09/23/2026
📚✨ NEW BOOKS HAVE HIT THE SHELVES! ✨📚
We’ve got a little bit of everything in this batch at Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library, from witches and pirates to dark romance, boarding-school secrets, memoir, and fascinating nonfiction. Come find your next read!
📖 A Time of Witches by Madeline Martin
Two women separated by centuries are bound by blood, witchcraft, and danger as the present collides with the witch hunts of 1645 England.
🖤 Ravenous by Riva Frye
Kidnapped on her wedding day, Alice is pulled into the dangerous underground world known as the Rabbit Hole, where a feared man named Exavier may be both her captor and her only protection.
🌺 Lily & Thorne by Rhiannon Hargadon
A bookstore owner accidentally hits a mysterious stranger with her car and discovers he’s a Lord of the Fae. A romantic fantasy filled with magic, second chances, and unexpected love.
🏴☠️ The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon
Inspired by legendary Irish sea captain Grace O’Malley, this historical adventure follows a woman who defies expectations to command ships, defend her people, and challenge powerful enemies.
👑 Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson
In 1951 London, a war-scarred journalist becomes involved with an unlikely group preparing for the Festival of Britain while everyone struggles to leave the past behind.
🎓 The Thoroughbreds by Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham
Senior year at Tiffin Academy brings college pressure, friendships, romance, betrayals, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.
🌴 Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
After a man mysteriously disappears from a Los Angeles party in a fractured future America, the search for answers stretches across strange timelines and shadow worlds.
🥑 The Hunger Crushing Combo Method by Abbey Sharp, RD
A registered dietitian offers a practical approach to satisfying meals by combining protein, fiber, and healthy fats, without calorie counting or restrictive dieting.
🧠 Me, But Better by Olga Khazan
Can you actually change your personality? Khazan spends a year putting the science to the test through experiments ranging from improv and meditation to sailing and surfing.
