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Recommended by Kori, Marketing & Communications
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Matchmaking for Psychopaths
by Tasha Coryell
Driven by a childhood of scarcity, Alexandra built a perfect life: a high-powered career matching "emotionally unconventional" clients with partners, a beautiful home, and a doctor boyfriend. But her world shatters on her birthday when her boyfriend and best friend reveal they’re having an affair. Broken and alone, Alex finds an unlikely lifeline in Rebecca, a mysterious client with a dark psychological profile. But as the people who wronged Alex begin turning up dead, she must face a chilling reality: her new best friend might be the most dangerous match she’s ever made.
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The Book of Sheen: A Memoir
by Charlie Sheen
In his unfiltered memoir, The Book of Sheen, Hollywood icon Charlie Sheen finally tells the story he shouldn’t have lived to write.
From his childhood on global film sets with a "Brat Pack" of future stars to his breakout roles in Platoon and Wall Street, Sheen’s ascent was legendary. But behind his transition to TV superstardom in Two and a Half Men lay a chaotic descent into a "vortex" of excess that nearly cost him everything. Now sober and clear-eyed, Sheen recounts his incredible highs and harrowing lows with his signature wit and candor. The Book of Sheen is a raw, captivating narrative of a life that reads like a wild Hollywood novel—except every word is true.
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Best Offer Wins
by Marisa Kashino
After eighteen months and 11 lost bidding wars in the cutthroat DC suburbs, 37-year-old publicist Margo Miyake is desperate. Her marriage, her plans for a baby, and her sanity are all cramped inside a tiny apartment—until she gets a tip about a "perfect" unlisted house hitting the market in thirty days. Determined to beat the all-cash masses, Margo’s mission to secure the home spirals from harmless stalking to unhinged infiltration of the owners' lives. As she crosses increasingly dangerous boundaries to seize her dream life, Margo proves there is nothing she won't do to close the deal. Best Offer Wins is a dark, biting, and propulsive debut—a razor-sharp look at the modern housing crisis and the lengths one woman will go to finally come home.
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Happy Wife
by Meredith Lavender
In the ultra-wealthy enclave of Winter Park, Florida, twenty-eight-year-old Nora Davies is an outsider—until a whirlwind "Cinderella" romance with Will, a prominent, older defense attorney, thrusts her into the center of high society. But the fairy tale shatters the morning after Will’s lavish birthday bash when he mysteriously vanishes. As the community’s "tax-fleeing elite" turn their suspicion toward the young wife who seemingly had everything to gain, Nora must navigate a web of social landmines and dark secrets to find her husband and prove her innocence.
Told through dual timelines that trace their rapid-fire romance and the desperate search in its wake, Happy Wife is a breathless, subversive thriller that explores the high cost of a "perfect" marriage.
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Recommended by Alyssa, Community Engagement
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The Hunter
by Tana French
In the heat of a blazing Irish summer, two men arrive in a quiet Western village with a single goal: to get rich. But for one, the homecoming will be fatal. Retired Chicago PD officer Cal Hooper finally found the peace he craved, building a life with Lena and mentoring Trey Reddy, a once-feral teenager now finding her way. That stability is shattered when Trey’s long-absent father returns with an English millionaire and a feverish scheme to find gold in the local hills. As the lure of easy money poisons the community, Cal and Lena risk everything to shield Trey from her father’s influence. But Trey doesn’t want protection—she wants revenge.
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The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
by Sharon McMahon
In The Small and the Mighty, Sharon McMahon shifts the spotlight from presidents to the ordinary citizens—telephone operators, schoolteachers, and poets—who truly shaped America. Through meticulous research, she unearths the riveting stories of "improbable champions," including a woman on a white horse on Pennsylvania Avenue and a formerly enslaved mother seeking her daughter. This powerful exploration proves that history’s most remarkable figures aren't in textbooks, but in the everyday people whose quest for justice and freedom continues to light our path today..
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The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
by John U. Bacon
For three decades after WWII, the Great Lakes drove the global economy, led by the SS Edmund Fitzgerald—the largest and most prestigious ship of its era. But on November 10, 1975, the "Mighty Fitz" vanished into Lake Superior during the storm of the century, taking all 29 crew members with it and leaving a mystery that has endured for fifty years. In The Gales of November, John U. Bacon delivers the definitive account of the disaster. Drawing on over 100 interviews, Bacon explores the ship’s economic legacy, the probable causes of its sinking, and the haunting aftermath for the families left behind. It is a propulsive, emotional tribute to America’s most famous maritime tragedy..
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Recommended by Kristine, Community Engagment
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The Road to Tender Hearts
by Annie Hartnett
At sixty-three, lottery winner PJ Halliday is determined to win back his high school sweetheart before his failing heart gives out. He sets off on a cross-country trek to Arizona, but his solo mission quickly becomes a crowded family affair when he gains custody of his estranged brother’s grandchildren. Recruiting his adrift adult daughter as a babysitter, and joined by Pancakes, a therapy cat that predicts death, PJ embarks on a chaotic journey toward a second chance at love and fatherhood. But with three heart attacks behind him, he has to wonder if his heart can handle the weight of a new beginning.
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Hollywood Park: A Memoir
by Mikel Jollett
Mikel Jollett’s Hollywood Park is a raw, poetic memoir that begins inside Synanon, one of America’s most dangerous cults. Separated from his parents at six months old and raised in the cult’s "School," Jollett eventually escaped with his mother and brother—only to face a world defined by poverty, addiction, and emotional abuse. The narrative follows Jollett’s journey from a traumatic childhood and the shadow of a clinically depressed mother to his eventual ascent as a Stanford graduate and celebrated musician. Told initially through the narrow, haunting perspective of a child and broadening as he discovers his own voice, Hollywood Park is a heartbreaking yet fierce portrayal of family loyalty and the power of self-discovery.
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Recommended by Michele, Community Engagement
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A Truce That Is Not Peace
by Miriam Toews
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, Autobiography Internationally bestselling author Miriam Toews' memoir of the will to write--a work of disobedient memory, humor, and exquisite craft set against a content-hungry, prose-stuffed society.
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The Current
by Tim Johnston
When two college students plunge into the icy Black Root River during a winter drive to Minnesota, only one survives. The other’s death is ruled a murder, a tragedy that chills a small town and reopens the wounds of a remarkably similar unsolved drowning from a decade prior. As the survivor becomes obsessed with the connection between the two cases, her investigation unearths long-simmering secrets and stokes a new wave of violence. The Current is a gripping, atmospheric thriller about the unbreakable grip of the past and the treachery that hides just beneath the surface of a quiet community.
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The Correspondent: A Novel
by Virginia Evans
For decades, Sybil Van Antwerp, a distinguished lawyer and lifelong letter writer, has used the practice to process her world—from everyday thoughts to critiques for authors like Joan Didion and a deeply personal letter she writes but never sends. Sybil expects her well-ordered life to continue as always. But when letters arrive from someone in her past, they force her to confront a painful period she thought she'd buried. Sybil realizes she must now find and send that unsent letter and, in doing so, find the courage to offer the forgiveness she needs to finally move forward.
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Recommended by Pat, Library Volunteer
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The Missing Pages
by Alyson Richman
Harry Widener boards the Titanic holding tight to a priceless book--and his last known words are that he must return to his cabin for his treasure. Neither the young man nor the book will ever be seen again. In his honor, his mother builds the Harry Widener Memorial Library at Harvard to memorialize her son and house his extensive book collection. Decades later, Violet Hutchins, a Harvard sophomore recovering from her own great loss, is working as a page at the Widener Library. When strange things begin happening at the library, Violet wonders if Harry Widener's ghost is trying to communicate the missing pieces of his story from beyond the grave.
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Thunder of the Mountain Man
by William W. Johnstone
In this high-stakes western by William W. and J.A. Johnstone, Smoke Jensen welcomes a new neighbor to the valley: Thaddeus Bolton, an ambitious rancher with "cattle king" dreams. While Bolton’s wife, Emmaline, tries to seduce Smoke, a more dangerous threat emerges as a wave of rustling raids hits every ranch in the territory—except Bolton’s.
Tensions boil over when Bolton forms a merciless vigilante group, hanging suspected thieves without evidence. As the violence escalates, Smoke forms his own posse to restore order, only to uncover a sinister conspiracy fueled by Bolton's corruption. To prevent a full-scale range war, Smoke must expose the truth before the valley is soaked in blood.
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Recommended by Amy, IT Services
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Pay the Piper
by George Romero
While sifting through the University of Pittsburgh Library's System's George A. Romero Archival Collection in 2019, novelist Daniel Kraus turned up something surprising: a half-finished novel called Pay the Piper. Kraus has since worked with Romero's estate to bring this unfinished masterwork to light. Young Renée Pontiac has heard stories of the Piper--a murderous swamp entity--her entire life. But now the legend feels real: children are being gruesomely slain in Pontiac's Louisiana bayou hometown of Alligator Point. To resist, Pontiac and the town's desperate denizens will need to acknowledge the sins of their ancestors. If they don't . . . it's time to pay the piper.
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The Works of Vermin
by Hiron Ennes
In the decaying metropolis of Tiliard—a city carved into the stump of a colossal ancient tree—exterminator Guy Moulène takes on the jobs no one else will. His goal is simple: keep his sister out of debt, even if it means hunting the nightmare creatures that crawl up from the city's roots. But his latest quarry is unlike any vermin he’s ever faced. A dragon-sized centipede is devouring Tiliard, moving from the sewers to the opera houses with a ravenous taste for beauty and a venom that can reshape reality itself. To save his family, Guy must hunt a monster that is slowly digesting the future of the city—because for him, survival isn't a choice; it's a debt he has to pay.
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Recommended by Kelly, Administrative Services
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The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
by James McBride
In his poignant memoir, The Color of Water, James McBride explores his own identity while unearthing the long-buried past of his mother, Ruth. A "light-skinned" woman who refused to admit she was white, Ruth raised twelve Black children in the "orchestrated chaos" of a Brooklyn housing project, fiercely demanding education and discipline above all else. Through alternating perspectives, McBride retraces Ruth’s remarkable journey: from her escape as a rabbi’s daughter from an abusive household in Virginia to her decision to marry a Black minister and found a church in her living room. Despite facing poverty and racism, Ruth’s indomitable spirit saw all twelve of her children through college. Intertwined with her story is McBride’s own struggle with race and identity as he moves from a troubled youth to professional success.
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American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback
by Seth Wickersham
In American Kings, ESPN senior writer Seth Wickersham pulls back the curtain on the most mythologized position in sports: the Quarterback. Long treated as American royalty, these athletes represent the pinnacle of fame and success, but behind the Super Bowl trophies and massive contracts lies a grueling journey defined by single-minded focus and immense pressure. Drawing on fresh reporting and unprecedented access, Wickersham explores the lives of legends like Johnny Unitas, John Elway, and Patrick Mahomes, as well as rising stars like Caleb Williams and Arch Manning. He measures the vast distance between the dream and the reality, revealing the insecurities, sacrifices, and jealousy that come with being a national idol.
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This Is Happiness
by Niall Williams
In Niall Williams's This Is Happiness, a profound shift is coming to Faha, a small Irish parish that has remained unchanged for a millennium. Two miracles are arriving at once: the rain, which has fallen as long as anyone can remember, is finally stopping, and the long-promised electricity is finally being installed. The story follows seventeen-year-old Noel Crowe during this unexpected "sunshine" as he navigates his own coming-of-age. The catalyst for change is the arrival of Christy, a mysterious man seeking atonement for a past that gradually reveals itself, casting the village in a new light. Luminous and lyrical, this is a tender portrait of a community’s traditions, idiosyncrasies, and the invisible currents of the stories that define us. It is a journey into a simpler time, exploring how the advent of modern light transforms the quiet, earthy world of the Irish west.
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Recommended by Maddy, Marketing & Communications
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Sunrise on the Reaping
by Suzanne Collins
In the dawn of the fiftieth annual Hunger Games—a historic Quarter Quell—fear grips the districts of Panem. To mark the occasion, the Capitol has doubled the stakes: twice as many tributes will be reaped, forcing forty-eight children into the arena. In District 12, Haymitch Abernathy’s only goal is to survive the day and stay with the girl he loves. But when his name is called, his future shatters. Torn from his family, he is shuttled to the Capitol alongside three other tributes: a girl he views as a sister, a compulsive oddsmaker, and a haughty peer. As the Games begin, Haymitch realizes the odds are designed to break him. Yet, amidst the carnage of the deadliest arena in history, a spark of defiance ignites. Haymitch decides to fight—not just for survival, but for a victory that will reverberate far beyond the Capitol’s walls.
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Recommended by Kelli, Community Engagement
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No Time for Goodbye
by Linwood Barclay
Fourteen-year-old Cynthia Bigge woke one morning to discover that her entire family, mother, father, brother had vanished. No note, no trace, no return. Ever. Now, twenty-five years later, she'll learn the devastating truth. Sometimes better not to know. . .Cynthia is happily married with a young daughter, a new family. But the story of her old family isn't over. A strange car in the neighborhood, untraceable phone calls, ominous gifts, someone has returned to her hometown to finish what was started twenty-five years ago. And no one's innocence is guaranteed, not even her own. By the time Cynthia discovers her killer's shocking identity, it will again be too late . . . even for goodbye.
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Murder Takes a Vacation
by Laura Lippman
After years of blending into the background as an assistant to P.I. Tess Monaghan, Mrs. Blossom is ready to step into the light. Armed with a winning lottery ticket and a ticket for a luxury cruise through France, she expects glamour and romance—especially after a chance encounter with the charming Allan on her flight to Paris. But the dream turns into a nightmare when Allan is found dead in a city he was never supposed to be in. Suddenly, Mrs. Blossom's vacation is a high-stakes investigation. Onboard the MS Solitaire, she is stalked by a mysterious man named Danny, who is convinced she holds the key to a stolen masterpiece and the truth behind Allan's murder. As the ship sails down the Seine, Mrs. Blossom must navigate social landmines and literal danger. With shadow figures following her every move and mysterious men vying for her attention, she must discover if she’s the hunter or the prey before the voyage ends.
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The New Couple in 5B
by Lisa Unger
Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad's late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill. With its prewar elegance and impeccably uniformed doorman, the building is the epitome of old New York charm. One would almost never suspect the dark history lurking behind its perfectly maintained facade. At first, the building and its eclectic tenants couldn't feel more welcoming the Lowans settle into their new home, Rosie starts to suspect that there's more to the Windermere than meets the eye. Why is the doorman ever-present? Why are there cameras everywhere? And why have so many gruesome crimes occurred there throughout the years? When one of the neighbors turns up dead, Rosie must get to the truth about the Windermere before she, too, falls under its dangerous spell.
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The Girls Weekend
by Jody Gehrman
June Moody, a thirty-something English professor, just wants to get away from her recent breakup and reunite with girlfriends over summer break. Her old friend and longtime nemesis, Sadie MacTavish, a mega-successful author, invites June and her college friends to a baby shower at her sprawling estate in the San Juan Islands. June is less than thrilled to spend time with Sadie--and her husband, June's former crush--but agrees to go. The party gets off to a shaky start when old grudges resurface, but when they wake the next morning, they find something worse: Sadie is missing, the house is in shambles, and bloodstains mar the staircase. None of them has any memory of the night before; they wonder if they were drugged. Everyone's a suspect. Since June had a secret rendezvous with Sadie's husband, she has plenty of reason to suspect herself. Apparently, so do the cops.
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Recommended by Emily, Materials Collection
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Anji Kills a King
by Evan Leikam
In this breakneck fantasy debut, castle servant Anji seizes a rare chance to assassinate the king she loathes. Now a fugitive with a staggering bounty on her head, she is hunted by the Menagerie—fabled mercenaries whose magical animal masks grant them superhuman powers. Leading the chase is the Hawk, a surly, aging swordswoman who captures Anji not for justice, but for her own survival. The two form a tenuous, temporary alliance as they outrun the rest of the Menagerie in a race against death. Perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie and R.F. Kuang, this is a story of a desperate escape that could reshape the fate of a kingdom.
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Harmattan Season
by Tochi Onyebuchi
In the dust-choked city of Timbuktu, veteran private eye Boubacar is a man caught between two worlds—the French occupiers struggling to maintain control and the indigenous factions fighting to reclaim their magical heritage. Down on his luck and drowning in bills, Bouba’s solitary life is shattered when a bleeding woman stumbles onto his doorstep and vanishes. Reluctantly drawn into a web of secrets in a city on the brink of revolt, Bouba must navigate a landscape of political violence and ancient abilities. To find the truth, he'll have to confront the parts of himself he’s kept hidden and decide what he’s truly willing to sacrifice. From the visionary author of Riot Baby, Harmattan Season is a gripping fantasy noir that blends the grit of Raymond Chandler with a dryly funny, evocative look at power and identity.
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Recommended by Amanda, Materials Collection
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You'd Look Better as a Ghost
by Joanna Wallace
Claire is a part-time serial killer with a lot on her plate: an aspiring art career, a weekly bereavement support group, and a very specific plan to murder a man named Lucas over a mistyped email. But her carefully curated life is thrown into chaos when she realizes she’s being watched by a blackmailer who knows exactly what she does in her spare time.
It’s never wise to tangle with a professional, even one as distracted as Claire. As the cat-and-mouse game escalates, she must decide if she can eliminate her stalker before her murderous hobby is exposed to the world.
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The Elements of Baking: Making Any Recipe Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free or Vegan the Sunday Times Bestseller
by Katarina Cermelj
The Elements of Baking is the definitive guide to making any recipe gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, vegan or even gluten-free vegan. Armed with a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry, Katarina Cermelj lays out the science behind baking and the ingredients that make it work, so you can easily adapt your baking to your diet and lifestyle, and still make sure it tastes spectacular. With an abundance of mouth-watering recipes together with quantitative modification rules that you can use to convert any recipe into whatever version you fancy, The Elements of Baking will transform the way you think about ingredients. It will be a constant companion in the kitchen and the book you refer to every time you want to bake.
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Recommended by John, IT Services
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Book of Night
by Holly Black
In her adult debut, Book of Night, Holly Black introduces a world where shadows aren't just reflections—they are second selves that can be altered for power, influence, or cosmetic flair, often at a steep cost to the owner's life. Charlie Hall is a low-level con artist and bartender trying to escape the dangerous underground world of shadow trading. But when a figure from her past resurfaces, her fragile stability shatters. To survive, Charlie is pulled back into a maelstrom of murder and secrets, pitting her against shadow thieves, billionaires, and even her own sister—all desperate to harness a magic that has a life of its own.
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The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick
by Mallory O'Meara
In The Lady from the Black Lagoon, Mallory O’Meara sets out to restore the legacy of Milicent Patrick—the visionary who designed the iconic monster from The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Despite her groundbreaking work, Patrick’s contributions were stolen by a jealous male colleague, and she was effectively erased from Hollywood history for decades. Part detective story and part feminist celebration, this biography follows Patrick from her youth at Hearst Castle to her role as one of Disney’s first female animators. O’Meara, a horror industry veteran herself, uncovers the truth behind Patrick’s disappearance and confronts the systemic sexism that still haunts the film industry today. It is a powerful tribute to a trailblazer who finally receives her rightful place in the credits.
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Someone You Can Build a Nest in
by John Wiswell
Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by hunters intent on murdering her, she constructs a body from the remains of past meals: a metal chain for a backbone, borrowed bones for limbs, and a bear trap as an extra mouth. However, the hunters chase Shesheshen out of her home and off a cliff. Badly hurt, she's found and nursed back to health by Homily, a warm-hearted human, who has mistaken Shesheshen as a fellow human. Homily is kind and nurturing and would make an excellent co-parent: an ideal place to lay Shesheshen's eggs so their young could devour Homily from the inside out. But as they grow close, she realizes humans don't think about love that way...
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Clown Town
by Mick Herron
In Mick Herron’s latest thriller, River Cartwright is sidelined from Slough House and awaiting medical clearance when he stumbles into a mystery: a missing book from his late grandfather’s legendary library. What starts as a personal project quickly unearths dangerous secrets that David Cartwright, the former head of MI5, may have intended to stay buried.
While River digs into the past, MI5 First Desk Diana Taverner is busy managing a modern crisis. A botched operation from "the Troubles" is about to go public, and she needs a fall guy to bury the scandal. As the "slow horses" become pawns in Taverner’s scheme, their cynical leader Jackson Lamb watches from the shadows. He may call them clowns, but if his team doesn't make it home, he’ll ensure there’s a bloody reckoning.
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Recommended by Emma, Public Services
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The Sign for Home
by Blair Fell
Arlo Dilly is young, handsome, and eager to meet the right girl. He also happens to be DeafBlind, a Jehovah's Witness, and under the strict guardianship of his controlling uncle. His chances of finding someone to love seem slim to none. And yet, it happened once before: many years ago, at a boarding school for the Deaf, Arlo met the love of his life--a mysterious girl with onyx eyes and beautifully expressive hands which told him the most amazing stories. But tragedy struck, and their love was lost forever--or so Arlo thought...
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