Susan Creed, managing librarian of Spokane Public Library, had asked for any reading lists that might be out there – from teachers or others who might be interested in sharing.

She had her own list, too, and here it is. She calls it the …

Top 10 Recent Novels that Should be More Widely Read (book groups take notice!)

10. “Lost Art of Keeping Secrets” by Eva Rice. Society girls come of age in 1950s London.

9. “Winkie” by Clifford Chase. Teddy Bear comes to life and is mistaken for terrorist.

8. “The Brief History of the Dead” by Kevin Brockmeier. Could there be a place where the dead live on as long as someone on earth remembers them?

7. “My French Whore” by Gene Wilder. Adventure befalls an amateur actor turned soldier during World War I.

6. “The Welsh Girl” by Peter Ho Davies. Unusual love story involving German prisoner in Wales during World War II.

5. “Talk, Talk” by T.C. Boyle. Deaf woman becomes identity theft victim and sets out for revenge.

4. “Amagansett” by Mark Mills. Moody historical mystery set in early 1950’s Long Island.

3. “The Whistling Season” by Ivan Doig. Unusual man becomes teacher at one-room schoolhouse in small Montana prairie town.

2. “On Agate Hill” by Lee Smith. Southern woman recalls her life at a once prosperous plantation during and after the Civil War.

1. “Love Walked In” by Maria de los Santos. Wonderful language elevates this book above the average love and family story.

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