Check Me Out - November 2025

IN THE TIME OF FIVE PUMPKINS

By Alexander McCall Smith

Botswana detective Precious Ramotswe solves a new case with the help of her loyal associate and proves again that compassion and wisdom are the greatest tools for justice in the twenty-sixth novel of the series following, “The Great Hippopotamus Hotel.”

HAPPY FRIENDSGIVING

By Marcie Colleen & Laura Sandoval Herrera

Learn the familiar traditions of Thanksgiving, and how family takes on many forms, as friends, neighbors, and relatives arrive for a day of celebration. Young readers will also be reminded to remember and honor those who must work on the holiday so that others might celebrate, including transit workers and first responders.

WHAT WE CAN KNOW

By Ian McEwan

In a future drowned by climate disaster, solitary scholar Thomas Metcalfe uncovers a trail to a lost 2014 poem that once stirred scandal, unraveling a centuryold mystery of love, betrayal and artistic legacy in a world longing for what it has lost.

HANSEL AND GRETEL

By Stephen King & Maurice Sendak

Let Stephen King, global bestselling and award-winning author of “The Long Walk,” and Maurice Sendak, beloved creator of the Caldecott Medal– winning “Where the Wild Things Are,” guide you into the most deliciously daring rendition of the classic Grimm fairy tale yet.

THE ACADEMY

By Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham

When a surprise national ranking thrusts underachieving Tiffin Academy into the spotlight, a viral gossip app begins exposing students’ and staff’s secrets, unraveling reputations and relationships as the boarding school’s carefully curated image gives way to scandal.

WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU

By Patricia Lockwood

As a mysterious illness warps her memory and perception during a global pandemic, a grieving young woman struggles to care for her family while questioning her identity, her past and whether her fractured mind might offer a strange kind of freedom.

AMITY

By Nathan Harris

In 1866 New Orleans, formerly enslaved siblings Coleman and June are separated, only to embark on perilous, individual journeys through the Mexican desert to reunite and seize the freedom they were promised.

THE PUMPKIN SPICE CAFÉ

By Laurie Gilmore

When Jeanie’s aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start. Logan is a local farmer who wants nothing to do with the new girl, except that he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her.