Peak Picks Current Titles Book List
New titles from the Peak Picks collection that are currently in rotation. Stop by any branch to see what's available today!
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Vanishing Treasures
NEW FOR NOVEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. "The award-winning author of young adult books... turns her sharp literary style and wit to endangered animals in this brisk, eye-opening, thoroughly entertaining book. Animals who exhibit 'everlasting flight, a self-galvanizing heart and a baby who learns names in the womb' may seem like inventions, she writes, but the natural world is 'so startling that our capacity for wonder, huge as it is, can barely skim the surface.' Young and old will savor Rundell's infectious enthusiasm for these remarkable and infinitely varied creatures. A clarion call for preservation by way of a delightful bestiary." -Kirkus
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Pony Confidential
NEW FOR NOVEMBER! Adult Fiction. "When Penny Marcus, a third-grade teacher in a small California town, is arrested for a decades-old murder that took place in her East Coast hometown when she was 12 years old, her former pony (named Pony) is thousands of miles away, still smarting from the pain of being sold by Penny's family. A casual conversation with some of Pony's animal confidants reveals that Penny did not, in fact, abandon him, and he sets out to find her. Along the way, he learns of her murder accusation and refashions himself as an equine gumshoe. Cozy fans looking for something out of the ordinary should saddle up." -Publishers Weekly
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Be Ready When the Luck Happens
NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. "From a difficult childhood to meeting the love of her life, Jeffrey, and marrying him while still in college, from a boring bureaucratic job in Washington, D.C., to answering an ad for a specialty food store in the Hamptons, from the owner of one Barefoot Contessa shop to author of bestselling cookbooks and celebrated television host, Ina has blazed her own trail and, in the meantime, taught millions of people how to cook and entertain. Now, she invites them to come closer to experience her story in vivid detail and to share the important life lessons she learned along the way." Publisher description
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The City in Glass
NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. "Vitrine, a capricious and powerful demon, has nurtured the city of Azril into a vibrant metropolis bursting with joy, chaos, and hedonism. Her world shatters when angels descend, reducing her beloved city to ruins. Grieving, Vitrine captures one of the angels responsible for the devastation and binds him to her with a curse. As Vitrine mourns and attempts to rebuild, her feelings toward the angel...evolve from vengeful hatred into something profound and complex. This beautifully crafted tale of resilience and transformation may be Vo's best yet." -Publishers Weekly
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Field Notes From A Fungi Forager
NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. "From evergreen forests shrouded in mist to the urban backyards of Seattle, mushrooms are everywhere in the Pacific Northwest if you know how to look. Here, forager-chef and forest therapy guide Ashley Rodriguez provides an evocative and personal survey of 50 of the most fantastic mushrooms to be found in the region. Through the lens of these humble fungi, the interconnectedness of all living things comes into focus." Publisher description
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The Great When
NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. "Moore brings the rich detail and intricate plotting familiar to his fans to the first epic fantasy in his Long London series, set in 1949 and premised on the notion that 'there might be a higher world concealed behind our own.' That hidden truth is revealed to an entertainingly unprepossessing protagonist, 18-year-old Dennis Knuckleyard, who works in a used bookstore owned by his landlady, Coffin Ada. The worldbuilding is extraordinary and the plot is utterly gripping. Readers are sure to be sucked in." Publishers Weekly
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How to Winter
NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. "Do you dread the end of Daylight Saving Time and grouch about the long, chilly season of gray skies and ice? Psychologist and winter expert Kari Leibowitz...uses mindset science to help readers embrace winter as a season to be enjoyed, not endured - and in turn, learn powerful lessons that can impact our mental wellbeing throughout the year. Inspired by cutting-edge psychological and behavioral science research as well as cultures worldwide that find warmth and joy in winter's extremes, How To Winter provides readers with concrete tools for making winter wonderful wherever they live." Publisher description
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Into the Uncut Grass
NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Graphic Novel. "Having captured readers' attention with Born a Crime, his bestselling memoir of growing up in South Africa, comedian and television host Noah has written a parable about decision-making. With plentiful illustrations by Sabina Hahn and in language aimed at young listeners, it tells the story of a small boy so impatient to start his Saturday adventures that he rebels against the rules of his household and heads out without brushing his teeth or making his bed, despite the reminders of his stuffed bear, Walter. 'It's a picture book, but it's not a children's book. Rather, it is a book for kids to share with parents and for parents to share with kids.'" Kirkus
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Love Can't Feed You
NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. "A Filipino family forges a new life and uneasy reunion in Sy's astonishing debut. Queenie, the 17-year-old narrator, arrives in New York City from the Philippines with her father to live with her mother, Mel, a nurse who came to the country five years earlier. The bookish and observant Queenie is quickly disenchanted by America: their Brooklyn building is grimy and graffiti-ridden, and she barely recognizes Mel, who was once earthy and nurturing and now wears heavy makeup and prizes money above all else. Rich details of Filipino culture...are interwoven with gritty depictions of the compromises made by the immigrant characters...It's a knockout." -Publishers Weekly
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The Message
NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. "Award-winning journalist and MacArthur Fellow Coates probes the narratives that shape our perception of the world through his reports on three journeys: to Dakar, Senegal, the last stop for Black Africans 'before the genocide and rebirth of the Middle Passage'; to Chapin, South Carolina, where controversy erupted over a writing teacher's use of Between the World and Me in class; and to Israel and Palestine, where he spent 10 days in a 'Holy Land of barbed wire, settlers, and outrageous guns.' A revelatory meditation on shattering journeys." Kirkus
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