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In-House Favorites November 2025 |
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Check out what our staff and patrons are recommending this month!
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The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers : a novel by Samuel BurrRaised by a group of eccentric enigmatologists, 20-something Clayton Summer, when the esteemed crossword compiler and main maternal presence in his life passes away, bestowing her final puzzle on him, embarks on a quest to uncover the secrets surrounding his birth, which will change him, and the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, forever. Picked by: Jess, Adult Services |
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Two Truths and a Murder by Colleen CambridgeWhile her famous employer investigates aboard the Orient Express, sleuth Phyllida is called to a dinner party where a bold murder claim and the subsequent death of a shy guest thrust her into a deadly mystery involving two murders and hidden secrets. Picked by: Shelley, Children's Services |
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The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. TolkienSauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. Picked by: McKenna, Technical Services |
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The Strawberry Patch Pancake House by Laurie GilmoreFall in love with Laurie Gilmore's #1 New York Times bestselling cozy seasonal romance set in Dream Harbor! 'Never want this series to end!' Picked by: Katie, Patron |
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All the Way to the River : love, loss, and liberation by Elizabeth GilbertA raw and unflinching memoir of love, addiction, heartbreak, and transformation from the author of Eat Pray Love traces her journey from deep friendship to destructive passion and the hard-won freedom from patterns that once felt impossible to escape. Picked by: Laura, Adult Services |
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Sunrise on the Reaping (the Hunger Games) by Suzanne CollinsWhen Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set up to fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena. Picked by: Jillian, Patron |
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by Victoria SchwabFrom V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger. Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532. London, 1827. Boston, 2019. Three young women, their bodies planted in the same soil, their stories tangling like roots. One grows high, and one grows deep, and one grows wild. And all of them grow teeth. Picked by: Misty, Children's Services |
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Poets Square : a memoir in thirty cats by Courtney GustafsonThe author shows how taking care of the feral cats in her Poets Square neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona, reshaped her understanding of empathy, resilience, and the healing power of wholly showing up for something outside yourself. Picked by: Jane, Circulation Department |
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When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John ScalziWhen the Moon inexplicably turns to cheese, humanity grapples with the absurd transformation through the perspectives of astronauts, billionaires, professors, and everyday people, confronting faith, science, and survival over a single surreal lunar cycle. Picked by: Jon, Patron |
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The Truth About the Devlins by Lisa ScottolineThe charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, TJ Devlin finds his world turned upside down when his lawyer brother confesses he has just killed one of his clients and, seizing this chance to prove his worth, becomes entangled in a deadly web of deception and murder to save his brother. Picked by: Beth, Patron |
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