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Sam Stover

Senior Product Manager

Sam joined NoveList's Product Team in 2018, where he partners with customers to build products and services that support libraries in the vital work they do. He works with his team members to answer the question, "What should NoveList build next?" 

Sam is a former reference librarian who gets excited about food journalism and board games. His favorite book as a kid was Redwall by Brian Jacques. Today you'll find him searching for books that are character-driven. 

Outside of the office, Sam is often trying out a new recipe or chasing around his rambunctious toddler. 

Sam's recommended reads:

 

  • Gideon the Ninth
  • The fifth season
  • A psalm for the wild-built
  • Stories of your life and others
  • Borne
  • The library at Mount Char
  • The Underground Railroad : a novel
  • Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour bookstore
  • The round house
  • The secret history
  • Let's explore diabetes with owls
  • The swerve : how the world became modern
  • Prodigal summer : a novel
  • Salt, fat, acid, heat : mastering the elements of good cooking
  • Decisive : how to make better choices in life and work
  • All systems red
  • SPQR : a history of ancient Rome
  • Gideon the Ninth
  • The fifth season
  • A psalm for the wild-built
  • Stories of your life and others
  • Borne