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Adult Services Staff Picks October 2025 |
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33 Place Brugmann
by Alice Austen
Recommended by: Sarah V.
On the eve of Nazi occupation, the residents of 33 Place Brugmann in Brussels are forced to choose between submission or risking everything to protect one another in the face of betrayal, love and courage.
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Buckeye
by Patrick Ryan
Recommended by: Joanna
In postwar Ohio, a stolen moment between Cal Jenkins and Margaret Salt reverberates through generations, as a small town's buried secrets and a wife's spiritual gift expose the longing for love and goodness.
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Culpability
by Bruce W. Holsinger
Recommended by: Grace
When the Cassidy-Shaws' autonomous minivan collides with an oncoming car, seventeen-year-old Charlie is in the driver's seat, with his father, Noah, riding shotgun. In the back seat, tweens Alice and Izzy are on their phones, while their mother, Lorelei, a world leader in the field of artificial intelligence, is absorbed in her work. Yet each family member harbors a secret, implicating them all in the tragic accident. During a weeklong recuperation on the Chesapeake Bay, the family confronts the excruciating moral dilemmas triggered by the crash.
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Exiles
by Mason Coile
Recommended by: Rachel
When a Mars colony mission arrives to find its setup crew of robots fractured and one missing, the astronauts must unravel conflicting accounts of what happened, in the new novel by the author of William.
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The Eyes Are the Best Part
by Monika Kim
Recommended by: Lori
With her life in disarray after her Appa's extramarital affair and subsequent departure, Ji-won, plagued by horrifying yet enticing dreams of bloody rooms full of eyes, is overcome by hunger and rage that can only be sated by deceit, manipulation and murder as victims accumulate around her college campus.
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House of Idyll
by Delilah S. Dawson
Recommended by: Brandee
When aspiring musician Angelina joins an elite artists' compound run by a legendary band, her creative dreams entangle with obsession, eerie visions, and gruesome deaths, revealing the sinister force lurking beneath the glamorous, cult-like world of Black Idyll.
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Kaplan's Plot
by Jason Diamond
Recommended by: Laura
A novel about mothers and sons, crime and consequence, unspoken family secrets and being Jewish in America.
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Loved and Missed
by Susie Boyt
Recommended by: Sarah R.
When your beloved daughter is lost in the fog of addiction and you make off with her baby in order to save the day, can willpower and a daring creative zeal carry you through? Examining the limits, disappointments and excesses of love in all its forms, this marvelously absorbing novel, full of insight and compassion, delights as much as it disturbs.
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Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris
by Eric Jager
Recommended by: Julia
In this medieval true crime story set in 15th century Paris, one of history's first detectives uncovers a shocking conspiracy while he investigates the murder of Louis of Orleans, brother to King Charles, by a band of masked assailants.
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Please Yell at My Kids: What Cultures Around the World Can Teach You About Parenting in Community, Raising Independent Kids, and Not Losing Your Mind
by Marina Lopes
Recommended by: Anna Jayne
The difficulty of raising kids in America is well-known--no federally supported parental leave, a lack of mental health support, a crushing combination of workplace pressure and aspirational parental perfection, and the fresh hell that is the playgroup Facebook page. But what if there was another way? The simple fact is that parenting, and specifically motherhood, looks wildly different across nations. Please Yell at My Kids is an around the world journey and a practical guide to rethinking parenting. From guiding caregivers through how to define their own non-negotiable values, to navigating tricky conversations with their in-laws, Please Yell at My Kids provides readers with the inspiration and practical tools to build a community of care in their own lives and reimagine parenthood in a joyful new way.
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