The Storm
A Novel
by Rachel Hawkins
February 11, 2026
ReserveHURRICANE SEASON CAN BE MURDER • A January 2026 Indie Next Pick • "This gripping page-turner feels like it was ripped from the juiciest headlines." —People • "Sexy and full of surprises...an ideal curl-up-by-the-fire read." —Real Simple
St. Medard’s Bay, Alabama is famous for three things: the deadly hurricanes that regularly sweep into town, the Rosalie Inn, a century-old hotel that’s survived every one of those storms, and Lo Bailey, the local girl infamously accused of the murder of her lover, political scion Landon Fitzroy, during Hurricane Marie in 1984.
When Geneva Corliss, the current owner of the Rosalie Inn, hears...
The Briars
A Novel
by Sarah Crouch
January 23, 2026
ReserveThe USA TODAY bestselling author of Middletide returns with a lush and atmospheric novel of suspense following a young woman whose job as a game warden puts her in the path of a murderer in a small town eager to protect its own.
Desperate to escape a relationship gone bad, Annie Heston flees north to accept a job as a game warden in Lake Lumin, a picturesque town in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest.
A cougar has been spotted in the area, and as Annie warns the community of the threat, she quickly discovers that not everyone in the tight-knit...
Made You Look
by Tanya Grant
September 26, 2025
ReserveA Catskills retreat turns deadly for a group of influencers when a snowstorm cuts them off from their greatest resource—their followers—just as a killer strikes in this irresistible debut thriller.
Sydney Kent is the ultimate It Girl. You want her effortless style, her charisma, her hair. You want to be her; you want to be with her.
But the trouble with a star is that everyone else looks dull in comparison.
Despite Caitlyn’s social media cunning, it’s impossible for her to step out from Sydney’s shadow. Even Lucy, Sydney’s best friend since before her fame, can’t escape her role as full-time...
Antihero
An Orphan X Novel
by Gregg Hurwitz
November 11, 2025
ReserveIn the next book in this New York Times best-selling series, Evan Smoak takes on his most complex mission yet―one where he not only has to protect but also avenge, and find a way to balance vengeance with mercy.
Once a black ops assassin for the government known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak broke with the program and went deep underground, using his operational rules and skills to help the truly desperate with nowhere else to turn.
When Luke Devine, one of the most powerful men in the world, has a psychological crisis, Evan flies to the East Coast to help him....
The Murder at World's End
A Novel
by Ross Montgomery
January 23, 2026
ReserveKnives Out meets Downton Abbey! Secrets, murder, and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo--an under-butler and a foul-mouthed octogenarian--hunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world, in this locked-room mystery by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ross Montgomery.
Cornwall, 1910. On a remote tidal island, the Viscount of Tithe Hall is absorbed in feverish preparations for the apocalypse that he believes will accompany the passing of Halley's Comet. The Hall must be sealed from top to bottom--every window, chimney, and keyhole closed off before night falls. But what the pompous, dishonest Viscount has...
Blood Water Paint (Teen)
by
July 23, 2020
ReserveAnd listen to me love, when a woman risks her place, her very life to speak a truth the world despises? Believe her. Always.
The Sparrow
by
July 23, 2020
ReserveA charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz leads a mission to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
by
July 23, 2020
ReserveWhen dwarfish Owen Meany kills his best friend's mom with a baseball, he feels his only chance at redemption is martyrdom. His story then becomes an inspiration to thousands.
Room
A Novel
by Emma Donoghue
June 25, 2020
ReserveShocking, riveting, exhilarating -- a story of unconquerable love in harrowing circumstances, and of the diamond-hard bond between a mother and her child.
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.
Behind Five Willows
by June Hur
January 16, 2026
ReserveFrom the New York Times-bestselling author of A Crane Among Wolves comes a warm and romantic homage to Jane Austen set in historical Korea, about a reader and a writer who secretly fight against government book banning and find themselves irresistibly drawn together.
As the dutiful second-eldest daughter of a poor family, society would have Haewon believe that her only hope of a decent life is to marry well. But during a time of rampant government censorship and book banning, she instead works as an illegal book transcriber to make a little extra money. It’s dangerous work, but she loves it—especially...
Cope Field
by T. L. Simpson
May 07, 2025
ReserveCrawford "Craw" Cope has anger issues. Or so they say. When Craw is sentenced to community service for hitting his father in the head with a baseball bat, he accepts his punishment without objection, knowing he's actually lucky. If he weren't the son of a famous former baseball player, he'd probably have gotten it a lot worse. So, Craw keeps his mouth shut and takes what life gives him. Like always. But when he arrives at community service, which frustratingly turns out to be repairing a dilapidated ball field to be named after his father, he meets Hannah Flores, a...
What Wakes the Bells
by Elle Tesch
February 21, 2025
ReserveInspired by an ominous Prague legend, What Wakes the Bells is a lavish gothic fantasy by debut author Elle Tesch that is perfect for fans of Adalyn Grace, Margaret Rogerson, and V.E. Schwab.
Built by long-gone Saints, the city of Vaiwyn lives and breathes and bleeds. As a Keeper, Mina knows better than most what her care of Vaiwyn’s bells means for the sentient city. It’s the Strauss family’s thousand-year legacy—prevent the Vespers from ringing, or they will awake a slumbering evil.
One afternoon, to Mina's horror, her bell peals thirteen times, shattering the city’s tenuous peace. With so much of the...
This Moth Saw Brightness
by A. A. Vacharat
May 07, 2025
ReserveA weird and revelatory debut that vividly captures the dislocation of growing up BIPOC and neurodivergent in a country awash in both conspiracy theories and genuine conspiracies.
"The invisible D in my name is my mother’s second most lasting contribution to my life."
‘Wayne Le—known as "Invisible-D 'Wayne" at school—has been invited to participate in a seemingly ordinary, innocuous adolescent health study by a prestigious university. The study has a few nice perks, but most important to ‘Wayne, is the opportunity to give his immigrant father an accomplishment to be proud of—something that's been in short supply since...
Predatory Natures
by Amy Goldsmith
May 23, 2025
ReserveA teen girl's dream job aboard a luxury train derails when she discovers the strange cargo being transported—a mysterious and beautiful greenhouse—but its flowering façade may hide deadly thorns beneath, in this atmospheric and lush novel from the author of Those We Drown.
When Lara Williams gets a summer job aboard the luxury train the Banebury, she thinks she’s landed a five-star escape from her past. Even after she learns that her ex-friend Rhys, who she definitely did not have feelings for before their relationship imploded, is one of her coworkers, she’s determined to make things work.
But on the first day...
Rock and Roll
by Ruby Amy Thompson
December 18, 2025
ReserveA sweet, laugh-out-loud story of friendship that reminds readers ages 3-7 that first impressions can be deceptive.
Rock and Roll are very different. Rock is strong, and Roll is soft. Rock hates attention. Roll loves it. But hang on...they are both team players, they are able to handle pressure, and they LOVE to get dressed up. Maybe they're not so different after all! This sweet, laugh-out-loud story of friendship reminds readers that first impressions can be deceptive.
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.
Don't Do It, Doug!
by Maudie Powell-Tuck
December 31, 2025
ReserveA humorous story for children ages 3-7 of a lovable hamster named Doug, who has a penchant for curiosity but absolutely no impulse control.
From the creative team of Hank Goes Honk comes Don't Do It, Doug!, the story of a lovable hamster with a penchant for curiosity--and a serious lack of impulse control.
Poor Doug. There's not a lever he won't pull or a button he won't push. Will he ever learn to control himself?
Children will giggle at Doug's silly antics and will love watching the unfortunate consequences of his actions unfold, while grown-ups will appreciate the themes of friendship...
Together, Right Now
by Olga Fadeeva
January 27, 2026
Reserve"A brilliant, uplifting, and world-embracing tale to unite us in divisive times."
-- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
Right now, you are here . . . reading this book. Now imagine what someone else is doing at this exact moment across the world, in a beautifully illustrated picture book that encourages empathy and global connections.
Right now you are here . . . reading this book.
Now imagine what someone else is doing at this exact moment two blocks away.
What about someone across the country? Or an animal on the other side of our big, beautiful...
The Shy Book
by Howard Pearlstein
February 25, 2026
Reserve● A Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
The Shy Book is a tender, empowering story that helps children find courage in their quiet moments and reminds them that even the softest voice has something important to say
This book wants to be read--truly, it does--but there's just one problem: It's feeling a little shy. It worries the reader might think it's silly . . . or worse, boring. So it suggests putting it back on the shelf--surely, there must be a better book out there.
But what if the reader doesn't give up?
In The Shy Book,...