Our Winter Reading Challenge is underway! Have you signed up yet? Plan your February entries with these titles, coming soon to the library.

Winter Reading Challenge

Enter for a chance to win a raffle prize while you try to help us reach our goal of a combined total of 1,000 books read by March 21! Go to Beanstack.com to sign up or come in for a paper form.

Someone Else's Shoes
By Moyes, Jojo
2023-02 - Pamela Dorman Books
9781984879295

A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars

Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes?

Nisha Cantor lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband announces a

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Code Name Sapphire
By Jenoff, Pam
2023-02 - Park Row
9780778334293

"A heart-wrenching exploration of the decisions women must make when their loyalties are put to the test in the most unimaginable of circumstances.”-Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary

A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of bravery and resistance, from the bestselling

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Victory City
By Rushdie, Salman
2023-02 - Random House
9780593243398

The epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence, only to be consumed by it over the centuries-from the transcendent imagination of Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie

“A major accomplishment by one of our greatest living writers . . . It does not resemble any other novel I could name.”-Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer

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Looking for Jane
By Marshall, Heather
2023-02 - Atria Books
9781668013687

This “powerful debut” (Hello! Canada) for fans of Kristin Hannah and Jennifer Chiaverini about three women whose lives are bound together by a long-lost letter, a mother's love, and a secret network of women fighting for the right to choose-inspired by true stories.

2017: When Angela Creighton discovers a mysterious letter containing a life-shattering confession, she is

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Don't Fear the Reaper
By Jones, Stephen Graham
2023-02 - Gallery / Saga Press
9781982186593

December 12th, 2019, Jade returns to the rural lake town of Proofrock the same day as convicted Indigenous serial killer Dark Mill South escapes into town to complete his revenge killings, in this riveting sequel to My Heart Is a Chainsaw from New York Times bestselling author, Stephen Graham Jones. Four years after her tumultuous senior year, Jade Daniels is released from …More

With the World Between Us
By Johnson, Sadeqa
2023-02 - Simon & Schuster
9781982197360

From the award-winning author of Yellow Wife, a daring and redemptive novel set in 1950s Philadelphia and Washington, DC, that explores what it means to be a woman and a mother, and how much one is willing to sacrifice to achieve her greatest goal.

1950s Philadelphia: fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is on track to becoming the first in her family to attend college, in spite of

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Stone Blind
By Haynes, Natalie
2023-02 - Harper
9780063258396

"Haynes is master of her trade . . . She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories.”-Telegraph (UK)

The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar returns with a fresh and stunningly perceptive take on the story of Medusa, the original monstered woman.

They will fear you and flee you and call you a

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I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever
By Rae-Venter, Barbara
2023-02 - Ballantine Books
9780593358894

“A true-crime masterpiece written by a cold-case-cracking master. Barbara Rae-Venter's investigative DNA work has revolutionized the way law enforcement hunts serial killers.”-John Douglas, New York Times bestselling co-author of Mindhunter

“Barbara Rae-Venter isn't just the genealogy expert who helped capture the Golden State Killer-she's an unsung hero who has

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A Spell of Good Things
By Adebayo, Ayobami
2023-02 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780525657644

A dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession, and political corruption from the celebrated author of Stay with Me, "in the lineage of great works by Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie" (The New York Times).

Eniola is tall for his age, a boy who looks like a man. Because his father has lost his

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Maureen: A Harold Fry Novel
By Joyce, Rachel
2023-02 - Dial Press
9780593446423

“A touching tale about heartbreak and healing . . . If you loved The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fryand The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, make time to read this finale to the trilogy.”-Good Housekeeping

Ten years ago, Harold Fry set off on a six-hundred-mile walk to save a friend. But the story doesn't end there. Now his wife, Maureen, has her own

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Hello Sleep: The Science and Art of Overcoming Insomnia Without Medications
By Wu, Jade
2023-02 - St. Martin's Essentials
9781250828408

Hello Sleep is a practical and compassionate guide to having a better relationship with sleep and overcoming insomnia from Jade Wu, an experienced expert in behavioral sleep medicine.

For many people who have trouble sleeping, each night is an anxious odyssey where getting a good night's sleep feels like a battle to win rather than a basic biologic process. Hello Sleep

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Hungry Ghosts
By Hosein, Kevin Jared
2023-02 - Ecco Press
9780063213388

“This is a deeply impressive book, and I think an important one. Its intensity, its narrative attack, the fascinations of its era and setting, make it impossible to tear the attention away. Energy and inventiveness distinguish every page.”-Hilary Mantel

From an unforgettable new voice in Caribbean literature, a sweeping story of two families colliding in 1940s Trinidad-and a

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Essex Dogs
By Jones, Dan
2023-02 - Viking
9780593653784

The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel set during the Hundred Years' War.

July 1346. Ten men land on the beaches of Normandy. They call themselves the Essex Dogs: an unruly platoon of archers and men-at-arms led by a battle-scarred captain whose best days are behind him. The fight for the throne of the

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Last Seen in Lapaz
By Quartey, Kwei
2023-02 - Soho Crime
9781641293396

When a whirlwind romance leads to the disappearance of a young Nigerian woman and a dead body, PI Emma Djan resorts to dangerous undercover work to track her down in Accra. Just as things at work are slowing down for PI Emma Djan, an old friend of her boss's asks for help tracking down his missing daughter. According to her father, Ngozi was just months shy of graduating high …More

The Climate Book: The Facts and the Solutions
By Thunberg, Greta
2023-02 - Penguin Press
9780593492307

We still have time to change the world. From Greta Thunberg, the world's leading climate activist, comes the essential handbook for making it happen.

You might think it's an impossible task: secure a safe future for life on Earth, at a scale and speed never seen, against all the odds. There is hope-but only if we listen to the science before it's too late.

In The Climate

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The Lincoln Miracle
By Achorn, Ed
2023-02 - Atlantic Monthly Press
9780802160621

The vivid, behind-the-scenes story of perhaps the most consequential political moment in American history-Abraham Lincoln's history-changing nomination to lead the Republican Party in the 1860 presidential election

Illinois lawyer Abraham Lincoln had a record of political failure. In 1858, he had lost a celebrated Senate bid against incumbent Stephen Douglas, his second failed Senate

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The Shamshine Blind
By Pardo, Paz
2023-02 - Atria Books
9781982185329

A beguiling blend of noir detective story and science fiction perfect for fans of Michael Chabon and Emily St. John Mandel, this unputdownable debut imagines a world where emotions have been weaponized, and a small-town law enforcement agent uncovers a conspiracy to take down what's left of American democracy.

In an alternate 2009, the United States has been a second-rate power for a

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Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City
By Brookes, Adam
2023-02 - Atria Books
9781982149291

The gripping true story of the bold and determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasures of China's Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II and beyond.

Spring 1933: The silent courtyards and palaces of Peking's Forbidden City, for centuries the home of Chinese emperors, are tense with fear and expectation. Japan's aircrafts drone overhead, its troops and

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I Have Some Questions for You
By Makkai, Rebecca
2023-02 - Viking
9780593490143

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by TIME, NPR, The Seattle Times, Good Housekeeping, Today.com, Southern Living, and CrimeReads

The riveting new novel from the author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist The Great Believers

A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past-the family tragedy

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The Writing Retreat
By Bartz, Julia
2023-02 - Atria Books
9781982199456

“Darkly satirical and action-packed....An absolutely splendid debut!”-Wendy Walker, nationally bestselling author of Don't Look for Me

The Plot meets Please Join Us in this psychological suspense debut about a young author at an exclusive writer's retreat that descends into a nightmare.

Alex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a

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A Country You Can Leave
By Angel-Ajani, Asale
2023-02 - MCD
9780374604059

"From page one, A Country You Can Leave is a riveting, exasperating, and deeply heartbreaking tale of mother-daughter strife and resilience."-Xochitl Gonzalez, author of Olga Dies Dreaming

A stunning debut novel following the turbulent relationship of a Black, biracial teen and her ferocious Russian mother, struggling to survive in the California

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Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide
By Holmes, Rupert
2023-02 - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
9781451648218

From the diabolical imagination of Edgar Award-winning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes comes a devilish thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, a luxurious, clandestine college dedicated to the fine art of murder where earnest students study how best to “delete” their most deserving victim.

Who hasn't wondered for a

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Africatown: The Legacy of America's Last Slave Ship
By Tabor, Nicholas
2023-02 - St. Martin's Press
9781250766540

An evocative and epic story, Nick Tabor's Africatown charts the fraught history of America from those who were brought here as slaves but nevertheless established a home for themselves and their descendants, a community which often thrived despite persistent racism and environmental pollution.

In 1860, a ship called the Clotilda was smuggled through the Alabama Gulf Coast,

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The Porcelain Moon: A Novel of France, the Great War, and Forbidden Love
By Chang, Janie
2023-02 - William Morrow & Company
9780063072862

From the critically acclaimed author of The Library of Legends comes a vividly rendered novel set in WWI France about two young women-one Chinese, one French-whose lives intersect with unexpected, potentially dangerous consequences.

“East meets West in World War I France. In The Porcelain Moon, Janie Chang exhibits her signature trademarks-lyrical prose, deftly

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Artfully Yours
By Lowell, Joanna
2023-02 - Berkley Books
9780593198322

Sparks fly between a lordly art critic and a lady forger in this enthralling Victorian historical romance from the author of The Runaway Duchess.

Nina Finch isn't suited for a life of crime. Raised by her art-forger brother, she can paint like Boticelli. But she'd so much rather be baking gooseberry tarts. She finally has the money she needs to open her own bakery. …More

The Crane Husband
By Barnhill, Kelly
2023-02 - Tordotcom
9781250850973

Bloody, subversive, and brilliant.--Laura Ruby

Award-winning author Kelly Barnhill brings her singular talents to a raw, powerful story of love, sacrifice, and family.

"Mothers fly away like migrating birds. This is why farmers have daughters."

A fifteen-year-old teenager is the backbone of her small Midwestern family, budgeting the household …More

The City Between the Bridges: 1794: A Novelvolume 2
By Natt Och Dag, Niklas
2023-02 - Atria Books
9781982145910

A #1 international bestseller, this atmospheric and breathtaking sequel to the “cerebral, immersive page-turner” (The Washington Post) The Wolf and the Watchman explores the darkness hidden beneath the splendor of 18th-century Stockholm.

Stockholm, 1794: A young nobleman, Eric Three Roses, languishes in a hospital as the rest of the city claims that he belongs in a

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