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 Your insider look at the best new books added to our collection. 

“I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

 

FICTION

 

Fantasy

A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. Maas

Book 6 of the series follows the immortal villain Koschei deep into the continent where the Deathless is finally stirring from his millenia-long imprisonment in a mountain lake. He is gathering powerful allies who want to reclaim the human lands, spreading danger across Fae territories. 

 

Historical Fiction

Partita by Barbara Kingsolver

Partita by Barbara Kingsolver

An unforgettable new novel reflects on class barriers, the risks of ambition, and the timeless love affair between life and art. 

Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus

Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus

The number one bestselling author of global sensation "Lessons in Chemistry" returns with an irresistible, delightful, and tender story about a young man whose life turns upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive, and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world: the renowned Peck & Peck of New York City. 

Whale Harbor by Mary Beth Keane

Whale Harbor by Mary Beth Keane

Inspired by the author's own family history, it follows the fortunes of eleven brothers, whose lives are set on different paths in the wake of a sudden tragedy.  One brother mysteriously disappears and becomes estranged from the family, it sparks a lifelong quest to find him. 

 

Mystery/Thriller

Miss Wolcott’s Ghost by Louise Penny

Miss Wolcott’s Ghost by Louise Penny

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Returns in #21 to investigate a baffling murder after a mysterious dead-of-night phone call reports a body in the abandoned settlement of Lost Nation. 

The Witch by Freida McFadden

The Witch by Freida McFadden

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes "The Witch", a chilling, twist-filled thriller about secrets―those we inherit, those we bury, and those people will burn to keep silent. 

 

Realistic Fiction

Return to the Shack by Wm. Paul Young

Return to the Shack by WM. Paul Young

Ten years after the loss of his daughter Missy, Mack is asked to visit the serial killer who murdered Missy on death row.  Face-to-face in the prison, Mack faces not only the brokenness of the killer but also his own deep anger, doubt, and questions for God. 

 

Romance

A Married Little Christmas by Abby Jimenez

A Married Little Christmas by Abby Jimenez

Bring on the holiday cheer in this delightful collection of three feel-good novellas with bonus recipes and full-page illustrations! 

 

Sci-Fi/Romance

Broken Rival by Tessa Bailey

Broken Rival by Tessa Bailey

A gripping, heated romance about a girl trapped in a new reality, forced to make a choice between two brothers—one who is the high school golden boy, the other sworn to hunt down her kind—time travelers. 

Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger

Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger

Alba DeTamble, a time-traveling violinist navigating a dystopian future while torn between two romantic partners. One is Zach, a grounded man living firmly in the present day. The other is Oliver Thornton-Yang, a fellow time traveler she meets at the Yellow House. 

 

NON FICTION

 

Biography

American Pope by Daniel Burke

American Pope by Daniel Burke and Scott Detrow

From the co-host of NPR and NPR’s Senior Editor of Religion and Spirituality, a deeply reported, revelatory biography of Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, that offers rare and exciting new insight into the life and times of the man who would come to lead the Catholic Church. 

Swan Song by Charles Spencer

Swan Song by Charles Spencer

In September 1997, Charles Spencer stood in Westminster Abbey before a watching world and shared his grief at losing his beloved sister, Diana. Now, nearly thirty years later, he tells the astonishing story of his life with Diana and the tragic week of her death.

 

Cookbook

Cheese Please by Sue Quinn

Cheese Please by Sue Quinn

The book explores how cheese melts, crisps, crumbles, and stretches in more than 90 sweet and savory recipes. It also offers advice on cheese varieties, storage, and smart ingredient swaps.

 

History

An American Girl by Amanda FitzSimons

An American Girl by Amanda FitzSimons

An American Girl is the fascinating story of Pleasant Rowland, the trailblazing founder who disrupted the toy industry with her line of dolls defined by their high-quality craftsmanship and rich, educational backstories—and how those dolls shaped girlhood for an entire generation. 

On the Mark by Florence Hazrat

On the Mark by Florence Hazrat

A lively history of punctuation, from ancient times to the age of the emoji - Weaving together anthropology, the history of writing, the philosophy of language, psychology, literature, and more, On the Mark masterfully proves that punctuation is at the heart of human communication. 

The Rush by Nathaniel Philbrick

The Rush by Nathaniel Philbrick

Philbrick follows the gold as it moves from riverbed to  the halls of power, revealing how vigilantism hardened into law and how debates over slavery in the West tipped the balance in Washington. The result is a clear, human story of how a scramble for wealth reshaped ideas of freedom, labor, and belonging—and how California's rise helped push a fractured nation toward war. 

 
Uniting the States by Brian Kilmeade

Uniting the States by Brian Kilmeade

Together, these six men, John Adams, George Washington, Captain Daniel Shays, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Quincy Adams played a crucial part in unifying the fledgling U.S.A., setting it on a trajectory unlike any other. Kilmeade shows how they defined freedom in America and paved the way for the country we are today. 

Wine by Kathleen Burke

Wine by Kathleen Burke

From the Stone Age to the present day, historian Kathleen Burk traces how wine has evolved over time and place as a religious, social, cultural, economic, and even culinary force―including the complicated relationship between Islam and alcohol, the rise and decline of France as the world’s wine superpower, and the rapidly growing importance of Asian countries in the world of wine.  

 

Nature

The Forest Year by Ethan Tapper

The Forest Year by Ethan Tapper

A pragmatic and hopeful vision for our relationship with forests and other ecosystems. - A forest almanac for our time, rooted in a full year observing a rural woodland. The book explores flowers, birds, forest ecology, biodiversity, while also reflecting on stewardship, community, and what it means to be rooted in place. 

 

Culture/Romance

I’ll Believe in Anything by Jacob Tierney (LGBT)

I’ll Believe in Anything by Jacob Tierney (LGBT)

From Jacob Tierney, the creator of Heated Rivalry, in partnership with Brendan Brady and Accent Aigu, comes I'll Believe in Anything, an official and complete collection of annotated scripts for the biggest cultural sensation of the year, with all new exclusive behind-the-scenes content. 

 

BOOK CLUBS

Main Book Club - RML - Kennedy Room

Saturday, November 7th, 12 - 1 pm 

100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez  The story of the rise and fall, birth and death of a mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendia family. Inventive, amusing, magnetic, sad, alive with unforgettable men and women, and with a truth and understanding that strike the soul.

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Book Share Discussion

Saturday, November 7th,  1:00 - 1:30 pm in RML Kennedy Room

Join us to share the book(s) you've just read or find out what your friends & neighbors are recommending… or NOT recommending!

 

Genre Book Club Meet-Up

Hudson Water Club, Stony Point

Thursday, October 22nd, 6 -8 pm

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  • COZY MYSTERY: Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder - Valerie Bruno Maddy is a social media expert starting over in a small town after inheriting her great-aunt’s bakery. But something strange is happening there and Maddy is going to need more than a trending hashtag to save her reputation — and her life.

  • THRILLER: The Maid – Nita Prose Heartwarming journey that explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different. A story that reveals that all mysteries can be solved through connection to the human heart.

  • TRUE CRIME: Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud & the Last Trial of Harper Lee – Casey Cep This is the story Harper Lee wanted to write and why she couldn’t. Stunning story of an Alabama serial killer. From the shocking murders, to the courtroom drama, to the racial politics of the Deep South in the 1970s.

 

MAIN BOOK CLUB -  RML - Kennedy Room

Saturday, December, 5th - 1 pm 

Invisible Man

The Improbable Victoria Woodhull -  Eden Collinsworth

The Improbable Victoria Woodhull takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of 19th-Century America in this rags to riches tale of two beautiful con artists who rose from the backwaters of Ohio to conquer British society.  — Debby Applegate

 

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