Forrer Learning Commons Library Services: March Madness 2025: Battle of the Books!

The Winning Book

March Madness 2025 Winner!

All March Madness Bestsellers - listed in order by winning votes

Icarus by K. Ancrum
This suspenseful queer YA romance reimagines the tale of Icarus as a star-crossed love story between a young art thief and the son of the man he's been stealing from.
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the first in Yarros' Empyrean series will delight fans of romantic, adventure-filled fantasy.
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide.
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family--but especially love--from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight.
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang
Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, and falling in love.
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
A spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age that begins ... In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion.
The Hunter by Tana French
It's a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die.
The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
An account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day.
Somehow by Anne Lamott
"Love is our only hope. It is not always the easiest choice, but it is always the right one, the noble path, the way home to safety, no matter how bleak the future looks."
The Devil at His Elbow by Valerie Bauerlein
The definitive account of the Murdaugh murders. Forget the podcasts, the TV specials, and the documentaries--this is the version of the story you'll want to read.
Ash's Cabin by Jen Wang
A singularly affecting story about self-discovery, self-reliance, and the choice to live when it feels like you have no place in the world.
The Rich People Have Gone Away by Regina Porter
A diverse group of New Yorkers are brought together by the search for a missing woman--in this electric novel of secrets, connection, and community.
Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley
Disarmingly witty and poignant, Sloane Crosley's memoir explores multiple kinds of loss following the death of her closest friend.
Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
Her father was the town detective. Her mother its most notorious criminal. Now the secrets of Mirror Lake are coming to the surface...and changing everything.
The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
A disputed inheritance and a family secret that some will kill to protect . . .