A note from the library: We have new fencing and barriers up for roofing and masonry work, but we are open normal hours (Tues-Wed 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Thurs-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m.).
Upcoming events: Founder’s Day Reception celebrating our 199th birthday! Saturday, August 29 at 3 p.m. Join us for cake, coffee, and remarks.
New adult fiction:
“The Amateur” by Chris Bohjalian. After 18-year-old Mara kills a caddy in a freak accident, her life spirals out of control. As the investigation continues and a detective digs into Mara’s past recklessness the community begins to turn on her.
“Immortal Rose” by Alexandra Bracken. Members of the ancient Rosebourne family have a strange gift born of a fairy ancestor: the ability to infuse fragrance with magic capable of manipulating mind, body, and emotion. When a shocking murder leaves the kingdom of Albion vulnerable to a coup, royal spymaster Hugh Thornton seeks the one person who can help: Viola Lockwood, the last living Rosebourne and secret heir to a fraught legacy. In exchange for crafting Immortal Rose, the singular perfume capable of saving Albion, illegitimate Viola can seize the life — and fortune — that should have been hers.
“Storm Tide” by Paul Doiron. When the magnificent home of entrepreneur Brian Malloy mysteriously goes up in flames, Maine game warden Mike Bowditch tries to pull Malloy’s burning body from the fire but is too late. Malloy was suspected of murdering his young, illegitimate son. Now it looks like someone else has delivered a verdict.
“He Who Fights With Monsters” by Travis Deverell. Jason wakes up in a mysterious world of magic and monsters. It’s not easy making the career jump from office-supplies-store middle manager to heroic interdimensional adventurer. At least, Jason tries to be heroic, but it's hard to be good when all your powers are evil. He’ll face off against cannibals, cultists, wizards, monsters … and that’s just on the first day.
“Trad Wife” by Saratoga Schaefer. When Camille Deming isn’t cooking, cleaning, or homesteading in her picture-perfect country farmhouse, she’s posting about her tradwife lifestyle for her online followers. But Camille’s missing a key component: a baby. And contrary to what she posts online, things with her husband, Graham, have been strained. When Camille discovers a mysterious, decrepit well in the wheatfield behind her house, she makes a wish for a baby and when she’s visited one night by a strange creature, her wish comes true. Now her pregnancy is developing freakishly rapidly and she’s suddenly craving raw meat.
“The Dungeon Book” by Gareth Hanrahan. Bait doesn't remember a time before the dungeon. Before the dragon stole her from her cot. She doesn't know what her name was before she was handed over to the monstrous denizens of the dungeon beneath the sorcerer's tower. And so she grew up in the dark — the goblins her adopted family, and a vengeful minotaur, her protector. But the dungeon, with its haunted halls, buried temples and forgotten magics, draws treasure hunters like moths to flame. As the outside world starts to intrude, Bait will learn what it means to be monstrous and she will have to decide where she truly belongs.
“Glowrot: No Way Out of Wonderland” by Beatrice Lebrun. Every night, Bo wakes up from the same dream: a vibrating nightclub with melting walls, and no way out. Every day, the shadow only Bo can see claws at her skull, screaming that she’s slipping again. Maybe it’s all in her mind, and maybe … it’s not.
“Yellow Pine” by Claire Vaye Watkins. The first time Rose fell for Miles, she was a college kid, all too eager to be swept into his sexy orbit; little wonder the relationship crashed and burned. When Miles comes back into her life two decades later, he finds a different Rose. Not only has she moved back to her beloved desert, but she's chosen to live with an intentionality that's brought her hard-won peace and freedom. She's navigating single parenthood, and she's found a community out at Yellow Pine, where a group of spirited misfits have mounted a stand against the corporatization of solar power. Is it worth jeopardizing all this for another chance with Miles?
New adult graphic novels:
“Heaven” by Katie Skelly. Dolly can't find a place to belong. After losing her identity as a gymnast and navigating family turbulence, she's adrift from school and friends. When a mysterious presence beckons her to Heaven, a nightclub that may or may not exist, she wonders if she may just have found her place — but just what does it want in return?
“Bimbo Agitprop” by Raquelle Jaq. Bimbo Agitprop captures the reality of growing up in West Texas in the early 21st century, through Satanic Panics, Y2K, a recession, abusive parents, identity-centric politics, and woke/anti-woke pendulum swings.
“Absolute Martian Manhunter” by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez. FBI Agent John Jones has a problem. His brain has been infected by an alien consciousness calling itself "the Martian,” and its perception of reality is utterly incomprehensible to the human psyche. Now he must navigate this new status quo, all while balancing the deeply grounded and important duties of his day job!
“Good as Dead” by Dave Lapham. The Emissary Bridge has always connected the citizens of Port Lindon to hope and opportunity. But when one man shockingly sets himself on fire, the bridge now brings something else to the town: CERTAIN DEATH. Now, Sheriff David Calhoun must dig up the town’s — and his family’s — most rotten secrets, before he runs out of time ...
