Book Review: ‘Good Dirt,’ by Charmaine Wilkerson
Charmaine Wilkerson’s novel “Good Dirt” weaves together grief, suspense and the story of a jar made by an enslaved potter generations earlier.
Book Review: ‘Good Dirt,’ by Charmaine Wilkerson
Charmaine Wilkerson’s novel “Good Dirt” weaves together grief, suspense and the story of a jar made by an enslaved potter generations earlier.
Atlantic County 4H Livestock & Poultry Club
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2 Novels for Cold Weather
Joan Aiken’s neo-Gothic; Joseph Roth’s family epic.
2 Novels for Cold Weather
Joan Aiken’s neo-Gothic; Joseph Roth’s family epic.
Steamy Romance Books To Cozy Up With This Winter
Books by Alyssa Cole, Talia Hibbert and more offer heartwarming banter and plenty of heat.
Steamy Romance Books To Cozy Up With This Winter
Books by Alyssa Cole, Talia Hibbert and more offer heartwarming banter and plenty of heat.
Book Review: ‘On the Calculation of Volume,’ by Solvej Balle
Solvej Balle’s “On the Calculation of Volume” rethinks the familiar story of the endlessly repeating day.
Book Review: ‘On the Calculation of Volume,’ by Solvej Balle
Solvej Balle’s “On the Calculation of Volume” rethinks the familiar story of the endlessly repeating day.
Book Review: ‘Blob,’ by Maggie Su
In Maggie Su’s funny debut novel, a Frankenstein-like monster turns on his flailing creator.
Book Review: ‘Blob,’ by Maggie Su
In Maggie Su’s funny debut novel, a Frankenstein-like monster turns on his flailing creator.
Blob : a love story
Author: Su, Maggie, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F SU
Format: Books
Summary: After getting dumped, lonely college dropout Vi Liu discovers a strange blob in an ally outside a bar and takes it home where she works with the increasingly sentient creature and molds it into her ideal partner. "The daughter of a Taiwanese father and white mother, Vi Liu never quite fit into her Midwestern college town. Not at twenty-three, after getting dumped and dropping out of college, Vi works as a front desk attendant at a hotel where she refills cucumber water samovars and fends off overtures of friendship from her bubbly blond coworker, Rachel. But when Vi decides to accompany Rachel to a local drag shoe, her life changes forever. In the alley outside the bar, next to a trash can, is a blob with beady black eyes. Unable to leave it behind, Vi picks up the creature and, in moment of drunken desperation, take it home with her. . ."--
Published: 2025
Call Number: F SU
Format: Books
Summary: After getting dumped, lonely college dropout Vi Liu discovers a strange blob in an ally outside a bar and takes it home where she works with the increasingly sentient creature and molds it into her ideal partner. "The daughter of a Taiwanese father and white mother, Vi Liu never quite fit into her Midwestern college town. Not at twenty-three, after getting dumped and dropping out of college, Vi works as a front desk attendant at a hotel where she refills cucumber water samovars and fends off overtures of friendship from her bubbly blond coworker, Rachel. But when Vi decides to accompany Rachel to a local drag shoe, her life changes forever. In the alley outside the bar, next to a trash can, is a blob with beady black eyes. Unable to leave it behind, Vi picks up the creature and, in moment of drunken desperation, take it home with her. . ."--
Lawless : the miseducation of America's elites
Author: Shapiro, Ilya, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: 340.071
Format: Books
Summary: "A high-profile law professor who endured cancel culture firsthand discusses radicalism in American law schools"-- "When protestors at Columbia broke into a buildƯing and created illegal encampments, the student-led Columbia Law Review demanded that finals be canceled because of "distress." Law schools used to teach students how to think critically, advance logical arguments, and respect oppoƯnents. Now those students cannot tolerate disagreement and reject the validity of the law itself.
Published: 2025
Call Number: 340.071
Format: Books
Summary: "A high-profile law professor who endured cancel culture firsthand discusses radicalism in American law schools"-- "When protestors at Columbia broke into a buildƯing and created illegal encampments, the student-led Columbia Law Review demanded that finals be canceled because of "distress." Law schools used to teach students how to think critically, advance logical arguments, and respect oppoƯnents. Now those students cannot tolerate disagreement and reject the validity of the law itself.
Old soul : a novel
Author: Barker, Susan, 1978- author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F BARKER
Format: Books
Summary: "In Osaka, two strangers, Jake and Mariko, miss a flight, and over dinner, discover they've both brutally lost loved ones whose paths crossed with the same beguiling woman no one has seen since. Following traces this mysterious person left behind, Jake travels from country to country gathering chilling testimonies from others who encountered her across the decades--a trail of shattered souls that eventually leads him to Theo, a dying sculptor in rural New Mexico, who knows the woman better than anyone--and might just hold the key to who, or what, she is. Part horror, part western, part thriller, Old Soul is a fearlessly bold and genre-defying tale about predation, morality and free will, and one man's quest to bring a centuries-long chain of human devastation to an end." -- Publisher annotation.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F BARKER
Format: Books
Summary: "In Osaka, two strangers, Jake and Mariko, miss a flight, and over dinner, discover they've both brutally lost loved ones whose paths crossed with the same beguiling woman no one has seen since. Following traces this mysterious person left behind, Jake travels from country to country gathering chilling testimonies from others who encountered her across the decades--a trail of shattered souls that eventually leads him to Theo, a dying sculptor in rural New Mexico, who knows the woman better than anyone--and might just hold the key to who, or what, she is. Part horror, part western, part thriller, Old Soul is a fearlessly bold and genre-defying tale about predation, morality and free will, and one man's quest to bring a centuries-long chain of human devastation to an end." -- Publisher annotation.
Hold strong : a novel
Author: Dugoni, Robert, author. Langholz, Jeff A. (Jeff Alan), author. Crabtree, Chris, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F DUGONI
Format: Books
Summary: "Sam Carlson is a projectionist in small-town Minnesota, where fantasies unspool in glorious black and white--for him and for his sweetheart, college-bound math whiz Sarah Haber. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Sam is sent to the Philippines and captured as a POW. Brutalized but unbroken by the Bataan Death March and POW camps, Sam is one of eighteen hundred starved and weakened prisoners herded into the cargo hold of a barbaric hell ship called the Arisan Maru, his survival doubtful. Determined to use her math skills on the home front, Sarah is recruited to Washington, DC, into the covert field of code breaking. When Sarah intercepts a message about a Japanese convoy, the US Navy's mission is clear: sink the Arisan Maru and send it to the bottom of the South China Sea. Now, the lives of the two young lovers are about to inadvertently collide in one of the most shocking acts of World War II"--
Published: 2025
Call Number: F DUGONI
Format: Books
Summary: "Sam Carlson is a projectionist in small-town Minnesota, where fantasies unspool in glorious black and white--for him and for his sweetheart, college-bound math whiz Sarah Haber. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Sam is sent to the Philippines and captured as a POW. Brutalized but unbroken by the Bataan Death March and POW camps, Sam is one of eighteen hundred starved and weakened prisoners herded into the cargo hold of a barbaric hell ship called the Arisan Maru, his survival doubtful. Determined to use her math skills on the home front, Sarah is recruited to Washington, DC, into the covert field of code breaking. When Sarah intercepts a message about a Japanese convoy, the US Navy's mission is clear: sink the Arisan Maru and send it to the bottom of the South China Sea. Now, the lives of the two young lovers are about to inadvertently collide in one of the most shocking acts of World War II"--
Order of swans
Author: Deveraux, Jude, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F DEVERAUX
Format: Books
Summary: Kaley Adams travels to friend Jobi's island home, but she awakens on the plane in the birthplace of fairytales, and when the king asks Kaley to find the prince, she must rely on fairytale knowledge and her handsome guide to survive this new world. "To Kaley Arens, a PhD student and expert in folklore, fairy stories have always had a power and an allure beyond mere entertainment. It's only when Kaley accompanies her lifelong friend Jobi on a visit to his home that she realizes how much she still has to learn. Bellis isn't the remote island that she believed it to be. It's another world--a stunningly beautiful and seductive one, with its own royalty, its own rules, and inhabitants who breathe life into the tales she was taught were fiction. Kaley's presence is no simple holiday. She has a mysterious connection with Jobi and with Bellis, and abilities that may help determine this world's fate. Tasked with locatinga lost prince, Kaley and her companions--the enigmatic Tanek, a member of the Order of Swans, and Sojee, Kaley's colossal bodyguard--journey through a land both thrilling and terrifying, where the uncanny and the familiar go hand in hand"--
Published: 2025
Call Number: F DEVERAUX
Format: Books
Summary: Kaley Adams travels to friend Jobi's island home, but she awakens on the plane in the birthplace of fairytales, and when the king asks Kaley to find the prince, she must rely on fairytale knowledge and her handsome guide to survive this new world. "To Kaley Arens, a PhD student and expert in folklore, fairy stories have always had a power and an allure beyond mere entertainment. It's only when Kaley accompanies her lifelong friend Jobi on a visit to his home that she realizes how much she still has to learn. Bellis isn't the remote island that she believed it to be. It's another world--a stunningly beautiful and seductive one, with its own royalty, its own rules, and inhabitants who breathe life into the tales she was taught were fiction. Kaley's presence is no simple holiday. She has a mysterious connection with Jobi and with Bellis, and abilities that may help determine this world's fate. Tasked with locatinga lost prince, Kaley and her companions--the enigmatic Tanek, a member of the Order of Swans, and Sojee, Kaley's colossal bodyguard--journey through a land both thrilling and terrifying, where the uncanny and the familiar go hand in hand"--
Backwater justice [Large Print]:
Author: Michaels, Fern, author.
Published: 2025 2024
Call Number: LP F MICHAELS
Format: Books
Summary: The small Oregon town of Mountain Valley seems like the perfect place to safely raise a family, away from the dangers of the big city. Vanessa's parents think so, until the day their 14-year-old daughter doesn't come home for dinner. An attendant at the local gas station mentions seeing a girl fitting Vanessa's description getting into a pick-up truck that he thinks belongs to one of the Spanglers. Everyone knows the Spanglers - the richest, most influential family for miles around. Patriarch Milton Spangler offers a $50,000 reward, determined to quash any notion that his family might be involved. But as search parties fail to yield any clues, another young woman goes missing. Are these simply disillusioned runaways? Or does the Spangler family have something to hide? Myra Rutledge has honed her instincts over scores of missions, and the news stories about missing young women set her internal alarms ringing. She shares her concerns with other women of the Sisterhood, and they agree to look into the goings-on in Mountain Valley. But a small town like this can have deep secrets, especially when one family holds so much power.
Published: 2025 2024
Call Number: LP F MICHAELS
Format: Books
Summary: The small Oregon town of Mountain Valley seems like the perfect place to safely raise a family, away from the dangers of the big city. Vanessa's parents think so, until the day their 14-year-old daughter doesn't come home for dinner. An attendant at the local gas station mentions seeing a girl fitting Vanessa's description getting into a pick-up truck that he thinks belongs to one of the Spanglers. Everyone knows the Spanglers - the richest, most influential family for miles around. Patriarch Milton Spangler offers a $50,000 reward, determined to quash any notion that his family might be involved. But as search parties fail to yield any clues, another young woman goes missing. Are these simply disillusioned runaways? Or does the Spangler family have something to hide? Myra Rutledge has honed her instincts over scores of missions, and the news stories about missing young women set her internal alarms ringing. She shares her concerns with other women of the Sisterhood, and they agree to look into the goings-on in Mountain Valley. But a small town like this can have deep secrets, especially when one family holds so much power.
Dead money : a novel
Author: Kerr, Jakob, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F KERR
Format: Books
Summary: "A Silicon Valley fixer investigates a billionaire founder's death while pursuing her own agenda in this twisty, sharply observed debut mystery from a tech world insider"-- "Don't call me a fixer. This isn't HBO. In her job as unofficial 'problem solver' for Silicon Valley's most ruthless venture capitalist, Mackenzie Clyde's gotten used to playing for high stakes. Even if none of those tech-bro millions she'd so good at wrangling ever make it into her pockets. But this time, she's in way over her head-- or so it seems. The lightning-rod CEO of tech's hottest startup has just been murdered, leaving behind billions in 'dead money' frozen in his will. As the company's chief investor, Mackenzie's boss has a fortune on the line-- and with the police treading water, it's up to Mackenzie to step up and resolve things, fast. . . "--
Published: 2025
Call Number: F KERR
Format: Books
Summary: "A Silicon Valley fixer investigates a billionaire founder's death while pursuing her own agenda in this twisty, sharply observed debut mystery from a tech world insider"-- "Don't call me a fixer. This isn't HBO. In her job as unofficial 'problem solver' for Silicon Valley's most ruthless venture capitalist, Mackenzie Clyde's gotten used to playing for high stakes. Even if none of those tech-bro millions she'd so good at wrangling ever make it into her pockets. But this time, she's in way over her head-- or so it seems. The lightning-rod CEO of tech's hottest startup has just been murdered, leaving behind billions in 'dead money' frozen in his will. As the company's chief investor, Mackenzie's boss has a fortune on the line-- and with the police treading water, it's up to Mackenzie to step up and resolve things, fast. . . "--
B is for bonnet
Author: Gray, Shelley Shepard, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F GRAY
Format: Books
Summary: "Raised by their divorced, lapsed-Amish father and English mother, siblings Jonny, Martin, Kelsey, and Beth can't wait to reinvent their lives. The four don't have much in common, but they long for the stable sense of family they felt when visiting their New Order grandparents, Josiah and Sylvia Schrock, in peaceful Holmes County, Ohio. And the Schrocks couldn't be more surprised when the grandkids want to try living with them--and joining their faith... When Jonny hears startling news about his health, he knows it's past time to change his life. Quitting college, he unexpectedly finds the fulfilling job of his dreams. And he's instantly smitten with cafe owner Treva Kramer, whose baked goods are as warm and delicious as her lively personality. But no matter how hard Jonny tries, he can't seem to get past her secret sadness and distrust. Can he prove that his feelings for her are for real--and forever--in time? A bad breakup left Treva heartbroken--and resolved to be independent without relying on anyone ever again. Exhausted from pouring everything she's got into her cafe, she's stunned by Jonny's easygoing ways--and drawn to his optimistic nature. But when she thinks his real interest is in becoming Amish, she's even more determined to stay focused--and keep her heart safe... Soon, deep secrets and hidden family truths will test Jonny and Treva in unexpected ways. And with help from his warm-hearted grandparents, he and Treva might gain the happiness they secretly long for--with each other." --
Published: 2025
Call Number: F GRAY
Format: Books
Summary: "Raised by their divorced, lapsed-Amish father and English mother, siblings Jonny, Martin, Kelsey, and Beth can't wait to reinvent their lives. The four don't have much in common, but they long for the stable sense of family they felt when visiting their New Order grandparents, Josiah and Sylvia Schrock, in peaceful Holmes County, Ohio. And the Schrocks couldn't be more surprised when the grandkids want to try living with them--and joining their faith... When Jonny hears startling news about his health, he knows it's past time to change his life. Quitting college, he unexpectedly finds the fulfilling job of his dreams. And he's instantly smitten with cafe owner Treva Kramer, whose baked goods are as warm and delicious as her lively personality. But no matter how hard Jonny tries, he can't seem to get past her secret sadness and distrust. Can he prove that his feelings for her are for real--and forever--in time? A bad breakup left Treva heartbroken--and resolved to be independent without relying on anyone ever again. Exhausted from pouring everything she's got into her cafe, she's stunned by Jonny's easygoing ways--and drawn to his optimistic nature. But when she thinks his real interest is in becoming Amish, she's even more determined to stay focused--and keep her heart safe... Soon, deep secrets and hidden family truths will test Jonny and Treva in unexpected ways. And with help from his warm-hearted grandparents, he and Treva might gain the happiness they secretly long for--with each other." --
We are watching : a novel
Author: Gaylin, Alison, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F GAYLIN
Format: Books
Summary: "A single mother is desperate to protect her family as they are targeted by a group of violent conspiracy theorists in this riveting and all too plausible thriller from USA Today bestselling author Alison Gaylin. Meg Russo was behind the wheel when it happened. She and her husband Justin were driving their daughter Lily to college, the family celebrating the eighteen-year-old's future. Then a car sidled up beside them, the young men inside it behaving erratically. The Russos' car went off the road, and Justin didn't survive the accident. Four months later, Meg works to distract herself from her grief, reopening her small local bookstore. But soon after returning to work, bizarre messages and visitors begin to arrive, with strangers threatening Meg and vandalizing the store. They are obsessed with a young adult novel tiled The Prophesy, which was published 20 years earlier. An online group of believers are convinced the book predicted a plague, and social media posts link it to Satanism. People are sure it heralds the apocalypse. These conspiracy theorists vow to seek revenge on its author...Meg. As the threats turn more violent, Meg begins to suspect that Justin's death may not have been an accident. To find answers and save herself and Lily, she must get to the root of the lies fueling these people to come after them-and find a way to face them head on"--
Published: 2025
Call Number: F GAYLIN
Format: Books
Summary: "A single mother is desperate to protect her family as they are targeted by a group of violent conspiracy theorists in this riveting and all too plausible thriller from USA Today bestselling author Alison Gaylin. Meg Russo was behind the wheel when it happened. She and her husband Justin were driving their daughter Lily to college, the family celebrating the eighteen-year-old's future. Then a car sidled up beside them, the young men inside it behaving erratically. The Russos' car went off the road, and Justin didn't survive the accident. Four months later, Meg works to distract herself from her grief, reopening her small local bookstore. But soon after returning to work, bizarre messages and visitors begin to arrive, with strangers threatening Meg and vandalizing the store. They are obsessed with a young adult novel tiled The Prophesy, which was published 20 years earlier. An online group of believers are convinced the book predicted a plague, and social media posts link it to Satanism. People are sure it heralds the apocalypse. These conspiracy theorists vow to seek revenge on its author...Meg. As the threats turn more violent, Meg begins to suspect that Justin's death may not have been an accident. To find answers and save herself and Lily, she must get to the root of the lies fueling these people to come after them-and find a way to face them head on"--
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