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Titles from your Favourite Authors Expected Author Title Genre Publication Month-Year Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem & Mycroft and Sherlock : The Empty Birdcage. Mystery September Anna Waterhouse. Book 3 The new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes. In this book, Sherlock investigates the murder of a distant relative of Queen Victoria while Mycroft searches for the fiancé of the woman he loves. As Sherlock travels the country on the hunt for the murderer, both he and Mycroft will discover that the greed of others is at the root of the evil they are trying to unearth. General Archer, Jeffrey. Nothing Ventured. William Warwick series#1 September fiction/ Sagas The Testaments. Handmaid's Tale #2 Atwood, Margaret. Science Fiction September The Testaments [LP] A Minute to Midnight. Atlee Pine #2 Baldacci, David. Thriller November A Minute to Midnight [LP] Barclay, Linwood. Elevator Pitch Thriller September Barr, Nevada. What Rose Forgot Thriller September Berg, Elizabeth. The Confession Club : Mason #3 Literary November Berry, Steve. The Warsaw Protocol. Cotton Malone #15 Thriller March
[LP] = Large Print Edition August 2019 Fiction Bestsellers in Regular and Large Print 3 Expected Author Title Genre Publication Month-Year Imaginary Friend Chbosky, Stephen. Horror October Imaginary Friend [LP]
Christopher is seven years old. Christopher is the new kid in town. Christopher has an imaginary friend. The epic work of literary horror from the #1 bestselling author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Chevalier, Tracy. A Single Thread Historical September
Facing limited prospects after the loss of her loved ones, a woman joins a circle of embroiderers continuing a centuries-long tradition at the Winchester Cathedral.
Blue Moon : Jack Reacher # 24 Child, Lee. Thriller October Blue Moon [LP] Clark, Mary Higgins. Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry Thriller November Cleeves, Ann. The Long Call. Two Rivers #1 Mystery September Coates, Ta-Nehisi. The Water Dancer Fantasy September The Water Dancer [LP] A new novel from the writer of the Black Panther comics. A Virginia slave narrowly escapes a drowning death through the intervention of a mysterious force that compels his escape and personal underground war against slavery. The Night Fire. Ballard and Bosch #22 Connelly, Michael. Crime fiction October The Night Fire [LP] Cook, Robin. Genesis Thriller December Cornwell, Patricia. Quantum Thriller October
International bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers pulse-pounding thrills in a series featuring a brilliant and unusual new heroine, cutting-edge cybertechnology, and stakes that are astronomically high.
Crichton, Michael & The Andromeda Evolution. Book 2 Science Fiction November Daniel H. Wilson. Cussler, Clive & Boyd Final Option. Oregon Files #14 Thriller November Morrison. Final Option [LP]
[LP] = Large Print Edition August 2019 Fiction Bestsellers in Regular and Large Print 4 Expected Author Title Genre Publication Month-Year The Titanic Secret. Isaac Bell Adventure #11 Cussler, Clive. Thriller September The Titanic Secret [LP] DeMille, Nelson. The Deserter Thriller October Deveraux, Jude. Met Her Match. Summer Hill #2 Romance September Dimaline, Cherie. Empire of Wild Fantasy September From Cherie Dimaline, author of the YA-crossover hit 'The Marrow Thieves', comes a propulsive, stunning and sensuous novel inspired by the traditional Métis story of the Rogarou - a werewolf-like creature that haunts the roads and woods of Métis communities. A messed-up, grown-up, Little Red Riding Hood. Dimaline is from the Georgian Bay Métis Community in Ontario, and she now lives in Toronto. Donoghue, Emma. Akin General September In her first contemporary novel since 'Room', Emma Donoghue returns with her next masterpiece, a brilliant tale of love, loss and family. A retired New York professor’s life is thrown into chaos when he takes his great-nephew to the French Riviera, in hopes of uncovering his own mother's wartime secrets. Twisted Twenty-Six Romantic Evanovich, Janet. November Twisted Twenty-Six [LP] suspense House on Fire Finder, Joseph. Thriller January House on Fire [LP] Gerritsen, Tess. The Shape of Night Thriller October General Gowda, Shilpi Somaya. The Shape of Family October fiction From the author of 'Secret Daughter'comes an unforgettable novel about a family's growing apart and coming back together in the wake of tragedy.It is an intimate portrayal of four individuals as they grapple with what it means to be a family and how to move from a painful past into a hopeful future. It is a profoundly moving exploration of the ways we all seek belonging -- in our families, our communities and ultimately, within ourselves. The Guardians Grisham, John. Thriller October The Guardians [LP] What Happens in Paradise [LP] Women's Hilderbrand, Elin. October What Happens in Paradise. fiction Full Throttle Hill, Joe. Short stories October Full Throttle
[LP] = Large Print Edition August 2019 Fiction Bestsellers in Regular and Large Print 5 Expected Author Title Genre Publication Month-Year Hoffman, Alice. The World That We Knew Literary September Sins of the Fathers. J. P. Beaumont #24 Jance, J. A. Thriller September Sins of the Fathers [LP] Jewell, Lisa. The Family Upstairs Psych Thriller October From the New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone comes another page-turning look inside one family's past as buried secrets threaten to come to light.In The Family Upstairs , the master of "bone-chilling suspense" ( People ) brings us the can't-look-away story of three entangled families living in a house with the darkest of secrets. BWGPL Staff love Lisa Hindsight. Kendra Michaels #7 Johansen, Iris. Mystery January Hindsight [LP] Khan, Ausma Zehanat. The Blue Eye. Khorasan Archives#3 Fantasy October A band of powerful warrior women continues its resistance against an oppressive dark regime in this third installment in the 'Khorasan Archives' fantasy quartet -a series that lies "somewhere between N. K. Jemisin and George R. R. Martin King, Stephen. The Institute Thriller September Kinsella, Sophie. Christmas Shopaholic Romance October Romantic Krentz, Jayne Ann. The Vanishing. January suspense Le Carre, John. Agent Running in the Field. Thriller October The Secret Partner : A Paul Madriani Novel Martini, Steve. Thriller September The Secret Partner [LP] To the Land of Long Lost Friends: No 1 Ladies' Mccall Smith, Alexander. Mystery October Detective agency #20 How The Dead Speak. Tony Hill and Carol McDermid, Val. Mystery December Jordan series #11 The Starless Sea Morgenstern, Erin. Fantasy November The Starless Sea [LP]
From Erin Morgenstern, author of 'The Night Circus', comes a timeless love story set in a secret underground world - a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars and ships that sail upon a starless sea.
[LP] = Large Print Edition August 2019 Fiction Bestsellers in Regular and Large Print 6 Expected Author Title Genre Publication Month-Year The Giver of Stars Historical Moyes, Jojo. October The Giver of Stars [LP] romance Set in Depression-era America, 'The Giver of Stars' is a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their unforgettable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond, from Jojo Moyes, author of 'Me Before You' and 'The Peacock Emporium'. Patterson, James & Killer InstinctInstinct #2 Mystery September Howard Roughan. Killer Instinct [LP] Patterson, James & James Blindside Michael Bennett # 12 Mystery January O. Born. Blindside [LP] Patterson, James & James Lost Thriller January O. Born. Lost [LP] Patterson, James & The 19th Christmas: Women's Murder Club Mystery October Maxine Paetro. The 19th Christmas [LP] Criss Cross Alex Cross #27 Patterson, James. Mystery November Criss Cross [LP] Perry, Anne. Death in Focus : Elena Standish #1 Mystery September A Conspiracy of Bones.Temperance Brennan Reichs, Kathy. Mystery March #19 Robb, J. D. Golden in Death : An Eve Dallas Novel #50 Mystery February Robb, J. D. Vendetta in Death. An Eve Dallas Novel #49 Mystery September Roberts, Nora. The Rise of Magicks. Chronicles of the One #3 Fantasy November Many Rivers to Cross. Inspector Alan Banks Robinson, Peter. Mystery October #26 Rushdie, Salman. Quichotte Literary September LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE Quichotte is a love story of profound tenderness and humanity from a great storyteller at his brilliant best. Wise, beautifully written, as heartbreaking as it is wildly comic, its characters unforgettable, its plot dazzlingly suspenseful, it illuminates our corrupt times where fact is so often indiscernible from fiction. Quichotte, an aging travelling salesman obsessed with TV, is on a quest for love. Bloody Genius. Virgil Flowers #12 Sandford, John. Thriller October Bloody Genius [LP]
[LP] = Large Print Edition August 2019 Fiction Bestsellers in Regular and Large Print 7 Expected Author Title Genre Publication Month-Year Smith, Zadie. Grand Union :Stories Short stories October Interweaving ten new and unpublished stories with some of her best-loved pieces from the New Yorker and elsewhere, Zadie Smith presents a varied collection of fiction. Moving across genres and perspectives, from the historic to the vividly current to the slyly dystopian, 'Grand Union' is asharply alert and prescient collection about time and place, identity and rebirth, the persistent legacies that haunt our selves and the uncanny futures that rush up to meet us. Child's Play Women's Steel, Danielle. October Child's Play [LP] fiction Moral Compass Women's Steel, Danielle. January Moral Compass [LP] fiction Spy Women's Steel, Danielle. November Spy [LP] fiction Taylor, Drew Hayden. Chasing Painted Horses. Literary September Chasing Painted Horses' is the story of four unlikely friends who live in Otter Lake, a reserve north of Toronto. On the cusp of becoming teenagers, Ralph, his sister Shelly, and their friend William befriend an odd little girl from a dysfunctional family. She draws an amazing image of a horse, a drawing no child or adult should be able to draw. The horse represents everything that’s wrong in the girl’s life, and the trio are left trying to figure out what the horse means to the girl, and later to them. Taylor, Patrick. An Irish Country Family. Irish Country#14 General November Woods, Stuart. Stealth. Stone Barrington #51 Adventure October Woods, Stuart. Treason. Stone Barrington #52 Adventure January
Non-Fiction Finding Chika : A Little Girl, an Earthquake, Albom, Mitch Biography November and the Making of a Family. Bestselling author Mitch Albom returns to nonfiction for the first time in more than a decade in this poignant memoir that celebrates Chika, a young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart.
[LP] = Large Print Edition August 2019 Fiction Bestsellers in Regular and Large Print 8 Expected Author Title Genre Publication Month-Year Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Andrews, Julie & Emma Years Biography October Walton Hamilton Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years [LP] In this follow-up to her memoir, 'Home', Julie Andrews shares reflections on her astonishing career, including such classics as 'Mary Poppins', 'The Sound of Music', and 'Victor/Victoria'. Co-written with her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, and told with Andrews' trademark charm and candour, 'Home Work' takes us on a rare and intimate journey into an extraordinary life that is funny, heartrending, and inspiring. The Billionaire Murders: The Mysterious Donovan, Kevin True Crime October Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman A top journalist crosses the yellow tape to uncover new details about this shocking crime in high society. Billionaires, philanthropists, pharmaceutical giants, socialites...victims. Barry and Honey Sherman seemed to lead a charmed life, but the world was shocked in late 2017 when their bodies were found together in their elegant Toronto home. First described as murder-suicide, it was a grisly scene: the two were positioned side-by-side on the deck of their basement swimming pool, suspended from belts tied to a railing. Acid for the Children Flea. Biography November Acid for the Children [LP] The iconic bassist and co-founder of the immortal Red Hot Chili Peppers finally his fascinating life story, complete with all the dizzying highs and the gutter lows you'd expect from an LA street rat turned world-famous rock star. It's a tenderly evocative coming-of-age story and a raucous love letter to the power of music and creativity from one of the most renowned musicians of our time. Talking to Strangers : What We Should Know Gladwell, Malcolm Psychology September about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast 'Revisionist History' and author of 'The Tipping Point', 'Outliers', and 'What the Dog Saw', offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers - and why they often go wrong.
[LP] = Large Print Edition August 2019 Fiction Bestsellers in Regular and Large Print 9 Expected Author Title Genre Publication Month-Year John, Elton Me Biography October
In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, which is also the subject of the upcoming film 'Rocketman'. The result is 'Me' - the joyously funny, honest and moving story of the most enduringly successful singer/songwriter of all time.
F*ck No!: How to Stop Saying Yes When You Knight, Sarah Self Help December Can't, You Shouldn't, or You Just Don't Want For Sarah Knight, saying no is easy. For the rest of us, it's stress-inducing, blood pressure-raising, teeth-grinding hard. But it doesn't have to be. 'F*ck No!' is filled with tips, techniques, and practical strategies that will arm you with not only permission to decline, but plenty of ammunition for doing so.
Levine, Barry & Monique All the President's Women: Donald Trump Biography October El-Faizy and the Making of a Predator Based on groundbreaking original reporting, an extensive new look at Donald Trump's relationships with women, revealing new accusations of sexual misconduct, exploring the roots of his alleged predatory behavior, and illustrating how Trump's presidency has helped catalyze the #MeToo movement and revitalize women's activism. You Are Awesome: 9 Secrets to Getting Pasricha, Neil Self Help November Stronger and Living an Intentional Life From Neil Pasricha, author of 'The Book of Awesome' series and 'The Happiness Equation', thought leader for the next generation, and one of the most popular TED speakers in the world, comes a revelatory and inspiring book that will change the way we view failure and help us build resilience.
Prince The Beautiful Ones Biography October From Prince himself comes the brilliant coming-of-age-and-into- superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time, featuring never- before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets, and the exquisite memoir he began writing before his tragic death.
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