
• Reese’s Book Club: Explore the fully updated book club list, plus details on her latest picks, top recommendations, and even a printable PDF to keep track of your reading.

Helpful Sites

Try one of these helpful sites to find your next read:

Fantastic Fiction: Search and browse the complete works of over 50,000 bestselling fiction authors, with all the latest books and series listed in order.

Goodreads: Keep track of books you’ve read and gives recommendations based on your ratings.

LibraryThing: Enter what you’re reading or your whole library. Recommendations based off of books entered.

Book Riot: Newsletters and podcasts about book lists and what’s coming out next.

Can’t Find the book at the library? Try out Interlibrary Loan

The Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service provided to borrow books, audios, videos, and photocopies of articles from magazines and newspapers which are not owned by the Gorham Public Library. Participants must have an up-to-date library card at the Gorham Public Library.

Either call: (603) 466-2525; email: gorhampubliclibrary@ne.rr.com, or fill out our online form: ILL Request Form.

Still Not Sure? Let Us Help!

Fill out our What Should I Read Next? form. A staff member will email you three to five books we have available. Please make sure to mark what format you prefer.