| American Spirits by Russell BanksRussell Banks, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, died in 2023. This novel in three linked stories represents some of his last published work. It centers on the residents of Sam Dent, NY, a no-longer-thriving rural town that has become reliant on tourism. The elegiac stories explore a kidnapping, the loss of family land, and problems with new neighbors. Read-alike: Mariana Enriquez's Things We Lost in the Fire. |
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| Say Hello to My Little Friend by Jennine Capó CrucetIn Miami, 20-year-old Cuban American narrator Ismael "Izzy" Reyes is ordered to stop impersonating rapper Pitbull at parties, so he has a new goal: becoming his own version of Scarface's Tony Montana. Also narrating this creative, compelling novel is Lolita, a captive orca with a mental connection to Izzy. |
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| The Adversary by Michael CrummeyIn an early 19th-century coastal Newfoundland town, Abe Strapp's grand plan to marry well and combine two businesses is sabotaged by his smarter widowed sister. Furious, Abe seeks revenge, which divides loyalties and causes devastating consequences in this "enthralling masterpiece" (Kirkus Reviews). Read-alikes: Macbeth by Jo Nesbo; Chenneville by Paulette Jiles. |
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| Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl GonzalezIn the 1980s, up-and-coming artist Anita de Monte is married to Jack, an established white artist, when she dies after a suspicious fall. In the 1990s, Brown University student Raquel Toro researches a project on Jack while starting her own relationship with a wealthy white man. This Reese's Book Club pick presents a witty, thought-provoking look at art, race, class, and gender. Read-alike: Hernan Diaz's Trust. |
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| The Other Valley by Scott Alexander HowardTeenage Odile lives in a remote valley that's bordered by itself -- 20 years earlier on one side and 20 years later on the other -- and travel between them is rarely allowed. One day while in the woods with a friend, Odile sees something she shouldn't in this buzzy, thought-provoking debut novel and inspiration for an upcoming TV series. Read-alike: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. |
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| How We Named the Stars by Andrés N. OrdoricaIn 2011-2012, nerdy first-generation college student Daniel de La Luna meets and grows ever closer to his freshman roommate, soccer star Sam Morris. But Sam's sudden death the following summer leaves Daniel trying to make sense of it all while visiting his family in Mexico. For fans of: powerful and moving first novels; Bryan Washington's Family Meal. |
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| Dixon, Descending by Karen OutenFormerly an Olympic hopeful, Dixon Bryant is now a devoted school psychologist with a daughter in college. Still, he wants something more, and agrees to climb Mount Everest with his brother in an attempt to become the first Black American men to summit. But things don't go as planned in this engrossing, evocative debut. For fans of: vivid adventure stories with fascinating, well-drawn characters. |
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| Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. ReillyIn Auckland, New Zealand, queer 20-something siblings Greta and Valdin navigate adulthood, explore their Russian and Māori family history, and long for love in this witty first novel that also includes a sojourn in Argentina when Valdin meets up with his ex. "Say hello to your new favorite fictional family" (Kirkus Reviews). For fans of: The Guncle by Steven Rowley; Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park. |
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Wish You Were Hereby Jodi PicoultDiana O'Toole finds things going off the rails when she is quarantined during her dream vacation in the Galapagos due to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing her to reevaluate herself and her life when she makes a connection with a local family Wednesday, May 08 at 10:00 a.m. Post Road Library
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Urban Jungle: the History and Future of Nature in the City by Ben WilsonLooking at cities, past and future, this dramatic human story of nature and the city and the impact of climate change offers the joys of history—how backyard gardens spread exotic species all over the world, how war produces biodiversity—alongside a fantastic vision of the lush green cities of our future. Illustrations. Tuesday, May 14 at 9:30 a.m. Fowler Park alternative location Sharon Forks Library
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The Woman in Cabin 10
by Ruth Ware
Assigned to review an exclusive North Sea luxury cruise, travel journalist Lo Blacklock witnesses a woman being thrown overboard and is baffled when all passengers remain unruffled and accounted for, a nightmare that unravels as Lo struggles to convince everyone that what she saw was real.
Hooked On Books Saturday, May 18 at 10:30 a.m. Hampton Park Library
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A Gentleman's Murder
by Christopher Huang
After his recent acceptance into a prestigious soldiers-only club in London, Lieutenant Eric Peterkin investigates the death of another member
overBOOKed Thursday, May 23 at 10:00 a.m. Cumming Library
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All the Dark Placesby Terri ParlatoWhen a friend's husband is murdered after his 40th birthday party, Boston detective Rita Myers is convinced it wasn't random or opportunistic, but committed by someone in the couple's small circle of friends, who was likely at the party. Tuesday, May 28 at 2:00 p.m. Post Road Library
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