New April Fiction

Adventure
The Barbary Pirates by William Dietrich

Christian Fiction
A Promise of Hope by Amy Clipston
Here Burns My Candle by Liz Curtis Higgs
The Inn at Angel Island by Thomas Kinkade
The Telling by Beverly Lewis
Small Change by Sheila Roberts

General Fiction
The Last Time I Saw You by Elizabeth Berg
Get Lucky by Katherine Center
The Aloha Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
Whiter Than Snow by Sandra Dallas
Uptown by Virginia DeBerry
The Walk by Richard Paul Evans
Second Time Around by Beth Kendrick
Imperfect Birds by Anne Lamott
The Swimming Pool by Holly Lecraw
Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel
Exclusive by Fern Michaels
The Lake Shore Limited by Sue Miller
Bite Me: a Love Story by Christopher Moore
Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
Miss Julia Renews Her Vows by Ann B. Ross
Happy Now? by Katherine Shonk
The Other Family by Joanna Trollope
Love in Mid Air by Kim Wright

Graphic Novels
Batman & Robin: Batman Reborn by Grant Morrison

Historical Fiction
Wildflowers of Terezin by Robert Elmer
A Murderous Procession by Ariana Franklin
31 Bond Street by Ellen Horan
Pearl of China by Anchee Min
Matterhorn: a novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes
Fireworks Over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff

Mystery
Holly Blues by Susan Wittig Albert
Elegy for April by Benjamin Black
Cat of the Century by Rita Mae Brown
Haunt Me Still by Jennifer Lee Carrell
Wrecked by Carol Higgins Clark
Nashville Noir by Jessica Fletcher
This Body of Death by Elizabeth George
The Black Cat by Martha Grimes
Crimes by Moonlight by Charlaine Harris
Dead Head: a Dirty Business Mystery by Rosemary Harris
Laughed 'Til He Died by Carolyn Hart
The Third Rail by Michael Harvey
City of Lost Girls by Declan Hughes
The God of the Hive by Laurie R. King
Super by Jim Lehrer
The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith
A River in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
Mint Juleps, Mayhem, and Murder by Sara Rosett
Shoot to Thrill by P.J. Tracy
Memory by Donald E. Westlake
Hand of Fate by Lis Wiehl
The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear

Romance
A Certain Wolfish Charm by Lydia Dare
Stay a Little Longer by Dorothy Garlock
A Father for Zach by Irene Hannon
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
Hannah's List by Debbie Macomber
Burning Lamp by Amanda Quick
Shameless by Karen Robards
Night Tales: Night Shield & Night Moves by Nora Roberts
Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts
The Vampire and the Virgin by Kerrelyn Sparks
Home in Carolina by Sherryl Woods
Sweet Tea at Sunrise by Sherryl Woods

Science Fiction/Fantasy
Changes: a novel of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
At the Gates of Darkness by Raymond E. Feist
A Mighty Fortress by David Weber

Suspense/Thrillers
Deliver Us From Evil by David Baldacci
The Bone Thief by Jefferson Bass
Nowhere to Run by C.J. Box
212 by Alafair Burke
The Shadow of Your Smile by Mary Higgins Clark
The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker
The Burying Place by Brian Freeman
The Killing Edge by Heather Graham
Without Mercy by Lisa Jackson
Eight Days to Live by Iris Johansen
The Executor by Jesse Kellerman
The Book of Spies by Gayle Lynds
The 9th Judgment by James Patterson
The Moonlit Earth by Christopher Rice
Lucid Intervals by Stuart Woods

Westerns
The Book of Murdock by Loren D. Estleman

New March Fiction

Adventure
The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler
King, Ship, and Sword by Dewey Lambdin

Christian Fiction
Letters to God by Patrick Doughtie
Forget Me Not by Vicki Hinze
Take Three by Karen Kingsbury
Her Mother's Hope by Francine Rivers

General Fiction
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
Losing Charlotte by Heather Clay
Balancing Acts by Zoe Fishman
Arcadia Falls by Carol Goodman
The Irresistible Henry House by Lisa Grunwald
Solar by Ian McEwan
Game Over by Fern Michaels
Fragile Beasts by Tawni O'Dell
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
The Long Way Home by Robin Pilcher
The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine
So Much For That by Lionel Shriver
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Big Girl by Danielle Steel
One Good Dog by Susan Wilson

Historical Fiction
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
The Queen's Lover by Vanora Bennett
Red Inferno 1945 by Robert Conroy
The Surrendered by Chang-Rae Lee
Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
The Sheen on the Silk by Anne Perry

Horror
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
Horns by Joe Hill

Mystery
From the Grounds Up by Sandra Balzo
The Intrigue at Highbury: Or, Emma's Match by Carrie Bebris
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
The Last Illusion by Rhys Bowen
The Teaberry Strangler by Laura Childs
Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke
False Mermaid by Erin Hart
The Spellmans Strike Again by Lisa Lutz
The Man From Beijing by Henning Mankell
Our Lady of Immaculate Deception by Nancy Martin
Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay
Known to Evil by Walter Mosley
The Devil's Star by Jo Nesbo
Invisible Boy by Cornelia Read
Grey Matters by Clea Simon
The Bad Kitty Lounge by Michael Wiley
The Highly Effective Detective Plays the Fool by Richard Yancey

Romance
Out of Body by Stella Cameron
Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr
Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie
Wedding Season by Katie Fforde
Down River by Karen Harper
What Mother Never Told Me by Donna Hill
Here Comes Trouble by Donna Kauffman
Steamed: a Steampunk Romance by Katie MacAlister
The Dead Travel Fast by Deanna Raybourn
Shattered by Karen Robards
Big Jack by J.D. Robb

Science Fiction/Fantasy
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
Spellwright by Blake Charlton
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
Warriors by George R.R. Martin
Gardens of the Sun by Paul McAuley
The River Kings' Road: a novel of Ithelas by Liane Merciel
Stealth (Star Wars: Clone Wars) by Karen Miller
Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Secret of the Dragon by Margaret Weis

Short Stories
Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger by Lee Smith

Suspense/Thrillers
Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay
The Moses Stone by James Becker
Capitol Betrayal by William Bernhardt
The Pallbearers by Stephen J. Cannell
Caught by Harlen Coben
Clean Kill by Jack Coughlin
The Cold Room by J.T. Ellison
Hell Gate by Linda A. Fairstein
Final Target by Steven Gore
Money to Burn by James Grippando
Deception: an Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman
If the Dead Rise Not by Philip Kerr
Down to the Wire by David Rosenfelt
Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline
Blood Vines by Erica Spindler
Live to Tell by Wendy Corsi Staub
Once a Spy by Keith Thomson
Angelology by Danielle Trussoni
Hush by Kate White
Deep Shadow by Randy Wayne White

Urban
Married on Mondays by Honeyb
Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It by J.D. Mason

Recommended Reads: Brick Lane

Recommended Reads: Brick Lane by Monica Ali (FIC ALI)

Brick Lane is the story of Nazneen. Nazneen is born into poverty in Bangladesh but when she is 18 she travels to London to marry an older man chosen for her by her parents. Nazneen passively accepts her fate with her boorish, foolish husband and soon becomes a mother to two girls. As time passes, Nazneen gains confidence and begins to challenge the rules set for her by the immigrant Muslim community in which she lives. This fascinating novel gives readers insight into the contemporary immigrant life in Great Britain as Nazneen pursues her modest dreams with quiet tenacity.

New February Books

General Fiction
Secret Whispers by V.C. Andrews
Letter to My Daughter by George Bishop
Secrets of Eden by Chris A. Bohjalian
Poor Little Bitch Girl by Jackie Collins
Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
The Wife's Tale by Lori Lansens
Model Home by Eric Puchner
Big Girl by Danielle Steel
An Irish Country Girl by Patrick Taylor
Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
Never Say Never by Lisa Wingate

Christian Fiction
Matthew's Story: From Sinner to Saint by Tim LaHaye

Historical Fiction
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show by Frank DeLaney
Conspirata by Robert Harris
The Crimson Rooms by Katharine McMahon
The Information Officer by Mark Mills
Black Hills by Dan Simmons

Horror
The New Dead: a Zombie Anthology by Christopher Golden
Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter by A.E. Moorat
A Dark Matter by Peter Straub

Mystery
Wild Penance by Sandi Ault
Aunt Dimity Down Under by Nancy Atherton
Knit, Purl, Die by Anne Canadeo
Bellfield Hall by Anna Dean
Winterland by Alan Glynn
Eggsecutive Orders by Julie Hyzy
Short Squeeze by Chris Knopf
Wicked Craving by G.A. McKevett
Split Image by Robert B. Parker
Broken Places by Sandra Parshall
Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb
A Night Too Dark by Dana Stabenow

Romance
Shades of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Dead by Midnight by Beverly Barton
The Golden Season by Connie Brockway
The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie
Street Game by Christine Feehan
The Wild Zone by Joy Fielding
Beguiled by Deeanne Gist
The Next Best Thing by Kristan Higgins
Ravishing in Red by Madeline Hunter
Shattered by Joan Johnston
The Elusive Bride by Stephanie Laurens
Pieces of Sky by Kaki Warner
The Prodigal Wife by Marcia Willett
The Summer Hideaway by Susan Wiggs

Science Fiction/Fantasy
Shadow Blade by Seressia Glass
Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton
Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb

Suspense/Thriller
The Midnight House by Alex Berenson
The Bricklayer by Noah Boyd
False Convictions by Tim Green
Devils in Exile by Chuck Hogan
The Breach by Patrick Lee
Last Snow by Eric Van Lustbader
The Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer
Heresy by S.J. Parris
Worst Case by James Patterson
Freedom by Daniel Suarez

Urban
Heard It All Before by Michele Grant
Big Girls Do Cry by Carl Weber
In My Sister's House by Donald Welch

Recommended Reads: I See You Everywhere

Recommended Reads: I See You Everywhere by Julia Glass (FIC GLA)

I See You Everywhere is the story of two dramatically different sisters. Louisa is the responsible older sister who builds a life for herself as an artist in New York. Clem is the unpredictable and rebellious younger sister whose passion for wildlife leads to a career as a biologist in the West. The novel is narrated by each sister in alternating chapters over a span of 25 years. Louisa and Clem love and hate each other, support and comfort each other, and struggle to understand each other. In beautiful prose, Glass fashions a realistic portrait of ups and downs between two siblings over a number of years.

New January Books

General Fiction
Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky
The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris
Saving Ceecee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
Small Wars by Sadie Jones
The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova
The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes
The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith
The Murderer's Daughters by Randy Susan Meyers
A Fair Maiden by Joyce Carol Oates
The Secret of Everything by Barbara O'Neal
Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler
First Annual Grand Prairie Rabbit Festival by Ken Wheaton

Historical Fiction
Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin
The Hidden Flame by Davis Bunn
Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell
Unfinished Desires by Gail Godwin
The Queen's Governess by Karen Harper
Roses by Leila Meacham

Mystery
Death of a Valentine by M.C. Beaton
The Godfather of Kathmandu by John Burdett
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
Merry Wives of Maggody by Joan Hess
A Whisper to the Living by Stuart M. Kaminsky
Thereby Hangs a Tail by Spencer Quinn
Gone 'Til November by Wallace Stroby
Snow Angels by James Thompson
The Red Door by Charles Todd

Romance
Early Dawn by Catherine Anderson
How I Met My Countess by Elizabeth Boyle
Angel's Peak by Robyn Carr
Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr
Carolina Isle by Jude Deveraux
Hunting Julian by Jacquelyn Frank
Fit to be Tied by Robin Lee Hatcher
Guilty Pleasure by Lora Leigh
Midnight Sons Volume 3 by Debbie Macomber
The Taking by Erin McCarthy
Proof by Seduction by Courtney Milan
Tate by Linda Lael Miller
Succubi Like It Hot by Jill Myles
On Fire by Carla Neggers
Hot Rocks by Nora Roberts

Science Fiction/Fantasy
Catalyst: a Tale of the Barque Cats by Anne McCaffrey
The Domino Pattern by Timothy Zahn

Suspense/Thrillers
Blacklands by Belinda Bauer
Gutshot Straight by Louis Berney
The First Rule by Robert Crais
Burn by Ted Dekker
Silencer by James W. Hall III
The Wolf at the Door by Jack Higgins
Blood Ties by Kay Hooper
Treasure Hunt by John Lescroart
Iron River by T. Jefferson Parker
Impact by Douglas Preston
The 5 Greatest Warriors by Matthew Reilly
Altar of Eden by James Rollins
Kisser by Stuart Woods

Urban
Snapped by Tracy Brown
Be Careful What You Pray For by Kimberla Lawson Roby

New December Books

December Fiction

Adventure
The Honor of Spies by W.E.B. Griffin

General Fiction
Heavenstone Secrets by V.C. Andrews
The Overnight Socialite by Bridie Clark
Leaving Yesterday by Kathryn Cushman
Too Much Money by Dominick Dunne
Jane Bites Back by Michael Thomas Ford
A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein
A Natural Woman by Lori Johnson
Family Album by Penelope Lively
La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Nanny Returns by Emma McLaughlin
The Girl Next Door by Elizabeth Noble
Saving Cicadas by Nicole Seitz
The Secret of Joy by Melissa Senate
True Confections by Katharine Weber

Mystery
The Bone Chamber by Robin Burcell
U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
Crawlspace: A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery by Sarah Graves
Maitland's Reply by James Patrick Hunt
Dial H for Hitchcock by Susan Kandel
Too Many Murders by Colleen McCullough
Through the Heart by Kate Morgenroth
The Stranger in the Opera House by Helen Osterman

Romance
Days of Gold by Jude Deveraux
Divine Misdemeanors by Laurell K. Hamilton
Fired Up by Jayne Ann Krentz
Fairy Tale Weddings by Debbie Macomber
The Bargain Bride by Barbara Metzger
Deadly Deals: Sisterhood Series #16 by Fern Michaels
Noelle by Diana Palmer
Deception by Amanda Quick
Total Eclipse of the Heart by Zane

Science Fiction/Fantasy
Hidden Empire by Orson Scott Card
Muse and Reverie by Charles de Lint
Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil by Drew Karpyshyn
Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill
Galileo's Dream by Kim Stanley Robinson
Liberating Atlantis by Harry Turtledove

Suspense/Thrillers
The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry
The Disciple by Stephen Coonts
Foolproof by Barbara D'Amato
The 13th Hour by Richard Doetsch
Sizzle by Julie Garwood
Deeper Than the Dead by Tami Hoag
I, Sniper by Stephen Hunter
Trial by Fire by J.A. Jance

Recommended Reads: Charming Billy

Recommended Reads: Charming Billy by Alice McDermott (FIC MCD)

This National Book Award winner is set in a tightly knit Irish Catholic Bronx neighborhood in the mid-twentieth century. The novel opens as Billy Lynch's friends and family gather at a small bar after his funeral to share their memories of Billy. The story then moves back and forth in time as various characters describe Billy's life from his return after WWII to his early death from alcoholism at age 47. The power of this novel lies in its lyrically descriptive language and realistic depiction of the struggles and sorrows of an Irish-American community. This is a quiet and contemplative novel recommended for readers who enjoy realistic fiction.

New November Books

November Books

Adventure
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

The Wrecker by Clive Cussler

The Crisis by David Poyer

General Fiction

The Gift by Cecelia Ahern

At Home on Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball

I Never Fancied Him Anyway by Claudia Carroll

A Quilter's Holiday by Jennifer Chiaverini

Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs

A Christmas Blizzard by Garrison Keillor

A Wish for Christmas by Thomas Kinkade

Wishin' and Hopin': a Christmas Story by Wally Lamb

Matchless: a Christmas Story by Gregory Maguire

A Blue and Gray Christmas by Joan Medlicott

Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter by Lisa Patton

Historical Fiction

The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
New York by Edward Rutherfurd

No Less Than Victory: a novel of World War II by Jeff Shaara

Horror

Under the Dome by Stephen King

Mystery

Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings by Emily Brightwell

Heat Wave by Richard Castle

The Red Velvet Turnshoe by Cassandra Clark

Holiday Grind by Cleo Coyle

Winter of Secrets by Vicki Delany

Bryant & May on the Loose by Christopher Fowler

What Remains of Heaven: a Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery by C.S. Harris

Merry, Merry Ghost by Carolyn Hart

The Body in the Sleigh by Katherine Hall Page

Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb

Earthway by Aimee Thurlo

Romance

Love Under Cover by Jessica Brody

Rainwater by Sandra Brown

Santa in a Stetson by Janet Dailey
Under the Mistletoe by Linda Howard

The Wicked Duke Takes a Wife by Jillian Hunter

Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon

The Untamed Bride by Stephanie Laurens

Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts

Science Fiction/Fantasy

First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher
Time Travelers Never Die by Jack McDevitt

Short Stories

Ford County by John Grisham

A Good Fall by Ha Jin

Snow Angels by Fern Michaels

A Rumpole Christmas by John Mortimer

Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro

Suspense/Thrillers

Mariposa by Greg Bear

Larry Bond's Red Dragon Rising: Shadows of War by Larry Bond

The Atlantis Code by Charles Brokaw

Ice by Linda Howard

Crush: a Karen Vail Novel by Alan Jacobson

Breathless by Dean Koontz

The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville

I, Alex Cross by James Patterson

Broken Jewel by David Robbins

Haiku by Andrew Vachss

Hollywood Moon by Joseph Wambaugh

Urban

Section 8: a Hood Rat Novel by K'wan
Nikki Turner Presents Street Chronicles: Backstage by Nikki Turner

Recommends Reads: Half Broke Horses

Recommended Reads

Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls (Fic Wal)

Born in a dirt dugout in West Texas in 1901, Lily Casey Smith, the heroine of this "true-life novel" lives a truly adventurous life. Growing up on a ranch in the southwest, Lily begins to help her father break half wild horses at the age of six. She becomes a schoolteacher at 15, spends time working menial jobs in Chicago (and marries her "crumb-bum" first husband) and after returning to Arizona races horses, sells bootleg liquor, runs a vast ranch with her second husband, and learns to fly a plane. Recalling the Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Half Broke Horses is a fast moving tale about a strong, indomitable woman.

(Read more about the real-life Lily Casey Smith here)