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New Releases | July 14th, 2026

July 10, 2026 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Fiction

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

    • Men Like Us - Markland, Carson (Author)

    • The Half Life - Beanland, Rachel (Author) ‍

    • Famous Men - Buntin, Julie (Author)

    Biography

    • Fierce Country: The Untold Story of Three Women Who Ignited America's Love for the Wild (Original) - Hansman, Heather (Author)

    Board Books

    • Grumpy Monkey Up All Night (Grumpy Monkey Board Books) - Lang, Suzanne (Author), Lang, Max (Illustrator)

    • The House with Nobody in It (The Nobody Books) - Klassen, Jon (Author), Klassen, Jon (Illustrator)

    Coloring Books

    • Kpop Demon Hunters: The Official Deluxe Coloring Book (Kpop Demon Hunters)

    Fun & Game Books

    • Murdle Jr.: Wild Goose Case: Solve Your Way Through 40 Puzzle Mysteries! (Murdle Jr. #3) - Karber, G T (Author)

    Graphic Novels

    • Howliday Inn the Graphic Novel (Bunnicula the Graphic Novels #2) - Howe, James (Author), Donkin, Andrew (Author), Gilpin, Stephen (Illustrator)

    • Sama Crushes the Code: A Graphic Novel - Mehta, Samaira (Author), Alvarado, Jenny (Illustrator)

    History

    • They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy - Collins, Lauren (Author)

    Homestead

    • The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Bulbs: Paperback Reissue (Kew Experts) - Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (Author), Wilford, Richard (Author)

    Horror

    • We Live Here Now - Pinborough, Sarah (Author)

    • The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Jones, Stephen Graham (Author)

    • From a Buick 8 - King, Stephen (Author)

    • Doctor Sleep - King, Stephen (Author)

    • Cell - King, Stephen (Author)

    • The Intrigue - Moreno-Garcia, Silvia (Author)

    • Cross My Heart, I Hope You Die (Deluxe Edition) - Arnold, Mallory (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • Simone Biles: A Who HQ Illustrated Biography (Who HQ Illustrated Biographies) - Hubbard, Crystal (Author), Who Hq (Author), Perera, Maria Diaz (Illustrator)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Infamous Iron Man: The Rise of Doom - Bendis, Brian Michael (Author), Maleev, Alex (Illustrator), Maleev, Alex (Not Available)

    • Strange Pictures Vol.1 - Uketsu (Author), Aiba, Kikou (Illustrator)

    • Star Wars Visions: Tsukumo (Star Wars Visions: Tsukumo) - Shimizu, Eiichi (Author), Shimoguchi, Tomohiro (Author)

    • Champion of the Rose, Vol. 1 (Champion of the Rose #1) - Aquino, Cat (Author), Duran, Dominique (Author)

    • Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 4: Broken (Amazing Spider-Man) - Kelly, Joe (Author), Larraz, Pepe (Illustrator), Laiso, Emilio (Illustrator), Bradshaw, Nick (Illustrator) , Larraz, Pepe (Not Available)

    Mystery & Thrillers

    • We Are All Guilty Here (North Falls Thriller #1) - Slaughter, Karin (Author)

    • Ransom - Silva, Daniel (Author)

    • The Country Road Murders: A Thriller - Patterson, James (Author), Lupica, Mike (Author)

    • Sheepdogs - Ackerman, Elliot (Author)

    Picture Books

    • Story Rug - Blackall, Sophie (Author), Wahl, Phoebe (Illustrator)

    • School for Woodland Creatures (Our Friend Hedgehog) - Castillo, Lauren (Author)

    • The Birds in the Boat - Weber, Audrey Helen (Author)

    • School Spirits - Gunnufson, Charlotte (Author), Crane, Rebecca (Illustrator)

    • Monsters Are the Worst! (The Worst!) - Willan, Alex (Author), Willan, Alex (Illustrator)

    • Big Rig Pig - Tattersfield, Claire (Author), Sayegh, Rob, Jr (Illustrator)

    • Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo!: A Halloween Story with Fun Stickers (Duck & Goose) - Hills, Tad (Author)

    Poetry

    • The Poems of Catullus: A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text - Catullus, Gaius Valerius (Author), McCarter, Stephanie (Translator), McCarter, Stephanie (Introduction by)

    Political Sciences

    • The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World - Cohen, Brian Tyler (Author)

    Romance

    • Die for Me - Obuobi, Shirlene (Author)

    • The Enchanted Greenhouse (Spellshop #2) - Durst, Sarah Beth (Author)

    • The Romance Revival - Lauren, Christina (Author)

    • In Stormy Weather - Curto, Chelsea (Author)

    • Extracurricular - Solomon, Rachel Lynn (Author)

    • Sweet Talk (Love Lines) - Bastone, Cara (Author)

    • Seatmate (Love Lines) - Bastone, Cara (Author)

    • Foxx (Standard Edition) (The Soldiers of Bedlam #3) - Hope, Paisley (Author)

    • Dominion (The Silk and Iron Trilogy) - Kwok, Jean (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • The Eye of Leviathan (The Sea Beyond #1) - Carrick, M A (Author)

    • The Dragon Has Some Complaints - Wiswell, John (Author)

    • The Moonsingers (Deluxe Edition): A Cozy Fairy Tale - Pritzker, Robyn J (Author)

    Social Sciences

    • Aging Out: An Exploration of Caregiving, Community, and How Americans Grow Old - Schiller, Lucy (Author)

    Travel

    • Don't Go There: A Tour of the World's Most Sinister Spots - Ocker, J W (Author)

    True Crime

    • Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast - Colloff, Pamela (Author)

    Young Adult

    • The Gilded Blade (The Grandest Game #3) - Barnes, Jennifer Lynn (Author)

    • Difficult Girls - Bane, Veronica (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • The instant New York Times bestseller - Oprah's Book Club Pick - Named a Best Book of 2025 by TIME, The New Yorker, Harper's Bazaar, USA Today, NPR, People, Christian Science Monitor, Scientific American, and Kirkus Reviews - Winner of the Nautilus Book Award - Longlisted for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence

    "Stunning . . . A heartfelt and powerful examination of those living on the fringes of society, and the unique challenges they face to survive and thrive." --Oprah Winfrey

    Ocean Vuong returns with a bighearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive

    The hardest thing in the world is to live only once...

    One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take another path. Bereft and out of options, he quickly becomes her caretaker. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond, one built on empathy, spiritual reckoning, and heartbreak, with the power to transform Hai's relationship to himself, his family, and a community on the brink.

    Following the cycles of history, memory, and time, The Emperor of Gladness shows the profound ways in which love, labor, and loneliness form the bedrock of American life. At its heart is a brave epic about what it means to exist on the fringes of society and to reckon with the wounds that haunt our collective soul. Hallmarks of Ocean Vuong's writing--formal innovation, syntactic dexterity, and the ability to twin grit with grace through tenderness--are on full display in this story of loss, hope, and how far we would go to possess one of life's most fleeting mercies: a second chance.

  • From two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall and beloved artist Phoebe Wahl comes a luminous book that braids together the joy of storytelling with the satisfaction of learning a new craft.​

    The children of Class 203 are learning to braid. They started with hair and shoelaces, and now the children have brought rags from home. Their braid gets longer and longer until one idea transforms it into an extraordinary surprise for their teacher.

    Here is the story of a rag rug, woven through with the stories of the scraps used to create it and those told during its making. The result is a special handmade spot where the whole class can gather, ready for more stories.

    This beguiling celebration of storytelling is woven through with an easy-to-learn and impressive craft project, including instructions, will have readers reaching for scraps to make their own rag rug.

  • The inspiring, untold story of three incredible women who spearheaded recreation, conservation and resilience in America's most beloved landscapes, for readers of Pam Houston and David Grann

    Throughout the 20th century Georgie White, Anne LaBastille, and Dolores LaChapelle did more to inspire our love of the great outdoors than just about anyone.

    Georgie devoted her life to the Grand Canyon, kickstarting the river running craze in the 40s and igniting the recreation industry

    Anne, a wilderness guide and bestselling author, protected endangered species and predicted the impacts of climate change from her isolated, off-grid cabin in the Adirondacks.

    And deep powder skier Dolores developed an environmental philosophy that shaped everything from the radical environmental movement of the '70s to modern conservation ethics.

    Now, for the first time, outdoor journalist and bestselling author of Powder Days Heather Hansman goes deep into multiple rugged American landscapes to bring three fascinating lives to the forefront of the outdoor movement, affirming their rightful place in the larger story of an evolving American wild.

  • New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren returns with an unforgettable romance in which a fateful accident erases a troubled marriage from memory--and a scientific breakthrough gives love one extraordinary do-over.

    Three years ago, scientist Emery Finch did something completely out of character: She got married. To Luca--the impossibly charming landscaper she met on one blistering night in Vegas who made her laugh, made her dance, made her feel. But now, Emery is consumed by her top research, missing dinners, forgetting anniversaries, and promising herself Luca will understand once her cutting-edge discoveries come to light. Until the unthinkable happens: A tragic accident takes Luca from her. Desperate not to lose him, Emery breaks every rule, using the classified technology she's developed to bring him back to life. And Luca would probably thank her for it, if only he could remember her. Their first kiss, their Sunny Sundays at the beach, the life they built together...all of it is gone. It may be a miracle of science, but for Emery it's her one shot at a second chance. And this time, she won't waste it--because true love is always worth reviving.

  • Selected as One of The New York Times's 100 Notable Books of the Year

    A Barack Obama Summer Read

    Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel

    Nebula Award Winner for Best Novel

    Locus Award for Horror

    Libby Award for Best Horror

    Nebula, Bram Stoker, and Los Angeles Times Book Prize Award Finalist

    A Time, The Washington Post, NPR, Shelf Awareness, The Toronto Star, and Publishers Weekly Best of the Year

    Kirkus Reviews Best Historical Fiction

    The New York Times bestseller and "horror masterpiece" (NPR) from Stephen Graham Jones--the master of modern horror--is a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.

    "Jones has written his Interview with the Indigenous Vampire. A landmark of horror and historical fiction alike, perhaps the closest thing we have to horror's Moby-Dick." --Vulture

    "Inventive and spine-tingling...a master class in voice. Queasy, uneasy, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter plays with the interplay between religion and historical guilt, identity and appetite." --The Washington Post

    A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow. Told in transcribed interviews by a Blackfeet named Good Stab, who shares the narrative of his peculiar life over a series of confessional visits. This is an American Indian revenge story written by one of the new masters of horror, Stephen Graham Jones.

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New Releases | May 19th, 2026

May 17, 2026 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Fiction

    • Returns and Exchanges - Whitaker, Kayla Rae (Author)

    • Heart, Be at Peace - Ryan, Donal (Author)

    • Take Me with You - Rowley, Steven (Author)

    • A Perfect Hand - Waldman, Ayelet (Author)

    • The River Is Waiting (Oprah's Book Club) - Lamb, Wally (Author)

    • The Burning Side - Damoff, Sarah (Author)

    • Canon - Lewis, Paige (Author)

    Animals

    • Dead Bees Still Sting: Tales of Life at the Edge of Nature - Cormier, Susan (Author)

    Biography

    • Things in Nature Merely Grow - Li, Yiyun (Author)

    • This Is Me: A Reckoning - Panettiere, Hayden (Author)

    Board Books

    • 10 Little Airplanes (10 Little Vehicles) - Bailey, Annie (Author), Harter, Jeff (Illustrator)

    • 10 Little Monster Trucks (10 Little Vehicles) - Bailey, Annie (Author), Harter, Jeff (Illustrator)

    • I'm Your Airplane - Eliot, Hannah (Author), Hui, Alison (Illustrator)

    Body, Mind & Spirit

    • Soul Tarot: A Deck and Guidebook for Healing and Self-Discovery - Mack, Lindsay (Author), Granger, Chelsea (Illustrator)

    Business & Technology

    • Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI - Hao, Karen (Author)

    Children’s Classics

    • Easy Illustrated Classics. the Secret Garden (Easy Illustrated Classics #2) - Russo, Domenico (Illustrator)

    Cookbooks

    • Spain My Way: Eat, Drink, and Cook Like a Spaniard - Andrés, José (Author), Chapple-Sokol, Sam (Author)

    • A Kitchen on Goose Cove: Recipes from the Heart of Maine - Finigan, Devin (Author), Kaminsky, Peter (With), French, Erin (Foreword by)

    Family Issues Books

    • The Period and Puberty Parenting Revolution: It's Time to Own the Conversation, Empower Your Child, and Rewrite the Rules of Parenting Kids Through Pubert - Chambers, Charis, MD (Author)

    Graphic Novels

    • The Hidden Dominion of Geordie James - Dawson, Mike (Author)

    Hiking

    • Hiking Waterfalls New Hampshire: A Guide to the State's Best Waterfall Hikes (Hiking Waterfalls) - Westrich, Greg (Author)

    History

    • Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-Creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations - Kean, Sam (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • We Are Mighty: 12 Ordinary Americans Who Did the Next Needed Thing - McMahon, Sharon (Author), Chapman, Susanna (Illustrator)

    • Where Is the International Space Station? (Where Is?) - Rau, Dana Meachen (Author), Who Hq (Author), Putra, Dede (Illustrator)

    Local Interest

    • Book Lovers' New England: A Guide to Literary Landmarks - Moeschen, Sheila (Author)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Spider-Man '94: The Return - Dematteis, J M (Author), Towe, Jim (Illustrator), Bradshaw, Nick (Not Available)

    • Marvel Zombies: Red Band - Death Story (Marvel Zombies: Red Band) - Parker, Ethan S (Author), Sheridan, Griffin (Author), Bazaldua, Jan (Illustrator), Land, Greg (Not Available)

    • Dungeon Crawler Carl, Vol. 1 (Graphic Novel) (Dungeon Crawler Carl (Webtoon Graphic Novel) #1) - Dinniman, Matt (Author), Aethon (Created by), Dinniman, Matt (Created by), Laurel Pursuit Studios (Illustrator), Tevagah (Other), Actus (Created by)

    • Gotham Central: DC Compact Comics Edition (DC Compact Comics) - Brubaker, Ed (Author), Lark, Michael (Illustrator)

    • Justice League: Cheetah & Cheshire Rob the Watchtower - Rucka, Greg (Author), Scott, Nicola (Illustrator)

    • Centuria, Vol. 2 (Centuria #2) - Kuramori, Tohru (Author)

    • Magical Karina 1 (Magical Karina) - Tono, Coyuri (Author)

    Middle Readers

    • Renegades #1: The Magic Awakens (Renegades #1) - Hunter, Erin (Author)

    My First Readers

    • Time for Kids: Sharks (Time for Kids) - Jospitre, Sarah (Author), Time for Kids (Author)

    Mystery & Thrillers

    • Ironwood: A Catalina Novel (A Catalina Novel #2) - Connelly, Michael (Author)

    • The Alexandria Link (Cotton Malone) - Berry, Steve (Author)

    Picture Books

    • Bear for a Day - Tabor, Corey R (Author), Tabor, Corey R (Illustrator)

    • The Dumped Truck - Bernstrom, Daniel (Author), Verdad, Marcelo (Illustrator)

    • The Outermost Mouse - Wolk, Lauren (Author), Adam, Kristen (Illustrator)

    • The Crayons' Book of Manners (The Crayons Celebrate) - Daywalt, Drew (Author), Jeffers, Oliver (Illustrator)

    • The Great Frog - Palazzola, Katie (Author), Palazzola, Katie (Illustrator)

    • Bearsuit Turtle Plays a Game: A Picture Book (Bearsuit Turtle) - Shea, Bob (Author)

    • Because of a Bee - Schaefer, Lola M (Author), Sanna, Francesca (Illustrator)

    • Tiny T. Rex Tries Soccer: A Tiny T. Rex Book--Includes Stickers Inside! (Tiny T Rex) - Stutzman, Jonathan (Author), Fleck, Jay (Illustrator)

    Political Science

    • Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump's Deceit and Save America - Weissmann, Andrew (Author) ‍

    Puzzle Books

    • Murdoku Volume 2: Back in Time: 80 Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles (Murdoku) - Garand, Manuel (Author)

    Romance

    • The Ballad of Falling Dragons (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Moonfall #2) - Parker, Sarah A (Author)

    • The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom #1) - Gillig, Rachel (Author)

    • Great Big Beautiful Life: Reese's Book Club - Henry, Emily (Author)

    • Arcana Academy (Arcana Academy) - Kova, Elise (Author)

    • The Shippers - Center, Katherine (Author)

    • Fever Dream (Emerald Lake #1) - Silver, Elsie (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • Palaces of the Crow - Nayler, Ray (Author)

    • Mistborn: Secret History (Mistborn Saga) - Sanderson, Brandon (Author)

    • Startup Hell - Rozakis, Caitlin (Author)

    Sports

    • Nolan: The Singular Life of an American Original - Brown, Tim (Author)

    Young Adult

    • Fable for the End of the World - Reid, Ava (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK A USA TODAY BESTSELLER

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb, celebrated for two prior Oprah's Book Club selections, returns with an exceptional third pick, an "incandescent" (Oprah Daily) novel following a young father grappling with unbearable tragedy as he searches for hope, redemption, and the possibility of forgiveness.

    Corby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that's before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart. Sentenced to prison, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a prison librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders, including a tender-hearted cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model. Buoyed by them and by his mother's enduring faith in him, Corby begins to transcend the boundaries of his confinement, sustained by his hope that mercy and reconciliation might still be possible. Can his crimes ever be forgiven by those he loves?

    An "immersive novel of redemption" ( The New Yorker), The River Is Waiting is another "soul-wrenching" (NPR) masterpiece from celebrated author Wally Lamb.

  • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK ∙ AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ 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.

    As featured in The New York Times ∙ Rolling Stone ∙ People ∙ Good Morning America ∙ NPR ∙ Vogue ∙ The Los Angeles Times ∙ The Cut ∙ USA Today ∙ Cosmopolitan ∙ Harper's Bazaar ∙ Marie Claire ∙ Glamour ∙ ELLE ∙ 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.

  • The LitRPG fantasy smash hit phenomenon and New York Times bestseller, DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, is now a graphic novel for the very first time!

    The Apocalypse WILL be televised!

    You know what's worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Getting stuck on a sadistic alien game show with her cat. Join Carl and Princess Donut as they try to survive the end of the world -- or just get to the next level of a trap-filled fantasy dungeon.

    With vibrant art done by Laurel Pursuit to bring action-packed battles to life, join as Carl fights his way through the dungeon in heart-speckled underwear.

    And of course, the grizzly scenes are only balanced with the incredibly fluffy, wide-eyed stare of its main character, Princess Donut.

    A ton of heart and effort was poured in creating a series with a script and style that would both appeal to WEBTOON readers and also lovers of DCC, all while consulting author Matt Dinniman the entire way about character designs, story, - EVERYTHING!

    We couldn't resist taking the apocalyptic awesomeness of the DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL WEBTOON and adapting it into the FIRST EVER graphic novel series!

    Welcome, Crawler. Welcome to the Dungeon. Survival is optional. Keeping the viewers entertained is not.

    This volume collects episodes 1-13 of the WEBTOON edition.

  • Sworn to protect a scenic island meant to be far from the evils of the mainland, Detective Sergeant Stilwell can feel danger closing in.

    Detective Sergeant Stilwell knows that his posting on Catalina Island is no paradise, but to most residents, it seems blissfully separated--by twenty-two miles of ocean--from the troubles of Los Angeles County. But now a threat is coming to his safe haven.

    Acting on a tip from a confidential informant, Stilwell and his deputies watch a plane land in the middle of the night at the Airport in the Sky, a remote airstrip in the mountains. A duffel bag of drugs is dropped and the deputies move in, but things quickly go sideways. While Stilwell chases the fleeing pickup man into the mountainside brush, shots are fired on the runway and the plane flies off.

    An internal inquiry follows, putting Stilwell on the bench until he is cleared of responsibility for the disastrous operation. But he is determined to find out who brought deadly violence to his island, and begins his own secret investigation into the drug deal gone wrong.

    While under orders to remain in the sheriff's substation, he finds in the lost and found a valuable backpack that was never claimed. He traces it to a woman who disappeared while hiking on the island four years ago. But then why was the pack only turned in two months back? Now thoroughly intrigued, he follows the mystery all the way to the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit and Detective Renée Ballard.

    Stilwell and Ballard work the case from both sides of the channel, and soon realize they are on the trail of a criminal who revels in taunting the authorities. Meanwhile, frustrated at being shut out of an investigation on his own island, Stilwell risks his already shaky standing in the department to pursue a case whose reach is wider than he ever imagined.

    Page-turning, packed with intrigue, and bringing together an unstoppable investigative team, Ironwood continues the Catalina series with all of Michael Connelly's signature "relentless narrative drive...evocative atmosphere, realistic dialogue, and well-developed characters" ( Washington Review of Books).

  • The launch of a brand-new series from blockbuster Warriors author Erin Hunter about two orphaned cat sisters who discover a secret world of magical creatures . . . and the humans who are out to control them.

    The first printing of the paperback features gorgeous sprayed edges!

    Willow and Luna have been on their own since they were kittens. After their mother's death, they settled into a scrappy life in the heart of the city. But when a mysterious fire rips through their makeshift shelter, they're left searching for a new home.

    Luna is immediately drawn in by the strange, secretive animals they meet in the park--animals they can somehow talk to . . . and who unlock her ability to perform magic. Willow is less sure about these so-called "attuned" animals and has no interest in joining their world--or their fight against the human witches who seek to "bind" the animals to them.

    As Luna and Willow come to realize their own unique magic, they find themselves at odds, separated by destiny, with the fate of the whole city in their paws.

Tags ShopLocal, LittleVillageToyandBookshop, Oprah's Book Club, Ballad of Falling Dragons, Reese's book club, Erin Hunter, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Airplanes, DC Comics, Brandon Sanderson, Who HQ, AI, Michael Connelly

New Releases | August 12th, 2025

August 10, 2025 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Fiction

    • Seduction Theory - Adrian, Emily (Author)

    • Tell Me Everything: Oprah's Book Club - Strout, Elizabeth (Author)

    • The Road to the Country - Obioma, Chigozie (Author)

    • The Hypocrite - Hamya, Jo (Author)

    • Peggy - Godfrey, Rebecca (Author), Jamison, Leslie (With)

    Biography

    • Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything: A Memoir - Stoner, Alyson (Author)

    Board Books

    • Baby Pumpkin: Finger Puppet Book - Huang, Yu-Hsuan (Illustrator)

    Body, Mind & Spirit

    • The Bibliophile Oracle Deck: A 52-Card Deck and Guidebook for Book Lovers - Smith, Lindsey (Author), Frazen, Alexandra (Author)

    • Not That Wheel, Jesus!: Stories from a Faith That Went Off-Road in the Best (and Worst) Possible Ways - Backstrom, Mary Katherine (Author)

    Business

    • Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History - Mezrich, Ben (Author)

    Calendars

    • Ansel Adams 2026 Wall Calendar: Authorized Edition (Monthly Calendar)

    • 365 Cats Page-A-Day(r) Calendar 2026: The World's Favorite Cat Calendar

    • 365 Bible Verses-A-Year Page-A-Day(r) Calendar 2026: Timeless Words from the Bible to Guide, Comfort, and Inspire

    • New York Times Crossword Page-A-Day(r) Calendar 2026

    • Audubon Engagement Calendar 2026: A Tribute to Nature and Its Spectacular Landscapes

    • Audubon Birds Page-A-Day(r) Calendar 2026: The World's Favorite Bird Calendar

    • A Book Lover's Year Page-A-Day(r) Calendar 2026: Great Books, Inspiring Quotes, and Perfect Places to Read

    • 365 Dogs Page-A-Day(r) Calendar 2026: The World's Favorite Dog Calendar

    • National Parks Page-A-Day(r) Calendar 2026

    • A Book Lover's Year Engagement Calendar 2026: A Year of Literary Quotes, Trivia, History, and Recommendations for Book Lovers

    • Year of True Crime Page-A-Day(r) Calendar 2026: Cold-Blooded Murders, Harrowing Escapes, Chilling Mysteries!

    • Wanderlust 2026 Wall Calendar: Trekking the Road Less Traveled

    • Year of the Witch 2026 Day-To-Day Calendar: Daily Intuitive Magick

    • Flora & Fauna 2026 Wall Calendar

    Chapter Books

    • Ghoulia: Making New Friends Can Be Scary (Book #1) - Cantini, Barbara (Author)

    Children’s Art Book

    • The Adventures of You!: How to Write, Draw, and Star in Your Own Comics - Forney, Ellen (Author)

    Cookbooks

    • Strong Roots: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Ukraine - Hercules, Olia (Author)

    • Nights and Weekends: Recipes That Make the Most of Your Time - Deboschnek, Alexis (Author)

    • Food You Want to Eat - Straker, Thomas (Author)

    History

    • The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth of the Modern City: 1986-1990 - Mahler, Jonathan (Author)

    • Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization - Queeney, Tim (Author)

    • Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History - Al-Rashid, Moudhy (Author)

    Horror

    • 13 Months Haunted - Juliano, Jimmy (Author)

    • Lucky Day - Tingle, Chuck (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • Time for Kids: Money and Finance Field Guide: A How-To Book on Earning, Saving, and Spending Money - Krensky, Stephen (Author)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • The Marvel Book New Edition: Expand Your Knowledge of the a Vast Comics Universe - Wiacek, Stephen (Author)

    • Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo: Unthinkable - Waid, Mark (Author), Wieringo, Mike (Illustrator), Jones, Casey (Illustrator), Wieringo, Mike (NA)

    • Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon (Absolute Universe) - Thompson, Kelly (Author), Sherman, Hayden (Illustrator)

    Mystery & Thriller

    • We Are All Guilty Here (North Falls Thriller #1) - Slaughter, Karin (Author)

    • The Nature of Disappearing - Grant, Kimi Cunningham (Author)

    • The Edge (6:20 Man #2) - Baldacci, David (Author)

    • The Black Dahlia (L. A. Quartet) - Ellroy, James (Author)

    Picture Books

    • How to Catch Bigfoot - Walstead, Alice (Author), Elkerton, Andy (Illustrator)

    Poetry

    • The Penguin Book of Greek and Latin Lyric Verse - Childers, Christopher (Translator), Childers, Christopher (Editor), Most, Glenn W. (Afterword By)

    • The Aeneid - Virgil (Author), McGill, Scott (Translator), Wright, Susannah (Translator), Wilson, Emily (Introduction By)

    Political Sciences

    • The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding - Nwanevu, Osita (Author)

    Romance

    • The Pumpkin Spice Café (Deluxe Edition) (Deluxe) (Dream Harbor #1) - Gilmore, Laurie (Author)

    • The Re-Write - Damilola Blackburn, Lizzie (Author)

    • For Richer for Poorer - Steel, Danielle (Author)

    • Heart Strings (A Love in Galway Novel) - Fairbanks, Ivy (Author)

    • Alchemy and a Cup of Tea (Tomes & Tea #4) - Thorne, Rebecca (Author)

    • The Cursed (Coven of Bones #2) - Woods, Harper L. (Author)

    Science & Nature

    • The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide to Inventing the World - Thuras, Dylan (Author), Swanson, Jennifer (Author), Fresson, Ruby (Illustrator)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • The Society of Unknowable Objects - Brown, Gareth (Author)

    Social Sciences

    • The Fight for Sex Ed: The Century-Long Battle Between Truth and Doctrine - Myers, Margaret Grace (Author)

    Young Adult

    • Dream on (Deluxe Edition) - Hartmann, Jennifer (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • The first book of the viral Dream Harbor series by #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Laurie Gilmore! 🍁

    TikTok Made Me Buy It - Winner of the TikTok Shop Book of the Year 2024, Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller. As seen on Good Morning America!

    This deluxe hardback edition features:

    🍁 Character art dust jacket

    🍁 Exclusively designed full-color Dream Harbor location endpapers

    🍁 Foil-stamped pumpkin case

    🍁 Exclusive animal stenciled sprayed edge design

    Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone.

    When Jeanie's aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job.

    Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor's gossip at all costs. But Jeanie's arrival disrupts Logan's routine and he wants nothing to do with the irritatingly upbeat new girl, except that he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her.

    Will Jeanie's happy-go-lucky attitude win over the grumpy-but-gorgeous Logan, or has this city girl found the one person in town who won't fall for her charm, or her pumpkin spice lattes...

    The Pumpkin Spice Café is a cozy romantic novel with a grumpy x sunshine dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed!

    Tropes:

    • Grumpy x Sunshine

    • Small town

    • Found family

    • Spicy

    Readers have fallen for Dream Harbor, will you?

    'This is everything I love! Cozy small town romance, fall vibes, coffee house vibes, and grumpy x sunshine trope that was done perfectly!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    'Wonderful story with tears, laughter, mysteries, uncertainty and happiness' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    'Compelling, cozy and delightful narrative' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    'A charming small town romance with sizzling chemistry and plenty of spice' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    'I LOVED THIS SO BAD. The vibes of the small town were immaculate, the cast of people around Jeanie and Logan amazing, the story soooo heartwarming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    'Ooohh I adored this! Fall setting, small town, coffee shop, grumpy sunshine!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    'This book makes my heart happy!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    'As a lover of fall and small town romance, this book was the perfect kind of romance for me' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    'This was a gorgeous cinnamon spiced huge mug of psl and cozy jumpers and autumn leaves sort of a book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    'Gives off the same level of endorphins as taking a sip of an actual pumpkin spice latte... all the makings of a top tier Hallmark movie that happens to include a nice dash of spice'--People

    'With a name this cute and a cover this autumnal, how could I not cozy up with my blanket and relax with this adoring book?'--New York Post

  • From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Hartmann comes an all-new standalone crossover romance filled with heartache and dreams.

    Lexington Hall and I were never supposed to collide--he, the golden boy of Hollywood, and me, a small-town dreamer with stars in my eyes. But when we shared the stage in our high school musical, something ignited.

    Then, just as quickly, it all fell apart, leaving my dreams in pieces.

    Now, four years later, Lex is a household name, turning our past into a television sensation. He's spun our story for the world to see, while I'm still haunted by what we lost.

    With millions obsessed over the "real" Stevie St. James, Lex reappears with an offer too tempting to turn down: a fake romance to keep the buzz alive, in exchange for the financial freedom I desperately need.

    I convince myself I can play the part. But as old feelings resurface and new risks emerge, the line between fiction and reality begins to blur.

    Dreams are easy to chase--but falling for the guy who shattered mine could cost me everything.

  • The first thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent Series.

    Welcome to North Falls--a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think.

    Until the night of the fireworks. When two teenage girls vanish, and the town ignites.

    For Officer Emmy Clifton, it's personal. She turned away when her best friend's daughter needed help--and now she must bring her home.

    But as Emmy combs through the puzzle the girls left behind, she realizes she never really knew them. Nobody did.

    Every teenage girl has secrets. But who would kill for them? And what else is the town hiding?

    "Karin Slaughter's new series starts with a book that is a knock-out punch... My God. Sign me up for more." -- Dervla McTiernan, #1 internationally bestselling author of What Happened to Nina?

  • Actor-dancer Alyson Stoner's revelatory and incisive memoir--from family violence and betrayal, to eating disorders and religious trauma--may begin in Hollywood, but its chilling relatability will resonate with anyone navigating identity, privacy, purpose, and mental health in a digital age.

    Raised on soundstages and studio lots from the age of six, shuffling between auditions for Disney Channel, Cheaper by the Dozen, or Missy Elliott music videos, Alyson Stoner experienced many of the defining moments of childhood inside the bizarre fishbowl of Hollywood. From working eighty hours a week at eight years old, to learning how to distinguish fan mail from kidnapping plots, to TV execs saying they weren't "anorexic enough" to stop working and get help, Alyson struggled to find stability and sanity in a chaotic world.

    In Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything, Alyson shares their powerful story for the first time, detailing a turbulent home life fractured by substance abuse, harrowing accounts from rehab, the messy process of discovering their sexuality in church, rebuilding a life after an early professional peak, and charting a path of self-discovery and advocacy. With striking introspection, Alyson connects the dots across the entertainment industry ecosystem, child development, and media culture, exposing the "toddler to trainwreck pipeline" of child stars and sparking timely conversations about success and society's enchantment with fame.

    Bold, entertaining, warm, and galvanizing all at once, Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything is more than a personal memoir: it's a beacon for industry reform, a road map for breaking the bonds of generational trauma, and a testament to the freedom and strength that come from finally trusting your own voice and power.

  • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a "stunner" (People) of a novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world.

    "Tell Me Everything hits like a bucolic fable. . . . A novel of moods, how they govern our personal lives and public spaces, reflected in Strout's shimmering technique."--The Washington Post

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION - A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, NPR, Vogue, Parade

    With her remarkable insight into the human condition and silences that contain multitudes, Elizabeth Strout returns to the town of Crosby, Maine, and to her beloved cast of characters--Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge, Bob Burgess, and more--as they deal with a shocking crime in their midst, fall in love and yet choose to be apart, and grapple with the question, as Lucy Barton puts it, "What does anyone's life mean?"

    It's autumn in Maine, and the town lawyer Bob Burgess has become enmeshed in an unfolding murder investigation, defending a lonely, isolated man accused of killing his mother. He has also fallen into a deep and abiding friendship with the acclaimed writer Lucy Barton, who lives down the road in a house by the sea with her ex-husband, William. Together, Lucy and Bob go on walks and talk about their lives, their fears and regrets, and what might have been. Lucy, meanwhile, is finally introduced to the iconic Olive Kitteridge, now living in a retirement community on the edge of town. They spend afternoons together in Olive's apartment, telling each other stories. Stories about people they have known--"unrecorded lives," Olive calls them--reanimating them, and, in the process, imbuing their lives with meaning.

    Brimming with empathy and pathos, Tell Me Everything is Elizabeth Strout operating at the height of her powers, illuminating the ways in which our relationships keep us afloat. As Lucy says, "Love comes in so many different forms, but it is always love."

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