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A Peek at Peak Picks – August 2026
We’re adding four new titles in August! It’s a smaller than normal list because of the upcoming transition to a new Integrated Library System. In fiction, beloved author and winner of The Story Prize, Paul Yoon, is back with the unforgettable story of a working dog who, after a devastating war, embarks on an odyssey… Continue reading
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New Nonfiction Roundup – July 2026
Welcome to July! This month is typically quiet for nonfiction publishing, but there are some excellent releases to consider for your TBR pile in addition to this month’s Peak Picks. In current events, Ben Wikler details how to end America’s meltdown and save democracy in This Is the Plan while Brian Tyler Cohen shows how… Continue reading
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A Peek at Peak Picks – July 2026
We’re adding ten new Peak Picks in July! In fiction, from Valeria Luiselli (Lost Children Archive and Tell Me How It Ends) comes her most powerful and page-turning novel yet: Beginning, Middle, End, the tale of a mother and a daughter starting over and searching for a new story; two-time Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead returns with Cool Machine,… Continue reading
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New Nonfiction Roundup – June 2026
Whether you’re looking for your next great read or looking to check off a Book Bingo square, June has some great new nonfiction to consider (in addition to June’s Peak Picks). Politicos, AI skeptics, and anyone else who wants to take a deep dive on recent events have a lot of options this month. Cory… Continue reading
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Book Bingo NW 2026: Honorable Mentions
Every year, dozens of excellent books that are nominated for major book awards every year, but don’t quite make it over the finish line. Just because a book didn’t win doesn’t mean it isn’t worth your time. Celebrate these also-rans and runners-up, and check off a Book Bingo square, with books that were nominated, longlisted… Continue reading
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A Peek at Peak Picks – June 2026
We’re adding ten new Peak Picks in June! In fiction, from Lisa See comes the story of three Chinese women whose unexpected friendship helps them survive and, despite the odds, thrive, in the turmoil of post-Civil War Los Angeles in Daughters of the Sun and Moon; Paul Tremblay delivers a genre-bending near-future tech nightmare that… Continue reading
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New Nonfiction Roundup – May 2026
Check out some of the month’s best nonfiction! In addition to May’s slate of Peak Picks, there are moving memoirs, guides to self care for the mind and body, American history in anticipation of the nation’s 250th anniversary, and so much more. In memoir, Patricia Cornwell, author of the Kay Scarpetta series, tells the story… Continue reading
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A Peek at Peak Picks – May 2026
We’re adding eleven new Peak Picks in May! In fiction, Laurie Frankel returns with an exuberant and timely new novel, Enormous Wings, about 77-year-old Pepper Mills, who moves into a retirement community, falls in love—and becomes pregnant; the latest from Walter Mosley, Ghalen, is a beautiful coming-of-age novel that explores love in all forms—romantic, familial,… Continue reading
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New Nonfiction Roundup – April 2026
Spring has arrived, and April is the pinnacle of the spring publishing season. In addition a half dozen nonfiction titles featured in this month’s Peak Picks, there are dozens of new books to consider. Check out some of the highlights below! In memoir and biography, social media superstar Isabel Klee searches for true love in… Continue reading
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A Peek at Peak Picks – April 2026
We’re adding twelve new Peak Picks in April! In fiction, Emma Straub returns with an irresistible story about what happens when your teenage fantasy comes true after you’re already an adult as she sets sail on a cruise ship for a four-day themed voyage with all five members of a famous 1990s boyband in American Fantasy; Evelyn… Continue reading
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New Nonfiction Roundup – March 2026
Spring is not quite here yet, but the spring publishing season has arrived in full force! Check out some of most anticipated nonfiction coming out this month. Christina Applegate considers her life, from star of Married with Children and Anchroman to her role as an advocate for herself and others living with multiple sclerosis in… Continue reading
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A Peek at Peak Picks – March 2026
We’re adding twelve new Peak Picks in March! In fiction, Maria Adelmann’s newest novel follows an adjunct professor gigging her way through academia’s poor job market when she crosses paths with her old PhD adviser whose new novel might be about her in The Adjunct; the latest from Elizabeth Berg, Life: A Love Story, is a warm, intimate novel… Continue reading
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New Nonfiction Roundup – February 2026
America celebrates its 250th anniversary this year, and the first of many books about our nation’s history are being released this month. Acclaimed historian Jon Meacham unites centuries of essential American voices to understand our national debates and divisions in American Struggle while CBS News’s senior correspondent Norah Jones paints a vivid portrait the hidden… Continue reading
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A Peek at Peak Picks – February 2026
We’re adding ten Peak Picks in February! In fiction, Jonathan Miles (“a writer so virtuosic that readers will feel themselves becoming better, more observant people from reading him”– Los Angeles Times) delivers a blackly comic literary gem in which a broken man confronts a broken world on an uninhabited Pacific island in Eradication; Jasmin Kirkbridge debuts with a… Continue reading
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New Nonfiction Roundup – January 2026
It’s a new year, and a time for reinvention. In addition to a host of “new year, new you” self improvement books, January has plenty of histories, memoir and other noteworthy nonfiction to consider. Take the next step in the Love Language revolution and discover how to personalize love so you really feel it in The… Continue reading
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A Peek at Peak Picks – January 2026
We’re adding ten new books to Peak Picks in January! In fiction, Gabriel Tallent’s sophomore novel tells a story of intense friendship and grit, following two down-and-out teens who escape their lives and chase a different future through rock-climbing in Crux; Rosie Storey debuts with a modern love story about a woman who leads… Continue reading
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No Wait? No Way! Always Available Digital Collections
One of the library’s best kept secrets is our collection of always available digital books and audiobooks. They can be checked out simultaneously, and checkouts are unlimited. Perfect for book groups or reconnecting with a personal favorite, these collections provide 24/7 access to timeless classics alongside brand new releases. The library just added “Mysteries and Thrillers… Continue reading
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New Nonfiction Roundup – November 2025
Welcome to November’s list of notable nonfiction! The fall publishing season wraps up with dozens of new titles to consider, including some memoirs and self care guides from your favorite entertainers. History, poetry and some exciting new cookbooks round out the month’s picks. Here we go! “Rocktober” may be over, but November has a host… Continue reading