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Weller Public Library

212 Main Street, Waitsburg

Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Storytime: Mon., 10:30 a. m.

“A Little Life,” by Hanya Yanagihara (Adult Fiction) – “A Little Life” follows four college classmates as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma.This stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves.

“Fates and Furies,” by Lauren Goff (Adult Fiction) – Every story has two sides. Every relationship has two perspectives. And sometimes, it turns out, the key to a great marriage is not its truths but its secrets. At the core of this rich, expansive, layered novel, Lauren Groff presents the story of one such marriage over the course of twenty-four years.

“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” by George R.R. Martin (Fantasy) – Taking place nearly a century before the events of “A Game of Thrones,” “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin’s ongoing masterwork, “A Song of Ice and Fire.” These never-before-collected adventures recount an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living consciousness.

Dayton Memorial Library

111 S. 3rd Street, Dayton

Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs., 12-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Storytime: Tues., 10 a.m.

“Shopaholic to the Rescue,” by Sophie Kinsella (Adult Fiction) – Becky Brandon is on a major rescue mission through the American West to Las Vegas! Her father has vanished from Los Angeles on a mysterious quest with the husband of Becky’s best friend, Suze. Becky’s mum is hysterical; Suze is flat-out desperate. Worse, Becky must tolerate an enemy along for the ride, who she’s convinced is up to no good.

“The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge,” by Michael Punke (Adventure) – A thrilling tale of betrayal and revenge set against the nineteenth-century American frontier, the astonishing story of real-life trapper and frontiersman Hugh Glass

“Voice of Freedom,” by Fannie Lou Hammer (Children’s Nonfiction) – Stirring poems and stunning collage illustrations combine to celebrate the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a champion of equal voting rights.

“Old Wolf,” by Avi (Children’s Fiction) – Hunting—the predator and its prey—is at the heart of this riveting and suspenseful novel from Newbery Medalist Avi with illustrations from Caldecott Medalist Brian Floca.

Prescott Library

103 S. D. Street, Prescott

Hours: Tues., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Thurs., 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Fri., Noon – 6 p.m.; Sat.,

11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

“The Theory of Death,” by Faye Kellerman (Mystery) – Now living in upstate New York, former LAPD lieutenant Peter Decker is plunged into a bizarre web involving academia, underworld crime, and calculating killers in this compulsive novel in New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman’s beloved Decker and Lazarus series.

“Closer to the Heart,” by Mercedes Lackey (Fantasy) – Sequel to Mercedes Lackey’s “Closer to Home,” this adventure continues Mags’s journey as Valdemar’s herald spy.

“Forbidden,” by Eve Bunting (Young Adult) – In early-nineteenth century Scotland, sixteen-year-old Josie, an orphan, is sent to live with an aunt and uncle on the rocky, stormy northwest coast. She’s told that Eli, the young man she’s attracted to, is forbidden to her, but not why. Spirited, curious, and determined, Josie sets out to learn the village’s secrets and discovers evil, fueled by heartless greed, as well as a ghostly presence eager for revenge