November 2024 Adult Top 10 Picks

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  1. To Die For
    by David Baldacci
    Grand Central Publishing
    Nov 12, 2024
    FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense
    Hardback
    To Die For
    by David Baldacci
    Grand Central Publishing
    Nov 12, 2024
    FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense
    Hardback
    From a #1 New York Times bestselling author, the 6:20 Man returns, this time sent to the Pacific Northwest to aid in a complicated FBI case—and he’s about to come face-to-face with his nemesis, the girl on the train.

    Travis Devine has become a pro at accomplishing any mission he's given. But this time it’s not his skills that send him to Seattle to aid the FBI in escorting orphaned, twelve-year-old Betsy Odom to a meeting with her uncle, who’s under federal investigation. Instead, he’s hoping to lay low and keep off the radar of an enemy–the girl on the train.

    But as Devine gets to know Betsy, questions begin to arise around the death of her parents. Devine digs for answers, and what he finds points to a conspiracy bigger than he could’ve ever imagined.

    It might finally be time for Devine and the girl on the train to come face-to-face. Devine is going to find out the difference between his friends and his enemies–and in some cases, they might well be both.
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  2. The Mirror
    by Nora Roberts
    St. Martin's Press
    Nov 19, 2024
    FICTION / Romance / Suspense
    Hardback
    The Mirror
    by Nora Roberts
    St. Martin's Press
    Nov 19, 2024
    FICTION / Romance / Suspense
    Hardback

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts continues the hauntingly spectacular Lost Bride Trilogy with book two, The Mirror.

    When Sonya MacTavish inherits the huge Victorian mansion on the coast of Maine, she has no idea that the house is haunted. The footsteps she hears at night, the doors slamming, the music playing, are not figments of her imagination. In her dreams she sees glimpses of the past. In the present she finds portraits of brides. And when she has visions of an antique mirror, she is drawn to it, sensing it holds dark family secrets.

    Then one night the mirror appears and Sonya glides through this looking glass, into the past—and sees a bride murdered on her wedding day, the circle of gold torn from her finger. It is a scene that will play out again and again—a centuries-old curse that must be broken—and a puzzle she must solve if there is any hope of breaking the curse.

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  3. The House of Cross
    by James Patterson
    Little, Brown and Company
    Nov 25, 2024
    FICTION / Thrillers / Crime
    Hardback
    The House of Cross
    by James Patterson
    Little, Brown and Company
    Nov 25, 2024
    FICTION / Thrillers / Crime
    Hardback
    Supreme Court candidates are being murdered—and only Alex Cross and John Sampson can take the case in The House of Cross.

    “[Alex Cross’s] innate nature is to protect people…If he has a weakness, it’s his family, especially his children. They’re the chink in his armor. But aside from that, it’s tough to get at him.”
    –Aldis Hodge, star of Cross on Prime Video


    In Washington, DC, the president-elect is planning her inauguration.

    The list of Supreme Court candidates is highly confidential—until it becomes evidence in Detective Alex Cross’s toughest investigation.

    One candidate is gunned down. A second is stabbed. A third is murdered near midnight on a city street.

    Cross is the FBI’s top expert in criminal behavior. For the sake of his family, his city, and his country, he must put himself in the most dangerous place there is: inside the mind of a diabolical killer.
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  4. Now or Never
    by Janet Evanovich
    Atria Books
    Nov 19, 2024
    FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
    Hardback
    Now or Never
    by Janet Evanovich
    Atria Books
    Nov 19, 2024
    FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
    Hardback
    INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    The latest Stephanie Plum novel from #1 New York Times bestseller and “the most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times) Janet Evanovich.


    She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancés and no idea what to do about it. But the way things are going, she might not live long enough to marry anyone.

    While Stephanie stalls for time, she buries herself in her work as a bounty hunter, tracking down an unusually varied assortment of fugitives from justice. There’s Eugene Fleck, a seemingly sweet online influencer who might also be YouTube star Robin Hoodie, masked hero to the homeless, who hijacks delivery trucks and distributes their contents to the needy. She’s also on the trail of Bruno Jug, a wealthy and connected man in the wholesale produce business who is rumored to traffic young girls alongside lettuce and tomatoes. Most terrifying of all is Zoran—a laundromat manager by day and self-proclaimed vampire by night with a taste for the blood of pretty girls. When he shows up on Stephanie’s doorstep, it’s not for the meatloaf dinner.

    With timely assists from her stalwart supporters Lula, Connie, and Grandma Mazur, Stephanie uses every trick in the book to reel in these men. But only she can decide what to do about the two men she actually loves. She can’t hold Ranger and Morelli at bay for long, and she’s keeping a secret from them that is the biggest bombshell of all. Now or never, she’s got to make the decision of a lifetime.
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  5. The Serviceberry
    by Robin Wall Kimmerer
    Scribner
    Nov 19, 2024
    NATURE / Plants / General
    Hardback
    The Serviceberry
    by Robin Wall Kimmerer
    Scribner
    Nov 19, 2024
    NATURE / Plants / General
    Hardback
    An Instant New York Times Bestseller

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.

    As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth—its abundance of sweet, juicy berries—to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution ensures its own survival. As Kimmerer explains, “Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency.”

    As Elizabeth Gilbert writes, Robin Wall Kimmerer is “a great teacher, and her words are a hymn of love to the world.” The Serviceberry is an antidote to the broken relationships and misguided goals of our times, and a reminder that “hoarding won’t save us, all flourishing is mutual.”

    Robin Wall Kimmerer is donating her advance payments from this book as a reciprocal gift, back to the land, for land protection, restoration, and justice.
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  6. Cher
    by Cher
    Dey Street Books
    Nov 19, 2024
    Hardback
    Cher
    by Cher
    Dey Street Books
    Nov 19, 2024
    Hardback

    ***The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller***

    ***The Global #1 Bestseller***

    The extraordinary life of Cher can be told by only one person . . . Cher herself.

    After more than seventy years of fighting to live her life on her own terms, Cher finally reveals her true story in intimate detail, in a two-part memoir.

    Her remarkable career is unique and unparalleled. The only woman to top Billboard charts in seven consecutive decades, she is the winner of an Academy Award, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Cannes Film Festival Award, and an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame who has been lauded by the Kennedy Center.

    She is a lifelong activist and philanthropist.

    As a dyslexic child who dreamed of becoming famous, Cher was raised in often-chaotic circumstances, surrounded by singers, actors, and a mother who inspired her in spite of their difficult relationship.

    With her trademark honesty and humor, Cher: The Memoir traces how this diamond in the rough succeeded with no plan and little confidence to become the trailblazing superstar the world has been unable to ignore for more than half a century.

    Cher: The Memoir, Part One follows her extraordinary beginnings through childhood to meeting and marrying Sonny Bono—and reveals the highly complicated relationship that made them world-famous, but eventually drove them apart.

    Cher: The Memoir reveals the daughter, the sister, the wife, the lover, the mother, and the superstar.

    It is a life too immense for only one book.

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  7. Trial by Fire
    by Danielle Steel
    Delacorte Press
    Nov 19, 2024
    FICTION / Women
    Hardback
    Trial by Fire
    by Danielle Steel
    Delacorte Press
    Nov 19, 2024
    FICTION / Women
    Hardback
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this inspiring novel from bestselling author Danielle Steel, the life of a Parisian woman changes in a heartbeat when she’s trapped by wildfires in Napa Valley.

    Born to a French mother and American father, graceful Dahlia de Beaumont has been sole owner and CEO of the venerable family perfume business based in Paris since her early twenties, following the death of her parents. For twenty-five years, after losing her young skier husband in an avalanche, her life has centered on running Lambert Perfumes and being a devoted single mother to her four now-adult children: indecisive Charles, volatile Alexa, kind-hearted business visionary Delphine, and dreamy artist Emma. Now fifty-six, she has an “arrangement” with a married French man but has been questioning that relationship.

    Dahlia comes to San Francisco on a routine business trip to check on her stores in the States. But shortly after her arrival, brush fires ignite in Napa Valley. Watching the sweeping devastation on the news, Dahlia is moved to help. But doing so will bring unforeseen consequences that endanger not only her life, but her entire future. Forced to remain in San Francisco in the aftermath, she will make unexpected connections while also fighting to protect all she has worked for. What Dahlia learns will provide a new perspective of her life, forever changing what really matters to her and what comes next for her journey.

    With this uplifting novel, Danielle Steel beautifully dramatizes how life’s unforeseen challenges can sow the seeds for growth and a fresh chance at love—if one is willing to take the risk.
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  8. Simply Jamie
    by Jamie Oliver
    Appetite by Random House
    Nov 12, 2024
    COOKING / Methods / Quick & Easy
    Hardback
    Simply Jamie
    by Jamie Oliver
    Appetite by Random House
    Nov 12, 2024
    COOKING / Methods / Quick & Easy
    Hardback
    MAKE YOUR LIFE SIMPLER AND MORE DELICIOUS

    SIMPLY JAMIE IS THE NEW MUST-HAVE COOKBOOK THAT MAKES IT EASY TO FIT GOOD FOOD INTO BUSY LIVES


    In five knockout chapters covering Midweek Meals, Weekend Wins, One-Pan Dinners, Pantry Love and Delicious Desserts, Simply Jamie exists to inspire you to get cooking.

    Whatever your needs, you can trust that these recipes will slot right into your busy life, with total ease--from 15-minute-to-table dishes and no-time-to-shop pantry rescues to weekend wins that create smart leftover ideas, making mealtimes a breeze in the days that follow.

    Chapters include:

    • MIDWEEK MEALS: Think simple dinners, quick lunches, clever ingredient shortcuts and fast flavor bombs like Jarred Pepper Pasta and an effortless Smash Burger.
    • WEEKEND WINS: Meal planning, made easy! Get organized on the weekend, then transform the leftovers into ingenious dishes in the days that follow. Think Batch-It-Up Bolognese, Versatile Cornbread and more.
    • ONE-PAN DINNERS: Let the oven do the hard work with clever assembly meals like Roasted Veg with Camembert Fondue and Gochujang Chicken Noodle Bake.
    • PANTRY LOVE: Delight in the best of your pantry with Jamie’s thrifty recipes--Pantry Raid Fishcakes, Harissa Butter Beans and beyond.
    • DELICIOUS DESSERTS: Hit the sweet spot with Jamie’s ultimate shortcuts to delicious desserts like Decadent Chocolate Cake 5 ways and Fabulous Canned Fruit Granitas.

    This is a book about inspiration and bringing joy back into the kitchen.
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  9. Raised by Wolves
    by James Patterson
    Grand Central Publishing
    Nov 05, 2024
    FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological
    Hardback
    Raised by Wolves
    by James Patterson
    Grand Central Publishing
    Nov 05, 2024
    FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological
    Hardback
    Two strangers. One small town. And a choice that could change everything.

    The police respond to the arrival of two teens at the grocery store. They don’t speak English. They don’t speak at all. They’re brother and sister and, for all anybody can tell, they’ve been raised in the forest.

    Two teens appear out of nowhere, ransacking a small-town grocery and attacking the police officers who come to investigate. Their clothes are torn and filthy, their hands and bare feet callused, they have fangs. They’re sister and brother, alone against the world. Where did they come from? Raised by wolves, they say.

    Kai and Holo are taken in by the police chief and his wife, and begin adjusting to life in a small town, attending school and going on dates. But humans, they find, are the most vicious animals. And the mystery of their upbringing brings dark and powerful forces to Kokanee Creek, tearing the town apart and threatening the lives of everyone they love. How will the wolves survive? How will Kai and Holo?
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  10. The City and Its Uncertain Walls
    by Haruki Murakami
    Bond Street Books
    Nov 19, 2024
    FICTION / Literary
    Hardback
    The City and Its Uncertain Walls
    by Haruki Murakami
    Bond Street Books
    Nov 19, 2024
    FICTION / Literary
    Hardback
    "Truth is not found in fixed stillness, but in ceaseless change/movement. Isn't this the quintessential core of what stories are all about?" —Haruki Murakami, from the afterword to The City and Its Uncertain Walls

    The long-awaited new novel from Haruki Murakami, his first in six years, revisits a Town his readers will remember, a place where a Dream Reader reviews dreams and where our shadows become untethered from our selves. A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, and a parable for these strange post-pandemic times, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a singular and towering achievement by one of modern literature’s most important writers.
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