Summer is here and there’s no better way to beat the heat than finding a shady spot and relaxing with a good book! This summer is an exceptionally exciting time for new releases and quite a few highly anticipated books by popular authors are being published over the next few weeks. The best part? The library has them all! You can choose to check out the physical copy from the library or check them out digitally on the Libby app to read on your smartphone or tablet. Read below to find out some of the books you can look forward to this summer.

 

The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende is a captivating book written with dual timelines. It details the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019. Samuel Adler was six years old when his father disappeared in Vienna in 1938. Samuel's mother secured a spot for him on the last train out of Nazi-occupied Austria to the United Kingdom, which he boarded alone. Eight decades later, Anita Diaz, a seven-year-old girl, and her mother board another train, fleeing danger in El Salvador and seeking refuge in the United States. However, their arrival coincides with the new family separation policy, and Anita finds herself alone at a camp. Anita's case is assigned to a social worker who enlists the help of a lawyer. Together they discover that Anita has another family member in the United States: Leticia Cordero, who is employed at the home of now eighty-six-year-old Samuel Adler, linking Samuel’s and Anita’s lives together.

 

The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand is a story about friendship, love, and self-discovery.   Hollis Shaw's life seems picture-perfect. She's the creator of the popular food blog and is married to Matthew. After she and Matthew get into an argument one morning, he leaves for the airport and is killed in a car accident. This cracks Hollis's perfect life. When Hollis hears about something called a "Five-Star Weekend" where a woman organizes a trip for her best friend from each phase of her life to hopefully fix what is broken in her life, she decides to do it, but the weekend doesn’t turn out at all how she plans. Through all the twists and turns, and with the help of her friends, Hollis finds herself again.

 

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell is a fast-paced psychological thriller you’re sure to be on the edge of your seat while reading. Celebrating her birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman named Josie. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix's children's school. Josie has been listening to Alix's podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She tells Alix that she’s on the cusp of great changes in her life. But, as quickly as she arrived, Josie disappears. Only then does Alix discover that Josie has left a terrifying situation in her wake, and that Alix has become the subject of her own true crime podcast, with her life and her family's lives in danger.