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Adult Art
Small Knits: Casual & Chic Japanese Style Accessories (19 Projects + Variations) (Tuttle Specials) - Hatta, Yoko (Author)
Adult Fiction
How the Light Gets in - Maynard, Joyce (Author)
The Great Divide - Henriquez, Cristina (Author)
Sandwich - Newman, Catherine (Author)
You Are Here - Nicholls, David (Author)
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club - Kelly, Martha Hall (Author)
The Busybody Book Club - Sampson, Freya (Author)
The Safekeep - Van Der Wouden, Yael (Author)
Arts & Entertainment
Bono: Stories of Surrender - Bono (Author)
Chapter Books
Right on Your Tail! (Ratnip #3) - Higgins, Cam (Author), Steinfeld, Allison (Illustrator)
Children’s Poetry
Little Myths Medusa: The Making of a Monster - Adams, Emma (Author), Salcedo, Erica (Illustrator)
Graphic Novels
Lu and Ren's Guide to Geozoology: A Graphic Novel - Hsieh, Angela (Author), Hseih, Angela (Illustrator)
History
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook - Sides, Hampton (Author)
Horror
Never Flinch - King, Stephen (Author)
Just the Facts
Lighthouse Ladies: Shining a Spotlight on Hardy Heroines - Coronado, Kris (Author), Mil, Islenia (Illustrator)
Who Is Willie Nelson? (Who Was?) - Stabler, David (Author), Who Hq (Author), Foley, Tim (Illustrator)
LGBTQ+ Heroes: 51 Inspiring Icons Who Changed the World (History's Greatest Heroes) - Heston, LV (Author), Oliveira, Helder (Illustrator)
Manga & Adult Graphic Novels
Static: Season One: DC Compact Comics Edition - Ayala, Vita (Author), Draper-Ivey, Nikolas (Illustrator)
Fairy Cat Vol. 1 - Takano, Hisa (Author)
Middle Readers
I Am Rebel - Montgomery, Ross (Author)
Growing Home - Ferry, Beth (Author), Fan, Terry (Illustrator), Fan, Eric (Illustrator)
Mystery & Thriller
Passions in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (In Death #59) - Robb, JD (Author)
Personal Growth
Koupen-Chan & You: Words of Encouragement from Japan's Positive Penguin - Rurutea (Author)
Picture Books
George & Lenny Are Always Together - Agee, Jon (Author), Agee, Jon (Illustrator)
The Arguers - Luyken, Corinna (Author), Luyken, Corinna (Illustrator)
Romance
Hidden Nature - Roberts, Nora (Author)
Beautiful Venom (Deluxe Edition) (Special) (The Vipers #1) - Kent, Rina (Author)
Beneath the Burning Sea (Kingmaker Chronicles #5) - Bouchet, Amanda (Author)
Problematic Summer Romance - Hazelwood, Ali (Author)
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me (Dark Lord Davi #2) - Wexler, Django (Author)
The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association - Rozakis, Caitlin (Author)
Young Adult
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 10th Anniversary Deluxe Limited Edition - Albertalli, Becky (Author)
When Devils Sing: Deluxe Edition - Kaur, Xan (Author)
Releasing 10 (Standard Edition) (Boys of Tommen #6) - Walsh, Chloe (Author)
This Week’s Top 5 Picks
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Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by The New York Times Book Review, AV Club, Variety, The Boston Globe, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, Vulture, Men's Health, Book Riot, The New York Post, Goodreads, AARP, Paste, and more!
From master storyteller Stephen King comes an extraordinary new novel with intertwining storylines--one about a killer on a diabolical revenge mission, and another about a vigilante targeting a feminist celebrity speaker--featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters.
When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to "kill thirteen innocents and one guilty" in "an act of atonement for the needless death of an innocent man," Detective Izzy Jaynes has no idea what to think. Are fourteen citizens about to be slaughtered in an unhinged act of retribution? As the investigation unfolds, Izzy realizes that the letter writer is deadly serious, and she turns to her friend Holly Gibney for help.
Meanwhile, controversial and outspoken women's rights activist Kate McKay is embarking on a multi-state lecture tour, drawing packed venues of both fans and detractors. Someone who vehemently opposes Kate's message of female empowerment is targeting her and disrupting her events. At first, no one is hurt, but the stalker is growing bolder, and Holly is hired to be Kate's bodyguard--a challenging task with a headstrong employer and a determined adversary driven by wrath and his belief in his own righteousness.
Featuring a riveting cast of characters both old and new, including world-famous gospel singer Sista Bessie and an unforgettable villain addicted to murder, these twinned narratives converge in a chilling and spectacular conclusion--a feat of storytelling only Stephen King could pull off.
Thrilling, wildly fun, and outrageously engrossing, Never Flinch is one of King's richest and most propulsive novels.
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Look for Wreck, the new novel by Catherine Newman--a deeply moving story of laughter and heart, about marriage, family, and what happens when life doesn't go as planned--Coming October 2025.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Sandwich is joy in book form. I laughed continuously, except for the parts that made me cry. Catherine Newman does a miraculous job reminding us of all the wonder there is to be found in life."--Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake
"If you like my novels, you will love love love this . . . . I stand in awe, it's just perfect."--Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Swan Song
"A total delight."--Kate Christensen
From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family summer vacation full of secrets, lunch, and learning to let go.
For the past two decades, Rocky has looked forward to her family's yearly escape to Cape Cod. Their humble beach-town rental has been the site of sweet memories, sunny days, great meals, and messes of all kinds: emotional, marital, and--thanks to the cottage's ancient plumbing--septic too.
This year's vacation, with Rocky sandwiched between her half-grown kids and fully aging parents, promises to be just as delightful as summers past--except, perhaps, for Rocky's hormonal bouts of rage and melancholy. (Hello, menopause!) Her body is changing--her life is, too. And then a chain of events sends Rocky into the past, reliving both the tenderness and sorrow of a handful of long-ago summers.
It's one precious week: everything is in balance; everything is in flux. And when Rocky comes face to face with her family's history and future, she is forced to accept that she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves.
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"One of those life-changing reads that makes you see--or, in this case, hear--the whole world differently." --Megan Angelo, author of Followers
"At times chilling, often funny, and always perceptive and cogent, Cultish is a bracing reminder that the scariest thing about cults is that you don't realize you're in one till it's too late."--Refinery29.com
The New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Magical Overthinking and Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how "cultish" groups, from Jonestown and Scientologists to SoulCycle and social media gurus, use language as the ultimate form of power.
What makes "cults" so intriguing and frightening? What makes them powerful? The reason why so many of us binge Manson documentaries by the dozen and fall down rabbit holes researching suburban moms gone QAnon is because we're looking for a satisfying explanation for what causes people to join--and more importantly, stay in--extreme groups. We secretly want to know: could it happen to me? Amanda Montell's argument is that, on some level, it already has . . .
Our culture tends to provide pretty flimsy answers to questions of cult influence, mostly having to do with vague talk of "brainwashing." But the true answer has nothing to do with freaky mind-control wizardry or Kool-Aid. In Cultish, Montell argues that the key to manufacturing intense ideology, community, and us/them attitudes all comes down to language. In both positive ways and shadowy ones, cultish language is something we hear--and are influenced by--every single day.
Through juicy storytelling and cutting original research, Montell exposes the verbal elements that make a wide spectrum of communities "cultish," revealing how they affect followers of groups as notorious as Heaven's Gate, but also how they pervade our modern start-ups, Peloton leaderboards, and Instagram feeds. Incisive and darkly funny, this enrapturing take on the curious social science of power and belief will make you hear the fanatical language of "cultish" everywhere.
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What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy by the New York Times bestselling author of Deep End.
Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out her life.Conor Harkness is thirty-eight, and Maya cannot stop thinking about him.
It's such a cliché, it almost makes her heart implode: older man and younger woman; successful biotech guy and struggling grad student; brother's best friend and the girl he never even knew existed. As Conor loves to remind her, the power dynamic is too imbalanced. Any relationship between them would be problematic in too many ways to count, and Maya should just get over him. After all, he has made it clear that he wants her gone from his life.
But not everything is as it seems--and clichés sometimes become plot twists.
When Maya's brother decides to get married in Taormina, she and Conor end up stuck together in a romantic Sicilian villa for over a week. There, on the beautiful Ionian coast, between ancient ruins, delicious foods, and natural caves, Maya realizes that Conor might be hiding something from her. And as the destination wedding begins to erupt out of control, she decides that a summer fling might be just what she needs--even if it's a problematic one.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "thrilling and superbly crafted" (The Wall Street Journal) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day.
One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORK TIMES, TIME, THE ECONOMIST, NPR, THE NEW YORKER, THE SMITHSONIAN, AND KIRKUS REVIEWS
"In this masterly history, Sides tracks the 18th-century English naval officer James Cook's third and final voyage across the globe, painting a vivid and propulsive portrait."--The New York Times Book Review
On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship the HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach on the island of Hawaii, Cook was killed in a conflict with native Hawaiians. How did Cook, who was unique among captains for his respect for Indigenous peoples and cultures, come to that fatal moment?
Hampton Sides' bravura account of Cook's last journey both wrestles with Cook's legacy and provides a thrilling narrative of the titanic efforts and continual danger that characterized exploration in the 1700s. Cook was renowned for his peerless seamanship, his humane leadership, and his dedication to science. On previous expeditions, Cook mapped huge swaths of the Pacific, including the east coast of Australia, and initiated first European contact with numerous peoples. He treated his crew well and endeavored to learn about the societies he encountered with curiosity and without judgment.
Yet something was different on this last voyage. Cook became mercurial, resorting to the lash to enforce discipline, and led his two vessels into danger time and again. Uncharacteristically, he ordered violent retaliation for perceived theft on the part of native peoples. This may have had something to do with his secret orders, which were to chart and claim lands before Britain's imperial rivals could, and to discover the fabled Northwest Passage. Whatever Cook's intentions, his scientific efforts were the sharp edge of the colonial sword, and the ultimate effects of first contact were catastrophic for Indigenous people around the world. The tensions between Cook's overt and covert missions came to a head on the shores of Hawaii. His first landing there was harmonious, but when Cook returned after mapping the coast of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, his exploitative treatment of the Hawaiians led to the fatal encounter.
At once a ferociously-paced story of adventure on the high seas and a searching examination of the complexities and consequences of the Age of Exploration, THE WIDE WIDE SEA is a major work from one of our finest narrative nonfiction writers.
