Skip to main content

October 2025 Staff Recommendations

Here is what the staff had to say about their book recommendations for the month.

Stop in at either location or use our online catalog to check out or reserve a copy

October 2025 staff recommendations poster — see below for full list of book titles and categories.

October 2025 staff picks

Adult Recommendations

  • Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder – Historical, Nonfiction, Fascinating
  • Look Closer – Con Artist, Twists, Revenge
  • Phantasma – Sisters, Suspense, Paranormal Romance
  • A Gap in Nature: Discovering the World’s Extinct Animals – Sobering, Haunting, Beautiful
  • A Winter Haunting – Suspenseful, Dark, Nostalgic
  • The Frozen People – Mystery, Historical Fantasy, Time Travel
  • Night Watcher – Suspenseful, Mystery, Scary
  • Book & Dagger – Intrigue, History, Fascinating
  • The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry – Heartfelt, Compelling, Thoughtful
  • Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds – Vacation Romance, Multiple Suspects, Female Sleuth
  • Jill is Not Happy – Suspenseful, Frightening, Infuriating

Young Adult (YA) Recommendations

  • The Whisperwood Legacy – Mysterious, Family Secrets, Horror
  • Six of Crows – Fantasy, Heist, YA

Kids Recommendations

  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost – Adorable, Sweet, Friends
  • Lockwood & Co. – Mischievous, Addicting, Vivid
Top