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The Memory Librarian

The Memory Librarian

And Other Stories of Dirty Computer

by Monáe, Janelle

Book - 2022

Adult Fiction. “In this moving, triumphant collection, singer Monáe returns to the dystopian world of her Dirty Computer concept album and short film. The...Show more Adult Fiction. “In this moving, triumphant collection, singer Monáe returns to the dystopian world of her Dirty Computer concept album and short film. These five sci-fi shorts, each written with a different coauthor, explore the consequences of a totalitarian regime that… monitors its citizens’ identities, thoughts, and relationships and scrubs clean the memories and personhoods of those who are labeled deviant. …Readers won’t need to be familiar with the album to marvel at the big ideas, riveting action, and hopeful message here.” – PW Show less

Adult Fiction. “In this moving, triumphant collection, singer Monáe returns to the dystopian world of her Dirty Computer concept album and short film. The...Show more Adult Fiction. “In this moving, triumphant collection, singer Monáe returns to the dystopian world of her Dirty Computer concept album and short film. These five sci-fi shorts, each written with a different coauthor, explore the consequences of a totalitarian regime that… monitors its citizens’ identities, thoughts, and relationships and scrubs clean the memories and personhoods of those who are labeled deviant. …Readers won’t need to be familiar with the album to marvel at the big ideas, riveting action, and hopeful message here.” – PW Show less

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Riverman

Riverman

An American Odyssey

by McGrath, Ben

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Adult Nonfiction. “For decades, Dick Conant lived a vagabond life holding a variety of jobs while traveling solo along major rivers and tributaries. McGra...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “For decades, Dick Conant lived a vagabond life holding a variety of jobs while traveling solo along major rivers and tributaries. McGrath wrote a piece about Conant for The New Yorker; then…he received a call from North Carolina officials because his phone number was found in the gear of a missing canoer. Conant's body never turned up, and he is presumed dead. Riverman honors a free-spirited American naturalist and modern-day explorer who shucked a conventional lifestyle for complete freedom, at significant personal cost. A masterpiece of narrative nonfiction.” – Booklist Show less

Adult Nonfiction. “For decades, Dick Conant lived a vagabond life holding a variety of jobs while traveling solo along major rivers and tributaries. McGra...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “For decades, Dick Conant lived a vagabond life holding a variety of jobs while traveling solo along major rivers and tributaries. McGrath wrote a piece about Conant for The New Yorker; then…he received a call from North Carolina officials because his phone number was found in the gear of a missing canoer. Conant's body never turned up, and he is presumed dead. Riverman honors a free-spirited American naturalist and modern-day explorer who shucked a conventional lifestyle for complete freedom, at significant personal cost. A masterpiece of narrative nonfiction.” – Booklist Show less

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Sea of Tranquility

Sea of Tranquility

by Mandel, Emily St. John

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Adult Fiction. “The author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel returns with a novel of art, time, love, and plague that takes the reader from Vancouver ...Show more Adult Fiction. “The author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel returns with a novel of art, time, love, and plague that takes the reader from Vancouver Island in 1912 to a dark colony on the moon five hundred years later, unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and space. Hired to investigate the black-skied Night City, Detective Gaspery-Jacques Roberts discovers an anomaly in the North American Wilderness, where he encounters a strange group of individuals who have all glimpsed a chance to do something extraordinary that could disrupt the timeline of the universe.” – Publisher description Show less

Adult Fiction. “The author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel returns with a novel of art, time, love, and plague that takes the reader from Vancouver ...Show more Adult Fiction. “The author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel returns with a novel of art, time, love, and plague that takes the reader from Vancouver Island in 1912 to a dark colony on the moon five hundred years later, unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and space. Hired to investigate the black-skied Night City, Detective Gaspery-Jacques Roberts discovers an anomaly in the North American Wilderness, where he encounters a strange group of individuals who have all glimpsed a chance to do something extraordinary that could disrupt the timeline of the universe.” – Publisher description Show less

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Time Is A Mother

Time Is A Mother

by Vuong, Ocean

Book - 2022

Adult Nonfiction. “’I was made to die but I'm here to stay,’ writes Vuong in his second collection. It's perhaps as fitting a theme as there is to be foun...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “’I was made to die but I'm here to stay,’ writes Vuong in his second collection. It's perhaps as fitting a theme as there is to be found in the collection, a work that seeks to tease beauty from violence, to find life in pain. Indeed, these intentional contradictions have proved lodestars in Vuong's work, but here he feels scraped rawer than ever, easily sliding between playfulness and acidity, his language both elliptical and meticulous. [W]ritten following the death of his eponymous parent in 2019-- Vuong's mother is as present as ever here, woven into poems that alternately reach back into memory and cast out toward the future.” – LJ. Show less

Adult Nonfiction. “’I was made to die but I'm here to stay,’ writes Vuong in his second collection. It's perhaps as fitting a theme as there is to be foun...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “’I was made to die but I'm here to stay,’ writes Vuong in his second collection. It's perhaps as fitting a theme as there is to be found in the collection, a work that seeks to tease beauty from violence, to find life in pain. Indeed, these intentional contradictions have proved lodestars in Vuong's work, but here he feels scraped rawer than ever, easily sliding between playfulness and acidity, his language both elliptical and meticulous. [W]ritten following the death of his eponymous parent in 2019-- Vuong's mother is as present as ever here, woven into poems that alternately reach back into memory and cast out toward the future.” – LJ. Show less

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Young Mungo

Young Mungo

A Novel

by Stuart, Douglas

Book - 2022

Adult Fiction. “Mungo is a 15-year-old living in Glasgow, the youngest son of an alcoholic mother. Mungo would do anything ‘just to make other people feel...Show more Adult Fiction. “Mungo is a 15-year-old living in Glasgow, the youngest son of an alcoholic mother. Mungo would do anything ‘just to make other people feel better.’ He is a gentle soul living in an environment of toxic masculinity, sectarian violence, and drink, but… he has strong reserves of strength that he himself doesn't know he possesses. Love for another young man would be risky, but when Mungo, a Protestant, falls in love with James, a Catholic, the peril is immense. This is a searing, gorgeously written portrait of a young gay boy trying to be true to himself in a place and time that demands conformity to social and gender rules." – Booklist Show less

Adult Fiction. “Mungo is a 15-year-old living in Glasgow, the youngest son of an alcoholic mother. Mungo would do anything ‘just to make other people feel...Show more Adult Fiction. “Mungo is a 15-year-old living in Glasgow, the youngest son of an alcoholic mother. Mungo would do anything ‘just to make other people feel better.’ He is a gentle soul living in an environment of toxic masculinity, sectarian violence, and drink, but… he has strong reserves of strength that he himself doesn't know he possesses. Love for another young man would be risky, but when Mungo, a Protestant, falls in love with James, a Catholic, the peril is immense. This is a searing, gorgeously written portrait of a young gay boy trying to be true to himself in a place and time that demands conformity to social and gender rules." – Booklist Show less

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The Kaiju Preservation Society

The Kaiju Preservation Society

by Scalzi, John

Book - 2022

Adult Fiction. “Without warning, just as the country is going into COVID-19 lockdown, Jamie Gray is fired from their job. Desperate for work, Jamie accept...Show more Adult Fiction. “Without warning, just as the country is going into COVID-19 lockdown, Jamie Gray is fired from their job. Desperate for work, Jamie accepts an offer from someone they barely know to work for a company they’ve never heard of. It turns out to be the adventure of a lifetime. Scalzi’s latest is a wonderfully inventive take on the kaiju theme (the Japanese term for big, giant creatures: Godzilla, King Kong, Mothra). Jamie’s new employer, the Kaiju Preservation Society, has one mission: to keep Earth safe from these oversized critters, and to keep the kaiju safe from Earth.” – Booklist Show less

Adult Fiction. “Without warning, just as the country is going into COVID-19 lockdown, Jamie Gray is fired from their job. Desperate for work, Jamie accept...Show more Adult Fiction. “Without warning, just as the country is going into COVID-19 lockdown, Jamie Gray is fired from their job. Desperate for work, Jamie accepts an offer from someone they barely know to work for a company they’ve never heard of. It turns out to be the adventure of a lifetime. Scalzi’s latest is a wonderfully inventive take on the kaiju theme (the Japanese term for big, giant creatures: Godzilla, King Kong, Mothra). Jamie’s new employer, the Kaiju Preservation Society, has one mission: to keep Earth safe from these oversized critters, and to keep the kaiju safe from Earth.” – Booklist Show less

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Korean American

Korean American

Food That Tastes Like Home

by Kim, Eric

Book - 2022

Adult Nonfiction. “Eric Kim grew up in Atlanta, the son of two Korean immigrants. Food has always been central to his story, from Friday-night Korean barb...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “Eric Kim grew up in Atlanta, the son of two Korean immigrants. Food has always been central to his story, from Friday-night Korean barbecue with his family to hybridized Korean-ish meals for one– like Gochujang-Buttered Radish Toast and Caramelized-Kimchi Baked Potatoes– that he makes in his tiny New York City apartment. Playful, poignant, and vulnerable, Korean American also includes essays on subjects ranging from the life-changing act of leaving home and returning as an adult, to what Thanksgiving means to a first-generation family, complete with a full holiday menu.” PW, Show less

Adult Nonfiction. “Eric Kim grew up in Atlanta, the son of two Korean immigrants. Food has always been central to his story, from Friday-night Korean barb...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “Eric Kim grew up in Atlanta, the son of two Korean immigrants. Food has always been central to his story, from Friday-night Korean barbecue with his family to hybridized Korean-ish meals for one– like Gochujang-Buttered Radish Toast and Caramelized-Kimchi Baked Potatoes– that he makes in his tiny New York City apartment. Playful, poignant, and vulnerable, Korean American also includes essays on subjects ranging from the life-changing act of leaving home and returning as an adult, to what Thanksgiving means to a first-generation family, complete with a full holiday menu.” PW, Show less

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One Italian Summer

One Italian Summer

A Novel

by Serle, Rebecca

Book - 2022

Adult Fiction. “Katy is grieving for her mother, Carol, who has recently died of cancer. Unsure and adrift without her anchor, she questions her relations...Show more Adult Fiction. “Katy is grieving for her mother, Carol, who has recently died of cancer. Unsure and adrift without her anchor, she questions her relationship with her husband and the normal world they live in. She and Carol were set to take a trip to Positano, Italy, so Katy decides to go there to find herself. There, she meets up with another Carol—a young woman, only thirty years old. Katy realizes immediately that she has met her own mother, and she must learn how to heal from her grief while also learning to understand her mother’s past decisions. The mouth-watering descriptions of Katy’s food and the lush Italian coast bring a strong, atmospheric sense of place.” – Booklist Show less

Adult Fiction. “Katy is grieving for her mother, Carol, who has recently died of cancer. Unsure and adrift without her anchor, she questions her relations...Show more Adult Fiction. “Katy is grieving for her mother, Carol, who has recently died of cancer. Unsure and adrift without her anchor, she questions her relationship with her husband and the normal world they live in. She and Carol were set to take a trip to Positano, Italy, so Katy decides to go there to find herself. There, she meets up with another Carol—a young woman, only thirty years old. Katy realizes immediately that she has met her own mother, and she must learn how to heal from her grief while also learning to understand her mother’s past decisions. The mouth-watering descriptions of Katy’s food and the lush Italian coast bring a strong, atmospheric sense of place.” – Booklist Show less

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Red Paint

Red Paint

The Ancestral Autobiography of A Coast Salish Punk

by LaPointe, Sasha taqwšeblu

Book - 2022

Adult Nonfiction. “Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe has always longed for a sense of home. When she was a child, her family moved around frequently, often stayin...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe has always longed for a sense of home. When she was a child, her family moved around frequently, often staying in barely habitable church attics and trailers, dangerous places for young Sasha. With little more to guide her than a passion for the thriving punk scene of the Pacific Northwest and a desire to live up to the responsibility of being the namesake of her beloved great-grandmother– a linguist who helped preserve her Indigenous language of Lushootseed– Sasha throws herself headlong into the world, determined to build a better future for herself and her people. Red Paint is an intersectional autobiography of lineage, resilience, and, above all, the ability to heal.” Publisher description Show less

Adult Nonfiction. “Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe has always longed for a sense of home. When she was a child, her family moved around frequently, often stayin...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe has always longed for a sense of home. When she was a child, her family moved around frequently, often staying in barely habitable church attics and trailers, dangerous places for young Sasha. With little more to guide her than a passion for the thriving punk scene of the Pacific Northwest and a desire to live up to the responsibility of being the namesake of her beloved great-grandmother– a linguist who helped preserve her Indigenous language of Lushootseed– Sasha throws herself headlong into the world, determined to build a better future for herself and her people. Red Paint is an intersectional autobiography of lineage, resilience, and, above all, the ability to heal.” Publisher description Show less

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Black Cake

Black Cake

A Novel

by Wilkerson, Charmaine

Book - 2022

Adult Fiction. “Estranged siblings Byron and Benny come together over their mother's death and their confusion regarding her final legacy: she's left them...Show more Adult Fiction. “Estranged siblings Byron and Benny come together over their mother's death and their confusion regarding her final legacy: she's left them a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a venerable family recipe, along with a voice recording sharing her story as a young swimmer who left her island home with suspicions of murder hanging over her head. But she doesn't tell her whole story, and Byron and Benny have more secrets to discover before they are done.” Show less

Adult Fiction. “Estranged siblings Byron and Benny come together over their mother's death and their confusion regarding her final legacy: she's left them...Show more Adult Fiction. “Estranged siblings Byron and Benny come together over their mother's death and their confusion regarding her final legacy: she's left them a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a venerable family recipe, along with a voice recording sharing her story as a young swimmer who left her island home with suspicions of murder hanging over her head. But she doesn't tell her whole story, and Byron and Benny have more secrets to discover before they are done.” Show less

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The Christie Affair

The Christie Affair

by Gramont, Nina de

Book - 2022

Adult Fiction. “De Gramont bases this fanciful reimagining of actual events in the life of Agatha Christie on the author’s mysterious, 11-day disappearanc...Show more Adult Fiction. “De Gramont bases this fanciful reimagining of actual events in the life of Agatha Christie on the author’s mysterious, 11-day disappearance in December 1926, shortly after Christie’s husband, Archie, revealed he was having an affair and wanted a divorce. Told from the point of view of Nan O’Dea, the fictionalized name of the ‘other woman’ with whom Archie was linked, the story reveals Nan’s early—and difficult—life… The author weaves a clever, highly original, mesmerizing tale filled with strange and unexpected turns and concludes it in an unexpected but wholly satisfying manner. ” – Booklist Show less

Adult Fiction. “De Gramont bases this fanciful reimagining of actual events in the life of Agatha Christie on the author’s mysterious, 11-day disappearanc...Show more Adult Fiction. “De Gramont bases this fanciful reimagining of actual events in the life of Agatha Christie on the author’s mysterious, 11-day disappearance in December 1926, shortly after Christie’s husband, Archie, revealed he was having an affair and wanted a divorce. Told from the point of view of Nan O’Dea, the fictionalized name of the ‘other woman’ with whom Archie was linked, the story reveals Nan’s early—and difficult—life… The author weaves a clever, highly original, mesmerizing tale filled with strange and unexpected turns and concludes it in an unexpected but wholly satisfying manner. ” – Booklist Show less

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The Family Chao

The Family Chao

A Novel

by Chang, Lan Samantha

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Adult Fiction. “The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao restaurant’s delicious Americanized Chinese food for 35 years, content to i...Show more Adult Fiction. “The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao restaurant’s delicious Americanized Chinese food for 35 years, content to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners. Whether or not Big Leo Chao is honest, or his wife, Winnie, is happy, their food tastes good and their three sons earned scholarships to respectable colleges. But when brash, charismatic, and tyrannical patriarch Leo Chao is found dead-presumed murdered-his sons find they've drawn the exacting gaze of the entire town. ” – Publisher description Show less

Adult Fiction. “The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao restaurant’s delicious Americanized Chinese food for 35 years, content to i...Show more Adult Fiction. “The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao restaurant’s delicious Americanized Chinese food for 35 years, content to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners. Whether or not Big Leo Chao is honest, or his wife, Winnie, is happy, their food tastes good and their three sons earned scholarships to respectable colleges. But when brash, charismatic, and tyrannical patriarch Leo Chao is found dead-presumed murdered-his sons find they've drawn the exacting gaze of the entire town. ” – Publisher description Show less

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From Strength to Strength

From Strength to Strength

Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

by Brooks, Arthur C.

Book - 2022

Adult Nonfiction. “Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance t...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our decline, and the more painful it is when it occurs. What can we do, starting now, to make our older years a time of happiness, purpose, and yes, success? By refocusing on certain priorities and habits that anyone can learn…we can set ourselves up for increased happiness.” – Publisher description Show less

Adult Nonfiction. “Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance t...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our decline, and the more painful it is when it occurs. What can we do, starting now, to make our older years a time of happiness, purpose, and yes, success? By refocusing on certain priorities and habits that anyone can learn…we can set ourselves up for increased happiness.” – Publisher description Show less

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Grow More Food

Grow More Food

A Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Getting the Biggest Harvest Possible From A Space of Any Size

by McCrate, Colin

Book - 2022

Adult Nonfiction. “Just how productive can one small vegetable garden be? More productive than one might think! [The authors], former CSA growers and curr...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “Just how productive can one small vegetable garden be? More productive than one might think! [The authors], former CSA growers and current owners of the Seattle Urban Farm Company, help readers boost their garden productivity by teaching them how to plan carefully, maximize production in every bed, get the most out of every plant, scale up systems to maximize efficiency, and expand the harvest season with succession planting, intercropping, and season extension.” – Publisher description Show less

Adult Nonfiction. “Just how productive can one small vegetable garden be? More productive than one might think! [The authors], former CSA growers and curr...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “Just how productive can one small vegetable garden be? More productive than one might think! [The authors], former CSA growers and current owners of the Seattle Urban Farm Company, help readers boost their garden productivity by teaching them how to plan carefully, maximize production in every bed, get the most out of every plant, scale up systems to maximize efficiency, and expand the harvest season with succession planting, intercropping, and season extension.” – Publisher description Show less

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The Nineties

The Nineties

by Klosterman, Chuck

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Adult Nonfiction. “Pop culture critic and essayist Klosterman turns his flinty eye to the 1990s, the last period in American history when personal and pol...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “Pop culture critic and essayist Klosterman turns his flinty eye to the 1990s, the last period in American history when personal and political engagement was still viewed as optional.’ Blending cultural analysis with his own caustic hot takes, Klosterman claims that the chief characteristic of the '90s was a pervasive feeling of ambivalence, ‘defined by an overwhelming assumption that life... was underwhelming.’ This nostalgic look at the waning days of offline culture both piques and entertains.” –Publishers Weekly Show less

Adult Nonfiction. “Pop culture critic and essayist Klosterman turns his flinty eye to the 1990s, the last period in American history when personal and pol...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “Pop culture critic and essayist Klosterman turns his flinty eye to the 1990s, the last period in American history when personal and political engagement was still viewed as optional.’ Blending cultural analysis with his own caustic hot takes, Klosterman claims that the chief characteristic of the '90s was a pervasive feeling of ambivalence, ‘defined by an overwhelming assumption that life... was underwhelming.’ This nostalgic look at the waning days of offline culture both piques and entertains.” –Publishers Weekly Show less

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The Power of Regret

The Power of Regret

How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward

by Pink, Daniel H.

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Adult Nonfiction. “Regret ‘clarifies. It instructs. Done right, it needn't drag us down,’ writes Pink (When) in this pragmatic guide to harnessing the pow...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “Regret ‘clarifies. It instructs. Done right, it needn't drag us down,’ writes Pink (When) in this pragmatic guide to harnessing the power of the past. He draws on the largest survey ever conducted of Americans' regrets, as well as his own poll of thousands of respondents in 105 countries, to reveal the four most common types of regret: foundational boldness, moral, and connection. Rather than despairing over regrets, Pink urges readers to think of them as opportunities for growth and learning, and offers a program for doing so.” – Publisher description Show less

Adult Nonfiction. “Regret ‘clarifies. It instructs. Done right, it needn't drag us down,’ writes Pink (When) in this pragmatic guide to harnessing the pow...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “Regret ‘clarifies. It instructs. Done right, it needn't drag us down,’ writes Pink (When) in this pragmatic guide to harnessing the power of the past. He draws on the largest survey ever conducted of Americans' regrets, as well as his own poll of thousands of respondents in 105 countries, to reveal the four most common types of regret: foundational boldness, moral, and connection. Rather than despairing over regrets, Pink urges readers to think of them as opportunities for growth and learning, and offers a program for doing so.” – Publisher description Show less

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The Swimmers

The Swimmers

by Otsuka, Julie

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Adult Fiction. “Otsuka delivers a quick and tender story of a group of swimmers who cope with the disruption of their routines in various ways. The regula...Show more Adult Fiction. “Otsuka delivers a quick and tender story of a group of swimmers who cope with the disruption of their routines in various ways. The regulars at a pool range in age, ability, and swimming habits, and are connected by an incessant need to swim. When a crack shows up in the deep end of lane four, the swimmers all grows nervous about the pool’s future. While the ‘nonswimmers’ in their lives dismiss their concerns, the swimmers collectively discover how the crack ‘quietly lodges itself, unbeknownst to you, in the recesses of your mind’—except for cheerful Alice, who has swum in the pool for 35 years and now has dementia.” – Publishers Weekly Show less

Adult Fiction. “Otsuka delivers a quick and tender story of a group of swimmers who cope with the disruption of their routines in various ways. The regula...Show more Adult Fiction. “Otsuka delivers a quick and tender story of a group of swimmers who cope with the disruption of their routines in various ways. The regulars at a pool range in age, ability, and swimming habits, and are connected by an incessant need to swim. When a crack shows up in the deep end of lane four, the swimmers all grows nervous about the pool’s future. While the ‘nonswimmers’ in their lives dismiss their concerns, the swimmers collectively discover how the crack ‘quietly lodges itself, unbeknownst to you, in the recesses of your mind’—except for cheerful Alice, who has swum in the pool for 35 years and now has dementia.” – Publishers Weekly Show less

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The Final Case

The Final Case

by Guterson, David

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Adult Fiction. “The death from hypothermia of an adopted Ethiopian girl, Abeba ‘Abigail’ Addisu, while in the care of her Christian fundamentalist parents...Show more Adult Fiction. “The death from hypothermia of an adopted Ethiopian girl, Abeba ‘Abigail’ Addisu, while in the care of her Christian fundamentalist parents… drives this outstanding literary thriller from Guterson (Snow Falling on Cedars). [Parents] Betsy and Delvin, who live in rural Skagit County…, are arrested on homicide charges, and Betsy is put on trial for murder. [T]he unnamed narrator accompanies his elderly criminal attorney father, who has agreed to defend Betsy, for the pretrial. Guterson sensitively explores religion, white privilege, and justice while examining with realism and empathy the bond between parents and their children. With its simple message of hope, this novel will linger with readers long after the final page.” – Publishers Weekly Show less

Adult Fiction. “The death from hypothermia of an adopted Ethiopian girl, Abeba ‘Abigail’ Addisu, while in the care of her Christian fundamentalist parents...Show more Adult Fiction. “The death from hypothermia of an adopted Ethiopian girl, Abeba ‘Abigail’ Addisu, while in the care of her Christian fundamentalist parents… drives this outstanding literary thriller from Guterson (Snow Falling on Cedars). [Parents] Betsy and Delvin, who live in rural Skagit County…, are arrested on homicide charges, and Betsy is put on trial for murder. [T]he unnamed narrator accompanies his elderly criminal attorney father, who has agreed to defend Betsy, for the pretrial. Guterson sensitively explores religion, white privilege, and justice while examining with realism and empathy the bond between parents and their children. With its simple message of hope, this novel will linger with readers long after the final page.” – Publishers Weekly Show less

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The Maid

The Maid

A Novel

by Prose, Nita

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Adult Fiction. “25-year-old Molly Gray loves cleaning at the Regency Grand Hotel. But she's socially awkward, and other employees bully her, even calling ...Show more Adult Fiction. “25-year-old Molly Gray loves cleaning at the Regency Grand Hotel. But she's socially awkward, and other employees bully her, even calling her Roomba. Until now, she's had her gran to help explain her mistakes in reading body language. But now that her grandmother is dead, there's no one to explain why the police are upset when she finds the body of a hotel guest, Mr. Black, dead in his bed. What mistake did she make by cleaning the room, picking up glasses, before she found the body? Evidence implicates Molly, but she has a few friends who help her when she's arrested. Molly is a likable, neurodivergent narrator in this outstanding debut.” – Library Journal Show less

Adult Fiction. “25-year-old Molly Gray loves cleaning at the Regency Grand Hotel. But she's socially awkward, and other employees bully her, even calling ...Show more Adult Fiction. “25-year-old Molly Gray loves cleaning at the Regency Grand Hotel. But she's socially awkward, and other employees bully her, even calling her Roomba. Until now, she's had her gran to help explain her mistakes in reading body language. But now that her grandmother is dead, there's no one to explain why the police are upset when she finds the body of a hotel guest, Mr. Black, dead in his bed. What mistake did she make by cleaning the room, picking up glasses, before she found the body? Evidence implicates Molly, but she has a few friends who help her when she's arrested. Molly is a likable, neurodivergent narrator in this outstanding debut.” – Library Journal Show less

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Olga Dies Dreaming

Olga Dies Dreaming

by Gonzalez, Xochitl

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Adult Fiction. “It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro ‘Prieto’ Acevedo, are boldfaced names in their hometown of New York. Prieto is a popular congre...Show more Adult Fiction. “It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro ‘Prieto’ Acevedo, are boldfaced names in their hometown of New York. Prieto is a popular congressman representing their gentrifying Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn, while Olga is the tony wedding planner for Manhattan’s power brokers. Despite their alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less rosy. Set against the backdrop of New York City in the months surrounding the most devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico’s history, [this] is a story that examines political corruption, familial strife, and the very notion of the American dream—all while asking what it really means to weather a storm.” – Publisher description Show less

Adult Fiction. “It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro ‘Prieto’ Acevedo, are boldfaced names in their hometown of New York. Prieto is a popular congre...Show more Adult Fiction. “It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro ‘Prieto’ Acevedo, are boldfaced names in their hometown of New York. Prieto is a popular congressman representing their gentrifying Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn, while Olga is the tony wedding planner for Manhattan’s power brokers. Despite their alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less rosy. Set against the backdrop of New York City in the months surrounding the most devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico’s history, [this] is a story that examines political corruption, familial strife, and the very notion of the American dream—all while asking what it really means to weather a storm.” – Publisher description Show less

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Stolen Focus

Stolen Focus

Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again

by Hari, Johann

Book - 2022

Adult Nonfiction. “In the U.S., teenagers now focus on a task for only sixty-five seconds on average, and office workers manage only three minutes. We th...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “In the U.S., teenagers now focus on a task for only sixty-five seconds on average, and office workers manage only three minutes. We think this inability to focus is a personal flaw, an individual failure to exert enough willpower over our devices. The truth is even more disturbing: Our focus has been stolen by powerful external forces, and the science shows that these forces have been ramping up for decades – leaving us uniquely vulnerable, when social media arrived, to corporations determined to raid our attention for profit. Hari shows that if we understand the twelve true causes of this crisis– from the collapse of sustained reading to the disruption of boredom to rising pollution – we…can finally begin to solve it by staging an ‘attention rebellion.’" Publisher description Show less

Adult Nonfiction. “In the U.S., teenagers now focus on a task for only sixty-five seconds on average, and office workers manage only three minutes. We th...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “In the U.S., teenagers now focus on a task for only sixty-five seconds on average, and office workers manage only three minutes. We think this inability to focus is a personal flaw, an individual failure to exert enough willpower over our devices. The truth is even more disturbing: Our focus has been stolen by powerful external forces, and the science shows that these forces have been ramping up for decades – leaving us uniquely vulnerable, when social media arrived, to corporations determined to raid our attention for profit. Hari shows that if we understand the twelve true causes of this crisis– from the collapse of sustained reading to the disruption of boredom to rising pollution – we…can finally begin to solve it by staging an ‘attention rebellion.’" Publisher description Show less

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Atlas of the Heart

Atlas of the Heart

Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience

by Brown, Brené

Book - 2021

Adult Nonfiction. “In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances—a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection.” Show less

Adult Nonfiction. “In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances—a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection.” Show less

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The Sentence

The Sentence

A Novel

by Erdrich, Louise

Book - 2021

Adult Fiction. “Opening on All Souls' Day 2019 and closing on All Souls' Day 2020, thus embracing a year of pandemic and protest, this latest novel from E...Show more Adult Fiction. “Opening on All Souls' Day 2019 and closing on All Souls' Day 2020, thus embracing a year of pandemic and protest, this latest novel from Erdrich chronicles the experiences of an Ojibwe woman named Tookie who works at an independent bookstore in Minneapolis after her release from prison. Her life changes when the ghost of a recently deceased customer begins haunting the bookstore, pushing her and Ojibwe colleague Asema toward painful personal revelations with deep historical resonance.” – Library Journal Show less

Adult Fiction. “Opening on All Souls' Day 2019 and closing on All Souls' Day 2020, thus embracing a year of pandemic and protest, this latest novel from E...Show more Adult Fiction. “Opening on All Souls' Day 2019 and closing on All Souls' Day 2020, thus embracing a year of pandemic and protest, this latest novel from Erdrich chronicles the experiences of an Ojibwe woman named Tookie who works at an independent bookstore in Minneapolis after her release from prison. Her life changes when the ghost of a recently deceased customer begins haunting the bookstore, pushing her and Ojibwe colleague Asema toward painful personal revelations with deep historical resonance.” – Library Journal Show less

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Guinness World Records 2022

Guinness World Records 2022

Book - 2021

Adult Nonfiction. “Fully revised and updated, and with a bright new design, Guinness World Records 2022 provides a fascinating snapshot of our world today...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “Fully revised and updated, and with a bright new design, Guinness World Records 2022 provides a fascinating snapshot of our world today. Our editors have chosen to curate the book with environmental issues at the forefront of their mind, so we open with a chapter exploring what's happening to our ecosystem and what superlative lengths people are going to make a difference. We also want to encourage readers to put their own record-breaking to good, so look out for projects that might inspire you to make a difference - so don't just Discover Your World, Change Your World!” – Publisher description Show less

Adult Nonfiction. “Fully revised and updated, and with a bright new design, Guinness World Records 2022 provides a fascinating snapshot of our world today...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “Fully revised and updated, and with a bright new design, Guinness World Records 2022 provides a fascinating snapshot of our world today. Our editors have chosen to curate the book with environmental issues at the forefront of their mind, so we open with a chapter exploring what's happening to our ecosystem and what superlative lengths people are going to make a difference. We also want to encourage readers to put their own record-breaking to good, so look out for projects that might inspire you to make a difference - so don't just Discover Your World, Change Your World!” – Publisher description Show less

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