Staff Picks for January 2026

What our staff is reading and loving this month! Click on the book cover to be taken directly to it’s MINERVA listing, where you can request a copy.

Brooke:

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

yellow roses

Kate:

Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

Buckeye by Patrick Ryan

a robot hand holding chopsticks and noodles      three  roads in profile with trees

Lisa:

59 Minutes by Holly Sedon

broken hourglass

Pat:

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

woman in sunglasses looking up at the sky