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New & Noteworthy Fiction

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DCLadults

Douglas County Libraries

Staff-created list

This select list, chosen by an expert curator of our fiction collection, includes highly anticipated titles plus some hidden gems she just couldn't pass up. Put some (or all) on hold to discover something a little different.

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DCLadults

Douglas County Libraries

16 items

16 items

Any Other Family

Any Other Family

by Brown, Eleanor

Book - 20220712

Local literary Goddess, Eleanor Brown, has a new book. That is it. That is the blurb. (You can see her live and in person at Highlands Ranch on Friday, July 15th at 6:30. Local literary Goddess, Eleanor Brown, has a new book. That is it. That is the blurb. (You can see her live and in person at Highlands Ranch on Friday, July 15th at 6:30. Show less

Local literary Goddess, Eleanor Brown, has a new book. That is it. That is the blurb. (You can see her live and in person at Highlands Ranch on Friday, July 15th at 6:30. Local literary Goddess, Eleanor Brown, has a new book. That is it. That is the blurb. (You can see her live and in person at Highlands Ranch on Friday, July 15th at 6:30. Show less

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Fellowship Point

Fellowship Point

by Dark, Alice Elliott

Book - 20220705

It has been around 20 years since Dark's last novel and the excitement from the publisher is palpable. Here she offers the reader and nuanced characters i...Show more It has been around 20 years since Dark's last novel and the excitement from the publisher is palpable. Here she offers the reader and nuanced characters in an elegant story that spans the century and hits on everything from friendship to the environment to capitalism. Show less

It has been around 20 years since Dark's last novel and the excitement from the publisher is palpable. Here she offers the reader and nuanced characters i...Show more It has been around 20 years since Dark's last novel and the excitement from the publisher is palpable. Here she offers the reader and nuanced characters in an elegant story that spans the century and hits on everything from friendship to the environment to capitalism. Show less

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Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow

Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow

by Zevin, Gabrielle

Book - 20220712

Zevin is a lifelong gamer and has decided to share her love of that complicated world with her signature charm. Video games, Friendship drama, Shakespeare. This one has it all. Zevin is a lifelong gamer and has decided to share her love of that complicated world with her signature charm. Video games, Friendship drama, Shakespeare. This one has it all. Show less

Zevin is a lifelong gamer and has decided to share her love of that complicated world with her signature charm. Video games, Friendship drama, Shakespeare. This one has it all. Zevin is a lifelong gamer and has decided to share her love of that complicated world with her signature charm. Video games, Friendship drama, Shakespeare. This one has it all. Show less

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Wake Of War

Wake Of War

by Topping, Zac

Book - 20220719

The publisher is describing this as "Tom Clancy by way of Gillian Flynn" -- a dystopian tale that sounds disturbingly possible. The publisher is describing this as "Tom Clancy by way of Gillian Flynn" -- a dystopian tale that sounds disturbingly possible. Show less

The publisher is describing this as "Tom Clancy by way of Gillian Flynn" -- a dystopian tale that sounds disturbingly possible. The publisher is describing this as "Tom Clancy by way of Gillian Flynn" -- a dystopian tale that sounds disturbingly possible. Show less

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Just Like Home

Just Like Home

by Gailey, Sarah

Book - 20220719

Gothic horror and a house full of secrets . . . imagine returning to your childhood home to help your difficult mother only to find notes in your father's handwriting (but he is long gone, right??). Who or what is coming for you? Gothic horror and a house full of secrets . . . imagine returning to your childhood home to help your difficult mother only to find notes in your father's handwriting (but he is long gone, right??). Who or what is coming for you? Show less

Gothic horror and a house full of secrets . . . imagine returning to your childhood home to help your difficult mother only to find notes in your father's handwriting (but he is long gone, right??). Who or what is coming for you? Gothic horror and a house full of secrets . . . imagine returning to your childhood home to help your difficult mother only to find notes in your father's handwriting (but he is long gone, right??). Who or what is coming for you? Show less

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The Displacements

The Displacements

by Holsinger, Bruce

Book - 20220705

Holsinger moves from the high stakes world of getting your kid into the right school to "cli-fi" -- speculating on what could happen to a very privileged family suffering from very bad luck in an extremely unempathetic world. Holsinger moves from the high stakes world of getting your kid into the right school to "cli-fi" -- speculating on what could happen to a very privileged family suffering from very bad luck in an extremely unempathetic world. Show less

Holsinger moves from the high stakes world of getting your kid into the right school to "cli-fi" -- speculating on what could happen to a very privileged family suffering from very bad luck in an extremely unempathetic world. Holsinger moves from the high stakes world of getting your kid into the right school to "cli-fi" -- speculating on what could happen to a very privileged family suffering from very bad luck in an extremely unempathetic world. Show less

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A Prayer For The Crown-Shy

A Prayer For The Crown-Shy

by Chambers, Becky

Book - 20220712

You may need to start with "A Psalm for the Wild Built" but Chambers has become an increasingly interesting name in sci fi and this is a particularly sweet, meditative offering from her. You may need to start with "A Psalm for the Wild Built" but Chambers has become an increasingly interesting name in sci fi and this is a particularly sweet, meditative offering from her. Show less

You may need to start with "A Psalm for the Wild Built" but Chambers has become an increasingly interesting name in sci fi and this is a particularly sweet, meditative offering from her. You may need to start with "A Psalm for the Wild Built" but Chambers has become an increasingly interesting name in sci fi and this is a particularly sweet, meditative offering from her. Show less

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Twice A Quinceanera

Twice A Quinceanera

by Méndez, Yamile Saied

Book - 20220726

I love the idea here of a woman who dumps her cheating fiance and then use all the wedding money to throw herself a very belated quincenera . . . complete with long lost crush coming back into her life. A lighthearted, empowering read. I love the idea here of a woman who dumps her cheating fiance and then use all the wedding money to throw herself a very belated quincenera . . . complete with long lost crush coming back into her life. A lighthearted, empowering read. Show less

I love the idea here of a woman who dumps her cheating fiance and then use all the wedding money to throw herself a very belated quincenera . . . complete with long lost crush coming back into her life. A lighthearted, empowering read. I love the idea here of a woman who dumps her cheating fiance and then use all the wedding money to throw herself a very belated quincenera . . . complete with long lost crush coming back into her life. A lighthearted, empowering read. Show less

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The Falling: A Brightest Stars Novel

The Falling: A Brightest Stars Novel

by Todd, Anna

Book - 20220705

Todd (of "After" fame) kicks off a new series! Complete with brooding, damage hero and a determined fixer upper of a heroine. Expect high drama. Todd (of "After" fame) kicks off a new series! Complete with brooding, damage hero and a determined fixer upper of a heroine. Expect high drama. Show less

Todd (of "After" fame) kicks off a new series! Complete with brooding, damage hero and a determined fixer upper of a heroine. Expect high drama. Todd (of "After" fame) kicks off a new series! Complete with brooding, damage hero and a determined fixer upper of a heroine. Expect high drama. Show less

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The Kingdoms Of Savannah

The Kingdoms Of Savannah

by Green, George Dawes

Book - 20220719

Green explores the seedy underbelly of Savannah (a town whose beauty seems to invite such explorations) in this atmospheric tale of murder and power. It is getting comparisons to James Lee Burke and S.A. Crosby. Green explores the seedy underbelly of Savannah (a town whose beauty seems to invite such explorations) in this atmospheric tale of murder and power. It is getting comparisons to James Lee Burke and S.A. Crosby. Show less

Green explores the seedy underbelly of Savannah (a town whose beauty seems to invite such explorations) in this atmospheric tale of murder and power. It is getting comparisons to James Lee Burke and S.A. Crosby. Green explores the seedy underbelly of Savannah (a town whose beauty seems to invite such explorations) in this atmospheric tale of murder and power. It is getting comparisons to James Lee Burke and S.A. Crosby. Show less

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Joan

Joan

A Novel

by Chen, Katherine J.

Book - 2022

A beautifully human, multi-dimensional portrait of one of history's most famous women warriors. A beautifully human, multi-dimensional portrait of one of history's most famous women warriors. Show less

A beautifully human, multi-dimensional portrait of one of history's most famous women warriors. A beautifully human, multi-dimensional portrait of one of history's most famous women warriors. Show less

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An Honest Living

An Honest Living

by Murphy, Dwyer

Book - 20220726

Editor-in-Chief of Crimereads, Dwyer makes his debut with a clever bit of noir about a reclusive author, a desperate former high end lawyer, and an antiquarian bookseller who may or may not be selling what isn't his. Editor-in-Chief of Crimereads, Dwyer makes his debut with a clever bit of noir about a reclusive author, a desperate former high end lawyer, and an antiquarian bookseller who may or may not be selling what isn't his. Show less

Editor-in-Chief of Crimereads, Dwyer makes his debut with a clever bit of noir about a reclusive author, a desperate former high end lawyer, and an antiquarian bookseller who may or may not be selling what isn't his. Editor-in-Chief of Crimereads, Dwyer makes his debut with a clever bit of noir about a reclusive author, a desperate former high end lawyer, and an antiquarian bookseller who may or may not be selling what isn't his. Show less

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Corinne

Corinne

by Morrow, Rebecca

Book - 20220712

A pseudonymous work by a best selling author that provides an inside look at an ultra conservative church while telling a forbidden love story? I'm gonna guess Tara Westover as the author, because that would be the most whack. A pseudonymous work by a best selling author that provides an inside look at an ultra conservative church while telling a forbidden love story? I'm gonna guess Tara Westover as the author, because that would be the most whack. Show less

A pseudonymous work by a best selling author that provides an inside look at an ultra conservative church while telling a forbidden love story? I'm gonna guess Tara Westover as the author, because that would be the most whack. A pseudonymous work by a best selling author that provides an inside look at an ultra conservative church while telling a forbidden love story? I'm gonna guess Tara Westover as the author, because that would be the most whack. Show less

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Aurora

Aurora

A Novel

by Koepp, David

Book - 2022

A chillingly plausible story that wonders what would happen if a solar storm caused a massive global blackout, throwing the world into a temporary apocalypse. A chillingly plausible story that wonders what would happen if a solar storm caused a massive global blackout, throwing the world into a temporary apocalypse. Show less

A chillingly plausible story that wonders what would happen if a solar storm caused a massive global blackout, throwing the world into a temporary apocalypse. A chillingly plausible story that wonders what would happen if a solar storm caused a massive global blackout, throwing the world into a temporary apocalypse. Show less

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Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting

Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting

by Pooley, Clare

Book - 2022

A charming tale of commuters who take the same train at the same time and don't know each other at all, until someone almost dies eating a grape. A charming tale of commuters who take the same train at the same time and don't know each other at all, until someone almost dies eating a grape. Show less

A charming tale of commuters who take the same train at the same time and don't know each other at all, until someone almost dies eating a grape. A charming tale of commuters who take the same train at the same time and don't know each other at all, until someone almost dies eating a grape. Show less

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The Mutual Friend

The Mutual Friend

A Novel

by Bays, Carter

Book - 2022

From the co-creator of "How I Met Your Mother" comes a novel about interconnected people in New York who can't look up from their phones. Sound familiar? Half beach read, half major literary achievement, according to the Kirkus review. From the co-creator of "How I Met Your Mother" comes a novel about interconnected people in New York who can't look up from their phones. Sound familiar? Half beach read, half major literary achievement, according to the Kirkus review. Show less

From the co-creator of "How I Met Your Mother" comes a novel about interconnected people in New York who can't look up from their phones. Sound familiar? Half beach read, half major literary achievement, according to the Kirkus review. From the co-creator of "How I Met Your Mother" comes a novel about interconnected people in New York who can't look up from their phones. Sound familiar? Half beach read, half major literary achievement, according to the Kirkus review. Show less

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