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The academy : a novel / Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham.
"It's move-in day at Tiffin Academy and amidst the happy chaos of friends reuniting, selfies uploading, and cars unloading, shocking news arrives: America Today just ranked Tiffin the number two boarding school in the country. It's a seventeen-spot jump -…
The Gingerbread Bakery / Laurie Gilmore.
"As owner of her beloved Gingerbread Bakery, Annie Andrews should have a love life to match her business: sugary and sweet. But instead, she's locked in a game of words with the irritatingly upbeat bar owner down the street. Mac Sullivan has everything he…
The unexpected journey : finding strength, hope, and yourself on the caregiving path / Emma Heming Willis.
"The day Emma Heming Willis' husband, Bruce Willis, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), all they were given was a pamphlet and told to check back in a few months. With no hope or direction, Emma walked out of that doctor's appointment frozen…
This is for everyone : the unfinished story of the World Wide Web / Tim Berners-Lee with Stephen Witt.
"Perhaps the most influential inventor of the modern world, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a different kind of technologist. Born in the same year as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, he famously distributed his invention, the World Wide Web, for no commercial reward. I…
Listening to the law : reflections on the court and constitution / Amy Coney Barrett.
"Since her confirmation hearing, Americans have peppered Justice Amy Coney Barrett with questions. How has she adjusted to the Court? What is it like to be a Supreme Court justice with school-age children? Do the justices get along? What does her normal d…
Happiness and love : a novel / Zoe Dubno.
"Years after escaping New York's art scene, a narrator returns to attend a dinner party honoring a young actress, where she mercilessly exposes the moral depravity of her former friends and their empty lives"--Provided by publisher.
Sympathy Tower Tokyo : a novel / Rie Qudan ; translated by Jesse Kirkwood.
"Welcome to the Japan of tomorrow. Here, the practice of radical sympathy toward criminals has become normalized. The incarcerated are considered victims influenced by their environments to commit crime and are labeled accordingly as Homo miserabilis. A …
A Sea View Christmas / Julie Klassen.
"With a promise to her youngest sister, Sarah Summers declares that this year's Christmas at Sea View will exceed all expectations. But an upcoming trip to Scotland--and the prospect of becoming reacquainted with dashing widower Callum Henshall--blows a f…
The Christmas house : an Amish Christmas novella / Beverly Lewis.
"Liz Lantz runs a Hickory Hollow buggy tour business that has her pair up for the busy Christmas season with a single Amish man from another church. Her Englisher neighbors' lavishly decorated house has brought the quiet community unwanted attention, crea…
Don't call it a comeback : what happened when I stopped chasing PRs, and started chasing happiness / Keira D'Amato with Evelyn Spence.
"Keira D’Amato was an all-American runner who used to chase success. But after being injured in her early twenties, she assumed her running career was over, and settled into life as a military spouse and mother of two young children. In her early thirties…
Chasing evil : shocking crimes, supernatural forces, and an FBI agent's search for hope and justice / John Edward and Robert Hilland ; with Natasha Stoynoff.
"How a skeptical FBI agent reached out to a famous psychic for help on a baffling case - and the twenty-five-year crime-solving journey that followed In the summer of 1998, FBI agent Bob Hilland reluctantly picked up the phone to call the famous psychic J…
The mysterious case of the missing crime writer / Ragnar Jónasson ; translated from the Icelandic by Victoria Cribb.
"The next thrilling golden-age-style mystery from #1 Icelandic bestseller Ragnar Jónasson, author of Death at the Sanatorium and Reykjavík. One winter evening, bestselling crime author Elín S. Jónsdóttir goes missing. There are no clues to her disappearan…
The maiden and her monster / Maddie Martinez.
""A dark and endlessly enchanting fairy tale.... I adored every page."-#1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid The Maiden and Her Monster is a gorgeous, atmospheric debut fantasy rooted in history, folklore, and sapphic romance-perfect for fans of K…
Every step she takes / Alison Cochrun.
"Thirty-five-year-old Seattleite Sadie Wells needs an escape. She’s desperate to escape her monotonous routines, the family business that has consumed her entire life, and the unexpected gay panic that has her questioning everything she thought she knew a…
You weren't meant to be human : a novel / Andrew Joseph White.
"Festering masses of worms and flies have taken root in dark corners across Appalachia. In exchange for unwavering loyalty and fresh corpses, these hives offer a few struggling humans salvation. A fresh start. It’s an offer that none refuse. Crane is gra…
Clown town / Mick Herron.
"“Old spies grow ridiculous, River. Old spies aren’t much better than clowns.” Or so David Cartwright, the late retired head of MI5, used to tell his grandson. He forgot to add that old spies can be dangerous, too, especially if they’ve fallen on hard tim…
10 rules for raising kids in a high-tech world : how parents can stop smartphones, social media, and gaming from taking over their children's lives / Jean M. Twenge.
"Parenting today often feels like an uphill battle, with technology invading every corner of our kids’ lives. From the rise of social media addiction to the growing mental health crisis among children and teens, parents are grappling with how they can cre…
The elements : a novel / John Boyne.
"In The Elements, acclaimed Irish novelist John Boyne has created an epic saga that weaves together four interconnected narratives, each representing a different perspective on the enabler, the accomplice, the perpetrator, and the victim. The narrative fo…
Hot wax : a novel / M.L. Rio.
"Summer, 1989: ten-year-old Suzanne is drawn like a magnet to her father’s forbidden world of electric guitars and tricked-out cars. When her mother remarries, she jumps at the chance to tag along on the concert tour that just might be Gil and the Kills’ …
The Phoebe variations : a novel / Jane Hamilton.
"Seventeen-year-old Phoebe was never interested in her birth family. But on the cusp of her high school graduation, her adoptive mother, Greta, insists on a visit to meet her biological parents and siblings. The encounter is a jolt, a revelation that dera…
The girl in the green dress : a mystery featuring Zelda Fitzgerald / Mariah Fredericks.
"New York, 1920. Zelda Fitzgerald is bored, bored, bored. Although she’s newly married to the hottest writer in America, and one half of the literary scene’s 'it' couple, Zelda is at loose ends while Scott works on his next novel, The Beautiful and the D…
Reacher : the stories behind the stories / Lee Child.
"These are the origin tales of all of the Reacher novels written solely by Lee Child, chock full of colorful anecdotes and intriguing inspirations. One by one, they expand upon each novel and place it in the context not only of the author’s life, but of t…
It was the way she said it : short stories, essays, and wisdom / Terry McMillan ; edited by Kristine Bell ; foreword by Ishmael Reed.
"Before Terry McMillan found success as a novelist in the early 1990s, she published provocative, boundary-pushing short stories, capturing the struggles and triumphs of Black life in America with vitality and honesty, from the workaday factory man’s mala…
Lauryn Harper falls apart / Shauna Robinson.
"Lauryn Harper had a plan. A high achieving, perfectly constructed, eight-year plan. But after a (totally blown out of proportion) mishap at work that plan is put to the test. As punishment for her mistake she is transferred to the Ryser charity departme…
Trip : a novel / Amie Barrodale.
"Sandra dies suddenly at a death conference in Nepal attended by academics and mystics. Days later, back in America, her teenage son, Trip, runs away with a man who picks him up on the side of a road. Sandra tries to get a message back to Trip through the…
A truce that is not peace / Miriam Toews.
"'Why do you write?' the organizer of a literary event in Mexico City asks Miriam Toews. Each attempted answer from Toews--all of them unsatisfactory to the organizer--surfaces new layers of grief, guilt, and futility connected to her sister's suicide. Sh…
The book of Sheen : a memoir / Charlie Sheen.
"Charlie Sheen shouldn't be alive to write this book. But in 'The Book of Sheen', the movie and TV star, who has defied the odds, finally presents his story in his own words. Charlie Sheen was born the third of four children to actor Martin Sheen and his …
Confronting evil : assessing the worst of the worst / Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer.
"The concept of evil is universal, ancient, and ever present today. The biblical book of Genesis clearly defines it when Cain kills his brother Abel out of jealousy. Evil is a choice to make another suffer. As long as human beings have walked, evil has be…
Dark renaissance : the dangerous times and fatal genius of Shakespeare's greatest rival / Stephen Greenblatt.
"In repressive Elizabethan England, artists are frightened into dull conventionality; foreigners are suspect; popular entertainment largely consists of coarse spectacles, animal fights, and hangings. Into this crude world of government censorship and reli…
The macabre : a novel / Kosoko Jackson.
"Art has always been an escape for struggling painter Lewis Dixon. But other than his mom, who has recently passed away, no one has ever praised his work. If he is being honest, there’s really no one in his life. So he is shocked when the British Museum s…
Vianne : a novel / Joanne Harris.
"Secrets. Chocolate. A touch of magic. On the evening of July 4th, a young woman scatters her mother's ashes in New York and follows the call of the changing winds to the French coastal city of Marseille. For the first time in her life, Vianne feels in co…
The Martians : the true story of an alien craze that captured turn-of-the-century America / David Baron.
"In the early 1900s, many Americans actually believed we had discovered intelligent life on Mars, as best-selling science writer David Baron chronicles in 'The Martians', his truly bizarre tale of a nation swept up in Mars mania. At the center of Baron's …
Breakneck : China's quest to engineer the future / Dan Wang.
"In Breakneck, Wang blends political, economic, and philosophical analysis with reportage to reveal a provocative new framework for understanding China—one that helps us see America more clearly, too. While China is an engineering state, relentlessly purs…
Unbreakable : Go strong. Live long. : A woman's guide to againg with power / Vonda Wright, MD.
"Strong skeletal muscle drives healthy longevity yet too often women in particular neglect this important measure of fitness. Indeed, more than 70% of women experience musculoskeletal symptoms like joint pain, muscle loss, and reduced bone density as they…
Love's a witch / Tricia O'Malley.
"She’s hexed. He’s vexed. And for Scotland’s most magical small-town, their feud might just spell disaster. Sloane MacGregor swore she’d never return to Briarhaven, but with her twenty-fifth birthday looming—the day witches come into their magic—her gran…
Death at an Irish village / Ellie Brannigan.
"With six months left to fulfill the provisions of Uncle Nevin's will and save the fixer-upper castle she and her cousin inherited, Rayne McGrath and Ciara Smith's bridal venue venture is finally bringing in money. To unite the reluctant villagers, some w…
We'll prescribe you another cat / Syou Ishida ; translated from the Japanese by E. Madison Shimoda.
"It’s time to revisit the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul. Though it’s a mysteriously located clinic with an uncertain address, it can always be found by those who need it. And the clinic has proven time after time that a prescribed cat has the power to heal …
The Blue Zones Kitchen one pot meals : 100 recipes to live to 100 / Dan Buettner ; photographs by Oliver Barth ; additional images by David McLain.
"After years uncovering the secrets of the blue zones—places around the world where people live consistently into their 90s and 100s—Dan Buettner puts the lessons he’s learned into practice with 100 one-pot recipes designed to boost your longevity. Insid…
Full of myself : Black womanhood and the journey to self-possession / Austin Channing Brown.
"As an antiracism educator and writer leading through America's cycles of racial unrest, Austin Channing Brown reached a crossroads. 'I love my work,' she writes, 'and I am tired. We are tired. Tired of protesting. Tired of 'saving democracy.' Tired of ed…
Could should might don't : how we think about the future / Nick Foster.
"You might not know the name Nick Foster, but after just a moment of googling you’ll realize he’s been guiding the missions of companies that have been shaping the world you live in. From Sony, Nokia, and Dyson to Google itself, where he was the head of d…
The grave artist / Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Maldonado.
"A wedding reception is coming to a close in the Hollywood Hills when the blissful day is shattered by the death of one of the newlyweds. Though the incident appears to be an accident, Homeland Security Investigations agent Carmen Sanchez and her partner…
Baldwin : a love story / Nicholas Boggs.
"Baldwin: A Love Story tells the overlapping stories of Baldwin's most sustaining intimate and artistic relationships: with his mentor, the Black American painter Beauford Delaney; with his lover and muse, the Swiss painter Lucien Happersberger; and with …
This vicious hunger / Francesca May.
"Thora Grieve finds herself destitute and an outcast after the sudden death of her husband, but a glimmer of hope arrives when a family friend offers her the chance to study botany under the tutelage of a famed professor. Once at the university, Thora bec…
The story that wouldn't die : a mystery / Christina Estes.
"Phoenix, Arizona TV reporter Jolene Garcia is fresh off winning her first Emmy and committed to covering stories that matter to her community. But Jolene’s managers want stories that grab immediate attention and generate clicks, not ones that take time t…
Sister wife : a memoir of faith, family and finding freedom / Christine Brown Woolley.
"Christine Brown Woolley had always dreamed of having a picture-perfect family—beautiful children, an adoring husband, and of course, a sisterhood of wives to share him with. Raised in Utah by practicing polygamists, Christine knew her life was less than …
Buckeye : a novel / Patrick Ryan.
"In Bonhomie, Ohio, a stolen moment of passion, sparked in the exuberant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, binds Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, to Margaret Salt, a woman trying to obscure her past. Cal’…
The girl with ice in her veins / Karin Smirnoff ; translated from the Swedish by Sarah Death.
"Sweden's far north is growing colder; even in springtime, the town of Gasskas is buried under a relentless snow. As temperatures drop, tensions rise between a global corporation shamelessly exploiting the area's natural resources and wary locals who have…
Mother Mary comes to me / Arundhati Roy.
"Mother Mary Comes to Me draws on multiple strands of the author's early years, unveiling an empathetic and at the same time marvelously satirical portrait of an eccentric extended family with a fondness for spectacular family feuds. Roy's maternal lineag…
Amity / Nathan Harris.
"New Orleans, 1866. The Civil War might be over, but formerly enslaved Coleman and June have yet to find the freedom they’ve been promised. Two years ago, the siblings were separated when their old master, Mr. Harper, took June away to Mexico, where he ho…
Crazy spooky love / Josie Silver.
"In the leafy, charming town of Chapelwick, the Bittersweet family has been a fixture on High Street for as long as anyone can remember. Their rambling black-and-white building houses all three generations of ghost-sensitive Bittersweet women and their bu…
The Marigold Cottages murder collective : a mystery / Jo Nichols.
"Mrs. B, the landlady of The Marigold Cottages is a stubborn idealist who only rents to people she cares about: Sophie, an anxious young playwright with a dark past; Hamilton, an agoraphobe who likes to overshare; Ocean, a queer sculptor raising two kids …
Apostle's Cove : a novel / William Kent Krueger.
"A few nights before Halloween, as Cork O'Connor gloomily ruminates on his upcoming sixtieth birthday, he receives a call from his son, Stephen, who is working for a nonprofit dedicated to securing freedom for unjustly incarcerated inmates. Stephen tells …
A land so wide : a novel / Erin A. Craig.
"Like everyone else in the settlement of Mistaken, Greer Mackenzie is trapped. Founded by an ambitious lumber merchant, the village is blessed with rich natural resources that have made its people prosperous—but at a cost. The same woods that have lined t…
Laying down the latte / Ellie Alexander
"Baker Jules Capshaw, along with her husband, Carlos, and Torte'sresident barista, Andy, are packing their bags and preparing for the ultimate coffee excursion in Costa Rica. A fortuitous invitation from one of Carlos's former colleagues, Valentina, has t…
It doesn't have to hurt : your smart guide to a pain-free life / Sanjay Gupta, MD.
"Are you one of the 52 million people who experience chronic pain in your day-to-day life? In It Doesn’t Have to Hurt, Sanjay Gupta makes the empowering argument that there are effective options for relief that you can start practicing today to greatly re…
Tom Clancy terminal velocity / M.P. Woodward.
"A string of savage murders in the United States seems unrelated until the FBI makes a shocking discovery: a decade ago, all of the murder victims were involved in a raid to eliminate the Umayyad Revolutionary Council, a vicious terror group that--were it…
Hot desk : a novel / Laura Dickerman.
"In the post-pandemic publishing industry, two rival editors are forced to share a 'hot desk' on different days of the week, much to their chagrin. Having never set eyes on each other, Rebecca Blume and Ben Heath begin leaving passive-aggressive Post-it n…
Milena and Margarete : a love story in Ravensbrück / Gwen Strauss.
"From the moment they met in 1940 in Ravensbrück concentration camp, Milena Jesenska and Margarete Buber-Neumann were inseparable. Czech Milena was Kafka’s first translator and epistolary lover, and a journalist opposed to fascism. A non-conformist, bisex…
The baby dragon bakery / A.T. Qureshi.
"Will it be a recipe for romance? Or a friendship up in flames? Lavinia has it all. A loving family (complete with adorable pet baby dragon). A place at university training to be a magical animal vet. And a part-time job at the enchanting Baby Dragon Caf…
Here comes the sun : a last chance for the climate and a fresh chance for civilization / Bill McKibben.
"Our climate, and our democracy, are melting down. But Bill McKibben, one of the first to sound the alarm about the climate crisis, insists the moment is also full of possibility. Energy from the sun and wind is suddenly the cheapest power on the planet a…
Destroy this house : a memoir / Amanda Uhle.
"The Long family’s love was fierce, their lifestyle bizarre, and their deceptions countless. Once her parents were gone, Amanda Uhle realized she was closer to them than anyone else, yet she found herself utterly confounded by the lives they had led. Ama…
To the Moon and back : a novel / Eliana Ramage.
"Steph Harper is on the run. When she was five, her mother fled an abusive husband—with Steph and her younger sister in tow—to Cherokee Nation, where she hoped they might finally belong. In response, Steph sets her sights as far away from Oklahoma as she …
Billion-dollar ransom : a thriller / James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski.
"Five members of a billionaire’s family. In different locations. All kidnapped at the same moment. Two children taken from a private-school bus. A film producer and a movie star grabbed at a hideaway resort. A beautiful wife whisked off the streets of Bev…
The break-in : a novel / Katherine Faulkner.
"Alice, a professional mother of one, is hosting a playdate with friends at her upscale London home when a disturbed man breaks in. With her child in the next room, Alice panics and kills him—an act later ruled to have been in self-defense. Everyone trie…
Please don't lie : a thriller / Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt.
"Two years ago, Hayley Stone lost everything. First, her parents died in a devastating fire. Then, her sister overdosed, leaving Hayley alone and hounded by a media circus that turned her family’s tragedy into tabloid fodder. When her new husband suggests…
Wild reverence : a novel / Rebecca Ross.
"True love is more divine than any ruthless god. Born in the firelit domain of the under realm, Matilda is the youngest goddess of her clan, blessed with humble messenger magic. But in a land where gods often kill each other to steal power and alliances …
The hallmarked man / Robert Galbraith.
"A dismembered corpse is discovered in the vault of a silver shop. The police initially believe it to be that of a convicted armed robber -- but not everyone agrees with that theory. One of them is Decima Mullins, who calls on the help of private detectiv…
Framed in death / J.D. Robb.
"Death imitates art in the brand-new crime thriller starring homicide cop Eve Dallas from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author J.D. Robb. Manhattan is filled with galleries and deep-pocketed collectors who can make an artist's career with a wave of a …
Sour crime donuts / Ginger Bolton.
"Emily feels like a protective big sister around bubbly twenty-something Izzy--a new regular whose enthusiasm for peaches and cream donuts is surpassed only by her dream to start her own business. As if blown in by an August breeze, Izzy pulls Emily into …
The once and future me : a novel / Melissa Pace.
"Dark Matter meets Girl, Interrupted with a feminist twist in this gripping psychological thriller perfect for fans of dystopian fiction, time travel, and shows like Black Mirror and Russian Doll. When a woman wakes up on a transport bus arriving at Hanov…
Dominion : a novel / Addie E. Citchens.
"A novel with a big cast, Dominion explores the lies and complicity of a Baptist church and the family that leads it-a philandering minister, a pill-popping first lady, and a favorite son whose fall will expose them all"--Provided by publisher.
Lessons in magic and disaster / Charlie Jane Anders.
"In the vein of Alice Hoffman and Charlie Jane Anders's own All the Birds in the Sky comes a novel full of love, disaster, and magic. A young witch teaches her mother how to do magic--with very unexpected results--in this relatable, resonant novel about f…
Halloween night murder / Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, Liz Ireland.
Halloween night murder: "After a tiring but satisfying day of organizing Halloween festivities, Lucy Stone is surprised by a lone late-night trick-or-treater at her home in Tinker’s Cove, Maine. The next morning, she’s heartbroken to learn that the teenag…
The book of lost hours : a novel / Hayley Gelfuso.
"Enter the time space, a soaring library filled with books containing the memories of those have passed and accessed only by specially made watches once passed from father to son—but mostly now in government hands. This is where eleven-year-old Lisavet Le…
Deadly storms / Christine Feehan.
"Shabina Foster does her best to lead a normal life. She takes comfort in her friends and her dogs and finds passion in running her own small-town café in the eastern Sierra. But she can’t help always looking over her shoulder, not after what happened in …
The story of CO2 is the story of everything : how carbon dioxide made our world / Peter Brannen.
"Every year, we are dangerously warping the climate by putting gigantic amounts of carbon dioxide into the air. But CO2 isn't merely the by-product of burning fossil fuels--it is also fundamental to how our planet works. All life is ultimately made from C…
Anonymous male : a life among spies / by Christopher Whitcomb.
"In September 2001, Christopher Whitcomb was the most visible FBI agent in the world. His bestselling memoir, Cold Zero, had led to novels, articles in GQ, and op-eds in The New York Times. He appeared on Imus in the Morning, Larry King, and Meet the Pres…
Mrs. Christie at the mystery guild library / Amanda Chapman.
"Tory Van Dyne is the most down-to-earth member of a decidedly eccentric old-money New York family. For one thing, as book conservator at Manhattan’s Mystery Guild Library, she actually has a job. Plus, she’s left up-town society behind for a quiet life …
The possession of Alba Díaz / Isabel Cañas.
"When a demonic presence awakens deep in a Mexican silver mine, the young woman it seizes must turn to the one man she shouldn’t trust… In 1765, plague sweeps through Zacatecas. Alba flees with her wealthy merchant parents and fiancé, Carlos, to his famil…
A new new me / Helen Oyeyemi.
"New Day, New You! Kinga is a woman who is just trying to make it through the week. There’s a Kinga for every day: On Mondays, you can catch Kinga-A deleting food delivery apps. By Friday, Kinga-E is happy to spend the days soaking, wine-drunk, in the bat…
Positive obsession : the life and times of Octavia E. Butler / Susana Morris.
"As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories speculating the devolution of the American empire, using it as an apt metaphor for the be…
Launching liberty : the epic race to build the ships that took America to war / Doug Most.
"In 1940, the shadow of war loomed large over American life. President Roosevelt understood that it wasn’t a matter of if the United States would be pulled into battle, but when. He foresaw a 'new kind of war,' one that hinged on efforts at home. Long bef…
Fall I want : a novel / Lyra Parish.
"Autumn. The brokenhearted billionaire visits Cozy Creek to escape. I never expected to become his fake girlfriend or fall madly in love...but here we are. My first impression of Zane Alexander isn't great. The second is worse, but when he uses his power…
Forget me not : a novel / Stacy Willingham.
"A pulse-pounding new Southern thriller from the author of the runaway bestseller A Flicker in the Dark. Twenty-two years ago, Claire Campbell's older sister, Natalie, disappeared shortly after her eighteenth birthday. Days later, her blood was found in a…
Strong roots : a memoir of food, family, and Ukraine / Olia Hercules.
"Strong Roots is the story of a century in Ukraine told through four generations of one extraordinary family. It takes us from years of Russification, to Olia's grandmother's deportation to snowy wastelands under Stalin, to her aunt Zhenia's school protes…
Katabasis : a novel / R.F. Kuang.
"Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality: her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jaco…
The secret book society : a novel / Madeline Martin.
"London, 1895: Trapped by oppressive marriages and societal expectations, three women receive a mysterious invitation to an afternoon tea at the home of the reclusive Lady Duxbury. Beneath the genteel facade of the gathering lies a secret book club—a sanc…
Smuggler's cove / Fern Michaels.
"Growing up, Madison Taylor and her younger brother Lincoln lived in privilege, but their sheltered existence abruptly ended when their father was arrested for fraud and the family assets were seized. Since then, Madison has carved out a new path, studyin…
Knife in the back / Karen Rose.
"Officer Naomi Cranston was framed for stealing cocaine from the evidence locker and coerced—through threats to her young son—into not fighting the charges. After five years in prison, she has tried to put the ordeal behind her, but the crooks who framed …
Tomlinson's wake / Randy Wayne White.
"In the wake of a killer hurricane, Doc Ford’s best friend, Tomlinson, insists that he died when his beloved sailboat hit a reef off the Mosquito Coast of Honduras. He now lives to tell the tale, but only because he was brought back to life—temporarily—by…
The mango murders / Lucy Burdette.
"Food critic Hayley Snow's employer, Key Zest, is throwing the event of the season, a lavish cocktail party catered by Janet Snow, Hayley's mother. As Hayley boards the luxurious cruise, she anticipates a smooth sailing soirée filled with shimmering cockt…
Fetishized : a reckoning with yellow fever, feminism, and beauty / Kaila Yu.
"No one fetishized Kaila Yu more than she fetishized herself. As a young girl, she dreamt of beauty. But none of the beautiful women on television looked like her. In the late ’90s and early 2000s Asian women were often reduced to overtly sexual and submi…
Primal intelligence : you are smarter than you know / Angus Fletcher.
"How are some people so much smarter than the rest of us? Where do visionary creatives and savvy decision-makers like Vincent van Gogh, Steve Jobs, Abraham Lincoln, Maya Angelou, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Wayne Gretzky, Warren Buffett, a…