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

New Books

Fiction

New titles may be shelved on the "New Books" display on the 1st floor. If you need help locating a book, please ask!

The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths
Call Number: F Gri

Publication Date: 2025-07-08

Some murders can't be solved in just one lifetime. Ali Dawson and her cold case team investigate crimes so old, they're frozen--or so their inside joke goes. Nobody knows that her team has a secret: they can travel back in time to look for evidence. . .
The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr
Call Number: F Car

Publication Date: 2025-07-22

Millions of letters arrive in the mail. Murders are uncovered, affairs revealed, family secrets exposed. These are the first Confessions. This is our last chance. LLIAM is the world's most powerful supercomputer, built to make the toughest decisions for its users. Where to work, who to marry, and even who should live or die. But when LLIAM suddenly goes offline with no explanation, the world is thrust into chaos, paralyzed by indecision. . .
Blood Slaves by Markus Redmond
Call Number: F Red

Publication Date: 2025-07-29

A reimagining of the vampire origin story set during the early days of American slavery that blends alternate history with supernatural horror, as the last surviving member of an ancient African vampire tribe meets a slave desperate for freedom, and together, they lead an army of enslaved people in a cinematically blood-soaked battle for freedom and revenge. . .
Coded Justice by Stacey Abrams
Call Number: F Abr

Publication Date: 2025-07-15

Coded Justice follows Avery down a dark rabbit hole into the breathtaking--and dangerously evolving--world of AI in the medical industry. . .
Guess Again by Charlie Donlea
Call Number: F Don

Publication Date: 2025-07-29

On the 10th anniversary of a teenage girl's disappearance, her cold case breaks open in dangerous ways, and threatens to tear apart her small Wisconsin town all over again . . .
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
Call Number: F Jac

Publication Date: 2025-07-22

A twisty thriller about a young woman trying to solve her own murder . . .
Beasts of Carnaval by Rosália Rodrigo
Call Number: F Rod

Publication Date: 2025-07-29

This sweeping historical fantasy set in a lush, Puerto Rico-inspired world, uses magical realism to combine Caribbean carnaval culture and the mythology of the Taíno--the Indigenous people of the region--in a gripping exploration of community, reclamation, and healing in defiance of a violent past . . .

Nonfiction

Ghosts of Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino
Call Number: D 767.25 .H6 G46 2025

Based on years of forensic archaeological research combined with interviews of more than two hundred survivors and their families, Ghosts of Hiroshima is a you-are-there account of ordinary human beings thrust into extraordinary events, during which our modern civilization entered its most challenging phase--a nuclear adolescence that, unless we are very wise and learn from our past, we may not survive.
The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century by Tim Weiner
Call Number: JK 468 .I16 W45 2025

Based on on-the-record interviews with six former CIA directors, the top spymaster, thirteen station chiefs, and scores of top operations officers, The Mission is a gripping and revelatory history of the modern CIA, reaching from 9/11 through its covert operations in Afghanistan and Iraq to today's secret battles with Russia and China, concluding with the Agency's own fight for survival under the current president of the United States.

Young Adult

Difficult Girls by Veronica Bane
Call Number: YA F Ban

Publication Date: 2025-07-08

A teen girl's attempt at social reinvention takes a deadly turn when a co-worker disappears-and she learns she may have been the last person to see the missing girl-in this razor-sharp, murderously funny thriller debut.
After We Burned by Marieke Nijkamp
Call Number: YA F Nij

Publication Date: 2025-07-01

A terrible accident. A horrible loss. A regrettable tragedy. That's all anyone in Fenix can talk about when a fire consumes the local high school, taking the life of a student.
Reckless by Lauren Roberts
Call Number: YA F Rob

Publication Date: 2024-07-02

Paedyn and Kai battle with duty and desire in this highly anticipated second installment in the sizzling and epic romantic fantasy trilogy that's packed with spicy tension and edge-of-your-seat betrayal.

Database News

JoVE Core

JoVE has added a lot of new content and updates to its lineup of video "textbooks." Sections with new content include Anatomy, Electrical and Civic Engineering, Pharmacology (with a chapter on drug abuse and addiction), and more.

How do you know what's new?

Look for the blue Updated and red New buttons when viewing the database content by chapter.

New in Pharmacology: Chapter 12 - Drug Abuse and Addiction

Check it out!

If you need help using JoVE, or are wondering how to add this content to your Moodle courses, read our About JoVE page, or contact Angela Davis (asdavis688@my.pittcc.edu).

JoVE: Core
Video textbooks which explain concepts taught in undergraduate courses through animations and experiments. Subjects include: Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Physics, Statistics, Anatomy and Physiology, Pharmacology, Pharmakokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Intro to Psychology, Social Psychology, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

Flipster Magazines

"Flip" through new magazines online!

Flipster
View digitized versions and flip through the pages of select magazines. The current list includes: Atlantic Monthly, TIME Magazine, Newsweek Global, How It Works, Information Today, Wired, National Geographic, Entrepreneur, Consumer Reports, and Computers in Libraries.
iOS App
To download the free Flipster app, search the iTunes app store for Flipster - Digital Magazines. The Flipster App requires iOS 10.0+.
- iOS Device Guide [PDF]
Android App
To download the free Flipster app, search the Google Play store for Flipster - Digital Magazines.
- Android Device Guide [PDF]
Learn more at the Library's About Flipster page.