What Scarsdale is Reading this Summer

What books are you reading or listening to this summer? With social distancing rules making socializing difficult, it’s a great time to read. Even though Scarsdale’s Library Loft is not open, it’s easy to borrow audiobooks and e-books through many of their online resources.

We asked Scarsdale Adult Librarian Wendy Archer for members’ most popular selections and here is what she found. Below are the top reads, listens and views for Scarsdale Library patrons from June through August 7th.

Do you have book recommendations? Please share them in the comments section below:

The most popular audiobooks for Scarsdale cardholders were

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett,

The Guest List by Lucy Foley,

Educated by Tara Westover,

Becoming by Michelle Obama

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett,

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.

In regard to ebooks, cardholders gravitated most toward:

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight

A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

Educated by Tara Westover

Writers and Lovers by Lily King.

The virtual world has definitely enhanced the popularity of the library’s Acorn resource, Scarsdale patrons have enjoyed just over 600 episodes this summer including mystery, comedy and drama. Clear favorites were:

Doc Martin

A Place to Call Home

Midsomer Murders

Janet King