New Releases | June 3rd, 2025

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  Adult Fiction

  • The Phoenix Pencil Company - King, Allison (Author)

  • Flashlight - Choi, Susan (Author)

  • Atmosphere: A Love Story - Reid, Taylor Jenkins (Author)

  • What Kind of Paradise - Brown, Janelle (Author)

  • The Listeners - Stiefvater, Maggie (Author)

  • Notes on Infinity - Taylor, Austin (Author)

  • Blonde Dust - De Rosnay, Tatiana (Author)

  • In the Absence of Men - Besson, Philippe (Author)

  • Go as a River - Read, Shelley (Author)

  • Disoriental - Djavadi, Négar (Author) , Kover, Tina (Translator)

  Arts & Entertainment

  • A Different Kind of Power: A Memoir - Ardern, Jacinda (Author)

  Biography

  • 1974: A Personal History - Prose, Francine (Author)

  • How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir - Jong-Fast, Molly (Author)

  • Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson - Kriegel, Mark (Author)

  • Larry McMurtry: A Life - Daugherty, Tracy (Author)

  • Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation - Tameez, Zaakir (Author)

  Body, Mind & Spirit

  • Mantra Meditation: The Life-Changing Secret of Connection, Joy, and Calm - Das, Radhika (Author)

  Calendars

  • Disney Dreams Collection by Thomas Kinkade Studios 2026 Wall Calendar - Kinkade, Thomas (Author) , Thomas Kinkade Studios (Author)

  • Thomas Kinkade Studios 2026 Deluxe Wall Calendar - Kinkade, Thomas (Author)

  • Johanna Basford 12-Month 2026 Weekly Coloring Calendar - Basford, Johanna (Author)

  Chapter Books

  • Sunflower Hour (Adventures of Sophie Mouse #22) - Green, Poppy (Author) , Bell, Jennifer A (Illustrator)

  Coloring Books

  • Back to the Hundred Acre Wood: Color Your Favorite Childhood Memories with Winnie-The-Pooh and Friends - Hamner, Jiajia (Author)

  Family Issues

  • Free to Be: Understanding Kids & Gender Identity - Turban, Jack (Author)

  Graphic Novels

  • Garfield Bacon Me Drool: His 77th Book - Davis, Jim (Author)

  • Karen's Ghost: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #11) - Yingst, Dk (Adapted by) , Yingst, Dk (Illustrator) , Martin, Ann M (Author)

  Great Outdoors

  • Rivers Always Reach the Sea: Angling Stories - Burke, Monte (Author) , Dibenedetto, David (Foreword by)

  History

  • The Explorers: A New History of America in Ten Expeditions - Bellows, Amanda (Author)

  • Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II - Kershaw, Alex (Author)

  • Charlottesville: An American Story - Baker, Deborah (Author)

  • When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day - Graff, Garrett M (Author)

  • The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild - Burrough, Bryan (Author)

  Horror

  • Incidents Around the House - Malerman, Josh (Author)

  Just the Facts

  • Where Are the Everglades? (Where Is?) - Medina, Nico (Author) , Who Hq (Author) , Copeland, Gregory (Illustrator)

  Local Interest

  • The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life - Whybrow, Helen (Author)

  Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

  • Fantastic Four: Solve Everything [Marvel Premier Collection] (Marvel Premier Collection) - Hickman, Jonathan (Author) , Eaglesham, Dale (Illustrator) , Quesada, Joe (Not Available) , Shakman, Matt (Foreword by)

  • Veil Volume 1: Temperature of Orange - Kotteri (Author) , Kotteri (Illustrator)

  • Dceased: DC Compact Comics Edition - Taylor, Tom (Author) , Hairsine, Trevor (Illustrator)

  • My Hero Academia, Vol. 41 - Horikoshi, Kohei (Author)

  • Roar: A Star in the Abyss 1 - Okaue, Ai (Author)

  Middle Readers

  • Greenwild: The Forest in the Sky (Greenwild #3) - Thomson, Pari (Author)

  • Minecraft: The Haven Trials: An Official Minecraft Novel - Davies, Suyi (Author)

  • Minecraft: Castle Redstone: An Official Minecraft Novel - Chadda, Sarwat (Author)

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians: A Guide to Gods & Monsters

  Mystery & Thriller

  • The First Gentleman: A Thriller - Patterson, James (Author) , Clinton, Bill (Author)

  • Appointment with Death: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition (Hercule Poirot Mysteries #18) - Christie, Agatha (Author)

  • The Ghostwriter - Clark, Julie (Author)

  • Sister, Butcher, Sister - Aldyn, Kd (Author)

  • The Unwedding: Reese's Book Club Pick - Condie, Ally (Author)

  • Badlands (Nora Kelly) - Preston, Douglas (Author) , Child, Lincoln (Author)

  Nature

  • Cloud Warriors: Deadly Storms, Climate Chaos--And the Pioneers Creating a Revolution in Weather Forecasting - Weber, Thomas E (Author)

  Picture Books

  • Blue - Kaufman, Suzanne (Author)

  • The Day the Crayons Made Friends - Daywalt, Drew (Author) , Jeffers, Oliver (Illustrator)

  • Fourth of July Fun! (Little Golden Book) - Adamson, Deb (Author) , Morley, Taia (Illustrator)

  • When You Go to Dragon School - Campbell, Chelsea M (Author) , Chua, Charlene (Illustrator)

  • Falling Star - Liu, Linda (Author) , Liu, Linda (Illustrator)

  • Where the Deer Slip Through - Howes, Katey (Author) , Krommes, Beth (Illustrator)

  • This Book Is Dangerous! (a Narwhal and Jelly Picture Book #1) - Clanton, Ben (Author)

  • Zebra and Yak: The Backwards Alphabet Book - Friedrich, Paul (Author) , Friedrich, Paul (Illustrator)

  Romance

  • Slow Dance - Rowell, Rainbow (Author)

  • Battle of the Bookstores - Brady, Ali (Author)

  • Stolen Vows & Irresistible Devil (Deluxe Edition) (Black Rose Auction #2) - Miller, Sav R (Author) , Nordbak, Jenny (Author)

  • A Fellowship of Librarians & Dragons (Deluxe Edition) (Adenashire #2) - Penner, J (Author)

  • The Monster and the Last Blood Match (Blood Type #1) - Linde, K A (Author)

  • Spark of the Everflame (The Kindred's Curse Saga #1) - Cole, Penn (Author)

  • Glow of the Everflame (The Kindred's Curse Saga #2) - Cole, Penn (Author)

  Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • The Queen of Sorrow: Book Three of the Queens of Renthia (Queens of Renthia #3) - Durst, Sarah Beth (Author)

  • Shroud - Tchaikovsky, Adrian (Author)

  • The Stardust Grail - Kitasei, Yume (Author)

  • A Song of Legends Lost (Invoker Trilogy #1) - Ayinde, M H (Author)

  Spinner Rack

  • Peppa Pig: The Biggest Sister (8x8 Storybook) - Spinner, Cala (Author)

  Sports

  • The Playing Lesson: A Duffer's Year Among the Pros - Bamberger, Michael (Author)

  Young Adult

  • A Study in Drowning (Study in Drowning) - Reid, Ava (Author)

  • Kill Creatures - Power, Rory (Author)

  • Dan in Green Gables: A Graphic Novel: A Modern Reimagining of Anne of Green Gables - Terciero, Rey (Author) , Aguirre, Claudia (Illustrator)

  • A Forgery of Fate - Lim, Elizabeth (Author)

  • Your Final Moments - Coles, Jay (Author)

  • Best of All Worlds - Oppel, Kenneth (Author)

  • A First Time for Everything - Walther, K L (Author)

  • 13 Days of Summer - Strohm, Stephanie Kate (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

• The First Gentleman: A Thriller

  America has a powerful new president... And her husband's on trial for murder.

  Clinton and Patterson are back. And they're better than ever.

  The President of the United States is up for reelection.

  Her husband is on trial for murder.

  Is the First Gentleman a killer?

  A pair of brilliant investigative journalists set out to answer that burning question about the NFL star-turned-political spouse.

  The First Gentlemanhas all the twists and turns, and the authenticity, one expects from the #1 bestselling authors ofThe President Is MissingandThe President's Daughter.

• Atmosphere: A Love Story

  From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits.

  The stunning hardcover of Atmosphere features beautiful endpapers and a premium dust jacket!

  "Thrilling . . . heartbreaking . . . uplifting . . . the fast-paced, emotionally charged story of one ambitious young woman, finding both her voice and her passion."--Kristin Hannah, author of The Women

  "NASA? Space missions? The '80s? This is a collection of all the things I love."--Andy Weir, author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian

  Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances. That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA's space shuttle program. Suddenly, Joan burns to be one of the few people to go to space.

  Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training at Houston's Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond and scientist John Griffin, who are kind and easygoing even when the stakes are highest; mission specialist Lydia Danes, who has worked too hard to play nice; warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald, who is navigating her own secrets; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer, who can fix any engine and fly any plane.

  As the new astronauts become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined. In this new light, Joan begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe.

  Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, it all changes in an instant.

  Fast-paced, thrilling, and emotional, Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places, creating complex protagonists, and telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love--this time among the stars.

• When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day

  A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Absolutely gripping." --The Washington Post - "A masterpiece of oral history...stirring, surprising, grim, joyous, moving, and always riveting." --Evan Thomas

  From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist for Watergate comes the most complete and up-to-date account of D-Day--the largest seaborne invasion in history and the moment that secured the Allied victory in World War II--featuring hundreds of eyewitness accounts.

  June 6, 1944--known to us all as D-Day--is one of history's greatest and most unbelievable military triumphs. The surprise sunrise landing of more than 150,000 Allied troops on the beaches of occupied northern France is one of the most consequential days of the 20th century. Now, Pulitzer Prize finalist Garrett M. Graff, historian and author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Watergate, brings them all together in a one-of-a-kind, bestselling oral history that explores this seminal event in vivid, heart-pounding detail.

  The story begins in the opening months of the 1940s, as the Germany army tightens its grip across Europe, seizing control of entire nations. The United States, who has resolved to remain neutral, is forced to enter the conflict after an unexpected attack by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor. For the second time in fifty years, the world is at war, with the stakes higher than they've ever been before. Then in 1943, Allied leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet in Casablanca to discuss a new plan for victory: a coordinated invasion of occupied France, led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Failure is not an option. Over the next eighteen months, the large-scale action is organized, mobilizing soldiers across Europe by land, sea, and sky. And when the day comes, it is unlike anything the world has ever seen.

  These moments and more are seen in real time. A visceral, page-turning drama told through the eyes of those who experienced them--from soldiers, nurses, pilots, children, neighbors, sailors, politicians, volunteers, photographers, reporters and so many more, When the Sea Came Alive "is the sort of book that is smart, inspiring, and powerful--and adds so much to our knowledge of what that day was like and its historic importance forever" (Chris Bohjalian)--an unforgettable, fitting tribute to the men and women of the Greatest Generation.

• How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir

  An Oprah Daily Best Summer Read of 2025

  "Molly Jong-Fast's memoir is mesmerizing, intimate, wise, unputdownable, crazily honest, heartbreaking, funny, illuminating--beautiful and painful at the same time, just like real life." --Anne Lamott

  From the political writer and podcaster, a ferociously honest and disarmingly funny memoir about her elusive mother's encroaching dementia and a reckoning with her complicated childhood

  Molly Jong-Fast is the only child of a famous woman, writer Erica Jong, whose sensational book Fear of Flying launched her into second-wave feminist stardom. She grew up yearning for a connection with her dreamy, glamorous, just out of reach mother, who always seemed to be heading somewhere that wasn't with Molly. When, in 2023, Erica was diagnosed with dementia just as Molly's husband discovered he had a rare cancer, Jong-Fast was catapulted into a transformative year.

  How to Lose Your Mother is a compulsively readable memoir about an intense mother-daughter relationship, a sometimes chaotic upbringing with a fame-hungry parent, and the upheavals that challenge our hard-won adulthood. A pitch-perfect balance of acceptance and rage, humor and heart, How to Lose Your Mother tells a universal story of loss alongside a singular story of a literary life. This is a memoir that will stand alongside the classics of the genre.

• The Day the Crayons Made Friends

  The hilarious Crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit are back for another adventure--and this time they explore Duncan's room. Will they want to leave the crayon box for good after they make new friends?

  Duncan's crayons just can't seem to stay put!

  After convincing one group of crayons to go back to work after they wanted to quit and rescuing another group who got lost in the most inconvenient places, Duncan's crayons have disappeared once more.

  But this time they've gone out into his room to make friends. From Red Crayon who fulfills his dream of driving a firetruck, to Blue Crayon, who meets a fashion doll desperately in need of a head, to fan favorite Esteban, who is off to tame a teddy bear (or as he would call it, a wild beast), each crayon has an exciting story to share about the new objects they've met and the new adventures they've had.

  The #1 New York Times bestselling team behind the international Crayons sensation have come together to create another clever and hilarious tale that will keep children--and grown-ups--laughing.

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New Releases | June 3rd, 2025

New Releases | May 13th, 2025

• New Release List (Click to Expand)

  Activity Books

  • The Big Book of Adventure Mazes

  Adult Science

  • The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth - Schlanger, Zoë (Author)

  Biography

  • Mark Twain - Chernow, Ron (Author)

  Coloring Books

  • Creative Haven a Century of Fashion Coloring Book (Adult Coloring Books: Fashion) - Miller, Eileen Rudisill (Author)

  Adult Fiction

  • The Emperor of Gladness - Vuong, Ocean (Author)

  • Run for the Hills - Wilson, Kevin (Author)

  • Make Me Famous - Ventura, Maud (Author), Schmid, Gretchen (Translator)

  • Never Let Me Go: Twentieth Anniversary Edition (Vintage International) - Ishiguro, Kazuo (Author)

  • Speak to Me of Home - Cummins, Jeanine (Author)

  • All Fours - July, Miranda (Author)

  • Sleep - Jones, Honor (Author)

  Family Issues

  • The #1 Dad Book: Be the Best Dad You Can Be in 1 Hour - Patterson, James (Author)

  Fun & Games

  • My First Day Fishing: A Beginner's Guide - Millard, Will (Author), Lisowiec, Joanna (Illustrator), Wade, Jeremy (Foreword By)

  Graphic Novels

  • Creature Clinic - Than, Gavin Aung (Author)

  History

  • Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives - Loxton, Alice (Author)

  • The Last Great Dream: How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties - Mcnally, Dennis (Author)

  Homestead

  • Tree Houses Within Reach: 30 Lofty Cabins, Playhouses, and Getaways You Can Actually Build - Diedricksen, Derek (Author)

  Just the Facts

  • Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers - Kendi, Ibram X (Author)

  Middle Readers

  • All Ears (Funjungle) - Gibbs, Stuart (Author)

  My First Readers

  • Uni and the Dolphin (Step Into Reading) - Krouse Rosenthal, Amy (Author), Barrager, Brigette (Illustrator)

  Mystery & Thriller

  • Skin and Bones: And Other Mike Bowditch Short Stories (Mike Bowditch Mysteries) - Doiron, Paul (Author)

  • Pitch Dark (Mike Bowditch Mysteries #15) - Doiron, Paul (Author)

  • We Solve Murders - Osman, Richard (Author)

  • Murder in Mesopotamia: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition (Hercule Poirot Mysteries #13) - Christie, Agatha (Author)

  Nature

  • Take to the Trees: A Story of Hope, Science, and Self-Discovery in America's Imperiled Forests - Holloway, Marguerite (Author)

  Picture Books

  • The Monarch (Honeybee and Friends) - Hall, Kirsten (Author), Arsenault, Isabelle (Illustrator)

  • Firefly Season - Smith, Cynthia Leitich (Author), Gardiner, Kate (Illustrator)

  • Papa Doesn't Do Anything! - Fallon, Jimmy (Author), Ordonez, Miguel (Illustrator)

  • Fireworks - Burgess, Matthew (Author), Chien, Catia (Illustrator)

  • When You Find a Hope - Millington, Allie (Author), Lambelet, Anne (Illustrator)

  Poetry

  • Odyssey: The Greek Myths Reimagined (Stephen Fry's Greek Myths) - Fry, Stephen (Author)

  Puzzle Books

  • New York Times Games Hello Spring Crosswords: 200 Easy to Hard Puzzles

  Romance

  • A Curse Carved in Bone: Book Two of the Saga of the Unfated (Saga of the Unfated) - Jensen, Danielle L (Author)

  • A Simple Twist of Fate - Asher, April (Author)

  • Maine Characters - Orenstein, Hannah (Author)

  • Can't Get Enough (Skyland) - Ryan, Kennedy (Author)

  Science & Nature

  • The Secret Life of a Sea Turtle - Bearzi, Maddalena (Author), Boersma, Alex (Illustrator)

  • World of Mushrooms: Discover the Freaky, Fantastic Fungi That Lurk in the Woods, Pop Up in Lawns, and Sneak Around Underground - Payen, Pauline (Author), Pressigout, Zelda (Illustrator)

  Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • Anima Rising - Moore, Christopher (Author)

  • The Devils - Abercrombie, Joe (Author)

  Social Sciences

  • No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain - Solnit, Rebecca (Author)

  • The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon's Enduring Impact on America - Whitaker, Mark (Author)

  • So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color - de Robertis, Caro (Author)

  Sports

  • The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and His Kingdom of Clay - Clarey, Christopher (Author)

  True Crime

  • Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder - James, Rachel McCarthy (Author)

  • Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers - Figluzzi, Frank (Author)

  Young Adult

  • Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna: A Graphic Novel Adaptation - Pierce. Tamora (Author), Ayala, Vita (Adapter by), Beck, Sam (Illustrator)

  • When We Go Missing - Henry, April (Author)

  • Shampoo Unicorn - Lovett, Sawyer (Author)

  • Eliza, from Scratch - Lee, Sophia (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

• Never Let Me Go: Twentieth Anniversary Edition (Vintage International)

  From the acclaimed author of The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans, a moving new novel that subtly reimagines our world and time in a haunting story of friendship and love.

  As a child, Kathy-now thirty-one years old-lived at Hailsham, a private school in the scenic English countryside where the children were sheltered from the outside world, brought up to believe that they were special and that their well-being was crucial not only for themselves but for the society they would eventually enter. Kathy had long ago put this idyllic past behind her, but when two of her Hailsham friends come back into her life, she stops resisting the pull of memory.

  And so, as her friendship with Ruth is rekindled, and as the feelings that long ago fueled her adolescent crush on Tommy begin to deepen into love, Kathy recalls their years at Hailsham. She describes happy scenes of boys and girls growing up together, unperturbed-even comforted-by their isolation. But she describes other scenes as well: of discord and misunderstanding that hint at a dark secret behind Hailsham's nurturing facade. With the dawning clarity of hindsight, the three friends are compelled to face the truth about their childhood-and about their lives now.

  A tale of deceptive simplicity, Never Let Me Go slowly reveals an extraordinary emotional depth and resonance-and takes its place among Kazuo Ishiguro's finest work.

• Mark Twain

  Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow illuminates the full, fascinating, and complex life of the writer long celebrated as the father of American literature, Mark Twain

  Before he was Mark Twain, he was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Born in 1835, the man who would become America's first, and most influential, literary celebrity spent his childhood dreaming of piloting steamboats on the Mississippi. But when the Civil War interrupted his career on the river, the young Twain went west to the Nevada Territory and accepted a job at a local newspaper, writing dispatches that attracted attention for their brashness and humor. It wasn't long before the former steamboat pilot from Missouri was recognized across the country for his literary brilliance, writing under a pen name that he would immortalize.

  In this richly nuanced portrait of Mark Twain, acclaimed biographer Ron Chernow brings his considerable powers to bear on a man who shamelessly sought fame and fortune, and crafted his persona with meticulous care. After establishing himself as a journalist, satirist, and lecturer, he eventually settled in Hartford with his wife and three daughters, where he went on to write The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He threw himself into the hurly-burly of American culture, and emerged as the nation's most notable political pundit. At the same time, his madcap business ventures eventually bankrupted him; to economize, Twain and his family spent nine eventful years in exile in Europe. He suffered the death of his wife and two daughters, and the last stage of his life was marked by heartache, political crusades, and eccentric behavior that sometimes obscured darker forces at play.

  Drawing on Twain's bountiful archives, including thousands of letters and hundreds of unpublished manuscripts, Chernow masterfully captures the man whose career reflected the country's westward expansion, industrialization, and foreign wars, and who was the most important white author of his generation to grapple so fully with the legacy of slavery. Today, more than one hundred years after his death, Twain's writing continues to be read, debated, and quoted. In this brilliant work of scholarship, a moving tribute to the writer's talent and humanity, Chernow reveals the magnificent and often maddening life of one of the most original characters in American history.

• A Curse Carved in Bone: Book Two of the Saga of the Unfated (Saga of the Unfated)

  A shield maiden fights to break the shackles of prophecy--and to overcome the betrayal of the man who broke her heart--in this searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology that began with the bestselling A Fate Inked in Blood.
  
  The stunning first edition hardcover will feature foil page edges, a custom-stamped case, and a premium dust jacket!
  
  The secret of her divine heritage revealed, Freya finds herself on a path that will see thousands of lives lost to the magic in her blood. Desperate to avoid this dark fate, she risks an alliance with Skaland's greatest enemy to seek answers from the seer who foretold her future--the same seer who sent Bjorn to kill her.

  While Freya still seethes with rage over Bjorn's betrayal, the blood oaths that bind her demand that she keep him close as she hunts for a way to avert the looming war. Her magic draws her to the front lines of an old enmity, embroiling her with Nordeland's Unfated--children of the gods who serve the king she was raised to fear. The same king who, unlike Bjorn, is now willing to fight at her back. For despite the desire that burns hot between Bjorn and Freya, his growing distrust of her chosen path threatens to drag them further apart.

  As war approaches, gods and mortals must choose their weapons. Yet the fiercest battle will be the one Freya wages within herself. With the magic of two goddesses burning in her veins, she must weave the threads of destiny to decide her own fate: Will she be the shield that protects her people or the curse that destroys them?

• We Solve Murders

  INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

  "Madcap fun, with an entertaining new cast of characters and Osman's trademark wit. Delightful!" --Shari Lapena

  From the #1 bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club Series

  A brand new mystery. An iconic new detective duo. And a thrilling new murder to solve . . .

  Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him at home. His days of adventure are over. Adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy's job now.

  Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. Working in private security, every day is dangerous. She's currently on a remote island protecting mega-bestselling author Rosie D'Antonio, until a dead body and a bag of money mean trouble in paradise. So she sends an SOS to the only person she trusts . . .

  As a thrilling race around the world begins, can Amy and Steve outrun and outsmart a killer?

  Solving murders. It's a family business.

• Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

  The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Tamora Pierce's award-winning Song of the Lioness quartet, adapted into a gorgeous, full-color graphic novel

  In Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna, the first of four volumes adapting #1 New York Times bestseller Tamora Pierce's Song of the Lioness quartet, we meet Alanna of Trebond, a young noblewoman from the kingdom of Tortall.

  Alanna isn't like other girls from noble families--what she really wants is to become a knight and earn her shield, something women definitely aren't allowed to do.

  But Alanna will not be deterred, and she arrives in the capital disguised as a boy to begin training as a page, the first step toward becoming a knight. Despite the tough conditions and grueling work, Alanna's skills and stubbornness win her friends amongst the nobility and the denizens of the lower city. But not everyone wishes her well . . .

  Filled with magic and mayhem, adventure and action, swords and spells, book one in the Song of the Lioness quartet is the ultimate introduction to Alanna and Tamora Pierce's legendary Tortall universe.

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New Releases | May 13th, 2025

New Releases | April 29th, 2025

• New Release List (Click to Expand)

  Adult Fiction

  • Remarkably Bright Creatures - Van Pelt, Shelby (Author)

  • Crow Talk - Garvin, Eileen (Author)

  • The Correspondent - Evans, Virginia (Author)

  • The Amalfi Curse: A Bewitching Tale of Sunken Treasure, Forbidden Love, and Ancient Magic on the Amalfi Coast (Original) - Penner, Sarah (Author)

  • The Lilac People - Todd, Milo (Author)

  Adult Science

  • The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions - Vaudo, Ersilia (Author) , Di Stefano, Vanessa (Translator)

  Arts & Entertainment

  • Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend - Bailey, Jason (Author)

  Biography

  • Uptown Girl: A Memoir - Brinkley, Christie (Author)

  • My Next Breath: A Memoir - Renner, Jeremy (Author)

  • Dianaworld: An Obsession - White, Edward (Author)

  Board Books

  • Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus: The Graphic Novel (Junie B. Jones Graphic Novels) - Park, Barbara (Author), Venable, Colleen Af (Adapted by), Beam, Honie (Illustrator)

  Children’s Poetry

  • For a Girl Becoming - Harjo, Joy (Author), Garcia, Adriana M (Illustrator)

  Coloring Books

  • Brambly Hedge: Nature Coloring Book - Barklem, Jill (Author) , Barklem, Jill (Illustrator)

  Cookbooks

  • Salsa Daddy: A Cookbook: Dip Your Way Into Mexican Cooking - Martínez, Rick (Author)

  • Life-Changing Salads: 100 Plant-Based Salads and Dressings Beyond Your Wildest Greens (Healthygirl Kitchen) - Brown, Danielle (Author)

  • Today Loves Food: Recipes from America's Favorite Kitchen - Boscamp, Emi (Author), Stilo, Katie (Author), Kosofsky, Debbie Cohen (Author) , The Today Show Family and Friends (Author), Garten, Ina (Foreword by)

  Graphic Novels

  • The Lemonade War - Davies, Jacqueline (Author), de la Vega, Karen (Illustrator)

  • The Last Comics on Earth: A Song of Swords and Stuffies: From the Creators of the Last Kids on Earth (Last Comics on Earth) - Brallier, Max (Author), Pruett, Joshua (Author), Cooper, Jay (Illustrator), Holgate, Douglas (Illustrator)

  Hiking

  • 50 Hikes in Vermont: Walks, Hikes, and Overnights in the Green Mountain State - Green Mountain Club (Author)

  History

  • The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective - Johnson, Steven (Author)

  • The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 - Atkinson, Rick (Author)

  • The Book: A Cover-To-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time - Houston, Keith (Author)

  • The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World - Dalrymple, William (Author)

  Horror

  • The Staircase in the Woods - Wendig, Chuck (Author)

  • Youthjuice - Sathue, E.K. (Author)

  • Polybius - Armstrong, Collin (Author)

  • Roadwork - King, Stephen (Author)

  Humor

  • Snafu: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups - Helms, Ed (Author)

  Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

  • Fantastic Four vs. Galactus - Lee, Stan (Author), Byrne, John (Author), Kirby, Jack (Illustrator), Byrne, John (Illustrator), Ross, Alex (Not Available)

  • All in Saga - Waid, Mark (Author), Mora, Dan (Illustrator), Zdarsky, Chip (Author), Jiminez, Jorge (Illustrator)

  • Idol X Idol Story! Vol. 1 - Tokuno, Shotaro (Author)

  Middle Readers

  • Dreamslinger (Slinger) - Kim, Graci (Author)

  • The Trouble With Heroes - Messner, Kate (Author)

  Mystery & Thriller

  • 25 Alive: A Women's Murder Club Thriller (A Women's Murder Club Thriller #25) - Patterson, James (Author), Paetro, Maxine (Author)

  • Cards on the Table: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition (Hercule Poirot Mysteries #14) - Christie, Agatha (Author)

  • Code Red: A Mitch Rapp Novel by Kyle Mills (Mitch Rapp Novel #22) - Flynn, Vince (Author), Mills, Kyle (Author)

  Picture Books

  • Bored Panda - Bender, Mike (Author, Dillon, Chuck (Illustrator)

  • The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page - Davis, Geena (Author), Davis, Geena (Illustrator)

  • Bluey: The Big Blue Guy's Book of Dad Goals

  • Bluey: Perfect: With a Wipe-Clean Card for Drawing

  • Bluey and Bingo's Book of Bugs: A Push-And-Pull Book

  • Odder: An Otter's Story - Applegate, Katherine (Author), Santoso, Charles (Illustrator)

  • How to Spot a Mermaid - Yolen, Jane (Author), Deng, Sally (Illustrator)

  • Far, Far Away - Griffin, Molly (Author), Luu Bao (Illustrator)

  • Anything - Stead, Rebecca (Author), Zhang, Gracey (Illustrator)

  Political Sciences

  • Say More: Communicating at Work, at Home, and in the World - Psaki, Jen (Author)

  Romance

  • Enigma: A Dark Academia Romance - RuNyx (Author)

  • King of Envy (Kings of Sin #5) - Huang, Ana (Author)

  Science & Nature

  • Wait Like a Seed - Alladin, Erin (Author), Anderson, Tara (Illustrator)

  Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • Someone You Can Build a Nest in - Wiswell, John (Author)

  Workbooks

  • My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things (My Very Important Encyclopedias) - DK (Author)

Our Top 5 Picks

• Remarkably Bright Creatures

  This deluxe edition features sprayed and stenciled edges, silver foil, and a reading group guide.

  A New York Times Bestseller * A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick

  Soon to be a Netflix Film

  "Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut. . . . Memorable and tender." --Washington Post

  A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus

  After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.

  Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors--until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.

  Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late.

  Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.

• 25 Alive: A Women's Murder Club Thriller (A Women's Murder Club Thriller #25)

  "Those who haven't read any of the novels in the Women's Murder Club series are cheating themselves" (BookReporter). Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, medical examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, and crime reporter Cindy Thomas investigate the shocking murder of a former SFPD chief in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

  SFPD homicide detective Lindsay Boxer knows her way around a crime scene.

  But nothing can prepare her for the shock of recognition: the victim is Warren Jacobi, Lindsay's onetime partner who rose to chief of police.

  A top investigator until the end, Jacobi managed to leave Lindsay a clue.

  Following a trail of evidence along the west coast, the Women's Murder Club pledges to avenge Jacobi's death before the killer can take another one of their own.

• King of Envy (Kings of Sin #5)

  The fifth book in the deliciously steamy Kings of Sin series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ana Huang, where bad boy billionaires must atone for their sins in order to earn their love stories.

  He had everything he could've wanted...except her.

  Dangerous. Powerful. Reclusive.

  Vuk Markovic is notorious for shunning human interactions. The scarred billionaire rarely talks, and he has no interest in relationships outside his small but trusted circle.

  His only exception? Her. The beauty to his beast, the object of his obsession.

  He saw her first. He wanted her first. But now, she's engaged to his oldest friend--and the closer the wedding looms, the more he's torn between loyalty and desire.

  She should be his...and he might just risk it all to have her.

  ***

  Beautiful. Successful. Glamorous.

  To the world, supermodel Ayana Kidane leads the perfect life. Her career has skyrocketed, and she's engaged to one of New York's most eligible bachelors.

  What people don't know is that the engagement is only a business arrangement. He gets his inheritance when they marry; she gets the money she needs to leave her abusive agency.

  Pretending to be in love should be easy--until she finds herself increasingly drawn to her fiancé's enigmatic best man.

  Vuk thrills and terrifies her in equal measure. She knows she should stay away, but when her wedding is thrown into chaos, he's the only person who makes her feel safe...

  Until his past catches up with them and threatens everything they love.

• The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780

  In the second volume of the landmark American Revolution trilogy by the Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The British Are Coming, George Washington's army fights on the knife edge between victory and defeat.

  The first twenty-one months of the American Revolution--which began at Lexington and ended at Princeton--was the story of a ragged group of militiamen and soldiers fighting to forge a new nation. By the winter of 1777, the exhausted Continental Army could claim only that it had barely escaped annihilation by the world's most formidable fighting force.

  Two years into the war, George III is as determined as ever to bring his rebellious colonies to heel. But the king's task is now far more complicated: fighting a determined enemy on the other side of the Atlantic has become ruinously expensive, and spies tell him that the French and Spanish are threatening to join forces with the Americans.

  Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson provides a riveting narrative covering the middle years of the Revolution. Stationed in Paris, Benjamin Franklin woos the French; in Pennsylvania, George Washington pleads with Congress to deliver the money, men, and materiel he needs to continue the fight. In New York, General William Howe, the commander of the greatest army the British have ever sent overseas, plans a new campaign against the Americans--even as he is no longer certain that he can win this searing, bloody war. The months and years that follow bring epic battles at Brandywine, Saratoga, Monmouth, and Charleston, a winter of misery at Valley Forge, and yet more appeals for sacrifice by every American committed to the struggle for freedom.

  Timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the Revolution, Atkinson's brilliant account of the lethal conflict between the Americans and the British offers not only deeply researched and spectacularly dramatic history, but also a new perspective on the demands that a democracy makes on its citizens.

• My Next Breath: A Memoir

  The gripping and inspiring story of acclaimed actor Jeremy Renner's near-fatal accident, and what he learned about inner strength, endurance and hope as he overcame insurmountable odds to recover, one breath at a time.

  Two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner was the second most googled person in 2023... and not for his impressive filmography. His searing portrayals on film ranged from an Iraq-based army bomb technician in The Hurt Locker and a Boston bank robber in The Town to a crooked Camden mayor in American Hustle before he became heir to the Jason Bourne franchise ( The Bourne Legacy). Amongst other iconic roles, he also captured hearts as fan-favorite comic book marksman Hawkeye in seven Marvel films.

  Yet, his otherworldly success on-screen faded to the periphery when a fourteen-thousand-pound snowplow crushed him on New Year's Day 2023. Somehow able to keep breathing for more than half an hour, he was subsequently rushed to the ICU, after which he would face multiple surgeries and months of painful rehabilitation.

  In this debut memoir, Jeremy writes in blistering detail about his accident and the aftermath. This retelling is not merely a gruesome account of what happened to him; it's a call to action and a forged companionship between reader and author as Jeremy recounts his recovery journey and reflects on the impact of his suffering. Ultimately, Jeremy's memoir is a testament to the human spirit and its capacity to endure, evolve, and find purpose in the face of unimaginable adversity. His writing captures the essence of profound transformation, exploring the delicate interplay between vulnerability and strength, despair and hope, redemption and renewal.

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New Releases | April 29th, 2025

New Releases | April 22nd, 2025

• New Release List (Click to Expand)

  Activity Books

  • Bluey: Cheese and Crackers: A Coloring Book

  Adult Fiction

  • Gabriele - Berest, Anne (Author) , Berest, Claire (Author) , Kover, Tina (Translator)

  Adult Science

  • A Billion Butterflies: A Life in Climate and Chaos Theory - Shukla, Jagadish (Author)

  • Hope Dies Last: Visionary People Across the World, Fighting to Find Us a Future - Weisman, Alan (Author)

  • On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters - Tsui, Bonnie (Author)

  Biography

  • Matriarch: A Memoir - Knowles, Tina (Author)

  • The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America - Franklin, Sara B (Author)

  Cookbooks

  • The How Not to Age Cookbook: 100+ Recipes for Getting Healthier and Living Longer - Greger, Michael (Author)

  • The Cook and the Gardener: Recipes and Writings from France - Hesser, Amanda (Author)

  • Scratch That: Embrace the Mess, Cook to Impress - A Cookbook - Traeger, Alix (Author)

  • Mostly French: Recipes from a Kitchen in Provence - Held, Makenna (Author)

  Family Issues

  • Dear Graduate: A Book for When We Take a Step Forward - McEnerney, Charles (Author) , Larson, Adam (Author)

  Field Guides

  • Dr. Fun Guy's Passport to Kingdom Fungi: A Scientist's Guide to the Wild and Wonderful World of Mushrooms, Molds, and More - Walker, Gordon (Author) , Bone, Eugenia (Foreword by)

  Fun & Games

  • The Big Book of Climbing: An Illustrated History of Mountaineering, Bouldering, and Beyond - Abadía, Ximo (Author)

  Graphic Novels

  • Band Nerd: A Graphic Novel - Willis, Sarah Clawson (Author) , Cormarie, Emma (Illustrator)

  Great Outdoors

  • Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World - Cockrell, Will (Author)

  Homestead

  • The Generosity of Plants: Shared Wisdom from the Community of Herb Lovers - Gladstar, Rosemary (Author)

  Horror

  • When the Wolf Comes Home - Cassidy, Nat (Author)

  Literary Collections

  • Notes to John - Didion, Joan (Author)

  Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

  • Wash It All Away 01 - Hattori, Mitsuru (Author)

  • One Piece: Heroines, Vol. 1 - Oda, Eiichiro (Created by) , Esaka, Jun (Author) , Suwa, Sayaka (Illustrator)

  My First Readers

  • Biscuit's Puppy Sleepover (My First I Can Read) - Capucilli, Alyssa Satin (Author) , Schories, Pat (Illustrator)

  Mystery & Thriller

  • Extinction (Cash & Colcord #1) - Preston, Douglas (Author)

  • 2 Sisters Murder Investigations: A Thriller (A 2 Sisters Detective Agency Mystery #2) - Patterson, James (Author) , Fox, Candice (Author)

  Nature

  • Slither: How Nature's Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World - Hall, Stephen S (Author)

  Personal Growth

  • Change the Recipe: Because You Can't Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs - Andrés, José (Author) , Wolffe, Richard (Author)

  • Conquering Crisis: Ten Lessons to Learn Before You Need Them - McRaven, William H (Author)

  Picture Books

  • Bluey: The Decider

  • Bluey: Bedroom

  • Bluey: Road Trip

  • Bluey: Bus

  • Bluey: Trains

  • Wheetle: A Little Wagon with a Big Heart - Derby, Cindy (Author) , Derby, Cindy (Illustrator)

  • Here Is a Book: A Picture Book - Cooper, Elisha (Author)

  • Otto: The Dog That Learns to Share (Co-Edition) - Rayner, Catherine (Author)

  Romance

  • Swan Song - Hilderbrand, Elin (Author)

  • Great Big Beautiful Life - Henry, Emily (Author)

  • Phantom - Carlton, H D (Author)

  Social Sciences

  • Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section - Somerstein, Rachel (Author)

  Sticker Books

  • nofficial Taylor Swift Eras (the Sticker Version): 1,100 Stickers, 11 Eras, and More!

  Young Adult

  • Murder Between Friends - Lawson, Liz (Author)

Our Top 5 Picks

• Great Big Beautiful Life

  Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping novel from Emily Henry.

  Named a Most Anticipated book by The New York Times ∙ Rolling Stone ∙ People ∙ USA Today ∙ Harper's Bazaar ∙ Marie Claire ∙ E! Online ∙ The New York Post ∙ Bustle ∙ Reader's Digest ∙ BBC ∙ PopSugar ∙ SheReads ∙ Paste ∙ and more!

  Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud. And they're both on balmy Little Crescent Island for the same reason: to write the biography of a woman no one has seen in years--or at least to meet with the octogenarian who claims to be the Margaret Ives. Tragic heiress, former tabloid princess, and daughter of one of the most storied (and scandalous) families of the twentieth century.

  When Margaret invites them both for a one-month trial period, after which she'll choose the person who'll tell her story, there are three things keeping Alice's head in the game.

  One: Alice genuinely likes people, which means people usually like Alice--and she has a whole month to win the legendary woman over.

  Two: She's ready for this job and the chance to impress her perennially unimpressed family with a Serious Publication.

  Three: Hayden Anderson, who should have no reason to be concerned about losing this book, is glowering at her in a shaken-to-the core way that suggests he sees her as competition.

  But the problem is, Margaret is only giving each of them pieces of her story. Pieces they can't swap to put together because of an ironclad NDA and an inconvenient yearning pulsing between them every time they're in the same room.

  And it's becoming abundantly clear that their story--just like the tale Margaret's spinning--could be a mystery, tragedy, or love ballad . . . depending on who's telling it.

• Swan Song

  The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author brings her Nantucket novels to a brilliant finish: when rich strangers move to the island, social mayhem -- and a possible murder follow. Can Nantucket's best locals save the day, and their way of life?

  Chief of Police Ed Kapenash is about to retire. Blond Sharon is going through a divorce. But when a 22-million-dollar summer home is purchased by the mysterious Richardsons--how did they make their money, exactly?--Ed, Sharon, and everyone in the community are swept up in high drama. The Richardsons throw lavish parties, flirt with multiple locals, flaunt their wealth with not one but two yachts, and raise impossible hopes of everyone they meet. When their house burns to the ground and their most essential employee goes missing, the entire island is up in arms.

  The last of Elin Hilderbrand's bestselling Nantucket novels, Swan Song is a propulsive medley of glittering gatherings, sun-soaked drama, wisdom and heart, featuring the return of some of her most beloved characters, including, most importantly, the beautiful and timeless island of Nantucket itself.

• Extinction (Cash & Colcord #1)

  With Extinction, #1 New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston has written a page-turning thriller in the Michael Crichton mode that explores the possible and unintended dangers of the very real efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth and other long-extinct animals.

  Erebus Resort, occupying a magnificent, hundred-thousand acre valley deep in the Colorado Rockies, offers guests the experience of viewing woolly mammoths, Irish Elk, and giant ground sloths in their native habitat, brought back from extinction through the magic of genetic manipulation. When a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered in the Erebus back country by what is assumed to be a gang of eco-terrorists, Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash partners with county sheriff James Colcord to track down the perpetrators.

  As killings mount and the valley is evacuated, Cash and Colcord must confront an ancient, intelligent, and malevolent presence at Erebus, bent not on resurrection--but extinction.

• Phantom

  The prequel to the NYT Bestselling Cat & Mouse Duet is here . . .

  The married woman of the manor. The stranger outside. An intoxicating novel of dark temptation and dangerous desire by theNew York TimesandUSA Todaybestselling author of the Cat and Mouse Duet.

  November 12, 1944. This house holds on to souls for a lifetime. I thought I had given it to my husband when I vowed to love him until the end of time. I lied. Nothing could have prepared me for the day my phantom appeared outside my window. He was terrifying, yet hypnotizing, and I couldn't deny my intrigue. I never intended to fall into a whirlwind romance with my stalker. Especially because he's so much more than that. A criminal. A mobster. The man who offers me solace from the monster in Parsons Manor. There are many that haunt these halls, yet it's only my husband I fear.

• One Piece: Heroines, Vol. 1 (One Piece Novels #1)

  The girls of One Piece take the helm in these exciting prose short story collections, where each chapter features a different heroine!

  A collection of stand-alone prose stories that focus on fierce female characters from the world of One Piece.

  Go behind the runway as style icon Nami stars in a life-changing fashion show, observe wise Robin as she helps to decipher an ancient tablet with Koala and Sabo, watch as solemn Princess Vivi receives a love letter from an unexpected admirer, and check out Ghost Princess Perona's battle over the last bottle of wine with Zolo and Mihawk!

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New Releases | April 22nd, 2025

New Releases | January 14th, 2025

• New Release List (Click to Expand)

  Adult Fiction

  • What Happened to the McCrays? - Lange, Tracey (Author)

  • This Love - Jeffs, Lotte (Author)

  • Behind You Is the Sea - Muaddi Darraj, Susan (Author)

  • Confessions - Airey, Catherine (Author)

  • More or Less Maddy - Genova, Lisa (Author)

  • The In-Between Bookstore - Underhill, Edward (Author)

  Board Books

  • The Welcome Book - Smith, Danna (Author) , Perdomo, Juliana (Illustrator)

  • Wow! It's Snowing: A First Book of Weather - Hopgood, Tim (Author)

  Body, Mind & Spirit

  • Intention Obsession: Rituals and Witchcraft for Every Season - Feldmann, Erica (Author)

  • Hope: The Autobiography - Pope Francis (Author) , Bergoglio, Jorge Mario (Author) , Musso, Carlo (With) , Dixon, Richard (Translator)

  Business

  • Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom /]Cby Grace Blakeley - Blakeley, Grace (Author)

  Children’s Reference

  • Our Differences Make Us Stronger: How We Heal Together - Montgomery Tabron, La June (Author) , Grooms, Temika (Illustrator)

  Current Events & Politics

  • Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning - Biggar, Nigel (Author)

  Graphic Novels

  • Chickenpox - Lai, Remy (Author)

  • Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers - Dominguez, Angela (Author) , Dominguez, Angela (Illustrator)

  • Paws: Hazel Has Her Hands Full: A Graphic Novel - Fairbairn, Nathan (Author) , Assarasakorn, Michele (Illustrator)

  History

  • Save Our Souls: The True Story of a Castaway Family, Treachery, and Murder - Pearl, Matthew (Author)

  • The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy--And Why It Failed - Meltzer, Brad (Author) , Mensch, Josh (Author)

  • A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins - Harney, Gareth (Author)

  • An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence - Badawi, Zeinab (Author)

  Homestead

  • The Money-Saving Garden Year: A Month-By-Month Guide to a Great Garden That Costs Less - Lautenbach, Anya (Author)

  Horror

  • Witchcraft for Wayward Girls - Hendrix, Grady (Author)

  • Strange Pictures - Uketsu (Author) , Rion, Jim (Translator)

  Just the Facts

  • A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, the Original Fight Over Science in Schools - Levy, Debbie (Author)

  Middle Readers

  • Minecraft: The Dragon - Drayden, Nicky (Author)

  Mystery & Thriller

  • End of Story - Finn, A J (Author)

  • Beautiful Ugly - Feeney, Alice (Author)

  • The Texas Murders: Everything Is Bigger in Texas--Especially the Murder Cases (A Texas Ranger Thriller #3) - Patterson, James (Author) , Bourelle, Andrew (Author)

  • Clever Little Thing - Echlin, Helena (Author)

  Personal Growth

  • Bibliotherapy: Books to Guide You Through Every Chapter of Life - Masters, Molly (Author)

  Picture Books

  • How Sweet the Sound - Alexander, Kwame (Author) , Palmer, Charly (Illustrator)

  • Groundhug Day - Pace, Anne Marie (Author) , Denise, Christopher (Illustrator)

  • Ice Is Nice! All about the North and South Poles (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) - Worth, Bonnie (Author) , Ruiz, Aristides (Illustrator) , Mathieu, Joe (Illustrator)

  Puzzle Books

  • Armchair Puzzlers: Large Print Word Search - Games, University (Author)

  • New York Times Games Essential Easy Crosswords Volume 3: 200 Simple Puzzles - New York Times (Author) , Shortz, Will (Editor)

  Romance

  • Accidentally Amy - Painter, Lynn (Author)

  • The Hemlock Queen (The Nightshade Crown #2) - Whitten, Hannah (Author)

  • Lore of the Wilds (Lore of the Wilds Duology #1) - Sbrana, Analeigh (Author)

  • King of Battle and Blood (Adrian X Isolde #1) - St Clair, Scarlett (Author)

  • Queen of Myth and Monsters (Adrian X Isolde #2) - St Clair, Scarlett (Author)

  • Beneath the Stars (Sugarlake #1) - McIntire, Emily (Author)

  Social Sciences

  • Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America - Reid, Joy-Ann (Author)

  • The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story - Kennedy, Pagan (Author)

  • Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents--And What They Mean for America's Future - Twenge, Jean M (Author)

  • Sex with a Brain Injury: On Concussion and Recovery - Liontas, Annie (Author)

  • I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free - Hawkins, Lee (Author)

Our Top 5 Picks

• Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents--And What They Mean for America's Future

  A groundbreaking, "lavishly informative" (The New York Times) portrait of the six generations that currently live in the United States and how they connect, conflict, and compete with one another--from the acclaimed author of Generation Me and iGen.

  Upending the conventional theory that generational differences are caused by major events, Dr. Jean Twenge analyzes data on 39 million people from robust national surveys--some going back nearly a century--to show that changes in technology are the underlying driver of each generation's unique makeup. In this revelatory work, Twenge outlines key shifts in attitudes and lifestyle choices that define each generation regarding gender, income, politics, race, sexuality, marriage, mental health, and much more.

  Surprising, engaging, and informative, Generations "gets you thinking about how appreciating generational differences can, ironically, bring us together" (Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author). It will forever change the way you view your parents, peers, coworkers, and children, no matter which generation you call your own.

• The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy--And Why It Failed

  From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Nazi Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes a true, little-known story about the first assassination attempt on John F. Kennedy, right before his inauguration.

  Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president of the United States, is often ranked among Americans' most well-liked presidents. Yet what most Americans don't know is that JFK's historic presidency almost ended before it began--at the hands of a disgruntled sociopathic loner armed with dynamite.

  On December 11, 1960, shortly after Kennedy's election and before his inauguration, a retired postal worker named Richard Pavlick waited in his car--a parked Buick--on a quiet street in Palm Beach, Florida. Pavlick knew the president-elect's schedule. He knew when Kennedy would leave his house. He knew where Kennedy was going. From there, Pavlick had a simple plan--one that could've changed the course of history.

  Written in the gripping, page-turning style that is the hallmark of Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch's bestselling series, this is a slice of history vividly brought to life. Meltzer and Mensch are at the top of their game with this brilliant exploration of what could've been for one of the most compelling leaders of the 20th century.

• Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

  There's power in a book...

  They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they're sent to Wellwood House in St. Augustine, Florida, where unwed mothers are hidden by their families to have their babies in secret, to give them up for adoption, and most important of all, to forget any of it ever happened.

  Fifteen-year-old Fern arrives at the home in the sweltering summer of 1970, pregnant, terrified and alone. Under the watchful eye of the stern Miss Wellwood, she meets a dozen other girls in the same predicament. There's Rose, a hippie who insists she's going to find a way to keep her baby and escape to a commune. And Zinnia, a budding musician who plans to marry her baby's father. And Holly, a wisp of a girl, barely fourteen, mute and pregnant by no-one-knows-who.

  Everything the girls eat, every moment of their waking day, and everything they're allowed to talk about is strictly controlled by adults who claim they know what's best for them. Then Fern meets a librarian who gives her an occult book about witchcraft, and power is in the hands of the girls for the first time in their lives. But power can destroy as easily as it creates, and it's never given freely. There's always a price to be paid...and it's usually paid in blood.

  In Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, the author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support Group delivers another searing, completely original novel and further cements his status as a "horror master" ( NPR).

• The Texas Murders: Everything Is Bigger in Texas--Especially the Murder Cases (A Texas Ranger Thriller #3)

  In this thrilling novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling author, the great Texas Rangers go on a no-holds-barred pursuit of the most dangerous killer ever to terrorize Texas.

  Texas Ranger Rory Yates protects his home state wearing a five-pointed silver badge and carrying a Sig Sauer.

  When a native woman disappears on the summer solstice, clues point to a cold case.

  Yates, a quick-draw champion, partners with expert archer Ava Cruz of the Tigua Tribal police.

  The investigation leads to the edges of Texas's most unforgiving landscape, where the officers take dead aim with every shot in their arsenals.

• Beautiful Ugly

  "Her best book yet." --Harlan Coben
  The million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists Alice Feeney returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage. . .
  . . . and revenge.

  Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life.

  Grady calls his wife to share some exciting news as she is driving home. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by the cliff edge the headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there. . . but his wife has disappeared.

  A year later, Grady is still overcome with grief and desperate to know what happened to Abby. He can't sleep, and he can't write, so he travels to a tiny Scottish island to try to get his life back on track. Then he sees the impossible - a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife.

  Wives think their husbands will change but they don't.
  Husbands think their wives won't change but they do.

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• New Release List (Click to Expand)

  Adult Fiction

  • The Life of Herod the Great - Hurston, Zora Neale (Author) , Plant, Deborah G (Author)

  • The Capital of Dreams - O'Neill, Heather (Author)

  • Yellowface: A Reese's Book Club Pick - Kuang, R F (Author)

  • A Sea of Unspoken Things - Young, Adrienne (Author)

  • Homeseeking - Chen, Karissa (Author)

  • The Three Lives of Cate Kay - Fagan, Kate (Author)

  Baby & Toddler

  • Oh, Baby, the Places You'll Go! Gift Edition: With Pages to Record Reading Memories - Rabe, Tish (Author) , Dr Seuss (Illustrator)

  Biography

  • King: A Life - Eig, Jonathan (Author)

  Board Books

  • This Little Duckling: A Touch and Feel Book - Arrhenius, Ingela P (Illustrator)

  • Richard Scarry's Best Counting Book Ever - Scarry, Richard (Author)

  • Happy First Birthday! with Dr. Seuss Babies: An Interactive Lift-The-Flap Board Book with a Mirror - Random House (Author) , Doescher, Erik (Illustrator)

  • A Peek Out Your Window: My First Book of Weather: A Lift-The-Flap Book - Dreyer, Dylan (Author) , Butcher, Rosie (Illustrator)

  • Potty Time with Bean (Ms. Rachel) - MS Rachel (Author) , Dong, Monique (Illustrator)

  • Can You Find the Easter Bunny? - McLean, Danielle (Author) , Mason, Suzie (Illustrator)

  • If Animals Went to Work (If Animals Kissed Good Night) - Paul, Ann Whitford (Author) , Walker, David (Illustrator)

  • See, Touch, Feel: Quack! - Priddy, Roger (Author) , Priddy Books (Author) , Boileau, Natalia (Editor)

  • 100 First Words (Ms. Rachel) - MS Rachel (Author) , Random House (Illustrator)

  • I See Me: A Guess How Much I Love You Mirror Book - McBratney, Sam (Author) , Jeram, Anita (Illustrator)

  Coloring Books

  • A Million Kittens: Adorable Felines to Color (Million Creatures to Color) - Mayo, Lulu (Author)

  • My First Coloring Book (Ms. Rachel) - MS Rachel (Author) , Dong, Monique (Illustrator)

  Cookbooks

  • Simply Jamie: Fast & Simple Food - Oliver, Jamie (Author)

  Current Events & Politics

  • The Maga Diaries: Life Among the Fanatics, Extremists, and True Believers That Created the Modern Right - Nguyen, Tina (Author)

  Graphic Novels

  • Dr. Seuss Graphic Novel: Green Eggs and Ham Take a Hike: A Green Eggs and Ham Story - Kochalka, James (Author)

  • Fresh Start: A Graphic Nove - Galligan, Gale (Author)

  Health

  • Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food - Van Tulleken, Chris (Author)

  History

  • The Crazies: The Cattleman, the Wind Prospector, and a War Out West - Gamerman, Amy (Author)

  • Dark Brilliance: The Age of Reason: From Descartes to Peter the Great - Strathern, Paul (Author)

  Horror

  • The Reformatory - Due, Tananarive (Author)

  Humor

  • Floral Estrangements: Taunt Your Rivals & Vanquish Your Enemies Through the Language of Flowers - Fishbein, Rebecca (Author)

  • The Secret Lives of Candy Hearts - Siegel, Tommy (Author)

  Just the Facts

  • Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer - Harris, Quartez (Author) , James, Gordon C (Illustrator)

  Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

  • Wolverine: Madripoor Knights - Claremont, Chris (Author) , Salazar, Edgar (Illustrator) , Lee, Jim (Illustrator) , Tan, Philip (Not Available)

  Middle Readers

  • Warriors: Changing Skies #1: The Elders' Quest - Hunter, Erin (Author)

  • Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles) - Collins, Suzanne (Author)

  Mystery & Thriller

  • Sweet Fury - Bischoff, Sash (Author)

  • The Year of the Locust: A Thriller - Hayes, Terry (Author)

  • All the Water in the World - Caffall, Eiren (Author)

  • Holmes Is Missing: Patterson's Most-Requested Sequel Ever (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #2) - Patterson, James (Author) , Sitts, Brian (Author)

  Personal Growth

  • The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness - Waldinger, Robert (Author) , Schulz, Marc (Author)

  Picture Books

  • Victor, the Wolf with Worries - Rayner, Catherine (Author)

  • To See an Owl - Cordell, Matthew (Author)

  • Fox, Fox, and More Fox: Three Stories: Fox the Tiger, Fox Is Late, Fox Has a Problem - Tabor, Corey R (Author) , Tabor, Corey R (Illustrator)

  • Girls on the Rise - Gorman, Amanda (Author) , Wise, Loveis (Illustrator)

  • I Don't Wanna Hibernate! - Ouchchy, Anna (Author) , Kaduji, Raahat (Illustrator)

  • The Fire Fox: Shortlisted for the Oscar's Book Prize - Page, Alexandra (Author) , Murphy, Stef (Illustrator)

  • Hello, Sun! (Beginner Books) - Watkins, Lala (Author)

  • Seven Little Ducklings - Cate, Annette LeBlanc (Author) , Cate, Annette LeBlanc (Illustrator)

  Romance

  • Never Say Never - Steel, Danielle (Author)

  • Beg, Borrow, or Steal - Adams, Sarah (Author)

  • The Endless War (The Bridge Kingdom) - Jensen, Danielle L (Author)

  • The Starlight Heir - Howard, Amalie (Author)

  • Zodiac Academy 2: Ruthless Fae - Peckham, Caroline (Author) , Valenti, Susanne (Author)

  • The Empress (Deluxe Edition): A Towerfall Novel (Special) (Towerfall #1) - Cast, Kristin (Author)

  • Temple of Swoon - Segura, Jo (Author)

  Science & Nature

  • Safe Crossing - Percival, Kari (Author)

  Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • Immortal (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Celestial Kingdom #4) - Tan, Sue Lynn (Author)

  • The Legacy: Dungeons & Dragons: Book 1 of The Legacy of the Drow Series (Legend of Drizzt) -  Salvatore, R a (Author)

  • The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 1: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition (Murderbot Diaries) - Wells, Martha (Author)

  • The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 2: Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy (Murderbot Diaries) - Wells, Martha (Author)

  Social Sciences

  • The Furies: Women, Vengeance, and Justice - Flock, Elizabeth (Author)

  • Seeing Others: How Recognition Works--And How It Can Heal a Divided World - Lamont, Michèle (Author)

  • You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love - Zug, Marcia A (Author)

  Spinner Rack Books

  • Rescue Wings (Paw Patrol) - Huntley, Matt (Adapted by) , Lovett, Nate (Illustrator)

  • Dinosaur Discovery! (Paw Patrol: Rubble & Crew) - James, Hollis (Author) , Aikins, Dave (Illustrator)

  • I Am Elmo (Sesame Street) (Little Golden Book) - Webster, Christy (Author) , Clester, Shane (Illustrator)

  True Crime

  • The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne - Dawson, Kate Winkler (Author)

Our Top 5 Picks

• The Capital of Dreams

  "The Capital of Dreams is not so much a novel to read but one to live (and dream) in. A dark, wistfully comic fable that's as imaginative as it is poignant. An entire world that only Heather O'Neill could create."--Iain Reid, bestselling author of We Spread and Foe

  From the hugely acclaimed author beloved by literary lights, including Emily St. John Mandel, Kelly Link, and Mona Awad, a dark dystopian fairytale about an idyllic country ravaged by war--and a girl torn between safety and loyalty.

  Sofia Bottom lives in Elysia, a small country forgotten by Europe. But inside its borders, the old myths of trees that come alive and faeries who live among their roots have given way to an explosion of the arts and the consolations of philosophy. From the clarinetists to the cabaret singers, no artist is as revered as Sofia's brilliant mother, the writer Clara Bottom. How can fourteen-year-old Sofia, with her tin ear and enduring love of ancient myths, ever hope to win her mother's love?

  When the country's greatest enemy invades, and the Capital is under threat, Clara turns to her daughter to smuggle her new manuscript to safety on the last train evacuating children from the city. But when the train draws to a suspicious halt in the middle of a forest, Sofia is forced to run for her life and loses her mother's most prized possession. Frightened and alone in a country at war, Sofia must find a way to reclaim what she has lost. On an epic journey through woods and razed towns, colliding with soldiers, survivors, and other lost children, Sofia must make the choice between kindness and her own survival.

  In this stunning novel set in an imaginative world yet reflective of our own times, Heather O'Neill delivers a vivid, breathtaking dark fairytale of life, death, and betrayal.

• The Empress (Deluxe Edition): A Towerfall Novel (Special) (Towerfall #1)

  This limited deluxe edition comes with gorgeous red sprayed edges, foil, and embossing

  He's a ruthless, battle-scarred warrior with a dark past, and she's stuck pretending to be his wife to save a fantasy kingdom.

  From New York Times bestselling author Kristin Cast comes a new tarot-inspired fantasy series. Scarlett St. Clair meets Outlander in the seductive and spellbinding world of Towerfall, starting with The Empress, a high-heat, fake marriage romantasy with a swoon-worthy, morally-gray love interest.

  The Arcana aren't just figures in a tarot deck--they're real. Terrifyingly real. That's what I learned when I found a tarot card in the snow and was yanked from my world and into Towerfall. The first thing the people of this harsh, cruel realm did was try to kill me, and they probably would have succeeded if Kane hadn't taken me to his hideout in the woods and nursed me back to health.

  I don't know if I can trust him. He's too hot to be good news, he's definitely hiding secrets, and I've already seen him kill two people to protect me. If I hadn't just been helplessly dumped into his world, the blood on his sword and his dark, brooding mood would have me running in the opposite direction.

  But right now, convincing the Kingdom of Pentacles that Kane and I are married is my best chance of getting into the palace, and back to my own world.

  Because there's something wrong with Towerfall. Something deeply, deadly wrong. And if anyone finds out Kane and I aren't really husband and wife?

  Well, then both of us are dead.

• 100 First Words (Ms. Rachel)

  Learn 100 essential first words with this sturdy board book featuring Ms. Rachel--YouTube phenomenon, household name, and America's favorite teacher!

  Researched and written by the YouTube phenomenon and educator Ms. Rachel who is loved by millions, this photographic board book with sturdy pages is packed with 100 words for little ones to learn. From mama to dada, these 100 words are intuitive, easy-to-learn, and categorized into colorful sections to aid with learning. Fans of Ms. Rachel will recognize familiar characters and gestures from their favorite videos. Helpful tips and advice in the back of the book on speech development is perfect for caregivers looking to know more about this important milestone in their children's lives. With colorful photographs and fun interactions with Ms. Rachel, babies and toddlers will love reading these words again and again!

• Holmes Is Missing: Patterson's Most-Requested Sequel Ever (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #2)

  "Best-selling author James Patterson populates his murder-mystery novels with cold-blooded killers and smart detectives" (USA Today). In Holmes is Missing, PI Brendan Holmes has committed the perfect crime--he's made himself disappear.

  Success has come quickly to Holmes, Marple & Poe Investigations. The New York City agency led by three detectives--Brendan Holmes, "the brain," Margaret Marple, "the eyes," and Auguste Poe, the "muscle"--with famous names and mysterious pasts is one major case away from cementing its professional reputation.

  But as a series of child abductions tests the PIs' legendary skills, the cerebral Holmes's absence leaves a gaping hole in the agency roster.

  Only by closing ranks and solving the mystery within can they recover all that's been lost.

• The Maga Diaries: My Surreal Adventures Inside the Right-Wing (and How I Got Out)

  This explosive " must-read for anyone who cares about the future of our democracy" (Brian Stelter, New York Times bestselling author) chronicles the rise of the MAGA movement from acclaimed political journalist Tina Nguyen, who began her career--and her education--on the ground levels of the conservative recruiting machine.

  Her very first job was working for a little-known journalist named Tucker Carlson. She's chugged Mountain Dews with the first Breitbart writers, poured over conspiracy theories from COVID-19 deniers, and visited the apocalyptic Patriot Church deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. The right is now a MAGA cult. And Tina Nguyen knows because she was raised by it, back when it wasn't one.

  In 2008, in the weeks leading up to the election of Barack Obama, Nguyen was a history-loving, politics-obsessed college student at Claremont McKenna College, drawn there by a boyfriend--and a research institute called the Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom. Swept up by pro-America rhetoric and promises of a career in journalism, Nguyen was drawn into the world of right-wing student activism, and the early days of the movement now known as MAGA.

  In The MAGA Diaries, she tells not only her story of loving and leaving the conservative movement but the history of the right wing, painting a shocking picture of how they recruit, train, and indoctrinate generations of young people and shape them into the influential leaders and the supporting cast of tomorrow's Republican party. They are ruthless in building robust networks of power, even if it means demolishing entire civic institutions, from women's rights to fair elections--and staging a coup when it doesn't work out.

  In this "sobering, endlessly readable fly-on-the-wall account of creeping fascism" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Nguyen pulls back the curtain on the conservative machine, shining a light on the systematized on-ramp for young Republicans. These are the new leaders of the right, and it's urgent we start paying attention.

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New Releases | January 7th, 2025