Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered:
FICTION
Among the Ten Thousand Things
Julia Pierpont
A former ballet dancer struggles to protect her children before receiving an anonymous package revealing her weak artist husband’s infidelities, a discovery that leads to a difficult breakup during a New York summer.
Armada
Ernest Cline
Struggling to complete his final month of high school only to glimpse a UFO that exactly resembles an enemy ship from his favorite video game, Zack becomes one of millions of gamers tasked with protecting the Earth during an alien invasion.
Bull Mountain
Brian Panowich
Taking a job as sheriff to distance himself from his drug-running family and keep the peace in their Georgia mountain territory, Clayton Burroughs is approached by a federal agent who claims he wants to help shut down the family’s operations.
Curiosity Keeper
Sarah E.Ladd
The desperate search for a stolen ruby that is the key to keeping his family estate intact brings Jonathan Gilchrist into contact with Camille Iverness, a beautiful shop girl whose fate also relies on the recovery of the missing gem.
Dark Disciple
Christie Golden
A novelization based on unproduced episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars tracing the life of ex-Sith bounty hunter Asajj Ventress finds her helping the Jedi to target her former master, Sith Lord Count Dooku, while unexpectedly falling for Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos.
Deadly Assets
W. E. B. Griffin & William E. Butterworth
Tensions between the Philadelphia Police Department and its Citizens Oversight Committee reach a boiling point during an investigation into shootings by young Homicide Sergeant Matt Payne, who investigates the murders of an investigative reporter and his family.
Dog Master
W. Bruce Cameron
Years after an ice age tribe leader tames a hungry wolf, a boy shunned from his people for his disability forges an inseparable bond with a wolf cub who helps him to survive in an enemy-controlled, environmentally extreme world.
English Spy
Daniel Silva
Gabriel Allon investigates the murder of the former princess of England aboard her holiday yacht and enlists the help of Christopher Keller, a British commando turned professional assassin, to track down master bomb maker Eamon Quinn.
Flying Circus
Susan Crandall
Three adventurers from very different backgrounds embark on a journey across 1920s America to escape dark secrets and find themselves through a series of high-risk activities, from barnstorming and bootlegging to flying circus performances and air racing.
Go Set a Watchman
Harper Lee
Twenty years after the trial of Tom Robinson, Scout returns home to Maycomb to visit her father and struggles with personal and political issues as her small Alabama town adjusts to the turbulent events beginning to transform the United States in the mid-1950s.
Green Hell
Ken Bruen
Succumbing to his addictions and losing his job after a friend’s death, Jack takes a vigilante case against a university professor who has a violent habit, and when he rescues a student from some kid thugs, Jack also gains a new sidekick.
Hand That Feeds You
A. J. Rich
Returning home to discover that her fiancé has been mauled to death by her dogs, psychology doctorate student Morgan Prager learns that he was leading a dangerous double life involving other women who are now being systematically murdered.
Hope Harbor
Irene Hannon
Returning to her beloved farm home in the aftermath of a tragedy, Tracy Campbell recruits Michael Hunter, a man with a secret, to help her save a charitable organization that is affecting countless lives in their Oregon seaside community.
Hostile Takeover
Shane Kuhn
Seizing control of the Human Resources assassin-training organization, John Lago becomes estranged from his new wife, Alice, during a hit job that requires him to pose as an intern and submit to Alice’s methods at the risk of their marriage.
House Rivals
Mike Lawson
As part of his job as a fixer for a U.S. congressman, Joe DeMarco travels to North Dakota to protect young blogger Sarah Johnson, whose online campaign against a billionaire oil tycoon profiting from the local gas boom lands her in danger.
Landfalls
Namoi Williams
A reimagining of the historical La Pérouse expedition to circumnavigate the globe for scientific research in 1785 follows the exploits of the explorers, their loved ones, and the natives and Europeans they encounter against a backdrop of the Enlightenment period.
Malice at the Palace
Rhys Bowen
While on royal assignment at the allegedly haunted Kensington Palace, Lady Georgiana’s services to the Greek princess betrothed to Prince George are complicated by the untimely murder of a society beauty rumored to have been one of the prince’s mistresses.
Movie Star by Lizzie Pepper
Hilary Liftin
When her marriage to a Hollywood mega-star is over, actress Lizzie Pepper, America’s Girl Next Door, decides to tell her side of the story and, in doing so, realizes that her romance wasn’t what she and everyone else thought.
Night Sister
Jennifer McMahon
Struggling to forget a twisted discovery in the once-thriving hotel where they played as children, sisters Piper and Margot are forced to confront the past when their childhood friend, Amy, is accused of a horrific crime with ties to two other hotel residents.
Pretty Baby
Mary Kubica
The charitable Heidi Wood horrifies her husband and daughter by inviting an apparently homeless teenager and her infant to take refuge in their home, a situation that quickly devolves as details from the girl’s past begin to surface.
Pretty Is
Maggie Mitchell
Lois Lonsdale, a British literature professor, and Chloe Savage, an actress trying to revive her career, recall their nightmarish summer as 12-year-olds when they were abducted by a stranger and held for two months in an Adirondack hunting lodge.
Someday Home
Lauraine Snelling
Two years after the passing of her husband, Lynn Lundberg hopes to avoid having to leave her sprawling lake house by sharing the home and its responsibilities with two other women facing major changes in their lives.
Speaking in Bones
Kathy Reichs
When an online detective offers a possible lead in an unsolved case, Tempe’s ensuing investigation reveals the activities of a cult that practices ritual sacrifices tied to a famous unexplained light phenomenon.
Summer with My Sisters
Holly Chamberlin
Returning home to care for her sisters after their father’s death, Poppy struggles with the overwhelming responsibilities, and the family is adrift until her sister befriends a woman who becomes a catalyst in helping the sisters rebuild old bonds.
When the Moon Is Low
Nadia Hashimi
When her happy middle-class life in Afghanistan is shattered by the rise of the Taliban and her husband’s murder by fundamentalists, former schoolteacher Fereiba embarks on a high-risk effort to escape to England with her three children.
Who Do You Love?
Jennifer Weiner
First meeting as children, a wealthy girl with a congenital heart defect and an underprivileged boy with athletic talents meet periodically over three decades before considering whether their affections will overcome their differences.
NONFICTION
Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of Your Life
Bernard Roth
The co-founder of the Institute of Design School at Standford, applying insights that stem from design thinking, leads readers through a series of discussions, stories and recommendations that will help them gain confidence and achieve goals they never thought possible.
Anchor & Flares: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hope, and Service
Kate Braestrup
A Maine minister recounts the wrenching loss of her first husband, her remarriage, and her joyful years of raising a blended family before confronting fears surrounding her son’s decision to enlist in the Marines.
Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
Anthony M. Amore
Describes the details of some of the most notorious art scams in history, from elaborate shams that involve art stolen by the Nazis to the proliferation of cons that have lured marks into business with unscrupulous art dealers.
Best Team Money Can Buy: The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Wild Struggle to Build a Baseball Powerhouse
Molly Knight
Documents the story of the lucrative 2012 purchase of the bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers and the ensuing high-conflict deals involving new owners, managers, and players, including controversial rookie Yasiel Puig.
Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and Confessions
Lisa Scottoline & Francesca Serritella
The mother-and-daughter writing team behind Have a Nice Guilt Trip present another collection of witty, poignant and humorous stories and essays that offer entertaining observations, insights and relatable wisdom.
Drummond Girls: A Story of Fierce Friendship Beyond Time and Chance
Mardi Jo Link
In a true story of the power of friendship, eight women, who first met in 1991, relate how they bonded forever during their first trip together to Drummond Island–a place where they retain a piece of their wild youth year after year.
Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution
Kathleen Duval
Depicts the American Revolution from the eyes of outsiders who just happened to be present, including an Irish trader, Scottish plantation owners, and Creek leader Alexander McGillivray, exploring how their lives were affected and how they determined which side to support.
Lessons from Tara: Life Advice from the World’s Most Brilliant Dog
David Rosenfelt
Describes what the author learned about life and love from his first dog, Tara, who inspired her namesake in the Andy Carpenter novels, his fictional works about an animal-loving attorney who saves both humans and canines from death row.
Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings
Shirley Jackson
A new volume of unpublished and uncollected stories, essays, lectures, letters, and other writings by the renowned author of “The Lottery” and “The Haunting of Hill House” includes pieces reflecting on the literary process and family life.
Oregon Trail: A New American Journey
Rinker Buck
Recounts the author’s two-thousand-mile trip on the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way, in a covered wagon with a team of mules, and discusses the rich history of the trail, the people who made the migration, and its significance to the United States.
Our Man in Charleston: Britain’s Secret Agent in the Civil War South
Christopher Dickey
Documents the little-known story of the contributions of British consul Robert Bunch in negotiating fragile relations between the Confederate South and Britain while hiding his secret work as a determined abolitionist.
Raising Can-Do Kids: Giving Children the Tools to Thrive in a Fast-Changing World
Richard Rende & Jen Prosek
Looks to the world of entrepreneurship, in addition to child development experts, for insights on helping kids gain the skills they will need to prosper personally and professionally in a world that is changing at warp speed.
Vendetta: Bobby Kennedy Versus Jimmy Hoffa
James Neff
Draws on newly released documents to shed a new light on the historic battle between U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa during the Senate Rackets Committee hearings and beyond from 1957 to 1964.
Walking With Abel: Journeys With the Nomads of the African Savannah
Anna Badkhen
The war correspondent and author traces her journeys with the world’s largest group of nomadic herders during their annual migration across the savanna, a centuries-old tradition that is under threat by Islamic militants, climate change and urbanization.
Published on July 29, 2015.
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