New adult nonfiction includes a guide to the best cafes in San Francisco (we have a guide to cafes in New York, too!), “50 Popular Beliefs that People Think are True,” and “Girl Hunter,” the story of a chef, her ammo, and a lot of game.

“Gypsy Boy,” by Mikey Walsh.

New young adult fiction is on the adult new fiction shelves. Browse for yellow tape on the spines.

“Miles From Ordinary,” by Carol Lynch Williams.

New chapter books include two Roald Dahl read-alikes (“The Candymakers,” by Wendy Mass and “Mr. Stink,” by David Walliams), new titles in the Anna Hibiscus, Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, and Samurai Kids series, and many others besides the titles below. You’ll find them all on the new book shelves in the kids’ areas of the public libraries.

“Small Persons with Wings,” by Ellen Booraem.

New fiction for adult readers includes the magical Snow Child, by Alaskan author Eowyn Ivey, as well as new novels from another Alaskan (Andromeda Romano-Lax’s The Detour) and a former Alaskan (Robin Hobb’s City of Dragons), and many non-Alaskans listed below.

“Running the Rift,” by Naomi Benaron.