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CEO Lita's Top 10 Titles of 2023

Lita Barrie, BPL's Chief Reader (and CEO), shares the shortlist of her favourite reads of this year. (Her longlist was huge!) @BurlONLibrary bpltrend

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  • On Harlow Lane, the well-to-do neighbourhood couples and their children gather for a catered barbecue as the summer winds down; drinks continue late into the night. Everything is fabulous until the picture-perfect hostess explodes in fury because…
    Book, 2023[Toronto] : Viking, 2023. — AUD
  • In glamorous 1920s New York City, two characters of sophisticated taste come together. One is a legendary Wall Street tycoon; the other is the brilliant daughter of penniless aristocrats. Steeped in affluence and grandeur, their marriage excites…
    Book, 2022New York : Riverhead Books, 2022. — DIA
  • The Art Thief

    a True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

    Finkel, Michael
    Master thief Stéphane Breitwieser carried out more than two hundred heists in museums and cathedrals all over Europe, stealing more than three hundred objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion.
    Book, 2023Toronto, ON : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. — 364.16287 FIN
  • Popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with Josie Fair, who convinces Alix to make her a subject in her series. Despite finding Josie unsettling, she can't resist the temptation to keep making the podcast. Slowly, she realizes that Josie is…
    eBook, 20232023. — OVERDRIVE
  • Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena's a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. So when June witnesses Athena's death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena's…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : William Morrow, 2023. — KUA
  • A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor-including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother-and how she retook…
    Book, 2022New York : Simon & Schuster, 2022. — 791.45028 MCC
  • Over the years, Rubin has thought deeply about where creativity comes from. Above all, he has learned that being an artist isn't about your specific output, it's a relationship to the world. Creativity has a space in everyone's life, and everyone…
    Book, 2023New York : Penguin Press, 2023. — 153.35 RUB
  • Nadine Walsh's summer garden party is in full swing. The neighbors all have cocktails, the catered food is exquisite—everything's going according to plan. But Nadine—devoted wife, loving mother, and doting daughter—finds herself standing over a dead…
    eBook, 20232023. — OVERDRIVE
  • The Good Life

    Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness

    Waldinger, Robert
    What makes a life fulfilling and meaningful? The simple but surprising answer is relationships. The stronger our relationships, the more likely we are to live happy, satisfying, and overall healthier lives. Relationships in all their…
    Book, 2023New York : Simon & Schuster, [2023] — 158.1 WAL
  • After the death of her wife, Shelby feels more alone than ever—until she meets Cammie, a charismatic woman whose history of trauma draws Shelby close. But Shelby's intuition tells her there are things about Cammie's past that don't add up. And…
    Book, 2023Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2023] — WHI