What books are you currently recommending to people? Name up to three.

Jeremy V.
CRAZY LOVE: Overwhelmed by a Relentless god by Francis Chan

THE CHRISTIAN ATHEIST: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn't Exist by Craig Groeschel

SEVEN BASIC PLOTS: Why We Tell Stories by Christopher Booker

Denise L.
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

THE RELUCTANT PROPHET by Nancy Rue
the Undead series by MaryJanice Davidson

Mary
FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen

CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER by Tom Franklin

THE LAKE OF DREAMS by Kim Edwards

Ken F.
THE ANATOMY OF GHOSTS by Andrew Taylor

THE POSTMISTRESS by Sarah Blake

WENCH by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Linda S.
FUNERAL FOR A DOG by Thomas Pletzinger

Benita S.
ADAM & EVE by Sena Jeter Naslund

THE POSTMISTRESS by Sarah Blake
OUTLIERS: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

Sharon G.
Brad Meltzer's THE INNER CIRCLE

David Baldacci's new Oliver Stone book

Sharon Potts's IN THEIR BLOOD

Debbie B.
WINTER GARDEN by Kristin Hannah

SOMEONE KNOWS MY NAME by Lawrence Hill

CLARA AND MR. TIFFANY by Susan Vreeland

Michele M.
SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffman (which I just finished)

THE POSTMISTRESS by Sarah Blake

A HAPPY MARRIAGE by Rafael Yglesias

Margaret
ROOM by Emma Donoghue

IN THE WOODS by Tana French

CUTTING FOR STONE by Abraham Verghese

Mary A.
THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

THE GRACE OF SILENCE: A Memoir by Michele Norris

THE POSTMISTRESS by Sarah Blake

Bobbie C.
THE PIONEER WOMAN: BLACK HEELS TO TRACTOR WHEELS by Ree Drummond

WILD MAN CREEK: A Virgin River Novel by Robyn Carr

THE INNER CIRCLE by Brad Meltzer

nan s.
THE GIFT OF RAIN by Tan Twan Eng

LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN by Colum McCann

RED HOOK ROAD by Ayelet Waldman

Sandra
Since the weather has been so bad, I've been sitting by the fire and reading a lot. Two very good books I've just finished are THE NOBODIES ALBUM by Carolyn Parkhurst and THE LAKE OF DREAMS by Kim Edwards. Also, if you're looking for a fast read, a good one is YOU KNOW WHEN THE MEN ARE GONE by Siobhan Fallon.

Irene
WENCH by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

THE MURDERER'S DAUGHTERS by Randy Susan Meyers

BENEATH THE LION'S GAZE by Maaza Mengiste

Gail C.
1. MAN IN THE WOODS by Scott Spencer

2. THE VIRGIN OF SMALL PLAINS by Nancy Pickard
3. FINDING NOUF by Zoe Ferraris

Kim B.
SOUTH OF BROAD by Pat Conroy

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

Kari R.
FALL OF GIANTS: Book One of the Century Trilogy by Ken Follett

A THOUSAND CUTS by Simon Lelic

Lisa
THE WEIRD SISTERS by Eleanor Brown

THE POISON TREE by Erin Kelly

CORPSE POSE: Mantra for Murder Mysteries #1 by Diana Killian

Suzanne
CUTTING FOR STONE by Abraham Verghese

EFC
THE HELP by Kathyrn Stockett

ROOM by Emma Donoghue

THE CATER STREET HANGMAN by Anne Perry

Jill P.
CUTTING FOR STONE by Abraham Verghese

WINTER GARDEN by Kristin Hannah

ORDINARY PEOPLE by Judith Guest

Tanya
THE CRYING TREE by Naseem Rakha

BREACH OF TRUST by David Ellis

SECRET DAUGHTER by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

Kim B.
SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffman

MY COUSIN RACHEL by Daphne du Maurier

THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Kate G.
A RELIABLE WIFE by Robert Goolrick

WAITING FOR COLUMBUS by Thomas Trofimuk

THE FINKLER QUESTION by Howard Jacobson

Diana H.
STILL ALICE by Lisa Genova

CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY by Alan Paton

HER FEARFUL SYMMETRY by Audrey Niffenegger

Carol C.
CLARA AND MR. TIFFANY by Susan Vreeland

TINKERS by Paula Harding

THE POSTMISTRESS by Sarah Blake

Janet P.
THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN by Kate Morton

WEDDING RING by Emilie Richards

ENDLESS CHAIN by Emilie Richards

David J.
THE HEART MENDER: A Story of Second Chances by Andy Andrews

OF THEE I SING: A Letter to my Daughters by Barack Obama

THE CONFESSION by John Grisham

Amy G.
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US by Charles Martin

WHEN CRICKETS CRY by Charles Martin

Barbara
HER FEARFUL SYMMETRY by Audrey Niffenegger

SONG YET SUNG by James McBride

PRODIGAL SUMMER by Barbara Kingsolver

Sheila D.
STILL LIFE: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny

FOUR FIRES by Bryce Courtenay

IF I STAY by Gayle Forman

Mary
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS by Rebecca Skloot

ROOM by Emma Donoghue

THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

Linda W.
THE IMPERFECTIONISTS by Tom Rachman

THE POSTMISTRESS by Sarah Blake

MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND by Helen Simonson

Dona M.
THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein

CLEOPATRA: A Life by Stacy Schiff

GREAT HOUSE by Nicole Krauss

jean v.
SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffman

Claire M.
1. CUTTING FOR STONE by Abraham Verghese

2. MY OWN COUNTRY: A Doctor's Story by Abraham Verghese

3. FINNY by Jason Kramon --- it's a lighter read, but I loved the characters.

Linda H.
REMARKABLE CREATURES by Tracy Chevalier

MY NAME IS MARY SUTTER by Robin Oliveira

YEAR OF WONDERS: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks

Melodie S.
THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins
THE SENTRY: A Joe Pike Novel by Robert Crais
BUTTERCREAM BUMP OFF: A Cupcake Bakery Mystery by Jenn McKinlay

Kristy
THE DISTANT HOURS by Kate Morton

THE WEIRD SISTERS by Eleanor Brown

Teresa
CUTTING FOR STONE by Abraham Verghese

MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND by Helen Simonson

SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffman

Marcia
CLARA AND MR. TIFFANY by Susan Vreeland

THE LAKE OF DREAMS by Kim Edwards

Carole T.
THE POSTMISTRESS by Sarah Blake

WHY MY THIRD HUSBAND WILL BE A DOG: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman by Lisa Scottoline

MAKING TOAST: A Family Story by Roger Rosenblatt

Debbie
THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN by Kate Morton

HERESY by S. J. Parris

ANGELOLOGY by Danielle Trussoni

Anita
STILL ALICE by Lisa Genova

THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

ROOM by Emma Donoghue

These are not new, but I recommend them if my friends haven't read them.

Sandra
SOMEONE KNOWS MY NAME by Lawrence Hill

ROSES by Leila Meacham

MONEY TO BURN by James Grippando

Kathy C.
THE DAY THE FALLS STOOD STILL by Cathy Marie Buchanan

THE SUGAR QUEEN by Sarah Addison

SHANGHAI GIRLS by Lisa See

Bea C.
DRIFTLESS by David Rhodes

THE PARIS WIFE by Paula McLain

Carolyn M.
Books authored by John Dunning.

Mary Q.
STILL ALICE by Lisa Genova

LEFT NEGLECTED by Lisa Genova

EVERY LAST ONE by Anna Quindlen
...and soooooo many others!!

Laurie
I just read THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak. What a fantastic story! It will stay with me for a long time. I am recommending it to all my friends who read.

Norene W.
THE WAY OF ALL FLESH by Samuel Butler

SPOKEN FROM THE HEART by Laura Bush

the Harry Potter books

UU Book Lady
A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry

LARK AND TERMITE by Jayne Anne Phillips

LITTLE BEE by Chris Cleave

Krismar
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH: A True Story by Mitch Albom

THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN by Kate Morton

SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME by Ron Hall and Denver Moore, with Lynn Vincent

DianeK
MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST SAND by Helen Simonson

RAINWATER by Sandra Brown

ON FOLLY BEACH by Karen White

Janet T.
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

THE SECRET LIFE OF CEECEE WILKES by Diane Chamberlain

THE 13TH HOUR by Richard Doetsch

Bev R.
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS by Douglas Kennedy

Sheldon F.
THE INNER CIRCLE by Brad Meltzer

DAMAGE by John Lescroart

ALONE TOGETHER: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle

Carroll
SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffman

Sandra G.
THE WEIRD SISTERS by Eleanor Brown

RAINWATER by Sandra Brown

THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

Sylvia S.
YOU KNOW WHEN THE MEN ARE GONE by Siobhan Fallon

SILENT SCREAMS by C. E. Lawrence

DECISION POINTS by George W. Bush

Cheryl K.
THOSE WHO SAVE US by Jenna Blum

CITY OF REFUGE by Tom Piazza (it's about Hurricane Katrina)

Jennie
THE HANGMAN'S DAUGHTER by Oliver Potzsch

WALKING THROUGH SHADOWS by Bev Marshall

linda m.
WISH YOU WELL by David Baldacci

TRAIL OF SECRETS by Eileen Goudge

SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffman

Connie C.
FLY AWAY HOME by Jennifer Weiner

EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT INDIANS IS WRONG by Paul Chaat Smith

OPRAH: A Biograhpy Kitty Kelley

Audrey A.
BONE CROSSED: A Mercy Thompson Novel by Patricia Briggs

SOULLESS: An Alexa Tarabotti Novel by Gail Carriger

Diane
THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald

THE KITCHEN HOUSE by Kathleen Grissom

CITY OF DREAMS by William Martin

Jo-Ann W.
WINTER GARDEN by Kristin Hannah

THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE by Julie Orringer

THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein

Rosalie S.
THE GIRL IN THE GREEN SWEATER: A Life in Holocaust's Shadow by Krystyna Chiger and Daniel Paisner

THE SEAMSTRESS by Frances de Pontes Peebles

THE CONDITION by Jennifer Haigh

Sharon
MAKING TOAST: A Family Story by Roger Rosenblatt

SARAH'S KEY by Tatiana de Rosnay

Janice T.
SHANGHAI GIRLS by Lisa See

CUTTING FOR STONE by Abraham Verghese

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Stieg Larsson

Debbie
MATTERHORN: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes (an amazing book)

MY READING LIFE by Pat Conroy

FALL OF GIANTS: Book One of the Century Trilogy by Ken Follett

Barbara C.
HER FEARFUL SYMMETRY by Audrey Niffenegger

THE LITTLE STRANGER by Sarah Waters

FAITHFUL PLACE by Tana French

Barb
THE RED GARDEN by Alice Hoffman

Janet
I'm recommending THE WEIRD SISTERS by Eleanor Brown, LITTLE PRINCES: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan and YOU KNOW WHEN THE MEN ARE GONE by Siobhan Fallon.

Lisa L.
THE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOET by David Mitchell

Bonnie G.
1. UNBROKEN: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

2. THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE by Julie Orringer

3. THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein

Wayne
THE SHERLOCKIAN by Graham Moore

Gary
DOGFIGHT, A LOVE STORY by Matt Burgess

BLOOD MEN by Paul Cleave

COLD SHOT TO THE HEART by Wallace Stroby

Rebecca M.
UNBROKEN: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

LET ME IN by John Ajvide

MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND by Helen Simonson

Karin D.
HEARTSTONE: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery by C.J. Sansom

THE EYE OF HORUS by Carol Thurston

THE INNER CIRCLE by Brad Meltzer

Katie T.
HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET by Jamie Ford

UNBROKEN: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen

Jennifer C.
1. SARAH'S KEY by Tatiana de Rosnay

2. HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET by Jamie Ford

3. The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson

Freckles
THE ISLAND by Victoria Hislop

THE TALE OF HALCYON CRANE by Wendy Webb

KINDRED by Octavia E. Butler

Jud H.
LIARS FOR JESUS: The Religious Right's Alternate Version of American History, Vol. 1 by Chris Rodda

Lynn K.
SARAH'S KEY by Tatiana de Rosnay

ROOM by Emma Donoghue

FALSE MERMAID by Erin Hart

Patty
UNDER THE DOME by Stephen King

DEAD OR ALIVE by Tom Clancy with Grant Blackwood

BROKEN JEWEL by David L. Robbins

Valerie G.
THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins

THE LOTUS EATERS by Tatjana Soli

THE GOOD DAUGHTER: A Memoir of My Mother's Hidden Life by Jasmin Darznik

Jack F.
THE FORT: A Novel of the Revolutionary War by Bernard Cornwell

Floy F.
THE POSTMISTRESS by Sarah Blake

HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET by Jamie Ford

THE WIVES OF HENRY OADES by Johanna Moran

Ani G.
CUTTING FOR STONE by Abraham Verghese

MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult

THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

Jeffrey P.
MATTERHORN: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes

UNBROKEN: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Christina T.
SOULLESS: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel by Gail Carriger

SHIVER by Maggie Stiefvater

JULIET by Anne Fortier

Donna C.
MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND by Helen Simonson

ONE THOUSAND WHITE WOMEN: The Journals of Mary Dodd by Jim Fergus

SARAH'S KEY by Tatiana de Rosnay

Sue from Saratoga
THE HOUSEKEEPER AND THE PROFESSOR by Yoko Ogawa

FAITHFUL PLACE by Tana French

MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND by Helen Simonson

Debra C.
THE DISTANT HOURS by Kate Morton

CUTTING FOR STONE by Abraham Verghese

CORDUROY MANSIONS by Alexander McCall Smith

Eugenie M.
THE LACUNA Barbara Kingsolver

THE GREAT SANTINI by Pat Conroy

THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG by Muriel Barbery

Benita S.
THE POSTMISTRESS by Sarah Blake

BED & BREAKFAST by Lois Battle

THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG by Muriel Barbery

levy
TO THE END OF THE LAND by David Grossman

INDIGNATION by Philip Roth
SUNSET PARK by Paul Auster

judy
THE POSTMISTRESS by Sarah Blake

Kathie L.
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

THE SPELLMANS STRIKE AGAIN by Lisa Lutz

Jennifer C.
CARIBOU ISLAND by David Vann

MY WIFE'S AFFAIR by Nancy Woodruff

Rachel F.
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND by Helen Simonson

THE POSTMISTRESS

Judith B.
1. ALTAR OF EDEN by James Rollins

2. THE FIVE GREATEST WARRIORS by Matthew Reilly

3. VAMPIRE FEDERATION: UPRISING by Sean McCabe

Barbara C.
Books by Delores Stewart Reccio, Wendy Markham and Anita Shreve.

Jen P.
I am suggesting LEFT NEGLECTED by Lisa Genova, THE THINGS THAT KEEP US HERE by Carla Buckley and RED MOON RISING: The Rapture and the Timeline of the Apocalypse by Peter D. Goodgame.

J. Eisner
SARAH'S KEY by Tatiana de Rosnay

TICK TOCK by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
9TH JUDGMENT: A Women's Murder Club Novel by James Patterson and Maxine de Paetro

B.J. S.
WINTER'S BONE by Daniel Woodrell

Kathryn H.
ROOM by Emma Donoghue

THE 19TH WIFE by David Ebershott

STILL ALICE by Lisa Genova

Gail S.
UNBROKEN: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand --- it's a nonfiction account of POWs in WWII written by the author of SEABISCUIT.

Rilla F.
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

ANIMOSITY by David Lindsey

THE CLEANER by Brett Battles

Rob S.
UNBROKEN: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

DECISION POINTS by George W. Bush

DJIBOUTI by Elmore Leonard

Nancy L.
ROOM by Emma Donoghue

SARAH'S KEY by Tatiana de Rosnay

THE 19TH WIFE by David Ebershoff

Terri B.
THE CONFESSION by John Grisham

Connie R.
A THOUSAND CUTS by Simon Lelic

marion m.
THE GLASS ROOM by Simon Mawer

POPE JOAN by Donna Woolfolk Cross

HUSH by Eishes Chayil

Jeannie H.
SILENT THUNDER by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen

PHANTOM PREY by John Sandford

SCREAM FOR ME by Karen Rose

Amy B.
THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin

IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS: A Father Tim Novel by Jan Karon

SUMMER AT TIFFANY by Marjorie Hart

Carol G.
TINKERS by Paul Harding

WORKS & DAYS by Dean Rader

ART AND MADNESS: A Memoir of Lust Without Reason by Anne Richardson Roiphe

Barbara C.
LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN by Colum McCann

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS by Rebecca Skloot

CUTTING FOR STONE by Abraham Verghese

Lita J.
THE COLLECTIBLES by James J. Kaufman

ck
So many books, so little time...these are all just super books!
WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGED: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present by Gail Collins

BURNT SHADOWS by Kamila Shamsie

PICTURES OF YOU by Caroline Leavitt

THE LOTUS EATERS by Tatjana Soli

LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN by Colum McCann

Martha B.
BITTER IN THE MOUTH by Monique Truong

THE KITCHEN HOUSE by Kathleen Grissom

Ellie M.
MY NAME IS MARY SUTTER by Robin Oliveira

Peggy K.
ORIGINAL SIN: A Sally Sin Adventure by Beth McMullen

WORTH DYING FOR: A Reacher Novel by Lee Child

THE INVISIBLE by Andrew Britton

Barbara A.
THE WHEEL OF DARKNESS by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

FEVER DREAM by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

CRESCENT DAWN: A Dirk Pitt Novel by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler

sandra b.
THE PIE MAN by Gerry FitzGerald

SOMEONE KNOWS MY NAME by Lawrence Hill

ROSES by Leila Meacham

Barbara P.
HELL'S CORNER by David Baldacci

Wendi
THE SWEET POTATO QUEENS' FIRST BIG-ASS NOVEL by Jill Conner Browne, with Karin Gillespie

S. Weber
The Fever series by Karen Marie Moning

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen...late, I know!

The Saxon Chronicles series and AGINCOURT, both by Bernard Cornwell

Gaye
THOSE WHO SAVE US by Jenna Blum

LEFT NEGLECTED by Lisa Genova

FAITHFUL PLACE by Tana French

Sheila
HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET by Jamie Ford

Pam A.
SARAH'S KEY by Tatiana de Rosnay

THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

THE CROWNING GLORY OF CALLA LILY PONDER by Rebecca Wells

Marie M.
UP FROM THE BLUE by Susan Henderson

melydia
LOOKING FOR ALASKA by John Green

THE GRAVEYARD BOOK by Neil Gaiman, with illustrations by Dave McKean

Elsa
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

Margaret H.
THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE by Julie Orringer

THE ICE PRINCESS by Camilla Lackberg

A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS by R.J. Ellory

Dianne
ROOM by Emma Donoghue

PatsyK
I always recommend THIS ONE AND MAGIC LIFE: A Novel of a Southern Family by Anne George. I just finished Dana Stabenow's new book, THOUGH NOT DEAD: A Kate Shugak Novel, and loved it. I would also recommend Michael Oher's book, I BEAT THE ODDS: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond, to anyone who liked THE BLIND SIDE.

Pat B.
UNBROKEN: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

AN OBJECT OF BEAUTY by Steve Martin

Erin C.
THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN by Kate Morton

ZORA AND ME by Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon

VIRALS by Kathy Reichs

Janice O.
RED HOOK ROAD by Ayelet Waldman

THE BRAVE by Nicholas Evans

ZOO STORY: Life in the Garden of Captives by Thomas French

Lee C.
THE LOST SYMBOL by Dan Brown

Debby I.
SING YOU HOME by Jodi Picoult