What to read while waiting for...

The Emperor's Revenge By Cussler, Clive Author Morrison, Boyd 2016-05 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399175961 Check Our Catalog The new "Oregon" Files adventure from the #1 "New York Times" bestselling grand master of adventure. Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the "Oregon" face their toughest challenge yet when a violent bank heist during the Monaco Grand Prix decimates the Corporation's accounts. To get the money back, Juan joins forces with an old friend from his days in the CIA so they can track down a rogue …More

Are you patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for that best seller?  Here are some suggestions.

The Art of War By Coonts, Stephen 2016-02 - St. Martin's Press 9781250041999 Check Our Catalog The Chinese dragon is flexing its muscles. As its military begins to prey on neighbors in the South China Sea, attacking fishing vessels and scheming to seize natural resources, the US goes on high alert. But a far more ominous danger lurks closer to home: a Chinese sleeper cell has planted a nuclear weapon in the harbor at Norfolk, Virginia, the biggest naval base on the planet. The target: a …More

All the Old Knives By Steinhauer, Olen 2015-03 - Minotaur Books 9781250045423 Check Our Catalog Six years ago in Vienna, terrorists took over a hundred hostages, and the rescue attempt went terribly wrong. The CIA's Vienna station was witness to this tragedy, gathering intel from its sources during those tense hours, assimilating facts from the ground and from an agent on the inside. So when it all went wrong, the question had to be asked: Had their agent been compromised, and how? Two …More

Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War By Singer, P. W. Author Cole, August 2015-06 - Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 9780544142848 Check Our Catalog What will the next global conflict look like? Find out in this ripping, near-futuristic thriller. The United States, China, and Russia eye each other across a twenty-first century version of the Cold War, which suddenly heats up at sea, on land, in the air, in outer space, and in cyberspace. The fighting involves everything from stealthy robotic drone strikes to old warships from the navy's ghost …More

Upcoming Events at HPL

2016 SUMMER READING PROGRAM "ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, READ! OPENING DAY FESTIVITIES MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1:00 - 4:00 PM Drop in anytime between 1:00 and 4:00 to register, pick up your summer reading log, and try for prizes in our summer reading opening day game. If you can, come for "The Amazing Clarke Puppet Show at 2:00 p.m.

THE AMAZING CLARK PUPPET SHOW MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2:00 PM Kicking off our 2016 Summer Reading Season, join the Amazing Clark for a funny, entertaining puppet extravaganza to gear up for a summer of reading, playing, creating and exploring. Fun for kids ages 1 to 101!

Tablet Tips and Tricks 1:00 pm, Wednesday, June 15 Want to do more with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

FATHER'S DAY CRAFTS FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2:00 PM Dad deserves recognition for all he does for the family. Create a one of a kind Father's Day gift to celebrate this special man in your life.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ARE BACK! SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2:00 PM Kids, shape up your karate skills in this program inspired by TMNT. Join Master Salomon Villalpando of Solomon's Karate Studio for smooth moves any aspiring ninja can use. There will also be games, a craft and a treat. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. CALL 231-722-7276, EXT. 230 TO REGISTER.

Tablet Tips and Tricks 1:00 pm, Wednesday, June 22 Want to do more with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

"SAMMY THE FROG" AUTHOR, JAMIE CHESTER VISITS WITH GAMES AND FUN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2:00 PM Local author, Jamie Chester gets kids excited about reading and showcases her "Sammy the Frog" series while exploring fitness, fun, and friends. Kids play a game for prizes, make a craft and have a snack. Get set for reading fun.

KIDDIE HIP HOP FITNESS SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2:00 PM Dance at the library with Bliss Dance Concepts owner, Rebecca Jackson. Learn new hip hop moves to get active and involved for the summer.

New Fiction at HPL

To see if the book is in, or to place a hold, click on the "Check our Catalog" link.  To see the full list of our new books download the Excel file for 2016 .  To see new books from other years try: 2015, 2014 , 2013 , 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.

Cape Hell By Estleman, Loren D. 2016-05 - Forge 9780765383525 Check Our Catalog In this thrilling new western novel by Spur Award-winning author Loren D. Estleman, U. S. Deputy Page Murdock is ordered by Federal Judge Harlan A. Blackthorne to Cape Hell, Mexico, to verify a report that former Confederate Captain Oscar Childress is raising an army to take over Mexico City--and then intends to turn north to rekindle the Civil War. Childress, it seems, has the weapons, …More

Fire Bound By Feehan, Christine 2016-04 - Jove Books 9780515156119 Check Our Catalog The #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of the Sea Haven novels returns to the circle of the six sisters of the heart, bound by the elements and to one who possesses the power to inflame the most dangerous passions of all. Flame-haired Lissa Piner is a skilled glass blower whose delicate gift conceals a burning inner strength that can destroy as exquisitely as it can create. …More

Murder Comes by Mail By Gabhart, A. H. Author Gabhart, Ann H. Preface by Gabhart, A. H. 2016-05 - Fleming H. Revell Company 9780800727055 Check Our Catalog A Cozy Mystery Complete with a Small Town Full of Charming, Quirky Characters Deputy Sheriff Michael Keane doesn't particularly enjoy being touted as the hero of Hidden Springs after pulling a suicidal man back from the edge of the Eagle River bridge in front of dozens of witnesses--a few of whom caught the breathtaking moments with their cameras. But the media hype doesn't last long …More

The Little Paris Bookshop By George, Nina 2016-03 - Broadway Books 9780553418798 Check Our Catalog Monsieur Perdu can prescribe the perfect book for a broken heart. But can he fix his own? Monsieur Perdu calls himself a literary apothecary. From his floating bookstore in a barge on the Seine, he prescribes novels for the hardships of life. Using his intuitive feel for the exact book a reader needs, Perdu mends broken hearts and souls. The only person he can't seem to heal through …More

Bloodline By Gray, Claudia 2016-05 - Del Rey Books 9780345511362 Check Our Catalog From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Star Wars: Lost Stars" comes a thrilling novel set in the years before the events of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." WITNESS THE BIRTH OF THE RESISTANCE When the Rebellion defeated the Empire in the skies above Endor, Leia Organa believed it was the beginning to a lasting peace. But after decades of vicious infighting and …More

The Pier Falls: And Other Stories By Haddon, Mark 2016-05 - Doubleday Books 9780385540759 Check Our Catalog From Mark Haddon, author of"The CuriousIncident of the Dog in the Night-Time, A Spot of Bother, " and "The Red House, "nine dazzling stories diverse in style but united in emotional power The tales in Mark Haddon's lyrical and uncompromising new collection take many forms Victorian adventure story, science fiction, morality tale, contemporary realism but they all showcase his virtuoso …More

Heat and Light By Haigh, Jennifer 2016-05 - Ecco Press 9780061763298 Check Our Catalog Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Haigh returns to the Pennsylvania town at the center of her iconic novel Baker Towers in this ambitious, achingly human story of modern America and the conflicting forces at its heart a bold, moving drama of hope and desperation, greed and power, big business and small-town families. Forty years ago, Bakerton coal fueled the country. Then …More

The Second Life of Nick Mason By Hamilton, Steve 2016-05 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399574320 Check Our Catalog Steve Hamilton amazes me. Every time I think he's going to zig he zags. Michael Connelly A gamechanger. Nick Mason is one of the best main characters I've read in years. Harlan Coben From "New York Times"-bestselling, two-time Edgar-award-winning author Steve Hamilton comes an unforgettable new hero, a man who will walk out of prison and into a harrowing double life that is …More

Hard Light: A Cass Neary Crime Novel By Hand, Elizabeth 2016-04 - Minotaur Books 9781250030382 Check Our Catalog Punk photographer Cass Neary, one of noir's great anti-heroes (Katherine Dunn, author of "Geek Love"), rages back in the series that began with the award-winning novels "Generation Loss" and "Available Dark." Fleeing Reykjavik and a cluster of cult murders, Cass lands in London to rendezvous with her longtime lover Quinn, a person of interest to both Interpol and the Russian mob. Only Quinn …More

A Game for All the Family By Hannah, Sophie 2016-05 - William Morrow & Company 9780062388292 Check Our Catalog Pulled into a deadly game of deception, secrets, and lies, a woman must find the truth in order to defeat a mysterious opponent, protect her daughter, and save her own life in this dazzling standalone psychological thriller with an unforgettable ending from the New York Times bestselling author of Woman with a Secret and The Monogram Murders. You thought you knew who you were. A stranger …More

Imagine Me Gone By Haslett, Adam 2016-05 - Little Brown and Company 9780316261357 Check Our Catalog From a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, a ferociously intimate story of a family facing the ultimate question: how far will we go to save the people we love the most? When Margaret's fiance, John, is hospitalized for depression in 1960s London, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans despite what she now knows of his condition, or back away from the suffering it …More

Secret Attraction By Hill, Donna 2011-04 - Kimani Press 9780373862085 Check Our Catalog Heiress to a political dynasty, Desiree Lawson is more interested in tossing her hat into the ring than in playing the field. But when her matchmaking twin fixes her up with Spence Hampton, she has a change of heart. Original. …More

The Fireman By Hill, Joe 2016-05 - William Morrow & Company 9780062200631 Check Our Catalog From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Heart-Shaped Box comes a chilling novel about a worldwide pandemic of spontaneous combustion that threatens to reduce civilization to ashes and a band of improbable heroes who battle to save it, led by one powerful and enigmatic man known as the Fireman. The fireman is coming. Stay cool. No one knows exactly when it …More

Sayonara Slam By Hirahara, Naomi 2016-04 - Prospect Park Books 9781938849732 Check Our Catalog " Hirahara has a keen eye for the telling detail and an assured sense of character. Los Angeles Times" At Dodger Stadium it's Japan vs. Korea in the World Baseball Classic, but before the first pitch is thrown, Mas Arai finds himself in the middle of a murder. Mysteries layer atop mysteries in this sixth in the award-winning series featuring the most unlikely of sleuths, an …More

Big Juicy Lips By Hobbs, Allison 2008-10 - Strebor Books 9781593092078 Check Our Catalog From bestselling erotica author Hobbs comes this powerful tale with a twisted love triangle. …More

All for Love By Jackson, Brenda 2014-04 - Kimani Press 9780373091539 Check Our Catalog Two classic Westmoreland novels from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson WHAT A WESTMORELAND WANTS He's been biding his time, and now the perfect opportunity has arrived for Callum Austell to pursue the ultimate object of his affections. Offering Gemma a job to decorate his new home means she has to come to him. And on his territory, the Aussie …More

Claimed for Destiny By Jackson, Brenda 2011-01 - Kimani Press 9780373534395 Check Our Catalog Two classic Westmoreland novels from "New York Times" and "USA TODAY" bestselling author Brenda Jackson "Jared's Counterfeit Fiancee" Divorce attorney Jared Westmoreland has seen enough unhappy endings to avoid getting married. Even so, he can't stop obsessing over the gorgeous stranger who barged into his office weeks ago. And when Jared meets Dana Rollins again, he …More

Ignited by Passion: Stone Cold SurrenderRiding the Storm By Jackson, Brenda 2010-12 - Kimani Press 9780373534388 Check Our Catalog This volume collects two classic Westmoreland novels from "New York Times-" and "USA TODAY-"bestselling author Jackson: "Stone Cold Surrender" and "Riding the Storm." …More

Wrapped in Pleasure: A Westmoreland Novel By Jackson, Brenda 2010-01 - Kimani Press 9780373831777 Check Our Catalog This two-in-one contains a classic tale and an original story from the Westmoreland series by "New York Times"-bestselling author Jackson. Includes "Delaney's Desert Sheikh" and "Seduced by a Stranger." Original. …More

Most Likely to Die By Barton, Beverly Author Staub, Wendy Corsi Author Jackson, Lisa 2016-03 - Zebra 9781420141498 Check Our Catalog "New York Times "bestselling authors Lisa Jackson, Wendy Corsi Staub, and Beverly Barton join forces to create a thrilling novel about love, revenge, and the dark secrets three women hold to a terrifying murder A Killer Who Gets Away With Murder Once It's been twenty years since the night Jake Marcott was brutally murdered at St. Elizabeth High School. It's a night that …More

The Drowned Detective By Jordan, Neil 2016-05 - Bloomsbury USA 9781632864468 Check Our Catalog Jonathan is a private detective in a decaying eastern European city. He is drowning in his work, his failing marriage, and the corrupt landscape that surrounds him. One day, he is approached by an elderly couple to investigate the disappearance of their daughter, who has been missing for nearly two decades. Troubled by the faded photograph of a little girl the couple presses on him--she's the …More

Children of Earth and Sky By Kay, Guy Gavriel 2016-05 - New American Library 9780451472960 Check Our Catalog The bestselling author of the groundbreaking novels "Under Heaven" and "River of Stars," Guy Gavriel Kay is back with a new book, set in a world inspired by the conflicts and dramas of Renaissance Europe. Against this tumultuous backdrop the lives of men and women unfold on the borderlands where empires and faiths collide. From the small coastal town of Senjan, notorious for its …More

Lilac Girls By Kelly, Martha Hall 2016-04 - Ballantine Books 9781101883075 Check Our Catalog "NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER For readers of "The Nightingale" and "Sarah's Key, " inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this powerful debut novel reveals an incredible story of love, redemption, and terrible secrets that were hidden for decades. New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But …More

The Blue Hour By Kennedy, Douglas 2016-05 - Thorndike Press Large Print 9781410489449 Check Our Catalog From the #1 internationally bestselling author of "The Moment" and "Five Days" comes "the best book about Morocco since "The Sheltering Sky. "Completely absorbing and atmospheric" (Philip Kerr). Robin knew Paul wasn't perfect. But he said they were so lucky to have found each other, and she believed it was true. She is a meticulous accountant, almost forty. He is an artist …More

What to read while waiting for...

What to read while waiting for...

The City of Mirrors By Cronin, Justin 2016-05 - Ballantine Books 9780345505002 Check Our Catalog A thrilling finale to a trilogy that will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction. Stephen King You followed "The Passage." You faced "The Twelve." Now enter "The City of Mirrors "for the final reckoning. As the bestselling epic races to its breathtaking finale, Justin Cronin's band of hardened survivors await the second coming of unspeakable darkness. …More

Are you patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for that best seller?  Here are some suggestions.

Station Eleven By Mandel, Emily St John 2014-09 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780385353304 Check Our Catalog Awards: ALA Notable Books (2015), Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (2015), Indies Choice Book Awards (2015), John W. Campbell Memorial Award (2015), Michigan Notable Books (2015), National Book Awards (2014), New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award (2015), PEN/Faulkner Award (2015) 2014 National Book Award Finalist A New York Times Bestseller An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse, "Station Eleven "tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity. …More

Seveneves By Stephenson, Neal 2015-05 - William Morrow & Company 9780062190376 Check Our Catalog Awards: Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award (2016) From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon comes an exciting and thought-provoking science fiction epic a grand story of annihilation and survival spanning five thousand years What would happen if the world were ending? A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe …More

The Martian By Weir, Andy 2014-02 - Crown Publishing Group (NY) 9780804139021 Check Our Catalog Awards: Alex Awards (2015), Indies Choice Book Awards (2015), John W. Campbell Memorial Award (2015), Thriller Awards (2015) When a freak dust storm brings a manned mission to Mars to an unexpected close, an astronaut who is left behind fights to stay alive. …More

Upcoming Events at HPL

Tablet Tips and Tricks 1:00 pm, Wednesday, June 8 Want to do more with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

2016 SUMMER READING PROGRAM "ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, READ! OPENING DAY FESTIVITIES MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1:00 - 4:00 PM Drop in anytime between 1:00 and 4:00 to register, pick up your summer reading log, and try for prizes in our summer reading opening day game. If you can, come for "The Amazing Clarke Puppet Show at 2:00 p.m.

THE AMAZING CLARK PUPPET SHOW MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2:00 PM Kicking off our 2016 Summer Reading Season, join the Amazing Clark for a funny, entertaining puppet extravaganza to gear up for a summer of reading, playing, creating and exploring. Fun for kids ages 1 to 101!

Tablet Tips and Tricks 1:00 pm, Wednesday, June 15 Want to do more with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

FATHER'S DAY CRAFTS FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2:00 PM Dad deserves recognition for all he does for the family. Create a one of a kind Father's Day gift to celebrate this special man in your life.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ARE BACK!

SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2:00 PM

Kids, shape up your karate skills in this program inspired by TMNT. Join Master Salomon Villalpando of Solomon's Karate Studio for smooth moves any aspiring ninja can use. There will also be games, a craft and a treat.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
CALL 231-722-7276, EXT. 230 TO REGISTER.