New for Children
The Girl and the Glim
by India Swift & Michael Doig
An original graphic novel about being the new kid in a different school, getting picked on by the class bullies, and what happens when a magical presence takes notice. Like, can things get any worse?
The Snowy Owl Scientist
by Mark Wilson
It’s July on Alaska’s North Slope, and scientist Denver Holt is in Utqiagvik, surveying nests. Denver has been coming here since 1992, and the snowy owls he studies have been coming here for thousands of years.
With its mix of coastal, low-elevation tundra, and a rich presence of lemmings, the North Slope is the only area in Alaska where snowy owls regularly nest. How do snowy owls decide where they will nest? How do they manage to arrive at locations where food will be abundant? What drives the success of these delicate tundra ecosystems? These are the mysteries Denver is trying to solve to help ensure a bright future for these elegant hunters.
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New for Teens
Ace of Spades
by Faridah Abike-Iyimide
At Niveus Private Academy, Devon and Chiamaka are the only students chosen to be senior prefects who are also black, which makes them targets for a series of anonymous texts revealing their secrets to the entire student body. Both were on track toward valedictorian and bright college futures, but this prank quickly turns into a dangerous game, and it looks like things could turn deadly.
The Loop
by Ben Oliver
Luka Kane has spent 736 days wrongfully imprisoned inside the Loop, awaiting his execution. Each torturous day is the same. But things are starting to change. Whispers of war are circulating, and strange things are happening to the prisoners. Now Luka must decide whether breaking out of the Loop is his only way to survive, especially if there’s any chance of saving the ones he loves. But the population on the outside may be far more terrifying than anything he could have imagined. And in order to save his family, he’ll have to discover who is responsible for the chaos that has been inflicted upon the world.
New for Adults
The Book of Everlasting Things
by Aanchal Malhotra
On a morning in 1938 Samir Vij first locks eyes with Firdaus Khan through the rows of perfume bottles in his family’s ittar shop. Over the years that follow, the perfumer’s apprentice and calligrapher’s apprentice fall in love with their ancient crafts and with each other, dreaming of the life they will share. But as the struggle for Indian independence gathers force, their city is ravaged by the Partition. Suddenly, they find themselves on opposite sides: Samir, a Hindu, becomes Indian, and Firdaus, a Muslim, becomes Pakistani, their love now forbidden. Severed from each other, Samir and Firdaus make a series of fateful decisions that will change the course of their lives.
How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times
by Chris Bailey
Productivity advice works, and we need it now more than ever, but it’s just as important that we develop our capacity for calm. By finding calm and overcoming anxiety, we don’t just feel more comfortable in our own skin, we invest in the missing piece that leads our efforts to become sustainable over time. We build a deeper, more expansive reservoir of energy to draw from throughout the day, and have greater mental resources at our disposal to not only do good work, but also to live a good life. The pursuit of calm ultimately leads us to become more engaged, focused, and deliberate while making us more productive and satisfied with our lives overall. In an anxious world, achieving calm is the best life hack around.
