Each week, when available, a local library will recommend a selection of books available for check out.

This week’s suggestions come from the Pine Bush Area Library at 227 Maple Ave, Pine Bush. For more information, visit pinebusharealibrary.org, or call the library at 845-744-3375.

Fantasy, politics, and romance are highlighted in some new books available recommended by the Pine Bush Library.

The Book of Elsewhere

by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville

A new sci-fi book, The Book of Elsewhere, has been announced by Keanu Reeves, featuring award-winning best-selling sci-fi author China Miéville. The book is based on the popular comic book series by Reeves, with an assist from Miéville.

The Book of Elsewhere is about a warrior known as B who cannot be killed. B has many names, including Unute, Child of Lightning, and Death himself. In the present day, a U.S. black-ops group promises to help B die if he helps them in return. B's quest to find death leads him to help a U.S. black-ops group in exchange for their help in dying.

Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World

by Anne Applebaum

21st century autocracies are not likely to be what we picture, according to this book, but are more likely to be decentralized networks of kleptocratic financial structures, surveillance technologies, and professional propagandists, all of which operate across multiple regimes, from China to Russia to Iran.

In her new book, Anne Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and staff writer at The Atlantic, argues that the threat posed by these autocracies is not limited to one country or region.

The Viscount Who Loved Me

by Julia Quinn

The second of Julia Quinn’s hugely influential Bridgerton novels, the story begins with Anthony Bridgerton, who is an extremely charming and popular bachelor, and his attempts to marry Kate Sheffield, the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. Anthony Bridgerton is a reformed rake, and Kate Sheffield is the willing dupe who is driving him mad with her determination to stop the wedding.