One City One Book – Recommendations

Do you run a One City One Book/Community Wide Reads program at your library? We have title suggestions for you! If you need more specific recommendations or would like to request a copy of any of these books, please email us at emily.day@macmillan.com.

Want more recommendations than what you see here? know more to view the Edelweiss catalog of all of our recommendations.

Click the links below for specific genre recommendations:
Coming-of-Age | Families | Mystery/Thriller | Love & Relationships | Adventures | Horror | Literary Fiction | Science Fiction / Fantasy | Historical Fiction | Nonfiction | Novellas

Out Now in Paperback:

hester — HESTER by Laurie Lico Albanese

the picture — THE PICTURE BRIDE by Lee Geum-yi

kingdom of savannah — THE KINGDOMS OF SAVANNAH by George Dawes Green

the resebblance — THE RESEMBLANCE by Lauren Nossett

in defense — IN DEFENSE OF WITCHES by Mona Chollet

winterland — WINTERLAND by Rae Meadows

western lane — WESTERN LANE by Chetna Maroo

roses in the — ROSES, IN THE MOUTH OF A LION by Bushra Rehman

medusa — MEDUSA by Jessie Burton

Upcoming Paperbacks:

maame — MAAME by Jessica George (2/6/24)

fractured — FRACTURED FABLES by Alix E. Harrow (2/13/24)

weyward — WEYWARD by Emilia Hart (2/27/24)

god of ending — THE GOD OF ENDINGS by Jacqueline Holland (3/5/24)

wild tongues — WILD TONGUES CAN’T BE TAMED: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora by Saraciea J. Fennell (3/5/24)

lives of puppets — IN THE LIVES OF PUPPETS by TJ Klune (3/12/24)

a country — A COUNTRY YOU CAN LEAVE by Asale Angel-Ajani (3/12/24)

house of cotton — HOUSE OF COTTON by Monica Brashears (4/2/24)

bird girl — BIRDGIRL: Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future by Mya-Rose Craig (4/2/24)

Novellas:

thorn hedge — THORNHEDGE by T. Kingfisher

shy — SHY by Max Porter

crane husband — THE CRANE HUSBAND by Kelly Barnhill

veronica roth — ARCH-CONSPIRATOR by Veronica Roth

riot baby — RIOT BABY by Tochi Onyebuchi

remote control — REMOTE CONTROL
by Nnedi Okorafor

a pslam for the wild — A PSALM FOR THE WILD-BUILT by Becky Chambers

upright women — UPRIGHT WOMEN WANTED by Sarah Gailey

every heart doorway — EVERY HEART A DOORWAY by Seanan McGuire