November 16, 2020
Adult Fiction
The Somerset Girls by Lori Foster.
When they’re running the
animal-rescue farm they inherited from their grandparents, Autumn and Ember
Somerset are perfectly in sync. At all other times, not so much. Dependable
Autumn would rather curl up with a good book than paint the town red with
Ember. After the disaster that was Autumn’s last relationship, it’s pure
self-protection. But when her high school crush comes back to town with his
adorable young daughter, igniting memories best left forgotten, there’s only
one person Autumn can turn to… Beneath Ember’s free-spirited facade is a layer
of deep hurt. She’ll gladly nudge Autumn toward a second chance. But risk her
own heart? Not likely. The closer Autumn gets to her own happily-ever-after,
the more Ember wonders what she might be missing—and if it isn’t her time to be
bold, too.
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny.
On their first night in
Paris, the Gamaches gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand's
godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the
meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in
what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on the elderly
man's life. When a strange key is found in Stephen's possession it sends
Armand, his wife Reine-Marie, and his former second-in-command at the Sûreté,
Jean-Guy Beauvoir, from the top of the Tour d'Eiffel, to the bowels of the
Paris Archives, from luxury hotels to odd, coded, works of art. It sends them
deep into the secrets Armand's godfather has kept for decades. A gruesome
discovery in Stephen's Paris apartment makes it clear the secrets are more
rancid, the danger far greater and more imminent, than they realized. Soon the
whole family is caught up in a web of lies and deceit. In order to find the
truth, Gamache will have to decide whether he can trust his friends, his
colleagues, his instincts, his own past. His own family. For even the City of
Light casts long shadows. And in that darkness devils hide.
Split Feather: Daughter
of the Midnight Sun by Deborah A.
Wolf.
Siggy Aleksov sees demons
and talks with creatures she knows aren't really there. Taken from her family
as a child, she is dogged by memories of abandonment, abuse, and mental health
issues. Siggy suffers from a hot temper, cluster headaches, caffeine addiction,
and terminal foul language. She complicates her life even more when she
saves the life of a talented assassin sent to kill her. Deciding to get the
hell out of Dodge, Siggy travels to the Alaska bush to find out who she really
is. The answer is more fantastic that she could have imagined--and she can
imagine a lot.
Adult Non-Fiction
Die with Zero by Bill Perkins.
Imagine if by the time you
died, you did everything you were told to. You worked hard, saved your money,
and looked forward to financial freedom when you retired. The only thing you
wasted along the way was... your life. Die with Zero presents a
startling new and provocative philosophy as well as practical guide on how to
get the most out of your money--and out of your life. It's
intended for those who place lifelong memorable experiences far ahead of simply
making and accumulating money for one's so-called Golden Years. In short, Bill
Perkins wants to rescue you from over-saving and under-living. Regardless of
your age, Die with Zero will teach you Perkins' plan for optimizing your
life, stage by stage, so you're fully engaged and enjoying what you've worked
and saved for. You'll discover how to maximize your lifetime memorable moments
with "experience bucketing," how to convert your earnings into
priceless memories by following your "net worth curve," and find out
how to navigate whether to invest in, or delay, a meaningful adventure based on
your "spend curve" and "personal interest rate." Using his
own life experiences as well as the inspiring stories and cautionary tales of
others--and drawing on eye-opening insights about time, money, and happiness
from psychological science and behavioral finance --Perkins makes a timely,
convincing, and contrarian case for living large.
Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly.
In 1887, reporter Nellie Bly was admitted to the Blackwell's Island Lunatic Asylum in order to do undercover reporting on the conditions there, as part of the assignment given to her by Joseph Pulitzer at the New York World. The resulting reports were published later that year in a book, Ten Days in a Mad-House, and influenced substantial changes, followed by the closure of the asylum.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
The Daughters of Ys by M. T. Anderson & Jo Rioux. GN
"Ys, city of wealth
and wonder, has a history of dark secrets. Queen Malgven used magic to raise
the great walls that keep Ys safe from the tumultuous sea. But after the
queen's inexplicable death, her daughters drift apart. Rozenn, the heir to the
throne, spends her time on the moors communing with wild animals, while Dahut,
the youngest, enjoys the splendors of royal life and is eager to take part in
palace intrigue. When Rozenn and Dahut's bond is irrevocably changed, the fate
of Ys is sealed, exposing the monsters that lurk in plain view. M. T. Anderson
and Jo Rioux reimagine this classic Breton folktale of love, loss, and rebirth,
revealing the secrets that lie beneath the surface."-- Provided by
publisher.
Found by P. C. Cast & Kristin Cast. YA
Fog rolls into Tulsa, and
with it comes Darkness. Zoey knows something is up, and that the something
involves Neferet, but Neferet can't possibly be freed, right? Other Neferet and
her companion, Lynette, arrive in Woodward Park to set this world's Neferet
free from her grotto prison, and discover there may be those who sympathize
with their cause. Meanwhile, Other Kevin and Other Stark are hot on their
trail, but how can the new friends travel to this world without invoking Old
Magick and paying a costly, perhaps deadly, price? In Found, the culmination of
the House of Night Other World series, a surprisingly talented fledgling, an
immortal, and the unlikeliest of allies will band together with Zoey and the
Nerd Herd. Will they be powerful enough to defeat her old nemesis, or will two
worlds be destroyed and claimed by Darkness? Find out in the thrilling
conclusion to the House of Night Other World series!
