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Dead of summer : a novel / Jessa Maxwell.
"Orla O’Connor hasn’t been to the isolated New England enclave of Hadley Island since she graduated from high school a decade ago. As a teenager, her best friend Alice disappeared from its shores without a trace—but with plenty of rumors. Now, Orla retur…
A light in the Northern Sea : Denmark's incredible rescue of their Jewish citizens during WWII / Tim Brady.
"August 25, 1943. A lone bicyclist transports a cache of explosives, hidden in a beer crate, to a Copenhagen hall being readied to house German troops. In a violent blast, the would-be barracks is reduced to rubble. It’s the boldest act yet of Holger Dans…
Nothing compares to you : what Sinéad O'Connor means to us / edited by Sonya Huber and Martha Bayne.
"More than thirty years ago, Sinéad O’Connor shocked the world by tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II in an act of protest against the violence perpetrated by the Catholic Church. This single act cemented O’Connor’s place as a fearless voice and activ…
The sleep room : a sadistic psychiatrist and the women who survived him / Jon Stock.
"The shocking account of the women tortured by a legendary psychiatrist in his infamous "sleep room," and the survivors fighting for change in the system The Sleep Room is thriller novelist Jon Stock's investigation into one of the most revered figures in…
Maggie ; or, a man and a woman walk into a bar / Katie Yee.
"A man and a woman walk into a restaurant. The woman expects a lovely night filled with endless plates of samosas. Instead, she finds out her husband is having an affair with a woman named Maggie. A short while after, her chest starts to ache. She walks …
Savvy Summers and the sweet potato crimes : a mystery / Sandra Jackson-Opoku.
"When Savvy Summers first opened Essie's soul food café, she never expected her customer-favorite sweet potato pie to become the center of a murder investigation. But when Grandy Jaspers, the 75-year-old neighborhood womanizer, drops dead at table two, sh…
The feather detective : mystery, mayhem, and the magnificent life of Roxie Laybourne / Chris Sweeney.
"In 1960, an Eastern Airlines flight had no sooner lifted from the runway at Boston Logan Airport when it struck a flock of birds and took a nosedive into the shallow waters of the Boston Harbor, killing sixty-two people. This was the golden age of commer…
Immortal by morning / Lynsay Sands.
"Crispinus Delacort is an immortal rogue Enforcer and a homicide detective. But in his quiet city, he's more likely to be found rounding up truant teens than investigating murders. So when he learns that human bones have been found in the garden of a spra…
Black genius : essays on an American legacy / Tre Johnson.
"A powerful read examining the lack of opportunity given to Black Americans due to structural racism, and how forgotten historical figures and the author's own family found a way to succeed despite the obstacles"--Provided by publisher.
The carpool detectives : a true story of four moms, two bodies, and one mysterious cold case / Chuck Hogan.
"In 2020, four women found themselves at a crossroads: Each of them had transitioned from full-time jobs to full-time parenting, and each was pushing against the new boundaries of her life as the pandemic looms. At a bowling night fundraiser for their kid…
The winds from further west : a novel / Alexander McCall Smith.
"Dr. Neil Anderson has just started a new position at the University of Edinburgh when he meets Chrissie, an intelligent and ambitious colleague at the institute. Before long, the two move into a gorgeous flat on the south side of the city. Things seem to…
Under the stars : a novel / Beatriz Williams.
"Audrey Fisher has struggled all her life to emerge from the shadow of her famous mother by forging a career as a world-class chef. Meredith Fisher’s glamorous screen persona disguises the trauma of the tragic accident that haunts her dreams. Neither woma…
The list / Steve Berry.
"After a ten-year self-imposed exile, Brent Walker is returning home to Concord, a quaint town in central Georgia nestled close to the Savannah River. Two years ago, his father died, and now Brent, hired by Southern Republic Pulp and Paper Company as its …
Volatile memory / Seth Haddon.
"This is How You Lose the Time War meets Ex Machina: Seth Haddon's science fiction debut, Volatile Memory, is a sapphic sci-fi action adventure novella. With nothing but a limping ship and an outdated mask to her name, Wylla needs a big pay day. When the …
Boustany : a celebration of vegetables from my Palestine / Sami Tamimi.
"Celebrate the diverse cuisine of Palestine with more than 100 plant-based and vegetarian recipes for festive meals, breads, desserts, and more, from the award-winning co-author of Jerusalem, Falastin and co-founder of Ottolenghi"--Provided by publisher.
You have a new memory / Aiden Arata.
"If you told Aiden Arata in 1995 that the internet would one day crown her the "meme queen of depression" and mega corporations would fly her to conferences to speak about commodifying one's emotions for views, she would have asked you what a meme was. No…
The invention of Charlotte Brontë : a new life / Graham Watson.
"A profoundly moving, ground-breaking biography that challenges the established narrative to reveal the Brontë family as they've never been seen before. Charlotte Brontë had a life as seemingly dramatic as her heroine Jane Eyre. Turning her back on hertra…
Mrs. Endicott's splendid adventure : a novel / Rhys Bowen.
Publisher Annotation: Surrey, England, 1938. After thirty devoted years of marriage, Ellie Endicott is blindsided by her husband’s appeal for divorce. It’s Ellie’s opportunity for change too. The unfaithful cad can have the house. She’s taking the Bentley…
North to the future : an offline adventure through the changing wilds of Alaska / Ben Weissenbach.
"At the age of twenty-one, college student Ben Weissenbach set out into the Alaskan wilderness armed with little more than inspiration from his literary heroes and a growing interest in climate change. What meets him there is a landscape both stark and aw…
Nothing more of this land : community, power, and the search for Indigenous identity / Joseph Lee.
"From award-winning journalist Joseph Lee, a sweeping, personal exploration of Indigenous identity and the challenges facing Indigenous people around the world"-- Provided by publisher.
A year with the seals : unlocking the secrets of the sea's most charismatic and controversial creatures / Alix Morris.
"It might be their large, strangely human eyes or their dog-like playfulness, but seals have long captured people’s interest and affection, making them the perfect candidate for an environmental cause, as well as the subject of decades of study. Alix Morr…
A flower traveled in my blood : the incredible true story of the grandmothers who fought to find a stolen generation of children / Haley Cohen Gilliland.
"The epic, true story of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, grandmothers who fought to find their stolen grandchildren during Argentina's brutal dictatorship"-- Provided by publisher.
Empire of the elite : inside Condé Nast, the media dynasty that reshaped America / Michael M. Grynbaum.
"From a New York Times media correspondent, a dishy history of the Condé Nast magazine empire, home of Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and more, focusing on its glitzy heyday from the 1980s through the 2000s"-- Provided by publisher.
Algospeak : how social media is transforming the future of language / Adam Aleksic.
"Algospeak is an energetic, astonishing journey into language, the internet, and what this intersection means for all of us. In it, a professional linguist uses original surveys, data, and internet archival research to usher us through this new linguistic…
Ink ribbon red : a novel / Alex Pavesi.
"Anatol invites five of his oldest friends to his family home in the Wiltshire countryside to celebrate his thirtieth birthday. At his request, they play a game of his invention: Motive Method Death. The rules are simple: everyone chooses two players at r…
Greenwich / Kate Broad.
""A stunning debut...Fast-paced, beautifully written, vividly peopled, Greenwich is impossible to put down." - Adrienne Brodeur, bestselling author of Little Monsters Summer, 1999. Rachel Fiske is almost eighteen when she arrives at her aunt and uncle's m…
Fade in / Kyle Mills.
"When an ex-Navy SEAL ends up injured and imprisoned, a shadowy ring of power brokers offers him the only way out—through a high-stakes military mission"--Provided by publisher.
One yellow eye / Leigh Radford.
"How far would you go to save your marriage? For British scientist Kesta Shelley, there is no limit. Having always preferred the company of microbes, Kesta has spent her life looking down the barrel of a microscope rather than cultivating personal relatio…
The killer on the road ; The babysitter lives / Stephen Graham Jones.
"The Babysitter Lives When high school senior Charlotte agrees to babysit the Wilbanks twins, she plans to put the six-year-olds to bed early and spend a quiet night studying: the SATs are tomorrow, and checking the Native American/Alaskan Native box on a…
The almightier : how money became God, greed became virtue, and debt became sin / Paul Vigna.
"The complete story of how we came to worship money, and how we can stop greed from destroying everything. The pursuit of wealth is considered an essential function of human nature, and greed is an unspoken civic virtue. Many of us revere billionaires and…
Sharing in the groove : the untold story of the '90s jam band explosion and the scene that followed / [interviews by] Mike Ayers.
"The wild, untold oral history of the unlikely rise of Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, Blues Traveler, and numerous other bands that helped define the 1990s jam band scene. Sharing in the Groove is the untold oral history behind the unlikely …
The library at Hellebore / Cassandra Khaw.
"A deeply dark academia novel from USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw, perfect for fans of A Deadly Education and The Atlas Six who are hungry for something a little more diabolical. The Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted is the premier…
The payback / Kashana Cauley.
"Jada Williams is good at judging people by their looks. From across the mall, she can tell not only someone’s inseam and pants size, but exactly what style they need to transform their life. Too bad she’s no longer using this superpower as a wardrobe des…
House of Beth : a novel / Kerry Cullen.
"After a heart-wrenching breakup with her girlfriend and a shocking incident at her job, Cassie flees her life as an overworked assistant in New York for her hometown in New Jersey, along the Delaware. There, she reconnects with her high school best frien…
The greatest possible good : a novel / Ben Brooks.
"Seventeen-year-old Evangeline (a.k.a Dubbin), wants to change the world, has a penchant for throwing fake blood during protests, and despairs at the smug complacency of the rest of her family. Emil is fifteen, and a painfully shy math prodigy who has ju…
Out of the woods : a girl, a killer, and a lifelong struggle to find the way home / Gregg Olsen.
"In May 2005, authorities discovered the Groene family murdered in their Idaho home. The family's youngest members -- eight-year-old Shasta and her brother, nine-year-old Dylan -- were nowhere to be found. As a community prayed for their return, Shasta an…
Angel down / Daniel Kraus.
"The critically acclaimed author of the "crazily enjoyable" (The New York Times) Whalefall returns with an immersive, cinematic novel about five World War I soldiers who stumble upon a fallen angel that could hold the key to ending the war. Private Cyril …
Perilous tides / Elizabeth Goddard.
"Forensic artist Jo Cattrel must leave her safe haven at a storm watching lodge if she wants to learn the truth about her mother's death. With help from former Green Beret Cole Mercer, she will uncover shocking secrets. But they search for answers, the pa…
You belong here : a novel / Megan Miranda.
"Beckett Bowery never thought she'd return to Wyatt Valley, a picturesque college town in the Virginia mountains steeped in tradition. Her roots there were strong: Beckett's parents taught at the college, and she never even imagined studying anywhere else…
Strata : stories from deep time / Laura Poppick ; illustrations by Sarah Gilman.
"The epic stories of our planet’s 4.54-billion-year history are written in strata—ages-old remnants of ancient seafloors, desert dunes, and riverbeds striping landscapes around the world. In this brilliantly original debut work, science writer Laura Poppi…
Mean moms : a novel / Emma Rosenblum.
"A deliciously satisfying and suspenseful story about what happens when a clique of wealthy Manhattan private school moms start getting a taste of exactly what they deserve, instead of just what they can pay for. Meet Frost, Morgan, and Nell-a wealthy, go…
Guess again / Charlie Donlea.
"Ten years ago, 17-year-old high school volleyball star Callie Jones vanished from her quiet Wisconsin lake community. A highly publicized search followed but her body was never found. The case went cold, but the echoes still linger. Ethan Hall, a former…
Dead line / Marc Cameron.
"Deputy U.S. Marshals Arliss Cutter and Lola Teariki are at frozen Cheney Lake, finally nearing their prey. He’s Butch Pritchard, a killer-for-hire as ruthless as the Anchorage wind, and wanted for the murder of a 25-year-old pregnant woman in Missouri. A…
Girl in the creek / Wendy N. Wagner.
"Buried secrets only spread. Erin's brother Bryan has been missing for five years. It was as if he simply walked into the forests of the Pacific Northwest and vanished. Determined to uncover the truth, Erin heads to the foothills of Mt. Hood where Bryan…
The bewitching / Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
"'Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches': That was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her great-granddaughter Minerva—stories that have stayed with Minerva all her life. Perhaps that’s why Minerva has become a graduate…
Designed with love / Tracie Peterson.
"After being widowed on her wedding day, Emma Johnson moves to Cheyenne with her sister-in-law to start over. Emma's life has been marked by wild living and a desire for fun, but the death of her husband forces her to reconsider her priorities. Her brothe…
My train leaves at three : a novel / Natalie Guerrero.
"How much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice in order to chase your dreams? After her sister Nena's sudden death, Xiomara, an Afro-Latina singer and actress born and raised in Washington Heights, is numb. With her sister gone, Xiomara is painfully c…
Her many faces : a novel / Nicci Cloke.
"When four influential members are poisoned at London’s most exclusive private club, a young waitress is charged with their murder. Her personal life and upbringing are dissected, and five men begin to question how well they really knew her. FIVE MEN. FIV…
The girl I was : a novel / Jeneva Rose.
"Alexis Spencer will use any inspirational quote to rationalize her failures and shortcomings. Her closest friends are a distant memory, and her college debt is still as high as the day she left. But that's all fine and dandy, because 'whatever will be, w…
Our secrets were safe : a novel / Virginia Trench.
"Brooke is newly engaged to the perfect man and has landed a chic new teaching job. Caroline created an AI software that helps to combat sexism in the hiring process and is on the precipice of finding her next big investor. And Jenna is a successful docto…
Mrs. Plansky goes rogue / Spencer Quinn.
"This tale of the irresistible and unforgettable Mrs. Plansky, "a terrific character" (Stephen King), will lead her up and down coastal Florida and beyond in a brand-new, whirlwind adventure, Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue! Mrs. Plansky is fresh off of winning a…
The Goldens : a novel / Lauren Wilson.
"Chloe has always dreamed of becoming a bestselling writer. Then she meets Clara Holland, a prominent influencer, socialite, and model. Clara is enigmatic, dazzling, gorgeous. And at last, ordinary Chloe has something to write about. Bonding instantly, C…
The felons' ball : a novel / Polly Stewart.
"In their younger years, Trey Macready and his best friend Ben Marsh were distributors and enforcers for the local distillers who made their small hamlet of Ewald, Virginia, the moonshine capital of the world. But that was years ago, and now the only tie …
How to be a living thing : meditations on intuitive oysters, hopeful doves, and being human in the world / Mari Andrew.
"A shelter cat teaches us that our damaged parts, too, are worthy of love… a captive orca shows us that inconvenience and difficulties are the blessing of a full life… a gorilla teaches the universal language of grief… a group of oysters who prove that ma…
The other wife / Jackie Thomas-Kennedy.
"A big-hearted novel of nostalgia and longing, and a poignant exploration of how we choose to love. Zuzu met her best friend Cash on the first day of college, and nothing was ever the same. Tall, witty, and popular, his friendship represented a kind of be…
A summer for the books / Michelle Lindo-Rice.
"Jewel Stone has it all--the perfect marriage, a bestselling author career, her dream home--or so she likes everyone to believe. But between her writer's block and her husband losing his job, her picture-perfect life is in shambles ... until she receives …
Only lovers in the building / Nadine Gonzalez.
"After her legal career comes to a sudden and humiliating end, Liliane Lyon books a restorative summer rental at The Icon, a quintessential Art Deco building in Miami Beach, where her only plan is to bask in the sun, read, and sip cocktails. But soon she'…
That last Carolina summer : a novel / Karen White.
"As a child, Phoebe Manigault developed the gift of premonition after she was struck by lightning in the creek near her Charleston home. Plagued throughout her life by mysterious dreams, and always living in the shadow of her beautiful sister, Addie, Phoe…
The boys in the light : an extraordinary World War II story of survival, faith, and brotherhood / Nina Willner.
"The soldiers of D Company could not believe their eyes as they came face-to-face with the human cost of Hitler’s evil: two teenage boys—survivors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald—who had escaped. The Boys in the Light follows the parallel journeys of Company…
How to sell a romance / Alexa Martin.
"Emerson Pierce loves everything about being a kindergarten teacher except the painfully low salary. It isn't until she hears about Petunia Lemon--an opportunity to sell makeup products, make some extra money, and meet a group of skin-care aficionados-tha…
The knowing : how the oppression of indigenous peoples continues to echo today / Tanya Talaga.
Explores the dark history of residential schools, "Indian hospitals" and asylums and their effects on indigenous peoples.
Midnight on the Potomac : the last year of the Civil War, the Lincoln assassination, and the rebirth of America / Scott Ellsworth.
"Focusing on the last, desperate months of the war, when the outcome was far from certain, Midnight on the Potomac is a story of titanic battles, political upheaval, and the long-forgotten Confederate terror war against the loyal citizens of the North. Ta…
Love is a war song : a novel / Danica Nava.
"Pop singer Avery Fox has become a national joke after posing scantily clad on the cover of Rolling Stone in a feather warbonnet. What was meant to be a statement of her success as a Native American singer has turned her into a social pariah and dubbed he…
Not quite dead yet : a novel / Holly Jackson.
"In seven days Jet Mason will be dead. Jet is the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in Woodstock, Vermont. Twenty-seven years old, she's still waiting for her life to begin. I'll do it later, she always says. She has time. Until Halloween night, …
Monopoly X : how a top-secret World War II operation used the game of Monopoly to help Allied POWs escape, conceal spies, and send secret codes / Philip E. Orbanes.
"The incredible true story of how Monopoly games were used to smuggle escape aids to Allied servicemen in German P.O.W. camps...and more"--Provided by publisher.
The Hamptons lawyer / James Patterson and Mike Lupica.
"The Hamptons on Long Island is known for its beautiful beaches, its luxury lifestyle--and its exclusive legal advice. When Jane Smith takes on a famous celebrity client, she's armed and ready: with brilliant arguments, hard evidence--and two Glocks. Yet …
An enemy in the village : a Bruno, Chief of Police novel / Martin Walker.
"When Bruno stumbles upon a motionless figure in a car parked at a scenic overpass on the ridge of the Vâezáere valley, he's ready to investigate. Inside, he finds a suicide note and the dead body of Monique, a successful businesswoman who rented chãateau…
Maid for each other / Lynn Painter.
"As a professional cleaner, Abi Mariano never thought her apartment would have any sort of infestation, but because of a building-wide outbreak, she now needs somewhere to stay for a week. As a part-time student with two jobs, she doesn’t have many option…
Coded justice : a thriller / Stacey Abrams.
"Avery Keene is back! The fan-favorite former Supreme Court clerk has finally gone out on her own, securing a prestigious position at a high-end law firm in Washington, D.C., where she is about to earn real money and get her life in order after a tumultuo…
A witch's guide to magical innkeeping / Sangu Mandanna.
"Sera Swan was once one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from the (very recently) dead, lost most of her magic, befriended a semi-villainous talking fox, and was exiled from her magical Guild. Now she (s…
Cheesecake : a novel / Mark Kurlansky.
"West 86th Street knows its desserts. It's the 1970s, and poppyseed strudel, praline ice cream cake, and New York cheesecake are as integral to Manhattan's Upper West Side as clustered pigeons, suited doormen, and greasy diners. That is, until Cato comes …
The Rabbit Club : a novel / Christopher J. Yates.
"When Ali McCain, an eighteen-year-old from Los Angeles, is accepted at Oxford, it’s a chance to fulfill his dreams. To study English literature in England; to meet true intellectuals; and to glimpse the life he might have lived had his father—British roc…
Matchmaking for psychopaths / Tasha Coryell.
"When Lexie’s fiancé runs off with her so-called best friend on her birthday, her carefully crafted fairy-tale life shatters. Having survived horrors in her past, she was determined to finally get her happily-ever-after—and she’s not giving up yet. To di…
The convenience store by the sea / Sonoko Machida ; translated by Bruno Navasky.
"Welcome to Tenderness! A quaint seaside town in Kitakyushu, Mojiko is full of hidden delights. And one unexpected treasure is the 24/7 convenience store, Tenderness. Sure, it's a bit odd that the incredibly handsome manager has his own fan club. And perh…
The lake escape / Jamie Day.
"Will this be the best week of their lives... or the last? Julia, David, and Erika grew up together spending summers at their idyllic Vermont lake homes for as long as they can remember. Now adults- with their own sullen teens, endless mortgages, and low-…
Everyone is lying to you : a novel / Jo Piazza.
"Lizzie and Bex were best friends in college. After graduation, Bex vanished, leaving Lizzie confused and devastated. Fifteen years later, Bex is now Rebecca Sommers, a 'traditional' Instagram influencer with millions of followers who salivate over her p…
Totally and completely fine : a novel / Elissa Sussman.
"In her small Montana hometown, Lauren Parker has assumed a few different roles: teenage hell-raiser, sister of superstar Gabe Parker, and most recently, tragically widowed single mother. She’s never cared much about labels or what people thought of her, …
Death of an ex / Delia Pitts.
"Queenstown, New Jersey, feels big when you need help and tiny when you want privacy. For Vandy Myrick, that’s both a blessing and a curse. Now that Vandy’s back in 'Q-Town,' her services as her hometown’s only Black woman private investigator have earned…
The club : where American women artists found refuge in Belle Époque Paris / Jennifer Dasal
"In Belle Époque Paris, the Eiffel Tower was newly built, France was experiencing remarkable political stability, and American women were painting the town and gathering at a female-only Residence known as The American Girls' Club in Paris. Opened in 1893…
The headache : the science of a most confounding affliction—and a search for relief / Tom Zeller Jr.
"From blinding migraines to severe headache disorders known as 'clusters,' chronic head pain affects 40% of the population, many of them suffering in silence. Finally, The Headache reveals the science behind a group of disorders that is as much a curse as…
A resistance of witches : a novel / Morgan Ryan.
"Stubborn, plain-spoken and from an unimpressive family, Lydia Polk never expected to be accepted into the Royal Academy of Witches. Now, with Hitler’s army rampaging across Europe, the witches of Britain have joined the war effort, and Lydia is key to th…
The aviator and the showman : Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the marriage that made an American icon / Laurie Gwen Shapiro.
"In 1928, a young social worker and hobby pilot named Amelia Earhart arrived in the office of George Putnam, heir to the Putnam & Sons throne and hitmaker, on the hunt for the right woman for a secret flying mission across the Atlantic. A partnership—prof…
The last empress of France : the rebellious life of Eugénie De Montijo / Petie Kladstrup and Evelyne Resnick.
"Although a nineteenth-century woman, her almost twenty-first century outlook was key to the creation of modern France. Viewed frequently as a mere "ornament of the throne" of her husband, Emperor Napoleon III, this Spanish-born aristocrat proved to be al…
An inside job : a novel / Daniel Silva.
"Gabriel Allon has been awarded a commission to restore one of the most important paintings in Venice. But when he discovers the body of a mysterious woman floating in the waters of the Venetian Lagoon, he finds himself in a desperate race to recover a lo…
Wayward girls : a novel / Susan Wiggs.
"In 1968 we meet six teens confined at the Good Shepherd—a dark and secretive institution controlled by Sisters of Charity nuns—locked away merely for being gay, pregnant, or simply unruly. Mairin— free-spirited daughter of Irish immigrants, committed to…
The strangers : five extraordinary Black men and the worlds that made them / Ekow Eshun.
"In the western imagination, a Black man is always a stranger, outsider, foreigner, intruder, alien; one who remains associated with their origins irrespective of how far they have travelled from them. One who is not an individual in his own right, but th…
Hotel Ukraine : the final Arkady Renko novel / Martin Cruz Smith.
"In the latest installment of Martin Cruz Smith’s celebrated Arkady Renko series, the legendary Moscow investigator seeks to solve the murder of a diplomat as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine wears on and the effects of Renko’s Parkinson’s Disease worsen. Hel…
This stays between us : a novel / Sara Ochs.
"TEN YEARS AGO A study abroad program like no other: a month-long trip of education and adventure, exploring everything Australia has to offer. And at first, it's everything best friends Phoebe and Claire, and the rest of the student group, expects: sunsh…
All the men I've loved again : a novel / Christine Pride.
"From Christine Pride, the beloved coauthor of the Good Morning America Book Club Pick We Are Not Like Them, comes a dazzling solo debut novel about a woman who finds herself in a love triangle with two men in her early twenties, and then again, in her fo…
Sonita : my fight against tyranny and my escape to freedom / Sonita Alizada
""You have six months before your wedding," my mother said. Enough time to plan my escape. The first time Sonita was put up for sale, she was 10 years old. She thought that she was just playing a game of dress-up, but Sonita quickly realized that, in her …
Radical tenderness : the value of vulnerability in an often unkind world / Gisele Barreto Fetterman with Concepcion de Leon.
"As a society, we shy away from public expressions of vulnerability, mistaking it for weakness or a lack of grit. To even talk about crying, much less shed tears publicly, is seen as shameful or cringeworthy. But for Gisele Barreto Fetterman, accessibilit…
On her game : Caitlin Clark and the revolution in women's sports / Christine Brennan.
"America has never seen an athlete quite like Caitlin Clark. Attracting record-shattering attendance and TV ratings, she has riveted the nation with her famous logo threes and thrilling passes and changed how fans across the country view women’s sports. D…
No sense in wishing : essays / Lawrence Burney.
"An essay collection from culture critic Lawrence Burney that is a personal and analytical look at his home city of Baltimore, music from throughout the global Black diaspora, and the traditions that raised him. For fans of Hanif Abdurraqib, Kiese Laymon,…
The man who would be king : Mohammed bin Salman and the transformation of Saudi Arabia / Karen Elliott House
"Karen House has gained unprecedented insights into Saudi Arabia and its controversial leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman through her more than forty years of experience covering the Arab kingdom.House reveals a leader who like Peter the Great is a r…
Mailman : my wild ride delivering the mail in Appalachia and finally finding home / Stephen Starring Grant.
"Steve Grant was laid off in March of 2020. He was fifty and had cancer, so he needed health insurance, fast. Which is how he found himself a rural letter carrier in Appalachia, back in his old hometown [of Blacksburg, Virginia]. Suddenly, he was the guy …
How we grow up : understanding adolescence / Matt Richtel.
"The transition from childhood to adulthood is a natural, evolution-honed cycle that now faces radical change and challenge. The adolescent brain, sculpted for this transition over eons of evolution, confronts a modern world that creates so much social pr…
The Hiroshima men : the quest to build the atomic bomb, and the fateful decision to use it / Iain MacGregor.
"At 8:15 a.m. on August 6th, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world's first atomic bomb. Built in the US by the top-secret Manhattan Project and delivered by a B-29 Superfortress, a revolutionary long-range bomber, the weapon de…
After the spike : population, progress, and the case for people / Dean Spears and Michael Geruso
"Most people on Earth today live in a country where birth rates already are too low to stabilize the population: fewer than two children for every two adults. In After the Spike, economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso sound a wakeup call, explaining wh…
Daikon : a novel / Samuel Hawley.
"War has taken everything from physicist Keizo Kan. His young daughter was killed in the Great Tokyo Air Raid, and now his Japanese American wife, Noriko, has been imprisoned by the brutal Thought Police. An American bomber, downed over Japan on the first…
Rose in chains / Julie Soto.
"The war is over, the dark forces have won, and the hero who was supposed to have saved them is dead. The prophecy lied. They were supposed to win this war. Instead, Briony Rosewood watches, shattered and grief-stricken, as her brother is killed, her king…
Rage / Linda Castillo.
"In this gripping new installment of the Edgar Award winning series, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a brutal double murder that takes her into the dark underbelly of society and exposes the dangers of Amish lives gone wrong. Summer has arriv…
Finding grace : a novel / Loretta Rothschild.
"A twisty, gripping novel that wraps around a deeply moving love story, from an electric new voice in upmarket women's fiction. SHE THOUGHT IT WAS FATE. I KNEW IT WASN'T.... Honor seems to have everything: she adores her bright and beautiful daughter, Chl…
Death and the librarian / Victoria Gilbert.
"Library director Amy Muir has always been suspicious of wealthy art dealer Kurt Kendrick. As a close family friend, the ties that bind them are strong, but his murky past is concerning, especially since he is the godfather to Amy and her husband Richard’…
The blue horse : a Porter Becker mystery / Bruce Borgos.
"A controversial wild horse round-up in the high desert of Nevada results in two murders and too many suspects for Sheriff Porter Beck to deal with. A helicopter driving a controversial round-up of wild horses suddenly crashes and the pilot is found to ha…
The Roma : a traveling history / Madeline Potter.
"The word Roma conjures images of free-spirited nomads, creative and easy-going people who choose to eschew social conformity for personal independence and a life on the road. Few know these people's long, tortuous history of being harassed, expelled, dep…
Becoming Baba : fatherhood, faith, and finding meaning in America / Aymann Ismail.
"From Slate staff writer Aymann Ismail comes an exquisite memoir about fatherhood, religion, and the search for identity in an ever-shifting, increasingly divided world. The son of Egyptian immigrants, Aymann Ismail came of age in the shadow of 9/11, trac…
The unraveling of Julia : a psychological thriller / Lisa Scottoline.
"Lately, Julia Pritzker is beginning to think she’s cursed. She’s lost her adoptive parents, then her husband is murdered. When she realizes that her horoscope essentially foretold his death, she begins to spiral. She fears her fate is written in the star…
Angelica : for love and country in a time of revolution / Molly Beer.
"Few women of the American Revolution have come through 250 years of US history with such clarity and color as Angelica Schuyler Church. She was Alexander Hamilton’s “saucy” sister-in-law, and the heart of Thomas Jefferson’s “charming coterie” of artists …
The enchanted greenhouse / Sarah Beth Durst.
"New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst invites you to her new standalone novel nestled on a far-away island brimming with singing flowers, honey cakes, and honeyed love. The hardcover edition features beautiful sprayed edges. Terlu Perna brok…
The mission : the CIA in the 21st century / Tim Weiner.
"... Tells the gripping, high-stakes story of the CIA through the first quarter of the twenty-first century, revealing how the agency fought to rebuild the espionage powers it lost during the war on terror--and finally succeeded in penetrating the Kremlin…
JFK : public, private, secret / J. Randy Taraborrelli.
"In this definitive portrait of John Fitzgerald Kennedy—one of America’s most consequential and enigmatic presidents—J. Randy Taraborrelli delivers a deeply researched and authoritative biography. More than the story of a presidency, this is an intimate s…
Three shattered souls / Mai Corland.
"The Blades were never supposed to survive this long. But after the battle in Quu Harbor, escaping is no longer enough. The most dangerous liars in the four realms have one last mission—return to Yusan and finish what they started. But now a usurper sit…
The Idaho four : an American tragedy / James Patterson and Vicky Ward.
"The murders of four innocent college students attending the University of Idaho left us all with so many questions. Now, after more than 300 interviews, James Patterson and prize-winning journalist Vicky Ward finally have the answers. We know what it wa…
The satisfaction café : a novel / Kathy Wang.
"Joan’s life is a series of unexpected events: she never thought she would live in California, nor did she expect her first marriage to implode—especially as quickly and spectacularly as it did. She definitely did not expect to fall in love with an older,…
You wanna be on top? : a memoir of makeovers, manipulation, and not becoming America's next top model / Sarah Hartshorne.
Tyra Banks's America's Next Top Model was a cultural phenomenon with more than six million weekly viewers at its peak. Over its fifteen-year run, the show captured the glitz of the early aughts as well as its most toxic attitudes--from the glamorous but o…
Proof of life : let go, let love, and stop looking for permission to live your life / Jennifer Pastiloff.
"This book is Pastiloff's account of how she radically changed her own life, leaving her marriage, taking risks professionally, and stepping out of her safe bubble when safety was all she'd ever wanted, after losing her beloved father when she was eight, …
The beast in the clouds : the Roosevelt brothers' deadly quest to find the mythical giant panda / Nathalia Holt.
"The Himalayas--a snowcapped mountain range that hides treacherous glacier crossings, raiders poised to attack unsuspecting travelers, and air so thin that even seasoned explorers die of oxygen deprivation. Yet among the dangers lies one of the most beaut…
It's (almost) always sunny in Philadelphia : how three friends spent $200 to create the longest-running live-action sitcom in history and help build a network / Kimberly Potts
"Charlie, Dennis, Mac, Sweet Dee, and Frank are deplorable characters. They will never mature, become more self-aware, or less self-involved. That is what the creators of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia are committed to--and that's why the show's millio…
Our last resort : a novel / Clémence Michallon.
"Innocence doesn’t bail you out; it just makes you easier to trap. Frida and Gabriel arrive seeking a fresh start at the stunning Ara Hotel in the secluded desert of Escalante, Utah. Once so close they were able to finish each other’s sentences, they’ve …
We are eating the Earth : the race to fix our food system and save our climate / Michael Grunwald.
"Humanity has cleared a land mass the size of Asia plus Europe to grow food, and our food system generates a third of our carbon emissions. We are eating the earth, and the greatest challenge facing our species will be to slow our relentless expansion of …
Vera, or faith : a novel / Gary Shteyngart.
"The Bradford-Shmulkin family is falling apart. A very modern blend of Russian, Jewish, Korean, and New England WASP, they love one another deeply but the pressures of life in an unstable America are fraying their bonds. There’s Daddy, a struggling, cash-…
The view from Lake Como : a novel / Adriana Trigiani ; interior artwork illustrated by Bob Eckstein.
"Jess Capodimonte Baratta is not living the life of her dreams. Not even close. In blue-collar Lake Como, New Jersey, family comes first. Recently divorced from Bobby Bilancia, 'the perfect husband,' Jess moves into her parents' basement to hide and heal…
The irresistible urge to fall for your enemy / Brigitte Knightley.
"Loyalties are tested in this enemies-to-lovers romantasy following a healer and an assassin from enemy sides who are forced to work together and find the source of two deadly diseases, all while resisting the urge to kill each other--or worse, fall in lo…
The white crow : a Philomena McCarthy novel / Michael Robotham.
"Philomena McCarthy has defied the odds to become a young officer with the Metropolitan Police despite her father and her uncles being notorious London gangsters. On patrol one night, Philomena finds a barefoot child, covered in blood, who says she can't …
Fog and fury : a thriller / Rachel Howzell Hall.
"Small town. Big lies. After ten years on the force, LAPD cop Sonny Rush relocates with her elderly mother to peaceful Haven, California, to join her godfather's burgeoning PI business. What crimes could possibly happen in a town nicknamed 'Mayberry by th…
The woman in suite 11 / Ruth Ware.
"When the invitation to attend the press opening of a luxury Swiss hotel—owned by reclusive billionaire Marcus Leidmann—arrives, it’s like the answer to a prayer. Three years after the birth of her youngest child, Lo Blacklock is ready to reestablish her …
I want to burn this place down : essays / Maris Kreizman.
"At the heart of this funny, acerbic, and bravely honest book of essays is Maris Kreizman, a former rule follower and ambition monster who once believed the following truths to be self-evident: that working very hard would lead to admission to a good coll…
Road that made America: a modern pilgrim's journey on the great wagon road / James Dodson.
"Little known today, the Great Wagon Road was the primary road of frontier America: a mass migration route that stretched more than eight hundred miles from Philadelphia to Augusta, Georgia. It opened the Southern frontier and wilderness east of the Appal…
Typewriter beach : a novel / Meg Waite Clayton.
"Set in Carmel-by-the-Sea and in 1950s Hollywood-in the days of the studio system and McCarthy-era scaremongering about an America "riddled with communists and homosexuals"-Typewriter Beach is the unforgettable story of an unlikely friendship between an O…
The undercutting of Rosie and Adam / Megan Bannen.
"Immortal demigod Rosie Fox has been patrolling Tanria for decades, but lately, the job has been losing its luster. After one hundred and fifty-seven years of being alive, everything is beginning to lose its luster. When Rosie dies (again) by electrocutio…
Never the roses / Jennifer K. Lambert.
"The Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired. She’s fought and won endless wars for her ambitious queen and has finally exiled herself, seeking peace in a remote forest where the mountains meet the beach. There, in the peculiar company of a wolf, a kestrel, an…
Grave birds : a novel / Dana Elmendorf.
"Grave birds haunt the cemeteries of Hawthorne, South Carolina, where Spanish moss drips from the trees and Southern charm is imbued with lies. Hollis Sutherland never knew these unique birds existed, not until she died and was brought back to life. The g…
Like : a history of the world's most hated (and misunderstood) word / Megan C. Reynolds.
"Few words in the English language are as misunderstood as "like." Indeed, excessive use of this word is a surefire way to make those who pride themselves on propriety, both grammatical and otherwise, feel compelled to issue correctives. But what the det…
Dinner with King Tut : how rogue archaeologists are re-creating the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of lost civilizations / Sam Kean.
"Whether it's the mighty pyramids of Egypt or the majestic temples of Mexico, we have a good idea of what the past looked like. But what about our other senses: The tang of Roman fish sauce and the springy crust of Egyptian sourdough? The boom of medieval…
Dogged pursuit / David Rosenfelt.
"David Rosenfelt takes readers back to the start of this...series as Andy Carpenter begins his career as a defense attorney in Paterson, New Jersey. Andy Carpenter has spent the three years since graduating law school working as a prosecutor in Paterson.…
Archive of unknown universes : a novel / Ruben Reyes, Jr.
"Cambridge, 2018. Ana and Luis’s relationship is on the rocks, despite their many similarities, including their mothers who both fled El Salvador during the war. In her search for answers, and against her best judgement, Ana uses The Defractor, an experim…
The homemade god : a novel / Rachel Joyce.
"There is a heatwave across Europe, and four siblings have gathered at their family's lake house to seek answers about their father, a famous artist, who recently remarried a much younger woman and decamped to Italy to finish his long-awaited masterpiece.…
The world's greatest detective and her just okay assistant / Liza Tully.
"A great detective's young assistant yearns for glory, but first they must learn how to get along in this delightful feel-good mystery. Olivia Blunt doesn't want to be an assistant detective for the rest of her life. She's determined to learn everything s…
The frozen people : a novel / Elly Griffiths.
"Meet Ali Dawson: a police officer working on crimes so old, the joke goes, that they are not only cold but frozen. The team's office is in a grimy part of the city, yet Ali's work seems like a safe desk job. But what her friends--and even her beloved son…
Bring the house down : a novel / Charlotte Runcie.
"Alex Lyons always has his mind made up by the time the curtain comes down at a performance—the show either deserves a five-star rave or a one-star pan. Anything in between is meaningless. On the opening night of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he doesn’t …
A marriage at sea : a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck / Sophie Elmhirst.
"The electrifying true story of a young couple shipwrecked at sea: a mind-blowing tale of obsession, survival, and partnership stretched to its limits. Maurice and Maralyn make an odd couple. He's a loner, awkward and obsessive; she's charismatic and ambi…
The jailhouse lawyer / Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull.
"A searing and ultimately hopeful account of Calvin Duncan, "the most extraordinary jailhouse lawyer of our time" (Sister Helen Prejean), and his thirty-year path through Angola after a wrongful murder conviction, his coming-of-age as a legal mind while i…
Into the Leopard's Den,/ Harini Nagendra.
"Bangalore, 1922: Pregnant and confined to the house by her protective mother-in-law, Kaveri Murthy has resolved to take a break from detection. But when an elderly woman is murdered at night and dies clutching a photograph of Kaveri while asking for her …
Carved in blood / Michael Bennett.
"From the Barry Award nominee and Ngaio Marsh Award winner of Better the Blood, a new thriller bringing danger ever closer to Hana Westerman. When Detective Inspector Jaye Hamilton stops at an Auckland liquor store for a bottle of champagne, it is suppose…
2024 : how Trump retook the White House and the democrats lost America / Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, Isaac Arnsdorf.
"The definitive, inside story of the most tumultuous and consequential presidential campaign in our history "The whole world was against me, and I won," said Donald Trump in an exclusive interview, ten days before his second inauguration. Nearly four year…