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In the book publishing industry, fall is the biggest and busiest season. It's a busy season at the library, too. Check out the following list of books--with reviews from the publishers--to start building your hold list before these popular titles arrive at the library.
Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult. "Moving between past and present, Hollow Bones is an epic story of the lies we tell ourselves as we write the narratives of our lives, the plans we design to protect ourselves at the worst moments, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters."
Off the Reservation by Stephen Graham Jones. "By turns terrifying and deeply moving, Off the Reservation is a haunting American Indian novel of survival, reckoning, and redemption, shining light on the dark corners of this country’s history while also showing the desperate choices people make when they’re put up against a wall." The Witch by Freida McFadden. If you've read McFadden previously, you know that her stories are always "wild, twisty rides." This story incorporates the story of a woman executed in 1692 for witchcraft.
Partita by Barbara Kingsolver. "With razor-sharp acuity and deep affection, Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Kingsolver’s unforgettable new novel reflects on class barriers, the risks of ambition, and the timeless, life-changing power of art."
Other Worlds Than These by Stephen King. "This is Stephen King and Peter Straub’s epic and unforgettable finale to the Talisman Trilogy and a wrapping up of the fate of the worlds in King’s iconic, fiercely beloved Dark Tower epic."
The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman. “The great Alice Hoffman kicks off a brand-new witchy series: this time, taking us to Radcliffe and a secret society of witches in the 1950s."
Hollywood Ending by John Green. Many years ago, when I was a Teen Librarian, I started reading John Green. I still read John Green. This quote from Library Journal aptly describes his work: John Green is “essential to the human conversation.”
Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson. “Another exquisitely humane novel from one of contemporary fiction’s finest writers.”
American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee. I pay attention to anything Matthew Desmond writes. Here is his quote about Lee's new work: "Surfacing stirring questions about diaspora and striving and the burdens we place on the shoulders of parents and children alike, American Hagwon is among the very best novels of immigration."
Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros. "The next book in the blockbuster Empyrean series, Threshing Day contains thirteen stories starring your favorite characters and their dragons." Ingram--a major supplier of books to libraries--has over 100,000 copies on order.
If you'd like to request these or any other titles, visit www.newulmlibrary.org and choose Library Catalog, or call the library at 507-359-8331. New Ulm Public Library is located at 17 North Broadway and is open from 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday. The library will be closed on Monday, September 7, for Labor Day.