Large Print Picks
Cozy mysteries, biographies, romances, westerns, bestsellers and more are available in large type format. Most titles are available within our library system. Large type items not owned by our system can be requested through interlibrary loan. Library staff is happy to help patrons locate items.
There are over 10,000 large type books in the Southwest Library System.
Over 900 of the large type books are in the Dodgeville Public Library.
Large Print Books Worth Reading
The Saving Graces by Patricia Gaffney is a story of friendship, and of testing that friendship.
Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani is about a self-proclaimed spinster who thinks her youth and life are over, but finds out she is wrong. Don't miss all the fun characters, especially the librarian!
Boogers Are My Beat by Dave Barry is another Barry scoop on everything from camping in the Wal-Mart parking lot to the Olympics.
A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg is a story about a small Alabama town, its inhabitants, a redbird and a five-star Christmas. Told as only Fannie Flagg can with humor and compassion.
Now and Then by Robert B. Parker.
P.I. Spenser is asked to investigate a marital affair that soon turns deadly. A four-star Spenser novel.
Miss Julia Strikes Back by Ann B. Ross. Miss Julia is an amateur sleuth with unique crime-solving techniques. This time the thieves went too far when they took her engagement ring! Start the series with Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind.
Beads of Doubt by Barbara B. Smith. A Kitzi Camden mystery involving a Camden cousin and his business associate who nearly ruin a benefit at the Camden mansion. Kitzi to the rescue--this time she goes from suspect to almost victim. 5-star suspense!
The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke. Mystery fans and cookie lovers will find something to enjoy--from the intriguing murder mystery to the 5-star cookie recipes.
Big Cherry Holler by Adriana Trigiani. The sequel to Big Stone Gap picks up eight years later. Ave Maria wasn't prepared for the fact that life is what happens when you are busy making plans.
Down River by John Hart. After being acquitted of murder, Adam leaves his home town only to return 5 years later to more bodies, a lost love, intrigue and loss of trust. There is a 5-star readable book in all this.
Away by Amy Bloom. Lillian Leyb comes alone to America after her family is killed in the Russian pogroms. Years later she hears a rumor that her 3-year-old daughter survived. Lillian sets out alone to find her in Siberia.
Knit Fast, Die Young by Mary Kruger. Ariadne helps the local police solve a murder and then another. Both were committed at the unlikely site of a yarn & wool festival. Guess what the murder weapon was! Fast paced 4-star mystery.
Milk Glass Moon by Adriana Trigiani. Another Big Stone Gap novel. Ave Maria's daughter grows up, making choices her mother doesn't always agree with. Ave learns that love may not be enough, but when it is right, it is plenty.
Timepiece by Richard Paul Evans. Mary & David Parkin learned, through loyalty and forgiveness, that time spent with loved ones is precious. Theirs is a sad 5-star story.
Where My Heart Belongs by Tracie Peterson. Twelve years ago Amy Halbert demanded her share of the family money and dropped out of sight & her sister Kathy stayed to deal with the aftermath. When Amy returns, Kathy must decide: Is forgiveness possible?
The Last Promise by Richard Paul Evans. Ellen left Utah to marry a handsome Italian count, but her life was not full of riches and romance. Then a handsome American goes to Italy--she finds happiness, but can she pay the price?
Home To Holly Springs by Jan Karon is the first of the Father Tim series. Tim goes to his hometown to look up old friends and finds a big surprise! A novel of wisdom and forgiveness.
Can't Wait To Get To Heaven by Fannie Flagg. Elner Shimfissle helps all her friends and family discover something special and wonderful. A sweet story that is both comedy and mystery.
The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright. When Jack and Laurel die on the same day, their three children are left to discover some secrets, disclosed in Jack's letters to Laurel. A 3-star story about the power of love and forgiveness.
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell. A disjointed novel of family secrets, malice and betrayal with a 2-star devastating end.
The Case of the Tough-Talking Turkey by Claudia Bishop. A 2-star mystery about dysfunctional families and an amateur P.I./veterinarian who solves a murder before the police.
Home to Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani. The last Big Stone Gap novel starts in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and moves on to Scotland, then back again to Big Stone Gap. A 5-star book about friendship, romance, humor and more.
Death in Paradise by Robert B. Parker. When the body of a young girl is found in the lake it leads to a long investigation for Stone. Why hasn't she been reported as missing?