What’s New to Hit the Pratt’s Shelves this October!

Here’s a look at the latest books available this month from the Enoch Pratt Free Library. We’re sure that one, two, or three would love a place on your To-Be-Read List! Don’t forget, the Pratt’s catalog has a brand new look. It’s now easier than ever to browse for materials. 

Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng
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The Family Game
by Catherine Steadman
eBook | eAudiobook
Mad Honey
by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

Devil in Ohio
by Daria Polatin
eBook
The Passenger
by Cormac McCarthy
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The Partner Track
by Helen Wan
eBook
It Starts With Us
by Colleen Hoover
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
Killers of a Certain Age
By Deanna Rayborn
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

Uphill
by Jemele Hill
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The Golden Enclaves
by Naomi Novik
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Making a Scene
by Constance Wu
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Go To Dinners
by Ina Garten
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Anywhere You Run
by Wanda M. Morris
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
What’s Mine and Yours
by Naima Coster
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A Reading List For Emmys Fans to Check Out

To celebrate this year’s Emmy Awards, we wanted to share a few book recommendations inspired by the award winners. Take a look at these books, perfect for fans of Abbott Elementary, Ted Lasso, Succession, and more! 

Nine Perfect Strangers
by Liane Moriarity
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
Dopesick
by Beth Macy
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Britt-Marie Was Here
by Fredik Backman
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
The Cactus League
by Emily Nemens
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Olga Dies Dreaming
By Xóchitl González
Book | eAudiobook
The Nest
By Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
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White Smoke
by Tiffany D. Jackson
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Girl in Pieces
by Kathleen Glasgow
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The Cult of We
by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell
Book | eBook
Bad Blood
by John Carreyrou
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Redefining Diva
by Sheryl Lee Ralph
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She Memes Well
By Quinta Brunson
Book | eBook

Spotlight on Hispanic Voices and Culture

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) with the Enoch Pratt Free Library! Check out these selections from our librarians spotlighting Hispanic voices and culture. 


¡Celebra el mes de la herencia hispana con la Biblioteca Pratt (15 de septiembre a 15 de octubre)! Lee estas recomendaciones de nuestros bibliotecarios que celebran la cultura hispana y a las voces hispanas.

Neruda on The Park
by Cleyvis Natera
Book | eBook

A Proposal They Can’t Refuse
by Natalie Caña
Book | eBook | eAudio
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Book | eBook | eAudio
Twice A Quinceañera
by Yamile Saied Mendez
Book | eBook
Big Chicas Don’t Cry
by Annette Chavez Macias
Book
West Side Love Story
by Priscilla Oliveras
Book
Decoding “Despacito
by Leila Cobo
Book | eAudio
My Broken Language
by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Book | eBook
Crying in the Bathroom
by Erika J. Sánchez
Book
Largo Pétalo De Mar
by Isabel Allende
Book | eBook
Los Falcón
by Melissa Rivero
Book
Inheritance
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Book | eBook

Travel Back in Time with the Libby App

Have you checked out the Libby App yet? Designed by Overdrive, it’s a fantastic way to read or listen to all of your favorite eBooks and eAudios on the go! Here’s a look at some of the sweeping love stories and family sagas highlighted in their historical fiction section.

The Teacher of Warsaw
by Mario Escobar
eBook
Woman on Fire
by Lisa Barr
eBook | eAudiobook
Girls of Flight City
by Lorraine Heath
eBook | eAudiobook
The Diamond Eye
by Kate Quinn
eBook | eAudiobook
Sisters Of Night and Fog
by Erika Robuck
eBook | eAudiobook
Blackout
by Simon Scarrow
eBook
Sisters in Arms
by Kaia Alderson
eBook
The Hollywood Spy
by Susan Elia MacNeal
eBook | eAudiobook
Trial By Fire
by P.T. Deutermann
eBook
Great Circle
by Maggie Shipstead
eBook | eAudiobook
Our Woman in Moscow
by Beatriz Williams
eBook | eAudiobook
The Shadow King
by Maaza Mengiste
eBook

Loved Beyoncé’s Renaissance? Read these books!

If Beyoncé’s latest album has been on repeat for you, here are a few books inspired by the Renaissance playlist! With focuses on Black and LGBT+ expression, love, joy, and excellence, we hope you enjoy them. 

Speak
by Tunde Oyeneyin
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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
by Deesha Philyaw
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Seven Days in June
by Tia Williams
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Care Free Black Girls
by Zeba Blay
Book
More Than Enough
by Elaine Welteroth
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All Boys Aren’t Blue
by George M. Johnson
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Red Lip Theology
by Candice Marie Benbow
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Love in Color
by Bolu Babalola
Book | eBook
I’m So Not Over You
by Kosoko Jackson
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

The Legs Are the Last to Go
by Diahann Carroll
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
Pleasure Activism
by Adrienne Marie Brown
eBook
And the Category is…
by Rickey Turner
Book
Voguing and the house ballroom scene of New York City 1989-92
by Chantal Regnault
Book

Legendary: Inside the House Ballroom Scene
by Gerard H. Gaskin
Book

How You Get Famous: Ten Years of Drag Madness in Brooklyn
by Nicole Pasulka
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