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November 2025
 
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The four winds by Kristin Hannah
The Four Winds
by Kristin Hannah
recommended by Sandy


The Four Winds is the story of Elsa Martinelli, a woman living through the Dust Bowl era of the Great Depression. Stuck in a troubled marriage, she faces an agonizing decision: stay on their drought-stricken Texas farm and wait for rains that never come, or migrate west to California in search of a better life. A beautifully woven tale of bravery and resilience and love, Elsa's story will stay with you long after you close the cover. (also available in large print and on CD)

More like this: The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer (available on hoopla), The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (also available on hoopla), The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley
recommended by Emily


Eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce is our plucky heroine, an aspiring chemist with a dearly beloved bicycle, a dead mother, and a passion for poison. It is the summer of 1950 and Flavia finds her home and family thrust in the middle of a murder investigation, which delights the morbid little dear to no end. I adored Flavia's sass and smarts; she's a perfect combination of precocious child and mad genius, and I'm excited to see where the rest of this series takes her!

More like this: The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King, The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer, The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
The Doctor's Wife by Daniel Hurst
The Doctor's Wife
by Daniel Hurst
recommended by Kris


Renowned big-city doctor Drew Devlin and his trophy wife Fern have recently relocated to a secluded seaside property, supposedly to embrace the slower small-town life, but boy, do they have something else coming! Full of manipulation and betrayal and twisty turns, grab some popcorn and enjoy the fast and fun drama of this guilty pleasure read! 

More like this: The Intruder by Freida McFadden, The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Emily Wilde's encyclopaedia of faeries by Heather Fawcett
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
by Heather Fawcett
recommended by Kim


Emily Wilde is a prim, awkward, introverted, blunt, brilliant, and fiercely independent research professor. The fact that she's all of these things in the early 1900s, a professor of dryadology chasing fae in the field and grappling with her irritating attraction to her mysterious colleague, is what makes this series the magical cousin to Lessons in Chemistry. (also available in large print)

More like this: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst, The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall
recommended by Jeannine


An excellent story of love and heartbreak, but reader beware: this isn't a fluffy romance. Beth and her husband Frank are happily married and hard-working, but when Beth's first love comes back to town, jealousy arises, secrets surface, and she's forced to make an impossible choice. Deeply developed, authentically imperfect characters and a sweeping story told in alternating timelines will draw you in and captivate you from beginning to end.

More like this: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff 
One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
One Perfect Couple
by Ruth Ware
recommended by Anne


Have you ever wanted to be on one of those reality TV shows set in a beautiful tropical paradise? After reading this book, you might think twice! Lyla and Nico have the chance of a lifetime: to compete on a new reality show called "The Perfect Couple." Nico needs this to further his acting career, so Lyla hesitantly agrees. Everything and everyone is gorgeous and fun, and Lyla thinks she just might enjoy herself...until the rules change and Mother Nature rears her ugly head. It's no longer a game for the title of "The Perfect Couple"--it's a game of survival.

More like this: The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley (also available on CD), The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak, The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger (also available on CD and ebook)
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