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Spring 2026 Featured Reads

Jun 23, 2026 - Waterloo Public Library
Featured Reads

Find timely stories, fresh perspectives and engaging ideas in these adult fiction and non-fiction picks.

Fiction

Whidbey
T. Kira Madden
Celestial Lights
Cecile Pin
This Is Not About Us
Allegra Goodman
Dirty Metal
Allison LaMothe
Laws of Love and Logic: A Novel
Debra Curtis
The Beheading Game: A Novel
Rebecca Lehmann
The Copywriter: A Novel
Daniel Poppick
Crux
Gabriel Tallent
Wolf Hour: A Novel
Jo Nesbø; translated by Robert Ferguson
Ruby Falls: A Novel
Gin Phillips
Lady Tremaine: A Novel
Rachel Hochhauser
The Starter Ex: A Novel
Mia Sosa

Non-Fiction

Wild Grace: The Untamed Women of Modern Dance
Sara Veale
World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments
Simon Kuper
How Great Ideas Happen: The Hidden Steps Behind Breakthrough Success
George Newman
A Love Affair with the Unknown: Leaning Into the Uncertain of Modern Life
Gillian Deacon
Interregnum: Inside the Gruelling and Glamorous Two-Year Battle to Become the Next King of Chess
Jordan Himelfarb
Honest Motherhood: On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself
Libby Ward
Cancelling Billionaires Before They Cancel Us: The Urgent Case for a Wealth Tax
Linda McQuaig
Polar War: Submarines, Spies, and the Struggle for Power in a Melting Arctic
Kenneth R. Rosen
Tony Stark, Odysseus, and the Myths Behind Marvel: Ancient Heroes in the Modern World
Peter Meineck
Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster
Shelley Puhak
The Casino Shift: Stories From an ER on the Edge
Brian Goldman
Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!: My Memoir
Liza Minnelli, as told to Michael Feinstein
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