New Materials - August 16, 2022

A biweekly selection from our shelves, as curated by your favorite SPL librarians!


For the week of August 16, 2022:  Fiction | Nonfiction | Graphic Novels | Movies/TV, Music & More


Fiction

Her Majesty's Royal Coven Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

Juno Dawson explores gender and the corrupting nature of power in a delightful and provocative story of magic and matriarchy, friendship and feminism. Dealing with all the aspects of contemporary womanhood, as well as being phenomenally powerful witches, Niamh, Helena, Leonie and Elle may have grown apart but they will always be bound by the sisterhood of the coven.

Here Goes Nothing Here Goes Nothing by Steve Toltz

A wildly inventive, savagely funny and topical novel about love, mortality and the afterlife, by the Booker-shortlisted author of A Fraction of the Whole.

Mrs. England Mrs. England by Stacey Halls

Simmering with slow-burning menace, Mrs. England is a portrait of an Edwardian marriage, an enthralling tale of men and women, power and control, courage, truth and the very darkest deception.

A Sprinkle in Time A Sprinkle in Time by Dana Mentink

The second book in the Shake Shop Mysteries-a new murder in town has Trinidad Jones thrown for a scoop!

A Woman of Endurance A Woman of Endurance by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

Combining the haunting power of Toni Morrison's Beloved with the evocative atmosphere of Phillippa Gregory's A Respectable Trade, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa's groundbreaking novel illuminates a little discussed aspect of history--the Puerto Rican Atlantic Slave Trade--witnessed through the experiences of Pola, an African captive used as a breeder to bear more slaves.

Woman of Light Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

A dazzling epic of betrayal, love, and fate that spans five generations of an Indigenous Chicano family in the American West, from the author of the National Book Award finalist Sabrina & Corina.

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Nonfiction

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World by Matt Kracht

Following in the footsteps of the bestselling book, The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America, this hilarious sequel ventures beyond North America to identify the stupidest birds around the world.

A Haunted Road Atlas: Sinister Stops, Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales A Haunted Road Atlas : Sinister Stops, Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales by Christine Schiefer and Em Schulz

Pack up your Ouija board, wine bra, and squirt guns full of holy water ... we're going on a road trip! From the hit podcast And That's Why We Drink, this is your interactive travel guide to the hosts' favorite spooky and sinister sights. The world is a scary place ... and that's why we drink!

A Lynching at Port Jervis: Race and Reckoning in the Gilded Age A Lynching at Port Jervis: Race and Reckoning in the Gilded Age by Philip Dray

An alleged crime, a lynching, a misbegotten attempt at an official inquiry, and a past unresolved. In A Lynching at Port Jervis, the acclaimed historian Philip Dray revisits this time and place to consider its significance in our communal history and to show how justice cannot be achieved without an honest reckoning.

Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library by Amanda Oliver

When Oliver began work as a school librarian she felt qualified for the job. What she learned was that librarians are expected to serve as mediators and mental-health-crisis-support professionals, customer service reps and administrators of overdose treatment, fierce loyalists to institutionalized mythology and enforced silence, and arms of state surveillance.

Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class by Dan Canon

A blistering critique of America's assembly-line approach to criminal justice and the shameful practice at its core: the plea bargain.

Wild Witchcraft: Folk Herbalism, Garden Magic, and Foraging for Spells, Rituals, and Remedies Wild Witchcraft: Folk Herbalism, Garden Magic, and Foraging for Spells, Rituals, and Remedies by Rebecca Beyer

Learn how to cultivate your own magical garden, harness the power of herbalism, and better connect with nature through practical and sustainable tips from an experienced Appalachian witch forager.

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Graphic Novels

Chainsaw Man, Vol. 11 Chainsaw Man, Vol. 11 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

Denji was a small-time devil hunter just trying to survive in a harsh world. After being killed on a job, he is revived by his pet devil Pochita and becomes something new and dangerous--Chainsaw Man!

The Eternals: The Complete Saga Omnibus The Eternals: The Complete Saga Omnibus by Jack Kirby

When Jack Kirby returned to Marvel in the 1970s, scores of amazing concepts would spring forth from his limitless imagination - and THE ETERNALS was his mind-blowing masterpiece! Kirby unveiled a secret history of humanity, races known as Eternals and Deviants, and a host of towering Celestials come to bear judgment on the Earth! It was a jaw-dropping saga that could have only come from the King of comics.

My Brain Is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders My Brain Is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders by Monzusu

In this manga essay anthology, follow the true stories of nine people (including the illustrator) navigating life with developmental disorders and disabilities.

Squad Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Becca moves to an upscale Silicon Valley suburb and is surprised when she develops a bond with girls who belong to the popular clique-and even more surprised when she learns their secrets.

Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure by Lewis Hancox

In WELCOME TO ST. HELL, author-illustrator Lewis Hancox takes readers on the hilarious, heartbreaking, and healing path he took to make it past trauma, confusion, hurt, and dubious fashion choices in order to become the man he was meant to be. It's a remarkable, groundbreaking graphic memoir from an unmistakably bold new voice in comics.

Witchlight Witchlight by Jessi Zabarsky

Sanja gets taken by Lelek, a witch, and they find themselves on an adventure to discover the truth about Lelek's powers and each other.

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Movies/TV, Music & More

Movies/TV

Ema Ema by Pablo Larraín
Format: DVD

After a shocking incident upends her family life and marriage to a tempestuous choreographer, Ema, a reggaeton dancer, sets out on an odyssey of personal liberation.

Julia Julia by Julie Cohen
Format: DVD

The film brings to life the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia Child's twelve year struggle to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, and her rapid ascent to become the country's most unlikely television star.

Saint Maud Saint Maud by Rose Glass
Format: DVD

Maud, a newly devout hospice nurse, becomes obsessed with saving her dying patient's soul, but sinister forces, and her own sinful past, threaten to put an end to her holy calling.

Music

Parallel Timeline Parallel Timeline by Slothrust
Format: CD

While still guided by the distinctively visceral, theatrical intonation of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Leah Wellbaum, Slothrust's fifth album, Parallel Timeline, marks a shift in approach for the core power trio. At the same time lyrics are more self-examining and confident, Wellbaum and bandmates sharpened guitar arrangements, treating the instrument more like a voice and less like bursts of atmosphere.

(Un)commentary (Un)commentary by Alec Benjamin
Format: CD

Singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin's star continues to rise with the release of his third album, which features the single The Way You Felt.

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The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found by Frank Bruni
Format: Spoken CD

From New York Times columnist and bestselling author Frank Bruni comes a wise and moving memoir about aging, affliction, and optimism after partially losing his eyesight.

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