The Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson

June works at the Chalcot Library, where her mother was the librarian before dying of cancer eight years ago. The library has become June's life since she put off going to university to take care of her mom. She has a special relationship with a lot of the patrons and when the library is threatened with closure, they take it upon themselves to create a campaign to keep it open. However, June has to join the group in secret because she's told not to get involved or she could lose her job. Slowly June begins to find her voice and meaning in her life. The Last Chance Library is a perfect read-alike for Jenny Colgan's The Bookshop on the Corner and Richard Roper's How Not to Die Alone.

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Alice, a famous novelist living in a house on the coast of Ireland, meets Felix who works at a local warehouse. Alice's best friend Eileen, whom she met in college, lives in Dublin. Eileen loves Simon--and he her--but both she and Simon are afraid to commit to each other, feeling it might ruin their lifelong friendship. In Beautiful World, Where Are You bestselling novelist Rooney lets us into the lives and emotions of these four characters as they navigate everyday life.

The Left-Handed Twin by Thomas Perry

Sara Doughton comes to Jane Whitefield so Jane can help her disappear. Sara is on the run because she testified in court that her boyfriend, Albert McKeith, murdered someone. Sara thought she would be safe with Albert away in prison--but Albert is found not guilty and wants to punish Sara for her betrayal. For years, Jane has helped people disappear and worked to find new identities and lives for them. So when Albert is put in touch with a Russian named Porchen to help find Sara, Porchen realizes that the focus of his search should be on Jane, not Sara, since Jane has priceless information about the people that she's helped hide over the years. The Left-Handed Twin is the cat and mouse game of Jane versus the Russians, told in Perry's usual breakneck style. A welcome return to the Jane Whitefield series. It will be published in November.

Tin Camp Road by Ellen Airgood

The town of Gallion on Lake Superior means everything to Laurel. It's where she was raised and also where she's bringing up her ten-year-old daughter, Skye, as a single mom. However, well paying jobs and decent affordable housing are hard to find. Piecing together whatever employment she can find, Laurel worries about providing a good home for Skye. When the home they've been living in is converted into vacation rentals, their housing situation becomes even more unstable. Tin Camp Road is a story of motherhood, poverty, and the bonds of family. With a great sense of place and unforgettable characters, it's a gem.

These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall

Mickie Lambert works for a company that makes digital scrapbooks for customers. Mickie is assigned to compile one for Nadia Denham, who has Alzheimer's and owns an antique shop called Beautiful Things. Nadia shows Mickie the items she would like as part of her scrapbook, with accompanying stories, but soon after Nadia is found dead, an apparent suicide. Despite Nadia's death, Mickie feels compelled to finish the job, yet finds herself entangled with Nadia's family and the other business owners in the complex where Beautiful Things is housed. These complications, along with those in Mickie's own life, put her in harm's way. Whom can Mickie really trust?