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New Releases | June 10th, 2025

June 8, 2025 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Fiction

    • So Far Gone - Walter, Jess (Author)

    • Enlightenment - Perry, Sarah (Author)

    • Margo's Got Money Troubles - Thorpe, Rufi (Author)

    • Ordinary Love - Rutkoski, Marie (Author)

    • Days of Light - Hunter, Megan (Author)

    • The River is Waiting - Lamb, Wally (Author)

    • Great Black Hope - Franklin, Rob (Author)

    Biograhy

    • Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America - Haberman, Maggie (Author)

    • The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir - Dunne, Griffin (Author)

    Board Books

    • Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm - Cowley, Joy (Author), Fuller, Elizabeth (Illustrator)

    Body, Mind, & Spirit

    • Reefer Wellness: Understanding Cannabis Science, Culture, and Medicine - Kirk, Riley (Author)

    Business

    • Rich Girl Nation: Taking Charge of Our Financial Futures - Gatti Tassin, Katie (Author)

    Children’s Poetry

    • A Treasury of Ballet Stories: Four Captivating Retellings - Hart, Caryl (Author), Smith, Briony May (Illustrator)

    Cookbooks

    • The Soup Book: 200 Recipes, Season by Season - DK

    Field Guides

    • Birds of New England: A Timber Press Field Guide - Adams, Zach (Author)

    Fun & Games

    • Lego Marvel Spider-Man Explore the Spider-Verse: With Exclusive Lego Spider-Man Minifigure - DK

    Graphic Novels

    • Deeply Dave - Grover, Michael (Author), Grover, Michael (Illustrator)

    History

    • The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower - Paradis, Michel (Author)

    • John Hancock: First to Sign, First to Invest in America's Independence - Randall, Willard Sterne (Author)

    • Kuleana: A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawai'i - Goo, Sara Kehaulani (Author)

    • Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past - Cohen, Richard (Author)

    Horror

    • With a Vengeance - Sager, Riley (Author)

    • Death at the White Hart - Chibnall, Chris (Author)

    • The Life of Chuck - King, Stephen (Author)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Superman: Year One - Miller, Frank (Author), Rmoita, John (Illustrator)

    • Girl Crush, Vol. 1 - Tayama, Midori (Author)

    My First Readers

    • DK Super Readers Level 3 Football

    • DK Super Readers Level 3 Ice Hockey

    Mystery & Thriller

    • A Most Puzzling Murder: A Quirky, Humorous Locked Room Murder Mystery with Riddles and Puzzles for the Reader to Solve - Marais, Bianca (Author)

    • The Innocent - Baldacci, David (Author)

    Nature

    • Eavesdropping on Animals: What We Can Learn from Wildlife Conversations - Bumann, George (Author), Young, Jon (Foreword By)

    Picture Books

    • More or Less - Hughes, Alison (Author), Mora, Oge (Illustrator)

    • The Worry-Worry Whale Made 32 Mistakes - Diesen, Deborah (Author), Hanna, Dan (Illustrator)

    • Boar and Hedgehog - Elliott, David (Author), Yelchin, Eugene (Illustrator)

    • In the Wild - Smith, Zadie (Author), Laird, Nick (Author), Fox, Magenta (Illustrator)

    Romance

    • Never Been Shipped - Thompson, Alicia (Author)

    • Slow Burn Summer - Silver, Josie (Author)

    • The Love Hypothesis: Collector's Edition - Hazelwood, Ali (Author)

    • The Coven (Coven of Bones #1) - Woods, Harper L (Author)

    • Caught Up: Into Darkness Trilogy (Into Darkness) - Allen, Navessa (Author)

    • House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City #3) - Maas, Sarah J (Author)

    Science & Nature

    • The Ultimate Book of Whales: Up-Close Encounters with Earth's Mightiest Mammals - Skerry, Brian (Author), Drimmer, Stephanie Warren (Author)

    • I, Rock: A Geology Tale - Silvensky, Katie (Author), Stilwell, Steph (Illustrator)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • Six Wild Crowns (Queens of Elben #1) - Race, Jolly (Author)

    • Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil - Schwab, VE (Author)

    • The Will of the Many (The Hierarchy #1) - Islington, James (Author)

    Social Sciences

    • Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly - Weiss, Jeff (Author)

    True Crime

    • Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers - Fraser, Caroline (Author)

    Young Adult

    • Amelia, If Only - Albertalli, Becky (Author)

    • A Girl Walks Into the Forest - Roux, Madeleine (Author)

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

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • Are you canna-curious? Put aside the stigma and discover the powerful potential of weed.

    For centuries, the marijuana plant has been revered for its healing properties, but it's also been criminalized, abused, and misunderstood. Although cannabis is now legal in much of the United States, many people are still confused about how to access it and unsure about how to use it safely and effectively. EnterReefer Wellness,an all-encompassing guide to cannabis from scientist and researcher, Dr. Riley Kirk.

    With colorful illustrations and everyday language,Reefer Wellnesschallenges the stereotypes about pot use and breaks down the complexities of cannabis for anyone who's ever wondered if weed could help them relax or relieve chronic ailments. Whether you're an everyday user or just starting out on your healing journey with cannabis, you'll find answers to your questions and science-backed evidence to support your use. In it, you'll get:

    • An introduction to the endocannabinoid system (ECS), the powerful regulatory system in the human body that controls everything from hunger signals to pain

    • A clear, visual explanation of how the molecular components of cannabis interact with the ECS, making it a uniquely powerful tool for healing

    • Guidance on how to consume cannabis, including the pros and cons of different delivery systems and how to customize your dosage

    • An overview of ailments that can be addressed with cannabis, such as chronic pain, sleep disorders, and insomnia

    • Tips for minimizing the side effects of marijuana use, like munchies, bloodshot eyes, and cottonmouth


    LetReefer Wellnessjumpstart your deep and meaningful journey into the wonderful and nuanced world of modern cannabis and get ready to unlock its incredible healing potential.

  • A stunning hardcover collector's edition of Ali Hazelwood's instant New York Times bestseller and TikTok sensation featuring:

    - A shimmering, revamped cover
    - Endpapers with all new art from Lilith Saur featuring Olive and Adam
    - STEM stenciled spredges
    - A sunny, foil stamped case
    - Fun additional chapter heading doodles throughout, and...
    - A brand new bonus chapter featuring THAT KISS from Adam's point of view

    When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos.

    As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees.

    That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding...six-pack abs.

    Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.

  • Don't miss the special edition of the the global phenomenon, featuring sprayed edges and exclusive content from mutimillion copy bestselling author Holly Jackson!

    Everyone in Fairview knows the story.

    Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.

    But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?

    Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.

  • Stephen King's "The Life of Chuck," is a "phenomenal" (USA TODAY) tale of life and legacy--now a feature film directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan--available for the first time in a beautiful stand-alone edition with a new introduction by Stephen King and a design surprise .

    Originally featured in the acclaimed story collection If It Bleeds, this unforgettable, mind-bending tale unfolds in reverse, taking readers through the extraordinary life of Charles "Chuck" Krantz.

    In a crumbling world plagued by natural disasters, collapsing infrastructure, and mass panic, bizarre billboards and advertisements appear throughout town: "Charles Krantz. Thirty-nine great years. Thanks, Chuck!" Marty Anderson, a schoolteacher, becomes obsessed with these messages as the world, inexplicably linked to Chuck's life, seems to be approaching its end.

    Told in three acts, presented in reverse order, The Life of Chuck explores one man's past. We see him in middle age on a business trip in Boston as he is seduced by a busker into spinning a gorgeous sidewalk dance. And we see him as a child, in a house haunted by a terrible secret, learning to dance with his grandmother. In these pages King reminds us that life's quotidian pleasures are even more glorious because they are fleeting: the outrageous good fortune of a beautiful blue day after a string of gray ones; the delight of dancing when every move feels perfect; a serendipitous meeting. King's ability to describe pure joy rivals his ability to terrify us.

    Now a major motion picture and winner of the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award, The Life of Chuck is a glorious story about community and about humanity at its best, a celebration of joy, mystery, existential wonder, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

  • Named a Most Anticipated Book by People, Vulture, A.V. Club and OurCulture

    "Like a J.D. Salinger novel rolled in Hunter S. Thompson's hallucinogen dust." --Ann Powers, author of Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell

    "[Waiting for Britney Spears] transformed and transported me." ―Hanif Abdurraqib, author ofThere's Always This Year

    A frenetic, gonzo account of Britney Spears's historic rise and equally tragic fall told by an iconoclastic music journalist.

    America, 2003: A country at war, its shiny veneer beginning to crack. Von Dutch andThe Simple Lifedominate. And on the cover of every magazine, a twenty-one-year-old pop star named Britney Spears. Tracking her every move for a third-tier gossip rag in Los Angeles was an unknown young writer taking whatever job he could while pursuing his distant literary dreams. He'd instead become an eyewitness to the slow tragedy of a changing nation, represented in spirit by "the coy it-girl at the end of history."

    Years later, after finally establishing himself as a celebrated journalist, Jeff Weiss presentsWaiting for Britney Spears, a gonzo, nostalgic, and "allegedly true" recounting of his years as a tabloid spy in the lurid underbelly of Los Angeles. Weiss follows America's sweetheart through Vegas superclubs and Malibu car chases, annulled marriages and soul-crushing legal battles, all the way to Britney's infamous 2007 VMA performance. As Weiss lives through the chaos leading to Britney's conservatorship, he observes, with peerless style, cringe-inducing fashion waves, destructive celebrity surveillance, and a country whose decline is embodied by the devastating downturn of its former golden child.

    With the narrative flair that established him as a singular chronicler of modern pop culture, Weiss goes for broke in Waiting for Britney Spears, a descent into a neon hall of mirrors reflecting our obsession with fame, morality, and the mystery of what really happened to the last great pop star.

New Releases | June10th, 2025
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New Releases | June 3rd, 2025

June 2, 2025 Clare Brooks
  • 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

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 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.

New Releases | June 3rd, 2025
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This Month's Staff Pick Sale & A Special Announcement...

June 2, 2025 Clare Brooks

Last month’s selection, ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’, was our most successful Monthly Staff Pick so far (even surpassing favorite titles like ‘Once There Were Wolves’ and ‘Demon Copperhead’), which makes it the perfect time for a little announcement…

Monthly Staff Picks for All Ages are finally here at Little Village Toy & Book Shop! After over two years of success with our Monthly Staff Picks, we are thrilled to launch Young Adult, Early & Middle Grade, and Picture Book selections this June. All of our selections each month are 20% off, while supplies last, so keep reading to learn more about our picks for June, and visit us soon to pick up a copy of one (or all!) of our picks this month.

To kick things off, our next Adult selection is last year’s bestselling ‘Sandwich’ by Catherine Newman, which is now available in paperback. This Cape Cod-set family ensemble makes a perfect beach or travel read, full of humor and sure to move you. Read it before this favorite family returns in ‘Wreck’ this Fall.

For kids of all ages, our first Picture Book Pick is, the Caldecott Honor Book, ‘Bear Came Along’ by Richard T. Morris with illustrations by LeUyen Pham which follows Bear on a river adventure as he makes new friends and, together, they discover how life connects us all.

Our new picks will also include either a middle reader, chapter book, or kids graphic novel each month. This June we’ve selected ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ by Donn Fendler. A true story of adventure and survival that follows twelve-year-old Donn in 1939 after he gets separated from his companions on the summit of Maine’s highest peak. This New England tale is a favorite of both locals and visitors alike!

And finally, for YA readers, of all ages, our inaugural Young Adult Monthly Staff Pick is Adam Silvera’s ‘They Both Die at the End’. The beloved novel that launched the series (which just saw its third entry released last month) and introduced readers to Death-Cast, alternates between two young men as they choose to live their last day as fully as possible.

Monthly Staff Pick Sale | June 2025
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New D.I.Y. Book Nooks Have Arrived!

April 24, 2025 Clare Brooks

Could your bookshelf use a little glam or pizzazz? We have some new D.I.Y. book nooks that can do just that! Not only is it a fun li'l craft perfect for a rainy afternoon but also a nice little talking point for your guests. Our fav is the new Owl Bookstore. Sip some espresso in your P.J.'s while perusing your book collection and staring into the void of the Owl bookstore. It's like a home away from home.... but in your home? You get the gist.

Product Highlight | Book Nooks
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