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Must-Read Books August 2025 |
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Recent Arrivals That Just Look Good! |
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The story she left behind : a novel
by Patti Callahan Henry
In 1952, illustrator Clara Harrington travels to London with her daughter Wynnie to investigate a discovery linked to her vanished mother, a famed author, uncovering long-buried truths amid the chaos of the Great Smog and a remote Lake District retreat.
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The savage, noble death of Babs Dionne
by Ron Currie
In Waterville, Maine, crime matriarch Babs Dionne faces a drug kingpin's enforcer and her youngest daughter's mysterious death, unleashing her fierce determination to protect her family, her empire, and her town from the chaos threatening to consume them.
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Rooms for vanishing : a novel
by Stuart Nadler
For the Altermans, a Jewish family from Vienna, the violence of WWII has fractured their universe. Moving across decades, and across the world, this novel finds the Altermans alone in their separate futures, haunted by the loss of their loved ones, each certain that they are the sole survivor of their family.
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The Keeper
by Charles Martin
Reeling from the loss of his mentor Bones, Murphy Shepherd must lead a desperate global mission to rescue the kidnapped daughters of his friend, the vice president, while battling a dark trafficking network tied to sinister political ambitions. The fourth installment in this Christian suspense series.
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The impossible thing
by Belinda Bauer
In 1926, a neglected girl's discovery of a rare bird egg changes her fate, while a century later, Patrick Fort and his friend Nick uncover the dark world of egg trafficking as they pursue a stolen treasure with ties to the past.
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Homeseeking
by Karissa Chen
Separated by war and reunited after 60 years, Haiwen and Suchi navigate decades of love, loss and survival across continents, as their shared past clashes with their hopes for a second chance at life. A Good Morning America book club pick.
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Galway's Edge
by Ken Bruen
When a priest linked to Galway's secretive vigilante group is found dead, ex-cop Jack Taylor must unravel a web of murder, power and Vatican intrigue, in the latest addition to the long running series following Galway Confidential.
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Atmosphere : a love story
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
In 1980, professor Joan begins training for the Space Shuttle in Houston with Top Gun pilot Hank, scientist John, mission specialist Lydia, warm-hearted Donna, and aeronautical engineer Vanessa, who become unlikely friends—until December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, when everything changes in an instant.
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Broken country : a novel
by Clare Leslie Hall
When her brother-in-law's actions reconnect her with a former love, Gabriel, whose son eerily resembles her deceased child, Beth's carefully constructed life unravels as past secrets and jealousies resurface, leading to deadly consequences and a difficult choice.
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My friends : a novel
by Fredrik Backman
Four teenagers' friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger's life 25 years later.
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A northern light in Provence : a novel
by Elizabeth Birkelund
A Greenlandic translator travels to France to translate a book of poems where the Provençal way of life and the poet himself captivate her, in the new novel by the author of The Dressmaker.
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The Phoenix Pencil Company : a novel
by Allison King
A hidden and nearly forgotten magic—of Reforging pencils, bringing the memories they contain back to life—holds the power to transform a young woman's relationship with her grandmother, and to mend long-lost connections across time and space. A first novel.
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The quiet librarian
by Allen Eskens
In Minnesota, quiet librarian Hana Babic, once known as Nura Divjak, must confront her violent past as the legendary warrior Night Mora when a detective informs her of her best friend's murder, forcing her to protect her grandson while unraveling a deadly mystery tied to her family's tragic history in war-torn Bosnia.
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Big dumb eyes : stories from a simpler mind
by Nate Bargatze
"Nate Bargatze used to be a genius. That is, until the summer after seventh grade when he slipped, fell off a cliff, hit his head on a rock, and "my skull got, like, dented or something." Before this accident, he dreamed of being "an electric engineer, or a doctor that does brain stuff, or a math teacher who teaches the hardest math on earth." Afterwards, all he could do was stand-up comedy.* But the "brain stuff" industry's loss is everyone else's gain because Nate went on to become one of today's top-grossing comedians, breaking both attendance and streaming records. In his highly anticipated first book, Nate talks about life as a non-genius. From stories about his first car (named Old Blue, a clunky Mazda with a tennis ball stick shift) and his travels as a Southerner (Northerners like to ask if he believes in dinosaurs), to tales of his first apartment where he was almost devoured by rats and his many debates with his wife over his chores, his diet, and even his definition of "shopping." He also reflects on such heady topics as his irrational passion for Vandy football and the mysterious origins of sushi (how can a California roll come from old-time Japan?). BIG DUMB EYES is full of heart. It will make readers laugh out loud and nod in recognition, but it probably won't make them think too much"
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Blood on their hands : murder, corruption, and the fall of the Murdaugh dynasty
by Mandy Matney
Years before the name Alex Murdaugh was splashed across every major media outlet in America, local South Carolina journalist Mandy Matney had an instinct that something wasn't right in the Lowcountry. The powerful Murdaugh dynasty had dominated rural South Carolina for generations. When Mandy and her reporting partner Liz Farrell looked closer at a fatal boat crash involving the storied family's teenage son Paul, they began to uncover a web of mysteries surrounding other deaths associated with their family. Soon, the story the Murdaughs would explode in national headlines.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Charlotte County Library
112-116 LeGrande Avenue,
P.O. Box 788, Charlotte Court House, Virginia 23923
(434) 542-5247https://cclibrary.net/ |
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