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Beyond the Bestsellers highlights new and notable authors
not often found on bestseller lists.
Discover new books and writers you might enjoy!
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You can also click / tap an author's name to locate any additional titles by that writer in the library catalog.
General Fiction
 Alice and Oliver - Charles Bock - In the early 1990's, Alice and Oliver are a quintessential, successful New York City couple enjoying life with their newborn daughter. Their lives are quickly changed when Alice is diagnosed with cancer, and their focus switches to navigating the medical system and fighting for her survival. Daredevils - Shawn Vestal - In the 1970's, fifteen year old Loretta is married off by her devout Mormon parents to an older man with another wife and family. When her husband relocates them to Idaho, Loretta meets her husband's nephew, a Zepplin and Evel Knievel fan, and they decide to run away together. Vivid and thrilling, this debut has heart. The Last Painting of Sara De Vos - Dominic Smith - In 1631, Sara De Vos becomes the first woman master painter in the Guild of St. Luke's in Holland. By the 1950's, however, only one of her paintings survives, and struggling graduate student Ellie Shipley is paid to paint a forgery of it. Years later, both copies of the painting threaten to arrive at an opening that Ellie is curating. The Best Place on Earth - Ayelet Tsabari - Eleven short stories that span the globe, focusing on the lives of Israeli residents and Diaspora. Themes of faith, family, travel and tradition are explored through an array of characters searching for a place that feels like home.
Other titles to consider:
Historical Fiction
 The Translation of Love - Lynne Kutsukake - After being released from a Canadian internment camp, Aya Shimamura and her father are forced to return to war-torn Japan. Aya, born and raised in Vancouver, is an outcast in her new homeland and teased at school. Aya forges an unlikely alliance with bully Fumi, as they search for Fumi's missing sister. Ginny Gall - Charlie Smith - In the Jim Crow south, young Delvin is raised by the local undertaker after his mother is accused of murder and flees town. A series of tragedies prompts Delvin to leave, exploring the country and looking for his mother until he is falsely accused of a crime and must fight to survive.
Other titles to consider:
Mysteries
 Black Rabbit Hall - Eve Chase - Soon to be married Lorna visits Black Rabbit Hall, a dilapidated manor home, as a potential wedding venue. Mrs. Alton, the former lady of the house, invites Lorna to stay awhile, eager for the much needed income. The longer Lorna visits, however, the more she becomes drawn into the eerie past and secrets the house holds. Speakers of the Dead - J. Aaron Sanders - In 1843 New York, a young Walt Whitman is determined to prove his friend, Lena, innocent of her husband's murder. Through his investigation, Walt finds himself in the seedy world of body-snatching, where recently deceased corpses are stolen to sell to medical students.
Other titles to consider:
Romance
 Sweet Haven - Shirlee McCoy - Accountant Adeline Lamont, loves the quiet steadfastness of her hometown but when her grandfather is hurt and needs Adeline to run the family chocolate business, she can't quite get the family recipe right. However, even if she struggles, she certainly does not want help from her new tenant, returning resident Sinclair Jefferson.
Science Fiction & Fantasy
 Version Control - Dexter Palmer - Rebecca Wright navigates a personal tragedy while working at an online dating company but has a persistent feeling that things are not quite right in the world around her. Meanwhile her husband, a disgraced physicist, is noticeably absent as he works on his causality violation device, an invention he insists is not a time machine.
Other titles to consider:
Thrillers
 Breaking Wild - Diane Les Becquets - When Amy Rae LaTour heads out for a weekend of bow hunting in the Colorado wilderness and does not return, ranger Pru Hathaway is called out to find her. Even after the search is called off, Pru believes she can find Amy Rae alive and continues to search for her. All Things Cease to Appear - Elizabeth Brundage - College professor George Clare returns to his rural upstate NY home to find his wife murdered and their three year old daughter alone in her room. While George is the primary suspect, the case remains unsolved for years as the tragic history of the house and the tight-knit community become entwined in the case.
Another thriller to consider:
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