Spring Cleaning? More Like Spring Reading!

Ready, set, read! Take on some of the globe's best sellers this spring. Forget cleaning and get to reading. Here are our top five book recommendations to start in March!

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Readers can't stop raving about this novel about privilege, wealth, and what happens when lives collide. Set in a planned community in Ohio, the story centers on the Richardson family and how their world changes with the arrival of a single mother named Mia and her teenage daughter. You won't be able to put it down!

Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo

Family expectations can take a toll on a marriage, and none more clearly than the one at the heart of this novel. When Yejide and Akin struggle to have their first baby, his family pressures Akin to take on a second wife, a Nigerian custom that he and Yejide push back against in their own ways. Described by the Guardian as, “a bright, big-hearted demonstration of female spirit,” this is one we can’t wait to check out!

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Not a gamer? Not to worry, this action-packed novel doesn’t require any knowledge of video games to enjoy, you’ll be too busy getting lost in the plot about a world where the divide between rich and poor is enormous and all hope rests on the hero, a young boy from the slums, finding a key worth billions of dollars inside a virtual reality world. Plus, if you haven’t seen the movie yet, this is the perfect chance to read it spoiler free!

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra

Haunting and powerful are the best way to describe this novel, which follows the lives of three characters in the midst of war in Chechnya. Akhmed, a failed doctor, Sonya, a seemingly emotionless surgeon brought back to Chechnya out of love for her missing sister, and Havaa, a young girl trying to piece together her life after her father is taken by Russian forces.

Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Maria Machado

Fans of Black Mirror, this one is right up your alley. A collection of short stories that focus on women and their relationship to the world, each one includes an eerie twist. We won’t spoil them for you, but this is one book that will make you think long after you’ve turned the last page.

Whether you’re enjoying March rain showers with a cup of tea and a cozy spot indoors, or are soaking up the sunshine and the April flowers outside, you’ll enjoy devouring the details of these great reads!