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Weston Public Library Upcoming Book News - October 27, 2022

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October 27, 2022

From: Weston Public Library

November is bringing great nonfiction from Michelle Obama, Marie Kondo, and H. W. Brands, as well as new mysteries from Anthony Horowitz and Michael Connelly. 

Gilded Mountain
By Manning, Kate
2022-11 - Scribner Book Company
9781982160944
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Sylvie Pelletier is the irrepressible young heroine of this sweeping historical novel, set in Moonstone, Colorado, 1907. Hers is the tale of a hardscrabble education, about right and wrong, and the consequences of speaking out against injustice. In a voice full of questions and sly humor, Sylvie recounts the story of leaving her family's snowbound mountain cabin to work in the local …More

The Prisoner
By Paris, B. A.
2022-11 - St. Martin's Press
978125027414
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With Behind Closed Doors, New York Times bestselling author B. A. Paris took the psychological thriller to shocking new heights. Now she'll hold you captive with THE PRISONER--a stunning new thriller about one woman wed into a family with deadly intentions.

Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. …More

We Are the Light
By Quick, Matthew
2022-11 - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
9781668005422
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From Matthew Quick, the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook--made into the Academy Award-winning movie starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper--comes a poignant and hopeful novel about a widower who takes in a grieving teenager and inspires a magical revival in their small town. Lucas Goodgame lives in Majestic, Pennsylvania, a quaint …More

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
By Perry, Matthew
2022-11 - Flatiron Books
9781250866448
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The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence

In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes readers onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his …More

White Horse
By Wurth, Erika T.
2022-11 - Flatiron Books
9781250847652
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White Horse is a gritty, vibrant debut from Erika T. Wurth about an Indigenous woman who must face her past when she discovers a bracelet haunted by her mother's spirit.

Some people are haunted in more ways than one. Old denim jackets, ripped jeans, Stephen King novels, and the occasional beer at the White Horse Lounge have defined urban Indian Kari James's life so …More

Someday, Maybe
By Nwabineli, Onyi
2022-10 - Graydon House
9781525899805
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A stunning and witty debut novel about a young woman's emotional journey through unimaginable loss, pulled along by her tight-knit Nigerian family, a posse of new friends, and the love and laughter she shared with her husband. Onyi Nwabineli is a fresh new voice for fans of Yaa Gyasi, Queenie and I May Destroy …More

The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America
By Brands, H. W.
2022-11 - Doubleday Books
9780385547284
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Bestselling historian and Pulitzer prize finalist H. W. Brands follows the lives of General William Tecumseh Sherman and Apache war leader Geronimo to tell the story of the Indian Wars and the final fight for control of the American continent. William Tecumseh Sherman and Geronimo were keen strategists and bold soldiers, ruthless with their enemies. Over the course of the 1870s …More

Blackwater Falls
By Khan, Ausma Zehanat
2022-11 - Minotaur Books
9781250822383
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From critically acclaimed author Ausma Zehanat Khan, Blackwater Falls is the first in a timely and powerful crime series, introducing Detective Inaya Rahman.

Girls from immigrant communities have been disappearing for months in the Colorado town of Blackwater Falls, but the local sheriff is slow to act and the fates of the missing girls largely ignored. At last, the calls for …More

Flight Risk: A Novelvolume 2
By Priest, Cherie
2022-11 - Atria Books
9781982168926
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Inconsistent psychic Leda Foley and Seattle detective Grady Merritt return to solve the case of a missing couple in this sequel to the "delightful" (The New York Times Book Review) mystery Grave Reservations. When psychic travel agent Leda Foley is approached by a man searching for his sister, she quickly agrees to help. The missing woman disappeared with a vintage …More

Paris Daillencourt Is about to Crumble
By Hall, Alexis
2022-10 - Forever
9781538703335
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A scrumptious and sweet romantic comedy from the "dizzyingly talented writer" (Entertainment Weekly) of Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake and Boyfriend Material. …More

Desert Star
By Connelly, Michael
2022-11 - Little Brown and Company
9780316485654
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LAPD detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch work together to hunt the killer who is Bosch's "white whale"--a man responsible for the murder of an entire family. A year has passed since LAPD detective Renée Ballard quit the force in the face of misogyny, demoralization, and endless red tape. Yet, after the chief of police himself tells her she can write her ticket within the …More

Dawnlands
By Gregory, Philippa
2022-11 - Atria Books
9781501187216
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The "sweeping" (Parade) and "superb" (People) Fairmile series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory continues as the fiercely independent Alinor and her family find themselves entangled in palace intrigue, political upheaval, and life-changing secrets in 17th-century England. It is 1685, England is on the brink of a renewed civil war against the …More

Now Is Not the Time to Panic: A Novel
By Wilson, Kevin
2022-11 - Ecco Press
9780062913500
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here comes an exuberant, bighearted novel about two teenage misfits who spectacularly collide one fateful summer, and the art they make that changes their lives forever.

Sixteen-year-old Frankie Budge--aspiring writer, indifferent student, offbeat loner--is determined to make it through yet …More

Flight
By Strong, Lynn Steger
- Mariner Books
9780063135147
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The new novel from the critically acclaimed author of Want, told through the shifting voices of a family gathering for Christmas in upstate New York after the death of their beloved matriarch, at odds over the settling of her estate--a novel about art, grief, shame, ambition, joy, and the American safety net.

It's December twenty-second and siblings Henry, Kate, …More          

Anon Pls.
By Deuxmoi
- William Morrow & Company
9780063257801
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From the creator behind @DeuxMoi, the popular - and infamous - celebrity gossip Instagram account, comes a fun, charming debut novel that's a perfect combination of Devil Wears Prada, Gossip Girl, and Smile and Look Pretty. Anon Pls. is for those looking for a fun escape and anyone who wonders, "What's it really like to be DeuxMoi?" …More

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
By Obama, Michelle
2022-11 - Crown Publishing Group (NY)
9780593237465
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In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, #1 bestselling memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world.

There may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life's big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a …More

The Twist of the Knife
By Horowitz, Anthony
2022-11 - Harper
9780062938183
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In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz's ingenious fourth literary whodunit following The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death, and A Line to Kill, Horowitz becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation-and only one man can prove his innocence: his newly estranged partner in solving crime, Detective Hawthorne.

“I'm sorry but the  …More

Marie Kondo's Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life
By Kondo, Marie
2022-11 - Ten Speed Press
9781984860781
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From the #1 bestselling sensation and Netflix star comes her inspirational visual guide to elevating the joy in every aspect of your life, with more than 100 photographs of the Marie Kondo lifestyle. Inspired by the Japanese concept of kurashi, or way of life, Kurashi at Home invites you to visualize your ideal life from the moment you wake up until the end of each day. By …More

The Lindbergh Nanny
By Fredericks, Mariah
2022-11 - Minotaur Books
9781250827401
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Mariah Fredericks' emotionally charged and propulsive new novel, The Lindbergh Nanny, examines one of the most famous kidnapping cases in America from the lens of one of America's favorite suspects, putting Betty Gow at the center of her own story for the first time.

Betty Gow is known by another name: the Lindbergh Nanny. When toddler Charles Lindbergh Jr. is kidnapped from …More

Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency
By Greenberg, Andy
2022-11 - Doubleday Books
9780385548090
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From the award-winning author of Sandworm comes the propulsive story of a new breed of investigators who have cracked the Bitcoin blockchain, taking once-anonymous realms of money, drugs, and violence and holding them up to the light.

Over the last decade, a single innovation has massively fueled digital black markets: cryptocurrency. Crime lords …More

Heart of the Sun Warrior
By Tan, Sue Lynn
2022-11 - Harper Voyager
9780063031364
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The stunning sequel to Daughter of the Moon Goddess delves deeper into beloved Chinese mythology, concluding the epic story of Xingyin--the daughter of Chang'e and the mortal archer, Houyi--as she battles a grave new threat to the realm, in this powerful tale of love, sacrifice, and hope.

After winning her mother's freedom from the Celestial Emperor, …More

The Choice
By Roberts, Nora
2022-11 - St. Martin's Press
9781250272720
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The conclusion of the epic trilogy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Awakening and The Becoming.

Talamh is a land of green hills, high mountains, deep forests, and seas, where magicks thrive. But portals allow for passage in and out--and ultimately, each must choose their place, and choose between good and evil, war and peace, life and …More

Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files: A Cookbook
By Perelman, Deb
2022-10 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780593318782
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The long-awaited new book from the best-selling and beloved author of The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook and Smitten Kitchen Every Day--a collection of essential recipes for meals you'll want to prepare again and again. Deb Perelman is the author of two best-selling cookbooks; one of the Internet's most successful food bloggers; the creator of a homegrown brand with more than a …More

Con/Artist: The Life and Crimes of the World's Greatest Art Forger
By Tetro, Tony
Author Ambrosi, Giampiero
- Hachette Books
9780306826481
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The world's most renowned art forger reveals the secrets behind his decades of painting like the Masters--exposing an art world that is far more corrupt than we ever knew while providing an art history lesson wrapped in sex, drugs, and Caravaggio. The art world is a much dirtier, nastier business than you might expect. Tony Tetro, one of the most renowned art forgers in history, will …More

Alone with You in the Ether
By Blake, Olivie
2022-11 - Tor Books
9781250888167
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes an intimate and contemporary study of time, space, and the nature of love. Alone with You in the Ether explores what it means to be unwell, and how to face the fractures of yourself and still love as if you're not broken.

CHICAGO, SOMETIME--

Two people meet in the armory of the Art Institute by …More

The Forever Witness: How Genetic Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder
By Humes, Edward
2022-11 - Dutton
9781524746278
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After thirty years, Detective Jim Scharf arrested a teenage couple's murderer--and exposed a looming battle between the pursuit of justice and the right to privacy. When Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook were murdered during a trip to Seattle in the 1980s, detectives had few leads. The murder weapon was missing. No one witnessed any suspicious activity. And there was only a …More

A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing: A Memoir Across Three Continents
By Daniel, Mary-Alice
- Ecco Press
9780062960047
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A poetic coming-of-age memoir that probes the legacies and myths of family, race, and religion--from Nigeria to England to America

Mary-Alice Daniel's family moved from West Africa to England when she was a very young girl, leaving behind the vivid culture of her native land in the Nigerian savanna. They arrived to a blanched, cold world of prim suburbs and unfamiliar …More