FICTION
The bitterroots by C.J. Box. The black sheep of an influential family is accused of assault.
Blood of an exile by Brian Naslund. A page-turning, edge-of-your-seat read that breathes new life into dragon mythology.
Chances are…. by Richard Russo. A reunion on Martha’s Vineyard reopens old mysteries and wounds for three Vietnam-era college friends.
Contraband by Stuart Woods. Stone Barrington is caught in the web of a national smuggling operation.
Costalegre by Courtney Maum. A wildly imaginative and curiously touching story of a privileged teenager who has everything a girl could want except for a mother who loves her back.
Delayed rays of a star by Amanda Lee Koe. A dazzling novel following the lives of 3 groundbreaking women – Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, and Leni Riefenstahl – cinema legends who lit up the 20th century.
The escape room by Megan Goldin. Four young Wall Street rising stars discover the price of ambition when an escape room challenge turns into a lethal game of revenge.
Evvie Drake starts over by Linda Holmes. In a sleepy seaside town in Maine, an unlikely relationship develops between a young woman who’s lost her husband and a major league pitcher who’s lost his game.
Fleishman is in trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Toby Fleishman is forced to confront his own perception of his actions when his ex-wife drops off their kids at his place and disappears.
The favorite daughter by Kaira Rouda. The perfect home. The perfect family. The perfect lie. You never know how far someone will go to keep a family together.
The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger. A previously happy group of friends and parents is nearly destroyed by their own competitiveness when an exclusive school for gifted children opens in the community.
The golden hour by Beatriz Williams. This creates a dazzling epic of WW II-era Nassau – a hotbed of spies, traitors, and the most infamous couple of the age – the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
The great unexpected by Dan Mooney. A curmudgeon and his eccentric new roommate join together to plan an epic escape from a nursing home in this charming, poignant tale.
In West Mills by De’Shawn Winslow. Follows the residents of a black neighborhood in a tiny North Carolina town over the course of several decades.
Labyrinth by Catherine Coulter. Agents Savich and Sherlock wend their way through a maze of lies to get to the bottom of a secret.
Lady in the lake by Laura Lippman. In 1966, a housewife becomes a reporter and investigates the killing of a black woman in Baltimore.
The last astronaut by David Wellington. Sally Jansen is Earth’s last astronaut – and last hope – in this thriller where a mission to make first contact becomes a struggle for survival in the depths of space.
Lost you by Haylen Beck. Novel of psychological suspense about two women locked in a desperate fight over a child each believes is rightfully hers.
The marriage clock by Zara Raheem. Starting on the night of her 26th birthday, an Indian woman has just 3 months to find her true love or else she has to allow her parents to arrange her marriage.
The Nickel boys by Colson Whitehead. Two boys respond to horrors at a Jim Crow-era reform school in ways that impact them decades later.
One good deed by David Baldacci. Archer is a straight-talking former WW II soldier fresh out of prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
The Oysterville Sewing Circle by Susan Wiggs. A great mix of contemporary women’s fiction, an old-fashioned friends-to-lovers story, and a big dose of #metoo reading in one fantastic package.
Shamed by Linda Castillo. A devastating murder exposes an Amish family’s tortured past.
Simply dead by Eleanor Kuhns. A teenage midwife in Maine goes missing in 1790.
Tell me everything by Cambria Brockman. A tight group of college friends at a Maine college fight to keep their relationships from splintering under the pressure of secrets.
The turn of the key by Ruth Ware. A creepy mystery in which a nanny takes a post at a haunted country house.
The unlikely escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry. The ultimate book-lover’s fantasy, featuring a young scholar with the power to bring literary characters into the world.
Whisper network by Chandler Baker. A thriller, a murder mystery, and an anthem for any woman who has ever hit a glass ceiling, been the brunt of sexual innuendo, or felt harassed in the workplace.
NEW MUSIC CDs
The platinum collection: Greatest hits I, II, III by Queen
Western stars by Bruce Springsteen
No. 6 collaborations project by Ed Sheeran
Rock of ages by Billy Strings
Oklahoma! (2019 Broadway cast recording)
NONFICTION
Crisis in the red zone by Richard Preston. More from the author of “The Hot Zone” – the story of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history and of the outbreaks to come.
Don’t read poetry by Stephanie Burt. A book about how to read poems.
Last witnesses by Svetlana Alexievich. From the Nobel Prize-winning writer, here is an oral history of children’s experiences in WW II across Russia.
Leaving the Witness by Amber Scorah. The author describes her strict upbringing as a third-generation Jehovah’s Witness and her efforts to find her true place in the world apart from the edicts of her family and faith.
On the clock by Emily Guendelsberger. A bitingly funny, eye-opening story of a college-educated young professional who finds work in the automated and time-starved world of hourly labor.
100 times: a memoir of sexism by Chavisa Woods. 100 personal stories of sexism, harassment, discrimination, and assault – parts of a constant battle ALL women face every day.
Outpost by Dan Richards. The author visits the far-away places in our world and witnesses the landscapes asking – Why are we drawn to wilderness? And how do wild places become a space for inspiration and creativity?
The Plaza by Julie Satow. An unforgettable history of how one illustrious hotel has defined our understanding of money and glamour, from the Gilded Age to the Gog-Go Eighties to today’s Billionaire Row.
Reading behind bars by Jill Grunenwald. A true story of literature, law, and life as a person librarian.
They called us enemy by George Takei. A stunning graphic novel recounting the actor/author/activist’s childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during WW II. Experience forces that shaped an American icon – and America itself – in this tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.
Three women by Lisa Taddeo. The inequality of female desire is explored through the sex lives of a homemaker, a high school student, and a restaurant owner.
The volunteer by Jack Fairweather. True story of a Polish agent who infiltrated Auschwitz, organized a rebellion, and then snuck back out.
We’re still here by Jennifer Silva. Anyone interested in the lives and motivations of blue-collar workers and their participation in the electoral process should read this.
NEW CHILDREN’S BOOKS
PICTURE BOOKS
Hide and seek by Kate May Green
When Aidan became a brother by Kyle Lukoff
Bunny’s Book Club goes to school by Annie Silvestro
The new kitten by Joyce Carol Oates
My big bad monster by A. N. Kang
No more monsters under your bed! by Jordan Chouteau
Mighty Reader and the Big Freeze by Will Hillenbrand
Clothesline clues to the first day of school by Kathryn Heling
The pigeon has to go to school by Mo Willems
First day of Groot! by Brendan Deneen
The king of kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
Goodbye, friend! Hello, friend by Cori Doerrfeld
Take your pet to school day by Linda Ashman
The teacup café by Patty Farrin
My teacher is a robot by Jeffrey Brown
The school book by Todd Parr
Fancy Nancy: Shoe-la-la! by Victoria Saxon
The best seat in kindergarten by Katharine Kenah
CHAPTER BOOKS
Babymouse : Tales from the locker by Jennifer L. Holm
Curiosity House : The shrunken head by Lauren Oliver
The forgetting spell by Lauren Myracle
MOVIES
The secret life of pets 2 with Harrison Ford
Pokemon : Detective Pikachu by Rob Letterman
A dog’s journey with Marg Helgenberger
Cinderella by Walt Disney
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Notes from Booklist, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Library Journal, and New York Times Book Review.