Crime time reading
Summer Library Club is in full swing, so we hope you’ll join us for reading adventures and summer activities! If you’re looking for a mystery book to complete one of the activities, we’ve got the perfect chilling crime reads to keep you cool this summer. Read more.
Recently released
Check out these new books:
UnWorld by Jayson Greene
Released June 17
The Second Chance Convenience Store by Kim Ho-yeon
Released June 17
How to Dodge a Cannonball by Dennard Dayle
Released June 17
The Lost Masterpiece by B.A. Shapiro
Released June 17
A Magic Deep and Drowning by Hester Fox
Released June 24
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds by Allison Brennan
Released June 24
Finders Keepers by Sarah Adler
Released June 24
The Accidental Favorite by Fran Littlewood
Released June 24
The Satisfaction Café by Kathy Wang
Released July 1
History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook
Released July 1
A Bookseller in Madrid by Mario Escobar
Released July 1
Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton
Released July 1
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor
"An almost poetic historical fiction novel about two English ethnographers visiting a small Welsh Island in the 1930s who attempt to capture the customs and life. The novel is narrated by native islander Manod and it soon becomes clear that the visitors are misrepresenting them. This is a debut novel so it counts for Branch Out too!" —Gina
The Second Chance Convenience Store by Kim Ho-Yeon
"A heartwarming novel about a homeless man with amnesia who finds purpose and community while working the night shift at a struggling neighborhood store, ultimately transforming the lives of those around him, including his own." —Lillian
Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood
"Set in Italy, Hazelwood's friends-to-lovers romance is the perfect beach read; Maya is in love with Conor Harkness, biotech co-owner and her brother's best friend, but he won't let himself get close to her." —Jessica
Things Become Other Things by Craig Mod
"A reflective blend of memoir and travel writing, told through vignettes as photographer Craig Mod walks through Japan and looks back at his life." —Laura
Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone
"When Ariel's new husband goes missing on a business trip to Lisbon, she finds herself at odds with LIsbon police as well as the US embassy staff, while trying to raise a ransom to satisfy his kidnappers. Tautly plotted with a delightful twist!" —Mary
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
"A new novel with beautiful prose and lots of heart from poet Ocean Vuong that examines the people society ignores, as the main character Hai helps an older woman with dementia and works at a fast food restaurant." —Gina
Counting Backwards by Binnie Kirshenbaum
"The moving story of how a middle-aged couple contends with the husband’s dementia and explores love, loss, and caretaking." —Lillian
The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling
"A castle under siege is seemingly rescued when a group of saints arrive—but all is not as it appears." —Emily
A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L. Jensen
"Jensen's sequel to A Fate Inked in Blood follows shield maiden Freya as she attempts to avoid a war and survive a painful betrayal." —Jessica
The Museum Detective by Maha Khan Phillips
"A suspenseful and atmospheric read about the discovery of an astonishing mummy in Pakistan, and the local museum curator who gets drawn into a dangerous world of corruption and murder." —Laura
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
"Celebrate the coming of spring with this coming-of-age tale set in a beautiful, lush forest. Follow Margot as she begins to rebel against her mother's cannibalistic ways." —Emily
Kate & Frida by Kim Fay
"Two friends who meet and form their connection only through their letters, Kate and Frida help each other navigate the 1990s and their new adulthood through career decisions, relationships, and books they recommend to each other." —Mary
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Branch Out Reading Challenge
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