My LINKcat AccountIf the Summer Reading Program has officially started, can the meteorological start of summer be far behind? I think to answer to that is we must begin by defining our terms. Does summer mean highs in the upper 80s with enough humidity to be noticeable? Then I think you are going to have to wait a bit longer for that kind of weather (at least according to my favorite weather app). Does it mean mild days with highs barely reaching into the 80s with little humidity and gently wafting breezes? Then I think that’s what we will be experiencing for at least the 10-day forecast (once again, according to my favorite weather app --Weather Kitty). While we are waiting for the heat and humidity and, frankly the first day of astronomical summer to arrive which is only a week from today on Friday, June 20th at 9:42 p.m. there are programs to attend at the library – check out our website at deforestlibrary.org. The Concerts at the Rocks begin on June 17th with Elmore Lawson getting everyone moving and grooving with percussion instruments of all kinds. There at craft programs in the Workshop. There is Qigong 3 times a week for adults. There are book clubs for all ages. The Summer Reading Program isn’t just about reading books. It’s about attending programs too! But it is about reading books. Below you will find some of the books which recently arrived at the library. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
“We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life’s 20 Questions” by Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, & Amanda Doyle. Explores twenty essential life questions, offering wisdom, personal insights, and transformative lessons designed to help readers confront challenges, find healing, and share inspiration through courage, solidarity, and meaningful conversations.
New Fiction
“Beach House Rules” by Kristy Woodson Harvey. A mother-daughter duo learn to lean on their community of women—and each other—after their world is turned upside down.
“The River Is Waiting” by Wally Lamb. Corby Ledbetter, grappling with addiction, prison life, and the tragedy that shattered his family, finds unexpected kindness and connection behind bars, as he seeks redemption and hopes for forgiveness from those he’s hurt the most.
“Death at a Highland Wedding, No.4 (Rip Through Time Novels)” by Kelley Armstrong. Living as a Victorian-era housemaid after slipping 150 years into the past, modern-day detective Mallory Atkinson joins Dr. Duncan Gray at a Highland wedding-turned-murder in the fourth novel of the series following “Disturbing the Dead”
“Hidden Nature” by Nora Roberts. Surviving a near-fatal shooting, injured police officer Sloan Cooper moves back to her quiet hometown and investigates a string of mysterious disappearances across three states in the new novel from the “New York Times” best-selling author.
“The Love Haters” by Katherine Center. Video producer Katie Vaughn heads to Key West to profile Coast Guard rescue swimmer Tom “Hutch” Hutcheson, but between his family drama, her escalating lies, and their growing attraction, she must confront her fears and find courage in paradise.
“The Doorman” by Chris Pavone. In a new novel from the bestselling author of “Two Nights in Lisbon”, a New York City doorman is drawn into a web of intrigue, robbery and murder.
“The Last Ferry Out” by Andrea Bartz. Abby travels to the storm-ravaged Isla Colel seeking answers about her fiancée Eszter’s mysterious death, but as expats reveal chilling secrets and a key witness vanishes, she uncovers a web of lies that may put her own life in jeopardy.
“Never Flinch” by Stephen King. With a killer on a revenge mission, Buckeye City Police Detective Izzy Jaynes turns to friend Holly Gibney for help; meanwhile, a vigilante targets controversial feminist activist Kate McKay, and Holly is hired as bodyguard.
“The Ones We Love” by Anna Snoekstra. After a mysterious party leaves Liv bruised and locked out of her bedroom, her family unravels under the weight of buried secrets, as her father struggles to keep the truth hidden, her mother grows increasingly guarded, and her younger brother Casper searches for answers about that fateful night.
“Parents Weekend” by Alex Finlay. Five families gather for Parents Weekend at a small college in Northern California, but their kids—Libby, Blane, Mark, Felix, and Stella—never show up for dinner, and FBI Special Agent Sarah Keller must discover if the sins of their parents have caused them peril.
“South of Nowhere, No. 5 (Colter Shaw)" by Jeffery Deaver. When a levee collapses in Northern California, Colter Shaw and his disaster response specialist sister, Dorion, race to locate a missing family and uncover whether sabotage, not nature, threatens the town's survival.
“Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation, No.13 (Jack Ryan Jr.)" by M.P. Woodward. In Guyana to secure a business deal, Jack Ryan Jr. is thrust into a deadly conflict involving Russia's Wagner Group and Venezuelan narco-terrorists after a U.S. Coast Guard cutter is destroyed, forcing him to unravel shifting alliances to stop a potential war.