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New Releases | June 16th, 2026

June 12, 2026 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Art

    • Creepy Critters Glow-In-The-Dark Crochet (Crochet Kits) - Rull, Anne Margaux (Author)

    • How to Look, Draw & Paint - Rice, Matthew (Author)

    • Care Bears Cross-Stitch Kit: Includes 4 Patterns (Rp Minis) - Caetano, Sosae (Author

    Adult Fiction

    • The Lowe Job - Alexander, Grace (Author)

    • The Frenzy: Stories - Oates, Joyce Carol (Author)

    • The Emilys - Abel, Heather (Author)

    • A Year of Marvelous Ways - Winman, Sarah (Author)

    Adult Science

    • In Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure - Jacobsen, Rowan (Author)

    Award Winners

    • Buffalo Dreamer - Duncan, Violet (Author)

    Biography

    • Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith - Vance, J D (Author)

    Board Books

    • I'll Love You Till the Sloths Start School (I'll Love You Till #4) - Cristaldi, Kathryn (Author), Litten, Kristyna (Illustrator)

    Children's Classics

    • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Deluxe Collector's Edition (Chronicles of Narnia #2) - Lewis, C S (Author), Baynes, Pauline (Illustrator)

    Graphic Novels

    • Boss of the Underworld (Underworld #1) - Freeman, Tor (Author), Freeman, Tor (Illustrator)

    • Haven and the Fallen Giants - Xu, Jen (Author), Rhodes, Kate (Author), Xu, Jen (Illustrator), Rhodes, Kate (Illustrator)

    Homestead

    • How to Grow Medicinal Herbs: An Illustrated Beginner's Guide to Growing, Harvesting, and Making Herbal Remedies at Home - Minton, Vanessa (Author)

    Horror

    • The Summer Fun Massacre (Slasher Season #1) - Dilouie, Craig (Author)

    • The Library at Hellebore - Khaw, Cassandra (Author)

    Humor Book

    • Renaissance Dogs: A Litter of Hilarious Pups, Mutts, and Hounds - Wagmore, Taylor (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • The Big Book of Birthdays: How Birthdays Are Celebrated Around the World - Feunekes, Anna Lena (Author)

    • The Long Hike: The True Story of the First Appalachian Thru-Hike - McCarthy, Meghan (Author), McCarthy, Meghan (Illustrator)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • The Superior Foes of Spider-Man - Spencer, Nick (Author), Asmus, James (Author), Lieber, Steve (Illustrator), Ellis, Rich (Illustrator), Martin, Marcos (Not Available)

    • Spider-Man: The Other - David, Peter (Author), Hudlin, Reginald (Author), Lee, Pat (Illustrator), Wieringo, Mike (Illustrator), Quesada, Joe (Not Available)

    • Superman: Action Comics Vol. 1: Boy of Steel - Waid, Mark (Author)

    • Batman: Under the Red Hood: DC Compact Comics Edition (DC Compact Comics) - Winick, Judd (Author), Starlin, James (Author), Aparo, Jim (Illustrator), Davis, Shane (Illustrator)

    • Assassin's Creed Shadows: Tales of Iga, Vol. 1 (Assassin's Creed Shadows: Tales of IGA #1) - Regujie (Author)

    • Cocoon (Cocoon #1) - Kyo, Machiko (Author)

    Middle Readers

    • The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade (Last Kids on Earth) - Brallier, Max (Author), Holgate, Douglas (Illustrator)

    Mystery & Thrillers

    • She Didn't See It Coming - Lapena, Shari (Author)

    • Strangers in Time: A World War II Novel - Baldacci, David (Author)

    • Choke Point: A Thriller (Scot Harvath #25) - Thor, Brad (Author)

    Picture Books

    • Turtle with a Toolbox (Turtle with a Toolbox) - Ferry, Beth (Author), Dudolf (Illustrator)

    • Cats in Conductor Hats: A Train Adventure (Cats in Hats) - Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta (Author), Hernandez, Leeza (Illustrator)

    • Toad on the Go (Towed by Toad) - Awan, Jashar (Author)

    • Welcome to Our Classroom! (an All Are Welcome Book) (All Are Welcome) - Penfold, Alexandra (Author), Kaufman, Suzanne (Illustrator)

    • Nighty Night, Dinos: A Bedtime Picture Book about Dinosaurs - Holt Williams, Deborah (Author), Doherty, Anna (Illustrator)

    Political Sciences

    • The Penguin Book of Existentialist Philosophy - Webber, Jonathan (Editor), Webber, Jonathan (Introduction by)

    Romance

    • Tropesick - Okie, Lauren (Author)

    • Romantic Hero - Greenwood, Kirsty (Author)

    • The Someday Garden - Poston, Ashley (Author)

    • Credence: Deluxe Edition (Special) - Douglas, Penelope (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • Hemlock & Silver - Kingfisher, T (Author)

    • Songs of the Dead (Strata Wars #1) - Sanderson, Brandon (Author), Orullian, Peter (Author)

    Social Sciences

    • The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America - Ellis, Justin (Author)

    Stickers

    • Don't Let the Pigeon Sticker This Book! - Mo Willems Workshop (Author)

    True Crime

    • Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story: Ten Years Later (James Patterson True Crime #1) - Patterson, James (Author), Connolly, John (Author), Malloy, Tim (With)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Calamity of Souls comes a novel set in 1940s London about a bereaved bookshop owner and two teenagers scarred by the Second World War, and the healing and hope they find in one another.

    "A masterpiece of a historical thriller." --Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author of Eternal

    Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason. Without parents, peerage, or merit, he steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he's old enough to enlist to fight the Germans. After barely surviving the Blitz, Charlie knows there's no telling when a falling bomb might end his life.

    Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London. One of millions of children to have been evacuated to the countryside Molly has been away from her home for nearly five years. Her return, however, is not the homecoming she'd hoped for as she's confronted by a devastating reality: neither of her parents are there.

    Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his bookshop, The Book Keep. Mourning the recent loss of his wife, Ignatius forms a kinship with both children, and in each other they rediscover the spirit of family each has lost.

    But Charlie's escapades in the city have not gone unnoticed, and someone's been following Molly since she returned to London. And Ignatius is harboring his own secrets, which could have terrible consequences for all of them. As bombs continue to bear down on the city, Charlie, Molly, and Ignatius learn that while the perils of war rage on, their coming together and trusting one another may be the only way for them to survive.

    "Oliver Twist meets the Blitz. A beautiful read." --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network

  • The Pigeon REALLY wants to sticker this book! He will sticker when required! He will sticker when optional! He will sticker responsibly! So, what is the sticking point!?!

    This fun-filled sticker-scene activity books features The Pigeon, Duckling, The Bus Driver, and more special guests. Decorate the bus with bumper stickers, sneak a peek at The Pigeon's baby album, and make loop-de-loops on the roller coaster! Includes over 250 stickers to puzzle and play with!

    Do YOU think The Pigeon should sticker this book?

  • The new head gardener at the enchanting Lilymoor House stumbles upon a secret garden . . . with a mysterious man trapped inside, in the next magical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Sounds Like Love and The Seven Year Slip.

    When Sophie Drear plans her escape to coastal Maine for the summer--for a temporary job revitalizing the storied grounds at Lilymoor House--she doesn't expect to fall in love.

    But she does: With the beguiling land, the fragrant flowers, and the towering hedge maze. With the quirky staff and the enigmatic woman who owns the place.

    And then, the door appears. Never in the same place twice, it leads her to a secret, and unfinished, garden with a frustrated thundercloud of a man trapped inside.

    This mysterious garden is not the only sign that the future of Lilymoor is unstable: the foliage resists Sophie's careful nurturing, vines threaten to strangle the hedges, and the manor's owner has wild ideas about who will take over when she retires--including her inconveniently attractive nephew who is also there just for the summer.

    Despite herself, Sophie has come to care for the residents of Lilymoor just as much as she cares for its grounds. With the help of one man on the outside of the secret garden, and one man on the inside, she might be the only person who can figure out exactly what Lilymoor needs to bloom once more.

  • An instant New York Times bestseller!

    "Stunning. Fiendishly plotted with whiplash twists and turns -- Shari Lapena is at the very top of her game here. [She Didn't See It Coming] might be my favorite yet!" --Lucy Foley

    The new gripping novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door

    When a beloved wife and mother disappears, a luxurious condo building transforms into a potential crime scene, and the investigation begins: can the detectives find her before it's too late?

    Bryden and Sam have it all: thriving careers, a smart apartment in a luxury condominium, supportive friends and a cherished daughter. The perfect life for the perfect couple.

    Then Sam receives a call at his office. Bryden - working from home that day - has failed to collect their daughter from daycare. Arriving home with their little girl, he finds his wife's car in the underground garage. Upstairs in their apartment her laptop is open on the table, her cell phone nearby, her keys in their usual place in the hall.

    Except Bryden is nowhere to be seen. It's as if she just walked out.

    How can she have disappeared from her own home? And did she even leave the building at all?

    With every minute that passes - and as questions swirl around their community - Bryden and Sam's past seems a little less perfect, their condominium less safe, their friends, neighbors and relatives no longer quite so reliable . . .

  • An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller

    DELUXE EDITION--a gorgeous paperback edition featuring bright green sprayed edges.

    Now in paperback, a dark reimagining of "Snow White" steeped in poison, intrigue, and treason of the most magical kind, from New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher

    Healer Anja regularly drinks poison.

    Not to die, but to save--seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on.

    But a summons from the King interrupts her quiet, herb-obsessed life. His daughter, Snow, is dying, and he hopes Anja's unorthodox methods can save her.

    Aided by a taciturn guard, a narcissistic cat, and a passion for the scientific method, Anja rushes to treat Snow, but nothing seems to work. That is, until she finds a secret world, hidden inside a magic mirror. This dark realm may hold the key to what is making Snow sick.

    Or it might be the thing that kills them all.

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New Releases | April 14th, 2026

April 10, 2026 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Art

    • Origami Animal Boxes Kit: Cute Paper Models with Secret Compartments! (14 Animal Origami Models + 48 Folding Sheets) - Yoshihisa, Kimura (Author)

    Adult Fiction

    • Dear Monica Lewinsky - Langbein, Julia (Author)

    • Three Days in June - Tyler, Anne (Author)

    • The Road to Tender Hearts - Hartnett, Annie (Author)

    • Vanishing World - Murata, Sayaka (Author), Takemori, Ginny Tapley (Translator)

    • Go Gentle - Semple, Maria (Author)

    • The Correspondent: Deluxe Edition (Special) - Evans, Virginia (Author)

    Adult Science

    • The Art of Biodiversity: Artists & Naturalists, 1700-1900 - Himmel, Eric (Author)

    Biography

    • The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History - Page, Susan (Author)

    • Famesick: A Memoir - Dunham, Lena (Author)

    Board Books

    • Go, Trains, Go! a Train Book for Toddlers 1-3 (Things That Go) - Boswell, Addie (Author), Mostov, Alexander (Illustrator)

    • Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me: 40th Anniversary Edition (Anniversary) (World of Eric Carle) - Carle, Eric (Author), Carle, Eric (Illustrator)

    Children’s Science & Nature

    • Lonely Planet Kids Let's Go Stargazing (Lonely Planet Kids) - Baker, Laura (Author), Kay, Liz (Illustrator)

    • Lonely Planet Kids Let's Go Rock Collecting (Lonely Planet Kids) - Baker, Laura (Author), Kay, Liz (Illustrator)

    Coloring Books

    • Americana: A Coloring Book - Mazurkiewicz, Jessica (Author)

    Cookbooks

    • Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir - Garten, Ina (Author)

    • Italian Cookies: Authentic Recipes and Sweet Stories from Every Region - Marchetti, Domenica (Author), Volo, Lauren (Photographer) , Bracco, Daniela (Illustrator)

    Fun & Games Books

    • The Kingfisher Soccer Encyclopedia: Facts - STATS - Players - Teams - Skills and Tactics - Competitions (Kingfisher Encyclopedias) - Gifford, Clive (Author)

    Graphic Novels

    • A Fishboy Named...Sashimi (Sashimi #1) - Santat, Dan (Author), Santat, Dan (Illustrator)

    Hiking

    • Dog Hiking New England: 45 Dog-Friendly Trails in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island (Dog Hiking) - Valenti, Kristen (Author), McMahon, Jill (Author)

    History

    • The Lost Cities of El Norte: Coronado's Quest, the Unconquered West, and the Birth of American Indian Resistance - Stark, Peter (Author)

    • Russia: Revolution and Civil War, 1917-1921 - Beevor, Antony (Author)

    • The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America - Kennedy, Kostya (Author)

    • Ghosts of Sicily: The True Story of the Naval Intelligence Agents Who Courted the Mob to Fight Nazis in America and the Battlefields of Italy - Harmon, Mark (Author), Carroll, Leon (Author)

    • An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s - Goodwin, Doris Kearns (Author)

    • Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs - Beevor, Antony (Author)

    • The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land - Sarah, Aziz Abu (Author), Inon, Maoz (Author)

    Homestead

    • For the Love of Houseplants: Caring for & Keeping Plants with Confidence - Mitchell, Tanner (Author)

    Horror

    • Japanese Gothic: A Gothic Dual-Timeline Novel of Ghosts, Hauntings and Redemption (Original) - Baker, Kylie Lee (Author)

    Humor Books

    • The Camping Dictionary - Balogh Rochfort, Heather (Author)

    • Emotional Support Animals: Anonymous Fuzzball Comics + Workbook - Georges, Nicole (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • Happy Birthday, America - Baines, Becky (Author)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • The Prince's Keeper 01 (The Prince's Keeper) - Nagatsuki, Oto (Author), Neko, Himako (Author)

    • Batman: Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age - Diggle, Andy (Author), Fernandez, Leandro (Illustrator)

    • Spider-Man: Kizuna, Vol. 3 (Spider-Man: Kizuna #13) - Kobayashi, Setta (Author), Mizuno, Hachi (Artist)

    • Adventure Time Compact Edition: Princess Power!!! (Adventure Time) - North, Ryan (Author), Tamaki, Mariko (Author), Dawson, Delilah S (Author), Paroline, Shelli (Illustrator), Lamb, Braden (Illustrator), McGinty, Ian (Illustrator)

    Middle Readers

    • Forbidden Mountain (Guardians) - Mull, Brandon (Author)

    • A Girl's Guide to Spying (A Rose Patrol Mystery #1) - Webb, Holly (Author)

    Mystery & Thrillers

    • Hope Rises - Baldacci, David (Author)

    • Holmes Is Missing: A Holmes, Margaret & Poe Mystery (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #2) - Patterson, James (Author), Sitts, Brian (Author)

    • Count My Lies: A GMA Book Club Pick! - Stava, Sophie (Author)

    Picture Books

    • Sparrow Loves Reptiles (Sparrow Loves Animals #2) - Burgess, Murry (Author), Anthony, Tamisha (Illustrator)

    • 102 - Cordell, Matthew (Author)

    • Axl the Axolotl Is Not a Frog - Pasek, Benj (With), Paul, Justin (With), Brammer, John Paul (Author), Morales, Vanessa (Illustrator)

    • Even Steven: A Book about Sharing - Finison, Carrie (Author), Wiseman, Daniel (Illustrator)

    • Robin and the Stick: A Picture Book (Robin's World) - Goodale, E B (Author)

    • Capy Capy Capybara - Harper, Charise Mericle (Author)

    • Wildspeak - Francis, Sangma (Author), Vangsnes, Lexi (Illustrator)

    • The Shy Book (Emotions) - Pearlstein, Howard (Author), Munro, James (Illustrator)

    • We Are One (Star Wars: The Mandalorian) (Little Golden Book) - Debois, Jeneanne (Author), Clester, Shane (Illustrator)

    • Fly Fishing with Papa: A Picture Book about a Day on the River - Robbins, Christopher (Author), Mishima, Yukari (Illustrator)

    Political Sciences

    • Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded Usaid - Enrich, Nicholas (Author), Gawande, Atul (Foreword by)

    Romance

    • Cherry Baby - Rowell, Rainbow (Author)

    • The Academy (Academy #1) - Hilderbrand, Elin (Author), Cunningham, Shelby (Author)

    • The Auction (Deluxe Limited Edition): A Spicy, Dark Romance Novel from a Tiktok Sensation (Original) - Kincaid, Sadie (Author)

    • West of Wicked (Great and Terrible Land #1) - St Crowe, Nikki (Author)

    • Happy Ending - Liese, Chloe (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • The Faith of Beasts (The Captive's War #2) - Corey, James S A (Author)

    • Tarkin: Star Wars (Star Wars) - Luceno, James (Author)

    • On the Calculation of Volume (Book IV) - Balle, Solvej (Author), Russell (Author)

    • Wind and Truth: Book Five of the Stormlight Archive (Stormlight Archive #5) - Sanderson, Brandon (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • From USA TODAY bestselling author Chloe Liese, a clever and heartwarming rom-com that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Annabel Monaghan about two best friends who must fake a relationship for their exes.

    Thea and Alex have three things in common--they love food, they hate where they live, and they're both divorced. Otherwise, they couldn't be more different.

    Thea's never cooked a day in her life. Alex is a world-class chef. Alex resents feeling stuck in his hometown. Thea resents the town for not feeling more like home. Thea and her ex are in a contentious custody battle for their dog. Alex and his ex amicably coparent their daughter. Beyond a few friends in common, a couple small-world connections (welcome to life in a mid-size city), their lives look nothing alike. Fast forward two years, and they're truly the best of friends. No one would ever know their friendship began as a lie...

    Two years ago, their exes got together immediately following their divorces, and somehow, Thea and Alex found themselves spinning a spite-fueled story about being old friends and first loves. Two years later, what began as a ruse has grown into real friendship--just friendship, despite what friends and family seem to think. But when their exes invite them on a two-week, "two family" beach vacation--daughter and dog included--Alex and Thea start to wonder if this story they've spun might have gotten away from them, and if it's led them to the last place they ever thought it could: a happy ending.

  • Join Din Djarin and Grogu for a Little Golden Book adventure based on Star Wars: The Mandalorian on Disney+!

    As Mando and the Child cross the galaxy, they discover that the farther they travel, the closer they become. Follow their journey as they seek Jedi Masters, meet new friends, and face unexpected foes. This full-color Little Golden Book based on The Mandalorian is sure to thrill Star Wars fans of all ages!

    Little Golden Books enjoy nearly 100% consumer recognition. They feature beloved classics, hot licenses, and new original stories . . . the classics of tomorrow.

  • From #1 bestselling author of The Perfect Couple, Elin Hilderbrand, and her daughter, Shelby Cunningham, deliver the irresistible, deliciously scandalous story of one drama-filled year at a New England boarding school.

    It's move-in day at Tiffin Academy and amidst the happy chaos of friends reuniting, selfies uploading, and cars unloading, shocking news arrives: America Today just ranked Tiffin the number two boarding school in the country. It's a seventeen-spot jump--was there a typo? The dorms need to be renovated, their sports teams always come in last place, and let's just say Tiffin students are known for being more social than academic. On the other hand, the campus is exquisite, class sizes are small, and the dining hall is run by an acclaimed New York chef. And they do have fun--lots of parties and school dances, and a piano man plays in the student lounge every Monday night.

    But just as the rarefied air of Tiffin is suffused with self-congratulation, the wheels begin to turn--and then they fall off the bus. One by one, scandalous blind items begin to appear on phones across Tiffin's campus, thanks to a new app called ZipZap, and nobody is safe. From Davi Banerjee, international influencer and resident queen bee, to Simone Bergeron, the new and surprisingly young history teacher, to Charley Hicks, a transfer student who seems determined not to fit in, to Cordelia Spooner, Admissions Director with a somewhat idiosyncratic methodology--everyone has something to hide.

    As if high school wasn't dramatic enough ... As the year unfolds, bonds are forged and broken, secrets are shared and exposed, and the lives of Tiffin's students and staff are changed forever. The Academy is Elin Hilderbrand's fresh, buzzy take on boarding school life, and a thrilling new direction from one of America's most satisfying and popular storytellers.

  • NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush--bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who can predict death--by the beloved author of Rabbit Cake and Unlikely Animals

    "A miraculous novel--an actual and spiritual road trip you won't forget."--John Irving

    AN NPR AND LIT HUB BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

    At sixty-three years old, million-dollar lottery winner PJ Halliday would be the luckiest man in Pondville, Massachusetts, if it weren't for the tragedies of his life: the sudden death of his eldest daughter and the way his marriage fell apart after that. Since then, PJ spends both his money and his time at the bar, and he probably doesn't have much time left--he's had three heart attacks already.

    But when PJ reads the obituary of his old romantic rival, he realizes his high school sweetheart, Michelle Cobb, is finally single again. Filled with a new enthusiasm for life, PJ decides he's going to drive across the country to the Tender Hearts Retirement Community in Arizona to win Michelle back.

    Before PJ can hit the road, tragedy strikes Pondville, leaving PJ the sudden guardian of his estranged brother's grandchildren. Anyone else would be deterred from the planned trip, but PJ figures the orphaned kids might benefit from getting out of town. PJ also thinks he can ask Sophie, his adult daughter who's adrift in her twenties, to come along to babysit. And there's one more surprise addition to the roster: Pancakes, a former nursing home therapy cat with a knack of predicting death, who recently turned up outside PJ's home.

    This could be the second chance PJ has long hoped for--a fresh shot at love and parenting--but does he have the strength to do both those things again? It's very possible his heart can't take it.

  • The #1 New York Times bestseller from "America's historian-in-chief" (New York magazine).

    An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America's most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband, Richard (Dick) Goodwin, embarked upon in the last years of his life.

    Dick and Doris Goodwin were married for forty-two years and married to American history even longer. In his twenties, Dick was one of the brilliant young men of John F. Kennedy's New Frontier. In his thirties he both named and helped design Lyndon Johnson's Great Society and was a speechwriter and close advisor to Robert Kennedy. Doris Kearns was a twenty-four-year-old graduate student when selected as a White House Fellow. She worked directly for Lyndon Johnson and later assisted on his memoir.

    Over the years, with humor, anger, frustration, and in the end, a growing understanding, Dick and Doris had argued over the achievements and failings of the leaders they served and observed, debating the progress and unfinished promises of the country they both loved.

    The Goodwins' last great adventure involved finally opening the more than three hundred boxes of letters, diaries, documents, and memorabilia that Dick had saved for more than fifty years. They soon realized they had before them an unparalleled personal time capsule of the 1960s, illuminating public and private moments of a decade when individuals were powered by the conviction they could make a difference; a time, like today, marked by struggles for racial and economic justice, a time when lines were drawn and loyalties tested.

    Their expedition gave Dick's last years renewed purpose and determination. It gave Doris the opportunity to connect and reconnect with participants and witnesses of pivotal moments of the 1960s. And it gave them both an opportunity to make fresh assessments of the central figures of the time--John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Robert Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, and especially Lyndon Johnson, who greatly impacted both their lives. The voyage of remembrance brought unexpected discoveries, forgiveness, and the renewal of old dreams, reviving the hope that the youth of today will carry forward this unfinished love story with America.

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The Lions of Winter

November 28, 2024 Clare Brooks

Ty Gagne's latest book, The Lions of Winter, has arrived! We know many of you have been looking forward to this. For those that may not know, Ty Gagne is the author of the best-selling and shop favorite title, The Last Traverse. If this is anything like his previous work, this won't last long... especially with you-know-what around the corner.

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