New Books
August 27, 2026
Circulation Staff
Looking for something new? Explore some of the latest additions to our collection, from new fiction to scholarship across a range of subjects.
Biography & Autobiography
2 titles
Mother Mary comes to me
Arundhati Roy
A raw and deeply moving memoir from the legendary author of The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness that traces her complex relationship with her mother, Mary Roy, a fierce and formidable force…
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Book of lives: a memoir of sorts
Margaret Atwood
"A definitive autobiography from the lauded author of The Handmaid's Tale"– Provided by publisher.
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Family & Relationships
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How we grow up: understanding adolescence
Matt Richtel
Building off his award-winning New York Times series on the contemporary teen mental-health crisis, the Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter delivers a groundbreaking investigation into adolescence, the pivotal…
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Angel down
Daniel Kraus
The critically acclaimed author of the “crazily enjoyable” (The New York Times) Whalefall returns with an immersive, cinematic novel about five World War I soldiers who stumble upon a fallen angel that could hold…
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Small boat
Vincent Delecroix
"In November 2021, an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants from France to the UK capsized in the English Channel, causing the deaths of 27 people on board.
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Departure(s)
Julian Barnes
Shortly after our narrator, a writer named Julian, begins this compact book by discussing the workings of involuntary memory, he interrupts himself with a bulletin to the reader: "There will be a story—or a story…
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Python's kiss: stories
Louise Erdrich
Dominion: a novel
Addie E Citchens
"A novel with a big cast, Dominion explores the lies and complicity of a Baptist church and the family that leads it-a philandering minister, a pill-popping first lady, and a favorite son whose fall will expose…
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This is where the serpent lives
Daniyal Mueenuddin
Moving from Pakistan’s dazzling chaotic cities to its lawless feudal countryside, This Is Where the Serpent Lives powerfully evokes contemporary feudal Pakistan, following the destinies of a dozen unforgettable…
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The complex
Karan Mahajan
In a sprawling complex in Delhi, the sons and daughters of SP Chopra, one of India's political architects, live together vying for influence in a family shaped by the great man's legacy.
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A beast slinks towards Beijing: a novel
Alice Evelyn Yang
"A devastating yet hopeful family saga set during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, the Cultural Revolution, and the present day that explores the effects of intergenerational trauma, the legacy of colonialism…
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Kin
Tayari Jones
Vernice and Annie, two motherless daughters raised in Honeysuckle, Louisiana, have been best friends and neighbors since earliest childhood but are fated to live starkly different lives.
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Mona's eyes
Thomas Schlesser
Ten-year-old Mona and her beloved grandfather have only fifty-two Wednesdays to visit fifty-two works of art and commit to memory "all that is beautiful in the world" before Mona loses her sight forever.
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House of day, house of night
Olga Tokarczuk
A woman settles in a remote Polish village where she knows no one. It has few inhabitants, but it teems with the stories of the living and the dead.
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Confirmation bias: inside Washington's war over the Supreme Court, from Scalia's death to Justice Kavanaugh
Carl Hulse
The Chief Washington Correspondent for the New York Times presents a richly detailed, news-breaking, and conversation-changing look at the unprecedented political fight to fill the Supreme Court seat made vacant by…
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Language Arts & Disciplines
1 title
Creating generative AI policies: a guide for public and academic libraries
Robin Hastings
Grounded in core ALA principles, this guide will empower library administrators, managers, and trustees to craft AI-related policies that effectively serve their library and community.
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The botanic age: planting the seeds of human evolution
Dean Falk
How and why did humans get to be so clever and thoughtful? The beginning of the Stone Age, marked by the invention of stone tools, has traditionally dominated discussions about the origin and evolution of human intelligence.
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Chain of ideas: the origins of our authoritarian age
Ibram X Kendi
Recall the string of mass shooters across the globe—in Oslo, Christchurch, Buffalo, El Paso, and Pittsburgh—who claimed their crimes were a defense against “White genocide.”
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The breath of the gods: the history and future of the wind
Simon Winchester
Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his edifying and entertaining style.
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