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Staff Picks September 2025 |
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Bad summer people
by Emma Rosenblum
Two Fire Island queen bees and their single friend who meant to spend summertime relaxing and gossiping discover a body face down off the side of the boardwalk and in addition to uncovering the murderer also reveal infidelity and backstabbing.
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The bear went over the mountain
by William Kotzwinkle
A black bear finds a manuscript in the woods of Maine and becomes a literary sensation from coast to coast, as money-hungry executives shape his image into the next Hemingway. By the author of E.T.: The Extraterrestrial. 50,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo. Tour.
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A drop of corruption
by Robert Jackson Bennett
After a Treasury officer vanishes from a locked room, investigator Ana Dolabra discovers a deadly plot targeting the Empire's magical lifeblood, pitting her against an unstoppable adversary, in the second novel of the series following The Tainted Cup. Maps.
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A hunger like no other
by Kresley Cole
Seeking revenge for years of torture from the vampire horde, Lachlain MacRieve, leader of the Lykae Clan of werewolves, abducts the ethereal Emmaline, a young woman who is half Valkyrie and half vampire, and finds himself falling in love with his captive
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I who have never known men
by Jacqueline Harpman
"Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before. As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl--the fortieth prisoner--sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground"
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The tenant
by Freida McFadden
"Blake Porter is riding high, until he's not. Fired abruptly from his job as a VP of marketing and unable to make his mortgage payments on his new brownstone, he's desperate to make ends meet for his fiancee, Krista. Enter: Whitney. Beautiful, charming, down-to-earth, and looking for a room to rent, she's exactly what Blake's looking for. Or is she? Because something isn't quite right. The neighbors start treating Blake differently. The smell of decay permeates the kitchen, no matter how hard he scrubs. And Whitney claims she knows what he's done.... Soon it's obvious that danger lives right at home. And by the time Blake realizes it, it'll be far too late. He'll be dead before he realizes the trap is set"
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We all live here
by Jojo Moyes
Lila Kennedy juggles a broken marriage, rebellious daughters, a crumbling house, and an elderly stepfather when her estranged father unexpectedly shows up after thirty-five years, forcing her to confront unresolved feelings and discover unexpected lessons about love and family amidst her chaotic life.
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We used to live here : a novel
by Marcus Kliewer
A young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve, while restoring an old house, answer the door to a man claiming to have lived there years before, which sets in motion a chain of uncanny and inexplicable events leading to Charlie's disappearance and Eve's descent into insanity.
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The AI con : how to fight big tech's hype and create the future we want
by Emily M. Bender
"Is artificial intelligence going to take over the world? Have big tech scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to put authors, artists, and others out of business? Are we about to enter an age where computers arebetter than humans at everything? The answer to these questions, linguist Emily M. Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna make clear, is "no," "they wish," "LOL," and "definitely not." This kind of thinking is a symptom of a phenomenon known as "AI hype." Hype looks and smells fishy: It twists words and helps the rich get richer by justifying data theft, motivating surveillance capitalism, and devaluing human creativity in order to replace meaningful work with jobs that treat people like machines. In The AI Con, Bender and Hanna offer a sharp, witty, and wide-ranging take-down of AI hype across its many forms. Bender and Hanna show you how to spot AI hype, how to deconstruct it, and how to expose the power grabs it aims to hide. Armed with these tools, you will be prepared to push back against AI hype at work, as a consumer in the marketplace, as a skeptical newsreader, and as a citizen holding policymakers to account. Together, Bender and Hanna expose AI hype for what it is: a mask for Big Tech's drive for profit, with little concern for who it affects"
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Cults like us : why doomsday thinking drives America
by Jane Borden
An author and culture journalist argues that doomsday beliefs, deeply rooted in American history, have shaped the nation's culture, from its fascination with heroism and consumerism to its susceptibility to cult-like thinking and strongman leaders.
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Lorne : the man who invented Saturday Night Live
by Susan Morrison
Lorne Michaels has become a revered and inimitable presence over his 50 years at the helm of Saturday Night Live, and this volume provides unprecedented access to Michaels and SNL for the definitive story of how he created and maintained a comedy institution. Illustrations.
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Sister, mother, husband, dog, (etc.)
by Delia Ephron
A collection of personal stories and essays describes the author's relationship with her late sister, Nora, and offers moving and humorous anecdotes on their mutual love, respect, and sibling rivalry
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What the dog saw and other adventures / : And Other Adventures
by Malcolm Gladwell
Collects the author's best "New Yorker" pieces, including essays on such topics as why there are so many kinds of mustard but only one type of ketchup, a surprising assessment of what makes a safer car, and an examination of a machine built to predict hit movies
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The road : a graphic novel adaptation
by Manu Larcenet
"The story of a nameless father and son trying to survive with their humanity intact in a postapocalyptic wasteland where Earth's natural resources have been diminished, and some survivors are left to raise others for meat, The Road is one of Cormac McCarthy's bleakest and most prescient novels. This first official graphic novel adaptation of McCarthy's work is illustrated by acclaimed French cartoonist Manu Larcenet, who ably transforms the world depicted by McCarthy's spare and brutal prose into stark ink drawings that add an additional layer to this haunting tale of family love and human perseverance."
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A mouse called Wolf
by Dick King-Smith
A mouse with an unusual name shares his musical gift with a widowed concert pianist
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Changeling
by William Ritter
When a changeling swap goes wrong, leaving two identical babies to be raised as human twins, the brothers are called upon to be heroes and protectors of magic while trying to discover which of them is actually a goblin. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. Maps.
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The war that saved my life
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother. Simultaneous eBook.
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How does my home work?
by Christine Butterworth
Engaging, retro-style illustrations share insights into the technology behind everyday life, in a vibrantly detailed primer that explains how flipping a switch makes lights turn on, the source of the water that flows from a faucet and more.
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Do mommies ever sleep?
by Kim Howard
A baby imagines all the reasons why mommies never seem to sleep, failing to understand that it is often because babies need so much attention
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Julia's house for lost creatures
by Ben Hatke
Julie welcomes all lost and homeless creatures into her house, whether they be cats or trolls, ghosts or dragons, but soon realizes that each must have a chore in order for the arrangement to work
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Sorry, grown-ups, you can't go to school!
by Christina Geist
A funny role-reversal picture book that will help reluctant students see the appeal of school finds Mom, Dad, Grandma, and even Bow-wow the dog, begging the kids to let them come to school!
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Time to recharge, Harper!
by Kelly Leigh Miller
In this clever picture book about the importance of naptime, Harper the robot refuses to re-charge his battery because there are too many fun things to do in his classroom! Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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