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Fresh Off the Press:

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

 

Anthology

 
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The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand

Edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene, with Introduction by Stephen King

 

An original short story anthology based on master storyteller Stephen King’s #1 New York Times bestselling classic The Stand!

 

General Fiction

 
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For Richer For Poorer

by Danielle Steele 

A family drama that explores themes of resilience, reinvention, and the strength of a mother's love. It centers around Eugenia Ward, a successful fashion designer who faces the potential loss of everything she's built due to the fallout of Covid and the challenges of single motherhood.

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L.A. Women

by Ella Berman

An electrifying novel about the complicated friendship between two ambitious writers and the ultimate artistic betrayal: one writes a book based upon the other’s life, revealing everything…from the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick Before We Were Innocent.

 
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People Like Us

 by Jason Mott

In People Like Us, two Black writers are trying to find peace and belonging in a world that is riven with gun violence. One is on a global book tour after a big prize win; the other is set to give a speech at a school that has suffered a shooting.

 

Mystery & Suspense

 
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The Dead Husband Cookbook

by Danielle Valentine

A thriller about a celebrity chef, Maria Capello, whose husband disappeared years ago, and the editor, Thea Woods, who is tasked with helping Maria write her memoir. The book delves into the mystery surrounding Damien Capello's disappearance, with rumors suggesting Maria killed him and used his remains in her recipes. 

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Forget Me Not

by Stacy Willingham

Twenty-two years ago, Claire Campbell’s older sister, Natalie, disappeared shortly after her eighteenth birthday. Days later, her blood was found in a car, a man was arrested, and the case was swiftly closed. In the decades since, Claire has attempted to forget her traumatic past by moving to the city and climbing the ranks as an investigative journalist... until an unexpected call from her father forces her to come back home and face it all anew.

 
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In the Time of Five Pumpkins

by Alexander McCall Smith

In this newest installment of Alexander McCall Smith’s beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, Mma Ramotswe takes on a number of perplexing situations, and while she tries to maintain her usual impartiality, it’s difficult when one of the cases involves someone so close to her heart.

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The Locked Ward

by Sarah Pekkanen

Was it bitter, all-consuming jealousy? Pathological sibling rivalry? Pure insanity?  Whatever the cause, it's the crime of the decade when glamorous Georgia Cartwright, who was adopted as a newborn, is accused of killing the biological daughter of her wealthy, Southern family.

 
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We Are All Guilty Here

 by Karin Slaughter

The first thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author. - Welcome to North Falls—a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think...

Until the night of the fireworks. When two teenage girls vanish, and the town ignites.

 

Non-Fiction

 
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Are You Mad at Me

by Meg Josephson, LCSW

Psychotherapist Meg Josephson is here to show you that people-pleasing is not a personality trait. It’s a common survival mechanism known as “fawning”: an instinct often learned in childhood to become more appealing to a perceived threat in order to feel safe.

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Gwyneth: The Biography

by Amy Odell

New York Times bestselling author Amy Odell takes readers inside the world of one of the most influential and polarizing celebrities of the modern era—complete with exclusive new stories about her childhood, acting career, romances, and her lifestyle brand Goop.

 
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The Parkinson's Plan

by Ray Dorsey and Michael S. Okun

In The Parkinson’s Plan, two doctors on the cutting edge of Parkinson’s research detail the steps necessary to prevent, slow, and treat this debilitating condition. 

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The Protein Advantage Cookbook

by Carolyn Ketchum

A new template for low-carb eating, filled with the latest science and 100 recipes to help you meet your weight loss, body composition, and health goals.

 
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Truly

by Lionel Richie

As a storyteller second to none, Lionel Richie is ready to tell it all. In this intimate, deeply candid memoir, Lionel revisits hilarious and harrowing events to inspire all who doubt themselves or feel their dreams don’t matter.

 

Romance

 
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Seduction Theory

by Emily Adrian

For fans of Conversations with Friends and Vladimir comes a magnetic, fresh take on marriage and when two married professors tiptoe toward infidelity, their transgressions are brought to light in a graduate student’s searing thesis project.

 

Thrillers

 
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The Grave Artist

by Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado

A suspenseful thriller with elements of a serial killer mystery and a psychological drama. It features a pair of Department of Homeland Security agents, Carmen Sanchez and Jake Heron, investigating a series of murders with a unique pattern. 

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The Hallmarked Man

by Robert Galbraith

The eighth book in Robert Galbraith's Cormoran Strike series, centers around a dismembered body found in a silver shop near Freemasons' Hall. 

 
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Kiss Her goodbye

by Lisa Gardner

#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner returns with the 4th installment in her bestselling Frankie Elkin series, in which Frankie is called to Tucson, Arizona, to find a missing Afghan refugee, whose friend suspects she is in grave danger.

 

Book Discussion Groups

 

Book Club

Our main Book Club meets on the first Saturday of each month. On Saturday, September 6, from 12:00-1:00 pm we will be discussing My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. Light refreshments will be served. Register for our next discussion on our events calendar

Book Share

Looking for a more casual book club? Join our monthly Book Share on the first Saturday of each month at 11:30 am where you tell us what you’re reading and liking (or not liking) and get book recommendations from staff and the group. Check the events calendar for our next share, and check out these reading recommendations to find your next great book.

Genre Meet-Ups

Prefer exploring books by theme? Join us out on the town one Wednesday evening each month for one of our Genre Meetups: Mystery, SciFi or Non-Fiction. This month, we're meeting for the Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Dystopian Quarterly Genre! Meetup. 

Wednesday, August 13th, at 6pm, we will be meeting at Playa Cancun to discuss the following books, (choose at least one):

  • SciFi: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Rob Henlien
  • Fantasy: The Cloisters - Katie Hayes
  • Dystopian: Our Missing Hearts - Celeste Ng

The next Non-Fiction Book Club is at Gyro Point Plus in Stony Point on Wednesday, September 17th at 6pm! Join us for food, drinks, fun and new friends - as we take a deep dive into the Non-Fiction/Biography/Memoir genre(s). Please read at least one of the book selections:

  • Biography: The Undercurrents: A Story of Berlin - Told from a precise vantage point
  • Memoir: On the Hippie Trail - Rick Steves
  • Non-Fiction: Empire of the Summer Moon - SC Gwynne

Click here for more information on our book clubs. 

Register for our next Meet-Up on our events calendar.

 

Please contact our Book Club Organizer for reading lists and meeting dates:
Joy Buckhout:  Jbuckhout@rcls.org

 
 
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