New Books Available This Week
Here's a sample of the new fiction and nonfiction titles recently added to the library's collection! Visit the new books page on our website, updated weekly, to keep up with what's new.
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Klara and the Sun
By Ishiguro, Kazuo
2021-03 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780593318171 Check Our Catalog
Klara and the Sun is a magnificent new novel from the Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro--author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize-winning The Remains of the Day.
Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, …More
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Transient Desires
By Leon, Donna
2021-03 - Atlantic Monthly Press
9780802158178 Check Our Catalog
In his many years as a commissario, Guido Brunetti has seen all manner of crime and known intuitively how to navigate the various pathways in his native city, Venice, to discover the person responsible. Now, in Transient Desires, the thirtieth novel in Donna Leon's masterful series, he faces a heinous crime committed outside his jurisdiction. He is drawn in innocently enough: two young …More
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The Rose Code
By Quinn, Kate
2021-03 - William Morrow & Company
9780063059412 Check Our Catalog
"Quinn's meticulous research and impeccable characterization shine through this gripping and beautifully executed novel."--Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of Her Last Flight
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping …More
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Twist
By Grass, Tom
2021-02 - Pegasus Crime
9781643136615 Check Our Catalog
Brimming with danger, love, and betrayal, Tom Grass's electrifying heist thriller is a gripping reimagining of Charles Dickens's classic Oliver Twist.
Eighteen-year-old Twist doesn't have much. No money, no home and no family. All he has is his reputation as one of the most daring street artists in London--whose unique skills are matched only by his infamous talent as an urban climber. …More
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Smoke
By Ide, Joe
2021-02 - Mulholland Books
9780316531061 Check Our Catalog
Isaiah Quintabe--an unlicensed detective for all seasons--and his best friend and masterful sidekick, Juanell Dodson, are at a crossroads in this latest installment of the "aggressively entertaining" IQ series (New York Times). This time, their lives may never be the same.
Isaiah Quintabe is no longer IQ, the genius of East Long Beach; instead, he's a man on the road and on the …More
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The Best of R. A. Lafferty
By Lafferty, R. a.
2021-02 - Tor Books
9781250794819 Check Our Catalog
Tor Essentials presents science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure.
Acclaimed as one of the most original voices in modern literature, a winner of the World Fantasy Award for lifetime achievement, Raphael Aloysius Lafferty (1914-2002) was an American original, a teller of acute, …More
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Surviving Savannah
By Callahan, Patti
2021-03 - Berkley Books
9781984803757 Check Our Catalog
It was called The Titanic of the South. The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah's elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten--until the wreck was found, and now their story is finally being told in this breathtaking novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis.
When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked …More
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Foregone
By Banks, Russell
2021-03 - Ecco Press
9780063036758 Check Our Catalog
A searing novel about memory, abandonment, and betrayal from the acclaimed and bestselling Russell Banks
At the center of Foregone is famed Canadian American leftist documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife, one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam. Fife, now in his late seventies, is dying of cancer in …More
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Ten Rules for Faking It
By Sullivan, Sophie
2020-12 - St. Martin's Griffin
9781250624161 Check Our Catalog
A wholesome, slow-burn romance that will warm your heart...This is a Hallmark movie in book form. - USA Today bestselling author Helen Hoang
What happens when your love life becomes the talk of the town?
As birthdays go, this year's for radio producer Everly Dean hit rock-bottom.
Worse than the "tonsillectomy birthday." Worse than the birthday her parents …More
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The Windsor Knot
By Bennett, Sj
2021-03 - William Morrow & Company
9780063050006 Check Our Catalog
" A] pitch-perfect murder mystery... If The Crown were crossed with Miss Marple..., the result would probably be something like this charming whodunnit." - Ruth Ware, author of One by One
The first book in a highly original and delightfully clever crime series in which Queen Elizabeth II secretly …More
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Victory's Price (Star Wars): An Alphabet Squadron Novel
By Freed, Alexander
2021-03 - Del Rey Books
9781984820075 Check Our Catalog
The aces of the New Republic have one final chance to defeat the darkness of Shadow Wing in this thrilling conclusion to the Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron trilogy
In the wake of Yrica Quell's shocking decision--and one of the fiercest battles of their lives--the remnants of Alphabet Squadron seek answers and closure across a galaxy whose old war scars are threatening to reopen. …More
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Fast Ice: The NUMA Files Book 18
By Cussler, Clive
Author Brown, Graham
2021-03 - G.P. Putnam's Sons
9780593327869 Check Our Catalog
Kurt Austin races to Antarctica to stop a chilling plot that imperils the entire planet in the latest novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of Adventure.
In the early days of World War II, the infamous German Luftwaffe embark upon an expedition to Antarctica, hoping to set up a military base to support their goal of world domination. Though the military …More
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The Lost Apothecary
By Penner, Sarah
2021-03 - Park Row
9780778311010 Check Our Catalog
Named Most Anticipated of 2021 by Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, Hello magazine, Oprah.com, Bustle, Popsugar, Betches, Sweet July, and GoodReads
"A bold, edgy, accomplished debut " --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network
A …More
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Good Eggs
By Hardiman, Rebecca
2021-03 - Atria Books
9781982164294 Check Our Catalog
"A joyous, exuberantly fun-filled novel of second chances. An absolute delight from start to finish " --Sarah Haywood, New York Times bestselling author
"Bracing, hilarious, warm, this novel is as wayward and mad as the human heart." --Judy Blundell, New York Times bestselling author
A hilarious and heartfelt debut novel following three generations …More
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Life After Death: A Novel
By Sister Souljah
2021-03 - Atria Books
9781982139131 Check Our Catalog
The long-anticipated sequel to Sister Souljah's million copy bestseller The Coldest Winter Ever.
Winter Santiaga hit time served. Still stunning, still pretty, still bold, still loves her father more than any man in the world, still got her hustle and high fashion flow. She's eager to pay back her enemies, rebuild her father's empire, reset his crown, and ultimately to snatch …More
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A Matter of Life and Death: A Robin Lockwood Novel
By Margolin, Phillip
2021-03 - Minotaur Books
9781250258427 Check Our Catalog
A genuine whodunnit (Kirkus Reviews)--Phillip Margolin, the master of the courtroom thriller, returns with A Matter of Life and Death, a classic mind-bending puzzle, as Attorney Robin Lockwood must face her most challenging case yet, with everything stacked against her client and death on the line.
Joe Lattimore, homeless and trying desperately to provide for his young …More
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The Recent East
By Grattan, Thomas
2021-03 - MCD
9780374247935 Check Our Catalog
One of O, the Oprah Magazine, Refinery29, and The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of 2021, one of Goodreads's 75 Debut Novels to Discover in 2021, and one of The Advocate's 22 LGBTQ+ Books You Absolutely Need to Read This Year
A sprawling, captivating story of identity, displacement, family, and belonging, Thomas Grattan's debut novel is at …More
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The Stills
By Montgomery, Jess
2021-03 - Minotaur Books
9781250623409 Check Our Catalog
With compassion and insight, Jess Montgomery weaves a gripping mystery and portrait of community in The Stills, the powerful third novel in the Kinship series.
Ohio, 1927: Moonshining is a way of life in rural Bronwyn County, and even the otherwise upstanding Sheriff Lily Ross has been known to turn a blind eye when it comes to stills in the area. But when …More
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The Ardent Swarm
By Manai, Yamen
Translator Vergnaud, Lara
2021-02 - Amazon Crossing
9781542020473 Check Our Catalog
From an award-winning Tunisian author comes a stirring allegory about a country in the aftermath of revolution and the power of a single quest.
Sidi lives a hermetic life as a bee whisperer, tending to his beloved "girls" on the outskirts of the desolate North African village of Nawa. He wakes one morning to find that something has attacked one of his beehives, brutally killing …More
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We Begin at the End
By Whitaker, Christopher
2021-03 - Henry Holt & Company
9781250759665 Check Our Catalog
With We Begin at the End, Chris Whitaker has written an extraordinary novel about people who deserve so much more than life serves them. At times devastating, with flashes of humor and hope throughout, it is ultimately an inspiring tale of how the human spirit prevails and how, in the end, love--in all its different guises--wins.
There are two kinds of families: the ones we are …More
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Like Lovers Do
By Livesay, Tracey
2020-08 - HarperTrophy
9780062979568 Check Our Catalog
Tracey Livesay continues her fun-filled Girls Trip series with this romance that will tug at your heartstrings.
Sometimes faking it can lead to the real thing...
Driven and focused, Dr. Nicole Allen is an accomplished surgeon. With a tough past, Nic's gone above and beyond everyone's expectations. But when she disciplines an intern--a powerful donor's …More
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The Keepsake Sisters
By Wilde, Lori
2021-02 - William Morrow & Company
9780062953186 Check Our Catalog
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lori Wilde's heartwarming follow-up to her "page-turning and passionate" (Jill Shalvis) trade paperback debut, The Moonglow Sisters, takes readers back to Moonglow Cove, Texas, with a story of twin sisters separated at birth who are reunited under unforgettable circumstances
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Destined for You
By Peterson, Tracie
2021-03 - Bethany House Publishers
9780764232350 Check Our Catalog
In 1869, Gloriana Womack's family is much smaller since smallpox killed her mother and two of her siblings. She lives in a modest cottage in Duluth, Minnesota, with her father and young brother, and she has dedicated her life to holding her tiny, fractured family together--especially as her father is frequently gone on long fishing trips. Their livelihood may come from the waters of Lake Superior, …More
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Everything After
By Santopolo, Jill
2021-03 - G.P. Putnam's Sons
9780593086964 Check Our Catalog
The Light We Lost mixes with a touch of Daisy Jones and the Six in this novel of first love, passion, and the power of choice--and how we cannot escape the people we are meant to be.
Two loves. Two choices. One chance to follow her dreams.
Emily has come a long way since she lost her two passions fifteen years ago: music, and Rob. She's a psychologist at NYU who …More
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The Beirut Protocol
By Rosenberg, Joel C.
2021-03 - Tyndale House Publishers
9781496437891 Check Our Catalog
From the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author
A game-changing peace treaty between Israel and the Saudis is nearly done.
The secretary of state is headed to the region to seal the deal.
And Special Agent Marcus Ryker is leading an advance trip along the Israeli-Lebanon border, ahead of the secretary's …More
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New England Nature: Centuries of Writing on the Wonder and Beauty of the Land
By Lehman, Eric D.
2020-12 - Globe Pequot Press
9781493052189 Check Our Catalog
Since its founding four hundred years ago, New England has been a vital source of nature writing. Maybe it's the diversity of landscapes huddled so close together or the marriage of nature and culture in a relatively small, six-state region. Maybe it's the regenerative powers of the ecosystem in a place of repeated exploitations. Or maybe we have simply been thinking about our relationship with …More
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Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary
By Levine, Bruce
2021-03 - Simon & Schuster
9781476793375 Check Our Catalog
The definitive biography of one of the 19th century's greatest statesmen, encompassing his decades-long fight against slavery, his key role in the Union war effort, and his postwar struggle to bring racial justice to America.
Thaddeus Stevens was among the first to see the Civil War as an opportunity for a second American revolution--a chance to remake the country as a true multiracial …More
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The Grande Odalisque
By Mulot, Jerome
Author Ruppert, Florent
Author Vives, Bastien
2021-02 - Fantagraphics Books
9781683964025 Check Our Catalog
Carole & Alex, best friends for years, are now literal partners in crime and planning their biggest heist yet: to steal the classic Ingres painting Le Grande Odalisque from the Louvre. With the help of Sam, their new getaway driver, the trio feels like they could take on the French Special Forces--and they just might need to. …More
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The Chicken Bible
By America's Test Kitchen
2021-02 - America's Test Kitchen
9781948703543 Check Our Catalog
Poultry enthusiasts unite - ATK has you covered from the basic to the spectacular with 500 recipes that deliver low-key dinners, game-day favorites, simple sandwiches, special-occasion showstoppers, and beyond.
You can call chicken a lot of things. Blank canvas, weeknight go-to, lean protein, we've heard it all. But boring? That's where we draw the line. Sure, it might have started …More
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Boston's Apollo: John Singer Sargent and Thomas McKeller
By Silver, Nathaniel
Contribution by Fairbrother, Trevor
Contribution by Fisher, Paul
2020-02 - Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
9780300249866 Check Our Catalog
The story of the extraordinary collaboration behind one of John Singer Sargent's renowned late masterpieces
In 1916, John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) met Thomas Eugene McKeller (1890-1962), a young African American elevator attendant, at Boston's Hotel Vendome. McKeller became the principal model for Sargent's murals in the new wing of the city's Museum of Fine Arts, among the painter's …More
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Berlin Reckoning: A German-American Story of Books, War, Flight, Exile, and Emigration
By Wolff, Alexander
2021-03 - Atlantic Monthly Press
9780802158253 Check Our Catalog
A sweeping portrait of the turmoil of the twentieth century and the legacy of immigration, as seen through the German-American family of the celebrated book publisher Kurt Wolff
A literary gem researched over a year the author spent living in Berlin, Endpapers excavates the extraordinary histories of the author's grandfather and father: the renowned publisher Kurt Wolff, dubbed …More |
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Sybille Bedford: A Life
By Hastings, Selina
2021-02 - Knopf Publishing Group
9781101947913 Check Our Catalog
The first biography of the universally acclaimed British writer, Sybille Bedford, by the celebrated author of books about Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh.
Passionate, liberated, fiercely independent, Sybille Bedford was a writer and a journalist, the author of ten books, including a biography of Aldous Huxley, and four novels, all of which fictionalized her extraordinary life. Born in …More
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Fourteen (Talks) by (Age) Fourteen: The Essential Conversations You Need to Have with Your Kids Before They Start High School
By Icard, Michelle
2021-02 - Harmony
9780593137512 Check Our Catalog
The fourteen essential conversations to have with your tween and early teenager to prepare them for the emotional, physical, and social challenges ahead, including scripts and advice to keep the communication going and stay connected during this critical developmental window.
"This book is a gift to parents and teenagers alike."--Lisa Damour, PhD, author of Untangled and …More
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The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing
By Kurlansky, Mark
2021-03 - Bloomsbury Publishing
9781635573077 Check Our Catalog
From the award-winning, bestselling author of Cod--the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish.
Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish--and the fly fisher does not always (or often) win. The targets--salmon, trout, and char; and for some, bass, tarpon, tuna, …More
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The Nine Lives of Pakistan: Dispatches from a Precarious State
By Walsh, Declan
2020-11 - W. W. Norton & Company
9780393249910 Check Our Catalog
Declan Walsh is one of the New York Times's most distinguished international correspondents. His electrifying portrait of Pakistan over a tumultuous decade captures the sweep of this strange, wondrous, and benighted country through the dramatic lives of nine fascinating individuals.
On assignment as the country careened between crises, Walsh traveled from the raucous port of …More
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The Soul of a Woman
By Allende, Isabel
2021-03 - Ballantine Books
9780593355626 Check Our Catalog
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea comes a passionate and inspiring meditation on what it means to be a woman.
"When I say that I was a feminist in kindergarten, I am not exaggerating," begins Isabel Allende. As a child, she watched her mother, abandoned by her husband, provide for her three small children without "resources or …More
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Dusk Night Dawn
By Lamott, Anne
2021-03 - Riverhead Books
9780593189696 Check Our Catalog
"Anne Lamott is my Oprah." -Chicago Tribune
From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow comes an inspiring guide to restoring hope and joy in our lives.
In Dusk, Night, Dawn, Anne Lamott explores the tough questions that many of us grapple with. How can we recapture the confidence we once had as we stumble through the dark times …More
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Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future
By Kolbert, Elizabeth
2021-02 - Crown Publishing Group (NY)
9780593136270 Check Our Catalog
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it?
That man should have dominion "over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth" is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. So pervasive are human …More
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Neither Wolf Nor Dog 25th Anniversary Edition: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder
By Nerburn, Kent
Foreword by Plant, Robert
2019-09 - New World Library
9781608686384 Check Our Catalog
A story of two men--one white and one Native American--searching for common ground as they journey through the western Dakotas.n Dakotas. …More
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Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am
By Cooke, Julia
2021-03 - Houghton Mifflin
9780358251408 Check Our Catalog
Glamour, danger, liberation: in a Mad Men-era of commercial flight, Pan Am World Airways attracted the kind of young woman who wanted out, and wanted up
Required to have a college education, speak two languages, and possess the political savvy of a Foreign Service officer, a jet-age stewardess serving on iconic Pan Am between 1966 and 1975 also had to be between …More
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Weekly Children's Room Newsletter
Our Children's Librarian Emily is sending out a new weekly email newsletter for families. To sign up, email Emily at elapierre@clamsnet.org, or just reply to this email and ask to be added to the children's email list. You can follow this link to view this week's issue: Rainbow Scratch Art, Veggie Dip, Prisms!
Weekly Children's Programs
Each week our Youth Services librarians create "Take & Make" bags filled with themed educational activities. Virtual Storytime and video tutorials on our Facebook and YouTube pages enhance the Take & Make bag activities. Bags are available for pickup weekly on Sundays from 3pm - 5pm (on a first come basis while supplies last). For more information, contact Emily our Children's Librarian! Teen "Take & Make" craft bags are also available weekly, Young Adult Librarian Jennifer can provide the details!
For program announcements follow our Kids & Young Adults Facebook Page, and check out our new YouTube channel. Books are now available from the library through contactless pickup, and eBooks are available through our digital library resources for kids.
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Contactless Pickup Hours:
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The Library Building is temporarily closed to the public. Contactless pickup of books, movies, CDs, magazines, and other library material is available 6 days a week. Items must be requested in advance. We cannot fill walk-up requests at this time, but we will do our best to fill same day holds placed by 2pm. Learn more: http://www.vhlibrary.org/contactless.shtml
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Programming at Vineyard Haven Public Library is supported by the Friends of the Library, the Bergman Foundation, and by bequests from Ruth Redding and Stephen C. Luce.
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