FICTION
Meeting Her Match by Jen Turano
Miss Camilla Pierpont has vowed never to marry after suffering a devastating heartbreak during her debut years ago. However, when she is nearly abducted along the Hudson River, she finds herself rescued by an annoyingly outspoken gentleman. After learning that Camilla Pierpont has enjoyed success with taking wayward young ladies in hand, Mr. Owen Chesterfield travels to the Hudson River Valley determined to convince Camilla to sponsor his sister. Knowing her life is in danger, Camilla agrees to Owen’s proposition and travels with him to West Virginia, finding herself charmed by the less-than-formal attitude of his small hometown, as well as by Owen himself.
Ebony Gate: The Phoenix Hoard by Julia Vee and Ken BeBelle
Emiko Soong belongs to one of the eight premier magical families of the world. But Emiko never needed any magic. Because she is the Blade of the Soong Clan. Or was. Until she’s drenched in blood in the middle of a market in China, surrounded by bodies and the scent of blood and human waste as a lethal perfume. The Butcher of Beijing now lives a quiet life in San Francisco, importing antiques. But when a shinigami, a god of death itself, calls in a family blood debt, Emiko must recover the Ebony Gate that holds back the hungry ghosts of the Yomi underworld. Or forfeit her soul as the anchor. What’s a retired assassin to do but save the City by the Bay from an army of the dead?
Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell
Thirty-something Hannah finds community in a true-crime forum that’s on a mission to solve the murders of four women in Atlanta. After William, a handsome lawyer, is arrested for the killings, Hannah begins writing him letters. The exercise empowers her. Until William writes back. Hannah’s interest in the case goes from curiosity to obsession, leaving space for nothing else as her life implodes around her. She heads to Georgia to attend the trial and befriends other true-crime junkies like herself. When a fifth woman is discovered murdered, the jury has no choice but to find William not guilty, and Hannah is the first person he calls upon his release. The two of them quickly fall into a routine of domestic bliss.
The Best Lies by David Ellis
Leo Balanoff is a diagnosed pathological liar with unthinkable skeletons in his family’s closet. When a ruthless drug dealer is found dead and Leo’s fingerprints show up on the murder weapon, no one believes a word he says. But he might be the FBI’s only shot at taking down the dealer’s brutal syndicate. Risk his life going undercover for the feds or head straight to prison for murder? Leo accepts the FBI’s offer — but it comes with a price, including a collision course with his ex, a former cop and “the one who got away.” Forced to walk a tightrope between an ambitious FBI agent and a cruel, calculating crime boss, Leo’s trapped in a corner. But he has more secrets than anyone realizes, and a few more cards left to play.
NONFICTION
One Scoop at a Time by Ricky Dickson
Today, it’s easy to get stuck in the constant news cycle of fear that leaves us feeling paralyzed and holds us back from achieving our potential. But in One Scoop at a Time, Ricky Dickson, President and CEO of Blue Bell Creameries, reminds us that when we stop letting fear dictate our lives and start letting faith call the shots, we’re capable of becoming not only better leaders, but better people. How do we face our fears and move forward? Sharing stories of faith, family, and success over his 43 years at Blue Bell Creameries, Ricky invites you into an intimate look at his relationship with God as he navigated challenges and sought growth both in his personal life and as a leader.
Pretty by KB Brookins
“I should be able to define myself, but I am not. Not by any governmental or cultural body,” Brookins writes. “Every day, I negotiate the space between who I am, how I’m perceived, and what I need to unlearn. People have assumed things about me, and I can’t change that. Every day, I am assumed to be a Black American man, though my ID says ‘female,’ and my heart says neither of the sort. What does it mean — to be a girl-turned-man when you’re something else entirely?” Informed by KB Brookins’s personal experiences growing up in Texas, those of other Black transgender masculine people, Black queer studies, and cultural criticism, Pretty is concerned with the marginalization suffered by a unique American constituency.
Trash: A Poor White Journey by Cedar Monroe and Liz Theoharis
Every day across the U.S., 66 million poor white people pay the price for failing whiteness. In this sweeping debut, activist and chaplain Cedar Monroe writes indelibly about and for poor white people. Monroe introduces us to people who are poor and unhoused in a small town in Washington, who eke out a living on land that once provided timber for the nation. On the banks of the Chehalis River, we meet residents of the largest homeless encampment in the country, who face sweeps and evictions and are targeted by vigilantes before bringing their case to federal court. We watch a community grapple with desperation, government neglect, and its own racism.
Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know about Wealth and Prosperity by James Gwartney
As the global economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and debates over the future of work, challenging our long-held preconceptions about what careers and the market can be, learning the basics of economics has never been more essential. Principles such as the role of profit and loss and the secondary effects of government spending, taxes, and borrowing risk continue to be critically important to the way America’s economy functions, and critically important to understand for those hoping to further their professional lives. Common Sense Economics discusses these key points and theories and more, using them to show how any reader can make wiser personal choices and form more informed positions on policy.
CHILDREN’S
We’re Having a Party (For Everyone) by Katie Vernon
Lana and her anxious pup, Lemon, begin to plan their first dinner party that will accommodate everyone, including astronauts, vampires, and even dinosaurs! Vernon’s vibrant illustrations highlight the importance of social cues, common courtesy, and co-collaboration. You’re invited to read We’re Having a Party (For Everyone) at the Lima Public Library today!
Ages 4-8
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Lima Public Library is open to the public six days a week. Hours for the Main Library in Lima are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Our Cairo, Elida and Spencerville branch libraries are open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Our Lafayette branch is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
