October Newsletter 2025

Audiobook The Hamptons Lawyer by James Patterson The Hamptons on Long Island is known for its beautiful beaches, its luxury lifestyle-and its exclusive legal advice. When Jane Smith takes on a famous celebrity client, she’s armed and ready: with brilliant arguments, hard evidenceand two Glocks. Yet she’s chased down, shot at, and risks contempt of court. That’s when mounting a legal defense turns into self-… -Synopsis Blackstone Publishing Youth Thorn Season by Kiera Azar In the Kingdom of Daradon, a persecuted few are Wielders, in possession of a magical Spectre-a shimmering thread that can extend beyond their visible body to give a loving caress, pick a lock…even kill. Feared for this ability, Wielders have always been Hunted. Alissa Paine, heiress and daughter of a Hunter family…is also a Wielder. At eighteen, Alissa knows she’s escaped execution thus far only due to painful self-control and efforts… -Synopsis Storytide The Pumpkin Seed’s Secret by Hannah Barnaby In this rhyming picture book about the life cycle of a pumpkin, a pumpkin becomes something new with each turn of the page, from a flower to a house to a face. Extensive back matter on the pumpkin life cycle, fun pumpkin facts, and a pumpkin seed recipe are included. A perfect book for both home and school libraries. -Synopsis Sourcebooks eXplore Featured Book The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore When Jeanie’s aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job. Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor’s gossip at all costs. But Jeanie’s arrival disrupts Logan’s routine and he wants nothing to do with the… –Synopsis One More Chapter Adult Fiction 10/21 The Widow by John Grisham 10/28 C is for Courting by Shelley Shepard Gray Youth 10/14 Let’s Make Pizza: See It, Say It, Cook It, Eat It! by Jamie Oliver 12/2 An Anthology of Stargazing by DK Upcoming Releases Memorial/Honor Book Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver This book is in memory of Dick Blakeman. Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing… –Synopsis Harper

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