Check These Out: One Librarian's Catalog of the 200 Coolest, Best, and Most Important Books You'll Ever Read

by Gina Sheridan

Overview

Discover a librarian's secret stash of great reads!

We've all been there: in the library, head tilted sideways, doing our best to navigate a blur of spines and titles to find one worth reading. Luckily, the hunt is over. Librarian, author, and book devourer Gina Sheridan has sorted through the stacks to compile a list of read-worthy titles you may have skipped over in your search. Check These Out is her secret stash of books that have captivated her mind and soul throughout the years. Inside, she reveals a wide range of extraordinary yet uncommon stories that will completely change the way you view the world, from Michael Dorris's A Yellow Raft in Blue Water to Herman Melville's The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade. After each suggestion, Sheridan offers a hilariously clever summary as well as surprising details about the book or author.

Complete with a checklist to keep track of the titles you've read, Check These Out will help you discover a whole new world of literature you won't believe you missed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440585968
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	02/13/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	258
Sales rank:	411,876
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

An Adams Media author.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2015
Ready, set, grab your library card and go. Librarian Sheridan (I Work at a Public Library) reviews an abundance of diverse literature in this cleverly titled book. With categories like American't Dream, Daisy Dukes, and Meta Textuals, Sheridan's tone is conversational, giving the book a personal feel, such as what you might find when making a stop at the reference desk. However, these recommendations (e.g., Richard Yates's Revolutionary Road and John Howard Griffin's Black Like Me) aren't your average readers' advisory; they don't follow the best sellers and the "if you like this, you should try this" model, exactly. Instead, Sheridan suggests books that are often forgotten; sometimes controversial ones. Significant and thought-provoking titles that have a powerful message, Sheridan's picks are sure to have something to please everyone, including audiobook lovers and fans of graphic novels. Covering one title per page, each review has a box for readers to keep track of books they have already read or may want to read, and there is a Master Checklist appendix with a list of all the titles in alphabetical order. VERDICT A great collection of must-read books suitable for a wide audience.—Venessa Hughes, Buffalo, NY

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