The Challenge!

Each month we're challenging you to read a book, or many, that fit a plethora of different criteria. From books with blue covers, to books of a certain genre, you're guaranteed to discover engaging works outside of your typical genre. Then we want you to tell us about it by filling out a book review here! Submitted reviews may be featured on the Killingly Reads blog and/or KPL social media pages and could help other Killingly Readers find their next great read! Start with this months challenge below!

April Challenge

Suggested Reading

Literary Prize Winners and Nominees​
  • Sing. Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward
  • Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King
  • Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
  • Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
  • Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
  • Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
  • Far from the Tree by Robin Benway
  • Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
  • The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
  • Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
  • The Power by Naomi Alderman
  • Days without End by Sebastian Barry
  • Jade City by Fonda Lee
  • The Cinder Spires by Jim Butcher
  • Beartown by Frederik Backman
  • The Leavers by Lisa Ko
  • Glass House by Louise Penny
  • The Stars are Fire by Anita Shreve
  • Moonglow by Michael Chabon
  • American War by Omar El Akkad
  • The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston
  • Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
  • The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
  • Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
  • Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt
  • The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson
  • The Hours by Michael Cunningham
  • American Pastoral by Phillip Roth
  • Three Junes by Julia Glass
  • The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
  • Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel