This Week’s eBook Picks

What Should You Read Next? We have recommendations for books that are available in our eLibrary!

And see library ebooks that are on the NYT and NPR bestseller lists.

New York Times and NPR Bestsellers (updated May 12) in our e-book library:

Library Recommendations:

Fiction & Literature

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

Eileen Goudge…“truly spellbinding, beautifully crafted and as bewitching as the title suggests. This is Southern charm at its most beguiling, with characters you’ll take to your heart, a delicious love story, and a magical garden you’ll wish was in your own backyard.

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The Paris WifeThe Paris Wife by Paula McLain

A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures a remarkable period of time and a love affair between two unforgettable people: Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley.

 

 

Girls in White Dresses by by Jennifer Close

Wickedly hilarious and utterly recognizable, Girls in White Dresses tells the story of three women grappling with heartbreak and career change, family pressure and new love–all while suffering through an endless round of weddings and bridal showers.

Mystery and Suspense:

moonlight mile by dennis lehaneMoonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane

Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane delivers an explosive tale of integrity and vengeance—heralding the long-awaited return of private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro

 

Lisa Jackson’s Bentz & Montoya Series

Hot Blooded, Cold Blooded, Shiver, Absolute Fear, Lost Souls, & Malice. If you missed one or some in the series, download this bundle to catch up or begin where it all starts … A spine-tingling suspense series set mostly in New Orleans, the series combines New Orleans detectives, twisted killers, and a healthy dose of romance.

Young Adult

Bright Young Things Series by Anna Godbersen Books 1 & 2

“Readers will clamor for this sharp, smart drama of friends, lovers, lies and betrayal.” (Kirkus Reviews )   The year is 1929. New York is ruled by the Bright Young Things: flappers and socialites seeking thrills and chasing dreams in the anything-goes era of the Roaring Twenties.

Gallagher Girls Series by Ally Carter
Books 1-4

With more than a million Gallagher Girls books sold, a legion of fans have fallen in love with the New York Times best-selling spy-girl series…

Children

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

Dozens of children respond to this peculiar ad in the newspaper and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests, which readers take along with them.  Only four children-two boys and two girls-succeed.  Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and inventive children could complete. 

Non-fiction:

 I Am in Here : The Journey of a Child with Autism Who Cannot Speak but Finds Her Voice by Elizabeth M. Bonker, Virginia G. Breen

I Am in Here is the spiritual journey of a mother and daughter who refuse to give up hope, who celebrate their victories, and who keep trying to move forward despite the obstacles.

 

Historical Fiction

The Truth of all Things by Kieran Shields

“Kieran Shields has written a knuckle biting gothic mystery of ritual murder, revenge, and the harrowing heritage of witchcraft in New England.” -Katherine Howe, New York Times bestselling author of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

 

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Amazon Best Books of the Month: Ready Player One takes place in the not-so-distant future–the world has turned into a very bleak place, but luckily there is OASIS, a virtual reality world that is a vast online utopia… Stuffed to the gills with action, puzzles, nerdy romance, and 80s nostalgia, this high energy cyber-quest will make geeks everywhere feel like they were separated at birth from author Ernest Cline.