New Large Print Books Added in January 2025

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Stormie Koerner

Adult Fiction

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK Atkinson, Kate
LB 0001032

TO DIE FOR Baldacci, David
LB 0001131

FATAL GROOVE Blacke, Olivia
LB 0001036

PROTECTOR Brunstetter, Wanda E.
LB 0001070

IN THE HOUR OF CROWS Elmendorf, Dana
LB 0001072

BAD LIAR: A NOVEL Hoag, Tami
LB 0001069

DEN OF INIQUITY Jance, Judith A.
LB 0001124

ONE BY ONE McFadden, Freida
LB 0001113

JUDGMENT PREY Sandford, John
LB 0001058

Domestic Fiction

BLANK: A NOVEL Owens, Zibby
LB 0001011

Fantasy Fiction

BURIED DEEP AND OTHER STORIES Novik, Naomi
LB 0001043

General Fiction and Novels

STELLAR DEBUT OF GALACTICA MACFEE McCall Smith, Alexander
LB 0001075

Historical Fiction

ROSE ARBOR: A NOVEL Bowen, Rhys
LB 0001003

KILLING ON THE HILL Dugoni, Robert
LB 0001000

WICKED AND THE DEAD: THE HAIR-RAISING TALE OF HACK LONG AND HIS OUTLAW GANG Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.
LB 0001025

BOTANIST’S GUIDE TO FLOWERS AND FATALITY Khavari, Kate
LB 0001088

BOTANIST’S GUIDE TO PARTIES AND POISONS Khavari, Kate
LB 0001071

MEDICINE WOMAN OF GALVESTON Skenandore, Amanda
LB 0001077

ROYAL LIBRARIAN Wood, Daisy
LB 0001065

Magical Realism Fiction

VOLCANO DAUGHTERS: A NOVEL Balibrera, Gina María
LB 0001037

Psychological Fiction

ENTITLEMENT Alam, Rumaan
LB 0001038

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? Lapena, Shari
LB 0001046

LOCKED DOOR McFadden, Freida
LB 0001109

Romance Fiction

SAWMILL BOOK CLUB Brown, Carolyn
LB 0001001

IDENTITY UNKNOWN Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
LB 0001132

DATING AN AMISH FLIRT Good, Rachel J.
LB 0001082

LAST ONE Hall, Rachel Howzell
LB 0001074

BEFORE WE WERE US Hunter, Denise
LB 0000998

AMISH BEEKEEPER’S DILEMMA Lewis, Patrice
LB 0001068

NEVER SAY NEVER: A NOVEL Steel, Danielle
LB 0001120

CHRISTMAS GRACE Steele, Mindy
LB 0001067

Science Fiction

BURN: A NOVEL Heller, Peter
LB 0001041

BOOK OF ELSEWHERE: A NOVEL Reeves, Keanu
LB 0001119

Adult Non-Fiction

Autobiographies and Biographies

BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS: A MEMOIR Garten, Ina
LB 0001017

JUST ADD WATER Ledecky, Katie
LB 0001016

HERE AFTER: A MEMOIR Lin, Amy
LB 0001106

SONNY BOY: A MEMOIR Pacino, Al
LB 0001033

FROM HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN: A MEMOIR
Presley, Lisa Marie; Keough, Riley
LB 0001056

KINGMAKER: PAMELA HARRIMAN’S ASTONISHING LIFE OF POWER, SEDUCTION, AND INTRIGUE Purnell, Sonia
LB 0001057

Psychology and Self-Help

INFECTIOUS GENEROSITY: THE ULTIMATE IDEA WORTH SPREADING Anderson, Chris
LB 0001062

IN MY TIME OF DYING: HOW I CAME FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE IDEA OF AN AFTERLIFE Junger, Sebastian
LB 0000999

Social Sciences

FRAMED: ASTONISHING TRUE STORIES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS Grisham, John; McCloskey, Jim
LB 0001022

CHALLENGER: A TRUE STORY OF HEROISM AND DISASTER ON THE EDGE OF SPACE Higginbotham, Adam
LB 0000857

SIEGE: A SIX-DAY HOSTAGE CRISIS AND THE DARING SPECIAL-FORCES OPERATION THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD Macintyre, Ben
LB 0001054

ON FREEDOM Snyder, Timothy
LB 0001066

COUNTDOWN 1960: THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES STORY OF THE 312 DAYS THAT CHANGED AMERICA’S POLITICS FOREVER Wallace, Chris; Weiss, Mitch
LB 0001029

True Crime

BARN: THE SECRET HISTORY OF A MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI
Thompson, Wright
LB 0001044

U.S. History

AMERICA FIRST: ROOSEVELT VS LINDBERGH IN THE SHADOW OF WAR Brands, H. W.
LB 0001047

CITIZEN: MY LIFE AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE Clinton, Bill
LB 0001028

Juvenile Fiction

Humorous Fiction

DON’T LET THE PIGEON STAY UP LATE! Willems, Mo
LB 0001128

PIGEON LOVES THINGS THAT GO!: A SMIDGEON OF A PIGEON
Willems, Mo
LB 0001129

Novels in Verse

AND THEN, BOOM! Fipps, Lisa
LB 0001006

In Their Own Words: George Foreman

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Laura Jean

George Edward Foreman was an American professional boxer, businessman, minister, and author who passed away on March 21. Born in Marshall, Texas, and raised in Houston’s Fifth Ward community, Foreman went on to become a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. Below are books that he’s written in the TBP collection.

BY GEORGE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE FOREMAN (DB 40645)

GEORGE FOREMAN’S GUIDE TO LIFE: HOW TO GET UP OFF THE CANVAS WHEN LIFE KNOCKS YOU DOWN (DB 57421)

GEORGE FOREMAN’S KNOCK-OUT-THE-FAT BARBECUE AND GRILLING COOKBOOK (BRE 00001)

New Large Print Books Added in December 2024

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Stormie Koerner

Adult Fiction

Action and Adventure Fiction

TOM CLANCY SHADOW STATE Woodward, M. P.
LB 0000872

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK Atkinson, Kate
LB 0001032

TALKING TO STRANGERS Barton, Fiona
LB 0001026

STUART WOODS’ SMOLDER Battles, Brett
LB 0000801

FATAL GROOVE Blacke, Olivia
LB 0001036

RHYTHM AND CLUES Blacke, Olivia
LB 0000868

BURNING Castillo, Linda
LB 0000902

PITCH DARK Doiron, Paul
LB 0000923

ON THE HUNT Johansen, Iris
LB 0000858

HOLLY King, Stephen
LB 0000802

WE SOLVE MURDERS Osman, Richard
LB 0001031

FIRE AND BONES Reichs, Kathy
LB 0000915

THIS IS WHY WE LIED Slaughter, Karin
LB 0000865

TRIANGLE: A NOVEL Steel, Danielle
LB 0000862

Fantasy Fiction

BURIED DEEP AND OTHER STORIES Novik, Naomi
LB 0001043

General Fiction and Novels

VOLCANO DAUGHTERS: A NOVEL Balibrera, Gina María
LB 0001037

LOOK IN THE MIRROR: A NOVEL Steadman, Catherine
LB 0001039

Historical Fiction

HOUSE ON BISCAYNE BAY Cleeton, Chanel
LB 0000800

FORTY-NINERS: A NOVEL OF THE GOLD RUSH Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.
LB 0000987

DAYS I LOVED YOU MOST Neff, Amy
LB 0000806

Legal Fiction

WESTPORT Comey, James
LB 0000807

Psychological Fiction

ENTITLEMENT Alam, Rumaan
LB 0001038

AND SO I ROAR: A NOVEL Daré, Abi
LB 0001048

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? Lapena, Shari
LB 0001046

Religious Fiction

FOR A LIFETIME Meyer, Gabrielle
LB 0000874

Romance Fiction

TWELVE DOGS OF CHRISTMAS Wiggs, Susan
LB 0000917

NOVEL SUMMER Brenner, Jamie
LB 0000876

FINDING YOU Clipston, Amy
LB 0000821

WHAT WE HIDE Coble, Colleen; Acker, Rick
LB 0001012

OUR LITTLE SECRET Jackson, Lisa
LB 0000798

CHRISTMAS DUET: A NOVEL Macomber, Debbie
LB 0000869

PLAIN JANE Michaels, Fern
LB 0000864

TINY BLESSINGS Michaels, Fern; Brown, Carolyn; Finz, Stacy
LB 0000841

MIND GAMES Roberts, Nora
LB 0000803

COUNTING MIRACLES: A NOVEL Sparks, Nicholas
LB 0000861

JOY: A NOVEL Steel, Danielle
LB 0000860

TRIAL BY FIRE: A NOVEL Steel, Danielle
LB 0000859

Science Fiction

BURN: A NOVEL Heller, Peter
LB 0001041

SPACE ODDITY Valente, Catherynne M.
LB 0000799

Spy Fiction

SHADOW OF DOUBT: A THRILLER Thor, Brad
LB 0000877

Western Fiction

EDGE OF NOWHERE Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.
LB 0000887

WICKED AND THE DEAD: THE HAIR-RAISING TALE OF HACK LONG AND HIS OUTLAW GANG Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.
LB 0001025

Adult Non-Fiction

Autobiographies and Biographies

CITIZEN: MY LIFE AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE Clinton, Bill
LB 0001028

SONNY BOY: A MEMOIR Pacino, Al
LB 0001033

FROM HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN: A MEMOIR Presley, Lisa Marie; Keough, Riley
LB 0001056

KINGMAKER: PAMELA HARRIMAN’S ASTONISHING LIFE OF POWER, SEDUCTION, AND INTRIGUE Purnell, Sonia
LB 0001057

COUNTDOWN 1960: THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES STORY OF THE 312 DAYS THAT CHANGED AMERICA’S POLITICS FOREVER Wallace, Chris; Weiss, Mitch
LB 0001029

Psychology and Self-Help

OBSTACLE IS THE WAY: THE TIMELESS ART OF TURNING TRIALS INTO TRIUMPH Holiday, Ryan
LB 0001042

Social Sciences

AMERICA’S DEADLIEST ELECTION: THE CAUTIONARY TALE OF THE MOST VIOLENT ELECTION IN AMERICAN HISTORY Bash, Dana; Fisher, David
LB 0001014

FRAMED: ASTONISHING TRUE STORIES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS Grisham, John; McCloskey, Jim
LB 0001022

SIEGE: A SIX-DAY HOSTAGE CRISIS AND THE DARING SPECIAL-FORCES OPERATION THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD Macintyre, Ben
LB 0001054

True Crime

BARN: THE SECRET HISTORY OF A MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI Thompson, Wright
LB 0001044

U.S. History

AMERICA FIRST: ROOSEVELT VS LINDBERGH IN THE SHADOW OF WAR Brands, H. W.
LB 0001047

2025 British Book Awards Book of the Year Shortlist

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Laura Jean

The British Book Awards, aka The Nibbies, is a celebration of books: it affirms, connects, and energizes the world of reading by showcasing those who create stories and everyone who plays a role in bringing those stories to life.

The Books of the Year spotlight the titles that have stirred imaginations, started conversations, and been part of book clubs and bestseller lists. The winners will be chosen on May 12.

For more information check out the British Book Awards Website.

Here are the Book of the Year Shortlisted books for 2025 that are in the TBP collection.

Book of the Year – Fiction

INTERMEZZO by Sally Rooney (DB 124516, en español DB 125537, BR 25681
IN PROCESS)

JAMES by Percival Everett (DB 120063, BR 25513 IN PROCESS, LB 0000436)

LONG ISLAND by Colm Tóibín (DB 121434, en español DB 123317)

YOU ARE HERE by David Nicholls (DB 122159)

Book of the Year – Pageturner

DAYDREAM by Hannah Grace (DB 124185)

HOUSE OF FLAME AND SHADOW by Sarah J. Maas (DB 120413)

SOMEONE ELSE’S SHOES by Jojo Moyes (DB 112338, BR 25197, LB 14576)

CHRISTMAS TREE FARM by Laurie Gilmore (DB 125088)

Book of the Year – Crime and Thriller

ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK by Chris Whitaker (DB 122210, LB 0000688)

HAS ANYONE SEEN CHARLOTTE SALTER by Nicci French (LB 0000437)

HUNTED by Abir Mukherjee (DB 120968)

WE SOLVE MURDERS by Richard Osman (DB 124180, LB 0001031)

Book of the Year – Début Fiction

BUTTER by Asako Yuzuki and translated by Polly Barton (DB 121229)

GLORIOUS EXPLOITS by Ferdia Lennon (DB 125459)

MINISTRY OF TIME by Kaliane Bradley (DB 121556, BR 25559 IN PROCESS)

WHEN THE MOON HATCHED by Sarah A. Parker (IN PROCESS)

Book of the Year – Non-Fiction: Narrative

PATRIOT: A MEMOIR by Alekseĭ Navalʹnyĭ and translated by Arch Tait and Stephen Dalziel (DB 125530)

UNLEASHED by Boris Johnson (DB 126270)

Book of the Year – Non-Fiction: Lifestyle & Illustrated

WHAT I ATE IN ONE YEAR by Stanley Tucci (DB 125284)

Book of the Year – Discover

AN AFRICAN HISTORY OF AFRICA by Zeinab Badawi (IN PROCESS)

OUT ON A LIMB by Hannah Bonam-Young (DB 123689)

Book of the Year – Children’s Fiction

TEMPEST OF TEA by Hafsah Faizal (DB 119619)

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: HOT MESS by Jeff Kinney (DB 127010 IN PROCESS, LB 0001145)

RECKLESS by Lauren Roberts (DB 123147, en español DB 123437)

REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE by Holly Jackson (DB 120240)

Book of the Year – Audiobook Non-Fiction

NEXUS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF INFORMATION NETWORKS FROM THE STONE AGE TO AI by Yuval N. Harari and narrated by Vidish Athavale (DB 123839, LB 0001427,en español DB 124345)

SOCIOPATH: A MEMOIR written and narrated by Patric Gagne (DB 120977, LB 0001397)

UNLEASHED written and narrated by Boris Johnson (DB 126270)

Book of the Year – Audiobook Fiction

LIFE IMPOSSIBLE by Matt Haig and narrated by Joanna Lumley (DB 123847, LB 0001349)

YOU ARE HERE by David Nicholls and narrated by Lee Ingleby and Lydia Leonard (DB 122159)

2025 Texas Topaz Adult Nonfiction Reading List

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Laura Jean

The Texas Library Association has created a list that highlights outstanding nonfiction published during the past three years that stimulates reading for pleasure and personal learning. This list is the Texas Topaz Reading List. Here are the items from the 2025 list that are in the TBP collection.

For more information check out the Texas Library Association’s Website.

AGE OF MAGICAL OVERTHINKING: NOTES ON MODERN IRRATIONALITY by Amanda Montell (DB 123290)

AMERICAN GIRLS: ONE WOMAN’S JOURNEY INTO THE ISLAMIC STATE AND HER SISTER’S FIGHT TO BRING HER HOME by Jessica Roy (DB 119214)

BIRDGIRL: A YOUNG ENVIRONMENTALIST LOOKS TO THE SKIES IN SEARCH OF A BETTER FUTURE by Mya-Rose Craig (DB 118312)

CHAMBER DIVERS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE D-DAY SCIENTISTS WHO CHANGED SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOREVER by Rachel Lance (DB 120888)

EYELINER: A CULTURAL HISTORY by Zahra Hankir (DB 119371)

FOUR THOUSAND PAWS: CARING FOR THE DOGS OF THE IDITAROD: A VETERINARIAN’S STORY by Lee Morgan (DB 122275)

HIDDEN POTENTIAL: THE SCIENCE OF ACHIEVING GREATER THINGS by Adam Grant (DB 117392, LB 0000582)

HIS MAJESTY’S AIRSHIP: THE LIFE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST FLYING MACHINE by S. C. Gwynne (DB 123529)

HOW TO BE PERFECT: THE CORRECT ANSWER TO EVERY MORAL QUESTION by Michael Schur (DB 106773)

HOW TO SURVIVE HISTORY: HOW TO OUTRUN A TYRANNOSAURUS, ESCAPE POMPEII, GET OFF THE TITANIC, AND SURVIVE THE REST OF HISTORY’S DEADLIEST CATASTROPHES by Cody Cassidy (DB 118800)

MAKING IT SO by Patrick Stewart (DB 116785)

MAN OF TWO FACES: A MEMOIR, A HISTORY, A MEMORIAL by Viet Thanh Nguyen (DB 122406, BR 25523 IN PROCESS)

ONE IN A MILLENNIAL: ON FRIENDSHIP, FEELINGS, FANGIRLS, AND FITTING IN by Kate Kennedy (DB 118984)

ROGUES: TRUE STORIES OF GRIFTERS, KILLERS, REBELS AND CROOKS by Patrick Radden Keefe (DB 108725, LB 14056)

SAYS WHO?: A KINDER, FUNNER USAGE GUIDE FOR EVERYONE WHO CARES ABOUT WORDS by Anne Curzan (DB 120286)

SWANS OF HARLEM: FIVE BLACK BALLERINAS, FIFTY YEARS OF SISTERHOOD, AND THEIR RECLAMATION OF A GROUNDBREAKING HISTORY by Karen Valby
(DB 120913, LB 0000347)

TWELVE TREES: THE DEEP ROOTS OF OUR FUTURE by Daniel Lewis (DB 120510)

UNCLAIMED: ABANDONMENT AND HOPE IN THE CITY OF ANGELS by Pamela Prickett (DB 120500)

WAGER: A TALE OF SHIPWRECK, MUTINY, AND MURDER by David Grann
(DB 113965, BR 25435 IN PROCESS, LB 14399)

WALK IN THE PARK: THE TRUE STORY OF A SPECTACULAR MISADVENTURE IN THE GRAND CANYON by Kevin Fedarko (DB 122177)

WALKING WITH SAM: A FATHER, A SON, AND FIVE HUNDRED MILES ACROSS SPAIN by Andrew McCarthy (DB 114419)

YOU NEVER KNOW: A MEMOIR by Tom Selleck (DB 125747, LB 0000518)

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists 2024

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Laura Jean

The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) honors outstanding writing and fosters a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature. Each March, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English the previous calendar year. These are the only national literary awards chosen by critics themselves. The finalists were announced January 19, and the winners were announced on March 20.

For more information check out the National Book Critics Circle Awards.

Here are the NBCC Award Finalists for the 2024 publishing year that are in the TBP collection.

Fiction

ANTHROPOLOGISTS by Ayşegül Savaş (DB 123838)

BEAUTYLAND by Marie-Helene Bertino (DB 119680)

GODWIN by Joseph O’Neill (DB 121915)

GREAT EXPECTIONS by Vinson Cunningham (DB 121347)

JAMES by Percival Everett (DB 120063, BR 25513 IN PROCESS, LB 0000436)

MY FRIENDS by Hisham Matar (DB 124799)

Autobiography

LAST FIRE SEASON: A PERSONAL AND PYRONATURAL HISTORY by Manjula Martin (DB 119115)

PATRIOT: A MEMOIR by Alekseĭ Navalʹnyĭ (DB 125530)

Biography

JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE by David Greenberg (DB 125436, BR 25696 IN PROCESS)

MONET: THE RESTLESS VISION by Jackie Wullschläger (DB 124423 IN PROCESS)

REAGAN: HIS LIFE AND LEGEND by Max Boot (DB 125355)

TRUE BELIEVER: HUBERT HUMPHREY’S QUEST FOR A MORE JUST AMERICA by James Traub (DB 120753)

Nonfiction

ACHILLES TRAP: SADDAM HUSSEIN, THE C.I.A., AND THE ORIGINS OF AMERICA’S INVASION OF IRAQ by Steve Coll (DB 119811)

CHALLENGER: A TRUE STORY OF HEROISM AND DISASTER ON THE EDGE OF SPACE by Adam Higginbotham (DB 122096, LB 0000857)

KENT STATE: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY by Brian VanDeMark (DB 124654)

LIGHT EATERS: HOW THE UNSEEN WORLD OF PLANT INTELLIGENCE OFFERS A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE ON EARTH by Zoë Schlanger (DB 121476)

THERE’S ALWAYS THIS YEAR: ON BASKETBALL AND ASCENSION by Hanif Abdurraqib (DB 120391)

Translation

HERSCHT 07769: Florian Herscht’s Bach novel by László Krasznahorkai and translated from the Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet (DB 125872 IN PROCESS)

V13: CHRONICLE OF A TRIAL by Emmanuel Carrère and translated from the French by John Lambert (DB 127283 IN PROCESS, en español DB 121177)

2025 Texas Topaz Youth Nonfiction Reading List

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Laura Jean

The Texas Library Association has created a list that highlights outstanding nonfiction published during the past three years that stimulates reading for pleasure and personal learning. This list is the Texas Topaz Youth Reading List. Here are the items from the 2025 list that are in the TBP collection.

For more information, check out the Texas Library Association’s website.

GRADES K-2

FEW BEAUTIFUL MINUTES: EXPERIENCING A SOLAR ECLIPSE by Kate Allen Fox
(BR 25059)

MARCEL’S MASTERPIECE: HOW A TOILET SHAPED THE HISTORY OF ART by Jeff Mack (DB 111802)

YOSHI, SEA TURTLE GENIUS: A TRUE STORY ABOUT AN AMAZING SWIMMER by Lynne Cox (DB 115907)

GRADES 3-5

MY LOST FREEDOM: A JAPANESE AMERICAN WORLD WAR II STORY by George Takei (DB 122066)

SWEET JUSTICE: GEORGIA GILMORE AND THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT by Mara Rockliff (DB 107576, BR 24874)

GRADES 6-8

ABSURD WORDS: A KIDS’ FUN AND HILARIOUS VOCABULARY BUILDER FOR FUTURE WORD NERDS by Tara Lazar (DB 107111, BR 24261)

TOTAL GARBAGE: A MESSY DIVE INTO TRASH, WASTE, AND OUR WORLD by Rebecca Donnelly (DB 113913)

GRADES 9-12

AMERICA REDUX: VISUAL STORIES FROM OUR DYNAMIC HISTORY by Ariel Aberg-Riger (DB 117993)

DISAPPEARING ACT: A TRUE STORY by Jiordan Castle (DB 116145, BR 25250 IN PROCESS)

ENIGMA GIRLS: HOW TEN TEENAGERS BROKE CIPHERS, KEPT SECRETS, AND HELPED WIN WORLD WAR II by Candace Fleming (DB 119821)

IMPOSSIBLE ESCAPE: A TRUE STORY OF SURVIVAL AND HEROISM IN NAZI EUROPE by Steve Sheinkin (DB 116406)

MARKED MAN: FRANK SERPICO’S INSIDE BATTLE AGAINST POLICE CORRUPTION by John Florio (DB 120346)

SPIRIT SLEUTHS: HOW MAGICIANS AND DETECTIVES EXPOSED THE GHOST HOAXES by Gail Jarrow (DB 126167)

Audie Awards Finalists 2025

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Laura Jean

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the finalists for the 2025 Audie Awards, “recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.” Winners were announced at the Audie Awards Gala at The Avalon in Los Angeles on March 4, 2025.

For more information check out the Audie Awards website.

Here are the finalists for 2025 that are in the TBP collection.

Audiobook of the Year

MY NAME IS BARBRA by Barbra Streisand and narrated by the author (DB 116687)

PLAYGROUND: A NOVEL by Richard Powers and narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Robin Siegerman, Eunice Wong, Pun Bandhu, Krys Janae, and Kevin R. Free (DB 124700)

POOR DEER by Claire Oshetsky and narrated by Sophie Amoss (DB 122755)

SING SING FILES: ONE JOURNALIST, SIX INNOCENT MEN, AND A TWENTY-YEAR FIGHT FOR JUSTICE by Dan Slepian and narrated by the author (DB 126173)

Autobiography/Memoir

IN MY TIME OF DYING: HOW I CAME FACE TO FACE WITH THE IDEA OF AN AFTERLIFE by Sebastian Junger and narrated by the author (DB 123521)

KNIFE: MEDITATIONS AFTER AN ATTEMPTED MURDER by Salman Rushdie and narrated by the author (DB 120670)

MY NAME IS BARBRA by Barbra Streisand and narrated by the author (DB 116687)

THIRD GILMORE GIRL: A MEMOIR by Kelly Bishop and narrated by the author
(DB 124981)

Best Fiction Narrator

Elle Fanning for MARGO’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES by Rufi Thorpe (DB 122178)

Dominic Hoffman for JAMES by Percival Everett (DB 120063)

Saskia Maarleveld for BRIAR CLUB by Kate Quinn (DB 122866)

Julia Whelan for WOMEN by Kristin Hannah (DB 118896)

Best Nonfiction Narrator

Peter Noble for WIDE WIDE SEA: IMPERIAL AMBITION, FIRST CONTACT AND THE FATEFUL FINAL VOYAGE OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK by Hampton Sides (DB 120831)

Malcolm Gladwell for REVENGE OF THE TIPPING POINT: OVERSTORIES, SUPERSPREADERS, AND THE RISE OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING by Malcolm Gladwell (DB 124574)

Business/Personal Development

AND THEN WE RISE: A GUIDE TO LOVING AND TAKING CARE OF SELF by Common and narrated by the author (DB 118989)

FLUKE: CHANCE, CHAOS, AND WHY EVERYTHING WE DO MATTERS by Brian Klaas and narrated by the author (DB 120430)

Español – Spanish Language

ISLA OCULTA por Abraham Jiménez Enoa narrated by Ernesto Rumbaut and Javier Lacroix (DB 121746)

Faith-Based Fiction or Nonfiction

AMERICAN QUEEN by Vanessa Miller and narrated by Angel Pean
(DB 125706 IN PROCESS)

DO THE NEW YOU by Steven Furtick and narrated by the author (DB 120437)

MOSTLY WHAT GOD DOES: REFLECTIONS ON SEEKING AND FINDING HIS LOVE EVERYWHERE by Savannah Guthrie and narrated by the author (DB 120654)

Fantasy

BLACK SHIELD MAIDEN by Willow Smith and Jess Hendel and narrated by Willow Smith (DB 126966 IN PROCESS)

BRIGHT SWORD: A NOVEL OF KING ARTHUR by Lev Grossman and narrated by the author and Nicholas Guy Smith (DB 122990)

GODDESS OF THE RIVER by Vaishnavi Patel and narrated by Sneha Mathan
(DB 125631)

Fiction

MINISTRY OF TIME by Kaliane Bradley and narrated by George Weightman and Katie Leung (DB 121556)

WOMEN by Kristin Hannah and narrated by Julia Whelan (DB 118896)

History/Biography

CHALLENGER: A TRUE STORY OF HEROISM AND DISASTER ON THE EDGE OF SPACE by Adam Higginbotham and narrated by Jacques Roy (DB 122096)

CODENAME NEMO: THE HUNT FOR A NAZI U-BOAT AND THE ELUSIVE ENIGMA MACHINE by Charles Lachman and narrated by Qarie Marshall (DB 123531)

DEMON OF UNREST: A SAGA OF HUBRIS, HEARTBREAK, AND HEROISM AT THE DAWN OF THE CIVIL WAR by Erik Larson and narrated by the author and Will Patton (DB 120675)

LOVES OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT: THE WOMEN WHO CREATED A PRESIDENT by Edward F. O’Keefe and narrated by the author (DB 123403)

SHOWMAN: INSIDE THE INVASION THAT SHOOK THE WORLD AND MADE A LEADER OF VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY by Simon Shuster and narrated by Daniel Gamburg (DB 119252)

Humor

GLORY DAYS: STORIES by Simon Rich and narrated by John Mulaney (DB 124328)

Judges Category- Horror

ANGEL OF INDIAN LAKE by Stephen Graham Jones and narrated by the author and Isabella Star LaBlanc, Barbara Crampton, Angela Goethals, Andrew J. Robinson, with Stephen King (DB 120300)

I WAS A TEENAGE SLASHER by Stephen Graham Jones narrated by the author and Michael Crouch (DB 123048)

SWARM by Jennifer D. Lyle and narrated by Krystal Hammond (DB 117572)

Literary Fiction and Classics

JAMES by Percival Everett and narrated by Dominic Hoffman (DB 120063)

MIGHTY RED by Louise Erdrich and narrated by Marin Ireland (DB 124843)

Multi-Voiced Performance

BUTCHER: FATHER OF MODERN GYNO-PSYCHIATRY by Joyce Carol Oates and narrated by Amy Shiels, Edoardo Ballerini, Cassandra Campbell, Robert Fass, Tavia Gilbert, Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Danny Campbell, and Max Meyers (DB 121699)

FROM HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN: A MEMOIR by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough and narrated by Julia Roberts and Riley Keough (DB 124764)

WHEN THE SEA CAME ALIVE: AN ORAL HISTORY OF D-DAY by Garrett M. Graff and narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Garrett M. Graff, Arthur Bishop, Nicholas Boulton, Holter Graham, Imogen Church, Raphael Corkhill, Kevin R. Free, Billie Fulford-Brown, Gary Furlong, Adam Grupper, Graham Halstead, Simon Jones, Elizabeth Lagelée, James Langton, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Saskia Maarleveld, Ron May, Leon Nixon, Jacques Roy, Rob Shapiro, and Eunice Wong (DB 122991)

Mystery

LISTEN FOR THE LIE by Amy Tintera and narrated by Will Damron and January LaVoy (DB 119654)

MIDNIGHT FEAST by Lucy Foley and narrated by Joe Eyre, Sarah Slimani, Roly Botha, Laurence Dobiesz, and Tuppence Middleton (DB 122574)

STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE by Lisa Gardner and narrated by Hillary Huber
(DB 119891)

THIS IS WHY WE LIED by Karin Slaughter and narrated by Kathleen Early (DB 124323)

Narration by Author

BITS AND PIECES: MY MOTHER, MY BROTHER, AND ME written and narrated by Whoopi Goldberg (DB 121637)

KNIFE: MEDITATIONS AFTER AN ATTEMPTED MURDER written and narrated by Salman Rushdie (DB 120670)

Nonfiction

SITUATION ROOM: THE INSIDE STORY OF PRESIDENTS IN CRISIS by George Stephanopoulos with Lisa Dickey and narrated by George Stephanopoulos, Peter Ganim, and Elisabeth Rodgers (DB 121216)

WHEN WOMEN RAN FIFTH AVENUE: GLAMOUR AND POWER AT THE DAWN OF AMERICAN FASHION by Julie Satow and narrated by Karen Murray (DB 122466)

Romance

LOVE YOU A LATKE by Amanda Elliot and narrated by Kelli Tager (DB 124977)

ROM-COMMERS by Katherine Center and narrated by Patti Murin (DB 122047)

Science Fiction

BOOK OF DOORS: A NOVEL by Gareth Brown and narrated by Miranda Raison
(DB 119678)

LAKE OF SOULS: THE COLLECTED SHORT FICTION by Ann Leckie and narrated by Adjoa Andoh (DB 120243)

MAL GOES TO WAR by Edward Ashton and narrated by John Pirhalla and Katharine Chin (DB 121330)

SYSTEM COLLAPSE by Martha Wells and narrated by Kevin R. Free (DB 117861)

Thriller/Suspense

FIRST LIE WINS by Ashley Elston and narrated by Saskia Maarleveld (DB 118733)

FOREST OF LOST SOULS by Dean R. Koontz and narrated by January LaVoy
(DB 125187 IN PROCESS)

LONE WOLF by Gregg Hurwitz and narrated by Scott Brick (DB 119099)

RETURN OF ELLIE BLACK by Emiko Jean and narrated by Mizuo Peck, Tessa Albertson, Nicole Lewis, Rebecca Lowman, Joy Osmanski, Angel Pean, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Erin Ruth Walker, and CJ Wilson (DB 121780)

Young Adult

HEIR by Sabaa Tahir and narrated by Vidish Athavale, Esme Lonsdale, Joe Pitts, Marco Young, and Rachel Petladwala (DB 124830)

Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List 2025

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Laura Jean

Since 2009, the Texas Library Association has created a list that highlights outstanding fiction published during the year that merits special attention from adult readers. This list is the Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List. Here are the items from the 2025 list that are in the TBP collection.

For more information: https://txla.org/tools-resources/reading-lists/lariat/current-list/

BOOK OF DOORS by Gareth Brown (DB 119678)

BORROWED LIFE OF FREDERICK FIFE by Anna Johnston (DB 124326)

BY ANY OTHER NAME by Jodi Picoult (DB 123719)

EXPIRATION DATES by Rebecca Serle (DB 120246, BR 25514, LB 0000623)

EXTINCTION by Douglas Preston (DB 120861)

FAMILY FAMILY by Laurie Frankel (DB 119034)

FROZEN RIVER by Ariel Lawhon (DB 117781, LB 0000144)

FUNNY STORY by Emily Henry (DB 120998, BR 25494, LB 0000348)

GOD OF THE WOODS by Liz Moore (DB 122747, LB 0000606)

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN by Joyce Maynard (LB 0000605)

HOW TO READ A BOOK by Monica Wood (DB 121701)

JAMES by Percival Everett (DB 120063, BR 25513 In Process, LB 0000436)

LISTEN FOR THE LIE by Amy Tintera (DB 119654)

MALAS by Marcela Fuentes (DB 122759, LB 0000549)

SPELLSHOP by Sarah Beth Durst (DB 123077)

WE SOLVE MURDERS by Richard Osman (DB 124180, LB 0001031)

WEDDING PEOPLE by Alison Espach (DB 123160)

WHERE THEY LAST SAW HER by Marcie Rendon (DB 123805)

WOMEN by Kristin Hannah (DB 118896, LB 0000104)

WORST CASE SCENARIO by T. J. Newman (DB 123285)

WREN IN THE HOLLY LIBRARY by K. A. Linde (DB 122207)

New Large Print Books Added in November 2024

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Stormie Koerner

Adult Fiction

Action and Adventure Fiction

DEATH IN CORNWALL: A NOVEL Silva, Daniel
LB 0000758

Biographical Fiction

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER McCreight, Kimberly
LB 0000782

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

CHASING ENDLESS SUMMER Andrews, V. C.
LB 0000689

CLETE Burke, James Lee
LB 0000793

FLASHPOINT Coulter, Catherine
LB 0000686

LOST COAST: A NOVEL Kellerman, Jonathan; Kellerman, Jesse
LB 0000789

CONDITIONS OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE McCall Smith, Alexander
LB 0000704

HARD TO KILL: A JANE SMITH THRILLER Patterson, James; Lupica, Mike
LB 0000723

Domestic Fiction

WATERS: A NOVEL Campbell, Bonnie Jo
LB 0000696

General Fiction and Novels

VERY BAD COMPANY Rosenblum, Emma
LB 0000690

Historical Fiction

SWIFT RIVER Chambers, Essie
LB 0000783

GLASSMAKER: A NOVEL Chevalier, Tracy
LB 0000796

CHOICE CONSIDERED Peterson, Tracie
LB 0000792

LONG ISLAND COMPROMISE: A NOVEL Brodesser-Akner, Taffy
LB 0000694

BRIAR CLUB: A NOVEL Quinn, Kate
LB 0000695

ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK: A NOVEL Whitaker, Chris
LB 0000688

Psychological Fiction

NEVER LIE McFadden, Freida
LB 0000708

ONE PERFECT COUPLE Ware, Ruth
LB 0000727

CONFESSIONS OF THE DEAD Patterson, James; Barker, J. D.
LB 0000684

Romance Fiction

LETTERS OF WISDOM Brunstetter, Wanda E.
LB 0000784

BLACK BIRD ORACLE: A NOVEL Harkness, Deborah E.
LB 0000786

FOR THE LOVE OF SUMMER Mallery, Susan
LB 0000760

YEAR OF WHAT IF Patrick, Phaedra
LB 0000794

SOME MURDERS IN BERLIN Robards, Karen
LB 0000687

RESURRECTION: A NOVEL Steel, Danielle
LB 0000685

SUMMER PACT: A NOVEL Giffin, Emily
LB 0000691

Science Fiction

THIS GREAT HEMISPHERE: A NOVEL Askaripour, Mateo
LB 0000693

Short Stories

YOU LIKE IT DARKER: STORIES King, Stephen
LB 0000702

Western Fiction

ANGRY LAND Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.
LB 0000791

GUNS OF THE VIGILANTES Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.
LB 0000739

Adult Non-Fiction

Autobiographies and Biographies

OATH AND HONOR: A MEMOIR AND A WARNING Cheney, Liz
LB 0000703

TIGER, TIGER Patterson, James
LB 0000777

Psychology and Self-Help

GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE Crosley, Sloane
LB 0000797

Social Sciences

AUTOCRACY, INC.: THE DICTATORS WHO WANT TO RUN THE WORLD Applebaum, Anne
LB 0000705

WE’VE GOT ISSUES: HOW YOU CAN STAND STRONG FOR AMERICA’S SOUL AND SANITY McGraw, Phillip C.
LB 000079

Juvenile Fiction

Domestic Fiction

DRAWING DEENA Khan, Hena
LB 0000788

Young Adult Fiction

Fantasy Fiction

FATE BREAKER Aveyard, Victoria
LB 0000787