Get your holds in! The Des Moines Public Library's most anticipated books of 2022
We’ve scanned the upcoming releases for January and February to let you know what books everyone wants to read. Get your holds in now so you can read and talk about these great books with your friends.
If you want to see what other books people are loving, go to the library’s Popular Page – https://www.dmpl.org/popular.
Let’s Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World, by Danielle Friedman: A captivating blend of reportage and personal narrative that explores the untold history of women’s exercise culture–from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda–and how women have parlayed physical strength into other forms of power.
A Flicker in the Dark, by Stacy Willingham: When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. Her father confessed to the crimes and was put away for life. Twenty years later, as Chloe prepares for her wedding, a local teenage girl goes missing, and her past comes crashing back. Is she paranoid, or is Chloe about to unmask a killer? A masterfully done thriller from a debut author.
Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions, by Navdeep Singh Dhillon: Sunny G drastically changes his look after his brother’s death. He doesn't look like a Sikh – or himself –when he debuts his new look at prom. Enter Mindii Vang, a girl who makes rash decisions, including stealing something important from Sunny. When he chases after her, prom turns into an all-night adventure-a night full of rash, wonderful, romantic, stupid, life-changing decisions.
The Nineties, by Chuck Klosterman: Cult author Chuck Klosterman makes a home in every element of 90s culture: the film, the music, the sports, the TV, the politics, the changes regarding race and class and sexuality, the yin/yang of Oprah and Alan Greenspan.
The Paris Apartment, by Lucy Foley: Jen needs a fresh start, and her half-brother Ben says she can crash with her in his apartment in Paris. Jen shows up, but Ben’s not there. And he stays missing. From the bestselling author of The Guest List comes a new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide...
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