My LINKcat AccountIn only a few days, we will be in the month of October. October, I believe we can all agree, is truly an autumnal month. I make this claim with a great deal of certainty since we officially passed the Autumnal Equinox on Monday, September 22nd at 1:19 p.m. (CDT). As of this writing (and publication date) we are still, however, in the month of September. During those last fleeting days of the month that we all celebrate with great joy because it is National Library Card Sign-up Month, you still have the opportunity to take your library card to participating business and get a discount on purchases. Visit our website or use this link: https://www.deforestlibrary.org/2025-library-card-sign-month to find out where you can use your library card. September is also the month the library is collecting your input about this library’s services and programs. The survey will be closing at the end of the month. Visit our website for use this link: https://www.deforestlibrary.org/survey-2025 . The books in the publishers fall lists continue to arrive. Below you will find some of the titles which recently arrived at the library. Come in! Check them out! Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
“Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom” by Christine Brown Woolley. Traces the Sister Wives star's life from her polygamist upbringing in Utah to becoming Kody Brown’s third wife and a reality TV personality, revealing both the ideals and struggles of plural marriage and her eventual decision to leave the lifestyle behind.
“The Book of Sheen” by Charlie Sheen. For the first time, the star of Platoon, Wall Street, Major League and Two and a Half Men writes the story of his extraordinary life in an unfiltered memoir.
“The Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West” by Paul Andrew Hutton. Revisits the American West of 1755 to 1890 through the lives of four frontiersmen and three Native leaders, examining the violent realities, cultural myths, and environmental costs behind the celebrated narrative of national expansion and identity.
“All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation” by Elizabeth Gilbert. A raw and unflinching memoir of love, addiction, heartbreak, and transformation from the author of Eat Pray Love traces her journey from deep friendship to destructive passion and the hard-won freedom from patterns that once felt impossible to escape.
“Here We Go: Lessons for Living Fearlessly from Two Traveling Nanas” by Eleanor Hamby & Sandra Hazelip. Two lifelong friends in their 80s embark on a budget-friendly, global adventure that deepens their bond, strengthens their faith and inspires others to embrace aging with courage, joy, connection and an unshakable zest for life.
“Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and the Constitution” by Amy Coney Barrett. A Supreme Court justice lays out her role on the court, from her deliberation process to dealing with media scrutiny; she brings to life the making of the Constitution and explains her approach to interpreting its text.
New Fiction
“The Whistler” by Nick Medina. After a ghost-hunting accident leaves Henry Hotard paralyzed, he returns to his reservation and begins experiencing terrifying visions tied to a Native superstition, forcing him to confront buried trauma and the consequences of breaking sacred taboos.
“Exiles” by Mason Colle & Andrew Pyper. When a Mars colony mission arrives to find its setup crew of robots fractured and one missing, the astronauts must unravel conflicting accounts of what happened in the new novel by the author of “William”.
“To the Moon and Back” by Eliana Ramage. After fleeing domestic violence for the Cherokee Nation, Steph Harper dedicates her life to escaping Oklahoma and reaching NASA, but her relentless pursuit of independence strains her ties with her sister Kayla, her girlfriend Della, and her mother Hannah.
“Boy from the North Country” by Sam Sussman. Summoned home to his dying mother, Evan uncovers the astonishing truth of his origins and the secrets of her life, including a hidden romance with Bob Dylan, as he finally understands her profound wisdom.
“The Iron Storm, No. 15 (Isaac Bell Adventures)” by Jack Du Brul (Series created by Clive Cussler). Detective Isaac Bell faces the horrors of the Great War while battling a mysterious anarchist group intent on bringing brutality to the shores of America.
“Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity” by M.P. Woodward. After a series of brutal murders linked to a revived terror group, ex-commando Bartosz Jankowski leads a kill mission in the Himalayas, while Jack Ryan Jr. races to prevent catastrophe amid international power struggles and deadly pursuit in the mountainous borderlands.
“The Belles” by Lacey Dunham. In 1951, outsider Deena Williams navigates the rigid world of Bellerton College and the seductive, secretive sisterhood of the Belles, where loyalty, privilege, and rebellion collide, and where uncovering the buried past may expose her own dangerous truths.
“Billion-Dollar Ransom” by James Patterson & Duane Swierczynski. When five members of a billionaire’s family are kidnapped in a perfectly timed attack, FBI Special Agent Nicky Gordon faces off against a ruthless mastermind, racing to outsmart a plan that’s as precise as it is dangerous.