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New Items at the
Plumb Memorial Library

Here

DVDs

Reuniting the director, writer and stars of Forrest Gump, Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in a tale of love, loss, laughter, and life, all of which happen right Here.

Manifest: Season 4

DVDs

Manifest: Season 4

In MANIFEST, passengers of turbulent but routine Flight 828 disembark to find the world aged five-and-a-half years and their loved ones had given up hope of ever seeing them again. Faced with the impossible, the passengers' dreams of a second chance at life evaporate as they encounter the imminent danger

Monster Summer

DVDs

When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.

Mr. Monk's Last Case

DVDs

Mr. Monk's Last Case

Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub is back as Adrian Monk, the brilliant sleuth with obsessive-compulsive disorder who fought crime and grime on the streets of San Francisco for 8 gloriously quirky seasons of TV. Now, after more than a decade, the defective detective returns to solve one last, very personal case

Slingshot

DVDs

SLINGSHOT is a psychological thriller following an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As they gear up for a dangerous slingshot maneuver, one astronaut struggles to maintain his grip on reality.

The Substance

DVDs

Demi Moore gives a career-best performance as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister fired from her fitness TV show by studio head Harvey. She is drawn to the THE SUBSTANCE. All it takes is one injection and she is reborn as the gorgeous, Sue.

The Thicket

DVDs

When fierce bounty hunter Reginald Jones is recruited by a desperate man to track down a ruthless killer known only as Cutthroat Bill, he rallies a band of unlikely heroes including a grave-digging ex-slave and a street-smart woman-for-hire. Together they embark on a perilous quest to track down Cutthroat

Venom: The Last Dance

DVDs

Venom: The Last Dance

In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the

Hope: The Autobiography

Biographies & Memoirs

Hope: The Autobiography

By Pope Francis. Pope Francis originally intended this exceptional book to appear only after his death, but the needs of our times and the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope have moved him to make this precious legacy available now.Hope is the first autobiography in history ever to be published by a Pope.

Memorial Days: A Memoir

Biographies & Memoirs

Memorial Days: A Memoir

By Geraldine Brooks. A heartrending and beautiful memoir of sudden loss and a journey towards peace, from the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author ofHorseMany cultural and religious traditions expect those who are grieving to step away from the world. In contemporary life, we are more often met

Source Code: My Beginnings

Biographies & Memoirs

Source Code: My Beginnings

By Bill Gates. The origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern age.The business triumphs of Bill Gates are widely known: the twenty-year-old who dropped out of Harvard to start a software company that became an industry giant and changed

The Mensch Method: Achieving Success Through Character in Life and Business

Health, Mind & Body

The Mensch Method: Achieving Success Through Character in Life and Business

By Todd Zive. Lead with Character, Live with PurposeThrough engaging real-life stories and actionable insights, seasoned executive Todd Zive reveals how to lead as a mensch, a person of integrity and honor. Drawing from his extraordinary journey—shaped by the murder of his father at age four—Todd illustrates

Good Dirt

Literature & Fiction

By Charmaine Wilkerson. The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club PickWhen ten-year-old Ebby Freeman heard the gunshot,

Grace of the Empire State

Literature & Fiction

Grace of the Empire State

By Gemma Tizzard. In this breathtaking debut novel, a daring dancer must take her twin brother’s place as a riveter high atop the in-progress Empire State Building to save her family from ruin.After the death of their father, it’s up to Grace O’Connell and her twin brother Patrick to support their family

Harlem Rhapsody

Literature & Fiction

Harlem Rhapsody

By Victoria Christopher Murray. The extraordinary story of Jessie Redmon Fauset whose exhilarating world of friends, rivals, and passions all combined to create the magic that was the Harlem Renaissance, written by Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Personal Librarian.In

Homeseeking

Literature & Fiction

By Karissa Chen. An epic and intimate tale of one couple across sixty years as world events pull them together and apart, illuminating the Chinese diaspora and exploring what it means to find home far from your homeland.A single choice can define an entire life.Haiwen is buying bananas at a 99 Ranch

Isola

Literature & Fiction

By Allegra Goodman. An epic saga about a French noblewoman deserted on an island where her survival depends on the power of her faith and love—from the New York Times bestselling author of Sam.Heir to a chateau with its own village and lands, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility.

Near Distance

Literature & Fiction

By Hanna Stoltenberg. “Stoltenberg’s elegant prose makes each scene . . . so engaging that it gives plot a bad name.”—John Self, GuardianFor her entire life, Karin has fled anything and anyone that tries to possess her. Her job demands little, she mostly socializes with men she meets online, and she’s

South on Summit

Literature & Fiction

South on Summit

By Timothy Berkey. Bill, a city boy, meets Mary Lou, a Mennonite girl on first base. The unlikely pair befriend Drysten, an Irish immigrant whose struggle in the slums of Dublin is launched into the world of 1930’s America. The three lives intertwine as they face loss, murder, and an unforgiving Great

This Is a Love Story

Literature & Fiction

This Is a Love Story

By Jessica Soffer. An intimate and lyrical celebration of great love, great art, and the sacrifices we make for bothFor fifty years, Abe and Jane have been coming to Central Park, as starry-eyed young lovers, as frustrated and exhausted parents, as artists watching their careers take flight. They came

New Items at the
Huntington Branch Library

Beyond the Throne: Epic Journeys, Enduring Friendships, and Surprising Tales

Beyond the Throne: Epic Journeys, Enduring Friendships, and Surprising Tales

Taming Silicon Valley: How to Protect Our Jobs, Safety, and Society in the Age of AI

Taming Silicon Valley: How to Protect Our Jobs, Safety, and Society in the Age of AI

An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence

An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence

Nat Turner, Black Prophet: A Visionary History

Nat Turner, Black Prophet: A Visionary History

The Study: The Inner Life of Renaissance Libraries

The Study: The Inner Life of Renaissance Libraries

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People

Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America from Around the Globe

Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America from Around the Globe

Holy Ground: On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope

Holy Ground: On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope

The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump

The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump

And the Roots of Rhythm Remain

And the Roots of Rhythm Remain

Survival Gardening: Grow Your Own Emergency Food Supply, from Seed to Root Cellar

Survival Gardening: Grow Your Own Emergency Food Supply, from Seed to Root Cellar

The Apothecary's Wife: The Hidden History of Medicine and How It Became a Commodity

The Apothecary's Wife: The Hidden History of Medicine and How It Became a Commodity

Elita

Grace of the Empire State

Grace of the Empire State

Poems of the Neurodivergent Experience

Poems of the Neurodivergent Experience

Self-Love, Healing, and Neurodivergence

Self-Love, Healing, and Neurodivergence

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Beartooth

Chain Reaction

Dead Money

Beyond the Throne: Epic Journeys, Enduring Friendships, and Surprising Tales

Biographies & Memoirs

Beyond the Throne: Epic Journeys, Enduring Friendships, and Surprising Tales

By Kristian Nairn. Beyond the Throne is the first memoir to share behind‑the‑scenes stories of the perils and triumphs of Game of Thrones—from beloved performer Kristian Nairn, who played Hodor and became one of the most recognizable figures of the global television phenomenon.The story of an unlikely

Taming Silicon Valley: How to Protect Our Jobs, Safety, and Society in the Age of AI

Computers & Internet

Taming Silicon Valley: How to Protect Our Jobs, Safety, and Society in the Age of AI

By Gary F. Marcus. How Big Tech is taking advantage of us, how AI is making it worse, and how we can create a thriving, AI-positive world.On balance, will AI help humanity or harm it? AI could revolutionize science, medicine, and technology, and deliver us a world of abundance and better health. Or it

An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence

History

An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence

By Zeinab Badawi. Already a major international bestseller, Zeinab Badawi’s sweeping and much-needed survey of African history traces the continent’s extraordinary legacy from prehistory to the present from the African perspective.“Equal parts gripping and galvanizing. . . . Researched across more than

Nat Turner, Black Prophet: A Visionary History

History

Nat Turner, Black Prophet: A Visionary History

By Anthony E. Kaye. A bold reinterpretation of the causes and legacy of Nat Turner's rebellion―and the new definitive account.In August 1831, a group of enslaved people in Southampton County, Virginia, rose up to fight for their freedom. They attacked the plantations on which their enslavers lived and

The Study: The Inner Life of Renaissance Libraries

History

The Study: The Inner Life of Renaissance Libraries

By Andrew Hui. A uniquely personal account of the life and enduring legacy of the Renaissance libraryWith the advent of print in the fifteenth century, Europe’s cultural elite assembled personal libraries as refuges from persecutions and pandemics. Andrew Hui tells the remarkable story of the Renaissance

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People

History

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People

By Imani Perry.

Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America from Around the Globe

Society

Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America from Around the Globe

By Natasha Hakimi Zapata. Real-world solutions to America’s thorniest social problems—from housing to retirement to drug addiction—based on original reporting from around the worldA new generation of Americans has declared that another world is possible. And yet, the stubborn problems of inequality,

Holy Ground: On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope

Society

Holy Ground: On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope

By Catherine Coleman Flowers. An inspiring collection of essays, personal and political, from the leading environmental justice activist of our time, that frames the challenges we face as a society and—with grace, generosity, and hope—charts the way toward equity, respect, and a brighter future.Described

The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump

Society

The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump

By Clay Cane. Part history and part cultural analysis, The Grift chronicles the nuanced history of Black Republicans. Clay Cane lays out how Black Republicanism has been mangled by opportunists who are apologists for racism.After the Civil War, the pillars of Black Republicanism were a balanced critique

And the Roots of Rhythm Remain

Entertainment

And the Roots of Rhythm Remain

By Joe Boyd. From the legendary producer of Nick Drake, R. E. M., Toots and the Maytals, and Pink Floyd and author of White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s comes a riveting, world-spanning tour de force illuminating the artists, histories, controversies, and collaborations that shaped global music.

Survival Gardening: Grow Your Own Emergency Food Supply, from Seed to Root Cellar

Home & Garden

Survival Gardening: Grow Your Own Emergency Food Supply, from Seed to Root Cellar

By Sam Coffman. Learn how to grow your own food supply and be prepared just in case of an emergency with this essential guide by a survival skills expert.Become more resilient in the face of global crises and prepare yourself for supply chain disruptions by learning to grow your own food. Author Sam

The Apothecary's Wife: The Hidden History of Medicine and How It Became a Commodity

Health, Mind & Body

The Apothecary's Wife: The Hidden History of Medicine and How It Became a Commodity

By Karen Bloom Gevirtz. A groundbreaking genealogy of for-profit healthcare and an urgent reminder that centering women's history offers vital opportunities for shaping the future.The running joke in Europe for centuries was that anyone in a hurry to die should call the doctor. As far back as ancient

Elita

Literature & Fiction

By Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum. Unfolding during the moody Pacific Northwest winter of 1951, we follow Bernadette Baston, scholar of child development and language acquisition, as she travels to a penitentiary on the remote island Elita in the Puget Sound to consult on a curious case: two guards have discovered

Grace of the Empire State

Literature & Fiction

Grace of the Empire State

By Gemma Tizzard. In this breathtaking debut novel, a daring dancer must take her twin brother’s place as a riveter high atop the in-progress Empire State Building to save her family from ruin.After the death of their father, it’s up to Grace O’Connell and her twin brother Patrick to support their family

Poems of the Neurodivergent Experience

Literature & Fiction

Poems of the Neurodivergent Experience

By Jaclyn Pensiero. Jaclyn Pensiero is an autistic adult who received a late diagnosis at the age of 24. Despite always feeling different, she struggled to understand the reasons behind it for many years. However, in the past year, her deep dive into learning about autism spectrum disorder has provided

Self-Love, Healing, and Neurodivergence

Literature & Fiction

Self-Love, Healing, and Neurodivergence

By Jaclyn Pensiero. "self-love, healing, and neurodivergence" is a compelling tapestry of poetry that delves deep into the heart of what it means to find oneself after the storm of a toxic relationship. This second self-published collection by the author is not just a journey—it's a revelation, exploring

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Literature & Fiction

The Picture of Dorian Gray

By Oscar Wilde. Meet Dorian Gray, the beautiful young man with an impossibly charming face and spirit. As he sits for Basil Hallward— a deeply moral artist and a friend of the impish Lord Henry— who becomes obsessed with his beauty and wants to paint him, Dorian is enchanted by the perfection of his

Beartooth

Mysteries & Thrillers

By Callan Wink. “One of the best and fiercest heist stories since A Simple Plan . . . Beartooth is unstoppable, the literary treasure you’ve been looking for.”—Junot DíazTwo brothers in dire straits, living on the edge of Yellowstone, agree to a desperate act of survival in this taut, propulsive novel

Chain Reaction

Mysteries & Thrillers

By James Byrne. Desmond Aloysius Limerick ("Dez" to his friends and close personal enemies) is a man with a shadowy past, certain useful hard-won skills, and, if one digs deep enough, a reputation as a good man to have at your back. He was trained as a "gatekeeper"—he can open any door, keep it open

Dead Money

Mysteries & Thrillers

By Jakob Kerr. A Silicon Valley fixer investigates a billionaire founder's death while pursuing her own agenda in this twisty, sharply observed debut mystery from a tech world insider.In her job solving problems for Silicon Valley’s most ruthless venture capitalist, Mackenzie Clyde’s used to playing

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