New Materials - December 30, 2022

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


For the week of December 20, 2022:  Fiction | Nonfiction | Graphic Novels | Movies/TV, Music & More


Fiction

After Hours on Milagro Street After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez

Opposites attract in this rivals-to-lovers romance from Lush Money author Angelina M. Lopez.

Daughters of the New Year Daughters of the New Year by E.M. Tran

In New Orleans, three daughters of a former beauty queen and Vietnamese refugee obsessed with zodiac signs are trying to go about their modern lives, but begin to encounter strange glimpses of long-buried secrets from their ancestors.

In the Shadow of a Queen In the Shadow of a Queen by Heather B. Moore

In the Shadow of a Queen is the story of an epic battle of wills between two women: a daughter determined to forge her own life beyond the shadow of her mother, and a queen resolved to keep the Crown's reputation unsullied no matter the cost.

Lute Lute by Jennifer Thorne

Wicker Man meets Final Destination in Jennifer Thorne's atmospheric, unsettling folk horror novel about love, duty, and community.

Things Have Gotten Worse since We Last Spoke Things Have Gotten Worse since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

Sadomasochism. Obsession. Death. A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s -- a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires. What have you done today to deserve your eyes?

Tread of Angels Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse

Celeste, a card sharp with a need for justice, takes on the role of advocatus diaboli, to defend her sister Mariel, accused of murdering a Virtue, a member of the ruling class of this mining town, in a new world of dark fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Sun, Rebecca Roanhorse.

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Nonfiction

A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing: A Memoir Across Three Continents A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing: A Memoir Across Three Continents by Mary-Alice Daniel.

A poetic coming-of-age memoir that probes the legacies and myths of family, race, and religion--from Nigeria to England to America

The Godmother: Murder, Vengeance, and the Bloody Struggle of Mafia Women The Godmother: Murder, Vengeance, and the Bloody Struggle of Mafia Women by Barbie Latza Nadeau

The chilling story of one woman's rise to prominence in the Italian Mafia, and the as-yet untold stories of the women who followed in her footsteps.

Hatching: Experiments in Motherhood and Technology Hatching: Experiments in Motherhood and Technology by Jenni Quilter

A provocative examination of reproductive technologies that questions our understanding of fertility, motherhood, and the female body

The Ottomans: A Cultural Legacy The Ottomans: A Cultural Legacy by Diana Darke

A richly illustrated guide to the Ottoman Empire, 100 years since its dissolution, unravelling its complex cultural legacy and profound impact on Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces by Michael Chabon

Essays inspired by Chabon's interactions with his four children and his own father illuminate the meaning, magic, and mysteries of fatherhood.

Red List: MI5 and British Intellectuals in the Twentieth Century Red List: MI5 and British Intellectuals in the Twentieth Century by David Caute

A gripping history of the Security Service and its covert surveillance on British writers and intellectuals in the twentieth century.

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Graphic Novels

Avatar: The High Ground Avatar: The High Ground by Sherri L. Smith

It has been over a decade since the humans were forced to leave Pandora--but now they're returning--with an armada of heavily-armed starships!

Francis Rothbart!: The Tale of a Fastidious Feral Francis Rothbart!: The Tale of a Fastidious Feral by Thomas Woodruff

Francis Rothbart! follows a feral child who is raised by magpies and other creatures and is repeatedly struck by lightning. Because of the phenomena, the child develops eccentric talents, which he then abuses--leading to his ultimate destruction by the same natural world that once nurtured him.

Invisible Wounds Invisible Wounds by Jess Ruliffson

Shares the stories of men, women and non-binary people who struggle to reconcile their wartime experiences with their postwar lives, revealing how America's endless entanglement in wars has affected the psyches of the people who wage them.

Nights with a Cat, Vol. 1 Nights with a Cat, Vol. 1 by Kyuryu Z

When Fuuta comes home tired at night, all he wants to do is spend time with his sister's cat, Kyuruga. So many of the mysterious habits and mannerisms of house cats--from the surprising array of shapes Kyuruga likes to twist into, to the bizarre challenge of getting a good photo of him, to his lightning-fast mood changes--are carefully reproduced in this relaxed and cute comedy about living with an adorable furball!

Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting by Kindra Neely

This searing graphic memoir portrays the impact of gun violence through a fresh lens with urgency, humanity, and a very personal hope.

Queen of Snails: A Graphic Memoir Queen of Snails: A Graphic Memoir by Maureen Burdock

Queen of Snails follows Maureen through time and memory in her quest to untangle the trauma passed down to her over three generations of women. Part memoir and part family history, Queen of Snails is a beautifully drawn, powerful story that examines and transmutes the emotional baggage of violence, abandonment, and displacement.

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Movies/TV, Music & More

Movies/TV

Bodies Bodies Bodies Bodies Bodies Bodies by Halina Reijn
Format: DVD

When a group of rich twenty-somethings plan a hurricane party at an isolated family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong.

Breaking Breaking by Abi Damaris Corbin
Format: DVD

A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate back into civilian life.

Cyrano Cyrano by Joe Wright
Format: DVD

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her, and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.

Primal. The Complete First Season Primal. The Complete First Season by Williams Street
Format: DVD

A caveman and a dinosaur bond over shared tragedy and work together to survive in a perilous prehistoric world.

Music

Fun Home: A New Broadway Musical Fun Home: A New Broadway Musical by Various
Format: CD

Fun Home is a musical theatre adaptation of Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name, with music by Jeanine Tesori, and book and lyrics by Lisa Kron.

Special Special by Lizzo
Format: CD

3x GRAMMY® Award-winning, RIAA multi-platinum certified superstar Lizzo returns with SPECIAL. Her massively anticipated second full-length offering arrives via Nice Life Recording Company/Atlantic Records with the help of collaborators such as Ricky Reed, Max Martin, and Mark Ronson. Previewed by the anthemic hit “About Damn Time,” SPECIAL marks her biggest, boldest, and brightest revolution thus far.

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