HPL's New Books

Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for: 2010.  To see new books from other years try:  2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.

Blessings By Quindlen, Anna 2003-08 - Random House Trade 9780812969818 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title Blessings, the bestselling novel by the author of Black and Blue, One True Thing, Object Lessons, and A Short Guide to a Happy Life, begins when, late at night, a teenage couple drives up to the estate owned by Lydia Blessing and leaves a box. In this instant, the world of the estate called Blessings is changed forever. The story of Skip Cuddy, the Blessings caretaker, who finds a baby asleep in that box and decides he wants to keep her, and of matriarch Lydia Blessing, who, for her own reasons, decides to help him, Blessings explores how the secrets of the past affect decisions and lives in the present; what makes a person, a life, legitimate or illegitimate, and who decides; the unique resources people find in themselves and in a community. This is a powerful novel of love, redemption, and personal change by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer about whom The Washington Post Book World said, "Quindlen knows that all the things we ever will be can be found in some forgotten fragment of family." …More

Spider Bones By Reichs, Kathy 2010-08 - Scribner Book Company 9781439102398 Check Our Catalog "New York Times-"bestselling author Reichs is back with her 13th novel featuring America's favorite forensic anthropologist, Tempe Brennan. …More

Portobello By Rendell, Ruth 2010-09 - Scribner Book Company 9781439148518 Check Our Catalog From Rendell, "reigning queen of crime fiction" ("Time Out"), comes a psychologically intense novel about a small crime and its devastating aftermath. …More

Her Daughter's Dream By Rivers, Francine 2010-09 - Tyndale House Publishers 9781414334097 Check Our Catalog In the dramatic conclusion to "Her Mother's Hope," the Cold War has begun, and Carolyn is struggling to navigate her shifting family landscape and the changing times. College offers the chance to find herself, but a family tragedy shatters her independence. When she reemerges two years later, more lost than ever, only her family can help rebuild a life for her and her daughter. …More

Black Rose By Roberts, Nora 2005-05 - Jove Books 9780515138658 Check Our Catalog The #1 "New York Times" bestselling author presents the second novel of her In the Garden trilogy, as three women discover secrets from the past contained within their historic home. Original. …More

Bad Boy: An Inspector Banks Novel By Robinson, Peter 2010-09 - William Morrow & Company 9780061362958 Check Our Catalog The acclaimed international bestselling author delivers a fast-paced, nail-biting thriller in which Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks must face his most challenging and personal case yet--one in which he must save his daughter's life. …More

My Lost Daughter By Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor 2010-09 - Forge 9780765319036 Check Our Catalog After her daughter is hospitalized for mental evaluation, Lily Forrester, a tough judge, discovers the institution is far less interested in treating patients than it is with bilking the insurance companies out of extravagant fees. Lily's daughter may not only be in danger of losing her sanity but her life. …More

Dog Tags By Rosenfelt, David 2010-08 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446551526 Check Our Catalog A German Shepherd police dog witnesses a murder and if his owner--an Iraq war vet and former cop-turned-thief--is convicted of the crime, the dog could be put down. Few rival Andy Carpenter's affection for dogs, and he decides to represent the poor canine. …More

That Old Cape Magic By Russo, Richard 2010-06 - Vintage Books USA 9781400030910 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Following "Bridge of Sighs"--a national bestseller hailed by "The Boston Globe" as "an astounding achievement" and "a masterpiece"--Russo presents the story of a marriage, and of all the other ties that bind, from parents and in-laws to children and the promises of youth. …More

The Way of Kings By Sanderson, Brandon 2010-08 - Tor Books 9780765326355 Check Our Catalog A new epic fantasy series from the "New York Times" bestselling author chosen to complete Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time(R) Series …More

Bad Blood By Sandford, John 2010-09 - Putnam Adult 9780399156908 Check Our Catalog A young man hits a farmer on the head with a steel bar, drops him into the grain bin, waits until he's sure he's dead, and then calls the sheriff to report the "accident." Virgil Flowers quickly breaks the kid down, and the next day the boy is found hanging in his cell, in this saga of multigeneration, multifamily monstrosities. …More

Some Sing, Some Cry By Shange, Ntozake Author Bayeza, Ifa 2010-09 - St. Martin's Press 9780312198992 Check Our Catalog Shange, the award-winning author of "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf," and her sister Bayeza, the award-winning playwright of "The Ballad of Emmett Till," take readers on an astonishing tour through the watershed events of American history as experienced by one strong and musically gifted family. …More

A Curable Romantic By Skibell, Joseph 2010-09 - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 9781565129290 Check Our Catalog Set mostly in early 20th-century Vienna, this novel chronicles the life, times, and loves of Dr. Jakov Sammelsohn--from his early expulsion from his Hasidic family (for his crime of reading secular books) when he was 12, into a friendship with Sigmund Freud (circa 1894), into the early Esperanto movement (1895-1907), and finally through World War I and into the Warsaw ghetto. …More

Delicious By Smith, Mark Haskell 2005-03 - Atlantic Monthly Press 9780871138842 Check Our Catalog When the greedy owner of a Las Vegas movie catering company tries to muscle in on a local, family-owned business in Honolulu, it leaves a very bad taste in the mouths of the natives, and the battle for paradise begins for Joseph, a young Hawaiian chef. …More

Saturday Morning By Snelling, Lauraine 2010-08 - Waterbrook Press 9780307459046 Check Our Catalog Broken by life's disappointments, four women forge a friendship that leads in unexpected directions. Hope Benson is determined to do all she can for the broken souls who come to Casa de Jesus, a women's shelter in the heart of San Francisco. When a difficult pregnancy forces her to relinquish control, she draws support and strength from an unlikely group of women, each struggling with her own heartbreak. Andy Taylor, a reluctant transplant to California, was compelled to leave behind her lavender-growing business and her home of twenty-some years to support her workaholic husband's pursuit of career success. Attorney Julia Collins is searching for her teenage granddaughter, believed to be living on the streets. And Clarice Van Dam's life has been shattered by the disappearance of her husband, who appears to have relieved her of all earthly possessions except a fur coat and her overnight bag. Drawn together at the weekend market held in the shelter's parking lot, the women pool their resources to fend off an unscrupulous conglomerate that threatens to replace the facility with a commercial development. As they fight to retain this haven for women in need, they find their own longings for home answered by the solace of faith and friendship. …More

Safe Haven By Sparks, Nicholas 2010-09 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446547598 Check Our Catalog "When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo"--Dust flap. …More

Legacy By Steel, Danielle 2010-09 - Delacorte Press 9780385343138 Check Our Catalog This compelling, centuries-spanning work brilliantly interweaves the lives of two women--a writer working in the heart of modern academia and a daring young Sioux Indian on an incredible journey in the 18th century. The saga journeys from present-day Boston to the wilds of Dakota lands and the glittering palaces of Louis XVI. …More

The Art of Racing in the Rain By Stein, Garth 2009-06 - Harper Paperbacks 9780061537967 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Meet Enzo, the unforgettable canine narrator of this bittersweet and transformative story of family, love, loyalty, and hope. Enzo is a philosopher with a nearly human soul, and he's gained a wealth of knowledge from hours spent in front of the TV. …More

The High King of Montival: A Novel of the Change By Stirling, S. M. 2010-09 - Roc 9780451463524 Check Our Catalog In this post-apocalyptic series chronicling a modern world without technology, Rudi Mackenzie returns to Montival in the Pacific Northwest, where he will face the legions of the Prophet. To achieve victory, he must assemble a coalition of those who had been his enemies a few months before and forge them into an army that will rescue his homeland. …More

Beachcombers By Thayer, Nancy 2010-06 - Ballantine Books 9780345518286 Check Our Catalog Beautifully written, powerfully felt, full of both abundant joy and heart-wrenching sorrow, "Beachcombers" is an extraordinary novel that centers on the bittersweet reunion of three captivating, very different sisters on Nantucket over one gorgeous, exhilarating summer. …More

Thirteen Hours By Meyer, Deon Author Seegers, K. L. 2010-09 - Atlantic Monthly Press 9780802119582 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title When an American backpacker disappears in Cape Town, South Africa, panicked politicians know who to call: Detective Benny Griessel, who has just 13 hours to save the girl, save his career, and crack open a conspiracy which threatens the whole country. …More

An Impartial Witness: A Bess Crawford Mystery By Todd, Charles 2010-09 - William Morrow & Company 9780061791789 Check Our Catalog World War I nurse Bess Crawford, introduced in "A Duty to the Dead," returnsin an exciting new mystery in which a murder leads her into the clutches of awily killer. …More

Black Widow By Turner, Nikki 2008-04 - One World 9780345493873 Check Our Catalog From the #1 "Essence"-bestselling author of "Forever a Hustler's Wife" comes this powerful and much-anticipated new novel about love, loss, and revenge. …More

Ghetto Superstar By Turner, Nikki 2009-04 - One World 9780345493897 Check Our Catalog …More

Out of the Dark By Weber, David 2010-09 - Tor Books 9780765324122 Check Our Catalog In the stunning launch of a new military-science fiction series, bestselling author Weber tells the tale of humanity's near-extinction by hostile aliens and of the surprising alliance that fights back. …More