An unexpected queer page-turner in which a sex therapist's transcriptionist falls in love with a patient while living with a weed dealer in a 300-year old house full of bees. For fans of Milk Fed by Melissa Broder and My Education by Susan Choi. — Hal Shrieve, 53rd Street

A plague decimates humanity, and the survivors are mostly men. A lone doctor walks the earth, trying to bring aid and comfort to the few women left. For those who like The Handmaid's Tale, Children of Men and 28 Days Later. Gripping and disturbing. — Isaiah Pittman, Inwood

In Colombia a young man of Arab descent is murdered because of a false accusation.The whole town is shocked by this crime. This short but deep novel makes you think about collective guilt, accountability and the vulnerability or victimization of ”the other”. - Wilsa Rhuma, SNFL

An absolutely stunning novel with lush prose, a gripping mystery, and a diverse cast of characters. This book is perfect for fans of The Sparrow, and other science fiction with a potent emotional core. — Rae Shevchuk-Hill, Staten Island Bookmobile

This compelling story revolves around the lives of William Waters and the Padovano sisters. Written as a touching family saga, the chapters are dated and named after specific characters. This heartwarming novel will leave you wanting more when you reach the ending. - Florence Nicosia, Jerome Park

M.F.K. Fisher meets…Jeff VanderMeer? High atop an unnamed Alp with the planet’s only breathable air, an aimless chef is hired to cook lavish meals for a mysterious cabal of plutocrats who've got a taste for weird meats—what could go wrong? - Aidan Flax-Clark, LIVE from NYPL

A vivid and moving reimagining of the Greek myth of Medusa and the sisters who loved her.  - Aspasia Katerinis, Battery Park City

This book is masterfully compelling, and a plot-driven chiller with a phenomenal ensemble cast. Perfect for fans of Stephen King's It, and lost-media horror in the vein of SyFy's Channel Zero. — Rae Shevchuk-Hill, Staten Island Bookmobile

Many works have been compared to that of Shirley Jackson, this might be the only one that really lives up to the comparison. Barker, like Jackson, has compassion for her misfit characters without protecting them from the tragedies of existing in an unkind world. Not since Stafford's Molly Fawcett has a child's interiority been written so credibly. - Olivia Ascione D'Elia, St. Agnes

Elisheva Cohen returns to NYC for art school a decade after getting kicked out of her Orthodox community. Her celebratory, steamy one-night stand at a queer club turns out to be a famous art legend (and her new professor)! - Alex Kohn,  SNFL Teen Center

This is a great story on the concept of what happens if wish making was possible in this world. This is a book with three distinct characters with three distinct wishes. There is much philosophical thought considered on the merits of making a wish and what sort of consequences can happen. Other read-alikes for this are graphic novel Eight Billion Genies and novel Before the Coffee Gets Cold. - Linda Yau, SNFL

You're probably thinking to yourself, "I could never become a doomsday prepper or a survivalist, that's just not who I am". This book is proof that when pushed into certain corners, yes you could. - Rachel Crook, SNFL

Do you enjoy stories that have nonsensical plots that make sense in the end? Maybe throw in a fictitious monster, the everglades, and a cast of strange characters with fatal flaws? This rollicking read will leave you laughing. — Colin Vautrinot, Todt Hill-Westerleigh

Join our unnamed narrator for a madcap experiment in boldness (and recklessness, and narcissism) as she adopts the classic novel Treasure Island as her roadmap to life. Laugh-out-loud funny with a strong undercurrent of darkness. - Eliza O'Connor, Harry Belafonte 115th Street

A unique blend of science fiction and extradimensional horror, featuring a new and different sort of conspiracy against humanity with a whip-smart liquor-and-leather aftertaste. Refreshingly original, punkishly irreverent and slapstick funny. — Isaiah Pittman, Inwood

A heartwarming story about a community set in and around a small Tokyo library. Each chapter focuses on a new character and a careful reader will be rewarded by Aoyama's delicately woven story about ordinary people finding meaning in their lives. - Grace Yamada, Grand Concourse

Stan culture gets a lyrical, surreal send-up from Esther Yi, whose debut tracks an unnamed narrator's intensifying obsession with a K-pop idol. Complex, dream-like, lush yet foreboding - for fans of Mona Awad and Ottessa Moshfegh. - Liz Baldwin, SNFL