New Children’s Christmas Books

Four Christmas book covers

New Christmas books to read! The Angel Tree A tree that just appears in the town square every Christmas! It’s a mystery…one that has always been part of Pine River’s tradition. Some folks tie wishes on the Angel Tree while others see that those wishes come true. This year four children are determined to solve…

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New Books 11/7/16

From a famous cook and a famous bakery, to a famous judge, to a famous author, to a famous poet, to a famous football player, you will want to check these out! Appetites: A Cookbook by Anthony Bourdain Bourdain draws on more than four decades of professional cooking and world traveling, as well as the…

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New Books 10/31/16

Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer Foer offers a tour of the world’s most unique and amazing places, highlighting natural wonders, weird and magical structures, and mind-boggling events from around the globe, from New Zealand to Turkmenistan to Virginia. Broken Trust by W.E.B. Griffin While investigating the death…

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New Books 10/24/16

Alton Brown: Everyday Cook by Alton Brown In this highly anticipated new cookbook, Food Network star, author, and social media personality Alton Brown takes us into his own kitchen to share the dishes he cooks and eats day in, day out. Among the Living by Jonathan Rabb After surviving the Holocaust, Yitzhak Goldah arrives in…

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New Books 10/17/16

History, religion, next-in-series, favorite authors and tv show stars can be found in this week’s books. All the Little Liars by Charlaine Harris When four kids vanish from the soccer field, including Aurora Teagarden’s brother Phillip, Aurora and her husband, true crime writer Robin Crusoe start their own investigation. American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses…

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New Books 10/10/16

From cookbooks to bestsellers to the next in a series, from books based on 20th century history, on science, or on politics, check out what was just shelved this week! Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America by Patrick Phillips A harrowing testament to the deep roots of racial violence in America chronicles…

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New Books 10/3/16

Just put on the shelves this week: Apprentice in Death by J. D. Robb Investigating a Central Park sniper attack that has left three dead, Eve Dallas discovers that the killer was potentially miles away from the victims and may be the protégé of an even more deranged shooter. Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn…

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New Books 9/26/16

The Ascension Mysteries by David Wilcock The New York Times best-selling author of The Source Field Investigations describes his discovery of a secret cosmic battle between the positive and negative in today’s world, revealing how the Earth is on the front lines of an extraterrestrial war that has been raging for hundreds of thousands of…

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New Books 9/21/16

Check out these new books!  People in the news, both past and present, fictional accounts of historical events, page-turning thrillers, laugh-out-loud comedy, self-therapy and more. American Heiress by Jeffrey Toobin An account of the sensational 1974 kidnapping and trial of Patty Hearst describes the efforts of her family to secure her release, Hearst’s baffling participation…

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Tumble Book Library

The Miami Public Library was recently chosen to participate in a pilot program sponsored by TumbleBookLibrary.com. Miami Public Schools have been invited by the library to be an educational partner in the program through March 31, 2016. Elementary schools will receive full access to the database free of charge. TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated,…

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