April New Acquisitions: Longer Days, Fresh Shelves

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April is the month of almosts: almost warm enough to leave the jacket at home, almost green again, almost settled into spring! In that spirit of change and arrival, this month’s new acquisitions bring together thoughtful reads on climate and ethics, obsession and identity, philosophy and faith, and the shifting forces shaping our world.

You can find these titles on display at the New Books cart near the library entrance before they move to the Stacks or the Popular Reading Room downstairs. Not on campus? Place a hold through our library catalogue and we’ll let you know when it’s ready for pickup!

What’s inside this month

  • Quick browse: New fiction and popular reading picks that explore obsession, change, and the stories we tell ourselves
  • Research-ready: Fresh stacks titles in climate ethics, international relations, philosophy, and contemporary social thought
  • Theological Research: New scholarly work in theology, faith, and existential philosophy

Our Spotlight Picks

Hooked: A Novel of Obsession, by Asako Yuzuki; translation by Polly Barton
(Popular Reading: PL877.5 .U97 N5513 2026)

Dark, unsettling, and impossible to look away from, Hooked draws readers into the dangerous logic of desire pushed past its limits. Expect a razor-edged novel about fixation, power, and the ways obsession can consume everything in its path.

Language as Liberation: Reflections on the American Canon, by Toni Morrison; introduction and notes by Claudia Brodsky
(Popular Reading: PS124 .M65 2026)

In these powerful reflections, Toni Morrison reexamines the American literary canon with her trademark clarity, depth, and moral force. Expect a brilliant, incisive meditation on language, race, and the power of literature to challenge, liberate, and remake the stories a culture tells about itself.

Queering Women, Peace and Security: Expanding Feminist Approaches to Gender in Peacebuilding, by Jamie J. Hagen
(Stacks: HQ18.55 .H34 2025)

This thought-provoking collection pushes beyond familiar frameworks to ask what peacebuilding can look like when gender is understood as more complex, fluid, and contested. Expect a bold rethinking of the Women, Peace and Security agenda through queer and feminist perspectives that challenge who gets seen, protected, and heard.

The Mango Flavour: India and ASEAN After a Decade of the Act East Policy, by Gurjit Singh
(Stacks: DS525.9 .I4 G97 2025)

A timely look at a changing regional landscape, this book explores the ambitions, complexities, and political realities shaping India’s ties with ASEAN. Expect a rich account of diplomacy, strategy, and the shifting balance of power in Asia.

Promise the Earth: A Safe Climate in Good Faith, by Julian Allwood and Andrew P Davison
(Stacks: BT695.5 .A428 2025)

This urgent and thought-provoking book asks what it would really take to build a livable climate future and keep faith with generations to come. Expect a clear-eyed, morally grounded argument that moves beyond slogans toward the hard choices of meaningful action.

Kierkegaard’s Ontology: The Faith to Be, by Casey Spinks
(Stacks: B4378 .O5 S95 2026)

This ambitious study dives into Kierkegaard’s thought to uncover a deeper account of existence, selfhood, and faith. Expect a challenging but rewarding work that rethinks what it means to be through one of philosophy’s most probing voices.

General Collection

Literature & Language

A varied collection of fiction, literary reflection, and language study exploring storytelling, translation, meaning, and the changing shape of human experience.

Ethics, Society, and Law

These titles examine personhood, justice, reconciliation, conversation, and the ethical questions shaping public life and social responsibility today.

International Relations

This group offers timely insight into democracy, nationalism, diplomacy, power, and the global forces reshaping politics at home and abroad.

War, Conflict, & Peacebuilding

Spanning revolution, empire, warfare, and peacebuilding, these books explore how conflict is remembered, contested, and transformed across time and place.

Sustainability

These works consider climate crisis, environmental ethics, sustainability, and resilience, with a focus on how communities might imagine and build more livable futures.

Public Health

This selection highlights the social, geographic, and political dimensions of health, from pandemic preparedness to equity and global public health.

Theology Collection

Biblical Studies

These titles bring historical, ethical, and interpretive depth to biblical scholarship, with attention to scripture in its ancient contexts and contemporary theological reflection.

Theology, Ethics & Ministry

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This group explores Christian thought and practice through themes of ecospirituality, feminism, peace, pastoral care, and spiritual formation.

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