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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

The Salt King
Natasha Pulley
How Can My Manager Be So Stupid?
Kazumasa Hayami; translated by Haydn Trowell
Furious Violet: A Novel
Sarai Walker
Cooking in the Wrong Century
Teresa Präauer; translated by Eleanor Updegraff
Daytona Teddy Riggs
Drew Buxton
Indie Darling: A Novel
Lauren Nossett
The MASH-Up: A Novel
Laura Marie Meyers
Mazywood
Tananarive Due
A Glacier's Guide to Dying: A Novel
Michelle Porter
Beyond Honor
K.B. Brodsky
Reap & Sow
Charlotte B. Plumb
Cloudthief: A Novel
Nathaniel Rich

Non-Fiction

There's a Monster in the Lake: The World as a Fantastical Place
Laura Fernández; translated by Alexis Almeida
The W: A History of the WNBA
Tamryn Spruill
Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature
Emily Wilson
Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art
Daisy Dixon
Happy Snacking, Don't Die!: Foraging and Vegan Recipes With Black Forager (A Cookbook)
Alexis Nikole Nelson
Never Say Die: A Memoir
Ke Huy Quan
The Solo Honeymoon: A Brief Beautiful True Love Story
Laura Murphy
The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World's First Super-Terrorist
Joby Warrick
Our Wild Familiars: How Animals are Adapting to Cities and Reshaping the Natural World
Dan Werb
Are They Dead Yet?: The Art of the Obit
Sam Roberts
A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving: Lessons on Love, Care, and Survival: A Memoir
Virginia Eubanks
The Butterfly Season: What Sixty-Four Butterflies Taught Me About Nature's Great Mysteries and the Meaning of Life
Lea Korsgaard

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.

Summer 2026 Featured Reads: Kids Picks

Sep 21, 2026 - Waterloo Public Library

Summer 2026 Featured Reads

Sep 21, 2026 - Waterloo Public Library

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
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