New in September!

 

September Fiction 

There are a LOT of new books due out in September, including a many big name authors like Jodi Picoult, John Grisham, James Patterson, John Green, Danielle Steel, Jeneva Rose, James Patterson, Alice Hoffman, Chloe Benjamin, James Patterson, Emily St. John Mandel, Alexander McCall Smith, and James Patterson.

Staff members are especially looking forward to books by Sarah Addison Allen, John Green, Chloe Benjamin, and Richar Osman.  Whatever genre you read, there is probably a new book for you in this list!

Adler-Olsen, Jussi  No Song for the Dead (Dept. Q)

Alderman, Naomi  The Strangers

Alexander, Tasha  Murder on the Sacred River  (Lady Emily Mystery)

Allen, Sarah Addison  Paper Ghosts

Bardugo, Leigh Dead Beat (9^th House)

Barrett, Lorna   A Critical Conjunction                           

Benjamin, Chloe Under Story

Bentley, Don Double Tap:  A Mitch Rapp Novel

Cahn, Jonathan  The Altar of Pergamon: the Mystery of the Dark Angel & the Future of the World

Cleeves, Ann The Dying Light (Matthew Venn)

Cline, Emma Switzy

Diaz, Hernan  Ply

Due, Tananarive  Mazywood

Foley, Lucy  Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel: The New Miss Marple Mystery

Francis, Felix  The Chase: A Dick Francis Novel

Green, John  Hollywood Ending

Grisham, John  The French Illusion

Hale, Shannon  Christmas in Austenland

Harris, Robert  Agrippa: A Novel of Ancient Rome’s Descent into Dictatorship

Hoffman, Alice  The Witches of Cambridge

Ishida, Syou  Welcome to the Kokoro Cat Clinic (We’ll Prescribe You a Cat)

King, Laurie R. Those Who Are Gone (Raquel Laing)

Koryta, Michael  Die Famous

Kuang, R.F. Taipei Story

Lawhon, Ariel  The Pirate Queen

Lee, Min Jin  American Hagwon

Mackintosh, Clare It’s Not What You Think

Mandel, Emily St. John Exit Party

Mason, Meg  Sophie, Standing There

McCall Smith, Alexander  The Big Cats Dance Party (No. 1 Ladies

Michaels, Fern A Season of Secrets

Mizushima, Margaret Fighting Edge (Timber Creek K-9)

MrBeast and James Patterson  The Most Dangerous Games

Osman, Richard We Chase Shadows (We Solve Murders)

Patterson, James  The Munich Affair

Peters, Amanda  The Birthing Tree

Picoult, Jodi Hollow Bones

Robb, J.D.  Fury in Death

Rose, Jeneva Sometimes I Scare Myself:  A Collection of Horror

Snelling, Lauraine  Fair Are the Meadows (Home to Green Creek)

Steel, Danielle Ruthless

Stewart, Jack  Tom Clancy Pressure Depth (Jack Ryan, Jr.)

Staff Picks for National Library : Brittany & Anonymous

 

Brittany

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen -  This is my favorite classic. I love the wit, the slow burn romance, and the sharp social commentary. It is one I can return to again and again.

 

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman -  A wildly entertaining, chaotic, and surprisingly suspenseful read. It is funny, fast paced, and completely over the top in the best way.

 

On Hallowed Ground The Story of Arlington National Cemetery by Robert M. Poole -  A very informative and thoughtfully written history. I learned so much, and it gave deeper meaning to a place so many people recognize but may not fully understand.

For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn - My most recent read and an absolute page turner. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish.

Story of My Life by Lucy Score -  A feel good romantic comedy with great chemistry and humor. It was such a fun, uplifting read.

Anonymous Picks

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

The Believing Brain by Michael Shermer

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14^th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? By Raymond Carver

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

Hannibal by Thomas Harris

Highfire by Eoin Colfer

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King

The Stand by Stephen King

The Green Mile by Stephen King

The Mist by Stephen King

Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman

Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey O'Brien

What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird by Sy Montgomery

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

Complete Stories, Selections by Edgar Allen Poe 

Complete Poems by E.E. Cummings

Witches Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

King Sorrow by Joe Hill 

Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulsen

Tea Dragon Society by Kay O'Neil

Staff Picks for National Library Week: Madison & Keelan

 

Madison

Billy Summers by Stephen King - King does an excellent job at exploring inner conflicts, and the struggle between good and evil that we all face. This book is extremely introspective, centering around love, loss, grief, and of course, King’s signature mix of thriller and suspense. There is never a dull moment, and the more Summers’ past comes to light, the more attached you become to his character, making for an immersive experience throughout.

 

Fairy Tale by Stephen King - This book is not in King’s usual writing style, but it is by far one of the best! King takes on a fantasy style, delving into an underground world, once full of mystical creatures, but now plagued by a curse only a prince can break. Again, this novel explores love, loss, adventure, and coming-of-age, in the most encapsulating way possible.

 

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius - Rather than the usual “self-help” book, this work is a collection of Aurelius’ private notes, which he centered his entire existence around. Not only is this work a guide on how to live life to the fullest, while maintaining motivation and peace, but it still holds true nearly 2000 years later.

 

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury - There is not much else to say, other than Bradbury has done it again! This book follows a sci-fi layout, exploring the dangers technology may pose—specifically regarding books. Considering I love books (and work in a library!), I highly enjoyed Bradbury’s twist on firemen, and the altered reality in which they start fires, rather than extinguish them.

 

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka - Kafka, in his usual fashion, writes a story about life’s tragedies and the devastations that occur. In this work, he explores co-dependency and the toll it takes on both parties, especially considering Gregor, the family’s provider, mysteriously wakes up as a human-sized bug and can no longer work. I absolutely love the way Kafka explores human emotions, including worry, grief, anger, and fear, and the way that love fades given dire situations.

 

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - This book is a combination of romance, mystery, and thriller, which I greatly enjoyed, especially considering this book is the first of its kind from Owens. I loved the way that she expressed the ability of those to rise above hardship, even when all odd stand against them, just as with Kya Clark. Her father an abusive alcoholic, her mother and siblings runaways, and her classmates judgmental of it all, this novel is dark, messy, real, and raw, which is what made me love it most.

 

Keelan

The Second Death of Locke by V. L. Bovalino - The girl is the knight and the hero. The found family is so lovely and their journey is ever-evolving, making it feel like you're getting several books/stories in one big quest. 

 

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas -  The journey Nesta goes on in this book is so raw and blows the rest of the series out of the water.

 

Funny Story by Emily Henry - Light-hearted and funny following the aftermath of a terrible breakup featuring a librarian for a lead character and gaggle of found family.

 

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune - Nostalgic, warm, summer second-chance romance coming to a head in the wake of a major loss.

 

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith - This is my all-time favorite book. You follow Francie and her family as she grows up in poverty in Brooklyn in the early 1900s. It is a brilliant coming-of-age story.

Nevermore: Death Becomes Them, People of the Abyss, And the Mountains Echoed, The Outsider

 

Reported by Garry

 

Death Becomes Them: Unearthing the Suicides of the Brilliant, the Famous, and the Notorious by Alix Strauss is an in-depth look at the deaths of several well-known figures. Subjects in this book include Kurt Cobain, Sigmund Freud, Adolf Hitler, Dorothy Dandridge, and many more. Our reader thought the book was a fun look at a terrible subject, and recommends it for anyone looking for more information about how and why these people took their own lives—and their deaths—into their own hands.

 

The People of the Abyss by Jack London is the American author’s personal account of his experiences in the East End of London. London (the author,that is) went undercover for several weeks in 1902—sleeping on the street, in workhouses, and boarding with a poor family to research the deplorable conditions of the London slums. For generations, the East End had been notorious for deep poverty, overcrowding, and associated social problems. Pointing out that half of the children born in the East End at the turn of the century died before their 5^th birthday, our reviewer said that this book was at once the best book of social commentary that she had read, and also the worst, in that it was the most depressing. This book is now considered a classic piece of investigative journalism, and is highly recommended by our reader.

 

And The Mountains Echoed, first published in 2013, is the third novel by the bestselling author of the Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini. Nine interwoven stories revolve around the relationship between Afghani brother and sister Abdullah and Pari, and the lives of those around them. Spanning three continents and stretching from the early 1950s into the 2010s, this deeply personal story explores the interconnectedness of family and what we do for and to those we love. Our reader very highly recommends this multi-award winning, bestselling book.

 

Our next Nevermore member says that The Outsider by Stephen King is guaranteed to make your skin crawl. In Flint City, Ohio, an eleven-year-old boy has been sexually assaulted and brutally murdered. Eyewitness testimony, fingerprints, and DNA all shockingly point to Terry Maitland, one of the town’s most outstanding citizens. However, Maitland also has an iron-clad alibi placing him at a distant location at the time of the murder. How could both those things be true? Who actually committed the murder? Our reader liked the way that this book personifies evil as a real, tangible person, not simply “a thing that goes bump in the night,” finding this book to be an excellent and extremely creepy read.

 

Also Mentioned:

 

Lost on a Mountain in Maine by Donn Fendler as told to Joseph B. Egan

Horatio’s Drive: America’s First Road Trip by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns

The Oxford Book of American Short Stories 2^nd Edition edited by Joyce Carol Oates

Falling by T.J. Newman

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Secret Sisters by Joy Callaway

That Part Was True by Deborah McKinlay

Fatal Intent by Tammy Euliano

Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth by Tony Hiss

The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende

1984 (Graphic Novel Version) by George Orwell

The Best Of Me by David Sedaris

Martita, I Remember You by Sandra Cisneros

I Couldn’t Love You More by Esther Freud