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Dawn Towery

Readers' Advisory Librarian

Each month, Dawn sifts through hundreds of books to choose great options for NextReads and Core Collections. Dawn selects books and writes annotations for four NextReads' newsletters: Mystery, Armchair Travel, Christian Fiction, and Home, Garden, and DIY.

As a child, Dawn's favorite book was Blueberries for Sal. Today you'll likely find her reading books that are amusing. When she's taking a break from tackling her TBR pile, Dawn enjoys spending time with her family. 

Dawn's recommended reads:

 

  • Murder on the Orient Express : a Hercule Poirot mystery
  • Billy Boyle : a World War II mystery
  • Still life
  • Unbroken : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption
  • Circus Mirandus
  • Anna Karenina : a novel in eight parts
  • The smartest kids in the world : and how they got that way
  • Murder on the Orient Express : a Hercule Poirot mystery
  • Billy Boyle : a World War II mystery
  • Still life
  • Unbroken : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption
  • Circus Mirandus