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New Books to Read in Literary Fiction | June 3

Literary fiction readers are in for a treat. This week’s latest releases list is full of intriguing reads you won’t want to miss! The new releases list includes so many bestselling authors like James Mondesir, Carl Hiaasen, Daniel Kehlmann, and more. Enjoy your new literary fiction books. Happy reading!



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New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books | June 3

Set off on an adventure to new worlds this week! This selection of new science fiction and fantasy books will surely please! Science Fiction fans should be excited about the latest from bestselling authors Daniel P. Douglas, M.E. Wright, Nick Clausen, and more. If Fantasy is what your library needs, you’ll be able to pick up the latest from J. R. Rada, Joshua Kern, Jada Fisher, and more. Enjoy your new science fiction and fantasy books. Happy reading!


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New Young Adult Books to Read | June 3

Are you an avid reader of Young Adult books? This week, you are in luck! With all of these new novels, you’re bound to find a new favorite book to add to your reading list. This week includes new novels from bestselling authors Mary Mecham, Julie Hensley, L. Meili, and more. Enjoy your new young adult books. Happy reading!



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New Biography and Memoir Books to Read | June 3

Looking for some new biography and memoir books for your library? There are so many new releases this week that you’re bound to find a new favorite. You can pick up new books from Destinee Brooke, Destinee Brooke, Diane Foster, and more. Enjoy your new biography and memoir books. Happy reading!



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The Art of Being Human: Literary Must-Reads

The Art of Being Human: Literary Must-Reads

Experience six unforgettable novels that capture the full spectrum of emotions—life’s messy, beautiful chaos filled with laughter, love, and a touch of magic.



Swamp-Billy Chronicles

by Nancy Holder Pressley

Release Date: February 14, 2025

"Swamp-Billy" is a unique blend of humor, heart, and insight—a collection of short stories and essays reflecting the life of a woman born inside the Washington, D.C. Beltway and shaped by the rolling hills of East Tennessee. In these tales, you'll find the open-minded skepticism of the nation's capital mingling with the charm and wit of the South.

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Hello Stranger: Poetry (Inside The Circle of The Sun…)

by Aubrey E. Drummond

Release Date: April 23, 2025

Take an emotional journey, from the pain of losing love, to a prayer to love again. Search for hope in this bitter world, or wish for the gift of flight to free ourselves from it? Become lost in the voices that creep into our minds, and learn just how it feels to be Black, living in today’s society.

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The Book of Records

by Madeleine Thien

Release Date: May 20, 2025

Lina and her father arrive at an enclave called The Sea, a staging post between migrations, with only a few possessions. In this mysterious and shape-shifting place, a building made of time, pasts and futures collide. Lina befriends her neighbors: Bento, a Jewish scholar in seventeenth-century Amsterdam; Blucher, a philosopher in 1930s Germany fleeing Nazi persecution; and Jupiter, a poet of Tang Dynasty China.

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Growing Twigs

by Charles Tabb

Release Date: May 20, 2025

When fifteen-year-old Derek Robertson asks his friend Grayson Wingate to help him commit burglary, both boys see it as a daring adventure. The reality, however, brings the possibility of dire consequences. The crime is easily solved, and now both boys face jail time.

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The Doorman

by Chris Pavone

Release Date: May 20, 2025

Chicky Diaz is everyone’s favorite doorman at the Bohemia, the most famous apartment house in the world, home of celebrities, financiers, and New York’s cultural elite. Up in the penthouse, Emily Longworth has the perfect-looking everything, all except her husband, whom she’d quietly loathed even before the recent revelations about where all the money comes from. But his wealth is immense, their prenup is iron-clad, and Emily can’t bring herself to leave him. Yet.

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The Irish Daughter

by Daisy O'Shea

Release Date: May 15, 2025

Standing on the cliff above the wild Irish sea, Hannah wipes a tear from her eye and thinks about the man she called ‘Da’. She was never his daughter. Hannah has been lied to her whole life by everyone she loved. Will she ever find where she truly belongs?

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The Villain Has a Point: 6 Books That Blur Right and Wrong

The Villain Has a Point: 6 Books That Blur Right and Wrong

What if the villain isn’t entirely wrong? These six books dive deep into murky morals, where justice is subjective and the antagonist might just be the most compelling voice in the room. Perfect for readers who crave psychological complexity, moral tension, and endings that spark debate.



The Crone's Legacy (The Trove Chronicles Book 1)

by N. S. Wikarski

Release Date: May 12, 2025

A long time ago, advanced civilizations flourished without chronic warfare, violence, enslavement, female subjugation, or tyrannical rulers. Artifact by artifact, dig site by dig site, continent by continent, a secret society called the Arkana is revealing the full scope of what humanity once was and what we might be again. Not everybody wants them to succeed.

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The Pelican Contingency (The Pelican Legacy Book 1)

by Livia Huntingdon-Jones

Release Date: May 4, 2025

Dr. Eleanor Croft lives among ghosts – the ghosts of poets past and the ghost of her own silenced creativity. Her structured academic life is shattered when a public clash with the bombastic Poet Laureate apparent, Alastair Finch, ends with his fatal fall from a church tower, leaving Eleanor framed for murder.

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Koncolos Witches

by Muge Direr

Release Date: March 16, 2025

Koncolos Witches is a dark, psychological thriller steeped in trauma, obsession, and schizophrenia. At its heart is Monica—a model, an assassin, and a woman fleeing a past soaked in violence. Rescued as a teenager from a human trafficking ring in Cape Town by the enigmatic Valmont, Monica was trained to kill and conditioned never to trust.

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Not My Daughter (Eva Rae Thomas FBI Mystery Book 17)

by Willow Rose

Release Date: May 14, 2025

FBI agent Eva Rae Thomas’s weekend getaway turns deadly when a young man is murdered on a remote island, and her daughter becomes the prime suspect. Uncovering dark secrets from the past, Eva Rae must confront a killer to save her daughter and seek justice in a tense, thrilling mystery of deception and courage.

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Going Home in the Dark

by Dean Koontz

Release Date: May 20, 2025

As kids, outcasts Rebecca, Bobby, Spencer, and Ernie were inseparable friends in the idyllic town of Maple Grove. Three left to pursue lofty dreams—and achieved them. Only Ernie never left. When he falls into a coma, his three amigos feel an urgent need to return home. Don’t they remember people lapsing into comas back then? And those people always awoke…didn’t they?

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The Missing Half

by Ashley Flowers

Release Date: May 6, 2025

Nicole “Nic” Monroe is in a rut. At twenty-four, she lives alone in a dinky apartment in her hometown of Mishawaka, Indiana, she’s just gotten a DWI, and she works the same dead-end job she’s been working since high school, a job she only has because her boss is a family friend and feels sorry for her. Everyone has felt sorry for her for the last seven years, since the day her older sister, Kasey, vanished without a trace.

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Love in the Mess: 6 Romances That Don’t Play Perfect

Love in the Mess: 6 Romances That Don’t Play Perfect

These stories don’t pretend love is tidy. From complicated exes to grief, secrets, and second chances, these six messy, emotional romances show how real love begins where the fairytale ends.



Tango Love (Tango Club Trilogy Book 1)

by Mari Jack

Release Date: May 8, 2025

After being bullied at work, Adrienne Blake goes dancing at the local tango club to relieve her stress. There, she meets club owner Vic Kirby. As things heat up between them on and off the dancefloor, will their difficult pasts interfere?

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Shadow (The Boys of Chapel Crest Book 6)

by K.G. Reuss

Release Date: May 23, 2025

I was always a nobody. My father despised me and forced me into the Underground to cater to the needs of monsters after deeming me unworthy of being his son due to my unique abilities. The Underground nurtured what my father hated, and I became a tool to be used by the wicked. I played the game well. I was a nobody who lurked in the shadows, doing the bidding of the sick and twisted. And then she arrived and changed everything.

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Ansel (Regretfully Yours)

by Maya Alden

Release Date: May 21, 2025

Ansel Tyler has the perfect assistant—smart, dedicated, and secretly in love with him. But when jealous colleagues whisper in his ear, he makes a cruel mistake, deciding to let Neha Rao go once he secures his promotion. Neha never expected forever, but she didn’t expect disrespect, either. When she overhears Ansel saying he intends to fire her once he gets his shiny new Vice President title, she refuses to wait for the inevitable and resigns.

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No, You Hang Up

by AJ Merlin

Release Date: April 30, 2025

After surviving a miserable week with my family, I needed something to lift my spirits. My two best friends thought a late-night movie binge—one of those stupid, loud ones we used to have as teenagers—was the answer. Reluctantly, they talk me into revisiting our old prank call habit. After all, what could possibly go wrong?

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Dear Reader (Devil's Backbone Book 1)

by Tate James

Release Date: May 20, 2025

You want my advice? Never look a gift horse in the mouth. You don’t want to see the rotten teeth. In this case, the gift is a scholarship to attend the prestigious Neveah University. The rotten teeth? Well, they came in the form of my brand new stepbrother and his little cohort of entitled, arrogant best friends. Four dangerously handsome and stupidly wealthy men who made up their minds about me long before we met.

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Rewind It Back (Windy City Series Book 5)

by Liz Tomforde

Release Date: May 20, 2025

When I was eleven, my family moved next door to his. When I was thirteen, he was my first crush. When I was sixteen, we fell for each other. And when I was nineteen, we broke each other's hearts. Six years later, I've landed an internship with a big-name interior designer in a new city. Unfortunately, that city just so happens to be the one he plays hockey for.

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From Dragons to Dystopias: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Escape Into

From Dragons to Dystopias: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Escape Into

Journey through six stories packed with epic magic, futuristic tech, and unforgettable characters that hit all the feels—adventure has never been this emotional.



Maxim (The Axiom Trilogy Book 2)

by Kyle Durant

Release Date: May 1, 2025

Dustin thought defeating his own mother - an unstoppable, superpowered threat - was the end of his trials until Primus arrived from the furthest reaches of space. But when a mysterious alien spacecraft crash-lands in Arizona, Dustin finds himself at the center of a galactic chessboard where the fate of humanity may rest on his next move.

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Through the Rift (The Shard Series Book 2)

by Stephen Cote

Release Date: April 26, 2025

A road trip to the asteroid belt. A dystopian coming-of-age saga. Kilo, a Novice of the powerful Micahnian religion, joins the rebel cause to find her friends and save Earth.

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Primal Forest (Sponsored System Book 1)

by Tom Larcombe

Release Date: April 29, 2025

What do you do when you're given advance notice that your planet is about to be inducted into a System in thirty days? When the announcement is made by people whose species have only been seen in stories and games? When these same people offer a chance to a select few, those who can afford it on short notice, to be inducted into the System early and grow in power before the System even arrives on Earth?

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Gathering Storms (Paths of Akashic Book 4)

by Bainin

Release Date: May 24, 2025

As tension rises across their young universe, they strike out against their enemies—navigating delicate negotiations, taking part in a grand auction, and recover Nivareth, a realm of boundless possibility that will shape their future in ways they have yet to understand. From brutal sieges to surgical retaliation, they take the fight to those who stand against them, cleansing the stars of rogue cultivators, accord-breakers, and syndicate loyalists one battle at a time.

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A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated Book 2)

by Danielle L. Jensen

Release Date: May 13, 2025

A shield maiden fights to break the shackles of prophecy—and to overcome the betrayal of the man who broke her heart—in this searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology that began with the bestselling A Fate Inked in Blood. The secret of her divine heritage revealed, Freya finds herself on a path that will see thousands of lives lost to the magic in her blood. Desperate to avoid this dark fate, she risks an alliance with Skaland’s greatest enemy to seek answers from the seer who foretold her future—the same seer who sent Bjorn to kill her.

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Pregnant and Rejected by the Lycan King (Forbidden Alpha Kings Book 29)

by Kiara Sere & Via Thorn

Release Date: April 30, 2025

I’ve been a punching bag my entire life. Bullied by my pack, sneered at by my family…all because my wolf refuses to show herself. So when all unmated females are invited to the alpha prince’s ball so he can find a mate, I’m dreading it. My sister trips me in front of everyone, and I’m ready to be the laughingstock of the ball.

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Lives Behind the Headlines: 6 Biographies & Memoirs to Read

Lives Behind the Headlines: 6 Biographies & Memoirs to Read

These six biographies and memoirs break barriers and defy stereotypes, offering stories that challenge norms and celebrate the complexity of human experience.



It Worked For Me: My Life Seizing Opportunity and Building Success

by Jeff Burgess

Release Date: April 3, 2025

What if one conversation could change your entire life? If you've ever felt stuck, uncertain, or like success was just out of reach, this book will show you how to seize your own turning point. Are you ready to take charge of your future? Pick up a copy today! 100% of It Worked for Me proceeds go directly to the Wounded Warrior Project!

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Let's Choose Less: A Young Family's Guide to Simply Living

by Jenna Michael

Release Date: April 13, 2025

Let’s Choose Less is a practical and encouraging lifestyle manual for moms who want to simplify family life. Written by Jenna Michael, a stay-at-home mom of four, it chronicles her family’s journey toward reducing clutter and commitments in favor of a more intentional, peaceful way of living.

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Yet Here I Am

by Jonathan Capehart

Release Date: May 20, 2025

Yet Here I Am takes us along that journey, from his years at Carleton College, where he learns to embrace his identity as a gay Black man surrounded by a likeminded community; to his decision to come out to his family, risking rejection; and finally to his move to New York City, where time and again he stumbles and picks himself up as he blazes a path to become the familiar face in news we know today.

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Uncommon Favor

by Dawn Staley

Release Date: May 20, 2025

A three-time Olympic gold medalist, six-time WNBA All-Star, and the first person to win the Naismith College Player of the Year award as both a player and coach, Staley has shattered expectations at every level of the game. While her name resonates with both longtime WNBA fans and newcomers, she has kept her personal life private.

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Class Clown: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up

by Dave Barry

Release Date: May 13, 2025

In Class Clown, Dave Barry takes us on a hilarious ride, starting with a childhood largely spent throwing rocks for entertainment—there was no internet—and preparing for nuclear war by hiding under a classroom desk. After literally getting elected class clown in high school, he went to college, where, as an English major, he read snippets of great literature when he was not busy playing in a rock band (it was the sixties).

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Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet

by Edward Luce

Release Date: May 13, 2025

An intimate and masterful biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski—President Carter’s national security advisor and one of America’s leading geopolitical thinkers—from one of the finest columnists and political writers at work today.

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