New This Week!
February 28, 2022
March 1, 2022
This week’s new releases bring a thoughtful investigation into mental illness and the criminal justice system, wrapped up in a remarkable coincidence, and a suspenseful teen fantasy inspired by Japanese culture – the perfect read for fans of Miyazaki!
The Other Dr. Gilmer by Benjamin Gilmer
When Dr. Benjamin Gilmer started a new job at a clinic in North Carolina, he was surprised to find that the previous doctor, Dr. Vincent Gilmer, had shared his last name. He was even more surprised to hear that his predecessor was serving a life sentence in prison for strangling his father one morning before going to work as usual. After visiting Dr. Vincent in prison, Dr. Benjamin starts down a path of trying to understand our justice system, illness, and what the world might look like if we sought healing instead of punishment.
A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee
This teen fantasy novel features a 17-year-old Miuko, who lives in a land where magic and the mundane exist side by side. Miuko lives an exceedingly average life until she’s cursed by a demon and begins to transform into a demon herself. It takes an adventure-filled and exciting quest to break the curse to bring Miuko to question if the very average life she left behind is one she wants to return to. Fans of the classic film Spirited Away won’t want to miss this.