New Books: May 2025

Exhibition catalog for exhibit at the Colby College Museum of Art. Bob Thompson grew up in Elizabethtown and attended the local Bond-Washington school. His work was the subject of a 1998 exhibit at the Whitney Museum and of other museums around the country, including one in Chicago in 2022.

7th ed. Jossey-Bass

Mystery, suspense. ** A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2024 **
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, THE SUNDAY TIMES, AND THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Anthology of works by members of the Coming of Age writing group. This program was run by Libby Falk Jones, Professor Emerita of Berea College. The book is the second volume produced by Coming of Age.

Horror, sci fi. one of The New York Times' Best SFF Books of 2024. Praised by NYT, Scientific American, Library Journal

Book of poems from Libby Falk Jones, Professor Emerita at Berea College where she taught creative writing. She has served as judge for the Joy Bale Boone Prize.

Named a Best Book of February by Time
Named a Favorite Fiction Read of 2024 by NPR. Named a best Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book of 2024 by Elle. Named a Best Historical Fiction Book of 2024 by Book Riot. Praised by Time, Oprah Magazine, Washington Post, New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times, and more

Journalism. The Village Voice was a extremely influential NYC alternative press paper. Finalist for 2024 National Book Critics Circle Awards: Nonfiction. Praised by the New York Post, New Yorker, Boston Globe, WaPo, NYT, Financial Times, NPR

one of the Best Books of 2019 according to NPR, the New York Public Library, Locus Award Winner, 2020. WINNER of the 2020 Crawford Award. Finalist for the 2020 Hugo and Nebula awards

A New York Times Best Crime Novel of the Year - A Washington Post and TODAY.com must-read book selection - An Agatha Award and Lefty Awards finalist!

Historical Fiction. OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Instant New York Times Bestseller • Named one of the best books of 2023 by The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Boston Globe, Time, The New Yorker, and more. “Nothing short of epic, magical, and intensely moving.” —Vogue • “A novel of triumph.” —The Washington Post • “Harrowing, immersive, and other-worldly.” —People

Praised by People, Library Journal, etc

Historical Fiction. New York Times Bestseller

WINNER OF THE 2024 MILES FRANKLIN AWARD - WINNER OF THE 2024 STELLA PRIZE - WINNER OF THE 2024 JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE - WINNER OF THE 2023 QUEENSLAND AWARD FOR LITERARY FICTION - SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD

Fantasy. Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel. A 2023 New York Times Notable Book

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR. Praised by NYT, Town and Country

Fantasy. Final book of the Stormlight Archive, by one of the most important contemporary fantasy writers.

Praised by Time, New York Times, Boston Globe, Atlantic, New Yorker, NPR, and more

“One of the year’s most chilling novels. . . . Enthralling.”—The Miami Herald. Praised by the New York Review of Books

Praised by LitHub, Electric Lit, Good Housekeeping, one of the best 100 books of the year - BookRiot

Fantasy. One of the most important series by one of the most important contemporary fantasy writers.

Fantasy. Praised by Oprah Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Tor.com, WaPo,

Recommended by faculty experts. Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Winner, 1999

Faculty recommended; School Library Journal recommended.

**One of Book Page's Seven Books that Celebrate Trailblazing Women** **One of Beyond Curie's 40 Nonfiction Book Recommendations for International Day of Women & Girls in Science** "Leaded petrol’s toxicity is well known today. Less so is the complex battle against it that started in 1924... Daniel Stone captures this dramatic and disturbing story." —Nature
"A timely tale about corporate whitewashing that contaminated a nation... has the feel of a true-crime thriller."
—Washington Independent Review of Books

Praised by the Wall Street Journal

NYT Bestseller

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY

Praised by the Wall Street Journal, New Republic, New York Review of Books

University of Chicago Press. Praised by Journal of the American Revolution, Journal of Law and Religion, and more

Praised by the NYT, Emerging Civil War and others

Praised by the NYT, New Yorker, Library Journal

Praised by Science, New Scientist, New York Times

Cambridge University Press

Praised by Library Journal

New York Times Bestseller. Praised by the WSJ and the Financial Times

Science Friday, Best Science Books of Summer 2024. Praised by Science, NYT, WSJ, Financial Times

Oxford University Press. Praised by the WSJ, Physics World, Science, Scientific American, Popular Science

Praised by Natural Farmer and the Cincinnati Enquirer

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
Praised by Psychology Today, NYT, Library Journal

FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY. Praised by the NYT and the WSJ

A 2025 STONEWALL BOOK AWARD HONOREE * Praised by WaPo, Vox, San Francisco Chronicle, THEM, and more

NYT EDITOR'S CHOICE • WASHINGTON POST BEST NONFICTION OF 2023 . Praised by the Chicago Tribune, the NYT, the New Yorker, WaPo and more

True Crime. One of Library Journal's true crime books of the year; praised by the NY Review of Books and the Southern Review of Books

Princeton University Press. Named one of the top books of 2024 by New Yorker. Praised by the New York Journal of Books

A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME, NEW YORKER, PITCHFORK, LITHUB, AND NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW.

Praised by New Yorker

Winner of numerous awards from history associations, one of top 2024 New Yorker books, highly recommended by CHOICE

Praised by New Yorker; highly recommended by CHOICE

Praised by Essence

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 MOORE PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

The focus of this book is on true crime rather than botanical properties

Researched and written by ECTC Professor Emerita Pem Davidson Buck. Earned a "Highly Recommended" by CHOICE, the trade journal that serves as the primary library selection tool for academic libraries.