Summer reading
As well as suggestions from our summer reading libguide, here are some more new books for your reading pleasure. They're all available through Sora, our ebook and audiobook platform, (new to Sora? here are the astonishingly easy instructions.) We have added over 40 new titles and also got extra copies of our most popular reads (Sarah J. Maas anyone?) so there's easily enough for a book a day if you want to really flex that reading muscle. Here is the complete list of new titles and I've highlighted below some that caught my interest.
Realistic fiction
The Misdirection of Fault Lines by Publication Date: 2024Three young women meet as competitors, both on and off the court, at a prestigious tennis competition.
Thirsty by Blake and her girlfriend spend the summer before college partying and going through initiation for their soon-to-be college's secret Serena Society. But is Blake's drinking getting out of hand?
Thrillers and mysteries
Dark Parts of the Universe by Inspired by real-life events, this thriller, set in an all-white town in Missouri, packs a powerful social justice message.
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by A teen girl searches for the truth behind her mother's shocking disappearance and even more shocking reappearance during the filming of a true crime documentary.
Fantasy
The Poisons We Drink by Venus Stoneheart is a Witcher and when she seeks justice for her mother's murder, she must navigate the crooked politics of an alternative Washington, D.C.
Sheine Lende by In this prequel to Elatsoe, 17 year-old Shane helps her mother find missing people using their ghost dogs. Also available as audiobook.
Scifi
Moonbound by A young boy goes on a quest, 11,000 years after the collapse of human civilization, brought about by genetically engineered "dragons."
Star Splitter by Space exploration, teleportation, and cloning all play a part in this thriller set in 2199.
Beach reads
Beach Cute by Three young women on solo vacations at a deluxe Spanish resort become firm friends while getting over romantic break-ups.
The Breakup Lists by Jackson Ghasnavi has to face his complicated feelings about love when he falls for the same guy as his sister.
Historical
Black Shield Maiden by A sweeping historical fantasy epic combining African and Nordic lore.
Kill Her Twice by Three sisters investigate the murder of a rising film star in this story set in L.A.'s Chinatown during the golden age of Hollywood.
