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Stop me if you've heard this one : a novel
by Kristen Arnett
"Cherry Hendricks might be down on her luck, but she can write the book on what makes something funny: she's a professional clown who creates raucous, zany fun at gigs all over Orlando. Between her clowning and her shifts at an aquarium store for extra cash, she's always hustling. Not to mention balancing her judgmental mother, her messy love life, and her equally messy community of fellow performers. Things start looking up when Cherry meets Margot the Magnificent-a much older lesbian magician-who seemsto have worked out the lines between art, business, and life, and has a slick, successful career to prove it. With Margot's mentorship and industry connections, Cherry is sure to take her art to the next level. Plus, Margot is sexy as hell. It's not longbefore Cherry must decide how much she's willing to risk for Margot and for her own explosive new act-and what kind of clown she wants to be under her suit"
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| Breath of Oblivion by Maurice BroaddusIn this sequel to Sweep of Stars, the empire of Muungano faces continued threats to its progress. Across the entire empire, citizens struggle to hold together ship crews, free children from a nightmarish prison, unlock hidden powers from their past, and much more. Sharply witty and incisive, this series will delight fans of Octavia Butler and Samuel R. Delaney. |
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Rabbit moon : a novel
by Jennifer Haigh
"Four years after their bitter divorce, Claire and Aaron Litvak get a phone call no parent is prepared for: their 22-year-old daughter Lindsey, teaching English in China during a college gap year, has been critically injured in a hit and run accident. Ata Shanghai hospital they wait at her bedside, hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. The accident unearths a deeper fissure in the family: the shocking event that ended the Litvaks' marriage and turned Lindsey against them. Estranged from her parents, she has confided only in her younger sister, Grace, adopted as an infant from China. As Claire and Aaron struggle to get their bearings in bustling, cosmopolitan Shanghai, the newly prosperous "miracle city," they face troubling questions about Lindsey's life there, in which nothing is quite as it seems"
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| Welcome to the Honey B&B by Melody CarlsonWith multiple narrators, including 60-something Honey, her husband CT, and their artist daughter Jewel, this moving Christian novel follows the family as they deal with CT's worsening dementia. To help out, Jewel and her 14-year-old daughter move to Oregon where they work to turn the family farmhouse into a bed-and-breakfast. Read-alikes: Katie Powner's A Flicker of Light; Pat Simmons' Lean On Me. |
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| Fan Service by Rosie DananYears after Devin Ashwood, the star of werewolf detective show The Arcane Files, broke bisexual superfan Alex Lawson's heart, he turns to her for help after he discovers he's turning into a werewolf for real. This steamy, paranormal enemies-to-lovers rom-com will appeal to fans of How to Help a Hungry Werewolf by Charlotte Stein. |
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The grand scheme of things : a novel
by Warona Jay
Eddie, an aspiring playwright facing rejection in London's theater scene, teams up with Hugo, a charismatic lawyer seeking escape from corporate life, to secretly submit her play under his name, but their scheme to expose the industry's racism threatens both their friendship and their reputations.
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Tilt : a novel
by Emma Pattee
Nine months pregnant and stranded in a chaotic, earthquake-ravaged Portland, Annie journeys home on foot, navigating human desperation and kindness while reflecting on her struggling marriage, stalled career and hopes for a fresh start with her baby.
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The float test : a novel
by Lynn Steger Strong
"The Kenner siblings are at odds. Jenn is a harried mom struggling under the weight of family obligations. Fred is a novelist who can't write, maybe because she's lost faith in storytelling itself. Jude is a recovering corporate lawyer with her own storyto tell, and a grudge against her former favorite sister, Fred. George, the baby, is estranged from his wife and harboring both a secret about his former employer and an ill-advised crush on one of his sisters' friends. Gathered after a major loss, each sibling needs the others more than ever-if only they could trust each other. A family story is, of course, only as honest as the person telling it. This family story in particular is fraught with secrets about kids and sex and jobs and why the Kenner matriarch had a gun in her underwear drawer. The biggest secret of all though is the secret of what happened between Jude and Fred to create such a rift between the two once-close middle sisters. Over the course of a sweltering Florida summer, the Kenner siblings will revisit what it means to be a family and, if they are smart and kind and lucky, come out on the other side better for having each other. A rich exploration of family, ambition, secrets, and love, The Float Test is an elegant and gripping testament to the power that family has to both nurture and destroy us from a critically acclaimed writer working at the top of her craft"
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The page turner
by Viola Shipman
"Emma Page grew up the black sheep in a bookish household, raised to believe that fine literature is the only worthy type of fiction. Her parents, self-proclaimed 'serious' authors who run their own vanity press, The Mighty Pages, mingle in highbrow social circles that look down on anything too popular or mainstream, while her sister, Jess, is a powerful social media influencer whose stylish reviews can make or break a novel. Hiding her own romance manuscript from her disapproving parents, Emma finds inspiration at the family cottage among the 'fluff' they despise: the juicy summer romances that belonged to her late grandmother. But a chance discovery unearthed from her Gigi's belongings reveals a secret that has the power to ruin her parents' business and destroy their reputation in the industry--a secret that has already fallen into the hands of an unscrupulous publishing insider with a grudge to settle. Now Emma must decide--as much as she's dreamed of the day when her parents are forced to confront their own egos, can she really just sit back and watch The Mighty Pages be exposed and their legacy destroyed? From the wealthy enclaves of the Hamptons to the sparkling shores of Lake Michigan, The Page Turner is a delectable glimpse inside the world of publishing, and Viola Shipman's most glittering achievement yet!"
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| The Antidote by Karen RussellA severe dust storm devastates a Nebraska town already suffering due to the burdens of its dark past and the Great Depression. Narrated by a teen basketball star, a Polish farmer, a scarecrow, a prairie witch who keeps memories, and a New Deal photographer with a time-bending camera, this buzzy latest by a Pulitzer finalist weds the supernatural to the historical. Read-alikes: Kali Fajardo-Anstine's Woman of Light; William Kent Krueger's This Tender Land. |
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| Count My Lies by Sophie StavaIn this debut thriller, Sloane, a habitual liar, enters the life of the wealthy Lockhart family by pretending to be a nurse and later becoming their nanny. As secrets emerge, Sloane’s view of their seemingly perfect life proves dangerously distorted in a suspense-filled story of deception and desire. |
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This is a love story : a novel
by Jessica Soffer
"A love letter to New York City, to Central Park, to art, and to love, told through the lens of a fifty-year romance and from various points of view"
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| This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley WinsteadAfter her father’s death, Jane Sharp becomes fixated on a local murder, solving the case with her sharp investigative skills. She joins a group of sleuths and, when three women are murdered in Idaho, the team dives into the mystery, uncovering unsettling truths in this compelling, slow-burn thriller. |
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| Upon A Starlit Tide by Kell WoodsIn 1758 Saint-Malo, Lucinde Leon, the rebellious daughter of a wealthy shipowner, rescues a drowning man. As she is drawn in by the stranger's unearthly charm, Lucinda falls into a world of faerie magic and secret desires. Combining elements of The Little Mermaid and Cinderella into an enticing historical fantasy, this vividly detailed and romantic tale will charm fans of Leslye Penelope's Daughter of the Merciful Deep and Leigh Bardugo's The Familiar. |
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| When the Going Was Good: An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of... by Graydon CarterJournalist and former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter dishes on his 25 years working for the iconic periodical in this gossipy and self-deprecating "paean to the big, glossy, influential magazines of yore" (Booklist). For fans of: Dilettante: True Tales of Excess, Triumph, and Disaster by former Vanity Fair deputy editor Dana Brown. |
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| The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America by Kostya KennedyReleased in time for the 250th anniversary of the event and featuring fresh insights, journalist Kostya Kennedy's accessible history chronicles Paul Revere's fateful midnight ride to warn American minutemen of the British army's impending arrival. Further reading: The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 by Rick Atkinson. |
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| Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children by Noliwe RooksScholar Noliwe Rooks' thought-provoking history examines how school desegregation efforts in the wake of Brown v. Board of Education have adversely impacted Black students. Further reading: Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing. |
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| Yoko: A Biography by David SheffDavid Sheff (Beautiful Boy) draws on decades' worth of his interviews with Yoko Ono, including a 1980 interview for Playboy conducted shortly before John Lennon's murder, to deliver a nuanced portrait of the often misunderstood artist and activist. Further reading: We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me by Elliot Mintz. |
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| When We Ride by Rex OgleAlthough Diego tries to avoid trouble, driving around his weed-dealing best friend Lawson helps keep a roof over Lawson’s head. As Lawson’s business expands into increasingly dangerous goods, more than their friendship is at stake. Fans of S.E. Hinton’s classic The Outsiders will appreciate this gritty novel in verse. |
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| Don't Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson; illustrated by Dan SantatWhile it might begin with innocuous animal introductions, this picture book soon reveals its bias, declaring that all fish are sneaky, rebellious outlaws who absolutely CAN’T be trusted. Kids and adults alike will appreciate the clever visual humor in this uproarious read-aloud, laughing all the way to the end (where the unreliable narrator is revealed). |
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| The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloudMakayla, Howard, Lynda, and Art all have different ideas and talents, but they have a common goal: making comics. Together, they form the Cartoonists Club, and you can follow along as they figure out friendships and discover tips and tools for creating graphic novels. With relatable characters and inviting art, this graphic novel is exactly what you’d expect from fan-favorite Raina Telgemeier and comics expert Scott McCloud. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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New Carlisle-Olive Township Public Library
408 S. Bray St.
New Carlisle, Indiana 46552
(574) 654-3046ncpl.lib.in.us |
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