Reimagining Pride and Prejudice

Do you love reading PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen (BR 01583, BR 11521, DB 50549, LB 00263, LB 05326)? Are you sad every time you finish re-reading it because it’s over? Others have felt the same way. Here below are nine re-imaginings of the classic regency era novel by modern authors in a variety of genres: from psychological suspense, to paranormal romance, to contemporary romance.

MR. DARCY’S DAUGHTERS by Elizabeth Aston (DB 81252)

The five daughters of Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy, from Pride and Prejudice (DB 50549), are left in London while their parents perform a diplomatic mission. Eldest Letty deals with the reappearance of her fiance, who was presumed dead; and Camilla discovers love for her cousin’s fiance. Commercial audiobook. 2003.

LONGBOURN by Jo Baker (BR 20385; DB 77776)

Regency England. In this re-imagined tale of the Bennet family, from Pride and Prejudice (DB 50549), the joys and crises of the servants take center stage. The world of orphaned housemaid Sarah changes when a new footman is hired. 2013.

SEDUCING MR. DARCY by Gwyn Cready (DB 71238)

Philippa, a.k.a. Flip, gets transported into Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice by a magical masseuse. Returning, Flip is horrified to learn that her dalliance with Mr. Darcy has changed the novel’s plot. She needs attractive Austen scholar Magnus to fix things. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2008.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: THE CLASSIC REGENCY ROMANCE–NOW WITH ULTRAVIOLENT ZOMBIE MAYHEM! by Seth Grahame-Smith (DB 69090)

Elizabeth captures Mr. Darcy’s attention as she decapitates a throng of the undead during a country ball. Smitten with her warrior abilities, Mr. Darcy verbally spars with Elizabeth and fights his growing attraction and admiration for her as they attempt to eliminate the rotting corpses infesting England. Violence. Bestseller. 2009.

MR. DARCY, VAMPYRE by Amanda Grange (DB 70631)

Newlyweds Darcy and Elizabeth set off on their honeymoon, but Elizabeth doubts Darcy’s love for her when he fails to consummate the marriage. His nightly disappearances and other strange behaviors raise more questions in her mind. Commercial audiobook. 2009.

AYESHA AT LAST by Uzma Jalaluddin (DB 95458)

In this twenty-first-century Muslim retelling of “Pride and Prejudice,” Ayesha is lonely but does not want an arranged marriage. She meets Khalid, who is smart and handsome, but also conservative and judgmental. Ayesha is torn when Khalid becomes engaged to her flighty young cousin.

DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY by P. D. James (BR 19476; DB 74076, LB 07034)

Derbyshire, England; 1803. Fitzwilliam Darcy and his wife Elizabeth (nee Bennet), who have been married six years and have two sons, are relaxing on the night before their annual autumn ball. Elizabeth’s wayward sister Lydia arrives unexpectedly, declaring that her husband Wickham has been murdered on Darcy’s estate. Bestseller. 2011.

INDEPENDENCE OF MISS MARY BENNET by Colleen McCullough (DB 68680)

Colleen McCullough penned this sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Liberated from caretaking duties after her mother’s death, unmarried Bennet sister Mary decides to investigate England’s ills. While Mary finds unexpected danger and romance, Elizabeth, Darcy, and others face their own difficulties. Some descriptions of sex. 2008.

ELIGIBLE by Curtis Sittenfeld (DB 84222)

Contemporary retelling of Pride and Prejudice (DB 50549) that moves the action to Cincinnati. Sisters Liz and Jane return from New York to help with their ill father. Liz has been having an affair with married man John Wick, when she meets handsome neurosurgeon Fitzwilliam Darcy. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2016.

Watched It on Netflix? Read the Book!

You’ve heard about the Netflix Series or maybe you’ve already watched it, but you want to see how the book differs from the show? Did you finish Season 4 of Stranger Things and need something to tide you over until Season 5 is released? Maybe you watched that documentary and want to see if there is more information to be had on the topic. Here are some books that either inspired or were based on Netflix shows.

DANCING ON THE EDGE OF THE ROOF by Sheila Williams DBC 15917

Based on the Netflix movie, Juanita, forty-two-year-old Juanita Lewis leaves her dead-end life with her grown, deadbeat children in the Columbus, Ohio projects. Buying a one-way bus ticket to Montana, she finds a fulfilling life as a down-home cook in the Paper Moon diner.

DIAGNOSIS: SOLVING THE MOST BAFFLING MEDICAL MYSTERIES by Lisa Sanders DB 96900

Collection of more than fifty hard-to-crack medical quandaries from the physician-author’s “Diagnosis” column in the New York Times Magazine and now a Netflix series. In each case, the winding path to diagnosis and treatment shows how making the right diagnosis requires expertise, painstaking procedure, and sometimes a little luck. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.

DUKE AND I: A BRIDGERTON NOVEL by Julia Quinn DB 60504, BR 21413

Simon Basset, the new duke of Hastings, and Daphne Bridgerton stage a courtship to keep society matchmakers at bay. But when the charade becomes all too real for Daphne, Simon must either marry her or risk ruining her reputation and breaking her heart. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Inspiration for the Netflix series, Bridgerton. 2000.

INDEFENSIBLE by Michael Griesbach DBC 08252

A legal insider’s examination of the Steven Avery murder case in Wisconsin and response to Making a Murderer, the Netflix series about the trial. Some strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2016.

MEATEATER GUIDE TO WILDERNESS SKILLS AND SURVIVAL by Steven Rinella DB 102863

Outdoors expert and host of the Netflix show MeatEater provides advice on surviving in the wilderness. Includes tried-and-true tips, techniques, and gear recommendations from Rinella and his trusted crew of expert hunters, anglers, emergency room doctors, climbers, paddlers, and wilderness guides. Strong language. 2020.

NADIYA BAKES by Nadiya Hussain DB 104614; BR 23906

Host of the beloved Netflix series Time to Eat and Nadiya Bakes and 2015 winner of The Great British Baking Show presents a collection of recipes for baked goods. Categories include cakes, one-pan bakes, no-bake bakes, tarts and pies, desserts, celebration bakes, cookies and bites, breads and buns, and savory bakes. 2020.

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK: MY YEAR IN A WOMEN’S PRISON by Piper Kerman DB 77538; LB 09162

Upper-middle-class author chronicles her conviction and incarceration in 2003 for drug smuggling and money laundering—crimes she committed ten years earlier after graduating from Smith College. Kerman relates her immersion into prison culture at a minimum-security facility in Connecticut. Basis for the Netflix original series. Strong language. Bestseller. 2010.

QUEEN’S GAMBIT by Walter S. Tevis DBC 17656, En español: DB 105896

Shy, plain Beth Harmon loses her mother at age eight in Lexington, KY and is sent to an orphanage. Beth is lonely and unhappy, despite the medications given to the children to keep them manageable. One day she discovers the janitor playing a strange game in the basement and they gradually become friends as he teaches her the game of chess. Beth becomes obsessed with the game and at age 16 is competing in national chess competitions. But while she rises in the ranks of the professional circuit, her personal and emotional life suffer. Basis for the 2020 Netflix series. 1983.

STRANGER THINGS: SUSPICIOUS MINDS by Gwenda Bond DB 94103

In this novel based on the Netflix show Stranger Things, it is the summer of 1969 and Indiana college student Terry Ives wants to make a difference in the world. She volunteers to be a test subject for a secret government project, only to uncover a conspiracy. Some strong language. Commercial audiobook. 2019. Prequel to DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (DB 105858)

WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?: A BIOGRAPHY by Alan Light DB 83699

Inspired by the critically acclaimed Netflix documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone, is an in-depth portrait from a music journalist of the singer and activist Nina Simone (1933-2003). Using archival footage, interviews, and Simone’s diaries, the author examines Simone’s youth in the Jim Crow South, her musical career and civil rights activism, and her reclusive later years in Liberia and Paris. Some strong language. Commercial audiobook 2016.

WHITE NOISE by Don DeLillo DB 23512

This black comedy zeroes in on the absurdities of life and the fear of death in contemporary America. Jack Gladney, professor at a small Midwestern college, created the discipline of “Hitler studies” despite the fact that he knows no German. He lives happily with his wife Babette and their assorted children from former marriages. Both share a pervasive dread of death that is justified when a cloud of lethal fumes threatens to engulf their quiet college town. Some strong language. National Book Award for Fiction. 1985.

YOU by Caroline Kepnes DB 80055

Clerk Joe Goldberg is immediately drawn to aspiring writer Beck when she enters his bookstore. He describes the increasingly dangerous steps he takes to get to know her, and to make her his own. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2014.

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ADULT FICTION

LB           14113    GIRL WHO SURVIVED     JACKSON, LISA 

“All her life, she’s been the girl who survived. Orphaned at age seven after a horrific killing spree at her family’s Oregon cabin, Kara McIntyre is still searching for some kind of normal. But now, twenty years later, the past has come thundering back. Her brother, Jonas, who was convicted of the murders has unexpectedly been released from prison. The press is in a frenzy again. And suddenly, Kara is receiving cryptic messages from her big sister, Marlie–who hasn’t been seen or heard from since that deadly Christmas Eve when she hid little Kara in a closet with a haunting, life-saving command: Don’t make a sound. As people close to her start to die horrible deaths, Kara, who is slowly and surely unraveling, believes she is the killer’s ultimate target. Kara survived once. But will she survive again? How many times can she be the girl who survived?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated.         

LB           14125    DEVIL’S CROSSING           JOHNSTONE, WILLIAM W.           

Settling the American West required true grit, fortitude, and when necessary, shedding blood. It also required men like Preacher and MacCallister to enforce peace in a land where the law was scarce–and justice was delivered from the barrel of a gun… Wagon trains carrying immigrants along the Oregon Trail are falling prey to outlaws. Most families surrender their valuables and goods peacefully, but anybody brave enough to resist gets a bullet. The gang’s latest victim was a wagon master who sought to protect his charges only to die in the dust. With the blood of good men being spilled and families being terrorized, Preacher and Jamie MacCallister volunteer to escort the next wagon train. Preacher travels with the settlers while MacCallister trails along at a distance, scouting for trouble. Their odyssey across the unforgiving territory takes them through violent storms and into the sights of hostile Indians. Battered and weary, the travelers are no match for the blood-lusting, trigger-happy gang–and Preacher is unprepared to meet the one outlaw he never expected to see again… Unrated. Related names: Johnstone, J.A.           

LB           14127    SUSPECT              TUROW, SCOTT

“For as long as Lucia Gomez has been the police chief in the city of Highland Isle, near Kindle County, she has known that any woman in law enforcement must walk a precarious line between authority and camaraderie to gain respect. She has maintained a spotless reputation-until now. Three male police officers have accused her of soliciting sex in exchange for promotions to higher ranks. With few people left who she can trust, Chief Gomez turns to an old friend, Rik Dudek, to act as her attorney in the federal grand jury investigation, insisting to Rik that the accusations against her are part of an ugly smear campaign designed to destroy her career and empower her enemies-both outside the police force and within. Clarice “Pinky” Granum spent most of her youth experimenting with an impressive array of drugs and failing out of various professions, including the police academy. Pinky knows that in the eyes of most people, she’s nothing but a screwup-but she doesn’t trust most people’s opinions anyway. Moreover, she finally has a respectable-enough job as a licensed P.I. working for Rik on his roster of mostly minor cases, like workman’s comp, DUIs and bar fights. Rik’s shabby office and even shabbier cases are a far cry from the kinds of high-profile criminal matters Pinky became familiar with in the law office of her grandfather, Sandy Stern. But Rik and Pinky feel that Chief Gomez’s case, which has attracted national attention, is their chance to break into the legal big leagues. Guided by her gut instinct and razor-sharp investigative skills, Pinky dives headfirst into a twisted scandal that will draw her into the deepest recesses of the city’s criminal networks, as well as the human mind. But she will need every scrap of tenacity and courage to unravel the dark secrets those closest to her are determined to keep hidden”– Provided by publisher. Unrated.             

LB           14128    CAPTIVE                  JOHANSEN, IRIS            

“Eve Duncan’s daughter Jane MacGuire seems to have found a perfect life with Seth Caleb – until a ruthless madman threatens to destroy it all in this gripping suspense novel from the #1 bestselling author of The Persuasion. Jane is an internationally renowned artist, while Seth channels his unique abilities as an agent for the MI6 intelligence service. But when Seth crosses crime lord Hugh Bohdan, he incurs the wrath of one of the world’s most powerful criminal empires…one whose tentacles reach across the globe and even to the idyllic Scottish retreat where Jane is working. Soon Jane is on the run, struggling to stay one step ahead of Bohdan’s army and devastating high-tech weaponry. Even with the assistance of Scottish Earl John MacDuff, she finds danger at every turn. But with that peril comes an astonishing discovery: a 200-year-old secret on the brink of becoming lost to history. Together Jane and Caleb must join forces to unlock the fascinating puzzle, even as they hurtle toward a lethal final confrontation in the Scottish Highlands. The suspense builds with each twist and turn…and before their adventure is over, Jane and Caleb will encounter their biggest shock of all…and realize nothing can be the same for them ever again”– Provided by publisher. Unrated.        

LB           14124    BULLET TRAIN    ISAKA, KOTARO

Satoshi–The Prince–looks like an innocent schoolboy but is really a stylish and devious assassin. Risk fuels him, as does a good philosophical debate, such as questioning: Is killing really wrong? Kimura’s young son is in a coma thanks to The Prince, and Kimura has tracked him onto a bullet train heading from Tokyo to Morioka to exact his revenge. But Kimura soon discovers that they are not the only dangerous passengers on board. Nanao, also nicknamed Ladybug, the self-proclaimed “unluckiest assassin in the world,” is put on the bullet train by his boss, a mysterious young woman called Maria, to steal a suitcase full of money and get off at the first stop. The lethal duo of Tangerine and Lemon are also traveling to Morioka, and the suitcase leads others to show their hands. Why are they all on the same train, and who will make it off alive? A bestseller in Japan, Bullet Train is an original and propulsive thriller that fizzes with incredible energy as its complex net of double-crosses and twists unwinds up to the last station. Unrated.   

LB           14126    LAW OF THE LAND: STORIES OF THE OLD WEST   KELTON, ELMER

                “Sixteen stories, where good meets bad, and everything inbetween, from the legendary author of the west, Elmer Kelton. Law of the Land chronicles some of his most exciting and dangerous tales of the old west, collected together for the first time–including the exciting first publication of a never-before published Kelton story, Biscuits for Bandit”– Provided by publisher. Unrated.            

LB           14112    RECKONING: AN FBI THRILLLER   COULTER, CATHERINE   

“When she was twelve years old, Kirra Mandarian’s parents were murdered and she barely escaped with her life. Fourteen years later Kirra is a commonwealth attorney back home in Porte Franklin, Virginia, and her goal is to find out who killed her parents and why. She assumes the identity of E.N.—Eliot Ness—and gathers proof to bring down the man she believes was behind her parents’ deaths. She quickly learns that big-time criminals are very dangerous indeed and realizes she needs Dillon Savich’s help. Savich brings in Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith to work with Lieutenant Jeter Thorpe, the young detective who’d saved Kirra years before. Emma Hunt, a piano prodigy, and the granddaughter of powerful crime boss Mason Lord, was only six years old when she was abducted. Then, she was saved by her adoptive father, San Francisco federal judge Ramsey Hunt. Now a 12-year-old with a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, she narrowly saves herself from a would-be kidnapper at Davies Hall in San Francisco. Worried for her safety, Emma’s entire family joins her for her next performance, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Sherlock and officers from METRO are assigned to protect her, but things don’t turn out as planned….” — Provided by publisher. Unrated.        

LB           14114    THRILL OF THE HUNT      BROWN, RITA MAE         

It’s the start of fox hunting season and Sister is training a new generation of hounds in eager anticipation of Opening Hunt. But before they make it to that exciting day, several members of the hunt club receive ominous videos in which they appear to be doing scandalous, career-ending deeds. The videos are doctored, but does it matter? The unknown blackmailer promises to publish the clips if he or she doesn’t get paid, and even the most upstanding citizen can be brought down by the court of public opinion. Unrated. Related names: Gildea, Lee, Jr., illustrator.              

LB           14115    LISTEN TO ME    GERRITSEN, TESS             

Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are newly plagued by what seems like a completely senseless murder. Sofia Suarez, a widow and nurse who was universally liked by all her neighbors, lies in her own home, brutally bludgeoned. But anything can happen behind closed doors, and Sofia seemed to have plenty of secrets in her last days, making covert phone calls to old contacts and traceless burner phones. When a connection is made between Sofia and the victim of a hit-and-run months earlier, the case grows even more blurry. What exactly was Sofia involved in? One thing is clear: the killer will do anything it takes to keep their secret safe. Meanwhile, Angela Rizzoli hasn’t had a decent night’s sleep in all the years since her daughter’s become a homicide detective. Maybe the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree. Nothing in her neighborhood gets by Angela-definitely not the strange neighbors who have just moved in across the street. In a sleepy town like Angela’s, there is no such thing as coincidence, if only Jane would listen. Instead, she writes off Angela’s concerns as the result of an overactive imagination. But Angela’s convinced there’s a real wolf in her vicinity, and her cries might now fall on deaf ears. As old sins cast long shadows, Jane and Maura will have to race to discover the truth before the darkness consumes them.”– Provided by publisher. Unrated.               

LB           14119    FOUNDATION OF LOVE  CLIPSTON, AMY

“They were “only friends” . . . but they wanted so much more. Crystal Glick is grateful to live with her brother’s family since her father died and her fiance, Owen, broke their engagement. Crystal loves her bruderskinner and cheerfully helps her sister-in-law through a difficult pregnancy with babies number seven and eight, but she yearns for a husband and children of her own. Duane Bontrager is mourning the recent death of his wife, Connie, after twenty-four years of marriage. He and his grown sons have a thriving roofing business but can’t get used to life without her. As the young men prepare to launch out on their own, Duane can’t imagine life alone–nor with anyone but Connie. When a roofing job at the Glicks introduces Duane and Crystal, they’re attracted in spite of their fourteen-year age difference. But their bishop thinks Duane is better suited for the sweet widow Tricia, and Duane’s sons object to his interest in any woman. Crystal’s family fears losing her indispensable help. If she must go, they’d rather she be reunited with Owen in spite of his betrayal. They’re the only two who believe they’re a match made in heaven, can Duane and Crystal overcome the obstacles to love?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. 2022.       

LB           14121    GRACE UNDER FIRE         GARWOOD, JULIE           

Isabel Grace MacKenna had a hundred things to do today. Killing someone wasn’t one of them. It was supposed to just be a quick visit to Boston for the Buchanans’ anniversary party. But after getting lost, she ends up with a wounded man stumbling into her and then his shooter coming after them both. When she fires back in self-defense, she doesn’t expect him to drop dead. The police are torn between believing that she’s an innocent bystander or more deeply involved, but thanks to the Buchanans dispatching Navy SEAL and now lawyer Michael Buchanan to deal with the police, Isabel is finally free to go. Isabel knows that she should be more grateful for Michael’s help, but since she loathed him for years, gratitude is the last thing she feels. But somehow, Michael has appointed himself her de facto guardian, and he’s sticking to her like glue despite their constant bickering and sizzling attraction. Even when Isabel goes to Scotland to claim her inheritance, Michael follows her, but he isn’t the only thing Isabel can’t shake. Mysterious threats against Isabel have escalated, and before they can deal with their growing feelings for each other, they must first survive. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex.        

LB           14142    DESPERATION IN DEATH                ROBB, J.D., 1950-             

“New York, 2061: The place called the Pleasure Academy is a living nightmare where abducted girls are trapped, trained for a life of abject service while their souls are slowly but surely destroyed. Dorian, a thirteen-year-old runaway who’d been imprisoned there, might never have made it out if not for her fellow inmate Mina, who’d hatched the escape plan. Mina was the more daring of the two—but they’d been equally desperate. Unfortunately, they didn’t get away fast enough. Now Dorian is injured, terrified, and wandering the streets of New York, and Mina lies dead near the waterfront while Lt. Eve Dallas looks over the scene. Mina’s expensive, elegant clothes and beauty products convince Dallas that she was being groomed, literally and figuratively, for sex trafficking—and that whoever is investing in this high-overhead operation expects windfall profits. Her billionaire husband, Roarke, may be able to help, considering his ties to the city’s ultra-rich. But Roarke is also worried about the effect this case is having on Dallas, as it brings a rage to the surface she can barely control. No matter what, she must keep her head clear—because above all, she is desperate for justice and to take down those who prey on and torment the innocent.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Bestseller. 2022.              

LB           14144    SONG OF COMFORTABLE CHAIRS              MCCALL SMITH, ALEXANDER, 1948-         

“In this latest installment in the beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, Grace Makutsi encounters a pair of quandaries that will require all of her and Mma Ramotswe’s cleverness and generosity to resolve. Grace Makutsi’s husband, Phuti, is in a bind. An international firm is attempting to undercut his prices in the office furniture market. Phuti has always been concerned with quality and comfort, but this new firm seems interested only in profits. To make matters worse, they have a slick new advertising campaign that seems hard to beat. Nonetheless with Mma Ramotswe’s help, Phtui comes up with a campaign that may just do the trick. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi is approached by an old friend who has a troubled son. Grace and Phuti agree to lend a hand, but the boy proves difficult to reach, and the situation is more than they can handle on their own. It will require not only all of their patience and dedication, but also the help of Mma Ramotswe and the formidable Mma Potokwani in order to help the child. Faced with more than her fair share of domestic problems, Mma Makutsi deals with it all with her usual grace. That, along with the kindness, generosity, and good sense that the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency is known for, assure us that in the end, all these matters will be set right”– Provided by publisher. Unrated. 2022.           

LB           14135    MIDNIGHT DUNES: THE TEXAS MURDER FILES     GRIFFIN, LAURA, 1973- 

After a scandal derails her television reporting career, Macey Burns comes looking for a change of pace in Lost Beach, Texas. She’s ready to focus on her first passion—documentary filmmaking—and has a new job working for the island’s tourism board, shooting footage of the idyllic beachside community. Her plans for a relaxing rebound are dashed when she realizes the cottage she’s renting belonged to the woman whose body was just found in the sand dunes. Unrated. 2022. 

LB           14136    BIG DARK SKY    KOONTZ, DEAN R. (DEAN RAY), 1945-      

A group of strangers bound by terrifying synchronicity becomes humankind’s hope of survival in an exhilarating, twist-filled novel by Dean Koontz, the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense. Violence and strong language.  As a girl, Joanna Chase thrived on Rustling Willows Ranch in Montana until tragedy upended her life. Now thirty-four and living in Santa Fe with only misty memories of the past, she begins to receive pleas—by phone, through her TV, in her dreams: I am in a dark place, Jojo. Please come and help me. Heeding the disturbing appeals, Joanna is compelled to return to Montana, and to a strange childhood companion she had long forgotten.  She isn’t the only one drawn to the Montana farmstead. People from all walks of life have converged at the remote ranch. They are haunted, on the run, obsessed, and seeking answers to the same omniscient danger Joanna came to confront. All the while, on the outskirts of Rustling Willows, a madman lurks with a vision to save the future. Mass murder is the only way to see his frightening manifesto come to pass.  Through a bizarre twist of seemingly coincidental circumstances, a band of strangers now find themselves under Montana’s big dark sky. Their lives entwined, they face an encroaching horror. Unless they can defeat this threat, it will spell the end for humanity. Unrated.    

LB           14131    RETREAT: A NOVEL          PEARSE, SARAH

“They couldn’t wait to stay here. An idyllic wellness retreat has opened on an island off the English coast, promising rest and relaxation–but the island itself, known locally as Reaper’s Rock, has a dark past. Once the playground of a serial killer, it’s rumored to be cursed. But now they can’t leave. A young woman is found dead below the yoga pavilion in what seems to be a tragic fall. But Detective Elin Warner soon learns the victim wasn’t a guest–she wasn’t meant to be on the island at all. And they would do anything to escape. The longer Elin stays, the more secrets she uncovers. And when someone else drowns in a diving incident, Elin begins to suspect that there’s nothing accidental about these deaths. But why would someone target the guests at this luxury resort? Elin must find the killer–before the island’s history starts to repeat itself. Most are here to recharge and refresh. But someone’s here for revenge. . . .” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2022.

LB           14132    HOUSEKEEPER: A NOVEL               FIELDING, JOY   

“A woman hires a housekeeper to care for her aging parents-only to watch as she takes over their lives in this riveting novel of suspense from the New York Times bestselling author called “an ingenious master of domestic suspense” (Samantha M. Bailey). In the end, I have only myself to blame. I’m the one who let her in. Jodi Bishop knows success. She’s the breadwinner, a top-notch real estate agent. Her husband, Harrison . . . not so much. Once, he had big dreams. But now, he’s a middling writer who resents his wife’s success. Jodi’s father, Vic, now seventy-nine and retired, is a very controlling man. His wife, Audrey, was herself no shrinking violet. But things changed when Audrey developed Parkinson’s eight years ago, and Vic retired to devote himself to her care. But while still reasonably spry and rakishly handsome, Vic is worn down by his wife’s deteriorating condition. Exhausted from trying to be all things to all people, Jodi finally decides she’s had enough and starts interviewing housekeepers to help care for her parents. She settles on Elyse Woodley, an energetic and attractive widow in her early sixties, who seems perfect for the job. While Vic is initially resistant, he soon warms to Elyse’s sunny personality and engaging ways. And Jodi is pleased to have an ally, someone she can talk to and occasionally even confide in. Until . . . She shuts Jodi out. And Audrey’s condition worsens-rapidly. Who is this woman suddenly wearing her mother’s jewelry? What is she after? And how far will she go to get it?”– Provided by publisher. Unrated.

LB           14139    MAZE: A JOHN COREY NOVEL      DEMILLE, NELSON           

“In his dazzling #1 bestseller, Plum Island, Nelson DeMille introduced readers to NYPD Homicide Detective John Corey, who we first meet sitting on the back porch of his uncle’s waterfront estate on Long Island, convalescing from wounds incurred in the line of duty. A visit from the local Chief of Police results in the legendary Detective Corey becoming involved in the investigation of the murders of a married couple who were scientists at the top-secret biological research facility on Plum Island. Fast forward through six more bestselling John Corey novels and The Maze opens with Corey on the same porch, but now in forced retirement from his last job as a Federal Agent with the Diplomatic Surveillance Group. Corey is restless and looking for action, so when his former lover, Detective Beth Penrose, appears with a job offer, Corey has to once again make some decisions about his career-and about reuniting with Beth Penrose. Inspired by, and based on the actual and still unsolved Gilgo Beach murders, The Maze takes the reader on a dangerous hunt for an apparent serial killer who has murdered nine-and maybe more-prostitutes and hidden their bodies in the thick undergrowth on a lonely stretch of beach. As Corey digs deeper into this case, which has made national news, he comes to suspect that the failure of the local police to solve this sensational case may not be a result of their inexperience and incompetence-it may be something else. Something more sinister. The Maze features John Corey’s politically incorrect humor, matched by his brilliant and unorthodox investigative skills along with the surprising and shocking plot twists that are the trademark of the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Nelson DeMille.”– Provided by publisher. Unrated. 2022.              

LB           14141    I’LL BE SEEING YOU: A NOVEL      HATCHER, ROBIN LEE     

“Brianna Hastings’s life seems dull and full of disappointment until a handsome young man visits her church. She’s instantly smitten by the charming Greg, who leads an exciting, independent life–the kind of life she longs for. But when a college history assignment forces Brianna to interview her great-grandmother about life during World War II, she can’t believe it when Daisy presses her with questions about Greg’s character. “What sort of man is he? Who is he at his core?” What could her great-grandmother possibly know about love at first sight? The questions take both women back to Boise, Idaho, in the early 1940s, when war emphasized how fragile life could be. Daisy and her older sister pine for the same handsome bomber pilot–until one night of terrible judgment reveals their true characters and drives them apart. Trying to protect the people she loves the most, Daisy condemns herself to live a lie. In the years that follow, as Daisy grapples with the consequences, she receives unexpected grace from a man she’s known her whole life but never looked at twice. Could what she learned about love save Brianna from heartache three generations later?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. 2022. Variant title: I will be seeing you.

ADULT NON-FICTION

LB           14123    THINK LIKE A HORSE: LESSONS IN LIFE, LEADERSHIP, AND EMPATHY FROM AN UNCONVENTIONAL COWBOY       GOLLIHER, GRANT

Grant Golliher is what some would call a “horse whisperer,” able to get a wild horse to calmly accept a saddle and a rider without the use of force. Through traning thousands of horses, many traumatized or abused, Golliher was able to learn essential lessons about communication, boundaries, fairness, trust, and respect — lessons that apply not just to horses but to humans as well. It’s why celebrities, Fortune 500 executives, professional coaches, supreme court justices, and even ordinary families from around the world flock to his Wyoming ranch every year to take part in what one CEO called “the most transformational experience I have ever encountered.” Unrated. Related names: Daly, Ellen, author.    

LB           14111    WE NEVER DIE: SECRETS OF THE AFTERLIFE           FRASER, MATT  

“From America’s top psychic medium and the author of WHEN HEAVEN CALLS comes a new book that reveals all the secrets of the afterlife, including the truth about heaven, what happens to our loved ones when they pass away, and why we never truly die”– Provided by publisher. Unrated.            

LB           14116    LESSONS FROM THE EDGE: A MEMOIR   YOVANOVITCH, MARIA L., 1958-

                A former US ambassador to Ukraine reflects on her role in the first impeachment inquiry of President Trump after she was recalled from her post. She recounts her career path and discusses how her upbringing taught her the preciousness of democracy and the dangers of corruption. Unrated. Bestseller. 2022.      

LB           14117    CASE OF THE MURDEROUS DR. CREAM: THE HUNT FOR A VICTORIAN ERA SERIAL KILLER  JOBB, DEAN, 1958-    

Profile of a nineteenth-century Canadian doctor who was convicted of murders in the United States and England, and is believed to have also murdered people in Canada through the use of poison. Discusses criminal investigation techniques of the late 1800s and his 1892 trial in London. Violence. 2021.             

LB           14118    CHURCHILL SISTERS: THE EXTRAORDINARY LIVES OF WINSTON AND CLEMENTINE’S DAUGHTERS                TRETHEWEY, RACHEL

Drawing on previously unpublished family letters, the author profiles former prime minister Winston Churchill’s daughters–Diana, Sarah, Marigold, and Mary. Examines their complex family relationships, character traits, and the trajectory of their lives. Unrated. 2021. Variant title: Extraordinary lives of Winston and Clementine’s daughters.

LB           14120    DUCHESS COUNTESS: THE WOMAN WHO SCANDALIZED EIGHTEENTH CENTURY LONDO   OSTLER, CATHERINE        

“As maid of honor to the Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Chudleigh enjoyed a luxurious life in the inner circle of the Hanoverian court. With her extraordinary style and engaging wit, she both delighted and scandalized the press and public. She would later even inspire William Thackeray when he was writing his classic Vanity Fair, providing the inspiration for the alluring social climber Becky Sharp. But Elizabeth’s real story is more complex and surprising than anything out of fiction. A clandestine, candlelit wedding to the young heir to an earldom, a second marriage to a duke, a lust for diamonds, and an electrifying appearance at a masquerade ball in a gossamer dress–it’s no wonder that Elizabeth’s eventual trial was a sensation. Charged with bigamy, an accusation she vehemently fought against, Elizabeth refused to submit to public humiliation and retire quietly.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. 2022.       

LB           14122    NO ORDINARY DOG: MY PARTNER FROM THE SEAL TEAMS TO THE BIN LADEN RAID           CHESNEY, WILL, 1984-        

“The powerful true story of a SEAL Team Six member and military dog handler, and the dog that saved his life. Two dozen Navy SEALs descended on Osama bin Laden’s compound in May 2011. After the mission, only one name was made public: Cairo, a Belgian Malinois and military working dog. This is Cairo’s story, and that of his handler, Will Chesney, a member of SEAL Team Six whose life would be irrevocably tied to Cairo’s. Starting in 2008, when Will was introduced to the DEVGRU canine program, he and Cairo worked side by side, depending on each other for survival on hundreds of critical operations in the war on terrorism. But their bond transcended their service. Then, in 2011, the call came: Pick up your dog and get back to Virginia. Now. What followed were several weeks of training for a secret mission. It soon became clear that this was no ordinary operation. Cairo was among the first members of the U.S. military on the ground in Pakistan as part of Operation Neptune Spear, which resulted in the successful elimination of bin Laden. As Cairo settled into a role as a reliable “spare dog,” Will went back to his job as a DEVGRU operator, until a grenade blast in 2013 left him with a brain injury and PTSD. Unable to participate in further missions, he suffered from crippling migraines, chronic pain, memory issues, and depression. Modern medicine provided only modest relief. Instead, it was up to Cairo to save Will’s life once more-and then up to Will to be there when Cairo needed him the most”– Provided by publisher. Unrated.

LB           14143    BLACK GHOST OF EMPIRE: THE LONG DEATH OF SLAVERY AND THE FAILURE OF EMANCIPATION                 MANJAPRA, KRIS, 1978-

“The 1619 Project illuminated the ways in which every aspect of life in the United States was and is shaped by the existence of slavery. Black Ghost of Empire focuses on emancipation and how this opportunity to make right further codified the racial caste system-instead of obliterating it. To understand why the shadow of slavery still haunts society today, we must not only look at what slavery was, but also the unfinished way it ended. One may think of “emancipation” as a finale, leading to a new age of human rights and universal freedoms. But in reality, emancipations everywhere were incomplete. In Black Ghost of Empire, acclaimed historian and professor Kris Manjapra identifies five types of emancipation-explaining them in chronological order-along with the lasting impact these transitions had on formerly enslaved groups around the Atlantic. Beginning in 1770s and concluding in 1880s, different kinds of emancipation processes took place across the Atlantic world. These included the Gradual Emancipations of North America, the Revolutionary Emancipation of Haiti, the Compensated Emancipations of European overseas empires, the War Emancipation of the American South, and the Conquest Emancipations that swept across Sub-Saharan Africa. Tragically, despite a century of abolitions and emancipations, systems of social bondage persisted and reconfigured. We still live with these unfinished endings today. In practice, all the slavery emancipations that have ever taken place reenacted racial violence against Black communities, and reaffirmed commitment to white supremacy. The devil lurked in the details of the five emancipation processes, none of which required atonement for wrongs committed, or restorative justice for the people harmed. Manjapra shows how, amidst this unfinished history, grassroots Black organizers and activists have become custodians of collective recovery and remedy; not only for our present, but also for our relationship with the past. Timely, lucid, and crucial to our understanding of the ongoing “anti-mattering” of Black people, Black Ghost of Empire shines a light into the deep gap between the idea of slavery’s end and its actual perpetuation in various forms-exposing the shadows that linger to this day.”– Provided by publisher. Unrated. 2022.

LB           14137    FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH: FINDING SUCCESS, HAPPINESS, AND DEEP PURPOSE IN THE SECOND HALF OF LIF        BROOKS, ARTHUR C., 1964-         

A social scientist looks at how to find purpose, success, and happiness as you age. Drawing on social science, philosophy, biography, theology, and Eastern wisdom, as well as dozens of interviews with everyday men and women, Brooks shows us that true life success is well within our reach. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2022.               

LB           14138    CABIN FEVER: THE HARROWING JOURNEY OF A CRUISE SHIP AT THE DAWN OF A PANDEMIC                SMITH, MICHAEL (JOURNALIST)

“A harrowing narrative of the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam, which set sail with a deadly and little-understood stowaway-Covid-19-days before the world shut down in March, 2020. In early 2020, the world was on edge. An ominous virus was spreading on different continents, and no one knew what the coming weeks would bring. Far from the hotspots, the cruise ship Zaandam, owned by Holland America, was preparing to sail from Buenos Aires, Argentina, loaded with 1,200 passengers-Americans, Europeans and South Americans, plus 600 crew. Most passengers were over the age of 65. There was concern about the virus on the news, and it had already killed and sickened passengers on other Holland America ships. But that was oceans away, and escaping to sea at the ends of the earth for a few weeks seemed like it might be a good option. The cruise line had said the voyage (three weeks around the South American coastline to see some of the most world’s most stunning natural wonders and ancient ruins) would carry on as scheduled, with no refunds. And it would be safe. Cabin Fever is a riveting narrative thriller, taking readers behind the scenes of the ship’s complex workings, and below decks into the personal lives of passengers and crew who were caught unprepared for the deadly ordeal that lay ahead. There is a retired American school superintendent on a dream vacation with his wife of 56 years, on a personal quest to see Machu Picchu. There is an Argentine psychologist taking this trip to celebrate her 64th birthday with her husband, though she finds herself fretting in her cabin on Day One, trying to dismiss her fears of what she’s hearing on the news. There is an Indonesian laundry manager who’s been toiling on Holland America cruise ships for thirty years, sending his monthly paycheck to his family back home. Within days, people aboard Zaandam begin to fall sick. The world’s ports shut down. Zaandam becomes a top story on the news and is denied safe harbor everywhere. With only two doctors aboard and few medical supplies to test for or treat Covid-19, and with dwindling food and water, the ship wanders the oceans on an unthinkable journey.”– Provided by publisher. Unrated. 2022.    

LB           14130    PUZZLER: ONE MAN’S QUEST TO SOLVE THE MOST BAFFLING PUZZLES EVER, FROM CROSSWORDS TO JIGSAWS TO THE MEANING OF LIFE          JACOBS, A.J., 1968-         

“Even though I’ve never attempted the New York Times crossword puzzle or solved the Rubik’s Cube, I couldn’t put down The Puzzler.”-Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before What makes puzzles-jigsaws, mazes, riddles, sudokus-so satisfying? Be it the formation of new cerebral pathways, their close link to insight and humor, or their community-building properties, they’re among the fundamental elements that make us human. Convinced that puzzles have made him a better person, A.J. Jacobs-four-time New York Times bestselling author, master of immersion journalism, and nightly crossworder-set out to determine their myriad benefits. And maybe, in the process, solve the puzzle of our very existence. Well, almost. In The Puzzler, Jacobs meets the most zealous devotees, enters (sometimes with his family in tow) any puzzle competition that will have him, unpacks the history of the most popular puzzles, and aims to solve the most impossible head-scratchers, from a mutant Rubik’s Cube, to the hardest corn maze in America, to the most sadistic jigsaw. Chock-full of unforgettable adventures and original examples from around the world-including new work by Greg Pliska, one of America’s top puzzle-makers, and a hidden, super-challenging but solvable puzzle that will earn the first reader to crack it a $10,000 prize*-The Puzzler will open readers’ eyes to the power of flexible thinking and concentration. Whether you’re puzzle obsessed or puzzle hesitant, you’ll walk away with real problem-solving strategies and pathways toward becoming a better thinker and decision maker-for these are certainly puzzling times”– Provided by publisher. Unrated. 2022.

LB           14134    BACK TO THE PRAIRIE: A HOME REMADE, A LIFE REDISCOVERED GILBERT, MELISSA           

“The New York Times bestselling author and star of Little House on the Prairie returns with a new hilarious and heartfelt memoir chronicling her journey from Hollywood to a ramshackle house in the Catskills during the COVID-19 pandemic. Known for her childhood role as Laura Ingalls Wilder on the classic NBC show Little House on the Prairie, Melissa Gilbert has spent nearly her entire life in Hollywood. From Dancing with the Stars to a turn in politics, she was always on the lookout for her next project. She just had no idea that her latest one would be completely life changing. When her husband introduces her to the wilds of rural Michigan, Melissa begins to fall back in love with nature. And when work takes them to New York, they find a rustic cottage in the Catskill Mountains to call home. But “rustic” is a generous description for the state of the house, requiring a lot of blood, sweat, and tears for the newlyweds to make habitable. When the pandemic descends on the world, it further nudges Melissa out of the spotlight and into the woods. She trades Botox treatments for DIY projects, power lunching for gardening and raising chickens, and soon her life is rediscovered anew in her own little house in the Catskills”– Provided by publisher. Unrated.            

LB           14140    FIRE AND FLOOD: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF CLIMATE CHANGE, FROM 1979 TO THE PRESENT                LINDEN, EUGENE             

“Eugene Linden wrote his first story on climate change, for Time magazine, in 1988; it was just the beginning of his investigative work, exploring all ramifications of this impending disaster. Fire and Flood represents his definitive case for the prosecution as to how and why we have arrived at our current dire pass, closing with his argument that the same forces that have confused the public’s mind and slowed the policy response are poised to pivot with astonishing speed, as long-term risks have become present-day realities and the cliff’s edge is now within view. Starting with the 1980s, Linden tells the story, decade by decade, by looking at four clocks that move at different speeds: the reality of climate change itself; the scientific consensus about it, which always lags reality; public opinion and political will, which lag further still; and, perhaps most important, business and finance. Reality marches on at its own pace, but the public will and even the science are downstream from the money, and Fire and Flood shows how devilishly effective moneyed climate-change deniers have been at slowing and even reversing the progress of our collective awakening. When a threat means certain but future disaster, but addressing it means losing present-tense profit, capitalism’s response has been sadly predictable. Now, however, the seasons of fire and flood have crossed the threshold into plain view. Linden focuses on the insurance industry as one loud canary in the coal mine: fire and flood zones in Florida and California, among other regions, are now seeing what many call “climate redlining.” The whole system is teetering on the brink, and the odds of another housing collapse, for starters, are much higher than most people understand. There is a path back from the cliff, but we must pick up the pace. Fire and Flood shows us why, and how.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. 2022.

YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION

LB           14133    BLACK BIRDS IN THE SKY: THE STORY AND LEGACY OF THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE COLBERT, BRANDY              

An award-winning author recounts one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in US history. In 1921, an armed white mob razed the predominantly Black Greenwood District. Colbert examines how this horrific event came to pass and why this history is still unknown to many of us. Violence and some strong language. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2021.

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ADULT FICTION

LB           13480    Nameless ones CONNOLLY, JOHN, 1968-              

Four bodies are found violently butchered in a canal house in Amsterdam. They are friends and confidants of the assassin known as Louis. The five men responsible are Serbian war criminals whom Louis has come to Europe to hunt down. The only problem–there is a sixth man. Unrated. 2021.     

LB           13482    Noel letters        EVANS, RICHARD PAUL 

Drawn away from life as a divorced, career-focused publisher in NYC, Noel Post returns to her Salt Lake City roots for one last reunion with her estranged, dying father. As she begins healing, she finds a trail of anonymous letters full of faith, redemption, and a Christmas revelation. 2020.       

LB           13481    Riders of the dawn: a western duo        L’AMOUR, LOUIS, 1908-1988       

Ride, You Tonto Raiders: Matt Sabre is a young and experienced gunfighter–but not a trouble seeker. But when Billy Curtin calls him a liar and goes for his gun, Matt has no choice but to draw and fire. To his surprise, the dying man gives him $5,000 and begs him to take the money to his wife, who is alone in defending the family ranch in the Mogollons. Riders of the Dawn: A young gunslinger is changed for the better by a meeting with a beautiful woman. Unrated. 2021. 

LB           13486    Cowboy way: stories of the old west        KELTON, ELMER

In The Cowboy Way, Kelton captures the action, adventure, brotherhood and betrayal of the old west, chronicling the highs and lows of cowboy life in these sixteen stories, collected together for the first time. Unrated. 2021.             

LB           13487    Billy Summers: a novel   KING, STEPHEN, 1947-   

Billy Summers is a hit man with morals. He’ll only take a job if the target is a truly bad guy. He now wants out of the trade, but there’s one job left. Despite his status as one of the best snipers in the world, everything about the job goes wrong. Unrated. Bestseller. 2021.            

ADULT NON-FICTION

LB           13483    War on the border: Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American invasion GUINN, JEFF     

The dramatic story of how U.S.-Mexico border tensions erupted into open warfare in 1916, as a U.S. military expedition crossed the border to try to capture Mexican guerrilla Pancho Villa–a military incursion whose effects still haunt the border region to this day. Unrated. 2021.         

LB           13488    Going there        COURIC, KATIE, 1957-    

Memoir of a television journalist who was the first woman to solo anchor a major nightly news program. She shares her experiences growing up, rising through the ranks to become a cohost of the Today show, and how the loss of her husband led to her advocacy for cancer research. Unrated. Bestseller. 2021.        

JUVENILE FICTION

LB           13484    Room to dream: a Front Desk novel         YANG, KELLY      

Mia Tang is going for her dreams! After years of hard work, Mia Tang finally gets to go on vacation with her family — to China! A total dream come true! Mia can’t wait to see all her cousins and grandparents again, especially her cousin Shen. As she roams around Beijing, witnessing some of the big changes China’s going through, Mia thinks about the changes in her own life. Unrated. For grades 4-7. 2021.

LB           13485    Cursed carnival and other calamities: new stories about mythic heroes   RIORDAN, RICK

A collection of ten stories by authors from the Rick Riordan Presents imprint that remix myths for modern readers. Unrated. For grades 3-6. 2021.  Related names: Hernandez, Carlos, author. Chokshi, Roshani, author. Cervantes, Jennifer, author. Lee, Yoon Ha, author. Mbalia, Kwame, author. Roanhorse, Rebecca, author. Mejia, Tehlor Kay, author. Chadda, Sarwat, author. Kim, Graci, author. Riordan, Rick, editor, author.

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ADULT FICTION

LB           14177    LOVE SONGS OF W.E.B. DU BOIS: A NOVEL            JEFFERS, HONOREE FANONNE, 1967-      

Ailey Pearl Garfield spends summers in the small Georgia town of Chicasetta, where her mother’s family has lived since their ancestors arrived from Africa in bondage. From an early age, Ailey fights a battle for belonging while the women of her family urge Ailey to succeed in their stead. Unrated.

LB           14181    WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY: A NOVEL          GENTILL, SULARI              

“The ornate reading room at the Boston Public Library is quietuntil the tranquility is shattered by a woman’s terrified scream. Security guards take charge immediately, instructing everyone inside to stay put until the threat is identified and contained. While they wait for the all-clear, four strangers, who’d happened to sit at the same table, pass the time in conversation, and friendships are struck. Each has his or her own reasons for being in the reading room that morning—it just happens that one is a murderer. Award-winning author Sulari Gentill delivers a sharply thrilling listen with this unexpectedly twisty literary adventure that examines the complicated nature of friendship and reveals that words can be the most treacherous weapons of all.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated.

LB           14169    BLOWBACK         PATTERSON, JAMES, 1947-          

US President Keegan Barrett has swept into office on his success as Director of the CIA. Six months into his first term, he devises a clandestine power grab with deadly consequences. Barrett personally orders Special Agents Liam Grey and Noa Himel to execute his plan, but their loyalties are divided. The CIA serves at the pleasure of the president, yet they’ve sworn to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. When the threat comes directly from the Oval Office, that’s where the blowback begins. Unrated.  Related names: DuBois, Brendan, author.            

LB           14157    CHALLENGE: A NOVEL    STEEL, DANIELLE              

“Fishtail, Montana, is home to Anne and Pitt Pollock, local royalty, high school sweethearts, and owners of the successful Pollock ranch. The sprawling foothills of the Beartooth Mountains surround the town, overlooking the Pollocks’ property and the nearby ranch belonging to Bill and Pattie Brown. The two couples have known each other since childhood. Their sons Peter Pollock and Matt Brown are also the best of friends. When they and two other local kids meet Juliet Marshall, new to town after her parents’ bitter divorce, the five of them are soon inseparable, spending their summer days swimming, horseback riding, hiking, and fishing. But one August afternoon, their latest adventure takes a dangerous turn—and quickly escalates into a battle for survival—when they find themselves trapped on Granite Peak. Fear reverberates through the town as their parents grow ever more desperate to hear word that their children have been found. They must place their own trials aside amid a massive search-and-rescue operation. As they come to lean on one another for support, a media frenzy ensues, heightening tensions and testing some already fragile relationships. In the aftermath of this one fateful event, devastating secrets are revealed, new love appears on the horizon, and families are forced to reconsider what they once held dear.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Bestseller.

LB           14146    CLIVE CUSSLER’S HELLBURNER    MADEN, MIKE  

“When Juan Cabrillo fails to capture the leader of Mexico’s most dangerous drug cartel and loses an Oregon crew member in the process, he’s determined to get revenge. Little does he know that the explosion he just narrowly escaped was merely the latest flash of violence from a machine of war that has existed for decades, dating from the bloodiest episode in Armenia’s history. Cabrillo’s Corporation of mercenaries may have finally met its match in The Pipeline—a criminal syndicate passed down from father to son across generations. A group that sits with its finger on the trigger of a torpedo so deadly it could level entire cities. With millions of innocent civilians hanging in the balance, the Oregon’s crew must unravel a tangle of drug-smuggling routes and international conspiracies spanning from the Aegean Sea to the Indian Ocean, putting their lives on the line to find the weapon before its countdown hits zero.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.

LB           14172    SMILING COUNTRY         KELTON, ELMER

Texas, 1910. In this sequel to The Good Old Boys, Hewey Calloway settles down and, with his nephew Tommy, runs the Circle W ranch. Hewey is seriously injured trying to prove he can still break a horse. The mishap has one benefit, though; he gets reacquainted with an old girlfriend.

LB           14187    LAST CHAIRLIFT     IRVING, JOHN, 1942- 

“In Aspen, Colorado, in 1941, Rachel Brewster is a slalom skier at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Little Ray, as she is called, finishes nowhere near the podium, but she manages to get pregnant. Back home, in New England, Little Ray becomes a ski instructor. Her son, Adam, grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past. Years later, looking for answers, Adam will go to Aspen. In the Hotel Jerome, where he was conceived, Adam will meet some ghosts; in The Last Chairlift, they aren’t the first or the last ghosts he sees. John Irving has written some of the most acclaimed books of our time—among them, The World According to Garp and The Cider House Rules. A visionary voice on the subject of sexual tolerance, Irving is a bard of alternative families. In The Last Chairlift, readers will once more be in his thrall.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. 

LB           14161    DREAMLAND     SPARKS, NICHOLAS        

“Colby Mills once felt destined for a musical career, until tragedy grounded his aspirations. Now the head of a small family farm in North Carolina, he spontaneously takes a gig playing at a bar in St. Pete Beach, Florida, seeking a rare break from his duties at home. But when he meets Morgan Lee, his world is turned upside-down, making him wonder if the responsibilities he has shouldered need dictate his life forever. The daughter of affluent Chicago doctors, Morgan has graduated from a prestigious college music program with the ambition to move to Nashville and become a star. Romantically and musically, she and Colby complete each other in a way that neither has ever known. While they are falling headlong in love, Beverly is on a heart-pounding journey of another kind. Fleeing an abusive husband with her six-year-old son, she is trying to piece together a life for them in a small town far off the beaten track. With money running out and danger seemingly around every corner, she makes a desperate decision that will rewrite everything she knows to be true. In the course of a single unforgettable week, two young people will navigate the exhilarating heights and heartbreak of first love. Hundreds of miles away, Beverly will put her love for her young son to the test. And fate will draw all three people together in a web of life-altering connections…forcing each to wonder whether the dream of a better life can ever survive the weight of the past.” — Provided by publisher. Some violence. Bestseller.

LB           14182    CHOICE                 ROBERTS, NORA              

“Talamh is a land of green hills, high mountains, deep forests, and seas, where magicks thrive. But portals allow for passage in and out—and ultimately, each must choose their place, and choose between good and evil, war and peace, life and death… Breen Siobhan Kelly grew up in the world of Man and was once unaware of her true nature. Now she is in Talamh, trying to heal after a terrible battle and heartbreaking losses. Her grandfather, the dark god Odran, has been defeated in his attempt to rule over Talamh, and over Breen—for now. With the enemy cast out and the portal sealed, this is a time to rest and to prepare. Breen spreads her wings and realizes a power she’s never experienced before. It’s also a time for celebrations—of her first Christmas in both Talamh and Ireland, of solstice and weddings and births—and daring to find joy again in the wake of sorrow. She rededicates herself to writing her stories, and when his duties as taoiseach permit, she is together with Keegan, who has trained her as a warrior and whom she has grown to love. It’s Keegan who’s at her side when the enemy’s witches, traitorous and power-mad, appear to her in her sleep, practicing black magick, sacrificing the innocent, and plotting a brutal destruction for Breen. And soon, united with him and with all of Talamh, she will seek out those in desperate need of rescue, and confront the darkness with every weapon she has: her sword, her magicks–and her courage…” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Bestseller.

LB           14183    HUNTING TIME                 DEAVER, JEFFERY             

“THERE ARE TWO FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF SURVIVAL. #1: NEVER BE WITHOUT A MEANS OF ESCAPE.     Allison Parker is on the run with her teenage daughter, Hannah, and Colter Shaw has been hired by her eccentric boss, entrepreneur Marty Harmon, to find and protect her. Though he’s an expert at tracking missing persons—even those who don’t wish to be found—Shaw has met his match in Allison, who brings all her skills as a brilliant engineer designing revolutionary technology to the game of evading detection.   #2: NEVER BE WITHOUT ACCESS TO A WEAPON.     The reason for Allison’s panicked flight is soon apparent. She’s being stalked by her ex-husband, Jon Merritt. Newly released from prison and fueled by blinding rage, Jon is a man whose former profession as a police detective makes him uniquely suited for the hunt. And he’s not alone. Two hitmen are also hot on her heels—an eerie pair of thugs who take delight not only in murder but in the sport of devising clever ways to make bodies disappear forever. Even if Shaw manages to catch up with Allison and her daughter, his troubles will just be beginning. SHAW IS ABOUT TO DISCOVER RULE #3: NEVER BELIEVE ANYTHING.     As Shaw ventures further into the wilderness, the truth becomes as hard to decipher as the forest’s unmarked trails…and peril awaits at every turn.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated.

LB           14184    HOPE CREEK       DAILEY, JANET  

For Kit Teague, the island of Hope Creek, South Carolina, is filled with joyful memories of being out on the water with her beloved father. But her small hometown is also the place where her mother battled mental illness—and lost. Returning home to put her mother to final rest, Kit discovers a family divided by grief—and wounds so deep her twin sister has turned against their father—and Kit. Not only has Viv moved up the creek to join a rival fishing business, she’s barricaded herself behind Beau Sutton, the boy Kit once loved from afar. The man who stirs something deep within Kit even now… Unrated.

LB           14185    LIBERATION DAY: STORIES            SAUNDERS, GEORGE, 1958-        

The “best short story writer in English” (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the very heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans. With his trademark prose—wickedly funny, unsentimental, and perfectly tuned—Saunders continues to challenge and surprise: here is a collection of prismatic, deeply resonant stories that encompass joy and despair, oppression and revolution, bizarre fantasy and brutal reality. Unrated.

LB           14186    BABEL: OR THE NECESSITY OF VIOLENCE: AN ARCANE HISTORY OF THE OXFORD TRANSLATORS’ REVOLUTION     KUANG, R.F. (REBECCA F.)           

“1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world’s center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide. Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Bestseller.

LB           14158    WHITTIERS          STEEL, DANIELLE              

Preston and Constance Whittier have built a happy life together, with a brood of six children raised in a beautiful historic Manhattan mansion. Now, with a nearly empty nest, it’s easier than ever for the Whittiers to maintain their tradition of a solo romantic “Wintermoon” ski trip. But with this year’s trip comes tragedy, and suddenly the Whittiers’ adult children find themselves reuniting in the family home without their parents for the first time ever. The oldest, Lyle, is reaching a breaking point in his marriage and must decide whether a divorce would be best for him and his two children. Gloria’s big job on Wall Street has kept her single at thirty-nine, and growing ever more cynical. The twins, Caroline and Charlie, moved out long ago to start a fashion business that may now be faltering. Benjie, with special needs, is hit hard by the loss of his parents and needs his siblings’ help. And Annabelle, the youngest, drops out of college and starts to spin out of control. The eldest four are forced to put aside their personal issues and their grief to keep the family together and support each other and their two youngest siblings. Selling the house, along with all the memories that live in its walls, feels like yet another devastating loss. Could there be another way, as unconventional as it seems? Unrated.

ADULT NONFICTION

LB           14178    CHASING HISTORY: A KID IN THE NEWSROOM     BERNSTEIN, CARL, 1944-               

The Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of All the President’s Men (DB 50574) reflects on his formative years as a teenage newspaper reporter at the Washington Star and the subsequent trajectory of his career. He discusses covering grisly crimes, political rallies, the civil rights movement, and more. Unrated. Bestseller.

LB           14179    DEAF UTOPIA: A MEMOIR–AND A LOVE LETTER TO A WAY OF LIFE             DIMARCO, NYLE, 1989-  

“A heartfelt and inspiring memoir and celebration of Deaf culture by Nyle DiMarco, actor, producer, two-time reality show winner, and cultural icon of the international Deaf community. Before becoming the actor, producer, advocate, and model that people know today, Nyle DiMarco was half of a pair of Deaf twins born to a multi-generational Deaf family in Queens, New York. At the hospital one day after he was born, Nyle “failed” his first test—a hearing test—–to the joy and excitement of his parents. In this engrossing memoir, Nyle shares stories, both heartbreaking and humorous, of what it means to navigate a world built for hearing people. From growing up in a rough-and-tumble childhood in Queens with his big and loving Italian-American family to where he is now, Nyle has always been driven to explore beyond the boundaries given him. A college math major and athlete at Gallaudet—the famed university for the Deaf in Washington, DC—Nyle was drawn as a young man to acting, and dove headfirst into the reality show competitions America’s Next Top Model and Dancing with the Stars—ultimately winning both competitions. Deaf Utopia is more than a memoir, it is a cultural anthem—a proud and defiant song of Deaf culture and a love letter to American Sign Language, Nyle’s primary language. Through his stories and those of his Deaf brothers, parents, and grandparents, Nyle opens many windows into the Deaf experience. Deaf Utopia is intimate, suspenseful, hilarious, eye-opening, and smart—–both a memoir and a celebration of what makes Deaf culture unique and beautiful.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Bestseller. Related names: Siebert, Robert, author.

LB           14180    FREEZING ORDER: A TRUE STORY OF MONEY LAUNDERING, MURDER, AND SURVIVING VLADIMIR PUTIN’S WRATH                BROWDER, BILL, 1964-  

“Following his explosive #1 New York Times bestseller, Red Notice, Bill Browder returns with another gripping thriller chronicling how he exposed Vladmir Putin’s campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars from Russia—and how Putin is willing to kill anyone who stands in his way. When Browder’s young Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a Moscow jail in 2009, Browder cast aside his business career and made it his life’s mission to pursue justice for Sergei. One of the first steps of that mission was to uncover who had killed Sergei and profited from the $230 million corruption scheme that he had exposed. As Browder and his team tracked the money that flowed out of Russia—through the Baltics and Cyprus and on to Western Europe and the Americas—they discovered that Vladimir Putin himself was one of the beneficiaries of the crime. After Western law-enforcement agencies began freezing the money, Putin retaliated. He and his cronies set honey traps for Browder, hired agents to chase him around the globe, murdered more of Browder’s Russian allies, and enlisted some of the West’s top lawyers and politicians in an attempt to bring Browder down. Putin will stop at nothing to protect his wealth and power. As Freezing Order reveals, Browder’s campaign was a main impetus for Putin’s intervention in the 2016 US presidential election. At once a financial caper, an international adventure, and a passionate plea for justice, Freezing Order is a stirring morality tale about how one man can take on one of the most dangerous and ruthless villains in the world.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Bestseller.                            

LB           14188    PUTIN   SHORT, PHILIP  

The first comprehensive, fully up-to-date biography of Vladimir Putin, woven into the tumultuous saga of Russia over the last sixty years. Vladimir Putin is the world’s most dangerous man. Alone among world leaders, he has the power to reduce the United States and Europe to ashes in a nuclear firestorm and has threatened to do so. He invades his neighbors, most recently Ukraine, meddles in western elections, and orders assassinations inside and outside Russia. His regime is autocratic and deeply corrupt. But that is only half the story. Unflinching, hard-hitting, and objective, Philip Short’s biography gives us the whole tale, up to the present day. To the fullest extent anyone has yet been able, Short cracks open the strongman’s thick carapace to reveal the man underneath those bare-chested horseback rides. In this deeply researched account, readers meet the Putin who slept in the same room as his parents until he was twenty-five years old, who backed out of his wedding right beforehand, and who learned English in order to be able to talk to George W. Bush. Vladimir Putin is wreaking havoc in Europe, threatening global peace and stability and exposing his fellow citizens to devastating economic countermeasures. Yet puzzlingly many Russians continue to support him. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the many facets of the man behind the mask that Putin wears on the world stage. Unrated.

LB           14189    STONE AGE: SIXTY YEARS OF THE ROLLING STONES           JONES, LESLEY-ANN       

An acclaimed rock and roll journalist evokes the legacy of The Rolling Stones—iconic, granitic, commercially unstoppable as a collective; and fascinating, contradictory, and occasionally disturbing as individuals. As Lesley-Ann Jones writes, the Rolling Stones are “still roaming the globe like rusty tanks without a war to go to. Jumping, jacking, flashing, posturing, these septuagenarian caricatures with faces that might have been microwaved but coming on like eternal thirty-year-olds.” On 12th July 1962, the Rollin’ Stones performed their first-ever gig at London’s Marquee jazz club. Down the line, a ‘g’ was added, a spark was lit and their destiny was sealed. No going back. These five white British kids set out to play the music of black America. They honed a style that bled bluesy undertones into dark insinuations of women, sex, and drugs. Denounced as ‘corruptors of youth’ and ‘messengers of the devil,’ they created some of the most thrilling music ever recorded. Now their sound and attitude seem louder and more influential than ever. Elvis is dead and the Beatles are over, but Jagger and Richards bestride the world. The Stones may be gathering moss, but on they roll. Yet how did the ultimate anti-establishment misfits become the global brand we know today? Who were the casualties, and what are the forgotten legacies? Can the artist ever be truly divisible from the art? Lesley-Ann Jones’s new history tracks this contradictory, disturbing, granitic and unstoppable band through hope, glory and exile, into the juggernaut years and beyond into rock’s ongoing reckoning . . . where the Stones seem more at odds than ever with the values and heritage against which they have always rebelled. Good, bad, and often ugly, here are the Rolling Stones as never seen before. Unrated.

TBP Collection Spotlight: Black Cowboys

For Black History Month, we have compiled a short list of some of the titles available in the Talking Book Program collection on the topic of African American cowboys.

Adult Nonfiction

BLACK COWBOYS OF TEXAS (DBC 00028)

This history of Black cowboys in Texas draws largely on interviews done for the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration during the depths of the Great Depression. Because these interviews were with African Americans who had been working cowboys during the heyday of Texas ranching in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, their remembrances give us particularly personal views into past life on the range. Some violence and some strong language. 2005.

COMPTON COWBOYS: THE NEW GENERATION OF COWBOYS IN AMERICA’S URBAN HEARTLAND by Walter Thompson-Hernandez (DB 99817)

A journalist profiles a group of Black men and women in Compton, California, who are known as the Compton Cowboys and are part of a centuries-old tradition of Black cowboys. Also recounts the founding of the Compton Jr. Posse to connect youth with this legacy. Strong language and some violence. Commercial audiobook. 2020.

LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NAT LOVE by Nat Love (DBC 14750)

This rare autobiography of Black life in the American West provides the reader with a view of the frontier that differs considerably from the romantic version provided by Hollywood and the Western. Nat Love began life in slavery, spent 20 years as a cowboy, and later worked for the railroad. In 1907, he looked back on his life, especially the years on the range, fondly and with an eye for the telling detail. 1988.

LIFE AND LEGEND OF GEORGE MCJUNKIN: BLACK COWBOY by Franklin Folsom (DBC 02951)

A biography of the cowboy and former slave, whose skill with horses was renowned and whose curiosity led him to discover important archaeological relics. 1973.

Adult Fiction

GABRIEL’S STORY by David Anthony Durham (DB 54372)

A fifteen-year-old African American comes of age on the 1870s frontier. When his widowed mother remarries and takes him from Baltimore to Kansas, Gabriel broods over lost opportunities and resents the hard farm life. He runs off with a band of cowboys, but the journey turns desperate and dangerous. Violence and strong language. 2001.

PARADISE SKY by Joe R Lansdale (DB 82034)

Willie, an African American cowboy, flees his farm after his father is murdered. After a mentor teaches him a variety of skills, he makes a new life as a buffalo soldier, calling himself Nat Love. When his woman is attacked, however, he faces a final, deadly showdown. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2015.

WAGONTONGUE by Elmer Kelton (DBC 11954, LB 04567)

As a slave, Isaac Jefford went to war with his owner, Major Lytton, and saved the man’s life. As a free man in post-Civil War West Texas, Isaac became one of the major’s top ranch hands. When the major hires Pete Runyan, a bitter ex-Confederate, Isaac has to deal with Runyan’s hostility. Gunmen attack Pete and Isaac as they try to deliver the cash profit from the sale of the herd to the Fort Worth bank before a foreclosure deadline. The two cowboys must decide whether to fight alone–or to survive together.1972.

Juvenile Nonfiction

HOLT AND THE COWBOYS by Jim McCafferty (DBC 16891)

Recounts the experiences of the African American soldier who, after serving in the Civil War as a Confederate cavalry scout, traveled to Texas and became a cowboy. For grades 2-4. 1993.

LET ‘ER BUCK!: GEORGE FLETCHER, THE PEOPLE’S CHAMPION by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (DB 98386)

Explores the legacy of Black cowboy George Fletcher, who bonded with horses at an early age. When he unfairly lost the 1911 Pendleton Round-Up to a white man, the outraged audience declared Fletcher as People’s Champion and honor him to this day. For grades 3-6. 2019.

 

Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List 2023

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 2023 list that are in the TBP collection.

For More Information: https://txla.org/tools-resources/reading-lists/lariat/current-list/

BLACK CAKE by Charmaine Wilkerson (DB 106558, BR 24489, LB 13604)
BOOK LOVERS by Emily Henry (DB 107926, BR 24476, LB 13928)
CARRIE SOTO IS BACK by Taylor Jenkins Reid (DB 109886)
CITY ON FIRE by Don Winslow (LB 14102)
HACIENDA by Isabel Canas (DB 107997)
HESTER by Laurie Lico Albanese (DB 110506)
HIGH HOUSE by Jessie Greengrass (DB 109138)
IONA IVERSON’S RULES FOR COMMUTING by Clare Pooley (DB 108652)
LAST SUMMER ON STATE STREET by Toya Wolfe (DB 109023)
LINCOLN HIGHWAY by Amor Towels (DB 105197, LB 13514)
MAID by Nita Prose (DB 106298, LB 13614)
MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MOY by Jamie Ford (DB 109598)
MERCURY PICTURES PRESENTS by Anthony Marra (DB 109568, LB 14036)
MURDER OF MR. WICKHAM by Claudia Gray (DB 107945)
PARIS APARTMENT by Lucy Foley (DB 107433, LB 13618)
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt (DB 107924, LB 24204)
SEA OF TRANQUILITY by Emily St. John Mandel (DB 107705, BR 24500, LB 13744)
THIS TIME TOMORROW by Emma Straub (DB 108110, BR 24331, LB 14019)
TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin (DB 109032, LB 14018)
TWO NIGHTS IN LISBON by Chris Pavone (DB 108663)
WEST WITH GIRAFFES by Lynda Rutledge (DB 102687, BR 24571)
WHAT MOVES THE DEAD by T. Kingfisher (DB 109294)

GoodReads 2022 Choice Awards Announced

The social cataloging website for book lovers, Goodreads, has just announced their readers’ Choice Awards for 2022. The Texas Talking Book Program has a number of them in our collection.

Are you looking for something scary? Goodreads members chose HIDDEN PICTURES by Jason Rekulak (DB 108427) as their favorite horror book for this past year.

Or are you more interested in non-fiction? ATLAS OF THE HEART by Brene Brown (DB 106540, LB 13602) was chosen as the best non-fiction book.

  Perhaps you’ve had a busy holiday season and don’t want to tackle an entire novel. Goodreads readers declared CALL US WHAT WE CARRY by Amanda Gorman (DB 106426, LB 13601) as the best poetry collection.

No matter which genre you enjoy, the bibliophiles at Goodreads have chosen a favorite book published this year. Contact us and we can help you find your next favorite book.

For more information: https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-fiction-books-2022


Short Stories for Shorter Days

Winter is here. The days are shorter, and you’re still recovering from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, so ease back into reading with these quick and accessible novellas and short story collections:

TENTH OF DECEMBER: STORIES by SAUNDERS, GEORGE (DB 76097, BR 19818; 5 hours 46 minutes)
Collection of ten short stories by the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant winner. In “Home” a veteran deals with reuniting with family members who have no clue about the man he has become. In the title story a suicidal cancer patient crosses paths with an imaginative boy. Strong language. Bestseller. 2013.

SWIMMERS: A NOVEL by OTSUKA, JULIE (DB 107007 and LB 13711; 4 hours 8 minutes)
The swimmers are unknown to one another except through their private routines (slow lane, medium lane, fast lane) and the solace each takes in their morning or afternoon laps. But when a crack appears at the bottom of the pool, they are cast out into an unforgiving world. Commercial audiobook. 2022.

WHAT IT MEANS WHEN A MAN FALLS FROM THE SKY: STORIES by ARIMAH, LESLEY NNEKA (DBC 27201; 5 hours 20 minutes)
A collection of stories exploring the ties that bind parents and children, husbands and wives, lovers, and friends to one another and to the places they call home. Commercial audiobook. Adult. Unrated.

CAT WHO SAVED BOOKS by NATSUKAWA, SOSUKE (DB 106176 and LB 13877; 5 hours 8 minutes)
Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. Then, a talking cat named Tiger appears and demands the teenager’s help in saving misused books. Translated from the original 2017 Japanese edition. Unrated. 2021.

WHAT IS NOT YOURS IS NOT YOURS by OYEYEMI, HELEN (DB 85048 and BR 23506; 7 hours 42 minutes)
Themes of keys and locks abound in this collection of nine loosely linked short stories. In “Books and Roses,” a baby is left at a monastery with a golden key around her neck. Some strong language. 2016.

BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD by KAWAGUCHI, TOSHIKAZU (DB 102743; 6 hours 54 minutes)
In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop also offers the chance to travel back in time. Over the course of one summer, four customers hope to make that journey. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.

FIVE TUESDAYS IN WINTER: STORIES by KING, LILY (DB 106197 and LB 13872; 6 hours 12 minutes)
A collection of short stories both fresh and previously published from the author of WRITERS & LOVERS (DB 98766) and EUFORIA (DB 103589). The author explores themes of desire and heartache, loss and discovery, moments of jolting violence, and the inexorable tug toward love. Unrated. 2021.

HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY by ADAMS, DOUGLAS (DB 18339 and BR 14438; 5 hours 49 minutes)
When the Earth is demolished to make room for a galactic freeway, sole earth survivor Arthur Dent is forced to take up a life of hitchhiking around the cosmos with the aid of an alien friend and a book called “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” Deadpan science fiction parody.

AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE: STORIES by ELLIS, HELEN (DB 83382; 3 hours 48 minutes)
A collection of short stories exploring the dark world of domesticity, and featuring, among others, murderous ladies who lunch, celebrity treasure hunters, and a bra fitter. The story settings include a haunted prewar apartment building, a book club initiation ritual, and a pageant princess’s getaway car. Some strong language. Commercial audiobook. 2016.

GIRL WHO READS ON THE METRO by FERET-FLEURY, CHRISTINE (DB 97251 and BR 23536; 4 hours 49 minutes)
One morning in Paris, Juliette walks through a rusty gate wedged open with a book, into the bizarre and enchanting lives of Soliman and his young daughter, Zaide. Soliman hires Juliette to take used books into the world and match them with readers. Translated from the 2017 French edition. 2019.

NPR’s Book Concierge 2022

National Public Radio (NPR) has just released the Book Concierge for 2022. This is NPR’s annual, interactive, year-end reading guide. They compile their list by requesting staffers and trusted critics to nominate their favorite books of the year. Then, the editors and producers at NPR Books sit down and select their favorites. 

The books on this list cover a variety of genres such as biographies, book club ideas, and nonfiction as well as the more traditional categories like mysteries and thrillers, and historical fiction. We have indicated the categories that NPR assigned each book beneath the title in BOLD.

The Texas Talking Book Program has a good number of them in our collection. No matter which genre you enjoy, the staff at National Public Radio have chosen a favorite book published this year. Contact us and we can help you find your next favorite book.

For more information: https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2022

Here are all of the selections in the NLS collection:

AFRICAN TOWN by Irene Latham (DB 106657)
(Eye-Opening Reads, For History Lovers, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry, Staff Picks, Young Adult)
 
ALL MY RAGE by Sabaa Tahir (DB 107414)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, The States We’re In, Young Adult)
 
ALL THIS COULD BE DIFFERENT by Sarah Thankam Mathews (DB 110526)
(Funny Stuff, Identity & Culture, Realistic Fiction, The States We’re In)
 
AMERICAN MURDERER: THE PARASITE THAT HAUNTED THE SOUTH by Gail Jarrow (DB 110750)
(Eye-Opening Reads, For History Lovers, It’s All Geek To Me, Kids’ Books, Nonfiction, Science!)
 
ARROW TO THE MOON by Emily X. R. Pan (DB 107822)
(Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Love Stories, Staff Picks, Young Adult)
 
ANCESTOR TROUBLE: A RECKONING AND A RECONCILIATION by Maud Newton (DB 108855)
(Biography & Memoir, Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, Science!, The States We’re In)
 
ANGEL OF ROME: AND OTHER STORIES by Jess Walter (DB 109657)
(Family Matters, Funny Stuff, Love Stories, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry, Staff Picks)
 
BABEL: OR THE NECESSITY OF VIOLENCE: AN ARCANE HISTORY OF THE OXFORD TRANSLATORS’ REBELLION by R. F. Kuang (DB 110624)
(Book Club Ideas, For History Lovers, Rather Long, Sci Fi, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Tales From Around the World)
 
BALLADZ by Sharon Olds (DB 110528)
(Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Ladies First, Seriously Great Writing, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry)
 
BETTER THAN FICTION by Alexa Martin (IN PROCESS)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Ladies First, Let’s Talk About Sex, Love Stories)
 
BLACK CAKE by Charmaine Wilkerson (DB 106558; BR 24489)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Mysteries & Thrillers, Realistic Fiction, Staff Picks, Tales From Around The World)
 
BOMB SHELTER: LOVE, TIME, AND OTHER EXPLOSIVES by Mary Laura Philpott (DB 108683)
(Biography & Memoir, Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Nonfiction, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry, The States We’re In)
 
BOOK LOVERS by Emily Henry (DB 107926, BR 24476)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Funny Stuff, Ladies First, Love Stories, Staff Picks, The States We’re In)
 
BOOK OF GOOSE by Yiyun Li (IN PROCESS)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Historical Fiction, Ladies First, Seriously Great Writing, Tales From Around the World, The Dark Side)
 
BOOKS OF JACOB by Olga Tokarczuk (DB 106615)
(Eye-Opening Read, Family Matters, Historical Fiction, Identity & Culture, Rather Long, Seriously Great Writing, Tales From Around The World)
 
BOOTH by Karen Joy Fowler (DB 107075)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Historical Fiction, Rather Long, Staff Picks, The Dark Side)
 
CAMERA MAN: BUSTER KEATON, THE DAWN OF CINEMA, AND THE INVENTION OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY by Dana Stevens (DB 106782)
(Biography & Memoir, For History Lovers, It’s All Geek To Me, No Biz Like Show Biz, Nonfiction, Staff Picks)
 
CANDY HOUSE by Jennifer Egan (DB 107786, BR 24483)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, It’s All Geek To Me, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks, The Dark Side, The States We’re In)
 
CARRIE SOTO IS BACK by Taylor Jenkins Reid (DB 109886)
(Family Matters, For Sports Lovers, Ladies First, Realistic Fiction, Staff Picks)
POETA CHILENO by Alejandro Zambra (DB 103745)
(Spanish Language, Family Matters, Funny Stuff, Identity & Culture, Realistic Fiction, Staff Picks, Tales From Around The World)
 
COMPANION PIECE by Ali Smith (DB 110110)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, For Art Lovers, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing)
 
CONSTRUCTING A NERVOUS SYSTEM by Margo Jefferson (DB 108514)
(Biography & Memory, For Art Lovers, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, Seriously Great Writing)
 
DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (DB 109499)
(Historical Fiction, Mysteries & Thrillers, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Staff Picks, Tales From Around The World)
 
DEAD-END MEMORIES by Banana Yoshimoto (DB 110967)
(Ladies First, Realistic Fiction, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry, Tales From Around The World)
 
DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver (DB 110786)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Rather Long, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks, The States We’re In)
 
DIARY OF A MISFIT: A MEMOIR AND A MYSTERY by Casey Parks (DB 110353)
(Biography & Memoir, Eye-Opening Read, Family Matters, For History Lovers, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, The States We’re In)
 
DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUIT by Kyle Lukoff (DB 107929)
(Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Kids’ Books, Realistic Fiction)
 
DILLA TIME: THE LIFE AND AFTERLIFE OF J. DILLA, THE HIP-HOP PRODUCER WHO REINVENTED RHYTHM by Dan Charnas (DB 109791
(Biography & Memoir, For Music Lovers, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, Rather Long, Staff Picks)
 
DINOSAURS by Lydia Millet (DB 110803)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, The States We’re In)
 
EITHER/OR by Elif Batuman (DB 108417)
(Book Club Ideas, Funny Stuff, Ladies First, Realistic Fiction)
 
FAMILY CHAO by Lan Samantha Chang (DB 106766)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Realistic Fiction, The States We’re In)
 
FELLOWSHIP POINT by Alice Elliott Dark (DB 109461)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Ladies First, Rather Long, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, The States We’re In)
 
FERVOR by Alma Katsu (DB 107806)
(Historical Fiction, Identity & Culture, Mysteries & Thrillers, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, The Dark Side, The States We’re In)
 
FIONA AND JANE by Jean Chen Ho (DB 109449)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Ladies First, Love Stories, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Tales From Around The World, The States We’re In)
 
FIRST KENNEDYS: THE HUMBLE ROOTS OF AN AMERICAN DYNASTY by Neal Thompson (DB 108796)
(Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, For History Lovers, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, Staff Picks, The States We’re In)
 
FIRST TO DIE AT THE END by Adam Silvera (IN PROCESS)
(Love Stories, Rather Long, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, The Dark Side, Young Adult)
 
FLYING SOLO by Linda Holmes (DB 108713, BR 24463)
(Family Matters, For Art Lovers, Ladies First, Love Stories, Realistic Fiction, The States We’re In)
 
FRENCH BRAID by Anne Tyler (DB 107336, BR 24117)
(Family Matters, Realistic Fiction, The States We’re In)
 
GLORY by NoViolet Bulawayo (DB 109637)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, For History Lovers, Identity & Culture, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Tales From Around The World)
 
GODS OF WANT by K-Ming Chang (DB 110153)
(Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Ladies First, Let’s Talk About Sex, Love Stories, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry)
 
GOLIATH by Tochi Onyebuchi (DB 108246, BR 24527)
(Eye-Opening Read, Identity & Culture, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Seriously Great Writing)
 
GOOD INSIDE: A GUIDE TO BECOMING THE PARENT YOU WANT TO BE by Becky Kennedy (IN PROCESS)
(Eye-Opening, Family Matters, Nonfiction, Staff Picks)
 
HACIENDA by Isabel Cañas (DB 107997)
(Family Matters, Historical Fiction, Mysteries & Thrillers, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Staff Picks, Tales From Around The World, The Dark Side)
 
HEARTBROKE by Chelsea Bieker (DB 109137)
(Let’s Talk About Sex, Love Stories, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry, The Dark Side, The States We’re In)
 
HELL’S HALF-ACRE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE BENDERS, A SERIAL KILLER FAMILY ON THE AMERICAN FRONTIER by Susan Jonusas (DB 107236)
(Eye-Opening Read, Family Matters, For History Lovers, Nonfiction, The Dark Side, The States We’re In)
 
HIS NAME IS GEORGE FLOYD: ONE MAN’S LIFE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR RACIAL JUSTICE by Robert Samuels (DBC 26540)
(Biography & Memoir, Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, Staff Picks, The States We’re In)
 
HONEY AND SPICE by Bolu Babalola (DB 109265)
(For Music Lovers, Identity & Culture, Ladies First, Let’s Talk About Sex, Love Stories, Realistic Fiction, Tales From Around The World)
 
HONEYS by Ryan La Sala (DB 110575)
(Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, The Dark Side, Young Adult)

HOUSE BETWEEN EARTH AND THE MOON by REBECCA SCHERM (DB 110351)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Science!)

HOW HIGH WE GO IN THE DARK by Sequoia Nagamatsu (DB 106990)
(Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Staff Picks, The Dark)
 
I AM GOLDEN by Eva Chen (DB 106996)
(Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Kids’ Books)
 
I MUST BETRAY YOU by Ruta Sepetys (DB 106794)
(Historical Fiction, Mysteries & Thrillers, Tales From Around The World, Young Adult)
 
I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy (DB 110152)
(Biography & Memoir, Family Matters, No Biz Like Show Biz, Nonfiction, Staff Picks)
 
I’M NOT BROKEN by Jesse Leon (DB 110109)
(Biography & Memoir, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, The States We’re In)
 
IF I SURVIVE YOU by Jonathan Escoffery (DB 110662)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry, Staff Picks, The States We’re In)
 
IN LOVE: A MEMOIR OF LOVE AND LOSS by Amy Bloom (DB 107411, BR 24515)
(Biography & Memoir, Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, Love Stories, Nonfiction, Seriously Great Writing)
 
INVISIBLE KINGDOM: REIMAGINING CHRONIC ILLNESS by Meghan O’Rourke (DB 107431)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Nonfiction, Science!, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks)
 
IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AND I’M IN MY BATHING SUIT by Justin A. Reynolds (DB 108227)
(Funny Stuff, Kids’ Books)
 
JOAN IS OKAY by Weike Wang (DB 106795)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Funny Stuff, Identity & Culture, Ladies First, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks, The States We’re In)
 
KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE by Deanna Raybourn (DB 110076)
(Book Club Ideas, Funny Stuff, Ladies First, Mysteries & Thrillers, The Dark Side)
 
KOSHERSOUL: THE FAITH AND FOOD JOURNEY OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN JEW by Michael W. Twitty (DB 110375, DB 110343)
(Biography & Memoir, Cookbooks & Food, Eye-Opening Reads, For History Lovers, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, Staff Picks, The States We’re In)

LADY FOR A DUKE by Alexis Hall (DB 108910)
(Historical Fiction, Identity & Culture, Let’s Talk About Sex, Love Stories, Rather Long, Tales from Around the World)

LADY JUSTICE: WOMEN, THE LAW, AND THE BATTLE TO SAVE AMERICA by Dahlia Lithwick (DB 110632)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Books, For History Lovers, Ladies First, Nonfiction, The States We’re In)
 
LAPVONA by Ottessa Moshfegh (DB 109093)
(Historical Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks, The Dark Side)
 
LAST CALL AT THE HOTEL IMPERIAL: REPORTERS WHO TOOK ON A WORLD AT WAR by Deborah Cohen (DB 109450)
(For History Lovers, Nonfiction, Rather Long, Staff Picks, Tales from Around The World)
 
LAST SLAVE SHIP: THE TRUE STORY OF HOW CLOTILDA WAS FOUND, HER DESCENDANTS, AND AN EXTRAORDINARY RECKONING by Ben Raines (DB 108376)
(For History Lovers, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, Staff Picks)
 
LAST WHITE MAN by Mohsin Hamid (DB 109620)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Identity & Culture, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks)
 
LATECOMER by Jean Hanff Korelitz (DB 108806)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Ladies First, Realistic Fiction, Staff Picks)
LEFT ON TENTH: A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE by Delia Ephron (DB 107810)
(Biography & Memoir, Family Matters, Funny Stuff, Ladies First, Love Stories, Nonfiction, Staff Picks)
 
LESS IS LOST by Andrew Sean Greer (DB 110413)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Funny Stuff, Identity & Culture, Love Stories, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks)
 
LESSONS FROM THE EDGE by Marie Yovanovitch (DB 107845)
(Biography & Memoir, Eye-Opening Reads, Ladies First, Nonfiction, Staff Picks, Tales from Around The World, The States We’re In)
 
LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus (DB 107538)
(Book Club Ideas, Ladies First, Realistic Fiction, Science!, Staff Picks)
 
LESSONS by Ian McEwan (DB 110290)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing)
 
LOST & FOUND by Kathryn Schulz (IN PROCESS)
(Biography & Memoir, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Love Stories, Nonfiction, The States We’re In)
 
LOVE MARRIAGE by Monica Ali (DB 108293)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Realistic Fiction, Tales from Around The World)
 
LOVE ON THE BRAIN by Ali Hazelwood (DB 109787, BR 24522)
(Funny Stuff, Ladies First, Let’s Talk About Sex, Love Stories, Science!, Staff Picks)
 
LUCY BY THE SEA by Elizabeth Stout (DB 110266)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, The State We’re In)
 
LUTE by Jennifer Marie Thorne (IN PROCESS)
(Family Matters, Mysteries & Thrillers, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Tales from Around The World, The Dark Side)
 
EL HOMBRE QUE MOVIA LAS NUBES by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (DB 110725)
(Spanish Language, Biography & Memoir, Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks, Tales from Around The World)
 
MARRIAGE PORTRAIT by Maggie O’Farrell (DB 110129)
(Book Club Ideas, Historical Fiction, Ladies First, Seriously Great Writing, Tales from Around The World, The Dark Side)
 
MECCA by Susan Straight (IN PROCESS)
(Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks, The States We’re In)
 
MEMORY LIBRARIAN by Janelle Monae (DB 108252)
(For Music Lovers, Identity & Culture, It’s All Geek to Me, Ladies First, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry)
 
MEMPHIS by Tara M. Stringfellow (DB 107634, LB 13713)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, Historical Fiction, Identity & Culture, Ladies First, Seriously Great Writing, The States We’re In)
 
MERCURY PICTURES PRESENTS by Anthony Marra (DB 109568)
(Historical Fiction, No Biz Like Show Biz, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks)

MERRY LITTLE MEET CUTE by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone (DB 110541)
(Funny Stuff, Ladies First, Let’s Talk About Sex, Love Stories, Realistic Fiction, Staff Picks)

MOON WITCH, SPIDER KING by Marlon James (DB 107012)
(Rather Long, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Seriously Great Writing)
 
MOTHERCARE by Lynne Tillman (DB 110102)
(Biography & Memoir, Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, Ladies First, Nonfiction, Rather Short, Staff Picks)
 
MOUTH TO MOUTH by Antoine Wilson (DB 109488)
(For Art Lovers, Mysteries & Thrillers, Rather Short, Realistic Fiction, Staff Picks, The Dark Side)
 
NETTLE & BONE by T. Kingfisher (DB 107704)
(Ladies First, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, The Dark Side)
 
NIGHTCRAWLING by Leila Mottley (DB 108554, BR 24264)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Let’s Talk About Sex, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks)
 
NINETIES by Chuck Klosterman (DB 107084)
(For History Lovers, For Music Lovers, For Sports Lovers, It’s All Geek To Me, Nonfiction, Staff Picks)
 
NO-SHOW by Beth O’Leary (DB 107812)
(Funny Stuff, Love Stories)
 
NOMAD CENTURY: HOW CLIMATE MIGRATION WILL RESHAPE OUR WORLD by Gaia Vince (DB 110156)
(Eye-Opening Reads, It’s All Geek To Me, Nonfiction, Science!, Staff Picks, Tales From Around The World)
 
NONA THE NINTH by Tamsyn Muir (DB 110625)
(Rather Long, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Staff Picks)
 
NOTES ON YOUR SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE by Alison Espach (DB 108390)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, The States We’re In)
 
OLGA DIES DREAMING by Xochitl Gonzalez (DB 106303)
(Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Love Stories, Realistic Fiction, Staff Picks, The States We’re In)
 
ON THE ROOFTOP by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton (IN PROCESS)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, For Music Lovers, Identity & Culture, Ladies First, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, The States We’re In)
 
ONE TRUE LOVES by Elise Bryant (DB 107017)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Funny Stuff, Ladies First, Staff Picks)
 
OPHELIA AFTER ALL by Racquel Marie (DB 108392)
(Identity & Culture, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult)
 
ORDINARY MONSTERS by J. M. Miro (DB 109454)
(Historical Fiction, Rather Long, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, The Dark Side)

ORIGIN: A GENETIC HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS by Jennifer Raff (DB 106693)
(For History Lovers, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, Science!)
 
OUR LAST DAYS IN BARCELONA by Chanel Cleeton (DB 108553)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, Historical Fiction, Identity & Culture, Love Stories, Tales From Around The World)
 
OUR MISSING HEARTS by Celeste Ng (DB 110518)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Seriously Great Writing, The Dark Side, The States We’re In)
 
PALLBEARERS CLUB by Paul Tremblay (DB 109665)
(Book Club Ideas, Mysteries & Thrillers, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Staff Picks, The Dark Side)
 
PARADAIS by Fernanda Melchor (DB 109089)
(Spanish Language, Eye-Opening Reads, Rather Short, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Tales From Around the World, The Dark Side)
 
PARADOX HOTEL by Rob Hart (DB 110402)
(It’s All Geek To Me, Mysteries & Thrillers, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, The Dark Side)
 
PARIS APARTMENT by Lucy Foley (DB 107433)
(Book Club Ideas, Mysteries & Thrillers, Staff Picks, Tales From Around the World, The Dark Side)
 
PARTNERS IN CRIME by Alisha Rai (DB 110784)
(Let’s Talk About Sex, Love Stories, Realistic Fiction, Staff Picks)
 
PASSENGER by Cormac McCarthy (DB 110806)
(Family Matters, Mysteries & Thrillers, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing)
 
PORTRAIT OF A THIEF by Grace D. Li (DB 107563)
(For Art Lovers, For History Lovers, Identity & Culture, Mysteries & Thrillers, Staff Picks)
 
POWER OF REGRET: HOW LOOKING BACKWARD MOVES US FORWARD by Daniel Pink (DB 106696)
(Eye-Opening Reads, It’s All Geek To Me, Nonfiction, Science!)
 
RABBIT HUTCH by Tess Gunty (DB 109788)
(Identity & Culture, Realistic Fiction, Staff Picks, The States We’re In)
 
RAINBOW RAINBOW by Lydia Conklin (DB 109331)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Identity & Culture, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry)
 
RECITATIF by Toni Morrison (DB 106803)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Identity & Culture, Rather Short, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing)
 
RED PALACE by June Hur (DB 106804)
(Historical Fiction, Mysteries & Thrillers, Tales From Around The World, Young Adult)
 
RIVER OF THE GODS: GENIUS, COURAGE, AND BETRAYAL IN THE SEARCH FOR THE SOURCE OF THE NILE by Candice Millard (DB 107566)
(Eye-Opening Reads, For History Lovers, Nonfiction, Staff Picks, Tales From Around The World, The Dark Side)
 
ROGUES: TRUE STORIES OF GRIFTERS, KILLERS, REBELS, AND CROOKS by Patrick Radden Keefe (DB 108725)
(Book Club ideas, For History Lovers, Mysteries & Thrillers, Nonfiction, Seriously Great Writing, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry)
 
RUST IN THE ROOT by Justina Ireland (IN PROCESS)
(For History Lovers, Identity & Culture, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, The Dark Side, Young Adult)
  
SCATTER OF LIGHT by Malinda Lo (DB 110501)
(Identity & Culture, Ladies First, Love Stories, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult)

SCENES FROM MY LIFE by Michael K. Williams (DB 109789)
(Biography & Memoir, Identity & Culture, No Biz Like Show Biz, Nonfiction, Staff Picks)
 
SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS by Jessamine Chan (DB 106410)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Staff Picks, The Dark Side, States We’re In)
 
SEA OF TRANQUILITY by Emily St. John Mandel (DB 107705, BR 24500)
(Book Club Ideas, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks, The Dark Side)
 
SECRET IDENTITY by Alex Segura (DB 107273)
(For Art Lovers, Historical Fiction, Identity & Culture, Ladies First, Mysteries & Thrillers, The States We’re In)
 
SIREN QUEEN by Nghi Vo (DB 109310)
(Book Club ideas, Historical Fiction, Ladies First, No Biz Like Show Biz, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Seriously Great Writing)
 
SMITTEN KITCHEN COOKBOOK by Deb Perelman (DB 108757, BR 24349)
(Cookbooks & Food, Staff Picks)
 
SOLITO by Javier Zamora (DB 110163)
(Biography & Memoir, Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Nonfiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks, Tales From Around The World, The States We’re In, Young Adult)
 
STAR CHILD: A BIOGRAPHICAL CONSTELLATION OF OCTAVIA ESTELLE BUTLER by Ibi Zoboi (DB 106570)
(Biography & Memoir, Identity & Culture, It’s All Geek To Me, Kids’ Books, Ladies First, Nonfiction, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry, Young Adult)
 
STAY TRUE by Hua Hsu (DB 110669)
(Biography & Memoir, For Music Lovers, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, The States We’re In)
 
STORIES FROM THE TENANTS DOWNSTAIRS by Sidik Fofana (DB 110968)
(Book Club Ideas, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry, Staff Picks, The States We’re In)
 
STRANGERS TO OURSELVES: UNSETTLED MINDS AND THE STORIES THAT MAKE US by Rachel Aviv (DB 110614)
(Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, Science!, Seriously Great Writing, The States We’re In)
 
SWEET, SOFT, PLENTY RHYTHM by Laura Warrell (DB 110508)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, For Music Lovers, Ladies First, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks)
 
SWIMMERS by Julie Otsuka (DB 107007, BR 24126)
(Family Matters, Ladies First, Rather Short, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks)
 
TAKE MY HAND by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (DB 107639)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Historical Fiction, Identity & Culture, Seriously Great Writing, The States We’re In)
 
TIME IS A MOTHER by Ocean Vuong (DB 110297)
(Family Matters, Seriously Great Writing, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry, Staff Picks)
 
TO PARADISE by Hanya Yanagihara (DB 106323)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Love Stories, Rather Long, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, The States We’re In)
 
TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin (DB 109032)
(Book Club Ideas, For Art Lovers, It’s All Geek To Me, Love Stories, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks)
 
TRAYVON GENERATION by Elizabeth Alexander (DB 109009)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, For Art Lovers, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, Seriously Great Writing, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry, Staff Picks)
 
TREELINE: THE LAST FOREST AND THE FUTURE OF LIFE ON EARTH by Ben Rawlence (DB 107726)
(Eye-Opening Reads, It’s All Geek To Me, Nonfiction, Science!, Tales From Around The World)
 
TRUE BIZ by Sara Novic (DB 107579)
(Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Love Stories, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, The States We’re In)
 
TRUST by Hernan Diaz (DB 107949)
(Book Club Ideas, Historical Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks)
TUMBLE by Celia C. Perez (DB 110366)
(Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Staff Picks, Young Adult)
 
UNDER THE SKIN: THE HIDDEN TOLL OF RACISM ON AMERICAN LIVES AND ON THE HEALTH OF OUR NATION by Linda Villarosa (DB 109112, DB 109687)
(Eye-Opening Reads, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, Staff Picks, The States We’re In)
 
VERIFIERS by Jane Pek (DB 107727)
(Identity & Culture, Ladies First, Mysteries & Thrillers, Realistic Fiction, Staff Picks, The States We’re In)
 
VIOLIN CONSPIRACY by Brendan N. Slocumb (DB 106851)
(Family Matters, For Music Lovers, Identity & Culture, Mysteries & Thrillers, Staff Picks)
 
VLADIMIR by Julia May Jonas (DB 106953)
(Book Club Ideas, Ladies First, Let’s Talk About Sex, Mysteries & Thrillers, Realistic Fiction, Staff Picks, The Dark Side)
 
WEIGHT OF BLOOD by Tiffany D. Jackson (DB 110288)
(Identity & Culture, Mysteries & Thrillers, The Dark Side, Young Adult)
 
WHAT MY BONES KNOW: A MEMOIR OF HEALING FROM COMPLEX TRAUMA by Stephanie Foo (DB 107612)
(Biography & Memoir, Eye-Opening Reads, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, Science!, Staff Picks)
 
WHEN WE WERE BIRDS by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo (DB 110558)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Historical Fiction, Love Stories, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Tales From Around The World)
 
WHEN IN ROME by Sarah Adams (IN PROCESS)
(Let’s Talk About Sex, Love Stories, No Biz Like Show Biz, Staff Picks)
 
WINTER WORK by Dan Fesperman (DB 109777)
(Historical Fiction, Mysteries & Thrillers, Tales From Around The World)
 
WOK: RECIPES AND TECHNIQUES by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt (DB 109226, BR 24304)
(Cookbooks & Food)
 
YEAR OF THE TIGER: AN ACTIVIST’S LIFE by Alice Wong (DB 110670)
(Biography & Memoir, Book Club Ideas, Eye-Opening Reads, Identity & Culture, Nonfiction, Short Stories, Essays, & Poetry)
 
YONDER by Jabari Asim (DB 107157, BR 24092)
(Historical Fiction, Identity & Culture, Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks)
 
YOU MADE A FOOL OF DEATH WITH YOUR BEAUTY by Akwaeke Emezi (DB 109362)
(Book Club Ideas, For Art Lovers, Identity & Culture, Let’s Talk About Sex, Love Stories)
 
YOU’RE INVITED by Amanda Jayatissa (DB 110284)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Mysteries & Thrillers, Tales From Around The World, The Dark Side)
 
YOUNG MUNGO by Douglas Stuart (DB 107722)
(Book Club Ideas, Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Love Stories, Realistic Fiction, Seriously Great Writing, Staff Picks, Tales From Around The World)