The downside to wanting to read a popular new book is that… everyone else also wants to read the popular new books. I took a look in our system, and below, you’ll find the five books that have the longest waitlists in the Monarch Library System. And after you put yourself on those waitlists (or not), you can also find a list of four similar books for each title – books without waitlists that you can read in the meantime!

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#1 Most Popular: Blindside by James Patterson and James O. Born

While you wait, try:
■ New York Dead by Stuart Woods
■ Undercurrents by Ridley Pearson
■ Plum Island by Nelson DeMille
■ Close Your Eyes by Iris Johansen

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#2 Most Popular: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

While you wait, try:
■ The Same Sky by Amanda Ward
■ Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
■ Where We Come From by Oscar Cásares
■ Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende

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#3 Most Popular: Such a Fun Age by Reid Kiley

While you wait, try:
■ Disgruntled by Asali Solomon
■ That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam
■ Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
■ The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis

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#4 Most Popular: The Wives by Tarryn Fisher

While you wait, try:
■ A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell
■ Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris
■ The Stranger by Harlan Coben
■ The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapeña

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