Book collage of summer staff picks featuring titles for adults, kids, and teens.

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Summer Staff Picks: Beach Reads & Beyond

Set sail on an exciting adventure this summer with book recommendations handpicked by our expert librarians.

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Staff Picks

This locked room thriller (considered to be the first detective novel) is perfect for fans of classics and the mystery genre.

The Moonstone

Van Nest Library staff

Fans of spy fiction, art, and animals will love this globe-trotting adventure filled with laughs and animal facts.

The Extincts: Quest for the Unicorn Horn

Van Nest Library staff

New & Noteworthy

True Biz

Sara Novic

Adult

Fiction

Ballad for Sophie

Ballad for Sophie

Melo & Cavia

Adult

Graphic Novel

The light we give : how Sikh wisdom can transform your life

The Light We Give

Simran Jeet Singh

Adult

Nonfiction

Our Wives Under the Sea

Our Wives Under the Sea

Julia Armfield

Adult

Fiction

Pope at War : The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler

The Pope at War

David Kertzer

Adult

Nonfiction

She is Haunted

Paige Clark

Adult

Fiction

Ain't Burned All the Bright

Ain't Burned All the Bright

Jason Reynolds

Young Adult

Nonfiction

The Rise and Reign of the Mammals

The Rise and Reign of the Mammals

Stephen Brusatte

Adult

Nonfiction

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

Adult

Fiction

The Book Eaters

The Book Eaters

Sunyi Dean

Adult

Fiction

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