New Books Available This Week!

 

NEW BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK     FOR ADULTS     Featured Title: Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation by Maud Newton Newton's much-anticipated book is an examination of her own family's past as well as a wider look at the growing cultural and scientific significance of genealogy. Mental illness and religious fanaticism percolated through Newton’s maternal lines back to an ancestor accused of being a witch in Puritan-era Massachusetts. Her father was an educated man who extolled the virtues of slavery and obsessed over the “purity” of his family bloodline. Newton's research into her troubled ancestry takes her and the reader into the realms of genetics, epigenetics, and the debates over intergenerational trauma.   Request this title.     OTHER NOTABLE TITLES     What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline The Long Weekend by Gilly Macmillan The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn   The Missing Piece by John Lescroart Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Blanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals by Tieghan Gerard How Strange a Season by Megan Mayhew Bergman   A House Between Earth and Moon by Rebecca Scherm Sicker in the Head: More Conversations About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow Four Aunties and a Wedding byJesse Q. Sutanto     FOR CHILDREN     Featured Title: Cress Watercress by Gregory Maguire In this richly imagined woodland adventure, a grieving rabbit family—Mama, Cress, and baby Kip—must leave their comfortable warren to start over without their lost Papa. Mama moves the family to the basement unit of the Broken Arms, a run-down apartment oak with a suspect owl landlord, a nosy mouse super, a rowdy family of squirrels, and a pair of songbirds who broadcast everyone’s business. Can a dead tree full of annoying neighbors, and no Papa, ever be home?   "Warmhearted and utterly charming." —Kirkus Reviews   Access this title.     OTHER NOTABLE TITLES     The Good Egg and the Talent Show by Jory John Abdul's Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow The Bad Seed Goes to the Library by Jory John   Teddy Roosevelt Was a Moose? by Dan Gutman This is a School by John Schu Stella Diaz to the Rescue by Angela Dominguez       FOR TEENS     Featured Title: The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin by Kip Wilson This historical novel set on the cusp of World War II tells the story of Hilde, an orphan, who, on her 18th birthday, goes out into Berlin to discover her place in the world. She stumbles into Café Lila—a vibrant cabaret full of expressive customers—and Rosa, the club’s waitress and performer, who is Jewish. As the café and all who work there embrace Hilde, and she embraces them in turn, she discovers her voice and her own blossoming feelings for Rosa. Written in a series of free-verse poems, this novel captures the mood and times in sparse poetry, making this work equally appealing for learning history and pleasure reading.   Request this title.     OTHER NOTABLE TITLES     A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olsen     NEW ON VIDEO     Marry Me The Last Waltz (Criterion Collection) Sing 2   Ebooks, audiobooks & more available via Libby/Overdrive   Libby is a free app where you can borrow ebooks, magazines, and digital audiobooks from your public library. You can stream books with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. Indie Flix, Great Courses, and Universal Class have recently been added to Libby. Download the mobile app from your App Store or visit eBCCLS and get started today!     AND DON'T FORGET THESE OTHER FREE RESOURCES!     Hoopla Hoopla offers movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, and video to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone. Access with your library card. There's never a wait list.   This week's featured Hoopla title is the ebook of Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn. Get ready for the new season of the Netflix Regency romance series by reading the novel that inspired it. 1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. Why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better.   Access this tile here.     The New York Times Read The New York Times online, free with your Millburn Library card, on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Includes access to the archives from 1861 to the present.   Contact the library by calling (973-376-1006), texting (973-988-4228), emailing, or stopping in to request access. Have your library card number ready!     The Wall Street Journal   Read The Wall Street Journal online, free with our Millburn Library card, on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.   Contact the library by calling (973-376-1006), texting (973-988-4228), emailing, or stopping in to request access. Have your library card number ready!       Kanopy  Stream thousands of critically acclaimed independent films. There is never a wait. Titles include Oscar winners "Moonlight" and "On Golden Pond" as well as classics including "Chinatown," "A Room with A View," and "Roman Holiday." Access Kanopy here.       Want to See What Other E-Resources We Have Available?  We have many more resources for you. Click here to take a look!     Need a Library Card or Have Other Questions? Please email us at millcirc@bccls.org or text us at 973-988-4228 with any questions or concerns. You can also follow our social media accounts to stay connected. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.         View Our Website     Connect with us: telephone: (973) 376-1006 website: http://millburnlibrary.org/   ‌ ‌ ‌