This month we have a couple of very different books to consider for January’s LibraryReads. Read on for more and don’t forget to vote by December 1st!

Lessons in Chemistry meets advanced mathematics in Principles of (E)motion by Sara Read, a heartwarming, STEMinist novel about a female genius who solves a famously elusive problem known as “the Impossible Theorem” only to struggle with anxiety and the prejudices of her field when challenged to prove that the proof is her own. For fans of Linda Holmes and Katherine Center.

“Give this to readers who like seemingly light relationship fiction that packs a deceptive, satisfying emotional punch.” —Booklist (STARRED review)

“Beguiling.” —Publishers Weekly

“Poignant and compelling… A delightfully mathematical take on the opposites-attract paradigm.” —Kirkus

Download on Edelweiss and NetGalley.

The Cleaner by Brandi Wells is an offbeat, darkly clever debut novel about a night cleaner who discovers a toxic secret about her company’s CEO – and decides to take matters into her own hands.

“Darkly humorous and sharply observed satire…Wells has brilliantly crafted an obnoxiously opinionated, delusional, yet sympathetic raconteur, tightly holding the reader’s attention while exposing existential dread gleaned from petty human drama. And it’s so inappropriately fun to read.” –Booklist, STARRED review

“What total delight it is to roam this (almost) empty building with Brandi Wells’ cleaner who is always peering (and neatening) the surfaces of people’s lives and finding so much depth in there to mess with – Here’s a new and key addition to office fiction and a thrilling novel debut by a propulsive voice.”  –Aimee Bender, bestselling author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

Download on Edelweiss and NetGalley.