Every month the Seattle Public Library puts out its selection of Peak Picks. Peak Picks are the library’s collection of new and popular books that are available with no holds and no waits. Each branch of the library has a display with all of the available Peak Picks arranged and you can go in and pick up a book to borrow, even if it is brand new with a long wait time to check out. These books are first come, first serve so sometimes you have to go back more than once if there are no copies of the book you are looking for.
I’ve definitely checked out some Peak Picks before that I was also on the waitlist to check out. In fact, one time I was able to find my book club book in the Peak Picks so I snapped that up since I was number 52 on hold for it. I always keep a look out for the Peak Picks.
Here are some of the Peak Picks I want to read:
August Peak Picks:
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus. This book is about a scuba diver who gets swallowed by a whale and only has an hour to escape before his oxygen runs out.
The Underworld by Susan Casey. A nonfiction book about geology and wildlife in the deepest place on the planet – the ocean.
July Peak Picks – I saw that the Peak Pics table still included a lot of the July Peak Picks on it when I stopped by the library today. I’ve already read a couple of them (Hello, Stranger and Prom Mom) but here are some more July Peak Picks I want to read:
Random Acts of Medicine by Anupam B. Jena and Christopher Worksham. This book takes a look at the forces that sway doctors, impact patients, and shape our health.
The Heat Will Kill You First by Jeff Goodell. Another nonfiction book, this one about the impact that rising temperatures will have on society and our planet.
The Housekeepers by Alex Hay. A former housekeeper in Edwardian London embarks on a plan to rob the mansion where she used to work.
The Wager by David Grann (this was a Peak Pick from April but I still see it sitting on the table). A true story about the survivors of two shipwrecks off the coast of Patagonia in the 1700s that led to a court martial.
I just realized that this list skews heavily toward nonfiction. I always find nonfiction books I want to read but when it comes time to read them, I usually put them off for a fiction book.
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