Now Read This!
OCTOBER 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 blog post worth checking out, a curated selection of newly acquired and upcoming titles, and booklists for further reading. Whether you prefer epic fantasies or hard sci-fi, your friendly BPL Reader Services Librarians have recommendations for every reader.
 
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Book of the Month
Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi
Son of the Morning
by Akwaeke Emezi
 
Tenderhearted Galilee was raised by the Kincaids, a formidable clan of Black women sequestered deep in the weeping willows and dark rushing creeks of their land. Galilee has always known that she’s different. It has been a hollow ache inside her since her childhood, something she assumes she will always have to live with.
 
Until she meets Lucifer Helel. He’s fronting as the head of security for her wealthy friend Oriaku’s family, protecting a mysterious, ancient artifact, but from the moment she lays eyes on him, Gali knows he’s not human. From her first incendiary touch, Lucifer knows something even Gali herself doesn’t—that she isn’t human either. 
Event Spotlight
Lantern Reads Book Group: The Lost Apothecary
Thursday, November 6, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Central Library in Copley Square
 
Lantern Reads is a BPL book group geared toward adults in their 40s and 50s that reads a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction. Our November discussion theme is "Historical Fantasy," and we will be reading The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner.
 
Registration is recommended. Please fill out the registration form by October 30 in order to receive reminders about the upcoming book discussion. 
 
New and Upcoming Titles
The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri
All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu
Queen demon by Martha Wells
The Isle in the Silver Sea
Tasha Suri
 
"In an England fueled by stories, the knight and the witch are fated to fall in love and doom each other over and over."
 
All that We See or Seem
Ken Liu
 
"Orphan hacker Julia Z is pulled from digital obscurity to rescue a dream-weaving oneirofex kidnapped by criminals."
 
Queen Demon
Martha Wells
 
"In the sequel to Witch King, can Kai stop the rise of a new Hierarch? And can he trust his companions to do what's right?"
 
The summer war by Naomi Novik
Thief of Night by Holly Black
Red City by Marie Lu
The Summer War
Naomi Novik
 
"Celia accidentally cursed her brother to a loveless life. To free him, she may end an ancient war—or destroy her people entirely."
 
Thief of Night
Holly Black
 
"In the long-awaited follow-up to Book of Night, will Charlie Hall's crooked talents be good enough to steal back a heart?"
 
Red City
Marie Lu
 
"The Godfather meets The Magicians in a glittering alternate Los Angeles where rival syndicates battle to control a magical drug."
 
The King Must Die by Kemi Ashing-giwa
The possession of Alba Dâiaz by Isabel Caänas
Lucky day by Chuck Tingle
The King Must Die
Kemi Ashing-Giwa
 
"The daughter of rebel instigators and the heir of a power-drunk ruler must team up to save their empire… or destroy it in the process."
 
The Possession of Alba Díaz
Isabel Cañas
 
"In 1765, as plague ravages Zacatecas, Alba seeks refuge in a mining estate haunted by a demonic presence."
 
Lucky Day
Chuck Tingle
 
"After a disaster known as the Low-Probability Event, a statistics professor must go up against horrifying odds to save the world."
 
Find Your Next Great Read
Small Town Horror: 14 Cozy and Claustrophobic Chillers
Small towns make you think of friendly environments where everyone knows you, your family, and your business... but they can also be a nightmarish trap!
 
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Just a Touch of Magic: 16 Paranormal Romances 
 
 
 
   

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