Window to the world
In library land, we like to say that stories can be mirrors and windows: mirrors to reflect our own experiences and windows to help us understand the wider world. These book covers take the concept of books as portals literally, with windows and doorways to transport you into your next riveting read. Read more...
Recently released
Check out these new books:
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty
Released February 28
Go as a River by Shelley Read
Released February 28
The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden
Released February 28
The Angel Maker by Alex North
Released February 28
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez
Released March 7
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Released March 7
Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Released March 7
The Farewell Tour by Stephanie Clifford
Released March 7
Our Best Intentions by Vibhuti Jain
Released March 14
Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Released March 14
Daughters of Nantucket by Julie Gerstenblatt
Released March 14
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Released March 14
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
"Five years ago Ramesh left his wife Geeta and disappeared, but the people in their rural village believe that she murdered him. Now other desperate women want her help getting rid of their abusive husbands too, in this sorrowful yet clever and funny story." —Anne
Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy
"When her refuge at a New Orleans convent is threatened by a string of arsons and deaths, a foul-mouthed former-punk nun takes the investigation into her own tattooed hands." —Laura
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
"When four female professional assassins retire, they soon discover their former employer has turned them into targets, so their survival hinges on determining who set them up and taking those people down." —Mary
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
"Serial meets Only Murders in the Building as a woman goes back to her alma mater to teach and starts to unravel clues about her roommate's murder decades earlier." —Gina
Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin
"A 15th century quest that follows an herbalist and healer as he treks across plague-ridden Europe." —Emily
Smithsonian American Table by Lisa Kingsley
"A fascinating history of how people, ingredients, events, and movements have shaped what we eat in the United States; includes recipes!" —Lillian
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
"In this fun contemporary romance, Bee begins working at her dream neuroscience job with Levi, her archenemy from graduate school." —Jessica
The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner
"In Victorian London, a female spiritualist and her protégé try to solve crimes using seances to name the murderers, unwittingly putting themselves in grave danger." —Anne
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
"David Copperfield meets Dopesick paired with Kingsolvers' expressive and in-depth character writing." —Gina
Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
"Coming-of-age story of two teenagers who cause mass hysteria based on a poster they created and how their lives are impacted by what they did." —Lillian
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession
"Two introverted 30-something men discuss family, philosophy, and media in this quiet novel about friendship and kindness." —Emily
Ducks by Kate Beaton
"Known for her clever comics, Beaton changes course in this poignant and candid graphic memoir about her time working in the complicated landscape of Western Canada's oil sands." —Laura
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
"Quirky and unexpected, this is a quick read with a unique storyline: the protagonist relates the story of his family and the various deaths surrounding them, which culminate at a family reunion within a sky resort during a raging blizzard." —Mary
And Yet by Kate Baer
"A moving collection of poems that center on motherhood, relationships, and life during a pandemic." —Jessica
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