New for Children
Once There Was
by Kiyash Monsef
An Iranian American girl discovers that her father was secretly a veterinarian to mythical creatures—and that she must take up his mantle, despite the many dangers.
Wombats! Go Camping
by Maddie Frost
Albert and Pickles are an unlikely pair of besties, and they’re ready to explore the great outdoors for the first time. Albert is ready to camp the old-fashioned way while Pickles thinks he’s going to a five-star resort under the stars. While navigating their way through the camping trip, Albert and Pickles run into their old friend Platters, who is in search of the Woolly Moon Beast—a legendary ferocious creature. And together, they must reunite a lost baby koala with its mama while this potentially dangerous predator looms large in the woods.
New for Teens
Chain of Thorns
by Cassandra Clare
In the third book of the Shadowhunters series, Cordelia has fled to Paris after being stripped of her powers and losing everything that matters to her. When the shocking news comes that London is under a new threat by the Prince of Hell, Cordelia and her friends have to muster their courage, swallow their pride, and trust one another again if they are to save their city, their families, and their souls.
Stateless
by Elizabeth Wein
From the #1 bestselling author of “Code Name Verity,” this thrilling murder mystery set in 1937 Europe soars with intrigue, glamour, secrets, and betrayal.
When Stella North is chosen to represent Britain in Europe’s first air race for young people, she knows all too well how high the stakes are. As the only participating female pilot, it will be a challenge to prove she’s a worthy competitor. But promoting peace in Europe feels empty to Stella when civil war is raging in Spain and the Nazis are gaining power—and when, right from the start, someone resorts to cutthroat sabotage to get ahead of the competition.
New for Adults
The Creative Act: A Way of Being
by Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin is known for creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. Over the years, as he has thought about where creativity comes from and where it doesn’t, he has learned that being an artist isn’t about your specific output, it’s about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone’s life, and everyone can make that place larger. This book is a course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime’s work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments—and lifetimes—of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach.
All the Days of Summer
by Nancy Thayer
Heather Willette has a good life in Concord, Massachusetts—complete with a husband who runs his own business and a son to take it over someday. But now her marriage has fizzled out and Ross, her only child, is graduating from college and getting serious with his girlfriend Kailee. Heather decides to leave her husband and rent a cottage on Nantucket. Her plan is going perfectly until Ross announces he’s moving to Nantucket to work at his girlfriend’s family’s business instead of working with his own father in Concord. Worst of all for Heather, this means having to get along with Kailee. Kailee has clashed with Heather since the day they met. But anything is possible in the summer sun and sea breezes of Nantucket, even reconciliation. When change comes sooner than either Heather or Kailee expect, they must learn to overcome their differences to fight for the future they want.
