Thrilling Books to Chill off with this Summer

Posted on August 17, 2026August 4, 2026 by Ashley Barnes

Cool off this August with a book with thrills and chills! Check out these horror, suspense, and mystery books in this special Overdrive collection, if you dare.

A Sunny Place for Shady People
By Mariana Enriquez
eBook | eAudiobook

Fabulous Bodies
By Chuck Tingle
eBook | eAudiobook

Guillotine
By Delilah S. Dawson
eBook

Midnight Rooms
By Donyae Coles
eBo o k

Never Flinch
By Stephen King
eBook | eAudiobook

Play Nice
By Rachel Harrison
eBook | eAudiobook

Ruin Road
By Lamar Giles
eBook | eAudiobook

The Bewitching
By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
eBook | eAudiobook

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
By Stephen Grapham Jones
eBook | eAudiobook

The House that Horror Built
By Christina Henry
eBook | eAudiobook

The Reformatory
By Tananarive Due
eBook | eAudiobook

Vampires of El Norte
By Isabel Cañas
eBook | eAudiobook

We Came to Welcome You
By Vincent Tirado
eBook | eAudiobook

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
By Grady Hendrix
eBook | eAudiobook

With a Vengeance
By Riley Sager
eBook | eAudiobook

Have a Movie Night with help from the Pratt

Posted on August 13, 2026July 24, 2026 by Ashley Barnes

Get the popcorn ready! Stop by your local Pratt branch to check out a DVD to enjoy. Here’s a look at some of our most recent additions.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1

Animal Farm

In the Grey

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Mercy

Michael

Obsession

Pressure

Scream 7

The Devil Wears Prada 2

You, Season 5

You, Me & Tuscany

What’s New this August

Posted on August 6, 2026July 24, 2026 by Ashley Barnes

Enjoy a new book this month! Here’s a look at some of the most recent books added to the Enoch Pratt Free Library’s collection.

A Tender Age
By Change-Rae Lee
Book

Adversary to the Villain
By Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

Ancient History Between Us
By Kaitlyn Hill
Book | eBook

Coffee Shop at Home
By Katerina Diaz
Book

Daggerbound
By T. Kingfisher
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

Immortal Rose
By Alexandra Bracken
Book

Indie Darling
By Lauren Nossett
Book

Mahalia Jackson
By Timothy B. Tyson & Mary D. Williams
Book

Mia
By Leslie Bazzett
Book

Murder at First Slice
By Valerie Burns
eBook | eAudiobook

Not a Word
By Linwood Barclay
Book

Take What You Can
By Naima Coster
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

The Amateur
By Chris Bohjalian
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Gay
By Eliot Glazer
Book

Under the Falls
By Richard Russo
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

Check out President Barack Obama’s Summer Reading List

Posted on August 3, 2026July 30, 2026 by Ashley Barnes

Grab a real page turner to enjoy! Here’s a look at President Barack Obama’s 2026 Summer Reading List plus a few favorites.

A World Appears
By Michael Pollan
Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook

Cool Machine
By Colson Whitehead
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

Data Empire
By Roopika Risam
Book

Kin
By Tayari Jones
Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook

Seek Immediate Shelter
By Vincent Yu
Book

The Things We Never Say
By Elizabeth Strout
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

This Land is Your Land
By Beverly Gage
Book | eBook

Transcription
By Ben Lerner
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

Vigil
By George Saunders
Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook

Whistler
By Ann Patchett
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

A Promised Land
By Barack Obama
Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook

Becoming
By Michelle Obama
Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook

Disability Pride Month Picks on Overdrive

Posted on July 22, 2026July 9, 2026 by Ashley Barnes

If you are looking to celebrate Disability Pride Month, head over to Overdrive to check out their collection highlighting voices, experiences, and characters from the community.