Staff Picks: Sept. 2024

Updated August 29, 2024
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City of thieves : a novel
Benioff, David.
Paper Book
As wise and funny as it is thrilling and original—the story of two young men on an impossible adventure A writer visits his retired grandparents in Florida to document their experience during the infamous siege of Leningrad. His grandmother won’t talk about it, but...
Daughter of the pirate king
Levenseller, Tricia
Paper Book
A 17-year-old pirate captain intentionally allows herself to get captured by enemy pirates in this thrilling high seas tale. There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I've gotten what I came for. Sent on a mission to retrieve an...
The guest list : a novel
Foley, Lucy (Novelist)
Paper Book
Don't miss Lucy Foley's new book, The Midnight Feast, coming June 18th! A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR "I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a...
Howl's moving castle
Jones, Diana Wynne
Paper Book
'Quite simply the best writer of magic there is' Neil Gaiman'Truly magical ... Guaranteed to leave you gasping' The Bookseller'She is the best writer of magical fantasy for children' Evening Standard In this beloved modern classic, young Sophie Hatter from the land of Ingary catches...
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Clarke, Susanna
Paper Book
Now at the start of the nineteenth century, the Raven King is only a myth and England, with its mad King and its dashing poet, no longer believes in magicians. Then Mr Norrell makes his remarkable talents known and is called upon to help the government in their war against Napoleon,...
The kitchen house
Grissom, Kathleen.
Paper Book
Kathleen Grissom, New York Times bestselling author of the highly anticipated Glory Over Everything, established herself as a remarkable new talent with The Kitchen House, now a contemporary classic. In this gripping novel, a dark secret threatens to expose the best and worst...
Lawn boy
Paulsen, Gary
Paper Book
The library of the unwritten
Hackwith, A. J.
Paper Book
In the first book in a brilliant new fantasy series, books that aren't finished by their authors reside in the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, and it is up to the Librarian to track down any restless characters who emerge from those unfinished stories.
A magic steeped in poison
Lin, Judy I.
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times Bestseller! Judy I. Lin's sweeping debut A Magic Steeped in Poison, first in a duology, is sure to enchant fans of Adrienne Young and Leigh Bardugo. I used to look at my hands with pride. Now all I can think is, "These are the...
Magpie Murders : A Novel
Horowitz, Anthony
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Moriarty and Trigger Mortis, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a chilling, ingeniously original modern-day mystery. When editor Susan Ryeland is given the manuscript of Alan...
The silent patient
Michaelides, Alex
Paper Book
**THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "An unforgettable--and Hollywood-bound--new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy." --Entertainment Weekly The Silent Patient is a...

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