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Featured Reads

We’ve done the legwork to unveil upcoming gems in the publishing world, so that you can easily find your next read. Plus, many of these titles come in physical copy, eBook and audiobook formats to suit your reading preferences.

Fiction

Villa Coco: A Novel
Andrew Sean Greer
Whisper Creek
Allison Brennan
The Bush Tea Murder
Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier
Chasing Summer
Frankie Scott
All Them Dogs: A Novel
Djamel White
The Unicorn Hunters: A Novel
Katherine Arden
The Typing Lady: And Other Fictions
Ruth Ozeki
Retro: A Novel
Jessica Goldstein
The Tuxedo Society
Paul Rudnick
Based on a True Story
Sarah Vaughan
An Infinite Love Story
Chanel Cleeton
Sublimation
Isabel J. Kim
Dead weight
Hildur Knútsdóttir

Non-Fiction

Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and New Science to Reclaim Your Well-being
Manoush Zomorodi
Trash! A Garbageman's Story
Simon Pare-Poupart
Niagara Wine + Food: Signature Recipes From Ontario's Iconic Terroir
Magdalena Kaiser
The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel: Romanovs, Revolutionaries, and the Forgotten Titan Who Fueled the World
Douglas Brunt
Supergay!: A Memoir
Frankie Grande
The Seven Cycles of Life: Seeking Healing, Connection and Justice in Anishinaabe Teachings
John Borrows
The Dog's Gaze : A Visual History
Thomas W. Laqueur
The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life
Ian Bogost
Dead Bees Still Sting: Tales of Life at the Edge of Nature
Susan Cormier
Backtalker: An American Memoir
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
Imitation Games: How Gambling Hijacked Sports
Darragh McGee
I Eat the Stars
Sarah Wilson

Kids Picks – Summer 2026

Check out the latest picks for young readers! This list features new picturebooks, fiction, and nonfiction to spark curiosity and imagination.

Picturebooks

The Outermost Mouse
Lauren Wolk
The Very Noisy House
Sally Nicholls & Gosia Herba
Watermelon Pool
Bonsoir Lune; illustrated by Bonsoir Lune
Odds and Ends
Maija Hurme; illustrated by Maija Hurme
Spendin' Time
Gary R. Gray Jr.; illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell
Incredibly Fast and Not at All Fun
Tadgh Bentley
Ritu in the Sun
Moniza Hossain; illustrated by Mercè López
The Dumped Truck
Daniel Bernstrom; illustrated by Marcelo Verdad
Do You Really Know Flamingos?
Brandon Todd
A Fish Like Me
Jamie Sumner; illustrated by Devon Holzwarth

Fiction

Inbetweens
Faith Erin Hicks
Roar
Varsha Bajaj
Styx and Stones
Gary D. Schmidt & Ron Koertge
Squalo & Mage vs. the Rage of the Bakunawa: A Graphic Novel
Kara Bodegón-Hikino
The Second Life of Snap
Erin Entrada Kelly
Casting April
Wendy Lu
Opting Out
Maia Kobabe
The Book of Jupiter
Robin Stevenson
Friend Group
Lisa Greenwald
The Hidden Dominion of Geordie James
Mike Dawson
The Mystery of the Stolen World Cup Trophy
Angela Cervantes
The Case of the Pilfered Pearls
Margi Preus

Non-Fiction

I Am Not Boring: The True-life Story of a Log
Lena Podesta
Bollywood Beat!
Anita Yasuda; illustrated by Devika Oza
How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration That Created Winnie-the-Pooh
Annette Bay Pimentel; pictures by Faith Pray
Chopsticks Are
Chloe Ito Ward; illustrations by Lynn Scurfield
Buzz: A Family Guide to Bugs and Bees How To Spot Them
Richard "Bugman" Jones; illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows
Get connected!: The Story of Communication From Hieroglyphics to Body Language
Kay Barnham; illustrated by Emans
A Forest Begins Anew
Louise M. Aamodt ; illustrated by Elly MacKay
Reaching Across the Sky: A Celebration of Bridges
Christy Hale

Past Featured Reads

Explore our previous Featured Reads and consider them for your next book club; each title is available in multiple formats, with multiple copies.

Spring 2026 Featured Reads

Jun 23, 2026 - Waterloo Public Library

Winter 2026 Featured Reads

Feb 8, 2026 - Waterloo Public Library

Winter 2026 Featured Reads: Kids Picks

Feb 8, 2026 - Waterloo Public Library

Fall 2025 Featured Reads

Nov 27, 2025 - Waterloo Public Library

Summer 2025 Featured Reads

Aug 18, 2025 - Waterloo Public Library

Summer 2025 Featured Reads: Kids Picks

Aug 18, 2025 - Waterloo Public Library
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