July is a great month for reading outdoors! Relax by the pool, on the beach, at the park, or in your backyard with a good book. Going on vacation and need a book for the plane or car ride? Here are some of the popular books coming out this month that you can put on hold now! The Adult Summer Reading Challenge, All Together Now, is currently going on and ends on August 19. Sign up here: Summer Reading Challenge or in person! If you’re already registered, don’t forget to stop by the Adult Services Desk and pick up your activity punch card!
Amiee Gibbs. The Carnivale of Curiosities.
A dazzling gothic tale of Faustian bargains, jealousy, and murder set in a spectacular circus in Victorian London, where star-crossed lovers' destinies are forged at an unexpected price.
Katherine Center. Hello Stranger.
Sadie Montgomery is celebrating the biggest achievement of her life—placing as a finalist in the North American Portrait Society competition. Suddenly, she wakes up in a hospital bed diagnosed with a “probably temporary” condition known as face blindness after having a seizure. She can see, but every face she looks at is now a jumbled puzzle of disconnected features. As she struggles to cope, hang on to her artistic dream, work through major family issues, and take care of her beloved dog, Peanut, she falls in love—not with one man but two.
Sujata Massey. The Mistress of Bhatia House.
Bombay’s only female solicitor, Perveen Mistry, grapples with class divisions, sexism, and complex family dynamics as she seeks justice for a mistreated young woman.
Daniel Silva. The Collector.
Legendary art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon joins forces with a brilliant and beautiful master-thief to track down the world’s most valuable missing painting but soon finds himself in a desperate race to prevent an unthinkable conflict between Russia and the West.
Chandler Baker. Cutting Teeth.
Darby, Mary Beth, and Rhea are on personal quests to reclaim aspects of their identities subsumed by motherhood. Their children disrupt their plans when an unsettling medical condition begins to go around their preschool: the kids are craving blood. A young teacher is found dead, and the only potential witnesses are ten adorable four-year-olds. Soon it becomes clear that the children are not just witnesses, but also suspects…and so are their mothers.
Michael Koryta. An Honest Man.
After discovering seven men murdered aboard their yacht–including two Senate rivals–Israel Pike, infamous for killing his own father, is regarded as a prime suspect. Elsewhere on the island, 12-year-old Lyman Rankin seeks shelter from his alcoholic father in an abandoned house only to discover that he is not alone. As the investigation barrels forward, Lyman, Israel, and the fate of the case collide in immutable ways.
Laura Lippman. Prom Mom.
Amber Glass has spent her entire adult life putting distance between her and her hometown of Baltimore, where she fears she will forever be known as “Prom Mom”—the girl who allegedly killed her baby on prom night after her date, Joe Simpson, abandoned her to pursue the girl he really liked. When circumstances bring Amber back to the city, she realizes she can have a second chance—as long as she stays away from Joe, who is now successful and married. The two are slowly drawn to each other and eventually cross the line they’ve been trying not to cross. And then Joe asks Amber to help him do the unthinkable…
Check out the full list here: July Coming Soon
