Staff Picks August 2026

Amee: The Search by Tana French

Retired Chicago Police Detective Cal Hooper relocates to a small rural town in Ireland for relaxation and a new start. However, Cal gets pulled into a missing persons case that has secrets his new friends don’t want him to know.

Jennifer: At The Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber.

Ava Harrison receives a letter containing an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, she thinks she’s being haunted. The listing―a job as a live-in caretaker for a peculiar old man and his cranky cat in Driftwood, Alabama―is the perfect chance to start a new life.

Maggie Mae Brightwell is a bundle of energy as she runs Magpie’s, Driftwood’s coffee and curiosity shop, where there’s magic to be found in pairing the old with the new. But lurking under her cheerful exterior is a painful truth―keeping busy is the best way to distract herself from the lingering loss of her mama and her worries about her aging father.

Ava and Maggie soon find they’re kindred spirits, as they’re both haunted―not by spirits, but by regret. Both must learn to let go of the past to move on―because sometimes the waves of change bring you to the place where you most belong.

Megan: Finn the Floaty by Leanne Hatch

When a gust of wind blows Finn away from his home he goes on an adventure like no other. Will Finn ever make it home to his family? Read and find out!

Karen: The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow

Written in the style of Jane Austin, the book tells the story of Mary Bennet. The sister from Pride and Prejudice.

Dawn: You Deserve to Know by Aggie Blum Thompson

A twisted domestic thriller with cul-de-sac neighbors, a murdered husband, and lots of lies. It doesn't get any better than that!