New Books | Waban Library Center

We have a lot of popular best sellers at the Waban Library Center – books that typically have long waiting lists at other libraries. We are also happy to take recommendations for books from our patrons. We also have a new collection of Playaways – all in one devices for you to listen to a favorite book. To request a book, please fill out the online form or call us during our open hours. We can not take book requests by email or by filling out the ask the librarian form.

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Snow by John Banville
The Women of Troy by Pat Barker
Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Hour of the Witch by Chris Bojhalian
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charlies
Sentinel by Lee Child
State of Terror by Hillary & Louise Clinton & Penny
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson
The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
The Little French Bridal Shop by Jennifer Dupree
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
A Time for Mercy by John Grisham
The Judge's List by John Grisham
Matrix by Lauren Groff
More Than I Love My Life by David Grossman
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Survivors by Jane Harper
Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Morningside Heights by Joshua Henkin
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand
The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois by Honoree Fannonne Jeffers
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr
Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
The Plot by Jean Korelitz
We are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
Silverview by John Le Carre
When Books Go To War by Molly Guptil Manning
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez
This Must Be The Place by Maggie O'Farrell
The Man Who Did Twice by Richard Osman
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
The President's Daughter by James and Bill Patterson and Clinton
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny
Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
The vixen by Francine Prose
The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson
Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian
Leaving Coy's Hill by Katherine Sherbooke
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart
The Cellist by Daniel Silva
Double Friend by Edward St. Aubyn
Oh, William by Elizabeth Strout
A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe
The Magician by Colm Toibin
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
One by One by Ruth Ware
Memorial by Bryan Washington
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
The Consequences of Fear by Jacqueline Winspear

A Life on our Planet by David Attenborough
The Great Influenza by John M. Barry
The Light of Days by Judy Batalion
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper
Eat Better Feel Better by Giada DeLaurentiis
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Modern Comfort Foods by Ina Garten
Raising White Kids by Jennifer Harvey
The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacsom
The Premonition by Michael Lewis
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
When Books Went to War by Molly Manning
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
Wintering by Katherine May
His Truth is Marching On by Jon Meacham
Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller
Forever Young: A Memoir by Hayley Mills
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz
Ethel Rosenberg by Anne Sebba
The Best of Me by David Sedaris
What It's Like to be a Bird by David Sibley
The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes by Sam Sifton
Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard
Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey
The Empathy Diaries by Sherry Turkle
The Sisters of Auschwitz by Rosane van Iperen
Beautiful Country: A Memoir by Qian Wang
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
This Time New Year We'll be Laughing by Jacqueline Winspear
Peril by Bob & Robert Woodward & Costa

Board Books

Freight Train by Donald Crews

Picture Books

Are You a Cheeseburger? by Monica Arnaldo
If You Come to Earth by Sophie Blackall
Art is Life by Tami Brown
Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Pena
Don't Hug Doug by Carrie Finison
No More Naps by Chris Grabenstein
Southwest Sunrise by Nikki Grimes
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes
Giving Thanks by Nikki Grimes
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea by Meena Harris
The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine Hubbard
The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen
Lift by Minh Li
Louis by Tom Lichtenheld
We Are the Water Protectors by Carol Linstrom
The Camping Trip by Jennifer Mann
The Story of the Mandarin Duck by Bette & Michiko Medler & Kakutani
You Poop Here by Paul Meisel
The Museum of Everything by Lynne Rae Perkins
Time for Kenny by Brian Pickney
The Little Mermaid by Jerry Pinkney
On Account of the Gum by Adam Rex
You Matter by Christian Robinson
Straw by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Llama Destroys the World by Jonathan Stutzman
Mell Fell by Corey Tabor
Our Little Kitchen by Jillian Tamaki
Nana Akua Goes to School by Tried Elam Walker
Watercress by Andrea Wang
Robobaby by David Wiesner

Easy Readers/Beginning Chapter

Too Small Tola by Atinuke
Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey by Erin E Kelly
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure by Jeff Kinney
Who Ate My Book? by Tina Kugler
Kalamata's Kitchen by Sarah Thomas
An Elephant and Piggy Biggie Book Vol 2 by Mo Willems
I Want to Sleep Under the Stars by Mo Willems

Junior Fiction

Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
One Time by Sharon Creech
The Little Prince by Antoine du Saint-Exupery
Starfish by Lisa Fibbs
Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs
Billy Miller Makes a Wish by Kevin Henkes
The Lion of Mars by Jennifer Holm
Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End of the Pool by Jeff Kinney
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney
Mulan: Before the Sword by Grace Lin
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janse Marks
Glitch by Laura Martin
The Time of Green Magic by Hilary McKay
Merci Suarez Can't Dance by Meg Medina
Mananaland by Pam Munoz Ryan
Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
The One Thing You'd Save by Linda Sue Park
Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey
The Elephant in the Room by Holly Sloan
We Are Still Here by Traci Sorell
The List of things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
Giving Thanks by Chief Jake Swamp
Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake

Non-Fiction

Our Country's Presidents by Ann Bausum
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford
Stolen Justice by Lawrence Goldstone
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz
History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner
Wow in the World: The How and Why of the Human Body by Guy and Mindy Raz and Thomas
What's the Big Deal about Elections? by Ramy Shamir
Unforgotten: The Wild Life of Dian Fossey by Anita Silvey
All Thirteen by Christina Soontomval
You Are Home: An Ode to the National Parks by Evan Turk

Junior Graphic Novels

Cub by Cynthia Copeland
The Curie Society by Heather Einhorn
Witches of Brooklyn by Sophie Escabasse
Displacement by Kiku Hughes
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson
Run by John Leis
Truly Tyler by Terri Libenson
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luan Yang
The Magic Fish by Yrung Nguyen
White Bird by R.J. Palacio
Dog Man: Mothering Heights by Dav Pilkey

Teens

Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Lylmide
Fire Keeper's Daughter by Angelique Boulley
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angelique Boulley
Don't Ask Me Where I'm From by Jennifer De Leon
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
Parachutes by Kelly Yang