December 29, 2025 - New Arrivals

Adult Fiction

Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane.

Francis Gleeson and Brian Stanhope, rookie NYPD cops, are neighbors in the suburbs. What happens behind closed doors in both houses--the loneliness of Francis's wife, Lena, and the instability of Brian's wife, Anne, sets the stage for the explosive events to come.

The Family Experiment by John Marrs.

The world's population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. And in the UK, the breaking point has arrived. A growing number of people can no longer afford to start families, let alone raise them. But for those desperate to experience parenthood, there is an alternative. For a monthly subscription fee, clients can create a virtual child from scratch who they can access via the metaverse and a VR headset. To launch this new initiative, the company behind Virtual Children has created a reality TV show called The Substitute. It will follow ten couples as they raise a virtual child from birth to the age of eighteen but in a condensed nine-month time period. The prize: the right to keep their virtual child, or risk it all for the chance of a real baby...

The Night House by Jo Nesbø.

In the wake of his parents' tragic deaths in a house fire, fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote, insular town of Ballantyne. Richard quickly earns a reputation as an outcast, and when a classmate named Tom goes missing, everyone suspects the new, angry boy is responsible for his disappearance. No one believes him when he says the telephone booth out by the edge of the woods sucked Tom into the receiver like something out of a horror movie. No one, that is, except Karen, a beguiling fellow outsider who encourages Richard to pursue clues the police refuse to investigate. He traces the number that Tom prank-called from the phone booth to an abandoned house in the Mirror Forest. There he catches a glimpse of a terrifying face in the window. And then the voices begin to whisper in his ear . . . “She's going to burn. The girl you love is going to burn. There's nothing you can do about it.” When another classmate disappears, Richard must find a way to prove his innocence--and preserve his sanity--as he grapples with the dark magic that is possessing Ballantyne and pursuing his destruction. Then again, Richard may not be the most reliable narrator of his own story . . .

Adult Non-Fiction

The New Menopause by Mary Claire Haver, MD.

A comprehensive, authoritative book of science-backed information and lived experience, it covers every woman's needs: From changes in your appearance and sleep patterns to neurological, musculoskeletal, psychological, and sexual issues, a comprehensive A-Z toolkit of science-backed options for coping with symptoms.

GED Test Prep by Meave Shelton.

A reference for students taking the GED test provides content review that is aligned with test objectives in language arts, math, science, and social studies, and includes more than 860 drill questions and two full-length practice tests.

Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel

How to Identify Your Emotions by Caitie McAneney.  J NF

Big feelings are a part of life, but they can be scary for children when coping skills aren't available. This book teaches emerging readers how to identify their feelings, a first step in dealing with them. Readers will learn that all emotions are normal and valid, and they can teach us about ourselves and our environment.

Ghost Hunters by Carla Mooney.  YA NF

Stories of ghostly encounters, both believable and questionable, have fueled a strong desire to investigate the paranormal and learn more. Amateur and professional ghost hunters search for spirits and investigate reported spirit sightings or paranormal activity. Each investigation looks for a natural explanation, but ghost hunters are open to paranormal possibilities when none is found.

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