The following were purchased by Friends of San Pedro Library for your enjoyment. Click on a title to read a book review. Some books may have an interview or Wikipedia entry instead of a review. We've tried to include as many different sources, but the opinions expresses by these sources do not reflect the opinions of Friends of San Pedro Library or LAPL. For authors, go to the LAPL database Biography Resource Center (Gale). There will be a new list of books at the end of each month. It takes a few weeks for the library to process the books before they are placed on the Friends of San Pedro Library Book Shelf next to the circulation desk.
| Title | Author(s) |
| Rainwater | Sandra Brown |
| Beach Music | Pat Conroy |
| Thread of Grace | Mary Doria Russell |
| Confederacy of Dunces | John Kennedy Toole |
| Freedom | Jonathan Franzen |
| Vermeer's Hat | Timothy Brook |
| Virals | Kathy Reichs |
| Zoli | Colum McCann |
| American Gospel | Jon Meacham |
| Women Jefferson Loved | Virginia Schraff |
| Angels in History | David Albert Jones |
| Roots of Obama's Rage | Dinesh D'Souza |
| Conservative Comebacks | Gregg Jackson |
| Climate Confusion | Roy Spencer |
| Fifty Dresses that Changed the World | Design Museum Staff |
| House Rules | Jodi Picoult |
| Joy Luck Club | Amy Tan |
| Seers Book 1-5 | Linda Joy Singleton |
| Icefire (The Last Dragon Chronicles 2) | Chris d'lacey |
| FireStar | Chris d'lacey |
| Dance in the Vampire Bund (Vol. 1-9) | Nozomu Tamaki |
| Demon Sacred (Vol. 1-3) | Natsumi Itsuki |
| Happy Cafe | Kou Matsuzuki |
| Inuyasha (Vol. 1, 3-17) | Rumiko Takahashi |