*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - May Highlights*

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Updated May 16, 2025
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Greater Victoria Public Library
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Odyssey: The Greek Myths Reimagined
Fry, Stephen
Paper Book
Troy has fallen. After ten years of war, Odysseus dreams of lying in the arms of his beloved wife Penelope, and of teaching his son Telemachus a warrior's ways. However, gods toy with the desires of little mortals. Angered by this upstart's presumption, Poseidon - God of the ocean realms - curses...
Is a River Alive?
Macfarlane, Robert.
Paper Book
From celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book - which answers a resounding yes to the question of its title. At its heart is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings -...
The peepshow : the murders at Rillington Place
Summerscale, Kate
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 2025 FROM BRITAIN'S TOP-SELLING TRUE CRIME WRITER AND THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER A BOOK OF...

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