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New Fiction in December 2022

End the year on a high note with one or more books hitting our shelves in December. Keep warm with a steamy romance, an action-packed thriller, or a hopeful historical novel! Looking for more personalized suggestions? Fill out our new Choose My Next Book form to receive five titles hand-picked just for you, or feel free to give…

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New Fiction.

New Fiction in November 2022

Check out new fiction in November for something new to be thankful for! Devour one or more of the titles below to fit your current taste. Looking for more personalized suggestions? Fill out our new Choose My Next Book form to receive five titles hand-picked just for you, or feel free to give us a call at 847/590-4070. …

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Fictional Teen Witches

Need something to do besides re-watch Hocus Pocus for the 100th time? We've got an answer: Enjoy a spellbinding book featuring teen witches in all their magical glory. Magical baking witches? Check. Mystery solving witches? Check. Futuristic witches? Check. Magical kingdom witch rivals? Check. Use our lists and suggestions to choose your coven carefully!…

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Witchy Adult Fiction

Spooktober is upon us, and what better way to celebrate the season than with witches? We've curated a list of our favorite witch-forward fiction, offering a range of moods from creepy to romantic to fantastical. Choose any of these reads to cast a spell on you.

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New Fiction.

New Fiction in October 2022

In the mood for frights? Delights? Both? Explore some of what's new to our shelves this October. Pick your poison carefully! Looking for more personalized suggestions? Fill out our new Choose My Next Book form to receive five titles hand-picked just for you, or feel free to give us a call at 847/590-4070. …

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Fiction Reads

Whether you are in the mood for quiet and thoughtful, tense and unnerving, heartfelt and sweet, or sincere and compelling, exciting reads by Hispanic American authors are yours for the taking. The contributions from writers of Hispanic descent are monumental, and one of the ways we are honoring Hispanic Heritage Month is to share suggestions that celebrate the authentic experience in great storytelling.

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Stay Golden at the Library

Thirty-seven years ago today, The Golden Girls premiered on NBC. It would go on to run for seven seasons, and every single main cast member won an Emmy for her performance during the show's run. Thanks to syndication and streaming, the show continued to gain new fans long after it went off the air, and today fans…

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New Fiction in July 2022

With only a few short weeks of Summer Reading remaining, are you looking to treat yourself with one of the newest delicious releases? Choose an upcoming read from the sample spotlights or broaden your choice with the expanded New Fiction in July list...

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Summer Reads: On BookTok or Instagram

There are summer reading buzzworthy titles galore on BookTok and Instagram for both adult and teen readers! Wondering which books have others buzzing? Below are titles we've been hearing about often, and more titles can be found here. For more personalized reading suggestions, fill out the Choose My Next Book form, and we'll create a…

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