staff recommendations

~T. Kingfisher

 Kingfisher is always a must-read for me. Her ability to re-tell classic stories with riveting detail while reifying and upending tropes is incredible. This retelling of Snow White is delicious and unsettling in all the ways a fairy tale should be.

~Ocean Vuong

When Hai ventures onto a bridge one stormy night in East Gladness, Connecticut with the intention to jump, he is unexpectedly saved by Grazina, an elderly woman with dementia. The story that follows is touching, funny, and heart-wrenching as Hai cares for his new friend and seeks to find his purpose in life once more.

~Martin Walker

The newest in the Bruno, Chief of Police series, this novel follows a detective called to investigate when a successful young woman is found dead in her car after an apparent suicide. After close inspection, however, Bruno suspects this may not be the truth.

~ Ray Nayler

DIANIMA, a massive tech mega-corp discovers a nest of octopodes that seem to exhibit language and shared culture, enticing world-renowned marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen to study them with the aid of the only extant android and a veteran security agent. At the same time, global unrest in several forms threatens to disrupt this 'first' contact. DIANIMA has many enemies, and it's not clear whether they're more or less shady than the corporation itself.

~Milo Todd

Set in 1932 Berlin, this novel follows a trans man named Bertie as he faces the hardships and persecution in wartime Germany. Prior to the outbreak of the war, Bertie worked to improve the rights of those in the queer community. After escaping to a nearby farm with his girlfriend Sofie, the pair must find a way to stay hidden and survive.

~M. T. Anderson

Theft, sacrilege, and humor abound as an unexpected duo travel through Italy on a quest to help cure the city of Bari from a deadly plague. In the year 1087, a monk and a treasure hunter go on an adventure to ‘liberate’ the 700-year-old remains of Saint Nicholas, believed to produce a special healing oil.