If you are looking for a new hobby, try embroidery! Below you will find a list of new embroidery books all owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.
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July 2026 Bestsellers Club Fiction and Nonfiction Picks
It’s a new quarter and that means new fiction and nonfiction picks have been selected for you courtesy of Bestsellers Club! Four fiction picks are available for you to choose from: diverse debuts, graphic novel, historical fiction, and international fiction. Four nonfiction picks are available for you to choose from: biographies, cookbooks, social justice, and true crime. Our fiction and nonfiction picks are chosen quarterly and are available in regular print only. If you would like to update your selections or are a new patron who wants to receive picks from any of those four categories, sign up for Bestsellers Club through our website!
Bestsellers Club is a service that automatically places you on hold for authors, celebrity picks, nonfiction picks, and fiction picks. Choose any author, celebrity pick, fiction pick, and/or nonfiction pick and The Library will put the latest title on hold for you automatically. Select as many as you want!
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New Young Adult Horror
Do you like horror? If so, I recommend you check out our new young adult horror. This genre has evolved into a diverse collection of books with everything from slashers to thrillers, featuring creepy creatures, ghosts, witches, hauntings, or people committing crimes. These scream-inducing reads will keep you up all night. As of this writing, all of these titles are owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.
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The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch
“His eyes flip open and pin me in place with ardor. There, that’s what I want; destroy me with a look, take me apart piece by piece, leave nothing behind.”
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Book-to-Screen Adaptations
How do you feel about books with television and movie adaptations? Do you read the book before you watch it on screen? Or do you watch it without reading? Personally, I have to read the book before I watch it because if I watch first, I will never take the time to read the book. Below you will find a list of thrillers, romance, science fiction, and more that have jumped from page to screen!
As of this writing all of these titles are owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.
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