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Hot Picks Available Now on hoopla

Adult - What We're Reading | Published January 4, 2026

We’ve rounded up this month’s in-demand titles available for instant checkout as ebooks or audiobooks on hoopla.

Borrow up to 16 hoopla titles each month with your Bloomfield Township Public Library card. If you’re new to the service (it also offers videos and music!), view the guide to get started. Note: Not all hoopla titles show up in the library catalog, so when you’re looking for an ebook or audiobook, be sure to also search the hoopla app or website.

Fiction

  • Vintage-styled woman stands in a pastel-colored kitchen with her eyes obscured, depicted on the book’s cover illustration.

    The Mad Wife / Meagan Church
    “A haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the lives we build—and the lies we live.
    ebook, audio

  • Book cover showing large bold text over a dramatic image of a fiery explosion with burning debris in the background.

    King of Ashes / S. A. Cosby
    A Godfather-inspired Southern crime epic and dazzling family drama.
    ebook

  • Book cover with bold red text, a house illustration casting a shadow, and light text on a dark green background.

    Fair Play / Louise Hegarty
    For fans of Anthony Horowitz, Tana French, and Sally Rooney, a wonderfully original, genre-breaking literary debut from Ireland that’s an homage to the brilliant detective novels of the early twentieth century, a twisty modern murder mystery, and a searing exploration of grief and loss.
    ebook, audio

  • Red book cover showing a black dropper bottle with a pen nib inside and dotted lines forming a winding path.

    Marble Hall Murders / Anthony Horowitz
    Murder links past and present in another mind-boggling metafictional mystery featuring detective Atticus Pund and editor Susan Ryland.
    ebook, audio

  • Book cover with large bold text displayed over a background of shattered glass and water condensation.

    The Intruder / Freida McFadden
    During a rough storm, Casey puts herself in danger when she lets a girl covered in blood into her cabin.
    audio

  • Illustrated book cover with soju bottles, cups, and snacks on a green background, bold text, and a small bird icon at the bottom left.

    Oxford Soju Club / Jinwoo Park
    When a North Korean spymaster is killed in Oxford, his protégé chases the clue given to him in the victim’s last breath. In the aftermath of the killing, a Korean American CIA agent races to salvage her investigation of a spy cell. Their fates collide at the Soju Club, the only Korean restaurant in Oxford.
    ebook, audio

  • Close-up of a painted woman’s face with visible craquelure on a book cover, large white text displayed over the image.

    Mona’s Eyes / Thomas Schlesser
    A 10-year-old who may get permanent vision loss is bolstered by her grandfather’s quest to bring beauty into her life; translated by Hildegarde Serle.
    audio

  • Person in a red cloak approaches a dark gothic castle with twisted trees and wrought iron gates shown on a book cover.

    Alchemised / SenLinYu
    After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
    audio

  • Turquoise shutters and a window with lace curtains are framed by pink flowers on this book cover.

    The Color of Hope / Danielle Steel
    Steel’s newest novel is a poignant story of healing and new beginnings for an American widow traveling in France.
    audio

  • Silhouette of a person holding a gun against a city skyline, overlaid with an image of a wolf, as shown on the book cover.

    White Wolf / Eric Van Lustbader
    Evan Ryder faces a new and unfathomable threat in this heart-stopping new installment of this blockbuster thriller series.
    audio

Nonfiction

  • Book cover showing a ship sailing through stormy water beneath dark, swirling clouds.

    The Gales of November / John Bacon
    An account of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, an American Great Lakes freighter, 50 years ago.
    audio

  • Illustrated book cover showing Lady Justice holding scales against a neutral backdrop.

    We the People / Jill Lepore
    The author of These Truths examines the history of the U.S. Constitution and challenges its interpretation by the Supreme Court and the theory of originalism.
    audio

  • Book cover showing a black-and-white image of a woman holding a large camera, affixed with tape to a tan background.

    Art Work / Sally Mann
    The photographer and author of Hold Still gives insights into some of the challenges and delights of making art.
    ebook, audio

  • A woman in a blue dress stands with a child in a grassy field, both facing a city construction site with tall buildings.

    Breakneck / Dan Wang
    Wang blends political, economic, and philosophical analysis with reportage to reveal a new framework for understanding China―one that helps us see America more clearly, too.
    audio

     

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