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New Adult Books - June 29th, 2021                

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Songs in Ursa Major Songs in Ursa Major 
By Brodie, Emma
2021-06 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780593318621 Check Our Catalog

A transporting love story of music, stardom, heartbreak, and a gifted young singer-songwriter who must find her own voice--"pure sun-soaked summer fun" (Kate Quinn, bestselling author of The Alice Network).

The year is 1969, and the Bayleen Island Folk Fest is abuzz with one name: Jesse Reid. Tall and soft-spoken, with eyes blue as stone-washed denim, Jesse …More

Blush Blush 
By Brenner, Jamie
2021-06 - G.P. Putnam's Sons
9780593085752 Check Our Catalog

From acclaimed author Jamie Brenner comes a stunning new novel about three generations of women who discover that the scandalous books of their past may just be the key to saving their family's future.

For decades, the Hollander Estates winery has been the premier destination for lavish parties and romantic day trips on the North Fork of Long Island. But behind the lush vineyards and …More

Dead by Dawn Dead by Dawn 
By Doiron, Paul
2021-06 - Minotaur Books
9781250235107 Check Our Catalog

12th book in Mike Bowditch series

Maine game warden Mike Bowditch finds himself in a life-or-death chase in this next thriller in the bestselling mystery series by Edgar Award nominee Paul Doiron, Dead by Dawn.

Mike Bowditch is fighting for his life. After being ambushed on a dark winter road, his Jeep crashes into a frozen river. Trapped beneath the ice in the middle of nowhere, having lost his gun and any …More

The War Nurse The War Nurse 
By Wood, Tracey Enerson
2021-07 - Sourcebooks Landmark
9781492698166 Check Our Catalog

[An] impeccably researched, well-drawn, based-on-a-true-story tale, written by a former RN...The War Nurse shines an important light on a woman whose story was, until now, lost to time.--Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names

Based on a true story, The War Nurse is a sweeping historical novel …More

Morningside Heights Morningside Heights 
By Henkin, Joshua
2021-06 - Pantheon Books
9781524748357 Check Our Catalog

When Ohio-born Pru Steiner arrives in New York in 1976, she follows in a long tradition of young people determined to take the city by storm. But when she falls in love with and marries Spence Robin, her hotshot young Shakespeare professor, her life takes a turn she couldn't have anticipated.

Thirty years later, something is wrong with Spence. The Great Man can't concentrate; he falls asleep …More

The Secret Keeper of Jaipur: A Novel The Secret Keeper of Jaipur: A Novel 
By Joshi, Alka
2021-06 - Mira Books
9780778331858 Check Our Catalog

A NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF THE HENNA ARTIST, A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

"Captivated me from the first chapter to the last page." --Reese Witherspoon on The Henna Artist

In New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi's intriguing new novel, henna artist Lakshmi arranges for her prot?g?, Malik, to intern at the Jaipur Palace …More

Thief of Souls: An Inspector Lu Fei Mystery Thief of Souls: An Inspector Lu Fei Mystery 
By Klingborg, Brian
2021-05 - Minotaur Books
9781250779052 Check Our Catalog

In Brian Klingborg's Thief of Souls, the brutal murder of a young woman in a rural village in Northern China sends shockwaves all the way to Beijing--but seemingly only Inspector Lu Fei, living in exile in the small town, is interested in justice for the victim.

Lu Fei is a graduate of China's top police college but he's been assigned to a sleepy backwater town in northern …More

Moon Lake Moon Lake 
By Lansdale, Joe R.
2021-06 - Mulholland Books
9780316540643 Check Our Catalog

From an Edgar award-winning author comes the gripping and unexpected tale of a lost town and the dark secrets that lie beneath the glittering waters of an East Texas lake.

Daniel Russell was only thirteen years old when his father tried to kill them both by driving their car into Moon Lake. Miraculously surviving the crash--and growing into adulthood--Daniel returns to the site of …More

How Lucky How Lucky 
By Leitch, Will
2021-05 - Harper
9780063073098 Check Our Catalog

"A fantastic novel. . . . You are going to like this a lot."--Stephen King

"What's more thrilling than a fictional character speaking to us in a voice we haven't heard before, a voice so authentic and immediate--think Huck Finn, Holden Caulfield, Mattie Ross--that we suspect it must've been there all along, that we somehow managed to miss it? Daniel, the …More

The Letter Keeper The Letter Keeper 
By Martin, Charles
2021-06 - Thomas Nelson
9780785230953 Check Our Catalog

2nd book in Murphy Shepherd series

Combining heart-wrenching emotion with edge-of-your-seat tension, New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin explores the true power of sacrificial love.

Murphy Shepherd has made a career of finding those no one else could--survivors of human trafficking. His life's mission is helping others find freedom . . . but then the nightmare strikes too close to …More

What's Done in Darkness What's Done in Darkness 
By McHugh, Laura
2021-06 - Random House
9780399590313 Check Our Catalog

Abducted as a teenager, a woman must now confront her past and untangle the truth of what really happened to her in this dark thriller from the author of The Wolf Wants In



One of 2021's Best Beach Reads--OPRAH DAILY 



"Laura McHugh expertly delivers a harrowing tale of a world where little is what it first appears to 
…More

God Spare the Girls God Spare the Girls 
By McKinney, Kelsey
2021-06 - William Morrow & Company
9780063020252 Check Our Catalog

"[A] tender, aching debut . . . where faith and betrayal are intertwined." --Elle

"A thoughtful and candid meditation on faith, family, and forgiveness . . . fabulous." --Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had

A mesmerizing debut novel set in northern Texas about …More

Nantucket Penny Nantucket Penny 
By Axelrod, Steven
2021-07 - Poisoned Pen Press
9781464214165 Check Our Catalog

It's wedding season on Nantucket, and two unwelcome guests are crashing the party...

When people begin disappearing from the island, Nantucket Police Chief Henry Kennis is baffled. The victims are not random--they're all Nantucket High School alumni. And the only clues left behind are pennies dropped at the sites of the kidnappings. There's an old island tradition of …More

The Grandmother Plot The Grandmother Plot 
By Cooney, Caroline
2021-07 - Poisoned Pen Press
9781728205151 Check Our Catalog

An unforgettable new mystery from Caroline B. Cooney, international bestselling author of The Face on the Milk Carton

Caroline B. Cooney is a master of taking a small, common moment--seeing a face on a milk carton, posting a harmless photo--and turning that moment into a thrilling story.--Jeff Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of …More

Hell of a Book Hell of a Book 
By Mott, Jason
2021-06 - Dutton Books
9780593330968 Check Our Catalog

One of Entertainment Weekly's 15 Books you Need to Read This June One of The NY Post's Best Summer Reading books One of GMA's 27 Books for June

An astounding work of fiction from a New York Times bestselling author Jason Mott, always deeply honest, at times electrically funny, that goes to the heart of racism, police violence, and the hidden costs exacted upon Black …More

Suburban Dicks Suburban Dicks 
By Nicieza, Fabian
2021-06 - G.P. Putnam's Sons
9780593191262 Check Our Catalog

From the cocreator of Deadpool comes a hilariously entertaining debut featuring two unlikely and unforgettable amateur sleuths. An engrossing and entertaining murder mystery full of skewering social commentary, Suburban Dicks examines the racial tensions exposed in a New Jersey suburb after the murder of a gas station attendant.

Andie Stern thought she'd solved her final …More

Night, Neon: Tales of Mystery and Suspense Night, Neon: Tales of Mystery and Suspense 
By Oates, Joyce Carol
2021-06 - Mysterious Press
9781613162309 Check Our Catalog

From literary icon Joyce Carol Oates comes a brand new collection of haunting and, at times, darkly humorous mystery & suspense stories. These are tales of psyches pushed to their limits by the expectations of everyday life--from a woman who gets lost on her drive home to her plush suburban home and ends up breaking into a stranger's house, to a first-person account of a cloned 1940s magazine …More

Notorious Notorious 
By Palmer, Diana
2021-06 - Hqn
9781335014283 Check Our Catalog

53rd book in Long tall Texans series

Trusting him is dangerous.

But resisting him is almost impossible.

New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer's Long, Tall Texans series returns with secrets...and dangerous seduction.

Gaby Dupont knows some men shouldn't be trusted. Ever. Especially not high-profile lawyer Nicholas Chandler. How can she trust the man who might be helping …More

The Warsaw Orphan The Warsaw Orphan 
By Rimmer, Kelly
2021-06 - Graydon House
9781525811531 Check Our Catalog

Inspired by the real-life heroine who saved thousands of Jewish children during WWII, The Warsaw Orphan is Kelly Rimmer's most anticipated novel since her bestselling sensation, The Things We Cannot Say.

"Heart-stopping." - Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

"A surefire hit." - Kristin Harmel, #1 New York …More

All the Water I've Seen Is Running All the Water I've Seen Is Running 
By Rodriques, Elias
2021-06 - W. W. Norton & Company
9780393540796 Check Our Catalog

Along the Intracoastal waterways of North Florida, Daniel and Aubrey navigated adolescence with the electric intensity that radiates from young people defined by otherness: Aubrey, a self-identified Southern cracker and Daniel, the mixed-race son of Jamaican immigrants. When the news of Aubrey's death reaches Daniel in New York, years after they'd lost contact, he is left to grapple with the …More

Half Sick of Shadows Half Sick of Shadows 
By Sebastian, Laura
2021-07 - Ace Books
9780593200513 Check Our Catalog

Laura Sebastian is the next Madeline Miller. . . . a fierce, fresh, lyrical tale that will enthrall until the last page.--Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Huntress

Magical, haunting, unique--I haven't been so excited about an Arthur book since I read The Once and Future King .--Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Timesbestselling author 
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Phase Six Phase Six 
By Shepard, Jim
2021-05 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780525655459 Check Our Catalog

A spare and gripping novel about the next pandemic--completed by the award-winning Jim Shepard before COVID-19 even emerged--that reads like a fictional sequel to our current crisis.

In a tiny settlement on the west coast of Greenland, 11-year-old Aleq and his best friend, frequent trespassers at a mining site exposed to mountains of long-buried and thawing permafrost, carry what they …More

A Distant Grave: A Mystery A Distant Grave: A Mystery 
By Taylor, Sarah Stewart
2021-06 - Minotaur Books
9781250256447 Check Our Catalog

In the follow up to the critically acclaimed The Mountains Wild, Detective Maggie D'arcy tackles another intricate case that bridges Long Island and Ireland in A Distant Grave.

Long Island homicide detective Maggie D'arcy and her teenage daughter, Lilly, are still recovering from the events of last fall when a strange new case demands Maggie's attention. The body of an …More

Filthy Animals: Stories Filthy Animals: Stories 
By Taylor, Brandon
2021-06 - Riverhead Books
9780525538912 Check Our Catalog

BRANDON TAYLOR IS: 

"A powerhouse." --Newsweek

"An extraordinary cartographer." --Esquire

"A striking new voice with a vital perspective." --Harper's Bazaar

"A brilliant writer." --Garth Greenwell 
…More

What a Dog Knows What a Dog Knows 
By Wilson, Susan
2021-06 - St. Martin's Press
9781250077264 Check Our Catalog

From New York Times bestselling author Susan Wilson comes What a Dog Knows, another heartwarming novel about humans and the dogs that change our lives.

Ruby Heartwood has always lived a life on the move. As a traveling psychic, she makes her living working at carnivals and festivals and circuses around New England. It's a life Ruby has made peace with--settling in one …More

The Quiet Boy The Quiet Boy 
By Winters, Ben
2021-05 - Mulholland Books
9780316505444 Check Our Catalog

From the "inventive...entertaining and thought-provoking" (Charles Yu) New York Times-bestselling author of Underground Airlines and Golden State, this sweeping legal thriller follows a sixteen-year-old who suffers from a neurological condition that has frozen him in time--and the team of lawyers, doctors, and detectives who are desperate to wake him up.

In …More

The Outlier: The Life and Presidency of Jimmy Carter The Outlier: The Life and Presidency of Jimmy Carter 
By Bird, Kai
2021-06 - Crown Publishing Group (NY)
9780451495235 Check Our Catalog

An essential re-evaluation of the complex triumphs and tragedies of Jimmy Carter's presidential legacy--from the expert biographer and Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of American Prometheus

"This is superior history, superbly researched and marvelously written."--Douglas Brinkley, New York Times bestselling author of American Moonshot

Four decades after …More

Broken Horses: A Memoir Broken Horses: A Memoir 
By Carlile, Brandi
2021-04 - Crown Publishing Group (NY)
9780593237243 Check Our Catalog

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, producer, and six-time Grammy winner opens up about faith, sexuality, parenthood, and a life shaped by music in "one of the great memoirs of our time" (Glennon Doyle, author of Untamed).

"The best-written, most engaging rock autobiography since her childhood hero, Elton John, published …More

Rememberings Rememberings 
By O'Connor, Sinead
2021-06 - Houghton Mifflin
9780358423881 Check Our Catalog

From the acclaimed, controversial singer-songwriter Sin ad O'Connor comes a revelatory memoir of her fraught childhood, musical triumphs, fearless activism, and of the enduring power of song.

Blessed with a singular voice and a fiery temperament, Sin ad O'Connor rose to massive fame in the late 1980s and 1990s with a string of gold records. By the time she was twenty, she was world …More

The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of an Outspoken Woman and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of an Outspoken Woman and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear 
By Moore, Kate
2021-06 - Sourcebooks
9781492696728 Check Our Catalog

From the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Radium Girls comes another dark and dramatic but ultimately uplifting tale of a forgotten woman whose inspirational journey sparked lasting change for women's rights and exposed injustices that still resonate today.

1860: As the clash between the …More

The Foucault Reader The Foucault Reader 
By Foucault, Michel
1984-11 - Vintage
9780394713403 Check Our Catalog

Michael Foucault was one of the most influential thinkers in the contemporary world, someone whose work has affected the teaching of half a dozen disciplines ranging from literary criticism to the history of criminology. But of his many books, not one offers a satisfactory introduction to the entire complex body of his work. The Foucault Reader was commissioned precisely to serve that purpose. …More

When Evil Lived in Laurel: The white Knights and the Murder of Vernon Dahmer When Evil Lived in Laurel: The "white Knights" and the Murder of Vernon Dahmer 
By Wilkie, Curtis
2021-06 - W. W. Norton & Company
9781324005759 Check Our Catalog

By early 1966, the work of Vernon Dahmer was well known in south Mississippi. A light-skinned Black man, he was a farmer, grocery store owner, and two-time president of the Forrest County chapter of the NAACP. He and Medgar Evers founded a youth NAACP chapter in Hattiesburg, and for years after Evers's assassination Dahmer was the chief advocate for voting rights in a county where Black …More

A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues: What You Can Do Right Now to Help the Black Community A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues: What You Can Do Right Now to Help the Black Community 
By Rogers, Steven
2021-05 - Wiley
9781119794776 Check Our Catalog

Learn how to address racial wealth disparity in the United States today

From the life, professional experiences, and research of former Harvard Business School professor Steven Rogers, comes his boldly stated, A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues. This informative epistle investigates the causes of racial wealth disparity in the United States and provides solutions …More

What Happened to Paula: On the Death of an American Girl What Happened to Paula: On the Death of an American Girl 
By Dysktra, Katherine
2021-06 - W. W. Norton & Company
9780393651980 Check Our Catalog

July 1970. Eighteen-year-old Paula Oberbroeckling left her house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Four months later, her remains were discovered just beyond the mouth of a culvert overlooking the Cedar River. Her homicide has never been solved.

Fifty years cold, Paula's case had been mostly forgotten when journalist Katherine Dykstra began looking for answers. A woman was dead. Why had no one been …More

Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win 
By Allen, Marshall
2021-06 - Portfolio
9780593190005 Check Our Catalog

From award-winning ProPublica reporter Marshall Allen, a primer for anyone who wants to fight the predatory health care system--and win.

Every year, millions of Americans are overcharged and underserved while the health care industry makes record profits. We know something is wrong, but the layers of bureaucracy designed to discourage complaints make pushing back seem impossible. …More

Projections: A Story of Human Emotions Projections: A Story of Human Emotions 
By Deisseroth, Karl
2021-06 - Random House
9781984853691 Check Our Catalog

A groundbreaking tour of the human mind that illuminates the biological nature of our inner worlds and emotions, through gripping, moving--and, at times, harrowing--clinical stories



"Poetic, mind-stretching, and through it all, deeply human."--Daniel Levitin,New York Times bestselling author of The Organized Mind

Karl Deisseroth has …More

How Stella Learned to Talk: The Groundbreaking Story of the World's First Talking Dog How Stella Learned to Talk: The Groundbreaking Story of the World's First Talking Dog 
By Hunger, Christina
2021-05 - William Morrow & Company
9780063046832 Check Our Catalog

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

An incredible, revolutionary true story and surprisingly simple guide to teaching your dog to talk from speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger, who has taught her dog, Stella, to communicate using simple paw-sized buttons associated with different words.

When speech-language pathologist Christina …More

Postcolonial Love Poem: Poems Postcolonial Love Poem: Poems 
By Diaz, Natalie
2020-03 - Graywolf Press
9781644450147 Check Our Catalog

FINALIST FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY

FINALIST FOR THE 2020 LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY

Natalie Diaz's highly anticipated follow-up to When My Brother Was an Aztec, winner of an American Book Award

Postcolonial Love Poem is an anthem of desire against erasure. Natalie Diaz's brilliant second collection demands that every body …More

The Wreckage of My Presence: Essays The Wreckage of My Presence: Essays 
By Wilson, Casey
2021-05 - Harper
9780062960580 Check Our Catalog

Magnificent. --People Magazine

The instant New York Times bestseller: Laugh-out-loud, deeply insightful, and emotion-filled essays from multitalented actress, comedian, podcaster, and writer Casey Wilson.

Casey Wilson has a lot on her mind and she isn't afraid to share. In this dazzling collection, each essay skillfully constructed …More


 

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