The Best Books I Checked Out from the Public Library

2024 was a very good year in the stacks

I’m a patron of the Santa Cruz Public Library.

This year, I checked out hundreds of books, and in my gluttony, I’d like to share a few of my favorites.

FICTION

The Shred Sisters, by Betsy Lerner

• Betsy is that rare bird— a remarkable agent and editor who is a top-notch author. Her new novel, about a family whose oldest mercurial daughter specializes in whir…