October Book Releases
Autumn is the biggest season for book releases. It's hard to keep track of all the great titles being published.
These are a few of the books we're getting excited about:
Fiction
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Banquet of Consequences by Elizabeth George
• Audiobook
• eBook
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
In the 19th book of the Inspector Lynley series, Barbara Havers tries to repair her damaged career with an investigation into the connection between a young man's suicide and a poisoning.
Blood, Salt, Water by Denise Mina
• eBook
Alex Morrow is suspicious when the family of a missing business woman shows no interest in assisting the investigation.
The Golden Son by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
• eBook
Best friends Leena and Anil grow up and grow apart when he leaves India to become a doctor in America.
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Being the Adventures of Ser Duncan'the Tall, and His Squire, Egg by George R.R. Martin
• Audiobook
• eBook
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
Prequel novellas for Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. There is a persistent rumour that Martin will also release "The Winds of Winter", the mythical sixth book in the series but I'm not convinced.
The Lake House by Kate Morton
• Audiobook
• eBook
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
A child goes missing following a glamorous party at an English country house.
Otherworld Secrets: More Stories from the Women of the Otherworld Series by Kelley Armstrong
• eBook
A collection of novellas and short stories set in the Otherworld universe.
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Poles Apart by Terry Fallis
A male writer inadvertently becomes the voice of modern feminism when his anonymous blog post goes viral.
See Me by Nicholas Sparks
• Audiobook
• eBook
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
A chance encounter draws a man and woman together. Are they strong enough to make the relationship work when past history resurfaces?
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith
The newest book in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency finds Precious Ramotswe on her first vacation in years. Her leisure time ends when she steps in to help a young boy straighten out his life.
Non-Fiction
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Frank and Ava: In Love and War by John Brady
• eBook
The stormy romance of Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner left a trail of destruction. Brady reveals the details here.
M Train by Patti Smith
• Audiobook
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
Smith reflects on life and loss in the follow-up to her award-winning Just Kids.
Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson
• eBook
The eldest daughter of Joe and Rose Kennedy was beautiful and charming but she also had intellectual disabilities–a fact that the family kept hidden from all but a few close relatives. Larson uses diaries, letters and other documents to reconstruct Rosemary's life and examine her impact on this noteworthy family.
Unfaithful Music and Disappointing Ink by Elvis Costello
• Audiobook
• eBook
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
In a 1983 interview in Musician magazine Costello said "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture—it’s a really stupid thing to want to do". This is his memoir. Ok, then.
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This information was accurate at the time of publication but in the publishing world things sometimes change without warning.
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