My LINKcat AccountToday, Friday, June 20th at 9:42 p.m. the Summer Solstice occurs. This astronomical event is the longest day in the year and occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer at 23.5 degrees North. For those of you who are optimists: “Yay! It’s the longest day of the year and there are long days and warmer temperatures ahead.” For those of you who subscribe to the Eeyore worldview: “It’s all downhill from here. The bright day is done and we are headed for the dark.” The summer solstice is also the eve of the Village of DeForest Make Music Day on June 21st. The Village of DeForest will celebrate Make Music Day on June 21st, 2025. Every type of musician is encouraged and invited to share their love of music with friends, neighbors, and the community. At the library, we will be celebrating in two ways. At 10 a.m., Solstice Brass (how appropriate is that name for this time of year?!), an ensemble of Madison-are horn players will be playing music from the library mezzanine. They will be performing music ranging from traditional to jazz (since they are here most Yuletides they have promised not to perform any thing Christmas-y). The acoustics are great as is the musicianship. Be sure to stop by to get an earful while you browse our collection. There will also be free RPG and music themed models at the 3-D Printed Miniatures event. This takes place from 1 p.m. to 3p.m. Below you will find some of the new titles which recently arrived at the library. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
“Nothing but Courage: The 82nd Airborne’s Daring D-Day Mission—And Their Heroic Charge Across the the La Fiere Bridge” by James Donovan. From the bestselling author of “Shoot for the Moon” and “A Terrible Glory”comes the dramatic story of the courageous paratroopers and glider men of the 82nd Airborne, who risked their lives to seize and secure a small, centuries-old bridge in France that played a pivotal role in the success of D-Day
“The Prism: Seven Steps to Heal Your Past and Transform Your Future” by Laura Day. A transformational program to heal one's past, remake their present and create the future they deserve.
“Belle Starr: The Truth Behind the Wild West Legend” by Michael Wallis. In a biography of the most infamous female outlaw of the 19th century, a best-selling historian challenges a notorious legacy.
“Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America” by Sam Tanenhaus. This definitive biography is a gripping story of the modern conservative movement as it rose from a formless coalition to a powerful cultural force, its campaigns and crusades defined and advanced on the many platforms Buckley created, bringing to life the era’s most important conservative intellectuals and writers.
“Desi Arnez: The Man Who Invented Television” by Todd Purdum. Chronicles the life of a trailblazing Cuban American who revolutionized television and brought laughter to millions as Lucille Ball’s beloved husband on I Love Lucy, leaving a legacy that continues to influence American culture today.
New Fiction
“The Tenant” by Freida Mcfadden. Blake Porter, desperate to keep his life afloat after losing his job, rents a room to the seemingly perfect Whitney, but as strange occurrences escalate and secrets unravel, he realizes too late that she’s woven a deadly trap within his own home.
“Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil” by V.E. Schwab. From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue comes a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger.
“Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding” by Lian Dolan. Two very different women planning their children’s wedding in glamorous Montecito, California.
“Unworld” by Jayson Greene. In a near-future where digital and human consciousness blur, a grieving mother, a traumatized witness, an AI professor, and a rogue digital entity confront the mystery of a young man’s death, unraveling questions of memory, identity, and what it means to be alive.
“Atmosphere: A Love Story” by Taylor Jenkins Reid. In 1980, professor Joan begins training for the Space Shuttle in Houston with Top Gun pilot Hank, scientist John, mission specialist Lydia, warm-hearted Donna, and aeronautical engineer Vanessa, who become unlikely friends—until December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, when everything changes in an instant.
“An Ethical Guide to Murder” by Jenny Morris. A woman suddenly develops the ability to see how long people have to live—and discovers she can also take years of life from one person and bestow them to another.
“Fox” by Joyce Carol Oates. After the vehicle belonging to the enigmatic new teacher at a boarding school is discovered submerged in the woods near a dead body, the community begins to unravel in the new novel by the author of “We Were the Mulvaneys”.
“The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau” by Wendy Holden. A new historical novel features two jewel thieves, a priceless bracelet that disappears in 1940s Paris and a quest for answers in a decades-old murder.