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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. Come in and check out these and many more hot titles! We also have a new collection of Playaways – all in one devices for you to listen to a favorite book.

  • Afterlife Jacket Cover
  • The Testaments Jacket Cover
  • If I Had Your Face Jacket Cover
  • The Water Dancer Jacket Cover
  • American dirt Jacket Cover
  • The Girl with the Louding Voice Jacket Cover
  • Girl, Woman, Other Jacket Cover
  • A Good Neighborhood Jacket Cover
  • Camino Winds Jacket Cover
  • The Resisters Jacket Cover
  • little gods Jacket Cover
  • This Tender Land Jacket Cover
  • The Book of Longings Jacket Cover
  • Lady in the Lake Jacket Cover
  • The Kennedy Debutante Jacket Cover
  • Apeirogon Jacket Cover
  • Long, Bright River Jacket Cover
  • Dear Edward Jacket Cover
  • Weather Jacket Cover
  • Such a Fun Age Jacket Cover
  • Chances Are Jacket Cover
  • The Grammarians Jacket Cover
  • Redhead by the Side of the Road Jacket Cover
  • Find Me by Andre Aciman
  • Watership Down by Richard Adams
  • A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
  • Afterlife by Julia Alvarez
  • Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
  • The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
  • The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
  • Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict
  • The Secret Guests by Benjamin Black
  • The Red Lotus by Chris Bohjalian
  • Little Constructions by Anna Burns
  • If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
  • A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier
  • Blue Moon by Lee Child
  • The Water Dancer by Ta Nehisi Coates
  • A Boy From The Woods by Harlan Coben
  • Domincana by Angie Cruz
  • American dirt by Jeanine Cummins
  • The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
  • Akin by Emma Donoghue
  • The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
  • Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
  • Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
  • A Particular Kind of Black Man by Tope Folarin
  • A Good Neighborhood by Therese Fowler
  • The Guardians by John Grisham
  • Camino Winds by John Grisham
  • The Second Sleep by Robert Harris
  • The World We Knew by Alice Hoffman
  • The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
  • The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz
  • The Resisters by Gish Jen
  • little gods by Meng Jen
  • Simon The Fiddler by Paulette Jiles
  • This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
  • The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
  • The Institute by Stephen King
  • The Institute by Stephen King
  • Writers and Lovers by Lily King
  • If It Bleeds by Stephen King
  • The Ditch by Herman Koch
  • The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica
  • Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
  • Agent Running in the Field by Jean Le Carre
  • The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
  • The Topeka School by Ben Lerner
  • Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippan
  • Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke
  • The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher
  • Apeirogon by Colum McCann
  • The Chain by Adrian McKinty
  • Long, Bright River by Liz Moore
  • The Holdout by Graham Moore
  • Starless Sea by Erin Morganstern
  • The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey
  • Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris
  • The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
  • Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
  • Behold by TaraShea Nesbit
  • Inland by Tea Obreht
  • Weather by Jenny Offill
  • The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
  • A Better Man by Louise Penny
  • The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
  • The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
  • Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
  • Normal People by Sally Rooney
  • The Yellowfins Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner
  • Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth
  • Chances Are by Richard Russo
  • Masked Prey by John Sandford
  • Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Scavitella
  • The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
  • The Grammarians by Cathleen Shine
  • Rodham by Curtis Sitterfeld
  • Grand Union by Zadie Smith
  • The Book of V. by Anna Solomon
  • The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
  • The Women in Black by Madeline St. John
  • The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
  • Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman
  • All Adults Here by Emma Straub
  • Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
  • The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
  • Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
  • The Last Trial by Scott Turow
  • Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
  • Carnegie Hill by Jonathan Vatner
  • On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
  • A Door in the Earth by Amy Waldman
  • The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
  • The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward
  • The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
  • Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
  • Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West
  • Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
  • Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson
  • Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
  • The End of October by Lawrence Wright
  • How Much of Those Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang
  • Pelosi Jacket Cover
  • The Body Jacket Cover
  • Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister Jacket Cover
  • Dinner in French Jacket Cover
  • Catch and Kill Jacket Cover
  • Talking to Strangers Jacket Cover
  • Midnight in Chernobyl Jacket Cover
  • Tightrope: Americans Reaching For Hope Jacket Cover
  • How to Raise a Reader Jacket Cover
  • The Pioneers Jacket Cover
  • Three Women Jacket Cover
  • Uncanny Valley Jacket Cover
  • Pelosi by Molly Ball
  • The Great Influenza by John M. Barry
  • The Yellow House by Sarah Broom
  • The Body by Bill Bryson
  • Pastry Love by Joanne Chang
  • Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister by Jung Chang
  • Dinner in French by Melinda Clark
  • The Conscious Closet by Elizabeth Cline
  • No Stopping Us Now: The Adventures of Older Women in American History by Gail Collins
  • Finding Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic by Lisa Congdon
  • Fashion Climbing by Bill Cunningham
  • The Club: Johnson, Boswell and the Friends Who Shaped an Age by Leo Damrosch
  • Untamed by Glennon Doyle
  • Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow
  • We Are The Weather by Jonathan Safran Foer
  • Tiny Habits by B. J. Fogg
  • Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
  • Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
  • In Hoffa's Shadow by Jack Goldsmith
  • Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
  • Spying on the South by Tony Horwitz
  • Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb
  • How to be an Antiracist by Ibram Kendi
  • Milk Street: The New Rules: Recipes that will change the way you cook by Christopher Kimball
  • Tightrope: Americans Reaching For Hope by Nicholas Kristof
  • How to Raise a Reader by Pamela Paul and Maria Russo
  • The Pioneers by David McCullough
  • She Said: Breakingthe Sexual Harassment Story by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
  • Together Human Connections and Social Isolation by Vivek Murthy
  • How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
  • Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power
  • A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purcell
  • Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman
  • Joy of Cooking 2019 by Irma Rombauer
  • Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have by tatiana Schlossberg
  • Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith
  • Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors from my Israeli Kitchen by Adeena Sussman
  • Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
  • The Complete Baby and Toddler Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen
  • And Then They Stopped Talking to me by Judith Warner
  • Uncanny Valley by Anaa Weiner
  • Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking by Joe Yonan
  • How To Read a Book Jacket Cover
  • Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster Jacket Cover
  • Beverly, Right Here Jacket Cover
  • Kokko and the Drum Jacket Cover
  • Penny and her Sled Jacket Cover
  • Peek-a-Bruce Jacket Cover
  • Lalani of the Distant Sea Jacket Cover
  • Juana & Lucas Jacket Cover
  • The Miracle and Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets Jacket Cover
  • The Secret Commonwealth: The Book of Dust (Book Two) Jacket Cover
  • The Burning Maze (The Trials of Apollo) Jacket Cover
  • Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum Jacket Cover
  • Stargazing Jacket Cover
  • A Stone Sat Still Jacket Cover

    Board Books

  • Peek-a-Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins

    • Picture Books

  • How To Read a Book by kwane Alexander
  • Square by Mac Barnett
  • The Great Santa Stakeout by Betsy Bird
  • I Will Be Fierce by Bea Birdsong
  • Max and Maria by Alexandra Boiger
  • Good Morning, Snowplow by Deborah Bruss
  • The Scarecrow by Beth Ferry
  • Kokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe
  • My Winter City by James Gladstone
  • P is for Pterodactyl by Raj Haldar
  • Field Trip to the Moon by John Hare
  • Bruce's Big Storm by Ryan T. Higgins
  • All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah by Emily Jenkins
  • Roar Like a Dandelion by Ruth Krauss
  • What kind of a Car Does a T-Rex Drive? by Mark Lee
  • A Big Bed for Little Snow by Grace Lin
  • Vroom! by Barbara McClintock
  • Listen by Holly McGhee
  • What is Given From the Heart by Patricia McKissack
  • Camilla Cartographer by Julie Millemuth
  • Saturday by Oga More
  • Inkling by Kenneth Oppel
  • Nine Months by Miranda Paul
  • My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
  • The Bell Rang by James Ransome
  • Don't Blink by Amy Rosenthal
  • Why? by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
  • Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum by Dr. Seuss
  • The Wonkey Donkey by Craig Smith
  • We are Grateful: Otsalihiga by Traci Sorrel
  • Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman
  • A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel
  • The Pigeon Needs to go to School by Mo Willems

    • Easy Readers/Beginning Chapter

  • Pug Pals: Two's A Crowd #1 by flora Ahn
  • A Piglet Named Mercy by Kate DiCamillo
  • Mae and June and the Wonder Wheel by Charise Mericle Harper
  • Penny and her Sled by Kevin Henkes
  • Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina
  • See Otto (The Adventures of Otto) by David Milgrim
  • Waylon! Even More Awesome by Sara Pennypacker
  • Harold & Hog Pretend for Real! by Dan Santat
  • Fox the Tiger by Cory R. Tabor
  • I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1988 by Lauren Tarshis
  • I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 by Lauren Tarshis

    • Junior Fiction

  • Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier
  • Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer
  • Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo
  • The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
  • Sweeping Up the Heart by Kevin Henkes
  • Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Hunt
  • Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Estrada Kelly
  • Where the Heart is by Jo Knowles
  • Pie in the Sky by Remi Lai
  • Season of Styx Malone by Kemal Magoon
  • Up for Air by Laura Morrison
  • Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy
  • Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers by Celia Perez
  • Max and the Midknights by Lincoln Pierce
  • The Secret Commonwealth: The Book of Dust (Book Two) by Philip Pullman
  • Lu by Jason Reynolds
  • Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds
  • The Burning Maze (The Trials of Apollo) by Rick Riordan
  • The Tyrant's Tomb: Trials of Apollo (book four) by Rick Riordan
  • Pay Attention Carter Jones by Gary Schmidt
  • I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 by Lauran Tarshis
  • The Unsung Hero of Birdson, USA by Brenda Woods

    • Non-Fiction

  • Liberty Arrives: How America's Greatest Statue Found Her Home by Robert Byrd
  • Untangled: Guiding Teen-age Girls the 7 Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour
  • Torpedoed: The True Story of WWII Sinking of "The Children's Ship" by Deborah Heiligman
  • My Body's Superpower by Maryann Jacobsen
  • Homes in the Wild: Where Baby Animals and their Parents Live by Lita Judge
  • The Miracle and Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets by Sarah Miller
  • Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race by Steve Sheinkin
  • The Roots of Rap by Carole Boston Weatheford
  • Hector by Adrienne Wright

    • Junior Graphic Novels

  • The Unwanted: Stories of Syrian Refugees by Don Brown
  • New Kid by Jerry Craft
  • Best Friends by Shannon Hale
  • Queen of the Sea by Dylan Medonis
  • Pumpkin Heads by Rainbow Rollins
  • Odd Gods by David Slavin
  • Guts by Raina Telgemeier
  • Spinning by Tillie Walden
  • Stargazing by Jen Wang

Teens

  • On the Come Up Jacket Cover
  • With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
  • Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Gilbert
  • We Are OK by Nina LaCour
  • Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai
  • The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
  • Wilder Girls by Rory Power
  • What the Night Sings by Vesper Stamper
  • On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
  • Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
  • Frankly in Love by David Yoon
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