Take a look at what’s happening at APL this June!
New Digital Items – May 2026
| The Children: A Novel (unabridged) | Melissa Albert, Rebecca Lowman, Saskia Maarleveld, et. al. | Audiobook |
| A Curse of Beasts and Magic | Jeaniene Frost, Tavia Gilbert | Audiobook |
| Kill All Wizards | Jedediah Berry, Raphael Corkhill | Audiobook |
| The Lost Story of Via Belle | Melanie Dobson, Nancy Peterson | Audiobook |
| Murder Most Delicious: A Novel (unabridged) | Danielle Postel-Vinay, Imani Jade Powers | Audiobook |
| Red Verdict | James Comey, Cassandra Campbell | Audiobook |
| Scandal of the Summer: A Novel (unabridged) | Alexandra Vasti, Mhairi Morrison | Audiobook |
| The Summer Girlfriend | Kristina Forest, J.Y. Kora, Lawrence Baldwin | Audiobook |
| A Deal with a Debutante | Chelsea Bobulski | eBook |
| The Lost Story of Via Belle | Melanie Dobson | eBook |
2026 Kansas Notable Books
Kansas Notable Books recognizes 15 outstanding titles written by Kansans or about a Kansas-related topic. Kansas Notable Books highlight our contemporary writing community and encourages readers to enjoy some of the best writing of authors among us.
Check out the winners for 2026!
The Aviator and the Showman by Laurie Gwen Shapiro
Brain Train: An Off-the-Rails Journey from A to Zzz by Charlie Mylie, author and illustrator
The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hotspots by Pete Janzen and Bob Gress
I Make Jokes When I’m Devastated by Luisa Muradyan
Lady or the Tiger by Heather M. Herrman
The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower by Michel Paradis
Lightning Bug Jamboree by Stephanie Brinkley, illustrated by Victoria Mikki
The Magic of Light by Jordan Abitz
Mask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. Dove
Riverine Dreams: Away to the Glorious and Forgotten Grassland Rivers of America by George Frazier
A Town with Half the Lights On by Page Getz
The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam by Megan Bannen
New YA – May 2026
| Holloway | YA ARNOLD, ELANA |
| The night king’s court | YA BONNIN, ELISA |
| Rolls and Rivalry | YA BOYCE, KRISTY |
| Stars, stripes and summer nights | YA DADOR, CELESTE |
| Change of plans | YA DESSEN, SARAH |
| Sparks Fly | YA HENRY, HAZEL |
| If you were here | YA JOHNSON, ABIGAIL |
| That which feeds us | YA KENDALL, KEALA |
| Like we were in Paris | YA LEE, JENNIFER |
| Never Hide from the Devil | YA MCQUEEN, N.T. |
| Hear ye mortals | YA MENDEZ, YAMILE |
| They want us dead | YA MONTBLANC, CL |
| Royal Summer | YA MORGAN, KASS |
| Drop dead famous | YA PEARSON, JENNIFER |
| Seconds to spare | YA REISS, RACHEL |
| The cove | YA ROSE, CLAIRE |
| Smash or Pass | YA SCHAE, BIRDIE |
| Spur of the moment | YA SMITH, JULIANA |
| The hanging bones | YA TESCH, ELLE |
| The summer of second chances | YA WALTHER, K.L. |
| Shards of silence | YA YOUNG, BRIAN |
| To the last gram | YGN DAVIES, SHREYA |
| To all the boys I’ve loved before | YGN HAN, JENNY |
| Ghoul | YGN IRIS, KASEY |
| As I dream of you | YGN LEE, JENNIFER |
| Colossal | YGN RUTILE |