Southeast Kansas Library Newsletter April 2021

The SEKnFind Newsletter
April 2021

This newsletter about new books is distributed to people who are registered adult users at a southeast Kansas library participating in the SEKnFind catalog. We hope you find it useful, but if you don’t wish to receive this anymore, you can click on the “Manage Subscriptions or Unsubscribe” link at the bottom.
All the books included in this newsletter are new additions in one or more SEKnFind libraries–and since the catalog is shared, that means they are available to you whether they are in your local library or not!  Just place a hold on the item(s) you want.  If you don’t know how, your librarian can show you.

New Nonfiction

The hospital : life, death, and dollars in a small American town
by Brian Alexander

The award-winning author of Glass House presents an intimate portrait of a small American hospital to identify the economic and systemic causes of today’s lower life-expectancy rates and poorer health quality.

Think again : the power of knowing what you don’t know
by Adam M. Grant

The Wharton organizational psychologist and best-selling author of Originals examines the critical art of rethinking, explaining how questioning one’s opinions and opening the minds of others can promote personal and professional excellence. Illustrations.

Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid : America’s original gangster couple
by Glenn Stout

The author of Young Woman and the Sea presents the story of Jazz-Age gangsters Margaret and Richard Whittemore, describing how their murderous pursuit of the American Dream was shaped by historical events and tabloid sensationalism. 25,000 first printing. Illustrations.

The beekeepers : how humans changed the world of bumble bees
by Dana L. Church

An expertly researched overview of the world’s bumblebee species reveals their essential role in the planet’s ecosystem and how bee brains and hives work, discussing the scientific and human reasons behind threatened bee populations today.

The modern homestead garden : growing self-sufficiency in any size backyard
by Gary Pilarchik

“Filled with easy-to-employ ideas and lessons for improving your food self-sufficiency no matter how much land you have, The Modern Homestead Garden focuses on planting, growing, harvesting, and preserving food”

Eat better, feel better : my recipes for wellness and healing, inside and out
by Giada De Laurentiis

The Emmy Award-winning star of Everyday Italian outlines a three-week wellness program designed to bolster nutrition and reduce inflammation, sharing more than two dozen dairy-, sugar- and gluten-free recipes for such fare as Quinoa Pancakes and Orange Brown Rice Treats. Illustrations.

The Third Pole : mystery, obsession, and death on Mount Everest
by Mark Synnott

The veteran Pararescuemen trainer and author of The Impossible Climb recounts how the unknown achievements of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine’s ill-fated 1924 ascent inspired his own unlikely summit up Mount Everest. Illustrations.

Blood and treasure : Daniel Boone and the fight for America’s first frontier
by Bob Drury

A narrative account of the life of historical frontiersman Daniel Boone goes beyond pop-culture depictions to offer insight into his Revolutionary War heroism and nation-shaping achievements as witnessed by 18th-century colonists and Native Americans. 125,000 first printing. Illustrations. Maps.

New Fiction

The music of bees : a novel
by Eileen Garvin

Three strangers navigating grief and devastating setbacks cross paths in a rural Oregon town, where they find unexpected friendship, healing and new chances on local honeybee farm. A first novel by the author of How to Be a Sister.

Farm to trouble
by Amanda Flower

To save the family farm, Shiloh Bellamy is determined to create a sustainable organic farm against her father’s wishes, but when her investor turns up dead, more than her dreams are at stake. Original.

Fairy godmothers, Inc.
by Saranna DeWylde

Lucky Fujiki caves to her godmothers’ requests to help promote Ever After, Missouri, as a wedding destination by faking a marriage to her first love and long-time ex in the first novel of a new paranormal romance series. Original.

Every vow you break : a novel
by Peter Swanson

A bride’s dream honeymoon with her beloved millionaire groom is upended by the appearance of an obsessive one-night stand who would claim her for himself. By the award-winning author of The Kind Worth Killing.

No one is talking about this
by Patricia Lockwood

Elevated to prominence for her social-media posts, a woman begins suffering from existential anxieties while learning the languages, customs and fears of her fans throughout the world, before an urgent text from home transforms her virtual perspectives.

Infinite
by Brian Freeman

Surviving the accident that killed his wife, Dylan begins experiencing bizarre hallucinations of himself before encountering an unfamiliar psychiatrist who claims they have been engaging in parallel-universe hypnotherapy treatments. By the award-winning author of Spilled Blood.

2034 : a novel of the next world war
by Elliot Ackerman

Two former military officers and award-winning authors present a near-future geopolitical thriller that depicts a naval clash between America and Asia in the South China Sea of 2034. Co-written by the National Book Award-nominated author of Waiting for Eden.

The bookstore on the beach
by Brenda Novak

Struggling to move on after the unsolved disappearance of her husband, Autumn takes her children to her beachside hometown for the summer before her circumstances are further impacted by a former love and unexpected revelations. 10,000 first printing.

Send for me
by Lauren Fox

“From the author of the highly praised Days of Awe: a sweeping, achingly beautiful new novel that moves between Germany on the eve of World War II and present day Wisconsin, unspooling a story of love, longing, and the ceaseless push and pull of motherhood”

Raft of stars : a novel
by Andrew J. Graff

Fleeing into the woods believing that they have accidentally murdered an abusive parent, two young boys, unaware that they have become the focus of a desperate search, navigate dangerous natural threats in their effort to survive. 125,000 first printing.

The last garden in England
by Julia Kelly

Given the opportunity of a lifetime to restore an admired designer’s famed historic gardens, Emma uncovers long-hidden secrets about her role model and three women who lived on the property during World War II. 75,000 first printing.

St. Louis Sam and the desperados
by P. K. Paranya

“Going from St Louis, Missouri, in 1874 to the Arizona Territory is a frightening step for brother and sister, Garth and Samantha. They need to prove their uncle Millard Tremayne’s treachery in their father’s financial ruin and subsequent suicide. So far their uncle holds all the cards, their guardianship and inheritance. Since the uncle is secretly setting up a dynasty out west, eventually to rid himself of his family and waspish wife, Grace, Sam and Garth follow his trail to a town called Powder Keg in Arizona. The brother and sister collect a band of misfits to help them sabotage Uncle Millard. Mayhem, treachery, intrigue, humor, and romance follow”

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