The Charmed Library

by Jennifer Moorman

Like many other public libraries, the one in Blue Sky Valley, North Carolina, is a haven for readers. But it's also unlike any other. In this library, fictional characters step off the page into real life. Assistant librarian Stella Parker has no idea. Still reeling from her father's death and--more recently--a breakup, she hasn't noticed. All she knows is she's stuck in a job she's overqualified for and stumped about what to do with her life.

Departure (s): A Novel

by Julian Barnes

Barnes uses both his novelistic memory and his (real?) personal diary entries to examine not just the quixotic relationship of Jean and Stephen but his writer's eye upon it, and how his efforts on their behalf add up in the end. Despite promising them he'd never write about them, he breaks that promise to fulfill another one, amply, to his readers, in this delightful and poignant novelist’s game that only Julian Barnes knows how to play.

The Bookbinder’s Secret

by A. D. Bell

Every book tells a story. This one tells a secret.

A young bookbinder begins a hunt for the truth when a confession hidden beneath the binding of a burned book reveals a story of forbidden love, lost fortune, and murder.

Call Me Ishmaelle

by Xiaolu Guo

1843. Ishmaelle is born in a small village on the stormy Kent coast where she grows up swimming with dolphins. After her parents and infant sister die, her brother, Joseph, leaves to find work as a sailor. Abandoned and desperate for a life at sea, Ishmaelle disguises herself as a cabin boy and travels to New York.
 

The Seven Daughters of Dupree: A Novel

by Nikesha Elise Wilson

From the two-time Emmy Award–winning producer and host of the Black and Published podcast comes a sweeping multi-generational epic following seven generations of Dupree women as they navigate love, loss, and the unyielding ties of family in the tradition of Homegoing and The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois.

A Grave Deception

by Connie Berry

Antiques expert Kate Hamilton dives into the past to solve a 14th century mystery with disturbing similarities to a modern-day murder in the sixth installment of the Kate Hamilton mystery series.

Cells: The Illustrated Story of Life

by Christian Sardet

For fans of The Song of the Cell—a profusely, creatively illustrated journey through the origins and evolution of the building blocks of life, from an award-winning biologist and illustrator

Great Writers and the Cats Who Owned Them

by Susannah Fullerton

Each chapter delves into the relationship between authors and the felines who condescended to share their homes and desks, revealing intriguing aspects of our much-loved writers’ lives and celebrating the ways in which cats – pure-bred and moggy, large and small, graceful and eccentric – enriched the world of literature.

Island at the Edge of the World: The Forgotten History of Easter Island

by Mike Pitts

Where did they come from? How did they get there? Why did they carve the island's colossal iconic statues – and how? What happened to the civilization they created?
These are just a few of the questions about Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, that have puzzled generations.

The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe: A True Crime Thriller

by James Patterson

Her rise, her triumph, her tragic loss— only James Patterson can tell the full story of America's tragedy.
In the early hours of Sunday, August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe’s live-in housekeeper wakes with a sinking feeling. She knocks loudly at her employer’s locked bedroom door, and when there is no answer, she calls Monroe’s psychiatrist, Ralph Greenson.

Nobody’s Girl

by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

The world knows Virginia Roberts Giuffre as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s most outspoken victim: the woman whose decision to speak out helped send both serial abusers to prison, whose photograph with Prince Andrew catalyzed his fall from grace. But her story has never been told in full, in her own words—until now.

The Spy in the Archive

by Gorden Corera

How do you steal a library? Not just any library but the most secret archive in the world. The answer is to be a librarian. To be so quiet, that no-one knows what you are up to as you toil undercover over decades and so low key, that even after your escape, aided by MI6, no-one even notices you are gone.

Color of Hope

by Danielle Steel

Following the unexpected death of her beloved husband, art gallery owner Samantha Thompson finds herself adrift in their Malibu beach house. Her three adult children—scattered from New York to London to Milan—are concerned for her well-being and encourage her to take a trip to Paris.

The Love Audit

by Lucy Eden

Former childhood friends Jasmine Morgan, a PR expert, and Derek Carter, a meticulous corporate executive, have a renowned rivalry. Yet they’ve never revealed to anyone what turned their relationship sour. So when they’re thrown together on a revitalization project in the quaint town of Miller’s Cove, Florida, they plan to keep their distance and keep communication at a minimum.

Otherwise Engaged

by Avery Keelan

Author's Note: Otherwise Engaged is a high-heat, enemies-to-lovers, fake engagement standalone novel with a Happily Ever After and no cliffhanger.

Tailored Realities

by Brandon Sanderson

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson-creator of the Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn saga, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasy-comes Tailored Realities, a new short fiction collection including the never-before-published novella Moment Zero.

Everybody Wants to Rule the World: A Novel

by Ace Atkins

Elmore Leonard meets Robert Ludlum in a rollicking comedic thriller set in 1985 from acclaimed author Ace Atkins, in which a suburban teen suspects his mom’s new boyfriend is the ultimate bad guy—a KGB agent.

BOOK CLUB

Rose Memorial Library - Kennedy Room

Sunday, Dec. 14th, 12 pm - 1 pm 

Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

A 41-year-old doctor, Toby Fleishman, whose life is disrupted after his ex-wife, Rachel, disappears following their divorce. As the plot unfolds, the narrative shifts to explore the events leading up to the divorce and the disappearance.

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