Innocence Road
by Laura Griffin
September 17, 2025
ReserveDetective Leanne Everhart swore she’d never go back to her hometown near Marfa, Texas—but she returns when her brother needs her, only to find a town in need too, still torn apart by a decades-old crime.
Leanne Everhart knows women have something to fear in her artsy hometown, especially so if they’re not rich, white locals. Returning to town after her father’s death, she sees the ugliest sides of an area that draws people for its severe, untamed natural landscape.
While her department faces mounting backlash over a recent wrongful conviction in the long-ago murder case of a popular local teenager—which...
Return of the Spider
An Alex Cross Thriller
by James Patterson
September 17, 2025
ReserveReturn of the Spider is the stunning companion to Along Came a Spider, the New York Times bestselling series debut that introduced Detective Alex Cross, "the real deal, a character who matters" (Rolling Stone).
The suspense classic Along Came a Spider introduced an unsurpassed rivalry:
Detective Alex Cross; the "human superhero" (New York Times) versus Gary Soneji; the "most deliciously wicked character since Hannibal Lecter" (Lexington Herald-Leader).
But that wasn't their first meeting...
Police discover that Soneji kept a murder book, Profiles in Homicidal Genius, detailing his transformation from substitute teacher to...
Hope Rises
by David Baldacci
January 07, 2026
ReserveWalter Nash began a journey down a dark path of seemingly no return, and now he finds himself questioning everything that got him there in this thrilling sequel to Nash Falls from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.
Walter Nash, working under the alias of Dillon Hope, is on the road to revenge after becoming an informant for the FBI against a global criminal operation headed up by Victoria Steers. Steers has ripped everything Nash held dear away from him. He has nothing left to lose and with long, rigorous training under his belt the...
The Midnight Taxi
by Yosha Gunasekera
November 11, 2025
ReserveWhen the last fare of the night turns up dead in her backseat, a Sri Lankan American taxi driver works off the clock to clear her name in this mystery novel by debut author Yosha Gunasekera.
Siriwathi Perera doesn’t quite know where she’s going in life. She never expected to be a taxicab driver in New York City, struggling to make ends meet and still living with her parents at twenty-eight. The true-crime podcasts that keep Siri company as she drives don’t do much to make up for the legal career she imagined for herself, or the brother she’s grieving.
When public...
The Widow
A Novel
by John Grisham
July 24, 2025
Reserve#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham is the acclaimed master of the legal thriller. Now, he’s back with his first-ever whodunit, even more suspenseful than his courtroom dramas, as a small-time lawyer accused of murder races to find the real killer to clear his name.
Simon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his bills while his marriage slowly falls apart. Then into his office walks Eleanor Barnett, an elderly widow in need of a new will. Apparently, her husband left her a small fortune, and no one knows about it.
Once he hooks the...
Book of the Unnamed Midwife
by
July 23, 2020
ReserveIn the aftermath of a plague that has decimated the world population, the unnamed midwife confronts a new reality in which there may be no place for her. Indeed, there may be no place for any woman except at the end of a chain
A Time to Kill
Jack Brigance #1
by John Grisham
June 25, 2020
ReserveThe life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle--and takes justice into his own outraged hands. For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life...and then his own...
City of Girls
A Novel
by Elizabeth Gilbert
June 25, 2020
ReserveAt some point in a woman's life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time. After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is.
Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold
June 25, 2020
ReserveMy name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973.
Hard Country
American West #1
by Michael McGarrity
June 25, 2020
ReserveThe rare and extraordinary story of one family’s struggle to settle and endure in the vast, untamed territory of New Mexico.
Right Where We Belong
by Farrah Penn
October 21, 2025
ReservePast and present collide in this swoony romance when a girl searching for a sense of belonging may have found it in an unexpected—and undeniably charming—visitor from the nineteenth century.
"Swoony, heartwarming, and romantic, Right Where We Belong is a beautifully rendered love story." —Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon a Broken Heart
Delaney Carmichael's final year of boarding school at Ivernia is not off to a great start. Losing her father has left her feeling completely unmoored—both emotionally and in terms of what she wants to do with her future. So when...
Glorious Rivals
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
July 22, 2025
ReserveMillions, hearts, and lives are on the line in this heart-stopping sequel to The Grandest Game by #1 bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes.
Seven players arrived on Hawthorne Island, each with their own secrets and motivations to win the Grandest Game. Millions are at stake, but so are hearts--and lives. The players now must race to win the game, solve myriad mysteries, and survive the twists and turns of Glorious Rivals.
The stakes get higher, the game gets twistier, and everything heats up in this newest installment in the TikTok sensation Inheritance...
Audre and Bash Are Just Friends
by Tia Williams
May 07, 2025
ReserveAn Indie Next Pick!
Scorching-hot summer. Scorching-hot chemistry. Two teens can't forget they're just friends in this sweet, funny, electrifying romance from New York Times bestselling author Tia Williams. Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Nicola Yoon.
MEET AUDRE. Junior class president. Debate team captain. Unofficial student therapist. Desperately in need of a good time.
MEET BASH. Mysterious new senior. Everybody's crush. Tall, floppy, great taste in jewelry. King of having a good time.
It's the last day of school at Cheshire Prep, Brooklyn's elite academy--and Audre...
A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe
by Mahogany L. Browne
February 21, 2025
ReserveIn this poignant mixed voice, mixed form collection of interconnected prose, poems and stories, teen characters, their families, and their communities grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst fear and loss, these New York City teens prevail with love, resilience and hope. From the award-winning author of Chlorine Sky and Vinyl Moon.
"[A] gorgeous, tender testament to the generation of young people who shouldered the pandemic.”
--Brendan Kiely, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author
Grief, pain, hope, and love collide in this short story collection.
In New York City, teens, their families, and their communities feel...
Why on Earth
An Alien Invasion Anthology
by Vania Stoyanova,Rosiee Thor
February 21, 2025
ReserveWhat starts as a simple rescue mission for a crew of teen aliens to recover one of their own soon becomes an interstellar encounter no one will forget.
Captain Iona is organizing an impromptu retrieval for her brother, an undercover alien posing as a movie star. But her efforts go awry when a technical malfunction turns her heroic rescue into an unintentional invasion. With tales of disguised extraterrestrials stuck in theme parks, starship engineers hitchhiking to get home, and myth-inspired intergalactic sibling reunions, each story in this multi-author anthology explores the universal desire to be loved and understood, no matter where...
It's My Bird-Day!
by Mo Willems
December 31, 2025
ReserveThe Pigeon has the hat. And the hot dog cake! He is ready for the presents!
But . . . do YOU think The Pigeon can handle his BIG bird-day surprise!?!
Get ready for a very special birthday celebration from three-time Caldecott honoree Mo Willems.
Cat Nap
by Brian Lies
December 18, 2025
ReserveAn Indie Next Pick
"Utterly beautiful, playfully fun, and, above all, breathtaking."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Mr. Lies has set a new standard for ingenuity" --Wall Street Journal
With lush paintings and intricately constructed 3-D artwork, bestselling and Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Brian Lies introduces a sleepy kitten whose afternoon nap transforms into an epic journey through art, time, and history. Perfect for fans of They All Saw a Cat, Museum Trip, and Jumanji. Includes a note from the author about how the illustrations were created.
In the warm, late afternoon sunlight, a girl sits on the couch reading a book. Her kitten dozes nearby....
Holly Jolly Kitty-Corn
A Picture Book
by Shannon Hale
December 31, 2025
ReserveThis festive kitty-corn tale features Christmas decorations, gingerbread houses, one (almost) perfect tree--and the magic of true friendship.
The best part of Christmas is the merry music! No, it's the gingerbread! No, it's definitely decorating the tree!
Kitty and Unicorn can't wait to spend their first Christmas together! But try as they might, they can't seem to agree on their favorite festivities.
Will the magical best friends pull off the perfect Christmas, or will all their plans come tip-timber-crashing down?
The magical, bestselling team of Shannon Hale and...
Mungo on His Own
by Matthew Burgess
December 31, 2025
ReserveAn Indie Next Pick!
A young fox learns the joys - and surprises - of being independent in this lush new story from award-winning children's book author, Matthew Burgess and rising-star illustrator, Julie Benbassat.
One evening, young Mungo ventures into the forest to find the sweet, red berries he's been dreaming about. But he soon finds that foraging alone can be hard for a kit like him, and Mungo gets lost. Very lost! Will he find the berries--and his way back home--all on his own?
With suspense, daring, and foxy resolve, here is a story for all readers who wish...
This Is Not a Sleepy Bear Book
by Brian Gehrlein
December 18, 2025
ReserveThe classic "bear hibernation" story is turned on its head in this hilarious read-aloud full of surprises, perfect for a cozy winter read and story time year-round!
This is was supposed to be a sleepy bear book--a gentle, quiet story. Until Bear opened his cozy, quiet den, only to find--A DJ and a disco ball? Guitar riffs and a booming bass? A random jazz flute?Stop all these shenanigans! THIS ISN'T WHAT HAPPENS IN A SLEEPY BEAR BOOK!
Things only get noisier and more chaotic with every turn of the page. Winking at storytime conventions...