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

eBooks on AI

The Library has purchased access to three e-books dealing with varying aspects of AI.

Generative AI in the English Composition Classroom by Daniel Plate; James Hutson; Elizabeth Melick; Susan Edele
Publication Date: 2025

Designed to cater to the needs of both novice and seasoned writing instructors, this book provides a range of practical and adaptable strategies for integrating generative artificial intelligence (AI) into English writing curricula.
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AI for Radiology by Oge Marques
Publication Date: 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many areas of medicine and is increasingly being embraced. This book focuses on the integral role of AI in radiology, shedding light on how this technology can enhance patient care and streamline professional workflows.
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Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick
Publication Date: 2024

From Wharton professor and author of the popular One Useful Thing Substack newsletter Ethan Mollick, comes the definitive playbook for working, learning, and living in the new age of AI.
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These books are housed in our eBook Collection databases (via EBSCOhost). You can search those databases below.

eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
Collection of fiction, reference, scholarly, and professional e-books.
eBook Community College Collection
Collection of e-books geared specifically towards community college curriculum areas such as allied health, computer technology, and other trades.

Books in Print

Faculty and Staff - Don't forget! We can deliver books to your office or classroom. Just let us know what you need.

Fiction

Never Flinch by Stephen King
Call Number: F Kin

Publication Date: 2025-05-27

From master storyteller Stephen King comes an extraordinary new novel with intertwining storylines--one about a killer on a diabolical revenge mission, and another about a vigilante targeting a feminist celebrity speaker--featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters.
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
Call Number: F Sti

Publication Date: 2025-06-03

Maggie Stiefvater dazzles in this mesmerizing portrait of an irresistible heroine, an unlikely romance, and a hotel--and a world--in peril.
The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North
Call Number: F Nor

Publication Date: 2025-05-13

The latest gripping serial killer thriller from the New York Times bestselling author Alex North.
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Call Number: F Bac

Publication Date: 2025-05-06

Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger's life twenty-five years later.
Badlands by Douglas Preston; Lincoln Child
Call Number: F Pre

Publication Date: 2025-06-03

A thrilling tale in which 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 Ascent by Allison Buccola
Call Number: F Buc

Publication Date: 2025-05-20

A woman who grew up in a cult must decide if she can trust the stranger claiming to have answers to the dark mysteries of her childhood.
Going Home in the Dark by Dean Koontz
Call Number: F Koo

Publication Date: 2025-05-20

When hometown horrors come back to haunt, friendship is salvation in a novel about childhood fears and buried secrets.
Fever Beach by Carl Hiaasen
Call Number: F Hia

Publication Date: 2025-05-13

Fever Beach begins with an errand that leads--in pure Hiaasen-style--into the depths of Florida at its most Floridian: a sun-soaked bastion of right-wing extremism, white power, greed, and corruption.
All That Life Can Afford by Emily Everett
Call Number: F Eve

Publication Date: 2025-04-01

A young American woman navigates class, lies, and love amid London's jet-set elite.
Big Chief by Jon Hickey
Call Number: F Hic

Publication Date: 2025-04-08

Thrilling and timely, Big Chief is an unforgettable story about the search for belonging--to an ancestral and spiritual home, to a family, and to a sovereign people at a moment of great historical importance.

Young Adult Fiction

Fearless by Lauren Roberts
Call Number: YA F Rob

Publication Date: 2025-04-08

Paedyn and Kai are reunited but face a terrible decision in this thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling romantasy trilogy.
Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel
Call Number: YA F Opp

Publication Date: 2025-06-03

In this masterpiece, award-winning author Kenneth Oppel builds to a heart-stopping pitch in drawing a story that feels very much of our moment, where our very human choices collectively lead to humanity's eventual fate.
The Survivor Wants to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Call Number: YA F Sil

Publication Date: 2025-05-06

In this third book, fate brings Paz and Alano together, but it's now up to the boys to survive the tragic trials ahead so no one dies at the end.
The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum
Call Number: YA F Anc

Publication Date: 2025-04-22

From acclaimed author K. Ancrum comes a queer romantic thriller in which the lives of Hollis, a boy in search of meaning, and Walt, a spirit with unfinished business, collide when Walt takes possession of Hollis's body...and maybe his heart.
Home Has No Borders by Sona Charaipotra; Samira Ahmed
Call Number: YA F Ahm

Publication Date: 2025-05-13

Uplifting contemporary teen anthology celebrating South Asian stories and writers. From first crushes to first heartbreaks, complicated family dynamics to community relationships, this powerful collection of stories explores race, class, culture, language, and the very idea of home as both a place and a feeling.

Non-Fiction (YA and General Collection)

American Spirits by Barb Rosenstock
Call Number: Young Adult YA BF 1242.U6 R67 2025

Can the dead talk to the living? Discover the astonishingly true story of Maggie, Kate, and Leah Fox-the Civil War-era sisters and teen mediums who created the American seance. A real-life ghost story for young adult readers interested in the supernatural, American history, and women's rights.
Spitfires by Becky Aikman
Call Number: D 790 .A65 2025

The heart-pounding true story of the daring American women who piloted the most dangerous aircraft of World War II through the treacherous skies of Britain.
A Billion Butterflies: A Life in Climate and Chaos Theory by Jagadish Shukla
Call Number: QC 858 .S48 S48 2025

Until 40 years ago, we couldn't forecast weather conditions beyond ten days... This is the true story of the man behind modern weather prediction - renowned climate scientist Dr. Jagadish Shukla.
The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary by Susannah Cahalan
Call Number: HV 5822 .H25 C34 2025

Rosemary Woodruff Leary has been known only as the wife of Timothy Leary, the Harvard professor-turned-psychedelic high priest, whose jailbreak captivated the counterculture and whose life on the run with Rosemary inflamed the government. But Rosemary was more than a mere accessory. She was a beatnik, a psychonaut, and a true believer who tested the limits of her mind and the expectations for women of her time.
Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser
Call Number: HV 6533.P33 F73 2025

Fraser returns to her own native landscape, the Pacific Northwest, to explore why the region has produced such a large number of serial killers. In this brooding and often brave book, the author finds evil afoot, but the worst monsters aren't who you'd guess.
Abundance by Ezra Klein; Derek Thompson
Call Number: HC 106.84 .K54 2025

Publication Date: 2025-03-18

From bestselling authors and journalistic titans Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, Abundance is a once-in-a-generation, paradigm-shifting call to renew a politics of plenty, face up to the failures of liberal governance, and abandon the chosen scarcities that have deformed American life.

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New Magazines

We've added several magazines to Flipster! Not only do you get the most recent issue, but several years' worth of back issues as well. Learn more about Flipster.

LAST CHANCE! Access to Consumer Reports and Popular Mechanics via Flipster will end June 30th, 2025.

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

Dogwood Digital

Community college libraries all over the state are constantly adding new purchases to Dogwood Digital. Check back often to see what's new.
Need help? Check out our Dogwood Digital about page but don't forget, you can always contact a PCC librarian.

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Dogwood Digital Library
Borrow a mix of popular fiction and non-fiction e-books and audiobooks, comics, and graphic novels. This is a shared collection of items from many North Carolina community college libraries and may be downloaded to most computers and mobile devices. A myPittCC email account is required for access.
Our Leisure Reading page includes detailed instructions on how to set up Dogwood Digital and use the Libby app. to access e-books and audiobooks.

Dry Erase Boards

One more thing!

We now have 12x12 inch dry erase tabletop easels for checkout at the 1st floor service desk for use inside the Library.