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Top Books of July
July is traditionally the slowest month of the year for book publishing (followed closely by February). But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t great books available this month. See below for the books of July that you might consider ordering… just in time to deliver some wonderful summer reading choices for your patrons. We’ve included links to OverDrive Marketplace shopping carts that will cover all the essentials you need to know about for the month.
Top Titles of July – Shop the list here
Edge of Honor by Brad Thor
From the publisher: #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor returns with an exhilarating new Scot Harvath thriller. After six months abroad, America’s top spy returns to a new administration, a new set of global priorities, and a power struggle—the likes of which the United States has never experienced.
The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware
From the publisher: In this follow-up to #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware’s multi-million copy mega-hit The Woman in Cabin 10, Lo Blacklock returns to attend the opening of a luxury hotel, only to find herself in a white-knuckled race across Europe.
She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena
From the publisher: The new gripping novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door
When a beloved wife and mother disappears, a luxurious condominium building transforms into a potential crime scene, and the investigation begins: can the detectives find her before it’s too late?
The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani
From your OverDrive DCL: The new book by beloved author Adriana Trigiani is about a recently divorced, dutiful daughter who puts herself last. After an unexpected loss shocks her into questioning her loyalty, she moves to her ancestral home in Carrara, Italy.
Coming Blockbusters of July – Shop the list here
An Inside Job by Daniel Silva
From the publisher: Sometimes the only way to recover a stolen masterpiece is to steal it back. Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon must solve the perfect crime in this dazzling new tale of murder, greed, and corruption.
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
From your OverDrive DCL: Jet Mason will be dead within seven days. Doctors say her head injury from a vicious attack will result in fatal aneurism. Can she catch her murderer before she dies?
The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst
From the publisher: New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst invites you to her new standalone novel set in the world of The Spellshop! Follow her to The Enchanted Greenhouse, a cozy fantasy nestled on a far-away island brimming with singing flowers, honey cakes, and honeyed love.
Happy Birthday, America – Shop the list here
Fourth of July kids’ titles.
YA Beach Reads – Shop the list here
Best suggestions for what to read before and after beach volleyball.
National Park and Recreation Month – Shop the list here
Celebrate our wonderful national parks in July.
Popular MACU Titles – Shop the list here
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Most Anticipated Books for Summer – Shop the list here
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Genre Lists:
We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter (street date August 12)
From your OverDrive DCL: First title in a new series. Welcome to North Falls, a small town where Emmy Clifton is a police officer.
Katabasis by R. F. Kuang (Street date August 26)
From the publisher: Dante’s Inferno meets Piranesi in this dark academia fantasy from the author of Babel and Yellowface.
Top Nonfiction of July – Shop the list here
The CIA Book Club by Charlie English
From your OverDrive DCL: The CIA secretly smuggled 10 million banned books into countries behind the Iron Curtain to quietly combat Soviet communism. By the late 1980s, censorship had completely broken down in Poland where dissidents not only shared the books but reproduced them.
Top Romance of July – Shop the list here
Maid for Each Other by Lynn Painter
From your OverDrive DCL: When a financially strapped student who works as a professional cleaner needs a place to stay for two weeks, she moves into one of the apartments she cleans. After all, the client is never home, But when she wakes up one morning to find his parents in the kitchen, it’s definitely embarrassing. But even worse…they think she’s his girlfriend and they’ve already heard all about her from their son.
Top Mysteries/Thrillers of July – Shop the list here
Rage by Linda Castillo
From your OverDrive DCL: Number 17 in the Edgar Award-winning Chief of Police Kate Burkholder series. A brutal double murder in the Amish community leads Kate to investigate sordid corners of her local community, and when she gets too close, she finds herself a target.
The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths
From your OverDrive DCL: For those who are sad about the end of the author’s Ruth Galloway series, here’s a new one introducing Ali Dawson, leader of a cold case team who investigates crimes so old they’re called “frozen.” The secret is that her team can travel back in time to look for evidence.
Top Historical Fiction of July – Shop the list here
Under the Stars by Beatriz Wiliams
From your OverDrive DCL: When a famous but fading screen star and her daughter reluctantly return to the New England Island they left behind years ago, they discover an old chest with astonishing contents that takes them back to 1846 and the wreck of the steamship Atlantic. The wreck really happened in real life, but Williams has woven a fascinating story around the historical incident.
Top Fantasy of July – Shop the list here
A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
From your OverDrive DCL: One of the most powerful witches in Britain is exiled from her guild, but discovers that her weird, wonderful family, and the unlikely help from a talking fox and a grumpy magic historian, may mean that she’s not alone in her quest to regain her powers.
Top Science Fiction of July – Shop the list here
Inner Space by Jakub Szamalek
From your OverDrive DCL: When Russian and American astronauts are trapped together on the International Space Station, NASA directs the first female commander of the ISS to investigate. Russia has just invaded Ukraine. Could this be sabotage?
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