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Volume 3 Issue 3
New and Notable Titles
Bestsellers
- 23 1/2 Lies by James Patterson
- Counting the Cost: A Memoir by Jill Duggar with Derik Dillard & Craig Borlase
- Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- Holly by Stephen King
- Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
- Vince Flynn: Code Red by Vince Flynn
Finance/Legal
Clever Girl Finance: Learn How Investing Works, Grow Your Money by Bola Sokunbi
How to Adult: Personal Finance for the Real World by Jake Cousineau
Retirement Planning Guidebook: Navigating the Important Decisions for Retirement Success by Wade Pfau
Health/Wellness
Breathing Lessons: A Doctor's Guide to Lung Health by MeiLan K Han, MD
Claim Your Confidence: Unlock Your Superpower and Create the Life You Want by Lydia Fenet
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms by Mary Claire Haver
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia, MD with Bill Gifford
Radical: The Science, Culture, and History of Breast Cancer in America by Kate Pickert
Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross
Parenting
Bringing Up Bookmonsters: The Joyful Way to Turn Your Child Into a Fearless, Ravenous Reader by Amber Ankowski, PhD & Andy Ankowski
When Your Child Has a Chronic Medical Illness: A Guide for the Parenting Journey by Frank J. Sileo, PhD & Carol S Potter, MFT
You Look Tired: An Excruciatingly Honest Guide to New Parenthood by Jenny True
Technology
Coding Creativity: How to Build a Chatbot or Art Generator From Scratch with Bonus - The Ai Prompting Bible by Michael Ferguson
Digital Customer Service: Transforming Customer Experience for an On-Screen World by Rick DeLisi
Getting Great Sounds: The Microphone Book by Tom Lubin
Technology Touchpoints: Parenting in the Digital Dystopia by Loretta C. Brady PhD
Workplace
- The Brain-Friendly Workplace: Why Talented People Quit and How to Get Them to Stay by Friedericke Fabritius & Scott Barry Kaufman
- Come Up for Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work by Nick Sonnenberg
- Deal With Stress: Improving Your Health Through Changing How You Work by Bloomsbury Publishing
- Getting Along: How to Work With Anyone (Even Difficult People) by Amy Gallo
- HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need by Harvard Business Review
- The 6 Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, and Your Team by Patrick M. Lencioni
Kentucky Highlights in Fiction and Non-Fiction
- Bluegrass Paradise: Royal Spring and the Birth of Georgetown, Kentucky by Gary A. O'Dell
- Katherine Jackson French: Kentucky's Forgotten Ballad Collector by Elizabeth DiSavino
- Slavery and Freedom in the Bluegrass State: Revisiting My Old Kentucky Home by Gerald L. Smith
- Sown in the Stars: Planting by the Signs by Sarah L. Hall & Meg Wilson
- Three Rivers: A Kentucky Folk History by Dan Lee
Spooky Kentucky
Haunted Holidays: Twelve Months of Kentucky Ghosts by Roberta Simpson Brown and Lonnie E. Brown
In Haunted Holidays, celebrated Kentucky storytellers Roberta Simpson Brown and Lonnie E. Brown have assembled a frightful collection of creepy tales for readers of all ages.
Kentucky Book of the Dead by Keven McQueen and Kyle McQueen
In Kentucky Book of the Dead, Eastern KY University professor Keven McQueen pulls creepy stories of life and death in the Bluegrass straight from the pages of history, each presented with commentary and line drawings. Per the publisher:
"In these pages, readers will discover the Grim Reaper's creative side, meet the disgusting ghosts of Louisville, and find out more than they want to know about old-fashioned embalming techniques." A fascinating and dryly witty read!
Tales of Kentucky Ghosts by William Lynwood Montell
Cool Events for Book Lovers This Fall
Mark Your Calendars!
- The National Storytelling Festival will be held Oct. 6-8 in Jonesborough, TN. If you can’t visit in person, virtual options are available
- The Kentucky Book Festival will be held Oct. 21 beginning at 9:30 AM EST at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington. Additional festival programs will be held Oct. 19-20. Check out their fantastic Kentucky author lineup: J. R. Ward, Crystal Wilkinson, Frank X Walker, Silas House, and Stephen Bright.
- The Louisville Book Festival will be held Nov. 10-11 at the Kentucky International Convention Center. Meet over 100 authors, presenters, exhibitors & Pete the Cat!
KDLA Library Cards Are Here!
We are now sending out library cards to all new account applicants. If you already have an account, but would like to receive a card, please contact Deborah Hibbard, State Library Circulation & Marketing Librarian, deborah.hibbard@ky.gov, 502-564-8378.
Upcoming November Webinar
We will be holding a webinar in November (date to be determined) on the ins and outs of Kentucky Libraries Unbound, the 24/7 library that allows you to download eBooks, eAudiobooks, and popular magazines. So check our Training Events Calendar later this fall for registration information.
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