LibraryAware February

Fiction

Those who are saved
by Alexis Landau

"In the spirit of We Were the Lucky Ones and We Must Be Brave, a heartbreaking World War II novel of one mother's impossible choice, and her search for her daughter against the odds"

My year abroad
by Chang-rae Lee

An everyday American college student finds his life transformed by a Chinese-American businessman who unexpectedly takes him under his wing on a series of whimsical, heartbreaking and darkly shocking adventures throughout Asia. By the award-winning author of Native Speaker.

All fall down
by James Brabazon

British intelligence operative and hardened assassin Max McLean must discover who is killing the members of his team.

Serpentine : an Alex Delaware novel
by Jonathan Kellerman

LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis and brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware investigate a decades-unsolved case involving a rich and spoiled client, a mysterious birth mother and violent coincidences. By the Edgar Award-winning author of True Detectives.

The kitchen front : a novel
by Jennifer Ryan

An indebted young widow, a freedom-seeking kitchen maid, the wife of a wealthy but unkind man and a trained chef navigating sexism compete for a once-in-a-lifetime spot hosting a BBC cooking program during World War II.

Next to last stand
by Craig Johnson

Walt Longmire visits the 7th Calvalry Headquarters of 1946 Fort Bliss, Texas to investigate links between a fatal heart attack, a fire that has destroyed a high-profile work of American art and a shoebox containing a million dollars.

A Fatal Lie
by Charles Todd

Dispatched from London to investigate the discovery of an unidentified body in a peaceful Welsh village, Ian Rutledge uncovers a tangle of deception involving a child’s tragic fate and a woman bent on hiding the past. 100,000 first printing.

Faithless in death
by J. D. Robb

Investigating a woman whose report about an artist’s murder is not adding up, Eve Dallas uncovers a fanatical conspiracy that leads to Dallas’ partnership with the FBI. By the best-selling author of Vendetta in Death. 750,000 first printing.

Paradise Peak
by Janet Dailey

A need for absolution compels an ex-con to work beside a woman with an equally tragic past among people who do not know his role in their burdens to rescue the community of Paradise Peak from an advancing wildfire.

The kindest lie : a novel
by Nancy Johnson

Needing to reconnect with the baby she gave up for adoption years earlier, an Ivy League-educated Black engineer uncovers devastating family secrets before her bond with a young white misfit scandalizes her racially torn community. 100,000 first printing.

We run the tides : a novel
by Vendela Vida

The disappearance of a teen in the aftermath of a dispute about something that was or was not witnessed exposes dark community secrets. By the award-winning author of Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name. 125,000 first printing.

The mystery of Mrs. Christie : a novel
by Marie Benedict

Claiming amnesia after going missing for more than a week in late 1926, up-and-coming mystery author Agatha Christie pens a chilling story that brashly implicates her war-hero husband. By the author of The Other Einstein.

The orphan collector
by Ellen Marie Wiseman

In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia's overcrowded streets and slums, and from the anti-German sentiment that compelled her father to enlist in the U.S. Army, hoping to prove his loyalty. But an even more urgent threat has arrived. Spanish influenza is spreading through the city. Soon, dead and dying are everywhere. With no food at home, Pia must venture out in search of supplies, leaving her infant twin brothers alone.

Nonfiction

How to avoid a climate disaster : the solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need
by Bill Gates

The technologist, business leader and philanthropist who founded Microsoft draws on the input of experts in physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science and finance to create an accessible, concrete plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and avoid certain environmental disaster. Illustrations.

Cary Grant : a brilliant disguise
by Scott Eyman

The best-selling author of Pieces of My Heart presents a heavily researched portrait of the Hollywood legend that includes coverage of Grant’s early start as a teen acrobat, his complicated relationships and his Golden Era performances. 100,000 first printing. Illustrations.

Four hundred souls : a community history of African America, 1619-2019
by Ibram X. Kendi

Co-edited by the National Book Award-winning author of How to Be an Antiracist, a 400-year chronicle of African-American history is written in five-year segments as documented by 80 multidisciplinary historians, artists and writers. Illustrations.

Think again : the power of knowing what you don't know
by Adam M. Grant

The Wharton organizational psychologist and best-selling author of Originals examines the critical art of rethinking, explaining how questioning one’s opinions and opening the minds of others can promote personal and professional excellence. Illustrations.

Ancient remedies : secrets to healing with herbs, essential oils, CBD, and the most powerful natural medicine in history
by Josh Axe

The best-selling author of Eat Dirt draws on centuries of traditional Chinese, Ayurvedic and biblical medicine to identify specific dietary choices, medicinal herbs and mind-body practices for more than 70 common conditions, from hypothyroidism to autoimmune disease. 150,000 first printing.