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New Releases | December 30th, 2025

December 28, 2025 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Art

    • Book Lover's Embroidery: Stitch 50+ Iron-On Designs - Ray, Aimee (Author)

    Adult Fiction

    • The Rest of Our Lives - Markovits, Ben (Author)

    Biography

    • Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton - Ackmann, Martha (Author)

    Chapter Books

    • Vortex of the Chaos Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #30) - West, Tracey (Author), Howells, Graham (Illustrator)

    Graphic Novels

    • Talons of Power: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #9) (Wings of Fire Graphix) - Sutherland, Tui T (Author), Holmes, Mike (Illustrator)

    • A Waffle Lot of Love! (a Narwhal and Jelly Book #10) - Clanton, Ben (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • The Amazing Generation: Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World - Haidt, Jonathan (Author), Price, Catherine (Author), Cheng, Cynthia Yuan (Illustrator)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale: Captain America (Captain America: White) - Loeb, Jeph (Author), Sale, Tim (Illustrator), Sale, Tim

    Mystery & Thriller

    • Beautiful Ugly - Feeney, Alice (Author)

    • Run Away - Coben, Harlan (Author)

    Personal Growth

    • Eight Million Ways to Happiness: Wisdom for Inspiration and Healing from the Heart of Japan - Yoda, Hiroko (Author)

    • Beyond Codependency: And Getting Better All the Time - Beattie, Melody (Author)

    Picture Books

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

    Romance

    • To Bleed a Crystal Bloom (Crystal Bloom #1) - Parker, Sarah A (Author)

    • An Arcane Inheritance (Deluxe Edition) - Cole, Kamilah (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl 1) - Dinniman, Matt (Author)

    Young Adult

    • Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy 1) - Roberts, Lauren (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The apocalypse will be televised! Welcome to the first book in the wildly popular and addictive Dungeon Crawler Carl series--now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition.

    You know what's worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what's worse than that? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic intergalactic game show. That's what.

    Join Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the end of the world--or just get to the next level--in a video game-like, trap-filled fantasy dungeon. A dungeon that's actually the set of a reality television show with countless viewers across the galaxy. Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Deadly, drug-dealing llamas. This ain't your ordinary game show.

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

    Includes part one of the exclusive bonus story "Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret."

  • The graphic novel adaptations of the #1 New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series continue to set the world on fire!

    For every villain, there is a hero ...

    Turtle isn't one of the heroes he reads about in stories. If he were, he'd use his animus powers to help Pyrrhia -- instead of keeping his abilities a secret, even from his own sister. Now that Darkstalker, the sinister and impossibly old dragon from Pyrrhia's most notorious legends, has returned, Turtle knows his own role is simple: hide. And stay hidden.

    The more he watches Darkstalker from the shadows, the more Turtle knows that someone needs to stop the powerful dragon. A real hero. But Turtle is running out of time to find one, which means ... he might have to try to save the day himself.

    The #1 New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to new heights in the ninth graphic novel adaptation, with art by Mike Holmes.

  • INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    "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.

    "Magnetic and jaw-dropping." --Mary Kubica, bestselling author

    "Unforgettable." --Chris Whitaker, bestselling author

  • "The most lovable duo since Frog and Toad." --Dav Pilkey, bestselling creator of Dog Man and Captain Underpants

    The funny and adorable New York Times bestselling kids graphic novel series starring happy-go-lucky, waffle-loving Narwhal and somewhat cynical sidekick, Jelly.

    In this hilarious 10th book, Narwhal's PALentine's Day celebrations for Jelly go a little overboard! Includes bonus fun facts!

    Dive into three new stories with best buds Narwhal and Jelly! It's PALentine's Day and Jelly gives Narwhal a whaley nice card -- but now Narwhal has no idea what to give him! One card isn't nearly enough, and soon Narwhal is flooding Jelly with gifts galore: waffles, a book about Jelly, more waffles, a song about Jelly . . . MORE waffles!

    Jelly is grateful, but would prefer the present of Narwhal's presence more than all of Narwhal's over-the-top displays of friendship. Can Narwhal realize what true friendship means before they go off the deep end trying to please their pal?w heights in the ninth graphic novel adaptation, with art by Mike Holmes.

  • FINALIST FOR THE 2025 BOOKER PRIZE

    "Feels less like reading a novel and more like sitting in a car beside a dear friend as he navigates the road up ahead. A profoundly moving experience." --Ann Patchett

    "Deeply human...a beautifully quiet and devastating book." --Sarah Jessica Parker

    A triumphantly life-affirming road trip novel about marriage, middle-age, and a man at a crossroads in his life.

    When Tom Layward's wife had an affair twelve years ago, he resolved to leave her as soon as his youngest child left the nest. Now, while driving his college-bound daughter to Pittsburgh, he remembers his promise to himself. He is also on the run from his own health issues and a forced leave from work.

    So, rather than returning to his wife in Westchester, Tom keeps driving west, with the vague plan of visiting people from his past--an old college friend, his ex-girlfriend, his brother, his son--en route, maybe, to California. He's moving towards a future he hasn't even envisioned yet while he considers his past and the choices he's made that have brought him to this particular present. Pitch-perfect, tender, and keenly observed, The Rest of Our Lives is a story about what to do when the rest of your life is only just the beginning of your story.

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New Releases | November 4th, 2025

November 2, 2025 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Fiction

    • The Mighty Red - Erdrich, Louise (Author)

    • Helm - Hall, Sarah (Author)

    • Palaver - Washington, Bryan (Author)

    • Cursed Daughters - Braithwaite, Oyinkan (Author)

    • Skipping Christmas (Special Edition): With a New Afterword (Special) - Grisham, John (Author)

    • Rental House - Wang, Weike (Author)

    • Queen Esther - Irving, John (Author)

    • The Christmas Stranger - Evans, Richard Paul (Author)

    • The Tortoise's Tale - Coulter, Kendra (Author)

    • Fahrenheit 451 (Deluxe Slipcase Edition) - Bradbury, Ray (Author)

    • Seascraper - Wood, Benjamin (Author)

    Arts & Entertainment

    • Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run - McCartney, Paul (Author), Widmer, Ted (Editor)

    • The Bigger Picture: My Blockbuster Life & Lessons Learned Along the Way - Landau, Jon (Author), Cameron, James (Foreword by)

    • Disney Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas: The Ultimate Visual History - Jennings Jelter, Dana (Author) , Selick, Henry (Foreword by)

    Biography

    • Cher: Part One: The Memoir (Cher Memoir #1) - Cher (Author)

    • Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts - Atwood, Margaret (Author)

    • Bread of Angels: A Memoir - Smith, Patti (Author)

    • We Did Ok, Kid: A Memoir - Hopkins, Anthony (Author)

    Board Books

    • Home: A Peek-Through Board Book - Teckentrup, Britta (Author)

    Body, Mind & Spirit

    • Exposure: How an Outlier's Journey Illuminates the Extremes of Power, Vitality, and Possibility - Hof, Wim (Author), Boogert, Henny (With)

    Children’s Poetry

    • Persian Mythology: Epic Stories of Gods, Heroes, and Monsters - Tahmaseb, Ryan Bani (Author), Dalvand, Reza (Illustrator)

    Children’s Science & Nature

    • Forests (Adventure Through Nature) - Beckerman, Nell Cross (Author), Chock, Kalen (Illustrator)

    Coloring Books

    • Wonderful Wildflowers: A Coloring Book and Floral Quest - Basford, Johanna (Author)

    Cookbooks

    • Padma's All American: Tales, Travels, and Recipes from Taste the Nation and Beyond: A Cookbook - Lakshmi, Padma (Author)

    • Let's Get Into It: 130+ Comfort Food Recipes for Novice Cooks - Moseley, Davon (Author)

    • Phil's Favorites: Recipes from Friends and Family to Make at Home (a Cookbook) - Rosenthal, Phil (Author), Garbee, Jenn (Author)

    • Cocktails Illustrated: 400+ Recipes for the Home Bartender, from Spirit Forward to Zero Proof - America's Test Kitchen (Author)

    • Entertaining - Stewart, Martha (Author)

    Graphic Novels

    • The First Cat in Space and the Baby Pirate's Revenge: A Graphic Novel (First Cat in Space #4) - Barnett, Mac (Author), Harris, Shawn (Illustrator)

    • Darkstalker: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire: Legends Graphic Novel) - Sutherland, Tui T (Author), Parker, Jake (Illustrator)

    • Saphie the One-Eyed Cat Volume 2 - Joho (Author)

    History

    • The American Revolution and the Fate of the World - Bell, Richard (Author)

    • Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present - Zakaria, Fareed (Author)

    Homestead

    • The Self-Fed Farm and Garden: A Return to the Roots of the Organic Method - Coleman, Eliot (Author), Barber, Dan (Introduction by)

    Horror

    • The Place Where They Buried Your Heart - Henry, Christina (Author)

    Humor Books

    • The Peanuts Guide to Happiness (Peanuts Guide to Life) - Schulz, Charles M (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • Into the Blizzard (Young Readers Edition): Heroism at Sea During the Great Blizzard of 1978 (True Rescue) - Tougias, Michael J (Author)

    • Who Is Beyoncé? (Who Was?) - Jewel, Kirsti (Author), Who Hq (Author), Putra, Dede (Illustrator)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Bloodborne Slipcase Set 4-6 (Bloodborne) - Kot, Ales (Author), Kowalski, Piotr (Illustrator)

    • V for Vendetta: DC Compact Comics Edition - Moore, Alan (Author), Lloyd, David (Illustrator)

    • Justice League Unlimited/World's Finest: We Are Yesterday - Waid, Mark (Author), Gutierez, Adrian (Illustrator), Clayton, Henry (Illustrator)

    Middle Readers

    • The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair (Last Kids on Earth 10) - Brallier, Max (Author), Holgate, Douglas (Illustrator)

    My First Readers

    • DK Super Readers Pre-Level a Bed for the Winter

    • DK Super Readers Level 2 Snow Dogs

    Nature

    • Tigers Between Empires: The Improbable Return of Great Cats to the Forests of Russia and China - Slaght, Jonathan C (Author)

    • Every Last Fish: A Deep Dive Into Everything They Do for Us and We Do to Them - George, Rose (Author)

    Picture Books

    • The Snowball Fight - Ferry, Beth (Author), Lichtenheld, Tom (Illustrator)

    • Goodnight, Crayons (The Crayons Celebrate) - Daywalt, Drew (Author) , Jeffers, Oliver (Illustrator)

    • The Old Sleigh - Pumphrey, Jarrett (Author), Pumphrey, Jerome (Author)

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

    • The Lunar New Year Rescue (Paw Patrol)

    • Bluey: The Sign: A Graphic Novel

    Poetry

    • Our Town and the Cosmic One-Acts: The Long Christmas Dinner, the Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden, and Pullman Car Hiawatha (Harper Perennial Deluxe Editions) - Wilder, Thornton (Author), McCarter, Jeremy (Foreword by), Ruhl, Sarah (Introduction by)

    • Catullus: Selected Poems - Catullus, Gaius Valerius (Author), Mitchell, Stephen (Translator)

    Political Science

    • Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department - Leonnig, Carol (Author), Davis, Aaron C (Author)

    Romance

    • The Viscount Who Loved Me Deluxe Collector's Edition: Bridgerton (Bridgertons #2) - Quinn, Julia (Author)

    • The Bridge Kingdom (Deluxe Edition) (The Bridge Kingdom 1) - Jensen, Danielle L (Author)

    • Blackthorn - Geissinger, J T (Author)

    • The Mirror: The Lost Bride Trilogy , Book 2 - Roberts, Nora (Author)

    • Ship of Spells (Deluxe Limited Edition) - Dickson, H Leighton (Author)

    Social Sciences

    • Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore - Adams, Char (Author)

    • Notes on Being a Man - Galloway, Scott (Author)

    • Luigi: The Making and the Meaning - Richardson, John H (Author)

    Spinner Rack Books

    • The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants: Pirate Pals

    Sports

    • Masters of the Game: A Conversational History of the NBA in 75 Legendary Players - Smith, Sam (Author), Jackson, Phil (Author)

    Young Adult

    • The Wildest Dreams Bookshop (Wildest Dreams Bookshop #1) - Page, Gracie (Author)

    • The Reappearance of Rachel Price - Jackson, Holly (Author)

    • We Fell Apart: A We Were Liars Novel (We Were Liars) - Lockhart, E (Author)

    • The House Saphir - Meyer, Marissa (Author)

    • Where the Library Hides (Secrets of the Nile #2) - Ibañez, Isabel (Author)

    • What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile #1) - Ibañez, Isabel (Author)

    • If Only I Had Told Her (Collector's Edition) - Nowlin, Laura (Author)

    • The Fangirl Project - Reekles, Beth (Author)

    • Heir Deluxe Edition - Tahir, Sabaa (Author)

    • Good Girl, Bad Blood: Deluxe Edition (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 2) - Jackson, Holly (Author)

    • As Good as Dead: Deluxe Edition (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 3) - Jackson, Holly (Author)

    • Sunrise on the Reaping: Collector's Gift Edition (The Hunger Games) - Collins, Suzanne (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award-winning film, The Cider House Rules, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud's, Maine, where Dr. Wilbur Larch takes in Esther--a Viennese-born Jew whose life is shaped by anti-Semitism.

    Esther Nacht is born in Vienna in 1905. Her father dies on board the ship to Portland, Maine; her mother is murdered by anti-Semites in Portland. Dr. Larch knows it won't be easy to find a Jewish family to adopt Esther; in fact, he won't find any family who'll adopt her.

    When Esther is fourteen, soon to be a ward of the state, Dr. Larch meets the Winslows, a philanthropic New England family with a history of providing foster care for unadopted orphans. The Winslows aren't Jewish, but they despise anti-Semitism. Esther's gratitude for the Winslows is unending; even as she retraces her roots back to Vienna, she never stops loving and protecting the Winslows. In the final chapter, set in Jerusalem in 1981, Esther Nacht is seventy-six.

    John Irving's sixteenth novel is a testament to his enduring ability to weave complex characters and intricate narratives that challenge and captivate. Queen Esther is not just a story of survival but a profound exploration of identity, belonging, and the enduring impact of history on our personal lives showcasing why Irving remains one of the world's most beloved, provocative, and entertaining authors--a storyteller of our time and for all time.

  • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Christmas classic The Christmas Box and the #1 Netflix movie The Noel Diary comes a powerful and thought-provoking holiday story about love, loss, and the mysterious workings of heaven.

    Sometimes the universe sends us exactly who we need...

    Three years after losing his family in a Christmas Eve accident, grief-stricken Paul Wanlass hasn't just given up on Christmas, he's given up on life. He can't imagine anything to keep him here--not his work as a computer repairman, not the residents in his Salt Lake City neighborhood, and certainly not the idea of connecting with someone new. When a stranger knocks on his door, claiming to be picking up a laptop, Paul allows him in--but discovers the man has a very different mission in mind.

    Paul wakes the next morning unsure if his encounter with the stranger really happened or was just a dream-but when the stranger shows up again, Paul challenges him to give him just one reason to live. The stranger agrees to the challenge but warns Paul not to expect a path he would have guessed or chosen.

    As the stranger promised, Paul's life takes a wild and fateful turn. A robbery connects him with a woman who has also lost the love of her life, and, in a seemingly unrelated incident, Paul rescues a young boy from bullying, only to find the boy needs a different kind of rescue. The twists leave Paul wondering what these people have in common, and why they were brought together. Who--or what--really is this Christmas stranger, and how will Paul find meaning once again?

  • THE BOOK OF THE YEAR IS THE GIFT OF THE SEASON!

    An elegant must-have collector's edition of the #1 bestselling fifth book in Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games series.

    This gorgeous collector's edition of Sunrise on the Reaping -- the fifth book in the Hunger Games series -- includes these stunning features:

    Brand new cover art

    Premium metallic foil cover details

    Stained edges with stenciled art

    Full-color endpapers

    Exclusive back matter

    It is a must-have for your collection, or for holiday gifts!

    When you've been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?

    As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.

    Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

    When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set up to fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.

  • The graphic novel adaptations of the #1 New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series continue to set the world on fire!

    Three dragons. One unavoidable, unpredictable destiny. This is the beginning...of the end.

    In the SeaWing kingdom, a young prince learns he is an animus--capable of wonderful magic that comes with a terrible price.

    In the mind of a NightWing dragonet, a thousand futures unfold--and almost all of them, she knows, lead to disaster and destruction.

    And under three full moons and the watchful eyes of his NightWing mother and IceWing father, the most powerful dragon Pyrhhia will ever know is clawing his way out of his egg: Darkstalker, the dragon who will change the world forever.

    Long before the SandWing war, lifetimes before the Dragonet Prophecy...darkness is born.

    The #1 New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to new heights in this Wings of Fire: Legends graphic novel adaptation, with art by Jake Parker.

  • The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day The Crayons Quit are ready to say good night . . . or are they?

    The Crayons are getting ready to go to bed, but each crayon has something special they need to fall asleep. Blue Crayon needs a drink of water, Orange Crayon needs a blankie, Red Crayon needs a story or two or three. What do you need to fall asleep? A humorous, small hardcover good night story from everyone's favorite school supplies.

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