Staff Picks
July 2026
FICTION
The Hospital at the End of the World by Justin C. Key
The Hospital at the End of the World
by Justin C. Key

Set in the future where the healthcare system is run entirely by AI, except one place - a teaching school found in New Orleans. They practice only human-centered medicine. People who make it to New Orleans have to go through a detox process, but it's not all that it seems. A lot of plot twists and rivalries. A good read!
--Recommended by Jenna H.
A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd
A Daughter of Fair Verona
by Christina Dodd

My first cozy mystery ever and I really enjoyed this reimagining of a Fair Verona in which Romeo and Juliet survive and their spunky, rebellious daughter finds herself at the center of a dangerous mystery. --Recommended by Caroline N.
                                                                                                                
NONFICTION 
On My Own Two Feet: From Losing My Legs to Learning the Dance of Life by Amy Purdy
On My Own Two Feet: From Losing My Legs to Learning the Dance of Life
by Amy Purdy

In this poignant and uplifting memoir, Dancing With the Stars sensation Amy Purdy reveals the story of how losing her legs led her to find a spiritual path. When the Las Vegas native was just nineteen, she contracted bacterial meningitis and was given less than a two percent chance of survival. In a near-death experience, she saw three figures who told her: "You can come with us, or you can stay. No matter what happens in your life, it's all going to make sense in the end." In that moment, Amy chose to live. --Recommended by Sarah Beth.
Tell Me Where It Hurts: The New Science of Pain and How to Heal by Rachel Zoffness
Tell Me Where It Hurts: The New Science of Pain and How to Heal
by Rachel Zoffness

Leading pain expert Dr. Rachel Zoffness bridges the gap between medicine and psychology to get to the heart of understanding--and treating--chronic pain. --Recommended by Sara S.
                                                                                                                  
MOVIES

Castle. The Complete First Season by null
Castle. The Complete First Season

Fun, funny, fictional crime show. Author Rick Castle teams up with NYPD Homicide to help solve cases. If you liked Lucifer, you may like this. --Recommended by Kim N.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple by null
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

The fourth film in the 28 Days Later series. Survivors of the Rage Virus must now face the cruelty of human cults and the tragic realities of medical isolation. --Recommended by Hannah.
                                                                                                               
MUSIC

Marty Robbins: The Story of My Life by null
Marty Robbins: The Story of My Life

A collection of country, western, and folk highlighting the artist's best known songs, including personal favorite Big Iron.
--Recommended by MP.
                                                                                                               

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