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New Releases | November 25th, 2025

November 22, 2025 Clare Brooks
  • Activity Book

    • Happy Pal-A-Palooza!: An Elephant & Piggie Activity Book (Elephant & Piggie) - Mo Willems Workshop (Author)

    Adult Art

    • Get Started in Finger Knitting: Patterns and Instructions for Making Chunky Blankets, Cozy Pillows, and Cute Stuffies by Hand - Benedict, Sabrina-Rose (Author)

    Board Book

    • Smooches! - Boynton, Sandra (Author)

    • Birdblock (an Abrams Block Book) - Franceschelli, Christopher (Author), Peski Studio (Illustrator)

    Body, Mind & Spirit

    • Countdown to Riches: 21 Days of Wealth-Attracting Habits - Byrne, Rhonda (Author)

    • Wicked Tarot Deck and Guidebook (Tarot/Oracle Decks) - Gilly, Casey (Author)

    Children’s Science & Nature

    • If You Go Walking - Alladin, Erin (Author), Sato, Miki (Illustrator)

    • An Anthology of Stargazing: A Collection of Stars and Constellations (DK Little Anthologies)

    History

    • Capitalism: A Global History - Beckert, Sven (Author)

    • Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor - Kuehn, Christine (Author)

    • The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Reissue) - Mukherjee, Siddhartha (Author)

    Horror

    • Full Dark, No Stars: Novellas - King, Stephen (Author)

    Local Interest

    • Buried New Hampshire: Graveyards Have Stories to Tell, Volume II (Buried America) - Davidson, Rick (Author), Thompson, Bill (Author)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon [Marvel Premier Collection] (Marvel Premier Collection) - Fraction, Matt (Author), Aja, David (Illustrator), Pulido, Javier (Illustrator), Francavilla, Francesco (Illustrator), Aja, David (Not Available)

    • Mr. Mega Man Volume 2 (Mr. Mega Man #2) - Kawata, Yuushi (Author) , Yukito (Illustrator)

    • Little Mega Man Volume 2 (Little Mega Man #2) - Kawata, Yuushi (Author) , Yukito (Illustrator)

    Mystery & Thrillers

    • The Housemaid Is Watching (Housemaid) - McFadden, Freida (Author)

    Picture Books

    • The Christmas Sweater - Brett, Jan (Author), Brett, Jan (Illustrator)

    • A Knot Is Not a Tangle - Nayeri, Daniel (Author), Stamper, Vesper (Illustrator)

    • The Secret Hiding Place - Volk, Katherina E (Author) , CICCIò, Arianna (Illustrator)

    Romance

    • The Wicked (Wicked Trilogy #1) - Johnpee, Rebecca (Author)

    • The Book of Azrael: Deluxe Limited Edition (Gods and Monsters 1) - Nicole, Amber V (Author)

    • Hollow (Crown of Hearts & Chaos #1) - Peckham, Caroline (Author), Valenti, Susanne (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • From the beloved author and illustrator behind the wintertime classic The Mitten comes an adventurous Christmas tale of a boy and his adorable pug who saves the day with his holiday sweater.

    "Brett's legions of fans will delight in this new Christmastime story, with plenty to pore over in the detailed, wintry illustrations." --Kirkus Reviews

    It's Christmas morning, and Theo's Yiayia has knitted his dog, Ari, a special red sweater. But when Ari shows his disinterest in the gift, Theo steps in to show his grandmother just how much they appreciate her kindness. He proposes a hike to Echo Lake, just him and Ari, where he can use his new snowshoes and Ari can sport his new sweater!

    The woods are a winter wonderland, and more snow swirls as they hike. But just when they reach the lake, Theo realizes Ari's sweater has disappeared, along with their tracks and every familiar landmark. Could they have lost Yiayia's gift and the way home?

    Luckily, Ari spots something in the snow that turns out to be a surprising solution to their predicament. And when they get home, they find an even bigger surprise from that amazing Christmas sweater.

    Jan Brett's story of the bond between boy and dog radiates warmth and charm, while her signature border details hint at a final Christmas miracle sure to wow any crowd. The Christmas Sweater is a beautiful tale that's sure to become an instant Christmas classic in every household.

  • Join Elephant Gerald and Piggie and friends for a Pal-a-Palooza party of love and friendship in this one-of-a-kind color and activity book from Mo Willems Workshop!

    Best friends Elephant and Piggie host an action-packed activity book as they prepare to celebrate pals at the Pal-a-Palooza party. Color and cut out decorations! Create and share gifts! Play games and solve puzzles and mazes! This Pal-a-Palooza party stars Elephant and Piggie with guest appearances from The Pigeon and other Mo Willems favorite friends--ideal for Valentine's Day crafts and activities and year-round friendship fun. Includes 32 pop-out friendship cards.

  • Starring a big bear and a little bear, this captivating board book with a peek-through cover from perennial New York Times bestselling author Sandra Boynton celebrates the endless delight of smooches. A year-round Valentine for the little ones you adore!

    "Oh, little bear! You spectacular child! You are joyful and funny and wonderfully WILD."

    So begins Smooches!, an affectionate and lively book of love. With those inimitable Boynton illustrations, a peek-through cover, and sweet rhyming text, this adorable and sturdy board book is the perfect present for each and every smoochable little one in your life. In the words of the book's conclusion, "The power of smooches cannot be denied." So true.

  • A viral Booktok hit for fans of Sarah A. Parker, Jasmine Mas, Penn Cole, and Kerri Maniscalco, The Book of Azrael is the first in the internationally beloved, slowburn, high-stakes epic romantasy featuring a villainous shapeshifter heroine and a tortured God King in a steamy, monstrous world.

    ***DELUXE LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER with stenciled edges, a beautiful foil-stamped hardcover, exclusive endpaper design with full-color illustrated character art, and an EXCLUSIVE BONUS SCENE!***

    Where there are gods, there are also monsters...

    A thousand years ago, Dianna gave up her life in the deserts of Eoria to save her dying sister. She called upon anyone who would listen, not expecting a monster far worse than any nightmare to answer. Now she does what Kaden asks, even if that means securing an ancient relic from the very creatures that hunt her.

    In the old world his name was Samkiel. In the new world it is Liam, but one title remains true throughout time. He is the World Ender, a myth to his enemies, a savior and King to those loyal to him. After the Gods War, he locked himself away, hiding from the world. He denied his crown and responsibilities, leaving the very ones who needed him most to deal with the fallout of the death of their homeworld. Now an attack on those he holds dear sends him back to the one realm he never wished to visit again and into the sights of an enemy he thought imprisoned eons ago.

    Now enemies older than time must put aside their differences and work together in hopes of saving both their world and every realm in between.

  • A propulsive, never-before-told story of one family's shocking involvement as Nazi and Japanese spies during WWII and the pivotal role they played in the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

    It began with a letter from a screenwriter, asking about a story. Your family. World War II. Nazi spies. Christine Kuehn was shocked and confused. When she asked her seventy-year-old father, Eberhard, what this could possibly be about, he stalled, deflected, demurred, and then wept. He knew this day would come.

    The Kuehns, a prominent Berlin family, saw the rise of the Nazis as a way out of the hard times that had befallen them. When the daughter of the family, Eberhard's sister, Ruth, met Nazi leader Joseph Goebbels at a party, the two hit it off, and they had an affair. But Ruth had a secret--she was half Jewish--and Goebbels found out. Rather than having Ruth killed, Goebbels instead sent the entire Kuehn family to Hawaii, to work as spies half a world away. There, Ruth and her parents established an intricate spy operation from their home, just a few miles down the road from Pearl Harbor, shielding Eberhard from the truth. They passed secrets to the Japanese, leading to the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor. After Eberhard's father was arrested and tried for his involvement in planning the assault, Eberhard learned the harsh truth about his family and faced a decision that would change the path of the Kuehn family forever.

    Jumping back and forth between Christine discovering her family's secret and the untold past of the spies in Germany, Japan, and Hawaii, Family of Spies is fast-paced history at its finest and will rewrite the narrative of December 7, 1941.

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New Releases | March 25th, 2025

March 24, 2025 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Fiction

    • Twist - McCann, Colum

    • Beautyland - Bertino, Marie-Helene

    • Mother Doll - Apekina, Katya

    • Tilt - Pattee, Emma

    • Paradise Logic - Kemp, Sophie

    • Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert - Bob the Drag Queen

    Adult Science

    • Birds, Sex and Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin's Strangest Idea - Ridley, Matt

    Biography

    • Free: My Search for Meaning - Knox, Amanda

    Board Books

    • The Going to Bed Book (Sound Book) - Boynton, Sandra

    • My Mama Bear and Me - Beer, Sophie

    Cookbooks

    • Pizza from the Heart: 100 Recipes for Pies, Pasta, Salads, and More - Giannone, Paulie

    • You Got This!: Recipes Anyone Can Make and Everyone Will Love (a Cookbook) - Morrisey, Diane

    Graphic Novels

    • Bad Kitty Takes the Test (Full-Color Edition) - Bruel, Nick

    Great Outdoors

    • The Explorer's Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map - Hutchinson, Alex

    History

    • The Britannias: An Archipelago's Tale - Albinia, Alice

    Homestead

    • Good Soil: The Education of an Accidental Farmhand - Chu, Jeff

    • Grow Your Groceries: 40 Hacks for Growing Plants from Supermarket Foods - Akeroyd, Simon

    • Herbs in Every Season: 48 Edible and Medicinal Herbs for the Kitchen, Garden, and Apothecary - Cohen, Bevin

    Horror

    • Blood on Her Tongue (Deluxe Edition) (Special) - Van Veen, Johanna

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Captain America: The Winter Soldier [Marvel Premier Collection] (Marvel Premier Collection) - Brubaker, Ed

    Middle Readers

    • River of Spirits (The Underwild #1) - Targosz, Shana

    • Isle of Ever (Isle of Ever #1) - Calonita, Jen

    Mystery & Thriller

    • One Perfect Couple - Ware, Ruth

    • Close to Death (A Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery #5) - Horowitz, Anthony

    • Nobody’s Fool - Coben, Harlan

    • This Book Will Bury Me - Winstead, Ashley

    • Home is Where the Bodies Are - Rose, Jeneva

    Picture Books

    • Little Blue Truck and Racer Red - Schertle, Alice

    • This Is a Moment - Player, Micah

    • Nellie's Big Splash - Doerrfeld, Cori

    • Disney Snow White (Little Golden Book) - Martinez, Susana Illera

    • Llama Llama Loves His Teacher - Dewdney, Anna

    • Bearsuit Turtle Makes a Friend: A Picture Book - Shea, Bob

    • Signs of Friendship - Silvestro, Annie

    Political Science

    • Ghosts of Iron Mountain: The Hoax of the Century, Its Enduring Impact, and What It Reveals about America Today - Tinline, Phil

    Puzzle Books

    • Armchair Puzzlers: Large Print Crosswords - Games, University

    Romance

    • Summer in the City (Deluxe Limited Edition) - Aster, Alex

    • Slaying the Vampire Conqueror: A Crowns of Nyaxia Novel (The Crowns of Nyaxia) - Broadbent, Carissa

    • The Fine Print (Collector's Edition) (Special) (Dreamland Billionaires #1) - Asher, Lauren

    • My Demon Hunter: Deluxe Limited Edition (Hell Bent) - Ascher, Aurora

    • Exquisite Ruin (Labyrinth #1) - May, Adrianne

    Science & Nature

    • Magic in a Drop of Water: How Ruth Patrick Taught the World about Water Pollution - Winterbottom, Julie

    • When Tree Became a Tree - Hodgson, Rob

    • Turn This Book Into a Bird Feeder!: And 19 Other Activities to Explore the Amazing World of Birds - Brunelle, Lynn

    • Growing Green: A First Book of Gardening - Candlewick Press

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • Elphie (Deluxe Limited Edition): A Wicked Childhood - Maguire, Gregory

    • When the Moon Hits Your Eye - Scalzi, John

    • The Familiar - Bardugo, Leigh

    Social Sciences

    • The Portable Feminist Reader - Gay, Roxane

Our Top 5 Picks

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  • The collector's hardcover features stenciled edges and a color illustrated map of Oz.

    What happened to young Elphaba before her witchy powers took hold in Wicked? Almost 30 years after the publication of the original novel, for the first time Gregory Maguire reveals the story of prickly young Elphie, the future Wicked Witch of the West--setting the stage for the blockbuster international phenomenon that is Wicked: The Musical.

    Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, will grow to have a feisty and somewhat uncompromising character in adult life. But she is always a one-off, from her infancy; Elphie is the riveting coming-of-age story of a very peculiar and relatable young girl.

    Young Elphie is shaped and molded by the behaviors of her promiscuous mother, Melena, and her pious father, Frex. She suffers ordinary childhood jealousies when her sister, saintly Nessarose, and brother, junior felon Shell, arrive. She first encounters the mistreatment of the Animal populations of Oz, which live adjacent to but not intertwined with human settlements, haunted by a Monkey and receiving aid from Dwarf Bears. She thrashes through her first bruising attempts at friendship, a possible lifeline from her tricky family life. And she gleans the benefits of an education, haphazard though it must be--until she arrives at the doors of Shiz University, about to meet the radiant creature that is Galinda.

    Elphie is destined to be a witch; she bears the markings from childhood--most evidently in her green skin but more obscurely and profoundly in her cunning and perhaps amoral behaviors, as she seeks to make do, to slip by, to sneak out, to endure, and to aspire.

  • This collector's hardcover features gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork, illustrated color endpapers, and special design features on the case.

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Alex Aster comes her adult debut novel Summer in the City--a swoony, fast-paced rom-com set in New York City in which a screenwriter and a sexy tech CEO go from lovers to enemies and back to lovers again...

    Twenty-seven-year-old screenwriter Elle has the chance of a lifetime to write a big-budget movie set in New York City. The only problem? She's had writer's block for months, and her screenplay is due at the end of the summer.

    In a desperate attempt at inspiration, Elle ends up back in the city she swore she would never return to, in an apartment she could never afford (floor-to-ceiling windows, skyline views, and a new coffee shop to haunt included). It's the perfect place to write her screenplay...until she realizes her new neighbor is tech "Billionaire Bachelor" Parker Warren, her stairwell hookup from two years ago. It's been a lovers-to-enemies situation ever since.

    When seeing him again turns into a full night of hate-fueled writing, Elle realizes her enemy/twisted muse might just be the key to finishing her screenplay... if she can stand being around her polar opposite. She writes anonymously, and he's on the cover of every business magazine. He frequents fancy red carpeted events, and she doesn't like leaving her emotional support five block radius.

    One summer. One wall apart. He needs to fake a buzzy relationship during his company's precarious acquisition. She needs to write a movie around a list of NYC locations. Both need a break from their unrelenting schedules, and a chance to rediscover the skyscraper glimmering, pizza crusted, sunlit charms of the city.

    Summers always end, and so will this agreement. It's all pretend. Promise.

    Until it isn't.

  • "Gothic horror for the ages...Combining shiver-inducing horror with sharp-fanged social commentary, this more that merits comparison to Dracula and other genre titans."-- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

    "I'm in your blood, and you are in mine..."

    The Netherlands, 1887. Lucy's twin sister Sarah is unwell. She refuses to eat, mumbles nonsensically, and is increasingly obsessed with a centuries-old corpse recently discovered on her husband's grand estate. The doctor has diagnosed her with temporary insanity caused by a fever of the brain. To protect her twin from a terrible fate in a lunatic asylum, Lucy must unravel the mystery surrounding her sister's condition, but it's clear her twin is hiding something. Then again, Lucy is harboring secrets of her own, too.

    Then, the worst happens. Sarah's behavior takes a turn for the strange. She becomes angry... and hungry.

    Lucy soon comes to suspect that something is trying to possess her beloved sister. Or is it madness? As Sarah changes before her very eyes, Lucy must reckon with the dark, monstrous truth, or risk losing her forever.

  • LIMITED EDITION FIRST PRINTING featuring sprayed edges, designed chapter headers, full color inside covers, and front cover foil with spot gloss--while supplies last!

    For fans of Jenna Levine, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, and K.F. Breene, the steamy, laugh-out-loud paranormal romance about learning how to love--including the darkest parts of ourselves--complete with HEA, clothes-ripping-hot love scenes, and a crew of devilish demon brothers who are supposed to be the bad guys . . .

    From the instant New York Times bestselling author of SANCTUARY OF THE SHADOW and MY FUNNY DEMON VALENTINE!

    The hunter shall become the hunted . . . And the timid shall become the fierce.

    Enslaved to an evil demon queen for millennia, Mishetsumephtai has only ever served one purpose. He is the Hunter, the one who drags the guilty back to Hell. But finally tasting freedom on Earth has changed him, and for the first time, Mist questions his duty. The human female who smiles at him with no idea what a monster he is, draws him in, and he'll do anything to possess her.

    Lily Donovan thought the most dangerous thing about running to the corner store at night would be the aisles of junk food. She didn't bargain on encountering chaos in the form of a man with unusual tattoos and beguiling amber eyes, stalking her through the ice cream section. Since the death of her parents, Lily has tried to forget what she is. But denial is not an option when she's confronted with everything she's been running from.

    Neither Mist nor Lily can ignore the burning magnetism between them. But Mist's reprieve from Hell was always temporary, and the punishment for disobedience will be worse than death. Yet he can't relinquish the woman whose scent calls to him like nothing he's hunted before.

  • The TikTok sensation from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Asher. This collector's edition hardcover will feature a specially designed case, beautiful printed edges, exclusive full-color art, and foiled endsheets.

    Rowan

    I'm in the business of creating fairy tales.

    Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels.

    Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland.

    My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her.

    Things spiraled out of control once I texted her using an alias.

    By the time I realized where I went wrong, it was too late.

    People like me don't get happy endings.

    Not when we're destined to ruin them.

    Zahra

    After submitting a drunk proposal criticizing Dreamland's most expensive ride, I should have been fired.

    Instead, Rowan Kane offered me a dream job.

    The catch? I had to work for the most difficult boss I'd ever met.

    Rowan was rude and completely off-limits, but my heart didn't care.

    At least not until I discovered his secret.

    It was time to teach the billionaire that money couldn't fix everything.

    Especially not us.

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