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These books are coming soon! You can use this list to plan ahead and to search the library catalog. Visit our blog at www.thrall.org/BLB to explore even more books you might enjoy! Our librarians can help you find or reserve books! Upcoming Fiction Highlights… The Victory Garden I Owe You One More Than Words by Rhys Bowen by Sophie Kinsella by Jill Santopolo “From the bestselling “An irresistible story of “A heartbreaking and author of The Tuscan love and empowerment romantic novel about Child comes a about a young woman grief, loss, love, and beautiful and heart- with a complicated family, self-discovery, and how we choose rending novel of a a handsome man who which life we are woman's love and might be ‘the one,’ and an meant to live. sacrifice during the IOU that changes ” First World War.” everything.” More Forthcoming Fiction… Bowlaway - Elizabeth McCracken The Coronation - Boris Akunin The Good Ones - Jenn McKinlay Watcher in the Woods - Kelley Armstrong Endgames - L.E. Modesitt The Lost Night - Andrea Bartz The Chef - James Patterson Daughter of Moloka'i - Alan Brennert The Huntress - Kate Quinn Open Carry - Marc Cameron The Moon Sister - Lucinda Riley The Overnight Kidnapper - Andrea Camilleri Connections in Death - J.D. Robb The Dead Ex - Jane Corry Careless Love - Peter Robinson That Old Scoundrel Death - Bill Crider Say You're Sorry - Karen Rose The Moroccan Girl - Charles Cumming The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim Court of Lies - Gerry Spence A Justified Murder - Jude Deveraux Forget You Know Me - Jessica Strawser The Killer Collective - Barry Eisler The Black Ascot - Charles Todd The Vanishing Man - Charles Finch The Hiding Place - C.J. Tudor Murders and Metaphors - Amanda Flower Hunting Game - Helene Tursten Chocolate Cream Pie Murder - Joanne Fluke Trouble in Rio - Carl Weber The Hunting Party - Lucy Foley The Border - Don Winslow Never Tell - Lisa Gardner The Burning Island - Hester Young Killer Thriller - Lee Goldberg All In - Shelley Shepard Gray Mission Critical - Mark Greaney Fiction Author Spotlight: Jasper Fforde The Girl in the Glass Box - James Grippando This incredibly inventive author blends mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, The White Book - Kang Han humor, along with literary characters and references to create The Next to Die - Sophie Hannah intricately entertaining tales. Popular titles by Fforde include: The Lost Man - Jane Harper The Eyre Affair American Duchess - Karen Harper Lost in a Good Book One Fatal Mistake - Tom Hunt The Falcon of Sparta - Conn Iggulden Shades of Grey Backlash - Lisa Jackson The Well of Lost Plots The Wedding Guest - Jonathan Kellerman His latest novel, Early Riser, stands apart What We Did - Christobel Kent from his Thursday Next and Chronicles Stalker - Lars Kepler of Kazam series. In this story, central Devil's Daughter - Lisa Kleypas character Charlie Worthing investigates The Shaker Murders - Eleanor Kuhns “viral dreams” as humans hibernate through winter under the watchful “Winter Consul.” House Arrest - Mike Lawson _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie Good Riddance - Elinor Lipman Looking for NONFICTION? California Girls - Susan Mallery Landfall - Thomas Mallon Please see the back page. February 2019 Nonfiction Highlights… The Pianist Chamber Music Earth-shattering from Syria by Will Ashon by Bob Berman by Aeham Ahmad “Will Ashon tells, in 36 “A heart-pumping “An astonishing but true interlinked "chambers", exploration of the biggest account of a pianist's the story of Enter the explosions in history, from escape from war-torn Wu-Tang (36 the Big Bang to mysterious Syria to Germany offers Chambers) [the debut activity on Earth and a deeply personal album of Wu-Tang everything in between.” perspective on the most Clan] and how it devastating refugee changed the world.” crisis of this century.” Separate Liquid Rules Digital Minimalism: by Steve Luxenberg by Mark Miodownik Choosing a Focused Life “Award-winning author “Just as in Stuff Matters, in a Noisy World Steve Luxenberg draws Mark Miodownik's unique by Cal Newport from letters, diaries, and brand of scientific “In this timely and archival collections to tell storytelling brings liquids enlightening book, the the story of Plessy v. and their mysterious bestselling author of Ferguson through the properties to life in a Deep Work introduces a eyes of the people captivating new way.” philosophy for technology caught up in the case.” use that has already improved countless lives.” More Forthcoming Nonfiction… Merchants of Truth - Jill Abramson The Darkest Year - William Klingaman Borrowed Time - Sue Armstrong Antisemitism - Deborah Lipstadt Long Shot - Azad Spearhead - Adam Makos Dinner for Everyone - Mark Bittman Don't Label Me - Irshad Manji How to Disappear - Akiko Busch The Threat - Andrew McCabe The Art of Dying Well - Katy Butler Zucked - Roger McNamee Shortest Way Home - Pete Buttigieg I.M. - Isaac Mizrahi Wild Bill - Tom Clavin Source of Self-Regard - Toni Morrison Parkland - Dave Cullen The Polar Bear Expedition - James Carl Nelson Under Pressure - Lisa Damour Figuring - Maria Popova Walk This Way - Geoff Edgers Drug Warrior - Jack Riley Our History Is the Future - Nick Estes Fraternity - Alexandra Robbins The Formula - Ronald Ferguson The Dumb Things Smart People Do with Their Money Savage Feast - Boris Fishman - Jill Schlesinger El Norte - Carrie Gibson Grateful American - Gary Sinise Never Enough - Judith Grisel Good Kids, Bad City - Kyle Swenson Notes on a Nervous Planet - Matt Haig Practical Equality - Robert Tsai Devices and Desires - Kate Hubbard The Master Plan - Chris Wilson No Beast So Fierce - Dane Huckelbridge This View of Life - David Sloan Wilson Say Nothing - Patrick Radden Keefe Nonfiction Spotlight: Artificial Intelligence (AI) While the concept of “thinking computers” and “sentient robots” has been fantastically explored in books and films, science is quickly catching up with fiction. As more computers begin to assist (or replace) humans in various fields, more people are becoming curious, asking questions, and engaging in debates about AI. One of the latest books on this topic is Possible Minds: 25 Ways of Looking at AI by John Brockman. According to the publisher, “Brockman assembles twenty-five of the most important scientific minds, people who have been thinking about the field artificial intelligence for most of their careers, for an unparalleled round-table examination about mind, thinking, intelligence and what it means to be human.” For even more news and information on this topic, you can perform a subject search for Artificial Intelligence in our library system catalog. You might also like to explore our in-depth online guide: Algorithms & AI Exploring Ideas, Issues, & Developments in Artificial Intelligence, Computers, & Robotics at www.thrall.org/aai For more reading suggestions, try going Beyond the Bestsellers! For more reading suggestions, try going Beyond the Bestsellers! www.thrall.org/beyondthebestsellers .
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