Research Guides: What's New at the Library: July 2025

New for July!

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Fiction Titles

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
Call Number: F Sch

This is a story about hunger. 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily--her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice.
UnWorld by Jayson Greene
Call Number: F Gre

A novel about four intertwined lives that collide in the wake of a mysterious tragedy. Set in a near-future world where the boundaries between human and AI blur, the story challenges our understanding of consciousness and humanity.
Nightshade by Michael Connelly
Call Number: F Con

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Stilwell has been "exiled" to a low-key post policing rustic Catalina Island, after department politics drove him off a homicide desk on the mainland. But while following up the usual drunk-and-disorderlies and petty thefts that come with his new territory, Detective Stilwell gets a report of a body found weighed down at the bottom of the harbor.
The River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb
Call Number: F Lam

Corby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that's before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart.
Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Call Number: F Rei

An epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits.
Badlands by Douglas Preston; Lincoln Child
Call Number: F Pre

Archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson, while investigating bizarre deaths in the desert, awaken an ancient evil more terrifying than anything they've faced before.
The Tiny Things Are Heavier by Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo
Call Number: F Oko

A heart-rending debut novel that follows Sommy, a Nigerian woman, who comes to the United States for graduate school two weeks after her brother, Mezie, attempts suicide. Plagued by the guilt of leaving Mezie behind, Sommy struggles to fit into her new life as a student and an immigrant.
The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
Call Number: F Erl

In a remote stretch of the California desert, lies an experimental and controversial treatment center that allows those suffering from the heartache of loss to sleep through their pain...and keep on sleeping. After patients awaken from this prolonged state of slumber, they will finally be healed. But only if they're willing to accept the potential shadowy side effects.

Young Adult Titles

Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout
Call Number: GraNov VanL Song 2025

In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma's world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps. That pivotal moment lights a fire within her, and she decides to join the Dutch Resistance. Before long, Emma is drawn into a clandestine world of printing presses and counterfeiters, with thousands of lives on the line.
Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb by Kai Bird; Martin J. Sherwin; Eric S. Singer (Adapted by)
Call Number: YA QC16. O62 S56 2025

A young readers edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning book, American Prometheus, was the inspiration for the blockbuster film, Oppenheimer. This brand-new edition introduces the next generation to one of the twentieth century's most iconic and complex global figures.
The Education of Kia Greer by Alanna Bennett
Call Number: YA F Ben

How can you trust your heart in a world that's plastic? The story of a teen girl who longs to escape the spotlight, and the PR relationship that helps her find real happiness.
Amelia, If Only by Becky Albertalli
Call Number: YA F Alb

Amelia Applebaum isn't in love with Walter Holland. He just happens to be her favorite moderately famous, chaotically bisexual YouTuber. Who she just happened to invite to prom. (But it's fine. No, for real. If you delete the post, it didn't happen.)

Non-Fiction Titles

Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company by Patrick McGee
Call Number: HD 9696.2 .C64 M34 2025

A riveting look at how Apple helped build China's dominance in electronics assembly and manufacturing only to find itself trapped in a relationship with an authoritarian state making ever-increasing demands.
Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream by Megan Greenwell
Call Number: HG 4751 .G74 2025

A timely work of singular reportage and a damning indictment of the private equity industry told through the stories of four American workers whose lives and communities were upended by the ruinous effects of private equity takeovers.

Illustrated Classics

This new collection of 25 graphic novels is a Saddleback series of illustrated classics designed for English Language Learners and Emerging Readers. They are located in the Young Adult section. Below are just a few examples. To search the library catalog for a list of the books in this series...

Go to the Library Catalog [opens a new window].
Under Search, type Saddleback.
Change Keyword to Series.
Click Search.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Call Number: YA IllCla Vern Twen 2011

When seaman were sailing only wooden ships, Captain Nemo was the master of his incredible, futuristic submarine, the Nautilus, which journeyed through many strange and adventurous voyages...
The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Graphic Novel by Arthur Conan. Doyle
Call Number: YA IllCla Doyl Grea 2011

Read two of the most intriguing mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" the sharp-eyed Holmes, along with his friend, Dr. Watson, is able to save the life of a young woman fated by an evil stepfather to meet a horrifying death. "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" is even more difficult to solve, but Sherlock Holmes comes to the rescue again and saves an innocent young man from a fate he does not deserve.
Journey to the Center of the Earth Graphic Novel by Verne Jules; Jules Verne
Call Number: YA IllCla Vern Jour 2011

The adventures of Henry, Hans, and Professor Von Hardwigg take the reader from the surface of a planet they know to a world alien to them located deep inside the earth. Verne shows man's ability to survive even in the most adverse conditions and proves that survival is man's most basic instinct.
The War of the Worlds Graphic Novel by H. G. Wells
Call Number: YA IllCla Well War 2011

Do UFOs really exist? Could creatures from another planet visit Earth? In The War of the Worlds they do exist and the visitors from the planet Mars come to Earth with not so friendly intentions- to destroy our civilizations! Can humans stop these monstrous invaders before they destroy everything and everyone on Earth?
Dracula Graphic Novel by Bram Stoker
Call Number: YA IllCla Stok Drac 2011

Do all superstitions have a basis in reality, or are they just folklore? Bram Stoker's Dracula is one of the most feared and most loved tales in literature. From Transylvania to London, the reader explores the dark side of mystery and intrigue riding on the coattails of Dracula's cape, changing from wolf to bat, and living on in the nighttime. Do vampires really exist? Read Dracula and decide for yourself.

July Magazines

Atlantic Monthly [via Flipster]
Magazine that covers major issues in politics, foreign affairs, the economy and cultural trends.
Flipster issues: May 2014 - present
Also available: Atlantic Monthly [via Academic Search Complete]
Computers in Libraries [via Flipster]
Montly magazine that serves as a forum for library tech professionals. The focus is on practical applications of technology in public, academic, corporate, and special libraries.
Flipster issues: May 2015 - present
Also available: Computers in Libraries [via Academic Search Complete] Full text 1993 - present
Entrepreneur [via Flipster]
Magazine that provides information for growing your business and offers strategies for success and advice on every aspect of running your own company.
Issues included: April 2014 - present
How It Works [via Flipster]
Science, history, and technology magazine presented in a style that makes complex subjects interesting and easy to understand. Suitable for all ages and a variety of reading levels.
Issues included: 2017 - present
Information Today [via Flipster]
Magazine offering hard-hitting news features that provide insight and analysis into the world of information technology.
Flipster issues: May 2015 - present
Also available: Information Today [via Academic Search Complete] Full text 1993 - present
National Geographic [via Flipster]
Magazine that reports on cultural exploration as well as social and environmental changes that impact life on Earth.
Flipster issues: March 2017 - present
Also available: National Geographic [via Academic Search Complete] Full text 1995 - 2021
Newsweek Global [via Flipster]
Weekly magazine that publishes news and commentary. Covers national and international affairs, science, sports, religion, business, medicine & the arts.
Flipster issues: Feb. 2014 - present
Also available: Newsweek Global [via Academic Search Complete] Full text 1990 - present
Reader's Digest [via Flipster]
Magazine with advice, information and inspiration from multiple sources, condensed into an easy-to-read digest.
Issues included: April 2017 - present
TIME Magazine [via Flipster]
Weekly magazine with reports of national and international current events, politics, sports, and entertainment.
Flipster issues: April 2014-present
Also available: TIME [via Academic Search Complete] PDF Fulltext, 1923-present
Wired [via Flipster]
Magazine that examines technology and its effect on all aspects of culture, from social and recreational to business and politics.
Flipster issues: Nov. 2015 - present
Also available: Wired [via ProQuest Central] Full text 2008-present