Category: New This Week

New This Week

July 5, 2022

Our highlighted book for the beginning of July is a bit unusual and easy to miss. It’s a suspenseful and insidiously terrifying book that is already marked by Hollywood for adaptation – by the screenwriter who brought us nightmares with IT!

Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib

This debut novel tells the story of single dad Todd who unexpectedly runs into the bully from his teen years at the beach. Bully Jack reacts with nothing but pleasure at having met his “old friend,” and seems excited to reconnect. What begins with a shared meal becomes a story of obsession as Jack invades Todd’s life.

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June 28, 2022

This week brings us a fun and frothy romance inspired by the real-life love story of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. It’s a spicy and heartfelt love story that’s arriving just in time for summer reading, whether it’s poolside, in a shady hammock, or just camped out in front of the air conditioning.

American Royalty by Tracey Livesay

Prince Jameson may be a royal, but he’s also a professor who’d rather avoid the trappings of the monarchy. When the Queen demands that he assist with a tribute concert for his father, Jameson just wants to get it over with and takes the advice of a student, inviting rising hip hop star Danielle “Duchess” Nelson. Sparks fly, but it’s a definite case of opposites attract between this prince and his musical Duchess.

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New This Week

June 21, 2022

This week we have two picks that haven’t gathered the holds like we think they deserve. The first is the launch of an epic fantasy series by an author who always brings something fresh to the table. The second is a romantic comedy (perfect for vacation reading) that offers some depth in addition to the light and swoony romance. Pick your favorite and jump the line while you can!

In the Shadow of Lightning by Brian McClellan

The author of the acclaimed Powder Mage series of flintlock fantasies is back with a brand new series starter. Demir Grappo fled a life of wealth and power to live as an exile. When his mother is murdered he returns to his old life, only to discover that godglass, the substance that powers all of civilization, is running out. Epic fantasy fans will want to take note.

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Lucie Yi Is Not a Romantic by Lauren Ho

Fans of romantic comedies with some unexpected depth may have found themselves enjoying Lauren Ho’s first book, Last Tang Standing. Her latest builds on that reputation with the story of a woman who is tired of waiting for Mr. Right to build the family she wants. Instead, she joins a platonic co-parenting site and finds the perfect co-parent. Together (but not together), they’ll move to Singapore to raise a family while also navigating the complexities of their relationship, their families’ disapproval, and a thoroughly modern parenting scheme in a world that values tradition.

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New This Week

May 31, 2022

It’s been a cool and gloomy week, but we’ve got books to bring a little sunshine and adventure to your life! Whether you’re in the mood for a charmingly quirky novel, or a swashbuckling true story of privateers during the Revolution, we’ve got you covered with this week’s under-the-radar picks.

The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick

Fans of feel-good character stories like A Man Called Ove or novels of bookish communities like The Little Paris Bookshop won’t want to miss Phaedra Patrick’s latest. It’s a charming and uplifting story of an aspiring writer who cleans the house of her favorite novelist. When the famously reclusive author passes away, a shocked book world learns that none other than the house cleaner has been trusted to finish the final novel.

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Rebels at Sea by Eric Jay Dolin

Historian Eric Jay Dolin is tackling a bit of forgotten history by exploring the role of the scrappy, privately-owned ships and boats that pestered the legendary British Navy during the Revolutionary War. It’s the story of brave sailors who risked the terrible conditions on British prison ships in order back up their young nation’s Navy and seize enemy combatants as privateers.

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New This Week

May 17, 2022

This week’s new releases bring us two exciting titles that have dodged a long hold list! The first is a feminist gothic, full of secrets and curses, by a critically acclaimed author. The second is a perfectly timed memoir about determination, endurance, and a deep love of the outdoors – just what’s needed as we head into summer!

The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker

This sophomore novel from the successful author of Dietland has been highly anticipated by fans, but somehow has avoided accumulating a long list of holds. It’s the story of a reclusive artist on the run from a tragic past, and the secret family history of cursed heiresses she’s hiding.

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Endure by Cameron Hanes

This book packs its pages full of both memoir and motivation, telling the story of the author’s disconnected youth and how discovering the challenge and thrill of bowhunting changed his life and personal outlook forever. Whether you’re an avid lover of the outdoors or just looking for a kick in the pants to get your life moving, Cameron Hanes has what you’re looking for.

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New This Week

May 10, 2022

This week in new releases brings us compelling historical fiction by one of the best respected novelists in British history, and a heartwarming picture book about the importance of community. Act fast to avoid growing holds lists!

The Last White Rose by Alison Weir

Elizabeth of York is not only at the center of this novel, but lived her life in the middle of major historical events. She was the daughter of King Edward IV, the marital objective of King Richard III, the wife of Henry Tudor, and the mother of King Henry VIII. Despite her importance to history, her story is seldom told. Historical fiction fans now have the perfect opportunity to change that!

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Sylvie by Jean Reidy

Jean Reidy won readers’ hearts with Truman, the story of a very brave turtle who went in search of his girl. Truman the turtle makes another appearance in Sylvie, the story of a spider who watches over the people in an apartment building. Sylvie has always watched the lives of her people, where everything is just so, but lately something has been missing and her people might need her to come out of the shadows and help them find what they need.

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New This Week

May 3, 2022

This week’s under-the-radar new releases include one pick perfect for fans of Madeline Miller’s Circe, and one horror story described as Mexican Gothic combined with Rebecca. Whether you’re in the mood for a story grounded in classical Greek mythology or one that will give you chills, these new releases have you covered.

Elektra by Jennifer Saint

The epic drama of the Trojan War is at the center of this dramatic mythological story. The stories of three famous mythological women meet in this exciting and beautifully written historical novel: Clytemnestra, the wife of Trojan invader Agamemnon, Cassandra, the Trojan princess who can see the future but is cursed to never be believed, and Elektra, the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon who plots to kill her mother.

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The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

In addition to being a creepy gothic tale worth reading on its own, The Hacienda has been optioned for TV by a major streaming platform – keep an eye open in the future! Set in the 1820s during the time of the Mexican War of Independence, the story follows Beatriz, who loses both her father and her home when the government is overthrown. When Don Rodolfo Solorzano proposes she accepts him as the answer to her problems, ignoring the rumors about the fate of his first wife. In true gothic style, however, there is something sinister happening in Beatriz’s new home.

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New This Week

April 26, 2022

This week we’ve got two books that deserve more love, and both are linked to real events from history! The Fervor is a creepy and suspenseful horror novel inspired by the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII. The Mad Girls of New York is a fictionalized account of Nellie Bly’s history-making undercover work in a New York mental hospital.

The Fervor by Alma Katsu

In 1944, Meiko and her daughter Aiko are removed from their home in Seattle and transported to an internment camp in rural Idaho, despite the fact that Aiko was born in the U.S. and Meiko is married to an American Air Force pilot. Everyday life in the camp is difficult enough, but when a mysterious disease that causes violence sweeps through the camp it brings a team of doctors that pose an even more sinister threat.

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The Mad Girls of New York by Maya Rodale

In late 19^th century New York City the newspaper business believes that lady reporters are only fit to write about society weddings and entertaining. Aspiring journalist Nellie Bly has greater ambitions and feigns mental illness to become a patient at Blackwell’s Island Insane Asylum for Women. Rumors swirl around the asylum’s deplorable conditions and Nellie Bly’s undercover exposé of her time there remains an important work of journalism history.

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New This Week

4/19/22

Whether you’re old and cynical or young (or young-at-heart) and inquisitive, we’ve got something for you this week. One is a thriller that puts the unreliable in unreliable narrator, and the other is a charming picture book that helps explain how birds and dinosaurs are related. With adorable illustrations, of course.

Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild

Ruby is a perfectly normal therapist who loves animals and has a happy marriage. She has friends and a full life. She’s certainly not a sociopath. The three murders she’s committed were for good reason. Unfortunately, she’s being accused of a fourth murder – one she didn’t commit: her husband’s.

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Tiny Dino by Deborah J. Freedman

Whether you’re looking for a great book to read aloud with a young person in your life, or a fun, science-based book about dinosaurs for read alone time, Tiny Dino has you covered. Come for the colorful illustrations, stay for the fiercest of hummingbirds, kin to dinosaurs!

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New This Week

April 12, 2022

It’s a slow week for under-the-radar new releases. (Although there are plenty of big ones, so be sure to check out our featured titles!) So, we’re putting the whole spotlight on one book about a forgotten hero of history.

The Devil’s Half Acre by Kristen Green

Mary Lumpkin lived in the notorious slave prison of a brutal slave owner, forced to bear his children in what was known as The Devil’s Half Acre. When the slave owner died he left the prison to Mary, and in an act that celebrated freedom and education she transformed it into God’s Half Acre, founding what would become Virginia Union University, one of the country’s first Historically Black Colleges and Universities and a path to liberation for thousands of freed slaves. This is a pick for anyone who enjoyed Hidden Figures.

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