CRRL Picks: Hot New Titles for 2/3/26Like this list

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• It's Not Her

  Kubica, Mary

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  Two families at a secluded lake resort are at the center of a chilling crime in this twisty thriller from the bestselling author of Local Woman Missing.

• This Book Made Me Think of You

  Page, Libby

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  A woman receives an unexpected gift from the man she loved and lost—a year of books, one for every month—launching a reading-inspired journey to live, dream, and love again in this glimmering and heart-stopping novel.

• Family Drama

  a Novel

  Fallon, Rebecca

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  In New England, Susan Bliss is a young mother married to a professor. In LA, Susan Byrne stars in a soap opera beloved coast to coast. Decades after she’s gone, her twins have no idea of their mother’s fame. But the past can’t stay hidden forever.

• Mass Mothering

  a Novel

  Bruni, Sarah

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  A., an amateur translator, living alone in an unforgiving, late-capitalist metropolis, seeks human connection, eventually finding it in the pages of a book documenting the stories of a community of mothers who assemble to mourn their missing sons…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Freedom Lost, Freedom Won

  a Personal History of America

  Robinson, Eugene, 1954-

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  Pulitzer Prize–winning former Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson tells our nation’s torturous racial history through his own family’s story, starting with his great-grandfather’s freedom from slavery and threading his way to his own narrative…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• To Catch a Fascist

  the Fight to Expose the Radical Right

  Mathias, Christopher

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  A searing, provocative investigation into the rise of white nationalist and neo-Nazi movements in the United States, centered on the anti-fascist groups working to expose and stop these hateful factions.

• I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy

  Threets, Mychal

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  Dubbed "the Internet's librarian"— and now host of the relaunched Reading Rainbow — Mychal Threets invites all to take a look and find themselves at the library! Perfect for little readers who are regular visitors and those who might be stepping…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lions' Run

  Pennypacker, Sara

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  The acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Pax delivers an historical novel about an orphan during WWII who discovers unexpected courage within himself when he becomes involved with the Resistance.

• Until the Clock Strikes Midnight

  Dow, Alechia

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  A failed bookseller with a seemingly doomed crush, Lucy Addlesberg is about to become the challenge of a lifetime for Darling, a Guardian entity, and Calamity, a talented Misfortune, as they compete to win the coveted Mortal Outcome Council…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Venus! Fierce and Fabulous

  McAnulty, Stacy

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  Prepare for a dazzling encounter with the solar system's most glamorous resident in VENUS!―the latest stellar "autobiography" in the OUR UNIVERSE series from the dynamic duo of Stacy McAnulty and Stevie Lewis.

• I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018

  the Graphic Novel

  Tarshis, Lauren

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  On a trip into the nearby forest, Josh and his cousin Holly suddenly find themselves in the middle of a frighteningly powerful firestorm, one which threatens to burn down everything in its path.

• Queen of Faces

  Lord, Petra

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  A desperate girl at a cutthroat magical academy faces a choice between life and death: become an assassin for the enchanted elite or watch her decaying body draw its last breath.

• Wolf Hour

  Nesbø, Jo, 1960-

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  An immersive, propulsive novel in which a down-and-out detective and an enigmatic Norwegian crime writer conduct parallel investigations, six years apart, into a series of puzzling murders.

• Stolen in Death

  Robb, J. D., 1950-

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  A blow to the head with a block of amethyst has left multibillionaire Nathan Barrister dead—while nearby, a vault, its door ajar, sits filled with priceless paintings, jewelry, and other treasures. It's up to Lt. Eve Dallas and her team to unearth…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The People Can Fly

  American Promise, Black Prodigies, and the Greatest Miracle of All Time

  Bennett, Joshua (Poet)

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  What does promise cost in America? Especially when that promise is seen as grounds to separate us from the communities we cherish and framed as the key to success, salvation, survival? In The People Can Fly, Dr. Joshua Bennett explores the complex…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Way Love Goes

  a Guide to Building a "beaurtiful" and Everlasting Relationship

  Da Brat (Musician)

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  Hip-hop legend “Da Brat” DuPart and her wife Judy DuPart, stars of WEtv’s highly rated reality series Brat Loves Judy, share their journey to the altar and parenthood in this candid relationship guide and marriage memoir.

• Work in Progress

  Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest

  Martin, James, 1960-

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  In this humorous memoir, New York Times bestselling author and podcast host of The Spiritual Life, Father James Martin, shares the story of his life as a busboy, dishwasher, caddy, usher, factory worker, bank teller, and corporate tool, and,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rage and the Republic

  the Unfinished Story of the American Revolution

  Turley, Jonathan, 1961-

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  On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, law professor, legal analyst, and bestselling author Jonathan Turley explores how the unique origins of American democracy set it apart from other revolutions, whether it can survive and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When Good Moms Feel Bad: An Empowering Guide for Transforming Guilt, Anxiety, and Anger Into Compassion, Confidence, and Connectedness

  Sorci, Jessica Tomich

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  In a first-of-its-kind practical guide rooted in the groundbreaking IFS (internal family systems) therapeutic model, two maternal mental health experts help moms untangle complicated feelings such as anger, guilt, shame, and failure, offering…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bonfire of the Murdochs

  How the Epic Fight to Control the Last Great Media Dynasty Broke a Family--and the World

  Sherman, Gabriel

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  When Rupert Murdoch made a fateful decision about who should inherit his media colossus, he believed that pitting his children against each other would produce the most capable heir. Twenty-five years later, that gamble would tear apart one of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation