Looking for something new to read? See what some of your librarians are reading! These picks are just a few recent reads from our librarians that they enjoyed enough to share. Browse through & see if any pique your interest!
It’s Me They Follow by Jeannine A. Cook
A bewitching novel within a novel–a blend of romance and magical realism, part The Lost Bookshop, part A Love Song for Ricki Wilde–a magical world in which a bookseller becomes a reluctant matchmaker, bringing soulmates together through books.
Hot Wax by M. L. Rio
The new novel from the bestselling author of If We Were Villains and Graveyard Shift—a vivid and immersive tale of one woman’s reckless mission to make sense of the events that shattered her childhood, and made her who she is.
Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby
A Black father. A white father. Two murdered sons. A quest for vengeance. Ike Randolph has been out of jail for fifteen years, with not so much as a speeding ticket in all that time. But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid. The last thing he expects to hear is that his son Isiah, has been murdered, along with Isiah’s white husband, Derek. Ike had never fully accepted his son, but is devastated by his loss. Derek’s father, Buddy Lee, still has contacts in the underworld, and he wants to know who killed his boy. Ike and Buddy Lee, two ex-cons with little else in common other than a criminal past and a love for their dead sons, band together in their desperate desire for revenge. In their quest to do better for their sons in death than they did in life, they will confront their own prejudices about their sons and each other, as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys. Provocative and fast-paced, S. A. Cosby’s Razorblade Tears is a story of bloody retribution, heartfelt change – and maybe even redemption.
No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams
A dark, suspenseful thriller with pitch-black humour, in which a series of grisly murders in the week of 31 October take place in the ‘Halloween town’ of Little Horton – a community famed throughout the Midwest for celebrating the festival with gusto.
The Unbroken Coast by Nalini Jones
A stunning debut novel set in and around a Mumbai fishing village that follows the friendship between a young girl struggling to find her place in the world, and an aging historian reckoning with his past.
Matriarch by Tina Knowles
Tina Knowles, the mother of iconic singer-songwriters Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Solange Knowles, and bonus daughter Kelly Rowland, is known the world over as a Matriarch with a capital M: a determined, self-possessed, self-aware, and wise woman who raised and inspired some of the great artists of our time. But this story is about so much more than that. That life’s journey-through grief and tragedy, creative and romantic risks and turmoil, the nurturing of superstar offspring and of her own special gifts-is the remarkable story she shares with readers here. This is a page-turning chronicle of family love and heartbreak, of loss and perseverance, and of the kind of creativity, audacity, and will it takes for a girl from Galveston to change the world. It’s one brilliant woman’s intimate and revealing story, and a multigenerational family saga that carries within it the story of America–and the wisdom that women pass on to each other, mothers to daughters, across generations.
These Memories Do Not Belong To Us by Yiming Ma
In a future Qin Empire, citizens use Mindbanks, intracranial devices recording and transmitting memories. This creates Memory Capitalism, where experiences can be bought and sold, but also manipulated. After his mother’s death, an unnamed narrator inherits dangerous, banned memories. These memories, from various individuals across time and genres, document struggles under Qin’s global rise. The narrator risks everything to release them before they are destroyed.
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
Feeling stuck or overwhelmed? It’s not you, it’s the power you give others. The Let Them Theory liberates you from others’ opinions and the exhausting cycle of managing everything. This book empowers you to control your happiness, goals, and life by focusing on what truly matters: YOU. Learn how to apply this science-backed approach, loved by millions, in eight key life areas for maximum impact.
