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Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. Set in the early 1960s, Elizabeth finds herself the reluctant star of America's most beloved cooking show. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.
Book buzz: This wildly popular novel was adapted into a TV show, premiering on AppleTV next month. Get your copy so you can read it before you see it!
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
by Shelby Van Pelt
An exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope: After her husband dies, widow Tova Sullivan starts working at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, where she forms a special bond with a giant Pacific octopus who holds the key solving the mysterious disappearance of her 18-year-old son, Erik, over thirty years ago on the Puget Sound.
Critics say: “Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut about what it feels like to have love taken from you, only to find it again in the most unexpected places. . . . Memorable and tender.” — Washington Post
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Utopia Avenue
by David Mitchell
Utopia Avenue is the strangest British band you've never heard of. Emerging from London's psychedelic scene in 1967, Utopia Avenue embarked on a meteoric journey from the seedy clubs of Soho, a TV debut on Top of the Pops, the cusp of chart success, glory in Amsterdam, prison in Rome, and a fateful American sojourn in the Chelsea Hotel, Laurel Canyon, and San Francisco during the autumn of '68'.
Book Buzz: This highly anticipated novel was named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post, NPR, USA Today, The Guardian, The Independent, Kirkus Reviews, Men’s Health & PopMatters.
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Fourth Wing
by Rebecca Yarros
There are only two ways out of Basgiath War College: graduate or die. Violet Sorrengail was supposed to live a quiet life among books in the Scribe Quadrant. Now, the commanding general--aka her tough-as-talons mother--has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don't bond to "fragile" humans. They incinerate them. Between dragons and rival cadets she'll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.
Book Buzz: This fast-paced fantasy has become a best-selling phenomenon, flying off shelves & taking BookTok by storm. Fans can rejoice, book two in the series, Iron Flame, will be released in November.
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Love, Theoretically
by Ali Hazelwood
Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom. The many lives of theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway have finally caught up with her. Because Jack, the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor's career, now sits on the hiring committee at MIT, right between Elsie and her dream job. Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but...those long, penetrating looks? Not having to be anything other than her true self when she's with him? Will falling into an experimentalist's orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice?
Series alert: This is the third book from the Love Hypothesis series which can be read in any order and feature tales of romance and science!
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The Mountain in the Sea
by Ray Nayler
Meditation on the nature of consciousness: Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global competition to dominate the future. As biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen struggles to communicate with the new species, powerful forces close in to seize the octopuses for themselves.
Book buzz: This near future thriller won a number of awards for science fiction, debut author and was a finalists for the Nebula award.
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The Wager : A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
by David Grann
A suspenseful historical thriller: In 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were men, barely alive, with an extraordinary tale to tell. Greeted as heroes, they were survivors of a British vessel that had left England on a secret mission. But then…six months later, another, even more decrepit craft landed on the coast of Chile, containing just three castaways, and they told a very different story. As accusations of treachery and murder flew, a court martial convened to determine who was telling the truth. The stakes were life-and-death—for whomever the court found guilty could hang.
Author Alert: David Grann also wrote Killers of the Flower Moon which was adapted into a soon-to-be-released movie directed by Martin Scorsese.
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The Escape Artist : The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
by Jonathan Freedland
What it's about: Tells the incredible story of Rudolf Vrba, a brilliant, yet troubled young man who became the first Jew to break out of Auschwitz to reveal the truth of the death camp to the world
Critics say: "A brilliant and heart-wrenching book, with universal and timely lessons about the power of information—and misinformation. Is it possible to stop mass murder by telling the truth?" — Yuval Noah Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
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Caste : The Origins of Our Discontents
by Isabel Wilkerson
A masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America: Explore, through deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful caste system that influences people's lives and behavior and the nation's fate. Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations.
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Warrior Girl Unearthed
by Angeline Boulley
Perry Firekeeper-Birch was ready for her Summer of Slack but after learning about the “Warrior Girl”, an ancestor whose bones and knife are stored in the local museum archives, everything changes. Perry has to return Warrior Girl to her tribe. Using all of their skills and resources, Perry and her friend group of misfits realize a heist is the only way to bring back the stolen artifacts and remains for good.
Author alert: Angeline Boulley also wrote the award-winning Firekeeper's Daughter, another mystery thriller.
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson
A nail-biting investigation turned obsession: As her senior capstone project, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is determined to find the real killer in a closed, local murder case, but not everyone wants her meddling in the past. Pippa starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth?
Series alert: If you liked this one, check out another in this thrilling mystery series! Next up is Good Girl, Bad Blood followed by As Good As Dead.
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What the River Knows
by Isabel Ibaänez
Fantasy, historical fiction and adventure in one book: Set in 1884, nineteen-year-old Inez travels to Egypt after the sudden death of her parents to uncover the truth about their deaths, and as she attempts to unravel the mysteries her parents sought, she becomes a pawn in a larger game that threatens to kill her
Coming soon to quick picks: This hot title is on it's way to BPL! Keep an eye out in our catalog so you can check it out as soon as it arrives.
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Mama Lion Wins the Race
by Jon J Muth
A madcap race featuring animal driving teams from far and wide pits Mama Lion and Tigey against such competitors as the Flying Pandinis and the mischievous Knitted Monkey crew, who revel in the friendship, teamwork and fun that represent the best prizes of all.
Who it's for: Picture book readers will enjoy this vibrant, speedy read!
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Speediest! : 19 Very Fast Animals
by Steve Jenkins
Wooosh! Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins is back with more Extreme Animals, and this time it's all about the speediest species. Learn about the fastest members of the animal kingdom. Through illustrations, infographics, facts, and figures, readers will see how big each animal is compared to humans, where it lives on the globe, and just how quickly it can move!
Who it's for: Curious animal lovers will enjoy this wonderfully illustrated non-fiction pick for kids!
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Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
Meet Ghost: A naturally talented runner with a troubled background, but when he is recruited for an elite middle school track team, he must prove to his coach that he can overcome his problems and become the best sprinter in the city.
Series Alert: After reading Ghost you'll be running back for more of the award-winning Track chapter book series.
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