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Recommended by Caitlin, Materials Collection
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The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food: Step-By-Step Vegetable Gardening for Everyone
by Joseph Tychonievich
The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food is the first graphic novel guide to building a successful raised-bed vegetable garden. Through the story of beginner gardener Mia and her mentor George, this entertaining, step-by-step visual guide covers everything from planning and planting to troubleshooting and harvesting. Packed with handy "cheat sheets," it makes growing your own food easy, fun, and entirely achievable for visual learners and beginners alike.
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Squire: A Graphic Novel
by Nadia Shammas
Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a Knight. It's the highest military honor in the once-great Bayt-Sajji Empire, and as a member of the subjugated Ornu people, Knighthood is her only path to full citizenship. It's not how she imagined it, though. Aiza must navigate new friendships, rivalries, and rigorous training under the unyielding General Hende, all while hiding her Ornu background. As the pressure mounts, Aiza realizes that the greater good that Bayt-Sajji's military promises might not include her, and that the recruits might be in greater danger than she ever imagined.
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Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day (a Graphic Novel)
by Dan Nott
What was the first message sent over the internet? How much water does a single person use every day? How was the electric light invented? For every utility people use each day, there's a hidden history below the surface - a story of intrigue, drama, humor, and inequity. This graphic novel provides a guided tour through the science of the past - and how the decisions people made while inventing and constructing early technology still affect the way people use it today. Full of art, maps, and diagrams, Hidden Systems is a thoughtful, humorous exploration of the history of science, and what needs to be done now to change the future.
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Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
by Kate Beaton
Before she became a New York Times bestselling cartoonist, Kate Beaton was just Katie from Cape Breton, heading west to Alberta’s lucrative oil sands to pay off her student loans. In Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, Beaton shares the untold story of her time in Fort McMurray as one of the few women among thousands of men. Set against a sublime Canadian backdrop of colossal machinery and Northern Lights, this powerful graphic memoir exposes the harsh, isolating reality of life in the camps. It is a masterpiece that critiques a country priding itself on egalitarianism while simultaneously exploiting both its land and its people.
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Recommended by Maddy, Marketing & Communications
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Shipped
by Angie Hockman
The Unhoneymooners meets The Hating Game in Shipped, a witty rivals-to-lovers rom-com. Workaholic marketing manager Henley Evans is finally shortlisted for her dream promotion—but so is Graeme Crawford-Collins, her remote social media nemesis. To win the job, their boss sends them on a company cruise to the Galápagos Islands to pitch competing proposals. Forced into close quarters, Henley is shocked to find that the real Graeme is nothing like his emails. As the line between loathing and liking blurs, Henley must decide if winning the promotion is worth losing a chance at real life and love.
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Station Eleven
by Emily St John Mandel
Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear. That was the night when a devastating flu pandemic arrived in the city, and within weeks, civilization as we know it came to an end. Twenty years later, Kirsten moves between the settlements of the altered world with a small troupe of actors and musicians. They call themselves The Traveling Symphony, and they have dedicated themselves to keeping the remnants of art and humanity alive. But when they arrive in St. Deborah by the Water, they encounter a violent prophet who will threaten the tiny band’s existence. And as the story takes off, moving back and forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic, the strange twist of fate that connects them all will be revealed.
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Recommended by Paula, Community Engagement
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Kin
by Tayari Jones
Vernice and Annie, two motherless daughters raised in Honeysuckle, Louisiana, have been inseparable since childhood, but are fated to live starkly different lives. Vernice leaves for Spelman College, marrying into an affluent family and joining a powerful sisterhood of Black women. Meanwhile, Annie—obsessed with finding the mother who abandoned her—embarks on a perilous journey that will test her survival. Spanning themes of friendship, sisterhood, and the complexities of Southern womanhood, Kin is an exuberant, emotionally rich novel from one of the most irresistible voices in contemporary fiction.
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American Fantasy
by Emma Straub
When the American Fantasy cruise ship sets sail for a four-day themed voyage, it carries all five members of a famous 1990s boyband—and three thousand screaming women who have worshipped them for thirty years. Newly divorced empty-nester Annie climbs aboard as a lark, feeling entirely out of place amid the bedazzled super-fans. But as the music begins, the nostalgia unlocks a long-submerged part of herself, leading to an unexpected friendship with one of the band members. Packed with wisdom, heart, and humor, Emma Straub’s latest is an uplifting story about the magic of revisiting youth and the power of starting anew.
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Recommended by Shannan, Marketing & Communications
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Carrie Soto Is Back
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Carrie Soto is fierce, unpopular, and the greatest tennis player the world has ever seen. But six years after her retirement, she sits in the stands of the 1994 US Open and watches a brutal new rival shatter her twenty Grand Slam record. At thirty-seven, Carrie makes the monumental decision to come out of retirement for one epic final season to reclaim her crown. Coached by her father and forced to train with Bowe Huntley—the man she once almost opened her heart to—Carrie must push her aging body to its limits. Taylor Jenkins Reid delivers a riveting, unforgettable novel about the cost of greatness and a legendary athlete's ultimate comeback.
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What If I Never Get Over You
by Paige Toon
Three days to fall in love. Six years to try to forget. While interrailing through Europe, Ellie formed an unforgettable, whirlwind connection with Ash in Lisbon. They planned to meet up in Spain, but Ellie arrived late, and Ash vanished. Six years later, Ellie has finally found peace working as a gardener on a sprawling, five-hundred-year-old Welsh estate—until Ash crashes back into her life. When the devastating truth behind his past absence comes to light, Ellie's heart breaks anew. Yet, unable to resist their intense attraction, she is forced to make a choice that will set her life aflame.
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Picking Daisies on Sundays
by Liana Cincotti
Daniella wanted the hand-trembling, heart-thumping love she saw in Friday night rom-coms—until she fell for her childhood best friend, Levi. When he didn't return her feelings, she walked away and vowed never to see him again. Four years later, a chance encounter in a crowded West Village bar throws them back together. Desperate to mend her past mistake, Daniella agrees to be Levi’s fake girlfriend for his sister's wedding. But as staged interactions and stolen glances reignite old, resurfacing feelings, she struggles to protect her heart from a second devastating rejection.
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Passion Project
by London Sperry
If your twenties are supposed to be the best years of your life, Bennet Taylor is failing miserably. Living in New York City with no direction and a heart heavy with grief over the death of her first love, she feels entirely devoid of passion. But after an alcohol-fueled confession to Henry Adams, a man she just stood up for a date, he proposes an adventure: a "passion project" where they try something new in the city every Saturday. As friends, of course. From carpentry to rappelling off skyscrapers, the new experiences chip away at Bennet's guarded exterior. But as secrets surface, she must decide if she’s truly ready to let go of the past and let love in.
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Recommended by Kelly, Administrative Services
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Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life
by Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Every day brings a torrent of conflicting advice from the “Wellness Industrial Complex,” promising longer lives in exchange for grueling routines. In Eat Your Ice Cream, renowned health expert Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel argues that life is not a longevity competition and that wellness should be an effortless, invisible part of your lifestyle. Cutting through the noise with wit and evidence-based research, Dr. Emanuel delivers simple, high-impact guidelines on diet, exercise, sleep, and mental acuity. Pairing common sense with decades of expertise, this liberating guide helps you decide which changes are actually worth making so you can achieve maximum health benefits with the least amount of work.
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The Odds of You
by Kate Dramis
Once is chance. Twice is fate. Former data analyst Sage Collins hit the jackpot with her bestselling debut novel, but now she’s struggling to write a single word. Her life takes a chaotic turn when an accidental, irritating flight encounter with breakout British actor Theo Sharpe leads the paparazzi to mistake her for his girlfriend. To quiet his intense fans and lower the stakes, Sage flees to Scotland for some fresh air and quiet inspiration. What she doesn’t expect is for Theo to crash back into her life, proving that some connections defy all probability. Bestselling romantasy author Kate Dramis delivers a smart, sexy, and emotional contemporary romance perfect for fans of Ashley Poston and Yulin Kuang.
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Sunny
by Jason Reynolds
Sunny is the chillest dude on the elite Defenders track team, always ready with a goofy smile. But behind his bright exterior lies a troubled past: his mother died giving birth to him, and his distant father only cares about Sunny winning first-place ribbons to honor her memory. The problem? Sunny hates running, and one day, he just stops right in the middle of a race. Desperate to stay with the teammates who have become his only friends, Sunny has to find a new way to move. In this third novel of Jason Reynolds's critically acclaimed Track series, Sunny discovers the discus throw, a track event that combines the rhythm, precision, and showmanship of dance, and finally learns how to let go of the grief eating him up inside.
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
by Sarah J. Maas
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying beast arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous, magical land, she discovers her captor is actually Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world. As Feyre adapts to her new home, her icy hostility transforms into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But as an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin, and his world, forever. Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delivers a seductive fantasy that blends romance, danger, and lore into an unforgettable read.
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Recommended by Kori, Marketing & Communications
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How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates
by Shailee Thompson
Jamie Prescott expected her night of speed-dating to end with mediocre men and street food—not a blackout, a slit throat, and a pile of bodies. Armed with makeshift weapons and Jamie’s extensive knowledge of slasher movie tropes, the remaining daters frantically search for an exit while a masked killer racks up a body count. As the bloody night progresses, Jamie suspects the murderer is slaughtering the crowd just to choose a real-life Final Girl. To survive the night, she'll have to outsmart a machete-wielding psychopath while navigating an unexpected love triangle with two fellow survivors. Can she rewrite the script, or will this be her final date?
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Mad Mabel
by Sally Hepworth
Eighty-one-year-old Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick has lived on idyllic Kenny Lane for sixty years. While neighbors see her as a nosy curmudgeon, few suspect the dark past she has worked tirelessly to conceal—because when it comes to murder, no one suspects little girls or old ladies. But Elsie has a strange history of people in her life meeting a foul end. When a talkative, curious young girl moves in next door and insists on befriending her, Elsie's carefully constructed life threatens to shatter. As secrets begin to unspool, the neighborhood must face the truth: Who was "Mad Mabel" fifty years ago, and what happens when the past begins to repeat itself?
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The Divorce
by Freida McFadden
Naomi was living the quintessential love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, get married, buy a dream house, start a family…Then―he kicks her out, hires the city’s best divorce lawyers, drains their accounts, and takes up with a 20-something. It’s a brutal end to the story. Naomi should accept defeat: move into a dingy apartment, get back into the workforce, and piece together the shattered remains of her life. Except, why should she? Instead, Naomi fixates on her husband’s new girlfriend. What begins as cynical curiosity soon twists into obsession―and then into something far darker. As Naomi uncovers secrets she never imagined, she realizes her own life may be in danger. But if it keeps her perfect family intact, isn’t it worth it?
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Recommended by John, IT Services
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Diamond Solitaire
by Peter Lovesey
Fired from the police force for insubordination, Peter Diamond is reduced to working as a security guard at Harrod’s. Turns out he can’t even hold that job—he gets fired after finding an abandoned Japanese girl in the store after closing. “Naomi,” as he calls her, exhibits strong signs of autism, and he devotes himself to communicating with her in order to glean her identity and return her to her rightful home. Weeks later, a Japanese woman appears out of the blue to claim the little girl, and it appears as though Diamond’s job is done. If only that were true. Armed only with only Naomi’s drawings as clues, Diamond races to track down her kidnappers and save her life.
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A House with Good Bones
by T. Kingfisher
In this haunting Southern Gothic from a master of suspense, Sam Montgomery returns to her childhood home in North Carolina for an extended visit with her mother. But the warm, cluttered house she remembers has been replaced by sterile white walls, and her mom is jumping at the smallest noises. When Sam finds a jar of teeth buried beneath the pristine rose bushes and notices vultures circling overhead, she realizes something is deeply wrong. To save her mother, Sam must dig into the dark, twisted roots lurking just beneath the veneer of their perfect family home—but some secrets are better left buried.
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh
From a celebrated literary voice, My Year of Rest and Relaxation follows a young woman’s dark and blackly funny effort to duck the ills of the world by embarking on a year-long, drug-induced hibernation. On paper, the narrator has it all: she's young, beautiful, a Columbia graduate, and lives on Manhattan’s Upper East Side thanks to an inheritance. Yet a vacuous hole remains, worsened by a toxic boyfriend and a sadomasochistic friendship with her best friend, Reva. With the help of one of the worst psychiatrists in literature and a massive battery of prescribed medicines, she attempts to sleep away her alienation. The result is a powerful, merciless, and tender showcase of a major writer at the height of her powers.
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Greywaren (the Dreamer Trilogy #3): Volume 3
by Maggie Stiefvater
This is the story of the Lynch family. Niall and Mor escaped their homeland for a new start, and lost themselves in what they found. Declan has grown up as the responsible son, the responsible brother--only to find there is no way for him to keep his family safe. Ronan has always lived on the edge between dreams and waking... but now that edge is gone, and he is falling. Matthew has been the happy child, the brightest beam. But rebellion beckons, because it all feels like an illusion now. This world was not made for such a family--a family with the power to make a world and break it. If they cannot save each other or themselves, we are all doomed.
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Recommended by Pat K., Library Volunteer
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Judge Stone
by James Patterson
All rise…for Judge Stone. The most respected citizen in Union Springs, Alabama (population 3,314), is Judge Mary Stone. She holds two responsibilities running her family farm and presiding over her courtroom. It's there she draws the most controversial case in the history of the South. Criminally, it’s open-and-shut. Ethically, there is no middle ground. Essentially, it’s a choice between life and death. No judge can satisfy everyone. It would be dangerous to try. But Judge Stone is willing to fight to bring justice to the people and place she loves.
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Last One Out
by Jane Harper
Carralon Ridge, a once-vibrant village in rural New South Wales, is dying a slow death, its buildings bought up and left to rot by a bordering mining company. Surrounded by industrial noise and thick dust, only a handful of stubborn residents remain. Five years ago, Ro's college-aged son, Sam, vanished from the town while working on an oral history to preserve its legacy—a tragedy that caused her family to crumble. When Ro returns to the skeletal ridge on the anniversary of his disappearance, she uncovers clues suggesting his case was overlooked. As she digs deeper, she realizes that while nothing can stop the town from dying, someone is willing to kill to ensure its dark secrets die with it.
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What Rose Forgot
by Nevada Barr
Rose Dennis wakes up in a locked Alzheimer’s unit with a foggy brain and no memory of how she got there. When she overhears an administrator whispering that she won't survive the week, Rose fakes taking her meds and stages a daring escape. But with her relatives holding the legal papers and the authorities siding with the nursing home, convincing the world she's sane seems impossible. Any lingering doubts vanish when an assassin breaks into her house in the middle of the night. Teaming up with her reclusive hacker sister, her teenage granddaughter, and a loyal friend, Rose must fight back to uncover who wants her dead and reclaim her life before her time runs out.
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