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Booker Prize Longlist 2024

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For more than 50 years, the Booker Prize has been the leading literary award in the English-speaking world, and has brought recognition, reward, and readership to outstanding fiction. Each year, the prize is awarded to what is, in the opinion of the judges, the best novel of the year written in English and published in the UK and Ireland. The longlist was announced on July 30, the shortlist was announced on September 16, and the winner will be announced on November 12. Here are some of the books longlisted for 2024 that are in the TBP collection.

For more information check out the Booker Prize website.

CREATION LAKE by Rachel Kushner (DB 124304 IN PROCESS)
HEADSHOT by Rita Bullwinkel (IN PROCESS)
HELD by Anne Michaels (DB 119169)
JAMES by Percival Everett (DB 120063, BR 25513 IN PROCESS)
MY FRIENDS by Hisham Matar (IN PROCESS)
ORBITAL by Samantha Harvey (DB 119203)
PLAYGROUND by Richard Powers (DB IN PROCESS)
THIS STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY by Claire Messud (DB 121644)
WANDERING STARS by Tommy Orange (DB 119674)
WILD HOUSES by Colin Barrett (DB 123389)

New Large Print Books Added in September 2024

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Adult Fiction

Romance Fiction

ICEBREAKER: A NOVEL        Grace, Hannah            
LB 0000634    

Adult Non-Fiction

Autobiographies and Biographies

BITS AND PIECES: MY MOTHER, MY BROTHER, AND ME       
Goldberg, Whoopi            
LB 0000643    

MY FRIEND ANNE FRANK: THE INSPIRING AND HEARTBREAKING TRUE STORY OF BEST FRIENDS TORN APART AND REUNITED AGAINST ALL ODDS       
Pick-Goslar, Hannah            
LB 0000642    

Kirkus Prize Finalists 2024

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Since 2014, the Kirkus Prize has been given annually by Kirkus Reviews to books of exceptional merit. The finalists were announced on August 28, and the winners were announced via livestream on the Kirkus Reviews YouTube page on Wednesday, October 16. Here are some of the finalists for 2024 that are in the TBP collection.

For more information check out the Kirkus Prize website.

Fiction

JAMES by Percival Everett (DB 120063, BR 25513 IN PROCESS)
MIGHTY RED by Louise Erdrich (IN PROCESS)
PLAYGROUND by Richard Powers (IN PROCESS)
PROPHET SONG by Paul Lynch (DB 119629)

Nonfiction

ACHILLES TRAP: SADDAM HUSSEIN, THE C.I.A., AND THE ORIGINS OF AMERICA’S INVASION OF IRAQ by Steve Coll (DB 119811)
CHALLENGER: A TRUE STORY OF HEROISM AND DISASTER ON THE EDGE OF SPACE by Adam Higginbotham (DB 122096)
GARDEN AGAINST TIME: IN SEARCH OF A COMMON PARADISE by Olivia Laing (DB 123842 IN PROCESS)

Young Adult

BRIGHT RED FRUIT by Safia Elhillo (DB 119614)
GATHER by Kenneth Cadow (DB 116996, BR 25292 IN PROCESS)

Middle Grade

SHARK TEETH by Sherri Winston (DB 123474)
WE WHO PRODUCE PEARLS by Joanna Ho (DB 123617 IN PROCESS)

Younger Readers

THERE WAS A PARTY FOR LANGSTON by Jason Reynolds (DB 119850, BR IN PROCESS)

Spooky Season: Ghostly Spirits and Haunted Places

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We have finally reached the months ending in “ber,” so you know what that means: it is officially spooky season! Get in the “spirit” of the season with these nonfiction tales about ghostly spirits and haunted places.

ADULT TITLES

GHOSTS OF THE OLD WEST: DESERT SPIRITS, HAUNTED CABINS, LOST TRAILS, AND OTHER STRANGE ENCOUNTERS by Earl Murray (DB 29228)
A collection of purportedly true stories about paranormal occurrences relating to historic locations in the American West.

MYSTERIES OF THE MAGNOLIA HOTEL by Erin O. Wallace (DBC 18483)
Explores one of the most haunted hotels in Texas.

HAUNTING OF ALMA FIELDING: A TRUE GHOST STORY by Kate Summerscale (DB 103054)
The sensational tale of Alma Fielding, a young housewife in 1938 London who is the target of apparent poltergeist activity.

HAUNTED TEXAS: FAMOUS PHANTOMS, SINISTER SITES, AND LINGERING LEGENDS by Scott Allen Williams (DBC 17908)
An unusual twist to seeing the sights in the Lone Star state.

GHOST STORIES OF TEXAS by William Edward Syers (DBC 26753)
A collection of fifty of the most intriguing tales about Texas ghosts, ranging from centuries-old legends to the baffling here-and-now.

GHOSTS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST by Docia Schultz Williams (DBC 14328)
Accounts of strange occurrences and unexplainable presences in the Texas coastal area.

SPIRITS OF SAN ANTONIO AND SOUTH TEXAS by Docia Schultz Williams (DBC 14314)
Steeped in history and tradition, San Antonio has numerous buildings and locations that, many claim, are also home to ghosts.

PHANTOMS OF THE PLAINS: TALES OF WEST TEXAS GHOSTS by Docia Williams Schultz (DBC 14342)
Stories of ghostly encounters on the Texas plains and reports of ghosts and hauntings connected with the old West Texas forts.

YOUTH TITLES

SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK (DB 19713) and MORE SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK (DB 22330) by Alvin Schwartz
Ghoulish stories of ghosts and witches, startling “jump” stories, macabre songs, frightening legends, and modern-day horror stories.

HAUNTED PLACES by Betsy Hoffman (DB 21835)
A tour of haunted building across the U.S., including the White House, Carpenters’ Hall, and an old hotel in Atlanta. For grades 4-7 and older readers.

SHORT AND SHIVERY: THIRTY CHILLING TALES (DB 30728), MORE SHORT AND SHIVERY: THIRTY TERRIFYING TALES (DB 40088) and EVEN MORE SHORT AND SHIVERY: THIRTY SPINE-TINGLING STORIES (DB 45766) by Robert D. San Souci
Restless spirits, impish demons, and other frightening creatures haunt these thirty spine-tingling tales from around the world. For grades 5-8.

GHOSTS UNVEILED! by Kerrie Logan Hollihan (DB 102596)
A collection of reported ghost appearances, unsolved mysteries, and eerie hauntings. For grades 5-8 and older readers.

GHOST STORIES OF OLD TEXAS (DBC 12016), GHOST STORIES OF OLD TEXAS, II (DBC 14332), and GHOST STORIES OF OLD TEXAS, III (DBC 12058) by Zinita Fowler
Collections of ghost tales illustrating the cultural heritage of Texas. For grades 6-9.

Learning a Language with BARD

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One of the most popular requests we get at the Talking Book Program are from patrons who want to learn a language. We have several different self-instruction programs in our collection to help you dive right in.

Behind the Wheel: Behind the Wheel provides a flexible, solid, and universal foundation in speaking, understanding, and creatively expressing yourself in your chosen language. The program features an English-speaking instructor to guide you through the lessons and native speakers to aid with your pronunciation. Includes supplementary materials in Braille to reinforce and enhance the audio experience.

Languages in the TBP collection: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish.

Berlitz Self Teacher: Braille language study guides designed for the student working alone.  Stressing oral practice, the guides present each lesson as a conversational dialogue incorporating vocabulary and grammatical points. Each sentence is followed by a pronunciation guide and English translation. Questions follow each lesson, and, where appropriate, tips on customs are given.

Languages in the TBP collection: English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

Drive Time: is a simplified program to learn the basics of vocabulary, grammar, conversation, and culture for a given language. The experts at Living Language have created a course that includes four hours of language lessons that you can use anywhere and anytime. It includes conversational lessons so you can practice listening and speaking a language naturally. The courses also have plenty of pronunciation exercises, simple explanations, examples, and real conversational practice.

Languages in the TBP collection: French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. We also have intermediate English. 

eTicket Audio Phrasebooks: Produced by Living Language, these audio phrasebooks contain simple and practical phrases, containing all the essentials for a trip.

Languages in TBP collection: Spanish and English for Spanish speakers.

Pimsleur®: is a way to learn a language through a program of short lessons using methods derived from research on memory and learning. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak the language. Features native speakers.

Languages in the TBP collection: Albanian, Armenian (Eastern and Western), Czech, Dutch, French, Greek (modern), Haitian Creole, Hebrew (modern), Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Swedish, and Thai.

English for Arabic, Cantonese Chinese, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish Speakers

Further Study

Once you learn the basics, you may want to find materials to read in your language of choice. BARD is here to help!

BARD: Change your preferred language

Filter search results by selecting your preferred language.

BARD website

1. BARD Main Page – Account Settings – 4th item down “Select this link to change your language preferences.”
2. Check the checkbox next to the language you are learning.
3. Hit the “update” button.

BARD Express

1. Go to Search BARD
2. Select the “Filter” button.
3. Select the checkbox next to one of the following languages:
Arabic
China
French Language Books, Fiction
German Language Books
Italian Language
Portuguese Language Titles
Spanish Language
4. Select the “Ok” button at bottom of the screen. Now all your search results will be in your chosen language.

BARD app for iOS and Android

1. Go to Settings Tab
2. Go to User Account Settings
3. Select “Language Preferences”
4. Tap the language you are learning. It will add books written in that language to your search results.

So, take this opportunity to learn a new language and let BARD help ease the way!

New Large Print Books Added in July 2024

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Adult Fiction

Action and Adventure Fiction

SALTY PIECE OF LAND     Buffett, Jimmy
LB 0000598

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

EDGE     Baldacci, David
LB 0000611

DEATH OF A SPY     Beaton, M. C.
LB 0000617

IT HAD TO BE YOU     Clark, Mary Higgins; Burke, Alafair
LB 0000590

UNNATURAL DEATH     Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
LB 0000612

TWISTED SKEIN     Goldenbaum, Sally
LB 0000622

EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM     Grisham, John
LB 0000604

FLASHBACK     Johansen, Iris; Johansen, Roy
LB 0000601

DEATH IN THE AIR     Murali, Ram
LB 0000600

Domestic Fiction

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN     Maynard, Joyce
LB 0000605

General Fiction and Novels

GOD OF THE WOODS: A NOVEL     Moore, Liz
LB 0000606

Historical Fiction

HEIST     Du Brul, Jack B.
LB 0000602

WINDSONG MANOR     Wright, Julie
LB 0000593

Occult and Horror Fiction

NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT: AN INDIGENOUS DARK FICTION ANTHOLOGY
LB 0000588

Romance Fiction

WILDFIRE     Grace, Hannah
LB 0000609

LOVE OF MY LIVES     Méndez, Yamile Saied
LB 0000608

Science Fiction

TRUE BELIEVER     Sparks, Nicholas
LB 0000592

Spy Fiction

ATLAS MANEUVER     Berry, Steve
LB 0000610

Western Fiction

TALL TROUBLE IN TERLINGUA: A TEXAS RANGER LUKE CALDWELL NOVEL     Griffin, James J.
LB 0000597

RAMBLING MAN     Vaughan, Robert
LB 0000599

Adult Non-Fiction

Autobiographies and Biographies

LIFE AFTER POWER: SEVEN PRESIDENTS AND THEIR SEARCH FOR PURPOSE BEYOND THE WHITE HOUSE     Cohen, Jared
LB 0000620

ON CALL: A DOCTOR’S JOURNEY IN PUBLIC SERVICE     Fauci, Anthony S.
LB 0000607

COUNTERFEIT COUNTESS: THE JEWISH WOMAN WHO RESCUED THOUSANDS OF POLES DURING THE HOLOCAUST     White, Elizabeth B.; Sliwa, Joanna
LB 0000595

Medicine and Health

MAGIC PILL: THE EXTRAORDINARY BENEFITS AND DISTURBING RISKS OF THE NEW WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS     Hari, Johann
LB 0000603

SINGULARITY IS NEARER: WHEN WE MERGE WITH AL     Kurzweil, Ray
LB 0000619

Psychology and Self-Help

PATHWAY TO SUCCESS: LETTING GOD LEAD YOU TO A LIFE OF MEANING AND PURPOSE     Meyer, Joyce
LB 0000616

Religion

BLESSED IN THE MESS: HOW TO EXPERIENCE GOD’S GOODNESS IN THE MIDST OF LIFE’S PAIN     Meyer, Joyce
LB 0000614

SPEAK THE BLESSING: SEND YOUR WORDS IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO GO     Osteen, Joel
LB 0000613

UNTANGLE YOUR EMOTIONS: NAMING WHAT YOU FEEL AND KNOWING WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT     Allen, Jennie
LB 0000621

Juvenile Fiction

Fantasy Fiction

LOST LIBRARY     Stead, Rebecca; Mass, Wendy
LB 0000589

Historical Fiction

ACROSS SO MANY SEAS     Behar, Ruth
LB 0000596

Psychological Fiction

HOPE IN THE VALLEY     Perkins, Mitali
LB 0000591

Urban Fiction Series

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Urban fiction is a genre of literature that features life on the streets, typical in American inner cities. These stories are often centered around African American characters and highlight the hardships of living in an urban environment. As a heads up, they often include violence, profanity, gang activity, and poverty.

Below is a list of some of the urban fiction series and stand-alone novels in the TBP collection. This list is not exhaustive, so if you don’t see one of your favorite books or authors on this list, give us a call at 1-800-252-9605.

Series

Banks Sisters Series
BANKS SISTERS by Nikki Turner (DB 92967)
Best Frenemies Forever Series
BFF’S by Brenda Hampton (DBC 27135)
Butterfly Series
BUTTERFLY by Ashley Antoinette (DB 98149)
Cartel Series
CARTEL by Ashley (DB 90898)
Deeply Rooted Series
DEEPLY ROOTED by Ice Mike (DB 81350)
Dirty Red Series
DIRTY RED by Vickie M. Stringer (DB 116218)
Divas Series
DIVAS SERIES. BOOKS 1-3 by De’nesha Diamond (DB 84582)
Dopeman Series
DOPEMAN’S WIFE by JaQuavis (DBC 27085)
Dutch Series
DUTCH by Teri Woods (DB 101130)
Family Business Series
FAMILY BUSINESS by Carl Weber (DB 93583)
Full Figured Series
FULL FIGURED by Brenda Hampton (DB 117839)
Game Series
GAMES WOMEN PLAY by Zaire Crown (DB 118149)
Girls from da Hood Series
GIRLS FROM DA HOOD by Nikki Turner (DB 118143)
Hoodlum Series
HOODLUM by K’wan (DB 117526)
Kenyatta Series
CRIME PARTNERS by Donald Goines (DB 118030)
Madam Series
MADAM, MAY I by Niobia Bryant (DB 117855)
Material Girl Series
MATERIAL GIRL by Keisha Ervin (DB 107456)
Misadventures of Mink LaRue Series
NATURAL BORN LIAR by Noire (DB 117531)
Payback Series
PAYBACK IS A MUTHA by Wahida Clark (DB 81661)
Prada Plan Series
PRADA PLAN by Ashley Antoinette (DBC 27068)
Purple City Series
PURPLE CITY. VOLUMES 1-3 by K’wan (DBC 27118)
Rescued by the Love of a Real One Series
RESCUED BY THE LOVE OF A REAL ONE by Toy (DB 106392)
Seven Deadly Sins Series
LUST by Victoria Christopher Murray (DB 89154)
Too Hood for You Series
TOO HOOD FOR YOU, BOOKS 1 & 2 by K. C. Mills (DB 114418)
True to the Game Series
TRUE TO THE GAME by Teri Woods (DB 97167)

Stand-Alone Novels

B-MORE CAREFUL by Shannon Holmes (DB 107004)
BLACK BUCK by Mateo Askaripour (DB 102521)
BLACK GIRL LOST by Donald Goines (DB 104184)
DAUGHTER OF A QUEEN PIN by Treasure Hernandez (DB 113797)
EVERYWHERE YOU DON’T BELONG by Gabriel Bump (DB 98891)
FROM HARLEM WITH LOVE by K’wan (DBC 27119)
LAST STREET NOVEL by Omar Tyree (DB 99445)
PUBLIC ENEMY #1 by Kiki Swinson (DB 108659)
REPLACEMENT HUSBAND by Tiffany L. Warren (DB 117745)

New Large Print Books Added in June 2024

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Adult Fiction

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

FORGET ME NEVER     Albert, Susan Wittig
LB 0000525

TOM CLANCY: ACT OF DEFIANCE     Andrews, Brian; Wilson, Jeffrey
LB 0000469

VINYL RESTING PLACE     Blacke, Olivia
LB 0000547

PRINCESS OF LAS VEGAS: A NOVEL     Bohjalian, Chris
LB 0000442

KILL FOR ME, KILL FOR YOU     Cavanagh, Steve
LB 0000509

THINK TWICE     Coben, Harlan
LB 0000521

ERUPTION: BIG ONE IS COMING     Crichton, Michael; Patterson, James
LB 0000539

UNFINISHED MURDER     Deveraux, Jude
LB 0000481

LITTLE ROT     Emezi, Akwaeke
LB 0000584

MIDNIGHT FEAST     Foley, Lucy
LB 0000567

CAMINO GHOSTS: A NOVEL     Grisham, John
LB 0000515

EVERYONE IS WATCHING     Gudenkauf, Heather
LB 0000510

SWAN SONG     Hilderbrand, Elin
LB 0000536

FINAL ACT OF JULIETTE WILLOUGHBY     Lloyd, Ellery
LB 0000540

EASTER BASKET MURDER     Meier, Leslie; Ross, Barbara; Hollis, Lee
LB 0000480

WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND     Morris, Wanda M.
LB 0000574

WHAT WAITS IN THE WOODS     Parlato, Terri
LB 0000489

LAST NIGHT     Rice, Luanne
LB 0000533

MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT     Sager, Riley
LB 0000580

LAST TIME SHE SAW HIM: A NOVEL     White, Kate
LB 0000522

CITY IN RUINS: A NOVEL     Winslow, Don
LB 0000440

Domestic Fiction

MALAS     Fuentes, Marcela
LB 0000549

SAME AS IT EVER WAS     Lombardo, Claire
LB 0000566

WITHIN ARM’S REACH: A NOVEL     Napolitano, Ann
LB 0000429

SUMMER WE STARTED OVER: A NOVEL     Thayer, Nancy
LB 0000553

MORNINGSIDE: A NOVEL     Obreht, Téa
LB 0000443

General Fiction/Novels

NEVER TOO LATE: A NOVEL     Steel, Danielle
LB 0000513

Gothic Fiction

ONE OF OUR KIND     Yoon, Nicola
LB 0000543

Historical Fiction

CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES: A NOVEL     Alvarez, Julia
LB 0000501

ALL MY SECRETS     Austin, Lynn N.
LB 0000532

GODDESS OF WARSAW: A NOVEL     Barr, Lisa
LB 0000519

RED STAR FALLING: A THRILLER     Berry, Steve; Blackwood, Grant
LB 0000537

MAYOR OF MAXWELL STREET     Cunningham, Avery
LB 0000503

JAMES: A NOVEL     Everett, Percival
LB 0000436

QUEEN’S FAITHFUL COMPANION: A NOVEL OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND HER BELOVED CORGI, SUSAN     Knight, Eliza
LB 0000544

MEMORY PIECE     Ko, Lisa
LB 0000438

ENLIGHTENMENT     Perry, Sarah
LB 0000548

ALL THE GLIMMERING STARS     Sullivan, Mark T.
LB 0000555

MURDER IN ROSE HILL: A GASLIGHT MYSTERY     Thompson, Victoria
LB 0000551

SHORT WALK THROUGH A WIDE WORLD: A NOVEL     Westerbeke, Douglas
LB 0000529

SHELTERWOOD: A NOVEL     Wingate, Lisa
LB 0000541

Humorous Fiction

LIES AND WEDDINGS: A NOVEL     Kwan, Kevin
LB 0000468

Psychological Fiction

HAS ANYONE SEEN CHARLOTTE SALTER?: A NOVEL     French, Nicci
LB 0000437

TALENT FOR MURDER     Swanson, Peter
LB 0000538

Romance Fiction

THIS SUMMER WILL BE DIFFERENT     Fortune, Carley
LB 0000484

AMISH LOVE LETTERS     Gray, Shelley Shepard; Hubbard, Charlotte; Lauer, Rosalind
LB 0000552

HORSEMAN     McClure, Marcia Lynn
LB 0000560

SUMMER ESCAPE     Shalvis, Jill
LB 0000546

BALL AT VERSAILLES     Steel, Danielle
LB 0000514

UPSIDE DOWN: A NOVEL      Steel, Danielle
LB 0000512

IF THE BOOT FITS     Witemeyer, Karen
LB 0000527

Science Fiction

SPACE OPERA     Valente, Catherynne M.
LB 0000557

Short Stories

MAKTUB: AN INSPIRATIONAL COMPANION TO THE ALCHEMIST     Coelho, Paulo
LB 0000572

HALF A PIG AND OTHER FRONTIER STORIES     Mayo, Matthew P.
LB 0000441

FEUD ON THE MESA: A WESTERN TRIO     Paine, Lauran
LB 0000559

Western Fiction

MAN HUNT     Ingram, Hunter
LB 0000561

Adult Non-Fiction

Autobiographies and Biographies

BLACK BOX: WRITING THE RACE     Gates, Henry Louis
LB 0000435

LIFE IMPOSSIBLE: LIVING WITH ALS: FINDING PEACE AND WISDOM WITHIN A FRAGILE EXISTENCE     Gleason, Steve; Duncan, Jeff
LB 0000520

PATTON’S PRAYER: A TRUE STORY OF COURAGE, FAITH, AND VICTORY IN WORLD WAR II     Kershaw, Alex
LB 0000550

CHASING HOPE: A REPORTER’S LIFE     Kristof, Nicholas D.
LB 0000470

COUNTRY OF THE BLIND: A MEMOIR AT THE END OF SIGHT     Leland, Andrew
LB 0000577

RULEBREAKER: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BARBARA WALTERS     Page, Susan
LB 0000526

1974: A PERSONAL HISTORY     Prose, Francine
LB 0000578

YOU NEVER KNOW: A MEMOIR     Selleck, Tom; Henican, Ellis
LB 0000518

YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL: A MEMOIR     Smith, Maggie
LB 0000562

Essays

SHARING TOO MUCH: MUSINGS FROM AN UNLIKELY LIFE     Evans, Richard Paul
LB 0000488

Medicine and Health

EVE: HOW THE FEMALE BODY DROVE 200 MILLION YEARS OF HUMAN EVOLUTION     Bohannon, Cat
LB 0000583

HOW TO KNOW A PERSON: THE ART OF SEEING OTHERS DEEPLY AND BEING DEEPLY SEEN     Brooks, David
LB 0000569

Psychology and Self-Help

BUILD THE LIFE YOU WANT: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF GETTING HAPPIER     Brooks, Arthur C.; Winfrey, Oprah
LB 0000581

HIDDEN POTENTIAL: THE SCIENCE OF ACHIEVING GREATER THINGS     Grant, Adam
LB 0000582

WHAT IT TAKES TO HEAL: HOW TRANSFORMING OURSELVES CAN CHANGE THE WORLD     Hemphill, Prentis
LB 0000542

UNLEARNING SILENCE: HOW TO SPEAK YOUR MIND, UNLEASH TALENT, AND LIVE MORE FULLY     Hering, Elaine Lin
LB 0000439

RIGHT THING, RIGHT NOW: GOOD VALUES, GOOD CHARACTER, GOOD DEEDS     Holiday, Ryan
LB 0000545

WHY WE REMEMBER: UNLOCKING MEMORY’S POWER TO HOLD ON TO WHAT MATTERS     Ranganath, Charan
LB 0000570

BE USEFUL: SEVEN TOOLS FOR LIFE     Schwarzenegger, Arnold
LB 0000575

DAMAGED BUT NOT DESTROYED STUDY GUIDE: FROM TRAUMA TO TRIUMPH     Todd, Michael
LB 0000579

Religion

JOSIAH MANIFESTO: THE ANCIENT MYSTERY & GUIDE FOR THE END TIMES     Cahn, Jonathan
LB 0000564

DO IT ANYWAY: DON’T GIVE UP BEFORE IT GETS GOOD     Cobbs-Leonard, Tasha
LB 0000427

Science and Technology

UNDERWORLD: JOURNEYS TO THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN     Casey, Susan
LB 0000587

SUPERCOMMUNICATORS: HOW TO UNLOCK THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF CONNECTION     Duhigg, Charles
LB 0000571

Social Sciences

REBELS: ELIZABETH WARREN, BERNIE SANDERS, ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, AND THE STRUGGLE FOR A NEW AMERICAN POLITICS     Green, Joshua
LB 0000568

BROKEN CODE: INSIDE FACEBOOK AND THE FIGHT TO EXPOSE ITS HARMFUL SECRETS     Horwitz, Jeff
LB 0000585

BROWN FACES, WHITE SPACES: CONFRONTING SYSTEMIC RACISM TO BRING HEALING AND RESTORATION     Morrison, LaTasha
LB 0000517

DEMOCRACY AWAKENING: NOTES ON THE STATE OF AMERICA     Richardson, Heather Cox
LB 0000586

U.S. History

DEMON OF UNREST: A SAGA OF HUBRIS, HEARTBREAK, AND HEROISM AT THE DAWN OF THE CIVIL WAR     Larson, Erik
LB 0000516

SITUATION ROOM: THE INSIDE STORY OF PRESIDENTS IN CRISIS     Stephanopoulos, George; Dickey, Lisa
LB 0000511

Juvenile Fiction

Action and Adventure Fiction

SPY CAMP     Gibbs, Stuart
LB 0000482

CHALICE OF THE GODS     Riordan, Rick
LB 0000477

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

MISFITS: A ROYAL CONUNDRUM     Yee, Lisa
LB 0000491

Domestic Fiction

TIGER DAUGHTER     Lim, Rebecca
LB 0000493

SHARK TEETH     Winston, Sherri
LB 0000530

General Fiction/Novels

SIMON SORT OF SAYS     Bow, Erin
LB 0000499

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON      Flake, Sharon G.
LB 0000497

HOLLER OF THE FIREFLIES     Moore, David Barclay
LB 0000478

SPARKLE     Wilson, Lakita
LB 0000498

TOP STORY     Yang, Kelly
LB 0000495

Historical Fiction

LOST YEAR: A SURVIVAL STORY OF THE UKRAINIAN FAMINE     Marsh, Katherine
LB 0000490

Humorous Fiction

KEY PLAYER     Yang, Kelly
LB 0000531

Picture Books

ALMA AND HOW SHE GOT HER NAME     Martinez-Neal, Juana
LB 14534

Science Fiction

WILD ROBOT PROTECTS     Brown, Peter
LB 0000492

ALEBRIJES     Higuera, Donna Barba
LB 0000471

Sports Fiction

REBOUND     Alexander, Kwame
LB 0000523

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Autobiographies and Biographies

MYSTERY OF THE MONARCHS: HOW KIDS, TEACHERS, AND BUTTERFLY FANS HELPED FRED AND NORAH URQUHART TRACK THE GREAT MONARCH MIGRATION     Rosenstock, Barb.
LB 0000524

STAR CHILD: A BIOGRAPHICAL CONSTELLATION OF OCTAVIA ESTELLE BUTLER     Zoboi, Ibi Aanu
LB 0000479

Young Adult Fiction

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

BROTHERS HAWTHORNE     Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
LB 0000486

HAWTHORNE LEGACY     Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
LB 0000500

INHERITANCE GAMES     Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
LB 0000485

Psychological Fiction

EPIC STORY OF EVERY LIVING THING     Caletti, Deb
LB 0000508

Romance Fiction

FINAL GAMBIT     Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
LB 0000487

WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE SUMMER     Han, Jenny
LB 0000534

COLLIDING WORLDS OF MINA LEE     Oh, Ellen
LB 0000528

FORTY WORDS FOR LOVE     Saeed, Aisha
LB 0000483


Steampunk Classics

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Do you like a little science fiction in your Victorian era historical fiction? Then you just might like steampunk. Here are some classics in this science fiction sub-genre that you may enjoy, including Jules Verne’s TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, which is often considered the first steampunk novel. We have both stand-alone and series in the list below, and  we’ve even included a nonfiction title for those who want to learn more about this phenomenon. As always when listing a series, we have started you off with the first title. So, strap on those goggles, don your top hat, and enter into the strange and fantastic world of steampunk.

Series

Burton and Swinburne Series
STRANGE AFFAIR OF SPRING HEELED JACK by Mark Hodder (DB 73822)
Cinder Spires Series
AERONAUT’S WINDLASS by Jim Butcher (DB 82604)
Clockwork Century Series
BONESHAKER by Cherie Priest (DB 70887)
Hungry City Chronicles Series
MORTAL ENGINES by Philip Reeve (DB 58198)
Infernal Devices Series
CLOCKWORK ANGEL by Cassandra Clare (DB 72530)
Iron Seas Series
IRON SEAS SERIES, BOOKS 1-4 by Meljean Brook (DB 84388)
Leviathan Series
LEVIATHAN by Scott Westerfeld (DB 70906)
Matt Cruse Series
AIRBORN by Kenneth Oppel (DB 59792, BRG 00708)
New Crobuzon Series
PERDIDO STREET STATION by China Mieville (DB 58795)
Parasol Protectorate Series
SOULLESS by Gail Carriger (DB 81166)
Stoker and Holmes Series
CLOCKWORK SCARAB by Colleen Gleason (DB 79548)
Tales of Ketty Jay Series
RETRIBUTION FALLS by Chris Wooding (DB 89160)

Stand-Alone Novels

AGAINST THE DAY by Thomas Pynchon (DB 63890)
DIAMOND AGE by Neal Stephenson (DB 41956)
DIFFERENCE ENGINE by William Gibson (DB 36050)
TIME MACHINE by H. G. Wells (DB 33367, BR 08652, LB 06039)
TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA by Jules Verne (DB 57020, BR 09469)

Nonfiction

STEAMPUNK BIBLE: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF IMAGINARY AIRSHIPS, CORSETS AND GOGGLES, MAD SCIENTISTS, AND STRANGE LITERATURE by Jeff Vandermeer (DBG 09391)