Book by Book:
Adult Summer Reading

May 20 - August 30, 2019

Why let kids have all the fun? Milwaukee Public Library (MPL) is here to help grown-ups celebrate this summer with the best books around. Read or listen to five books between May 20- August 30, 2019 and be entered to win a membership for Milwaukee Film and other fun Milwaukee Public Library goodies.

To sign up, visit any MPL location for a reading log. Receive a coupon* for one free used book from the Friends of Milwaukee Public Library (while supplies last). *Redeemable at any MPL location.
Keep track of your books on your reading log.
Return completed log to any MPL by Friday, August 30 and enter for a chance to win a prize.
One entry per participant. Ages 18 +

Adult Summer Reading Celebration & Book Buffet

Pick-up or turn in your Adult Summer Reading log, enjoy a snack, and discover the best in summer reading with a buffet of books recommended by librarians and perfect for filling up your log, book by book!

Monday, June 10, 6-7 p.m. Tippecanoe 3912 S. Howell Ave.	Monday, June 10, 5:30-7 p.m. Washington Park 2121 N. Sherman Blvd.
Tuesday, June 11, 6-7 p.m. East 2320 N. Cramer St.	Tuesday, June 11, 6-7 p.m. Martin Luther King 310 W. Locust St.
Wednesday, June 12, 5-6 p.m. Center Street 2727 W. Fond du Lac Ave.	Thursday, June 13, 4-5 p.m. Capitol 3969 N. 74th St.
Friday, June 14, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Zablocki 3501 W. Oklahoma Ave.	Wednesday, June 26, 6-7 p.m. Villard Square 5190 N. 35th St.

The Book by Book Adult Summer Reading Program supports the library’s goal of creating a city of readers and lifelong learners by encouraging adults to read based on their interests, visit the library during the summer, and model positive reading habits. Past program participants have shared that the program helped reignite their passion for reading with the added benefit of fun prizes!

A special thank you to our 2019 prize sponsors!

Explore Our Booklists:

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Wild Game
by Brodeur, Adrienne

A daughter's tale of living in the thrall of her magnetic, complicated mother, and the chilling consequences of her complicity.

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Pretty Guilty Women
by LaManna, Gina

Detectives must unearth the truth after a man is found dead during a rehearsal dinner at a fancy resort and four different women confess to the crime, each insisting they acted alone, and each with very different stories.

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Africaville
by Colvin, Jeffrey

Three generations of a family of former slaves, the founders of a small Nova Scotia community, navigate prejudice, harsh weather and estrangements against a backdrop of the historical events of the 20th century.

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The Family Upstairs
by Lisa Jewell

Discovering the identity of her birth parents and her inheritance of a valuable mansion, 25-year-old Libby makes horrifying discoveries about the massacre and disappearances of her biological family.

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Not the Girl You Marry
by Andie J. Chirstopher

To prove to her boss that she’s not scared of feelings, Hannah decides Jack is the perfect man to date for a couple of weeks, but, unbeknownst to her, Jack has chosen her for an article called “How to Lose a Girl.”

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The Bromance Book Club
by Lyssa Kay Adams

o win back his wife, who wants a divorce, desperate Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott finds help from an unlikely source—a secret romance-reading club of Nashville’s top alpha men.

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Girl, Woman, Other
by Bernardine Evaristo

From one of Britain’s most celebrated writers of color, a magnificent portrayal of the intersections of identity among an interconnected group of Black British women.

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Find Me
by Andre Aciman

Aciman shows us Elio’s father, Samuel, on a trip from Florence to Rome to visit Elio, who has become a gifted classical pianist. A chance encounter on the train with a beautiful young woman upends Sami’s plans and changes his life forever.

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The Falconer
by Dana Czapnik

In 1993 New York, 17-year-old street-smart, trash-talking baller Lucy Adler finds her comfortable life playing pick-up games with her unrequited love, Percy, thrown into turmoil when a pair of female artists draw her into their world.

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Talent
by Juliet Lapidos

An English grad student struggling with her dissertation about the intellectual history of inspiration desperately searches for a perfect case study to anchor her thesis, only to find it in the unlikeliest of places.