Brian Wilson passed away on June 11. He was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. NLS has two of his memoirs in our collection.
| WOULDN’T IT BE NICE: MY OWN STORY (DB 34660) |
| I AM BRIAN WILSON: A MEMOIR (DB 86546) |
Since 2006, the Marfield Prize, also known as the National Award for Arts Writing, is announced annually by the Arts Club of Washington. The award recognizes the author of an outstanding nonfiction book about the visual, literary, media, or performing arts. This $10,000 prize is designed to recognize excellence in arts writing for a broad audience. The winner was announced in mid-April, and the prize was awarded on June 4.
For more information check out the Marfield Prize website.
| CHASING BEAUTY: THE LIFE OF ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER by Natalie Dykstra (DBC 11759) |
| 3 SHADES OF BLUE: MILES DAVIS, JOHN COLTRANE, BILL EVANS, AND THE LOST EMPIRE OF COOL by James Kaplan (DB 119773) |
| COCKTAILS WITH GEORGE AND MARTHA: MOVIES, MARRIAGE, AND THE MAKING OF WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? by Philip Gefter (DB 121300) |
| GET THE PICTURE: A MIND-BENDING JOURNEY AMONG THE INSPIRED ARTISTS AND OBSESSIVE ART FIENDS WHO TAUGHT ME HOW TO SEE by Bianca Bosker (DB 119366) |
| DRAWN TESTIMONY: MY FOUR DECADES AS A COURTROOM SKETCH ARTIST by Jane Rosenberg (DB 126498) |
| 2023: ALL THE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART AND ME by Patrick Bringley (DB 113368, en español DB 126480) |
| 2022: MR. B: GEORGE BALANCHINE’S 20TH CENTURY by Jennifer Homans (DB 111898) |
| 2018: LIBRARY BOOK by Susan Orlean (DB 92869, BRC 01820, LB 11432) |
| 2016: YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR LIFE: THE STORY OF RAINER MARIA RILKE AND AUGUSTE RODIN by Rachel Corbett (DB 86724) |
| 2015: RAZZLE DAZZLE: THE BATTLE FOR BROADWAY by Michael Riedel (DB 88018) |
| 2013: INSIDETHE DREAM PALACE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF NEW YORK’S LEGENDARY CHELSEA HOTEL by Sherill Tippins (DBC 27079) |
| 2012: LADY IN GOLD: THE EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF GUSTAV KLIMT’S MASTERPIECE, PORTRAIT OF ADELE BLOCH-BAUER by Anne-Marie O’Connor (DB 75392) |
| 2008: WHITE HEAT: THE FRIENDSHIP OF EMILY DICKINSON AND THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINSON by Brenda Wineapple (DB 69087) |
| 2006: STEEL DRIVIN’ MAN: JOHN HENRY, THE UNTOLD STORY OF AN AMERICAN LEGEND by Scott Reynolds Nelson (DB 67453) |
Since 1988, The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie, have been awarded by Malice Domestic Ltd. in six categories: Best Novel; Best First Mystery; Best Historical Novel; Best Short Story; Best Non-Fiction; Best Children’s/Young Adult Mystery.
These are the literary awards for “cozy mysteries” also defined as mystery and crime books in the traditional mystery subgenre: “books typified by the works of Agatha Christie…loosely defined as mysteries that contain no explicit sex, excessive gore or gratuitous violence.” The 2025 Agatha Awards were announced on April 26.
For more information, check out the Agatha Awards’ website.
| VERY WOODSY MURDER by Ellen Byron (DB 124223) |
| MIDNIGHT PUZZLE by Gigi Pandian (DB 119883) |
| FONDUE OR DIE by Korina Moss (DB 128179 IN PROCESS) |
| DARK WIVES by Ann Cleeves (DB 123656) |
| LAST HOPE by Susan Elia MacNeal (DB 121458) |
| YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID by K. T. Nguyen (DB 120643) |
| BOOKSHOP: A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN BOOKSTORE by Evan Friss (DB 124566) |
| SHERLOCK SOCIETY by James Ponti (DB 126810) |
Since 1953, the Hugo Awards, science fiction’s most prestigious awards, were established by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS). The Hugo Awards are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention (“Worldcon”), which is also responsible for administering them. The awards will be presented in Seattle on August 16, 2025.
For more information check the Awards’ Website.
Here are the finalists for 2025 that are in the TBP collection.
| ALIEN CLAY by Adrian Tchaikovsky (DB 124970) |
| SERVICE MODEL by Adrian Tchaikovsky (DB 122092) |
| SORCERESS COMES TO CALL by T. Kingfisher (DB 123396, BR 26176 IN PROCESS) |
| TAINTED CUP by Robert Jackson Bennett (DB 118884, BR 25745 IN PROCESS) |
| MINISTRY OF TIME by Kaliane Bradley (DB 121556, BR 25559 IN PROCESS, en español DB 127955 en proceso) |
| PRACTICE, THE HORIZON, AND THE CHAIN by Sofia Samatar (DB 123094) |
| MAID AND THE CROCODILE by Jordan Ifueko (DB 124172) |
It’s 2025, and Kirkus has celebrated the occasion by compiling a list of the best books published in the last 25 years. In order to create this curated list, Kirkus Reviews first reviewed a large pool of books published in the US between 2000 and 2024. The books were then categorized into broad genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Teen and Young Adult, Middle Grade, and Picture Books. Kirkus Reviews editors then made the final selections, considering both the quality of the book and the potential for reader interest.
For more information, check out the Kirkus Reviews Website
Here are the books that are in the TBP collection.
| OPEN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Andre Agassi (DB 70076, en español DB 119726) |
| SECONDHAND TIME: THE LAST OF THE SOVIETS: AN ORAL HISTORY by Svetlana Aleksievich (DB 84738) |
| GULAG: A HISTORY by Anne Applebaum (DB 58287) |
| AMERICAN PROMETHEUS: THE TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY OF J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin (DB 61087) |
| CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE by Tomi Adeyemi (DB 90928, BR 22258) |
| SAINTS AND MISFITS by S. K. Ali (DB 90693, BRG 04091) |
| KIT’S WILDERNESS by David Almond (DB 51741) |
| FEED by M. T. Anderson (DB 55687, BRG 01588) |
| FEVER, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson (DB 51967, BR 16484) |
| BLOOD YEARS by Elana K. Arnold (DB 117992, BR 25423) |
| I LIVED ON BUTTERFLY HILL by Marjorie Agosín (DB 81239) |
| CROSSOVER by Kwame Alexander (DB 79528, BR 24707, BT 13359, LB 11454, en español DB 111942) |
| ONE AND ONLY IVAN by Katherine Applegate (DB 75687, BR 19679, LB 11289) |
| NIGHT GARDENER: A SCARY STORY by Jonathan Auxier (DB 79649, BRG 03549, LB 11288) |
| CHASING VERMEER by Blue Balliett (DB 83073, DBC 16811, BRG 00685) |
| GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON by Kelly Regan Barnhill (DB 85739, BR 21836, LB 09158) |
| IVY AND BEAN by Annie Barrows (DB 64440) |
| LUCKY BROKEN GIRL by Ruth Behar (DB 88385, en español DB 110128) |
| UNDEFEATED by Kwame Alexander (DB 118181, BR 22617, LB 14537) |
| TROMBONE SHORTY by Troy Andrews (DB 85566, BR 21098) |
| CROWN: AN ODE TO THE FRESH CUT by Derrick Barnes (DB 90685, BR 22031) |
| HELLO LIGHTHOUSE by Sophie Blackall (BR 22571, LB 14526) |
| RIGHT WORD: ROGET AND HIS THESAURUS by Jen Bryant (DB 80620) |
The Pulitzer Prizes, which are administered at Columbia University, were established by Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian American journalist and newspaper publisher who left money to the university upon his death. A portion of his bequest was used to establish the Pulitzer Prize as an incentive to excellence, and the first awards were given in 1917. Joseph Pulitzer specified solely four awards in journalism, four in books and drama, one for education, and five traveling scholarships. Since then, the Pulitzer Prize board has increased the number of awards to 23 and introduced poetry, music, photography, memoir, and audio journalism as subjects.
Below are the 2025 finalists and winners in the TBP collection under the category of Letters and Drama Prizes. The winners were announced on May 5.
For more information check the Awards’ Website.
| JAMES by Percival Everett (DB 120063, BR 25513 IN PROCESS, LB 0000436, en español DB 127871 en proceso) |
| HEADSHOT by Rita Bullwinkel (DB 124703) |
| NATIVE NATIONS: A MILLENNIUM IN NORTH AMERICA by Kathleen DuVal (DB 121149) |
| EVERY LIVING THING: THE GREAT AND DEADLY RACE TO KNOW ALL LIFE by Jason Roberts (DB 120621) |
| JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE by David Greenberg (DB 125436, BR 25696 IN PROCESS, LB 0003598) |
| FI: A MEMOIR by Alexandra Fuller (DB 121448) |
Adult Fiction
Action and Adventure Fiction
GALAPHILE: THE FIRST DRUIDS OF SHANNARA Brooks, Terry
LB 0003253
Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers
DEATH OF A POLICEMAN Beaton, M. C.
LB 0002947
NOTE Burke, Alafair
LB 0001570
KNIFE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Carlisle, Kate
LB 0002495
HIGH TEA AND MISDEMEANORS Childs, Laura
LB 0003132
NOBODY’S FOOL Coben, Harlan
LB 0003155
HERRINGBONE HARBOR MYSTERY Goldenbaum, Sally
LB 0002216
ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS HATE ME: A NOVEL Harman, Sarah
LB 0002956
BAD MONKEY Hiaasen, Carl
LB 0002443
KNIFE SKILLS FOR BEGINNERS Murrin, Orlando
LB 0003140
BOOKED FOR MURDER Nelson, P. J.
LB 0003525
WRITER Patterson, James; Barker, J. D.
LB 0002400
RAISED BY WOLVES Patterson, James; Raymond, Emily
LB 0001726
PRO BONO Perry, Thomas
LB 0003072
INHERITANCE Sakhlecha, Trisha
LB 0002234
LETHAL PREY Sandford, John
LB 0003152
CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO 10: A NOVEL Unger, Lisa
LB 0003071
CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS Murakami, Haruki
LB 0001348
ELPHIE: A WICKED CHILDHOOD Maguire, Gregory
LB 0003134
WATER MOON: A NOVEL Sotto, Samantha
LB 0001445
General Fiction and Novels
WORLD’S FAIR QUILT: A NOVEL Chiaverini, Jennifer
LB 0003133
HIGH STAKES Johansen, Iris
LB 0002930
INTERMEZZO: A NOVEL Rooney, Sally
LB 0003104
STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL Wood, Charlotte
LB 0001265
Historical Fiction
STRANGERS IN TIME Baldacci, David
LB 0003328
QUEENS OF CRIME: A NOVEL Benedict, Marie
LB 0003116
STOLEN QUEEN: A NOVEL Davis, Fiona
LB 0001434
ISOLA: A NOVEL Goodman, Allegra
LB 0002549
ORPHAN MOTHER Hicks, Robert
LB 0002918
ONE GOOD THING Hunter, Georgia
LB 0001527
WITCHES OF EL PASO: A NOVEL Jaramillo, Luis
LB 0003566
PREACHER’S STRIKE Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.
LB 0003077
LION WOMEN OF TEHRAN Kamali, Marjan
LB 0003243
BEAR FLAG REVOLT Murphy, Robert Lee
LB 0003276
RESTLESS WAVE: A NOVEL OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY Stavridis, James
LB 0001431
GIRL FROM GREENWICH STREET: A NOVEL OF HAMILTON, BURR, AND AMERICA’S FIRST MURDER TRIAL Willig, Lauren
LB 0001502
Horror and Paranormal Fiction
WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS Hendrix, Grady
LB 0002960
Psychological Fiction
DREAM COUNT: A NOVEL Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
LB 0001494
LAST DAYS OF KIRA MULLAN: A NOVEL French, Nicci
LB 0001484
MORE DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP: A NOVEL Yagisawa, Satoshi
LB 0001501
Religious Fiction
AMBUSH Coble, Colleen
LB 0003055
Romance Fiction
STORYBOOK ENDING: A NOVEL Alexander, Poppy
LB 0001302
REMEMBER ME Balogh, Mary
LB 0003065
BOOK SWAP Bickers, Tessa
LB 0001537
ANOTHER DAWN Brown, Sandra
LB 0002231
HIDDEN FIRES Brown, Sandra
LB 0002482
SUNSET EMBRACE Brown, Sandra
LB 0002472
WORDS OF SILK Brown, Sandra
LB 0002225
WELCOME TO THE HONEY B&B Carlson, Melody
LB 0003073
WITH THIS RING Clipston, Amy
LB 0003088
CRIME BRÛLÉE BAKE OFF Connolly, Rebecca
LB 0003547
GIRL ANONYMOUS Dodd, Christina
LB 0003121
CORNERED: THREE ROMANTIC SUSPENSE NOVELLAS
Eason, Lynette; Blackburn, Lynn Huggins, Walters, Natalie
LB 0003080
LOVE YOU A LATKE Elliot, Amanda
LB 0003117
INDIGO HEIRESS Frantz, Laura
LB 0003114
DEEP END Hazelwood, Ali
LB 0003250
CHRISTMAS INN: A NOVEL Kelley, Pamela M.
LB 0002218
BEACH VIBES Mallery, Susan
LB 0003113
MAGICAL MEET CUTE Meltzer, Jean
LB 0003248
GUEST LIST Michaels, Fern
LB 0001723
BETWEEN FRIENDS & LOVERS: A NOVEL Obuobi, Shirlene
LB 0003244
HOW TO HELP A HUNGRY WEREWOLF Stein, Charlotte
LB 0003246
THREE DAYS IN JUNE Tyler, Anne
LB 0001519
BLOOMING OF DELPHINIUM: A MOONBERRY LAKE NOVEL Varni, Holly
LB 0003158
AMISH HEALING & OLLIE’S STORY Wiseman, Beth
LB 0003085
RETURN OF THE MONARCHS Wiseman, Beth
LB 0003109
SURF’S UP COLLECTION: THREE NOVELLAS Wiseman, Beth
LB 0003157
Science Fiction
STRANGE CASE OF JANE O: A NOVEL Walker, Karen Thompson
LB 0001448
Short Stories
MAN IN BLACK: AND OTHER STORIES Griffiths, Elly
LB 0001712
DANGEROUS TRAILS: WESTERN SHORT STORIES Nesbitt, John D.
LB 0003569
Spy Fiction
OLIGARCH’S DAUGHTER: A NOVEL Finder, Joseph
LB 0001509
Western Fiction
MADSTONE: A NOVEL Crook, Elizabeth
LB 0002235
KILL ME TOMORROW Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.
LB 0001518
Adult Non-Fiction
Autobiographies and Biographies
ROMAN YEAR: A MEMOIR Aciman, André
LB 0003131
ONCE UPON A TIME: THE CAPTIVATING LIFE OF CAROLYN BESSETTE-KENNEDY Beller, Elizabeth
LB 0003325
MEMORIAL DAYS Brooks, Geraldine
LB 0001491
NAME OF THIS BAND IS R.E.M.: A BIOGRAPHY Carlin, Peter Ames
LB 0003097
SOURCE CODE Gates, Bill
LB 0001704
HERO CODE: LESSONS LEARNED FROM LIVES WELL LIVED
McRaven, William H.
LB 0002944
ALL MY KNOTTED-UP LIFE: A MEMOIR Moore, Beth
LB 0003321
CONFRONTING THE PRESIDENTS: NO SPIN ASSESSMENTS FROM WASHINGTON TO BIDEN O’Reilly, Bill; Dugard, Martin
LB 0003054
EVERYBODY’S GOT SOMETHING Roberts, Robin
LB 0002877
BROOKE SHIELDS IS NOT ALLOWED TO GET OLD: THOUGHTS ON AGING AS A WOMAN Shields, Brooke
LB 0003095
I AM MARIA: MY REFLECTIONS AND POEMS ON HEARTBREAK, HEALING, AND FINDING YOUR WAY HOME Shriver, Maria
LB 0003295
MELANIA Trump, Melania
LB 0001552
Essays
KISS ME IN THE CORAL LOUNGE: INTIMATE CONFESSIONS FROM A HAPPY MARRIAGE Ellis, Helen
LB 0001449
Psychology and Self-Help
BEYOND ANXIETY: CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY, AND FINDING YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE Beck, Martha Nibley
LB 0002213
NEXT CONVERSATION: ARGUE LESS, TALK MORE Fisher, Jefferson
LB 0003153
DEFY: THE POWER OF NO IN A WORLD THAT DEMANDS YES Sah, Sunita
LB 0001430
LOW VISION MATTERS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LIVING WITH LOW VISION & BLINDNESS Stevens, Laura J.; Blackman, Thomas
LB 0001526
Religion
ROAD TO WISDOM: ON TRUTH, SCIENCE, FAITH, AND TRUST
Collins, Francis S.
LB 0003273
MIRACLES AND WONDER: THE HISTORICAL MYSTERY OF JESUS
Pagels, Elaine H.
LB 0003302
WE WHO WRESTLE WITH GOD: PERCEPTIONS OF THE DIVINE
Peterson, Jordan B.
LB 0001486
HOPE OF HEAVEN: HOW THE PROMISE OF ETERNITY CHANGES EVERYTHING Walsh, Sheila
LB 000314
Science and Technology
AGELESS BRAIN: HOW TO SHARPEN AND PROTECT YOUR MIND FOR A LIFETIME Bredesen, Dale E.
LB 0003320
Social Sciences
SIRENS’ CALL: HOW ATTENTION BECAME THE WORLD’S MOST ENDANGERED RESOURCE Hayes, Christopher
LB 0001296
SECOND FIFTY: ANSWERS TO THE 7 BIG QUESTIONS OF MIDLIFE AND BEYOND Whitman, Debra
LB 0003309
True Crime
SINNERS ALL BOW: TWO AUTHORS, ONE MURDER, AND THE REAL HESTER PRYNNE Dawson, Kate Winkler
LB 0001435
ALL THAT GLITTERS: A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP, FRAUD, AND FINE ART Whitfield, Orlando
LB 0003251
U.S. History
WHAT WOULD REAGAN DO? LIFE LESSONS FROM THE LAST GREAT PRESIDENT Christie, Chris; Henican, Ellis
LB 0003086
SAVE OUR SOULS: THE TRUE STORY OF A CASTAWAY FAMILY, TREACHERY, AND MURDER Pearl, Matthew
LB 0002959
Juvenile Fiction
Action and Adventure Fiction
MISFITS: A COPYCAT CONUNDRUM Yee, Lisa
LB 0003277
Humorous Fiction
TALES FROM A NOT-SO-BRATTY LITTLE SISTER Russell, Rachel Renée
LB 0003245
Young Adult Fiction
General Fiction and Novels
MOONLIT VINE Santiago, Elizabeth
LB 0003059
The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction celebrates excellence, originality, and accessibility in nonfiction written by women. The Prize celebrates ambitious, inspiring, and thought-provoking novels written by women in English and is awarded for books published in the previous year. The winner will be announced on June 12, 2025.
For more information on the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction: https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/
Nonfiction
| STORY OF A HEART by Rachel Clarke (DB 127008) |
| WHY FISH DON’T EXIST: A STORY OF LOSS, LOVE, AND THE HIDDEN ORDER OF LIFE by Lulu Miller (DB 102031) |
| RAISING HARE: A MEMOIR by Chloe Dalton (DB 128243 IN PROCESS) |
| PRIVATE REVOLUTIONS: FOUR WOMEN FACE CHINA’S NEW SOCIAL ORDER by Yuan Yang (DB 123818) |
| EMBERS OF THE HANDS: HIDDEN HISTORIES OF THE VIKING AGE by Eleanor Barraclough (DB 128103 IN PROCESS) |
| WHAT THE WILD SEA CAN BE: THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD’S OCEAN by Helen Scales (DB 123195) |
| AUTOCRACY, INC.: THE DICTATORS WHO WANT TO RUN THE WORLD by Anne Applebaum (DB 123412, LB 0000705, en español DB 126283) |
The Women’s Prize for Fiction celebrates excellence, originality, and accessibility in fiction written by women. The Prize celebrates ambitious, inspiring, and thought-provoking novels written by women in English and is awarded for books published in the previous year. The winner will be announced on June 12, 2025.
For more information on the Women’s Prize for Fiction: https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/
| DREAM COUNT by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (DB 127672 IN PROCESS, LB 0001494) |
| TELL ME EVERYTHING by Elizabeth Strout (DB 124184) |
| DREAM HOTEL by Laila Lalami (DB 127950 IN PROCESS) |
| PERSIANS by Sanam Mahloudji (IN PROCESS) |
| MINISTRY OF TIME by Kaliane Bradley (DB 121556, BR 25559 IN PROCESS, en español DB 127955 en proceso) |
The International Thriller Writers (ITW) is an honorary society of authors, both fiction and nonfiction, who write books broadly classified as “thrillers.” This would include (but isn’t limited to) such subjects as murder mystery, detective, suspense, horror, supernatural, action, espionage, true crime, war, adventure, and myriad similar subject areas. The winners will be announced at the annual ThrillerFest conference in New York City in June 2025.
For more information check out the ITW Thriller Awards website.
Here are some of the finalists for 2024 that are in the TBP collection.
| WORST CASE SCENARIO by T. J. Newman (DB 123285) |
| LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING by Jason Rekulak (DB 124569) |
| TRUTH ABOUT THE DEVLINS by Lisa Scottoline (DB 120098, LB 0000156) |
| NIGHT WE LOST HIM by Laura Dave (DB 124790) |
| WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA? by Dervla McTiernan (DB 122143) |
| TO DIE FOR: 6:20 MAN SERIES by David Baldacci (DB 125480, LB 0001131) |
| DARK WIVES: A VERA STANHOPE MYSTERY by Ann Cleeves (DB 123656) |
| FLASHBACK: A KENDRA MICHAELS MYSTERY by Iris Johansen (DB 122169, LB 0000601) |
| DEADLY ANIMALS by Marie Tierney (DB 125474) |
| DARLING GIRLS by Sally Hepworth and narrated by Jessica Clarke (DB 120859) |
| NO ONE CAN KNOW by Kate Alice Marshall and narrated by Karissa Vacker (DB 118656) |
| LISTEN FOR THE LIE by Amy Tintera and narrated by January LaVoy and Will Damron (DB 119654) |
| GIRLS LIKE HER by Melanie Sumrow (DB 122609) |