Now Read This!
DECEMBER 2025
 
Our Now Read This! newsletters offer suggestions for your next favorite read, from hidden gems to the latest hot pick. In this issue, you will find a featured book of the month, a special event worth checking out, a curated selection of newly acquired and upcoming fiction titles, and booklists for further reading. Whether you prefer popular bestsellers or lesser-known literary fiction, your friendly BPL Reader Services Librarians have recommendations for every reader.
 
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Book of the Month
The Night That Finds Us All by John Hornor Jacobs
The Night That Finds Us All
by John Hornor Jacobs

Sam Vines is struggling. Turns out the snorkelers and the scuba divers are looking for the ultra-luxury boating experience, not the single-handed, rarely sober, snarky stylings of sailboat captain Samantha Vines. So it's a good thing when a former crewmate asks her to help deliver a massive, hundred-year-old sailboat from Seattle to England. Sam's alcohol withdrawal has her doubting her senses, but when one crewmate disappears and another has a gruesome accident, she knows that this simple delivery job has spiraled into something sinister.
Event Spotlight
Winter Reading Kickoff
Saturday, January 3, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
 
Kick off your reading for the new year by signing up for the Boston Public Library's Winter Reading Challenge! Stop by the New & Novel area of the Central Library in Copley Square to pick up your reading log and exclusive enamel pin, get a book recommendation from a librarian, and enjoy a cup of warm cider courtesy of The Catered Affair.
 
The Raven in the Frog Pond: Edgar Allan Poe and the Boston Literati in 1845
Saturday, January 17, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
 
A talk in honor of Poe's birth in Boston on January 19, 1809 with Paul Lewis, Professor Emeritus at Boston College. This event will take place in the Commonwealth Salon of the Central Library in Copley Square. Registration required. 
 
New and Upcoming Titles
Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino
The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber
The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits
Best Offer Wins
Marisa Kashino
 
"In the Washington D.C. suburbs, an insanely competitive housing market sends a desperate buyer over the edge in her attempts to buy the perfect home."
 
The Forget-Me-Not Library
Heather Webber
 
"After a lightning accident, Juliet takes a road trip and meets Tallulah, who works at a magical library, where both women discover ways to heal."
 
The Rest of Our Lives
Ben Markovits
 
"After dropping his daughter off at college, Tom embarks on a cross-country trip confronting his wife's past affair, health issues, and work troubles."
 
More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen
Lightbreakers by Aja Gabel
Everyday Movement by Gigi L. Leung
More Than Enough
Anna Quindlen
 
"A woman confronts the surprising results of an ancestry test and begins to question the meaning of family and friendship."
 
Lightbreakers
Aja Gabel
 
"Noah's newfound happiness with Maya is upended by a research experiment on 'reexperiencing' memories, known as The Janus Project."
 
Everyday Movement
Gigi L. Leung
 
"The everyday routines of two college roommates are disrupted as they witness their hometown's protests and political tensions."
 
I'll Make a Spectacle of You by Beatrice Winifred Iker
Other People's Fun by Harriet Lane
The Dinner Party by Viola Van de Sandt
I'll Make a Spectacle of You
Beatrice Winifred Iker
 
"Researching Black Appalachia at a prestigious university, Zora struggles to uncover what is real and what is folklore."
 
Other People's Fun
Harriet Lane
 
"A lonely woman reconnects with a former classmate whose perfect social media life masks dark secrets, leading to an unsettling confrontation."
 
The Dinner Party
Viola van de Sandt
 
"A young Dutch woman slowly comes to grips with the events surrounding a London dinner party that ended badly, as well as earlier emotional crises."
 
Find Your Next Great Read
Stay in Your Jane: 13 Re-imaginings of Jane Austen's Classic Characters
Are you looking for a new way to read your favorite Jane Austen stories? Whether a modern-day spin, a twist on the storyline of your favorite character, or told from a different point-of-view, these books will help you Stay in Your Jane.
 
 
 
   

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