January 2026
Scroll down to see the books that arrived at the Grimsby Public Library this summer, and titles still to come! Looking for new books from your favourite authors and series? You can find the latest books from James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Tessa Bailey, Brad Meltzer, Freida McFadden, and more in our online catalogue. View more new books by genre using ShelfBrowser (new titles added almost every week!).
 
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Skylark: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel by Paula McLain
Skylark: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel
by Paula McLain

1664. Alouette Voland is the daughter of a master dyer at the famed Gobelin Tapestry Works, who secretly dreams of escaping her circumstances and creating her own masterpiece. 1939. Kristof Larson is a medical student beginning his psychiatric residency in Paris, whose neighbors on the Rue de Gobelins are a Jewish family who have fled Poland. How will their stories intertwine?
Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston
Anatomy of an Alibi
by Ashley Elston

Everyone at Chantilly's Bar noticed out-of-towner Camille Bayliss. Red lips, designer heels, sipping a Negroni. Flirted a little with a local but returned alone to her B&B before midnight in her sleek car. But that woman wasn't Camille Bayliss--it was Aubrey Price. 
No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done by Sophie Hannah
No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done
by Sophie Hannah

The doorbell. The policeman. The words that turn your world inside out--I'm afraid there's been an incident. For Sally Lambert, those words mean only one thing--danger. Not just for her family, but for Champ, their loyal and beloved dog. A single accusation, a neighbor's grudge, and suddenly the Lamberts are trapped in a nightmare with no escape. 
The Winter Witch by Jennifer Chevalier
The Winter Witch
by Jennifer Chevalier

Two sisters set sail on a bride ship from Normandy hoping to leave a curse behind them and find better lives in the wilds of 17th-century Quebec, only to meet a mysterious witch who forces them to confront the truth about magic--and their past. For fans of Emilia Hart, Sarah Penner, Alix E. Harrow, Ami McKay, and Roberta Rich. 
The First Time I Saw Him (a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick) by Laura Dave
The First Time I Saw Him
by Laura Dave

Five years after her husband Owen disappeared, Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter Bailey have settled into a new life in Southern California. Together, they've forged a relationship with Bailey's grandfather Nicholas and are putting the past behind them. But when Owen shows up at Hannah's new exhibition, she knows that she and Bailey are in danger again. 
Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven
Meet the Newmans
by Jennifer Niven

For two decades, Del and Dinah Newman and their sons Guy and Shep have ruled television as America's favorite family. Millions of viewers tune in every week to watch them play flawless, black-and-white versions of themselves. But now it's 1964, and the Newmans' perfection suddenly feels woefully out of touch. Ratings are in free fall, as are the Newmans themselves. 
Woman Down by Colleen Hoover
Woman Down
by Colleen Hoover

Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. She's been uninspired to write ever since. Now, with her next suspense novel outlined and savings nearly gone, she retreats to a secluded lakeside cabin, hoping to find inspiration. It's Petra's last-ditch attempt to save her career--and herself.
Missing Sam by Thrity Umrigar
Missing Sam
by Thrity Umrigar

A tense and twisty story of a woman who goes missing on a morning run and her wife's determination to both find her and clear her own name--from the bestselling author of Honor. A provocative examination of suburban mores, Missing Sam captures the terror manifested in today's political climate, and the real dangers, both physical and psychological, of being brown and queer in America.
My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney
My Husband's Wife
by Alice Feeney

Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into, Spyglass, an enchanting old house in Hope Falls, nothing is as it should be. Her key doesn't fit. A woman, eerily similar to her, answers the door. And her husband insists that the stranger is his wife. One house. One husband. Two women. Someone is lying.
The Storm by Rachel Hawkins
The Storm
by Rachel Hawkins

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins is back with a thrilling new gothic suspense about a Gulf Coast beach motel that has survived a century of hurricanes-and has also been the site of multiple mysterious deaths.
Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily Austin
Is This a Cry for Help?
by Emily Austin

Emily Austin, the bestselling queen of darkly quirky, endearingly flawed heroines (Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus), returns with a luminous new novel following a librarian who comes back to work after a mental breakdown only to confront book-banning crusaders in an empowering story of grief, love, and the power of libraries. Is This a Cry for Help? not only offers a moving portrait of queer life after coming of age but also powerfully explores questions about sexuality, community, and the importance of libraries.
The Cabin by Jørn Lier Horst
The Cabin
by Jørn Lier Horst

Fifteen years ago, Simon Meier walked out of his house and was never seen again. With no leads, the case quickly ran cold. Until now. Because one day ago, politician Bernard Clausen died. And in his cabin on the Norwegian coast, police make a shocking discovery. Boxes of bank notes, worth millions of dollars. Collecting dust. Chief Inspector William Wisting thinks it could link to Meier's disappearance. But solving both cases will mean working with an old adversary, and delving into a dark underworld--which leads closer to home than he could have imagined...
Books You May Have Missed
The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits
The Rest of Our Lives
by Ben Markovits

A triumphantly life-affirming road trip novel about marriage, middle-age, and a man at a crossroads in his life. When Tom Layward's wife had an affair twelve years ago, he resolved to leave her as soon as his youngest child left the nest. Now, while driving his college-bound daughter to Pittsburgh, he remembers his promise to himself.Pitch-perfect, tender, and keenly observed, The Rest of Our Lives is a story about what to do when the rest of your life is only just the beginning of your story.
Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake
Girl Dinner
by Olivie Blake

Every member of The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, is beautiful, high-achieving, and respected.  They learn that living well comes with bloody costs, and they will have to decide just how much they can stomach in the name of solidarity and power--
The Italian Secret by Tara Moss
The Italian Secret
by Tara Moss

Pacific Ocean, 1907. A girl embarks on a journey to begin a new life far from home. Naples, 1943. A woman shelters underground from a wartime air raid, praying her husband will return home. Sydney, 1948. Billie Walker, returned from a stint as a wartime investigative journalist, uncovers a dusty box in her father's old office whose contents--correspondence with a woman on the other side of the world--just might explain how they all are connected--
Her One Regret by Donna Freitas
Her One Regret
by Donna Freitas

From the author of the book club favorite The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano comes a riveting feminist thriller that tackles an unspeakable taboo: regretting motherhood.  Her One Regret is at once a pulse-pounding feminist thriller, a moving depiction of the realities of motherhood, and a rich exploration of a subject our culture and society have rendered nearly verboten: the possibility that for some women, motherhood is an unfixable mistake.
The Time Hop Coffee Shop by Phaedra Patrick
The Time Hop Coffee Shop
by Phaedra Patrick

Welcome to the Time Hop Coffee Shop, where wishes can come true...Greta Perks was once the shining star of the iconic Maple Gold coffee commercials. Now fame has faded, her marriage is on the rocks, her teenage daughter has become distant and Greta's once-glittering career feels like a distant memory.Then Greta stumbles upon a mysterious coffee shop...
The Memory Gardener by Meg Donohue
The Memory Gardener
by Meg Donohue

Lucy Barnes is a gardener with an uncanny ability to know exactly which scent among her flowers will illuminate to a person a key from their past that might change their future. Sadly, after a tragedy ten years ago, she no longer uses her gift and has fled her hometown. But six months after her mother's death, Lucy awakens to find her mother's unmistakable scent drifting over her, and she knows that she is being called home. 
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