♪♫You climb out the chimney and meet me in the middle the middle of the town since there's no one else around we let our hair grow long and forget all we used to know.♫♪

September 2020 List of Read-A-Likes

Notes from the GPL BiblioFile: Read-A-Likes List for 9/20

Anthology/Short Stories

               George Saunders

                               What We Talk About When We Talk About Love – Raymond Carver

                               The Largesse of the Sea Maiden – Denis Johnson

               Carmen Maria Machado

                               The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror – Mallory Ortberg

                               Awayland – Ramona Ausubel

Classics

               Jane Austen

                               Death Comes to Pemberley - P.D. James

                               The Jane Austen Society - Natalie Jenner

               John Steinbeck  

                               Angle of Repose – Wallace Stegner

                               The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark Haddon            

               Vladimir Nabokov

                               Being Lolita: A Memoir – Alisson Wood

                               My Dark Vanessa – Kate Elizabeth Russell

               Alice Walker

                               Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

                               The Nickel Boys – Colson Whitehead

Essays

               David Sedaris

                               Wow, No Thank You – Samantha Irby

                               Running with Scissors – Augusten Burroughs

               Zadie Smith

                               Bad Feminist – Roxanne Gay

                               Trick Mirror – Jia Tolentino

 Fantasy

               George R. R. Martin –

                               The Blade Itself – Joe Abercrombie

                               Fool’s Assassin – Robin Hobb

               Diana Galbadon-

                               The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern

                               The Midnight Library – Matt Haig

Graphic Novel

               Neil Gaiman

                               Y: The Last Man – Brian K. Vaughan

                               Nimona – Noelle Stevenson

               Marjane Satrapi

                               Habibi – Craig Thompson

                               My Favorite Thing is Monsters – Emil Ferris

Historical Fiction

               Colson Whitehead

                               Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi

                               Pachinko – Min Jin Lee

               Madeline Miller

                               The Water Dancer – Ta-Nehisi Coates

                               Once Upon a River – Diane Setterfield

Horror

               Stephen King

                               Imaginary Friend – Stephen Chbosky

                               Full Throttle – Joe Hill

               Anne Rice

                               A Discovery of Witches – Deborah Harkness

                               The Twisted Ones – T. Kingfisher

 Literary Fiction

               Gabriel Garcia-Marquez

                               The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle – Haruki Murakami

                               Migrations – Charlotte McConaghy

               Margaret Atwood

                               Vox – Christina Dalcher

                               Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro

               Fredrik Backman

                               The Rosie Project – Graeme Simsion

                               The Vanishing Half – Brit Bennett

               Ann Patchett

                               Such a Fun Age – Kiley Reid

                               This Tender Land – William Kent Krueger

Mystery

               Arthur Conan Doyle

                               IQ – Joe Ide

                               Moriarty – Anthony Horowitz

               James Patterson

                               The Whisper Man -   Alex North

                               Bluebird , Bluebird – Attica Locke

               Agatha Christie

                        The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – Stuart Turton

                        The Monogram Murders – Sophie Hannah

               Louise Penny

                        Case Histories – Kate Atkinson

                        In the Woods – Tana French

               Lee Child

                        Runner – Patrick Lee

                        TripTych – Karin Slaughter

Romance

               Nicholas Sparks

                               A Perfect Day – Richard Paul Evans

                               Waiting in the Wings – Melissa Brayden

               JoJo Moyes

                               Eleanor & Park – Rainbow Rowell

                               Sex and Vanity – Kevin Kwan

Science Fiction

               Orson Scott Card

                               Ready Player One/Ready Player Two – Ernest Cline

                               Interference – Brad Parks

               Octavia E. Butler

                               The Space Between Worlds – Micaiah Johnson

                               The Warehouse – Rob Hart

Thriller/Suspense

               Dan Brown

                               The Rome Prophecy – Sam Christer

                               The Order – Daniel Silva

               Lisa Unger

                               The Wife Between Us – Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

                               The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides

Western

               Louis L’Amour

                               Between Hell and Texas – Ralph Cotton

                               Crossing Purgatory - Gary Schanbacher

               Hayley Stone

                               The Sisters Brothers – Patrick deWitt

                               The Six Gun Tarot – R.S. Belcher

Every Baby Name We Could Possibly Think Of

Naming your baby is a big decision, and with endless options, it can also be a difficult one. Whether you're going the traditional route or want something more unique (if so, read this first!) it's helpful to have a little, or a lot, of inspiration. Ahead, you'll find nearly every baby name we could think of (close to 1,000!). These aren't just random names we found in a book or concocted ourselves - they're almost all monikers we've heard being used, or we actually know someone who goes by the name. If we missed any, tell us in the comments! A Aaliyah Aaron Abbie Abel Abigail Abraham Adalyn Adam Addilyn Addison Adelaide Adeline Adley Adora Agatha Aiden Alan Albert Aleph Alexander Alexis Ali Alma Alton Ama Amanda Amaryllis Amber Ameila Amélie Amy Anders Anderson Andrea Andrew Angie Angela Angelica Anika Anna Annalise Anne Annie Ansel Apple April Arata Archie Aria Ariane Ariel Arlee Arlo Arman Arthur Arun Arwen Arya Asha Asher Aspen Atticus Aton Aubrey Audrey August Augustus Aurora Ava Avery Axel Aziz B Bailey Barack Barbara Barney Barry Beatrice Beau Beckett Beckham Becky Ben Benedict Benjamin Bennett Bentley Bernadette Beth Bette Betty Beverly Bexley Bianca Bill Billie Bingham Bishop Bitsie Blake Blue Bobby Bodhi Bonnie Bowie Brady Braelynn Brandon Brayden Brecken Bree Brent Brenton Brett Brian Briana Briar Bridgette Brienne Brig Brigham Brinley Brio Britta Brock Brody Bronwyn Brooklyn Bruno Bryan Byron C Caden Caitlin Caity Cale Caleb Calla Calvin Camari Cameron Camilla Carena Carina Carl Carmel Carol Carrey Carter Cary Casey Caspian Cat Catherine Celine Chandler Chanel Channing Charise Charlene Charles Charlotte Chase Cher Cheri Cheriann Cheryl Chevy Chip Chloe Chris Chrissy Christian Christopher Claire Clara Clark Clary Claudia Clementine Clifford Clint Clinton Clyde Colin Collins Condoleezza Connor Conrad Constance Coolidge Cooper Cora Corban Courtney Cruz Related: 100 of the Most Beautiful Baby Names D Daisy Dale Dallas Damon Dane Danica Daniel Danielle Daphne Darby Darlene Darrel Daryl Dashiell Dave David Davina Davis Davon Dawn Dean Deanna Declan Dekel Delaney Delilah Delta Dennis Denzel Desmond Dev Devon Dexter Diane Dinah Dixie Dixon Dolores Dominique Donald Doris Dorothea Dorothy Dot Duke Duncan Dwight Dylan E Easton Ed Eden Edith Edmund Edward Effie Eleanor Elena Eli Eliana Elijah Elise Elizabeth Ella Elle Ellen Ellerie Ellie Elliott Ellis Elodie Eloise Elora Elroy Elsa Elsie Embry Emerson Emily Emma Emmett Eric Erica Esme Esmeralda Esther Ethan Ethel Eugene Evan Eve Evelyn Everett Evie Ewan Ezra F Farah Fay Felix Ferris Finn Fiona Fisher Fitz Fleur Flint Florence Floyd Flynn Ford Forrest Foster Fox Frances Frank Franklin Frederick G Gabe Gabriel Gaige Gail Gant Garrett Garth Gavin Gem Gemma Gene Genesis Gertrude George Gianna Gibson Gigi Gina Ginger Gladys Glenn Gloria Gordon Grace Grady Graham Grant Grayson Greer Gregory Griffin Grover Gus Gwen Gwyneth H Hadlee Hailey Hal Halle Hank Hannah Harding Harlow Harlyn Harold Harper Harriet Harrison Harry Hart Hartley Harvey Haven Hawk Hawthorne Hayden Hayes Hays Hazel Hector Heath Heather Helen Henley Henry Hillary Honor Holden Holly Holt Hope Hubert Hudson Hugo Humphrey Hunter Hurley Hutton Related: Based Off Last Year's Trends, These 30 Names Will Be Among the Most Popular of 2017 I Ian Ida Idris Ike Imanuel Imogen India Indy Ingrid Inizio Ireland Iris Irvin Isa Isaac Isabella Isabelle Isaiah Isla Israel Ivana Ivory J Jack Jackie Jackson Jacob Jacqueline Jaden Jaelyn Jagger Jake James Jameson Jamie Jane January Jason Jasper Jaun Jax Jaxon Jayce Jayden Jeannette Jed Jeff Jefferson Jenna Jess Jessica Jessie Jill Jillian Joan Joanna Joaquin Joe John Jones Jordan Joseph Josephine Josh Joshua Joslyn Joss Joy Joyce Judith Judy Jules Julia Julian Julie Juliet Julius June Juno Justin K Kai Kaia Kale Kalinda Kane Karah Katharine Kathryn Kate Kay Kaya Kaylee Keanu Keegan Keira Keith Kellan Kelly Kelsey Kendall Kennedy Kevin Khloe Kiah Kiele Kiera Kim Kima Kimberly Kingston Kinsley Kirk Kit Kitty Knox Krista Kristen Kurtis Kyle Kylie L Laith Lake Lana Landon Lane Larissa Larkin Laszlo Laura Lauren Lawrence Layla Leah Lee Leia Leighton Leilani Lena Lennon Leo Leonard Leslie Levi Lewis Leyona Lia Liam Liana Lida Lilith Lillian Lily Lincoln Lindsay Lionel Lisa Lisette Liz Logan Lois Lola London Loretta Lorraine Louella Louise Lucas Lucian Lucille Lucy Luke Luna Lux Lyle Lyndon Lynne Related: 100 Unusual Boy Names M Mabel Mabrey Mac Macallan Mackenzie Macy Madeleine Madelyn Madison Mae Maeby Maggie Mahershala Maia Makena Malcolm Maleeya Malia Mamie Mandy Marabelle Marcus Maren Margaret Margot Mari Maria Mariah Mariam Marilyn Marin Marion Marisole Marisse Marjorie Mark Marlene Marlon Marlowe Martha Martin Mary Mason Matilda Matthew Maui Mavis Maximus Maxson May Maya McKinley Megan Melissa Meredith Merritt Meryl Meyer Mia Michael Michelle Mika Mike Mila Mildred Miles Millie Milo Moana Molly Monica Monroe Montgomery Morgan Moses Muhammad Murray Myles N Nahall Nahla Nancy Nanette Naomie Nasima Natalie Nate Nathan Naveen Naya Neil Neisa Neo Neoma Newt Newton Niall Nicholas Nick Nico Nicole Nicolette Nigel Nile Nimah Nixon Noah Noel Nolan Nora Norma Norman North Nova O Obama Octavia Olly Olive Oliver Olivia Omar Opal Ophelia Ordell Oriana Orion Orlando Orson Orville Oscar Otis Otto Owen P Paige Paislee Paloma Pandora Paris Parker Patrick Patsy Paul Payton Pearl Peggy Penelope Penn Penny Perry Pete Peyton Phillip Phoebe Phoenix Phyllis Pierce Piper Polly Poppy Porter Posey Preston Primrose Priya Prudence Priscilla Q Quaid Quincy Quentin Quinn Quinten R Rachel Radley Rae Ralph Ramsey Rayna Rayne Reagan Rebecca Reese Reeve Reid Reign Remi Renly Rex Rhea Rhett Rhys Richard Rick Riley Ripley River Rivers Rob Robert Robin Rome Romy Ronald Ronin Rooney Roosevelt Rory Rosalind Rosalynn Rosamund Rose Rosemary Ross Rowan Roy Royce Ruby Rue Ruth Rutherford Ryan Ryder Related: 100 Unique Yet Beautiful Girls' Names S Sacha Sage Sahara Saint Sam Samuel Sandra Sandy Sansa Sarah Saul Savannah Sawyer Scarlett Schuyler Scout Sean Sebastian Selena Sena Seymour Shane Shannon Shea Shelly Sherlock Sherry Shiloh Shirley Sia Sidney Sienna Simon Skyler Sloan Sofia Solo Sonia Sophia Sophie Spencer Stacy Stanley Stella Stephanie Sterling Stetson Stuart Sue Sullivan Summer Suri Susan Sylvia T Tabitha Tad Tamera Tamsyn Tanner Tara Tate Taylor Teagan Teddy Terrance Thea Thelma Theordore Theresa Thomas Tim Tina Tinley Toby Todd Tom Tony Travis Travon Trent Trey Tricia Trinity Tripp Tristan Troy Truman Turner Tyler Tyson V Valentina Valentine Vance Vaughan Vaughn Vera Vern Victor Victoria Viggo Vince Vincent Viola Violet Virgil Vivian W Waldo Walker Wallis Walter Warren Watson Waverly Wells Wes Wesley Westley Whitney Will Willa William Willow Wilson Winter Wolfe Wren Wyatt X Xander Xavier Xeno Y Yanet Yani Yigal York Yuma Yvette Z Zachary Zahir Zander Zane Zaylee Zayn Zion Zoe Zola Zooey Zora Zuma Zuri Related: These Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2016 http://bit.ly/2kR9iwY

Hadn't done the "hey the heir is now a teen" family photos yet so here we are!

Also, can I just say that Stormy as a 40-something is super gorgeous? I just love her entire vibe so much.

P.S.: This was the photoset that made me realize that Lou totally has Ed's eye shape, except her eyes are much bigger! For some reason, I just assumed she had Stormy's eye shape.

Get yourself literally anything that looks at you like Tatertot looks at Lou

Lou spend hours practicing for her tryouts only for literally nobody to be there to judge her. but she was somehow accepted anyways? COOL.

Anyways her Fitness skill is at 5 at this point and she still mostly sucks at cheer.

For some reason, Parker absolutely *refused* to take any pictures in the photobooth. Didn't matter what type, he kept declining.

New head canon: Parker is photo-shy.

Some cute outtakes from their date

The gals of Troop 572 looking cuuuuute

The final school project as a child, before Lou ages up to a teen! She's also going to have a final sleepover with her gal pals. Love how unimpressed Tatertot looks with the castle

Eating shit while practicing cheerleading before the tryouts

After her post-workout shower, Parker finally hit her back

Traditional first day of new school pictures!

Look, I just think Lou as a 14-year-old is incredibly adorable okay, jfc get off my back

How the Orsons opted to spend their Saturday morning.

Lou's been real busy this spring

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★Occasionally, Ed will be the big spoon ★Lou has lost a tooth! ★Ed is starting to pivot from children's books to romance novels