Category: Adults
The September issue of Bookpage is here!
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2026/08/05/bookpage-is-here/
Marlon James makes his long-awaited return to literary fiction with a searing exploration of violence and recovery, iconic young adult author John Green writes his first novel for adults and Lindsay Crouse argues that quitting has gotten a bad rap. Elsewhere in the issue, we honor two singers’ contributions...
Time to Think About Gardens and Gardening!
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2026/06/06/time-to-think-about-gardens-and-gardening/
MURDER IN AN IRISH GARDEN by Carlene O’Connor “Everything’s coming up roses for garda Siobhán and the rest of O’Sullivan family in quaint Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland—until a murder investigation blooms out of a deadly gardening competition.” For more information, or to place a...
2026 Adult Reading Challenge – April
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2026/06/06/2026-adult-reading-challenge-april/
Welcome to our 2026 Adult Reading Challenge! Let’s have some fun and read together! Fairfield Public Library is excited for our 2026 year-long adult reading challenge! Join in to explore different genres, discover new authors and be entered to win prizes! To complete the...
Celebrating Irish Authors
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2026/03/17/celebrating-irish-authors/
Looking to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by reading a great book by an Irish author? We thought so! Here is a list to get you started: THE TEMPLE HOUSE VANISHING by Rachel Donohue “Irish writer Donahue’s atmospheric debut explores unrequited love, obsession, and disappearance...
2026 Adult Reading Challenge- March
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2026/03/05/2026-adult-reading-challenge-march/
Welcome to our 2026 Adult Reading Challenge! Let’s have some fun and read together! Fairfield Public Library is excited for our 2026 year-long adult reading challenge! Join in to explore different genres, discover new authors and be entered to win prizes! To complete the...
Love is in the Air…or Not
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2026/02/18/love-is-in-the-air-or-not/
Whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day or Anti-Valentines Day, we have the books for you. Here are a few to get you started: CATCH HER IF YOU CAN by Tessa Bailey “There’s no question about whether these two will figure it out, and that assurance...
2026 Adult Reading Challenge- February
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2026/02/02/2026-adult-reading-challenge-february/
Welcome to our 2026 Adult Reading Challenge! Let’s have some fun and read together! Fairfield Public Library is excited for our 2026 year-long adult reading challenge! Join in to explore different genres, discover new authors and be entered to win prizes! To complete the...
Seafaring Adventures
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2026/01/22/seafaring-adventures/
There have been so many great books written about adventures on the high seas. Here is a list of a few of our favorites! CAPTAIN’S DINNER: A SHIPWRECK, AN ACT OF CANNIBALISM, AND A MURDER TRIAL THAT CHANGED LEGAL HISTORY by Adam Cohen “Cohen...
2026 Adult Reading Challenge – January
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2026/01/05/2026-adult-reading-challenge-january/
Welcome to our 2026 Adult Reading Challenge! Let’s have some fun and read together! Fairfield Public Library is excited for our 2026 year-long adult reading challenge! Join in to explore different genres, discover new authors and be entered to win prizes! To complete the...
Who is Excited For Ken Burns and “The American Revolution”? We Are!
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2025/11/14/who-is-excited-for-ken-burns-and-the-american-revolution-we-are/
Ken Burns has a new 6 part, 12 hour documentary coming in November 2025, all about the American Revolution. Here are a few book titles to get you excited: THE BRISTISH ARE COMING by Rick Atkinson ” Aided by fine and numerous maps, this is...