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New Releases | April 14th, 2026

April 10, 2026 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Art

    • Origami Animal Boxes Kit: Cute Paper Models with Secret Compartments! (14 Animal Origami Models + 48 Folding Sheets) - Yoshihisa, Kimura (Author)

    Adult Fiction

    • Dear Monica Lewinsky - Langbein, Julia (Author)

    • Three Days in June - Tyler, Anne (Author)

    • The Road to Tender Hearts - Hartnett, Annie (Author)

    • Vanishing World - Murata, Sayaka (Author), Takemori, Ginny Tapley (Translator)

    • Go Gentle - Semple, Maria (Author)

    • The Correspondent: Deluxe Edition (Special) - Evans, Virginia (Author)

    Adult Science

    • The Art of Biodiversity: Artists & Naturalists, 1700-1900 - Himmel, Eric (Author)

    Biography

    • The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History - Page, Susan (Author)

    • Famesick: A Memoir - Dunham, Lena (Author)

    Board Books

    • Go, Trains, Go! a Train Book for Toddlers 1-3 (Things That Go) - Boswell, Addie (Author), Mostov, Alexander (Illustrator)

    • Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me: 40th Anniversary Edition (Anniversary) (World of Eric Carle) - Carle, Eric (Author), Carle, Eric (Illustrator)

    Children’s Science & Nature

    • Lonely Planet Kids Let's Go Stargazing (Lonely Planet Kids) - Baker, Laura (Author), Kay, Liz (Illustrator)

    • Lonely Planet Kids Let's Go Rock Collecting (Lonely Planet Kids) - Baker, Laura (Author), Kay, Liz (Illustrator)

    Coloring Books

    • Americana: A Coloring Book - Mazurkiewicz, Jessica (Author)

    Cookbooks

    • Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir - Garten, Ina (Author)

    • Italian Cookies: Authentic Recipes and Sweet Stories from Every Region - Marchetti, Domenica (Author), Volo, Lauren (Photographer) , Bracco, Daniela (Illustrator)

    Fun & Games Books

    • The Kingfisher Soccer Encyclopedia: Facts - STATS - Players - Teams - Skills and Tactics - Competitions (Kingfisher Encyclopedias) - Gifford, Clive (Author)

    Graphic Novels

    • A Fishboy Named...Sashimi (Sashimi #1) - Santat, Dan (Author), Santat, Dan (Illustrator)

    Hiking

    • Dog Hiking New England: 45 Dog-Friendly Trails in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island (Dog Hiking) - Valenti, Kristen (Author), McMahon, Jill (Author)

    History

    • The Lost Cities of El Norte: Coronado's Quest, the Unconquered West, and the Birth of American Indian Resistance - Stark, Peter (Author)

    • Russia: Revolution and Civil War, 1917-1921 - Beevor, Antony (Author)

    • The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America - Kennedy, Kostya (Author)

    • Ghosts of Sicily: The True Story of the Naval Intelligence Agents Who Courted the Mob to Fight Nazis in America and the Battlefields of Italy - Harmon, Mark (Author), Carroll, Leon (Author)

    • An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s - Goodwin, Doris Kearns (Author)

    • Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs - Beevor, Antony (Author)

    • The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land - Sarah, Aziz Abu (Author), Inon, Maoz (Author)

    Homestead

    • For the Love of Houseplants: Caring for & Keeping Plants with Confidence - Mitchell, Tanner (Author)

    Horror

    • Japanese Gothic: A Gothic Dual-Timeline Novel of Ghosts, Hauntings and Redemption (Original) - Baker, Kylie Lee (Author)

    Humor Books

    • The Camping Dictionary - Balogh Rochfort, Heather (Author)

    • Emotional Support Animals: Anonymous Fuzzball Comics + Workbook - Georges, Nicole (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • Happy Birthday, America - Baines, Becky (Author)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • The Prince's Keeper 01 (The Prince's Keeper) - Nagatsuki, Oto (Author), Neko, Himako (Author)

    • Batman: Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age - Diggle, Andy (Author), Fernandez, Leandro (Illustrator)

    • Spider-Man: Kizuna, Vol. 3 (Spider-Man: Kizuna #13) - Kobayashi, Setta (Author), Mizuno, Hachi (Artist)

    • Adventure Time Compact Edition: Princess Power!!! (Adventure Time) - North, Ryan (Author), Tamaki, Mariko (Author), Dawson, Delilah S (Author), Paroline, Shelli (Illustrator), Lamb, Braden (Illustrator), McGinty, Ian (Illustrator)

    Middle Readers

    • Forbidden Mountain (Guardians) - Mull, Brandon (Author)

    • A Girl's Guide to Spying (A Rose Patrol Mystery #1) - Webb, Holly (Author)

    Mystery & Thrillers

    • Hope Rises - Baldacci, David (Author)

    • Holmes Is Missing: A Holmes, Margaret & Poe Mystery (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #2) - Patterson, James (Author), Sitts, Brian (Author)

    • Count My Lies: A GMA Book Club Pick! - Stava, Sophie (Author)

    Picture Books

    • Sparrow Loves Reptiles (Sparrow Loves Animals #2) - Burgess, Murry (Author), Anthony, Tamisha (Illustrator)

    • 102 - Cordell, Matthew (Author)

    • Axl the Axolotl Is Not a Frog - Pasek, Benj (With), Paul, Justin (With), Brammer, John Paul (Author), Morales, Vanessa (Illustrator)

    • Even Steven: A Book about Sharing - Finison, Carrie (Author), Wiseman, Daniel (Illustrator)

    • Robin and the Stick: A Picture Book (Robin's World) - Goodale, E B (Author)

    • Capy Capy Capybara - Harper, Charise Mericle (Author)

    • Wildspeak - Francis, Sangma (Author), Vangsnes, Lexi (Illustrator)

    • The Shy Book (Emotions) - Pearlstein, Howard (Author), Munro, James (Illustrator)

    • We Are One (Star Wars: The Mandalorian) (Little Golden Book) - Debois, Jeneanne (Author), Clester, Shane (Illustrator)

    • Fly Fishing with Papa: A Picture Book about a Day on the River - Robbins, Christopher (Author), Mishima, Yukari (Illustrator)

    Political Sciences

    • Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded Usaid - Enrich, Nicholas (Author), Gawande, Atul (Foreword by)

    Romance

    • Cherry Baby - Rowell, Rainbow (Author)

    • The Academy (Academy #1) - Hilderbrand, Elin (Author), Cunningham, Shelby (Author)

    • The Auction (Deluxe Limited Edition): A Spicy, Dark Romance Novel from a Tiktok Sensation (Original) - Kincaid, Sadie (Author)

    • West of Wicked (Great and Terrible Land #1) - St Crowe, Nikki (Author)

    • Happy Ending - Liese, Chloe (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • The Faith of Beasts (The Captive's War #2) - Corey, James S A (Author)

    • Tarkin: Star Wars (Star Wars) - Luceno, James (Author)

    • On the Calculation of Volume (Book IV) - Balle, Solvej (Author), Russell (Author)

    • Wind and Truth: Book Five of the Stormlight Archive (Stormlight Archive #5) - Sanderson, Brandon (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • From USA TODAY bestselling author Chloe Liese, a clever and heartwarming rom-com that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Annabel Monaghan about two best friends who must fake a relationship for their exes.

    Thea and Alex have three things in common--they love food, they hate where they live, and they're both divorced. Otherwise, they couldn't be more different.

    Thea's never cooked a day in her life. Alex is a world-class chef. Alex resents feeling stuck in his hometown. Thea resents the town for not feeling more like home. Thea and her ex are in a contentious custody battle for their dog. Alex and his ex amicably coparent their daughter. Beyond a few friends in common, a couple small-world connections (welcome to life in a mid-size city), their lives look nothing alike. Fast forward two years, and they're truly the best of friends. No one would ever know their friendship began as a lie...

    Two years ago, their exes got together immediately following their divorces, and somehow, Thea and Alex found themselves spinning a spite-fueled story about being old friends and first loves. Two years later, what began as a ruse has grown into real friendship--just friendship, despite what friends and family seem to think. But when their exes invite them on a two-week, "two family" beach vacation--daughter and dog included--Alex and Thea start to wonder if this story they've spun might have gotten away from them, and if it's led them to the last place they ever thought it could: a happy ending.

  • Join Din Djarin and Grogu for a Little Golden Book adventure based on Star Wars: The Mandalorian on Disney+!

    As Mando and the Child cross the galaxy, they discover that the farther they travel, the closer they become. Follow their journey as they seek Jedi Masters, meet new friends, and face unexpected foes. This full-color Little Golden Book based on The Mandalorian is sure to thrill Star Wars fans of all ages!

    Little Golden Books enjoy nearly 100% consumer recognition. They feature beloved classics, hot licenses, and new original stories . . . the classics of tomorrow.

  • From #1 bestselling author of The Perfect Couple, Elin Hilderbrand, and her daughter, Shelby Cunningham, deliver the irresistible, deliciously scandalous story of one drama-filled year at a New England boarding school.

    It's move-in day at Tiffin Academy and amidst the happy chaos of friends reuniting, selfies uploading, and cars unloading, shocking news arrives: America Today just ranked Tiffin the number two boarding school in the country. It's a seventeen-spot jump--was there a typo? The dorms need to be renovated, their sports teams always come in last place, and let's just say Tiffin students are known for being more social than academic. On the other hand, the campus is exquisite, class sizes are small, and the dining hall is run by an acclaimed New York chef. And they do have fun--lots of parties and school dances, and a piano man plays in the student lounge every Monday night.

    But just as the rarefied air of Tiffin is suffused with self-congratulation, the wheels begin to turn--and then they fall off the bus. One by one, scandalous blind items begin to appear on phones across Tiffin's campus, thanks to a new app called ZipZap, and nobody is safe. From Davi Banerjee, international influencer and resident queen bee, to Simone Bergeron, the new and surprisingly young history teacher, to Charley Hicks, a transfer student who seems determined not to fit in, to Cordelia Spooner, Admissions Director with a somewhat idiosyncratic methodology--everyone has something to hide.

    As if high school wasn't dramatic enough ... As the year unfolds, bonds are forged and broken, secrets are shared and exposed, and the lives of Tiffin's students and staff are changed forever. The Academy is Elin Hilderbrand's fresh, buzzy take on boarding school life, and a thrilling new direction from one of America's most satisfying and popular storytellers.

  • NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush--bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who can predict death--by the beloved author of Rabbit Cake and Unlikely Animals

    "A miraculous novel--an actual and spiritual road trip you won't forget."--John Irving

    AN NPR AND LIT HUB BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

    At sixty-three years old, million-dollar lottery winner PJ Halliday would be the luckiest man in Pondville, Massachusetts, if it weren't for the tragedies of his life: the sudden death of his eldest daughter and the way his marriage fell apart after that. Since then, PJ spends both his money and his time at the bar, and he probably doesn't have much time left--he's had three heart attacks already.

    But when PJ reads the obituary of his old romantic rival, he realizes his high school sweetheart, Michelle Cobb, is finally single again. Filled with a new enthusiasm for life, PJ decides he's going to drive across the country to the Tender Hearts Retirement Community in Arizona to win Michelle back.

    Before PJ can hit the road, tragedy strikes Pondville, leaving PJ the sudden guardian of his estranged brother's grandchildren. Anyone else would be deterred from the planned trip, but PJ figures the orphaned kids might benefit from getting out of town. PJ also thinks he can ask Sophie, his adult daughter who's adrift in her twenties, to come along to babysit. And there's one more surprise addition to the roster: Pancakes, a former nursing home therapy cat with a knack of predicting death, who recently turned up outside PJ's home.

    This could be the second chance PJ has long hoped for--a fresh shot at love and parenting--but does he have the strength to do both those things again? It's very possible his heart can't take it.

  • The #1 New York Times bestseller from "America's historian-in-chief" (New York magazine).

    An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America's most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband, Richard (Dick) Goodwin, embarked upon in the last years of his life.

    Dick and Doris Goodwin were married for forty-two years and married to American history even longer. In his twenties, Dick was one of the brilliant young men of John F. Kennedy's New Frontier. In his thirties he both named and helped design Lyndon Johnson's Great Society and was a speechwriter and close advisor to Robert Kennedy. Doris Kearns was a twenty-four-year-old graduate student when selected as a White House Fellow. She worked directly for Lyndon Johnson and later assisted on his memoir.

    Over the years, with humor, anger, frustration, and in the end, a growing understanding, Dick and Doris had argued over the achievements and failings of the leaders they served and observed, debating the progress and unfinished promises of the country they both loved.

    The Goodwins' last great adventure involved finally opening the more than three hundred boxes of letters, diaries, documents, and memorabilia that Dick had saved for more than fifty years. They soon realized they had before them an unparalleled personal time capsule of the 1960s, illuminating public and private moments of a decade when individuals were powered by the conviction they could make a difference; a time, like today, marked by struggles for racial and economic justice, a time when lines were drawn and loyalties tested.

    Their expedition gave Dick's last years renewed purpose and determination. It gave Doris the opportunity to connect and reconnect with participants and witnesses of pivotal moments of the 1960s. And it gave them both an opportunity to make fresh assessments of the central figures of the time--John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Robert Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, and especially Lyndon Johnson, who greatly impacted both their lives. The voyage of remembrance brought unexpected discoveries, forgiveness, and the renewal of old dreams, reviving the hope that the youth of today will carry forward this unfinished love story with America.

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New Releases | April 7th, 2026

April 3, 2026 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Fiction

    • Mothers and Sons - Haslett, Adam (Author)

    • Transcription - Lerner, Ben (Author)

    • The Book Witch - Shaffer, Meg (Author)

    • Sky Daddy - Folk, Kate (Author)

    • My Dear You: Stories - Khong, Rachel (Author)

    • Yesteryear - Burke, Caro Claire (Author)

    • The Amalfi Curse: A Bewitching Tale of Sunken Treasure, Forbidden Love, and Ancient Magic on the Amalfi Coast (First Time Trade) - Sarah (Author)

    • The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances - Dixon, Glenn (Author)

    • American Fantasy - Straub, Emma (Author)

    Adult Science

    • The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie - Prescod-Weinstein, Chanda (Author)

    Board Books

    • Kitten's Wobbly Bottom (Wobbly Bottoms) - Frost, Kit (Author), Rennocks, Sam (Illustrator)

    • My Amazing Family: Daddy Dinosaur (My Amazing Family) - Priddy Books (Author)

    • Fungi Friends (Nature Heroes) (Nature Heroes) - Kellaway, Moesha (Illustrator), Neon Squid (Author)

    • Busy Bees (Nature Heroes) (Nature Heroes) - Kellaway, Moesha (Illustrator), Neon Squid (Author)

    • Wiggly Worms (Nature Heroes) (Nature Heroes) - Guo, Tinna (Illustrator), Neon Squid (Author)

    • Now I See Fall (Now I See) - Barnett, Mac (Author), Klassen, Jon (Illustrator)

    • Now I See Winter (Now I See) - Barnett, Mac (Author), Klassen, Jon (Illustrator)

    • Now I See Spring (Now I See) - Barnett, Mac (Author), Klassen, Jon (Illustrator)

    • Now I See Summer (Now I See) - Barnett, Mac (Author), Klassen, Jon (Illustrator)

    • Sing-Along Nursery Rhymes (Sound Books) - Taplin, Sam (Author), Giorgi, Laura (Illustrator)

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

    • Touch and Feel Tractor: With Tactiles for Toddlers to Explore (Touch and Feel)

    • The Little Engine That Could: A Book with Wheels (Little Engine That Could) - Piper, Watty (Author), Howarth, Jill (Illustrator)

    • Bluey: All about Mum (Bluey)

    • Across the USA with the Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Tabbed Board Book - Carle, Eric (Author), Carle, Eric (Illustrator)

    • Bluey: All about Dad (Bluey)

    Body, Mind & Spirit

    • Everyday Witch's Book of Deities: Ancient Gods for Modern Pagans (Everyday Witchcraft) - Blake, Deborah (Author)

    • The Tarot of You: Explorations for Personal Growth - Michelle, Dawn (Author), Greer, Mary K (Foreword by)

    • Classic Spells for Modern Times: Magick for Abundance, Love, and Protection - Ravenwolf, Silver (Author)

    • Olfactory Code: Unveiling the Alchemy of Botanical Perfumery - Roncati, Caterina (Author), Marlamú (Illustrator)

    Business

    • Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class - Scheiber, Noam (Author)

    • Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life - Mayyasi, Alex (Author), Hosts of Npr's Planet Money (Author), Goldmark, Alex (Introduction by)

    Chapter Books

    • Bigfoot and the Wild Boys (Everyone Can Be a Reader (Middle Grade C) - Pearson, Jenny (Author), Bitskoff, Aleksei (Illustrator)

    • Orris and Timble: Star Stories (Orris and Timble) - DiCamillo, Kate (Author), Mok, Carmen (Illustrator)

    Children’s Science & Nature

    • Buzz: A Family Guide to Bugs and Bees and How to Spot Them (In Our Nature) - Jones, Richard a (Author), Boccaccini Meadows, Sara (Illustrator)

    • Sound Explorers: Dinosaurs: 20 Thrilling Prehistoric Sounds (Sound Explorers) - Claybourne, Anna (Author)

    Coloring Books

    • Comfy Corner: Coloring Book for Adults and Kids (Cozy Spaces Coloring) - Coco Wyo (Author)

    Cookbooks

    • King Arthur Baking Company's Book of Pizza: Recipes for Every Pizza Maker

    • Jacques Pépin Complete Techniques 50th Anniversary Edition: A Culinary Master Class from the Legendary Teacher--Over 600 Techniques, 1,000 Photographs - Pépin, Jacques (Author)

    Family Issues Books

    • Does My Child Need Me to Lead or to Follow?: A Radically Simple Way to Parent Children from Infancy Through Age 6 - Schwarzlmüller, Claudia (Author)

    Fun & Game Books

    • Once Upon a Cookbook: A Treasury of Recipes Inspired by Timeless Children's Books - Taylor, Bryton (Author), Adams, Emma (Illustrator)

    • My Very First Baking Book - Kartes, Danielle (Author), Wilkinson, Annie (Illustrator)

    Graphic Novels

    • Fruitcake: A Graphic Novel - Ogle, Rex (Author), Valeza, Dave (Illustrator)

    • Ghost-Spider: Broken Chords (an Original Spider-Gwen Graphic Novel) - Brown, Roseanne A (Author), Cerna, Diobelle (Illustrator), Ali, Nabi H (Illustrator), Gil, Maca (Illustrator)

    • Mixed Feelings: A Graphic Novel (Mixed Feelings) - Amini, Sara (Author), Amin, Shadia (Illustrator)

    • Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga (from the Creator of Dog Man) - Pilkey, Dav (Author), Motojiro (Illustrator)

    • Princess Academy Graphic Novel - Hale, Shannon (Author)

    • The Pup Days of Summer (Cloud Puppy #3) - Miller, Kelly Leigh (Author), Miller, Kelly Leigh (Illustrator)

    History

    • This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History - Gage, Beverly (Author)

    Humor Books

    • Bookshop Cats - Du Meowier, Daphne (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp (a Picture Book) - Tonai, Minoru (Author), Gutiérrez, Jolene (Author), Sasaki, Chris (Illustrator)

    Literary Collections

    • The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore - Friss, Evan (Author)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • All-New Hawkeye (All-New Hawkeye) - Lemire, Jeff (Author), Perez, Ramon (Illustrator)

    • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: DC Compact Comics Edition (DC Compact Comics) - Miller, Frank (Author), Miller, Frank (Illustrator)

    • Ichi the Witch, Vol. 2 (Ichi the Witch #2) - Nishi, Osamu (Author), Usazaki, Shiro (Artist)

    Middle Readers

    • The One and Only Family (One and Only) - Applegate, Katherine (Author)

    • A Wolf Called Fire: A Voice of the Wilderness Novel - Parry, Rosanne (Author), Armiño, Mónica (Illustrator)

    • A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic: Or, Like Lightning in an Umbrella Storm - Stead, Philip C (Author), Stead, Philip C (Illustrator)

    • Fablehaven (Fablehaven) - Mull, Brandon (Author)

    • Rise of the Evening Star (Fablehaven) - Mull, Brandon (Author)

    • Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary (Fablehaven) - Mull, Brandon (Author)

    • Grip of the Shadow Plague (Fablehaven) - Mull, Brandon (Author)

    • Keys to the Demon Prison (Fablehaven) - Mull, Brandon (Author)

    • Dragonwatch (Dragonwatch) - Mull, Brandon (Author)

    • The Last Kids on Earth (Last Kids on Earth) - Brallier, Max (Author), Holgate, Douglas (Illustrator)

    • The Winter of Red Snow (Dear America) (Dear America) - Gregory, Kristiana (Author)

    • A Journey to the New World (Dear America) (Dear America) - Lasky, Kathryn (Author)

    My First Readers

    • The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: Mario Takes Off! (Step Into Reading) - Harper, Benjamin (Author), Random House (Illustrator)

    Mystery & Thrillers

    • The Ending Writes Itself - Clarke, Evelyn (Author)

    • Nightshade (A Catalina Novel #1) - Connelly, Michael (Author)

    • The Girls Trip - Condie, Ally (Author)

    Nature

    • Concrete Botany: The Ecology of Plants in the Age of Human Disturbance - Santore, Joey (Author)

    • In Trees: An Exploration - Moor, Robert (Author)

    Picture Books

    • Llama Llama Graduation Day! (Llama Llama) - Dewdney, Anna (Author), Morrow, Jt (Illustrator)

    • When the Sun Goes Down: A Bedtime Book - Pizzoli, Greg (Author)

    • How to Catch a Bookworm (How to Catch) - Walstead, Alice (Author), Elkerton, Andy (Illustrator), Samaniego, César (Illustrator)

    • Deep Blue: Swimming in the Big Blue Sea - Slater, Dashka (Author), Hughes, Laura (Illustrator)

    • Just One Oak: What a Single Tree Can Be - Gianferrari, Maria (Author), Sudyka, Diana (Illustrator)

    • Mousestache Moosestache - Watkins, Rowboat (Author)

    • Sesame Street the Momster at the End of This Book (Sesame Street) - Sesame Street, Sesame (Author), McInerney, Brittany (Author), Wu, Helena (Artist)

    • The Boy with Big, Big Energy (The Big, Big) - Lee, Britney Winn (Author), Souva, Jacob (Illustrator)

    Poetry

    • Against Breaking: On the Power of Poetry - Limón, Ada (Author)

    Romance

    • The Paris Match - Clayborn, Kate (Author)

    • Bloodsinger (Fire That Binds #2) - Cross, Juliette (Author)

    • Rites of the Starling: A Slow-Burn Epic Romantasy (Shield of Sparrows #2) - Perry, Devney (Author)

    • The Name Game - O'Leary, Beth (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos (Magic: The Gathering) (Magic: The Gathering) - McGuire, Seanan (Author)

    • Where the Axe Is Buried - Nayler, Ray (Author)

    • Gifted & Talented - Blake, Olivie (Author)

    • William Shakespeare's Star Wars: The Mandalorian of Nevarro: Part the First (William Shakespeare's Star Wars) - Doescher, Ian (Author)

    Sidelines

    • The Little Frog Mini Figurine (Rp Minis) - Eequay, Maybell (Author)

    Stickers

    • Build Your Own Supercars Sticker Book (Build Your Own Sticker Book) - Tudhope, Simon (Author), Gong Studios (Illustrator)

    True Crime

    • London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth - Keefe, Patrick Radden (Author)

    Workbooks

    • A Kids Book about Boundaries (Kids Book) - Bendiksen, Ashley (Author)

    • My First Bob Books - Alphabet Story Box Phonics, Letter Sounds, Ages 3 and Up, Pre-K (Reading Readiness) (Bob Books) - Kertell, Lynn Maslen (Author), Wall, Karen (Illustrator)

    Young Adult

    • Release Me (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Shatter Me: Series Two #2) - Mafi, Tahereh (Author)

    • The Escape Game - Meyer, Marissa (Author), Moss, Tamara (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • BOOK ONE OF THE BELOVED FABLEHAVEN SERIES--OVER 3.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD! AND DON'T MISS FORBIDDEN MOUNTAIN, THE START OF BRANDON MULL'S NEW GUARDIANS SERIES!

    Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the beloved worldwide phenomenon of Fablehaven. In this New York Times bestselling series, two siblings inherit a hidden sanctuary for magical creatures and must race against the clock to protect it from looming dangers.

    For centuries, mystical creatures of all kinds have found a home in Fablehaven, a hidden home where they are protected from extinction. The sanctuary is one of the last strongholds of true magic. Enchanting? Absolutely. Exciting? You bet. Safe? Well, actually, quite the opposite . . .

    Kendra and her brother, Seth, have no idea their grandfather is the current caretaker of Fablehaven. Inside the gated woods, ancient laws keep order among greedy trolls, mischievous satyrs, plotting witches, spiteful imps, and jealous fairies. However, when the rules get broken, powerful forces of evil are unleashed, forcing Kendra and Seth to face the greatest challenge of their lives, to save their family, Fablehaven, and perhaps even the world.

    Don't forget to drink the milk. And definitely don't miss any of Brandon Mull's bestselling FABLEHAVEN and DRAGONWATCH books:

    Fablehaven - Rise of the Evening Star - Grip of the Shadow Plague - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Keys to the Demon Prison

    Dragonwatch - Wrath of the Dragon King - Master of the Phantom Isle - Champion of the Titan Games - Return of the Dragon Slayers

    PLUS! The Gorgon's Fury: Tales of Newel and Doren: A Fablehaven Adventure

  • AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    Introducing Detective Stilwell: a cop relentlessly following his mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina Island.

    Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Stilwell has been "exiled" to a low-key post policing rustic Catalina Island, after department politics drove him off a homicide desk on the mainland. But while following up the usual drunk-and-disorderlies and petty thefts that come with his new territory, Detective Stilwell gets a report of a body found weighed down at the bottom of the harbor--a Jane Doe identifiable at first only by a streak of purple dye in her hair. At the same time, a report of poaching on a protected reserve turns into a case fraught with violence and danger as Stilwell digs into the shady past of an island bigwig.

    Crossing all lines of protocol and jurisdiction, Stilwell doggedly works both cases. Though hampered by an old beef with an ex-colleague determined to thwart him at every turn, he is convinced he is the only one who can bring justice to the woman known as "Nightshade." Soon, his investigation uncovers closely guarded secrets and a dark heart to the serene island that was meant to be his escape from the evils of the big city.

    Propulsive and atmospheric, Nightshade launches a brand new character into the Connelly universe, and proves without question that Michael Connelly is "the undisputed master of the modern crime novel" (Real Book Spy).

  • From the bestselling, prize-winning author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their nineteen-year-old son, only to discover that he had created a secret life which drew him into the dangerous criminal underworld that lies beneath London's glittering surface

    In the early morning of November 29th, 2019, surveillance cameras at the headquarters of MI6, Britain's spy agency, captured video of a young man pacing back and forth on a high balcony of Riverwalk, a luxury tower on the bank of the river Thames. At 2:24 a.m., he jumped into the river.

    In a quiet London neighborhood several miles away, Rachelle Brettler was worried about her son. Zac had told her that he had gone to stay with a friend, but then he did not come home. Days later, a police car pulled up and two officers relayed the dreadful news: her son was dead.

    In their unbearable grief, Rachelle and her husband, Matthew, struggled to understand what had happened to Zac. He had his troubles, but in no way seemed suicidal. As they would soon discover, however, there was a lot they did not know about their son. Only after his death did they learn that he had adopted a fictitious alter-ego: Zac Ismailov, son of a Russian oligarch and heir to a great fortune. Under this guise, Zac had become entangled with a slippery London businessman named Akbar Shamji, and a murderous gangster known as "Indian Dave." As the Brettlers set about investigating their son's death, they were pulled into a different and more dangerous London than the one they'd always known, and came to believe that something much more nefarious than a suicide had claimed Zac's life. But to their immense frustration, Scotland Yard seemed unable--or unwilling--to bring the perpetrators to justice.

    In a bravura feat of reporting and writing, Patrick Radden Keefe chronicles the Brettlers' quest, peeling back layers of mystery and exposing the seedy truths behind the glamorous London of posh mansions and private nightclubs, a city in which everything is for sale, and aspirational fantasies are underwritten by dirty money and corruption. London Falling is a mesmerizing investigation of an inexplicable death and a powerful narrative driven by suspense and staggering revelations. But it is also an intimate and deeply poignant inquiry into the nature of parental love and the challenges of being a parent today, a portrait of a family trying to solve the riddle not just of how their son died, but of who he really was in life.

  • Llama Llama celebrates graduation day in this sweet and poignant installment of the New York Times bestselling Llama Llama series.

    The school year is coming to end, which means it's time for graduation! Llama Llama has learned so much this year, but he isn't so sure he's ready to say goodbye to his teacher or classmates. Change can be scary, but with the help of his friends and family, Llama Llama remembers that it can also be good.

    The beloved Llama Llama, originally created by Anna Dewdney, is back for a graduation day celebration. The perfect gift for little ones celebrating their own important milestones.

  • Pulitzer Prize-winning author of G-Man and acclaimed historian Beverly Gage takes the ultimate road trip into the American past.

    Ride along with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Beverly Gage as she travels the country to see the museums, historic sites, roadside attractions, reenactments, and souvenir shops where Americans learn--and fight--about our history. From the birth of the nation in Philadelphia to Disneyland and the California dream, This Land Is Your Land offers a guided tour of thirteen places and thirteen key moments that define America's greatest successes and challenges.

    The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a document that proclaimed the liberty and equality of all human beings, but produced a country that often failed to agree upon--or live up to--those ideals. This Land Is Your Land is for everyone who wants to find that history--to experience it and confront it, to celebrate it and condemn it--in the places where it happened.

    Gage shows that Americans can face their past and still love their country. Toss the book in the back seat--or listen on audio with the windows down--and join the journey.

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Monthly Staff Picks | April, 2026

April 2, 2026 Clare Brooks

Our Monthly Staff Picks this April are perfect selections for those looking for a great springtime read!

From bestselling author Kristin Harmel comes ‘The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau’, our Monthly Staff Pick for adults this month. This decades spanning historical novel follows Colette, a one-time jewel thief helping to fund the French Resistance during WWII, as the mysteries and tragedies of the past resurface when a long lost bracelet resurfaces in a Boston Museum.

‘Beatrix Butterfly Wings It for Once’ is our Picture Book selection this month. This bright and colorful tale from Maren Morris & Karina Argow features illustrations from Kelly Anne Dalton is perfect for Spring. When Beatrix wakes up on the wrong side of her watermelon bed and is daunted by a long to-do list it’s through her friends that she learns to find a way to improve a day that gets off on the wrong foot.

For centuries, these gated woods have protected mythical creatures; and for twenty years Brandon Mull’s ‘Fablehaven’ has been delighting readers of all ages. Our selection for Middle Readers this April, join siblings Kendra and Seth as they inherit the role of Fablehaven’s caretaker. When the rules are broken and a powerful evil unleashed, they must race against the clock to save worlds both new and old in the first entry of this beloved series.

Our Young Adult pick this month, journeys into a much, much darker forest in CG Drews’s ‘Don't Let the Forest In’. This psychological horror novel follows two friends as one discovers that the other has been fighting his dark fairy tale drawings and they must band together to destroy these increasingly strong monsters before they can destroy their creator.

Join us this month for 20% off of all four of this April’s selections and for much more!

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Monthly Staff Picks | March, 2026

March 1, 2026 Clare Brooks

March is here! Spring is… thinking about it. And a new batch of Monthly Staff Picks are here at Little Village Toy & Book Shop!

Our Adult selection this month is a real treat for those looking for a Spring-time read, as Chloe Dalton’s acclaimed ‘Raising Hare’ is now in paperback. This nature memoir follows the author as she takes in a newborn hare she finds in the English countryside and is both a heartwarming tale of their relationship and how hares have been viewed across the history of art, literature, and folklore.

The sun shines. The temperature falls. Snowfall is in the forecast once again. And beloved author Kevin Henkes is asking ‘Is It Spring?’; this month’s Picture Book pick, full of colorful illustrations, is perfect for little ones looking to explore the signs as Spring slowly begins to show itself but Winter seems to want to stay.

For Middle Readers, and fans of all ages, our selection is ‘Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World ’- just in time to prepare for this month’s latest entry. From the world of the bestselling Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland comes this collection that sees the dragons of Pyrrhia and Pantala join forces to tell the histories of their tribes through all-new short stories, letters, songs, recipes and so much more. Featuring full-color maps and new illustrations throughout, this is a delightful expansion of the much loved fantasy series.

There be dragons in store for our YA readers this month, too. ‘A Language of Dragons’ by S.F. Williamson is our YA Pick this March; a thrilling alternate history fantasy set in 1920s London sees one young woman’s efforts to free a dragon ignite a civil war.

Visit us in store this March for 20% off all our Monthly Staff Picks, while supplies last!

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New Releases | February 24th, 2026

February 20, 2026 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Fiction

    • Playworld (Vintage Contemporaries) - Ross, Adam (Author)

    • Kin - Jones, Tayari (Author)

    • Brawler: Stories - Groff, Lauren (Author)

    • More Than Enough - Quindlen, Anna (Author)

    • A Good Animal - Maurer, Sara (Author)

    • Saoirse - Hurtubise, Charleen (Author)

    • One of Us - Day, Elizabeth (Author)

    Adult Science

    • A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness - Pollan, Michael (Author)

    Animals

    • Raising Hare: A Memoir - Dalton, Chloe (Author)

    Biography

    • The Pit Bull King: Building Dark Dynasty with the World's Most Legendary Dogs - Grennan, Marlon (Author), Alexander, Jamie (With)

    Children’s Science & Nature

    • The Weedy Garden: A Happy Habitat for Wild Friends - Renkl, Margaret (Author), Renkl, Billy (Illustrator)

    • Bog Buddies (Tiny Habitats) - Hevron, Amy (Author), Hevron, Amy (Illustrator)

    • An Anthology of Flowers: A Collection of Flowers from Gardens, Mountains and More, with Fascinating Secrets (DK Little Anthologies)

    Cookbooks

    • Obsessed with the Best: 100+ Methodically Perfected Recipes Based on 20+ Head-To-Head Tests - Quittner, Ella (Author)

    Graphic Novels

    • Cat & Cat Adventures: The Lair of the Owl King: A Graphic Novel (Cat & Cat Adventures #6) - Yi, Susie (Author), Yi, Susie (Illustrator)

    • Mr. Terrific: Year One - Letson, Al (Author), Galmon, Edwin (Illustrator)

    History

    • We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America - O'Donnell, Norah (Author), Andersen Brower, Kate (Author)

    Horror

    • Night of the Mannequins - Jones, Stephen Graham (Author)

    • Hungerstone - Dunn, Kat (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • Talking Books: Audiobook Inventor Dr. Robert B. Irwin and a New Way to Read - Lacika, Jenny (Author), Fortson, Ashanti (Illustrator)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell - Soule, Charles (Author), McNiven, Steve (Illustrator), McNiven, Steve

    • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Madness Volume 1 - Sztybor, Bartosz (Author), Asano (Illustrator)

    Mystery & Thriller

    • Curtain: Poirot's Last Case: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition (Hercule Poirot Mysteries #37) - Christie, Agatha (Author)

    • Trust No One: A Thriller - Rollins, James (Author)

    • The Crossroads (Joe Pickett Novel) - Box, C J (Author)

    Personal Growth

    • How to Stop Trying: An Overachiever's Guide to Self-Acceptance, Letting Go, and Other Impossible Things - Williams, Kate (Author)

    Picture Books

    • Is It Spring? - Henkes, Kevin (Author), Henkes, Kevin (Illustrator)

    • Forty the Fortune Teller - Daywalt, Drew (Author), Cornell, Kevin (Illustrator)

    • Disney Frozen Ever After (Little Golden Book)

    • The Rare Bird - Cooper, Elisha (Author), Cooper, Elisha (Illustrator)

    • Kitty Caterpillar - Bondor-Stone, Annabeth (Author), White, Connor (Author), Barrager, Brigette (Illustrator)

    • The Monster and Puppet Show!-Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!) - Micucci, Kate (Author), Willems, Mo (Author)

    Political Sciences

    • Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery - Newsom, Gavin (Author)

    Romance

    • And Now, Back to You (Heartstrings) - Borison, B K (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • The Red Winter - Sullivan, Cameron (Author)

    • After the Fall - Ashton, Edward (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • If one day buds bloom and birds chirp, and the next day a late snow falls from the sky, is it spring? Will it ever be spring? An evergreen, child-friendly picture book that explores themes of patience, hope, the seasons, and nature by the New York Times bestseller and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes.

    A flower in the garden down the street. Birds in the sky. Buds on the branches in the park. It must be spring.

    But wait! What is this icy gust of wind? Why are snowflakes falling from heavy gray clouds? Will it ever be spring? Yes, says the sun. Just be patient.

    Kevin Henkes, the #1 New York Times bestseller who has been awarded the Caldecott Medal, two Caldecott Honors, two Newbery Honors, two Geisel Honors, the Children's Literature Lecture Award, and Children's Literature Legacy Award, among numerous other honors, has created a masterful and classic picture book that combines an evocative call-and-response text with delicate and lovely illustrations. Readers will be left assured that the sun--and spring--will always come again.

  • NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - FINALIST FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE - A fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman's unlikely friendship with a wild hare.

    A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, TIME, The Boston Globe, The Economist, Scientific American, Slate

    "Moving. . . . Impart[s] valuable lessons about slowing down and the beauty in the unexpected."--USA Today

    "A perfect testimony to the transformative power of love."--Margaret Renkl, author of The Comfort of Crows

    Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and bounded around your bedroom at night, drumming on the duvet cover when it wanted your attention. Imagine that, more than two years later, it still ran in from the fields when you called it and slept in your house for hours on end. For political advisor and speechwriter Chloe Dalton, who spent lockdown deep in the English countryside, far away from her usual busy London life, this became her unexpected reality.

    In February 2021, Dalton stumbles upon a newborn hare--a leveret--that had been chased by a dog. Fearing for its life, she brings it home, only to discover how difficult it is to rear a wild hare, most of whom perish in captivity from either shock or starvation. Through trial and error, she learns to feed and care for the leveret with every intention of returning it to the wilderness. Instead, it becomes her constant companion, wandering the fields and woods at night and returning to Dalton's house by day. Though Dalton feared that the hare would be preyed upon by foxes, weasels, feral cats, raptors, or even people, she never tried to restrict it to the house. Each time the hare leaves, Chloe knows she may never see it again. Yet she also understands that to confine it would be its own kind of death.

    Raising Hare chronicles their journey together while also taking a deep dive into the lives and nature of hares, and the way they have been viewed historically in art, literature, and folklore. We witness firsthand the joy at this extraordinary relationship between human and animal, which serves as a reminder that the best things, and most beautiful experiences, arise when we least expect them.

  • For readers of Colm Tóibín and Claire Keegan, Saoirse is a powerful novel set between the United States and Ireland about a woman who runs from her traumatic past and the secrets she carries to survive.

    In Michigan, Sarah's childhood was defined by fear and silence. As a teenager, she saw a chance to escape and took it. Now, in 1999, she is an artist living on the rugged coast of Donegal, Ireland, where she is known as Saoirse (pronounced Sear-sha)--a name that sounds like the sea and means freedom in the language of her adopted country. And free is precisely how she is finally beginning to feel. Her partner and two beloved daughters are regular subjects of her paintings, and together they have made the safe home she always longed for. But Saoirse's secrets haunt her. No one must learn of the identity she has stolen in order to survive; they cannot know of the dangers that she crossed an ocean to escape.

    When her artwork wins unexpected acclaim at a Dublin exhibition, the spotlight of fame threatens to unravel the careful lies that hold her world together. Journalists and admirers begin to ask questions about the mysterious artist from Donegal, and she fears the unwanted publicity will expose all that she has done.

    Saoirse is an evocative, suspenseful exploration of the intimate relationship between art and life and the lies we tell ourselves in the name of reinvention.

  • A vivid portrait of the unsung American women from 1776 to today who changed the course of history in their fight for freedom and helped shape a more perfect union

    "This terrific book reveals the central, though often hidden role that women have played at every stage of our country's history."--Doris Kearns Goodwin

    Over a decades-long, distinguished career, award-winning journalist Norah O'Donnell has made it her mission to shed light on untold wom­en's stories. Now, in honor of America's 250th birthday, O'Donnell focuses that passion on the American heroines who helped change the course of history.

    We the Women presents a fresh look at American his­tory through the eyes of women, introducing us to inspiring patriots who demanded that the country live up to the prom­ises made 250 years ago in the Declaration of Independence: "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Since the signing of that document, the pressing question from women has been: Why don't those unalienable rights apply to us?

    Through extensive research and interviews, as well as historical documents and old photos, O'Donnell curates a compelling portrait of these fierce fighters for freedom. From Mary Katherine Goddard, who printed the first signed Declaration of Independence, to the Forten family women, who were active in the abolition and suffrage movements and were considered the "Black Founders" of Philadelphia, to the first women who served in the armed forces even before they had the right to vote, O'Donnell brings these extraordinary women together for the first time, and in doing so writes the American story anew.

  • From the #1 New York Times bestselling master of international intrigue comes a shocking new stand-alone thriller that thrusts a group of university students, falsely accused of murder, into a treacherous hunt across Europe, all to unlock the secrets buried within a centuries-old book that could change humankind forever.

    Knowledge can be magic--until it falls into the wrong hands.

    The ritualistic murder of a British professor at the University of Exeter points to a startling cast of suspects: his own students. All are enrolled in a postgraduate program covering the history of witchcraft, folklore, and spiritualism.

    All evidence points to Sharyn Karr--an American student. Prior to the professor's death, he had thrust a centuries-old book upon her. It appears to be the handwritten and encrypted diary of an eighteenth-century mystic and occultist, the Comte de Saint-Germain. The professor begged her to keep the text safe, ending with a warning: Trust no one.

    Such a responsibility forces her into cooperation with Duncan Maxwell, a fellow postgrad and the sixteenth in line to the British Crown. Already, Duncan has proven himself a savant with encryptions. Unfortunately, the pair clash at every level, but they both need one another. Especially when they discover the book's opening words: Herein lies the secret to my immortality. Come find me, if you dare.

    As dark forces close upon the pair, she and her friends are forced to flee, pursued by law enforcement and hunted by a powerful cabal. In an explosive chase across Europe--from the Tower of London to Parisian chateaus to a fortress in the Italian Alps--Sharyn must learn the true secret hidden in Saint-Germain's text. It will send her and the others across history and deep into the heart of one of the world's greatest mysteries, a secret buried at the roots of Western Civilization, a discovery that could topple empires and change humanity forever.

    For what lies at the end of Saint-Germain's diary is as shocking as its opening words.

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New Releases | February 10th, 2026

February 6, 2026 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Fiction

    • This Is Not about Us: Fiction - Goodman, Allegra (Author)

    • Waiting for the Long Night Moon: Stories - Peters, Amanda (Author)

    • We All Live Here - Moyes, Jojo (Author)

    • Stone Yard Devotional - Wood, Charlotte (Author)

    Adult Science

    • The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind - Griffiths, Tom (Author)

    • Time's Second Arrow: Evolution, Order, and a New Law of Nature - Hazen, Robert M (Author), Wong, Michael L (Author)

    Arts & Entertainment

    • The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg--And the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema - Fischer, Paul (Author)

    Board Books

    • Indestructibles Baby Loves the Library

    Body, Mind & Spirit

    • Nature Speak: Signs, Omens and Messages in Nature - Andrews, Ted (Author)

    • Psychic Protection: Balance & Protection for Body, Mind & Spirit - Andrews, Ted (Author)

    • Animal Wise: Understanding the Language of Animal Messengers & Companions - Andrews, Ted (Author)

    Children’s Art Books

    • Bluey: How to Draw

    Children’s Science & Nature

    • Why? Animals: Brilliant Answers to Baffling Questions

    • Forest: Walk Through the Fascinating World of the Wild (Earth's Incredible Habitats) - Harvey, Derek (Author)

    Graphic Novels

    • Oh Brother: (A Graphic Memoir) - Chadderton, Georgina (Author)

    • Serendipity - Benda, Gabbie (Author), Benda, Gabbie (Illustrator)

    • Unicorn Secrets: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure Volume 23 (Phoebe and Her Unicorn) - Simpson, Dana (Author)

    History

    • Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln - Pinsker, Matthew (Author)

    Homestead

    • The Contemporary Cottage Garden: Climate-Friendly, Mindful Methods for Growing Flowers and Food - Hubbard, Pamela (Author), Cardillo, Rob (Photographer)

    Just the Facts

    • Marie's Magic Eggs: How Marie Procai Kept the Ukrainian Art of Pysanky Alive - Wallace, Sandra Neil (Author), Turk, Evan (Illustrator)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • One World Under Doom (One World Under Doom) - North, Ryan (Author), Silva, R B (Illustrator), Harvey, Ben (Not Available)

    • Deadpool/Wolverine: A Time of Stryfe (Deadpool/Wolverine) - Percy, Benjamin (Author), Cassara, Joshua (Illustrator), Gill, Robert (Illustrator), Cassara, Joshua (Not Available)

    • Daredevil: Back in Black - Soule, Charles (Author), McKenzie, Roger (Author), Garney, Ron (Illustrator), Sudzuka, Goran (Illustrator), Buffagni, Matteo (Illustrator)

    • Daredevil: The Dark Art - Soule, Charles (Author), McKenzie, Roger (Author), Garney, Ron (Illustrator), Sudzuka, Goran (Illustrator), Kudranski, Szymon (Illustrator)

    • Daredevil: Death of Daredevil - Soule, Charles (Author), Gage, Christos (Author), Landini, Stefano (Illustrator), Garney, Ron (Illustrator), Shalvey, Declan (Not Available)

    • Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton - North, Ryan (Author), Norton, Mike (Illustrator)

    • Please Look After the Dragon, Vol. 1: Volume 1 - Makise, Shoun (Based on a Book by), Higashiura, Yuki (Author), Burch, Sarah (Translator), Pizarro Lanzas, Elena (Letterer)

    Mystery & Thriller

    • Cross and Sampson: An Alex Cross and John Sampson Thriller (An Alex Cross and John Sampson Thriller #2) - Patterson, James (Author), Sitts, Brian (Author)

    Personal Growth

    • Intimacy: A Field Guide to Finding Connection and Feeling Your Deep Desires - O'Brien, Ita (Author)

    Picture Books

    • The Sweater: A Story of Community - Theule, Larissa (Author), White, Teagan (Illustrator)

    • Beatrix and the Unicorn - Judge, Lita (Author), Judge, Lita (Illustrator)

    • The Unluckiest Leprechaun - Heim, Alastair (Author), Pino, Pablo (Illustrator)

    • There's a Bunny in Your Book (Who's in Your Book?) - Fletcher, Tom (Author)

    • Bingo: A Bluey Storybook (Bluey)

    Poetry

    • She Outgrew the Wound - Sin, R H (Author)

    Romance

    • Throne of Nightmares (Prince of Sin #3) - Maniscalco, Kerri (Author)

    • Wretched (Collector's Edition) (Never After #3) - McIntire, Emily (Author)

    • Two Can Play - Hazelwood, Ali (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • Operation Bounce House - Dinniman, Matt (Author)

    • When the Moon Hits Your Eye - Scalzi, John (Author)

    Young Adult

    • Happyhead - Silver, Josh (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • The #1 New York Times bestselling author, whose books so many love, brings us a fresh, contemporary story of a woman and her unruly blended family

    "Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does." --Jodi Picoult

    Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is . . . complicated. So when her real dad--a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago--suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach you: about love, and what it actually means to be family.

  • A man must fight for his planet against impossible odds when gamers from Earth attempt to remotely annihilate it in this epic, fast-paced novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the smash-hit Dungeon Crawler Carl.

    All colonist Oliver Lewis ever wanted to do was run the family ranch with his sister, maybe play a gig or two with his band, and keep his family's aging fleet of intelligent agriculture bots ticking as long as possible. He figures it will be a good thing when the transfer gate finally opens all the way and restores instant travel and full communication between Earth and his planet, New Sonora. But there's a complication.

    Even though the settlers were promised they'd be left in peace, Earth's government now has other plans. The colossal Apex Industries is hired to commence an "eviction action." But maximizing profits will always be Apex's number one priority. Why spend money printing and deploying AI soldiers when they can turn it into a game? Why not charge bored Earthers for the opportunity to design their own war machines and remotely pilot them from the comfort of their homes?

    The game is called Operation Bounce House.

    Oliver and his friends soon find themselves fighting for their lives against machines piloted by gamers who've paid a premium for the privilege. With the help of an old book from his grandfather and a bucket of rusty parts, Oliver is determined to defend the only home he's ever known.

  • In latest thriller from the world's most popular storyteller, detective partners Alex Cross and John Sampson are called to separate locations to investigate a pair of serious crimes.

    Stream Season 2 of the #1-rated Cross in February 2026!

    In Washington, DC ...

    Metro PD detective John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a DC street, calling in the bomb squad. "Dispatch, this is Sampson. Contact the FBI and the ATF. We've got a suspected terrorist attack here."

    In Chapel Hill, NC ...

    Alex Cross searches the apartment of a missing psychology grad student--his own son Damon. Has following in his famous father's footsteps made Damon a target?

    From FBI headquarters, in police stations, on airplanes, and at murder scenes, the detectives track crimes committed hundreds of miles apart. It will take more than distance to weaken the partnership of Sampson & Cross.

  • A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR

    A WASHINGTON POST TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR

    A LOS ANGELES TIMES TOP FIFTEEN BOOK OF THE YEAR

    Shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, a novel about forgiveness, grief, and what it means to be good, from the award-winning author of The Weekend.

    "Stone Yard Devotional is as extraordinary as you've heard." --The Washington Post

    "An exquisite, wrenching novel of leaving your life behind." --New York Times Book Review

    "Meditative (but by no means uneventful)." --New York Times

    "Riveting prose about how humans beat back despair."--Los Angeles Times

    Burnt out and in need of retreat, a middle-aged woman leaves Sydney to return to the place she grew up, taking refuge in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of rural Australia. She doesn't believe in God, or know what prayer is, and finds herself living this strange, reclusive existence almost by accident.

    But disquiet interrupts this secluded life with three visitations. First comes a terrible mouse plague, each day signaling a new battle against the rising infestation. Second is the return of the skeletal remains of a sister who disappeared decades before, presumed murdered. And finally, a troubling visitor plunges the narrator further back into her past.

    Meditative, moving, and finely observed, Stone Yard Devotional is a seminal novel from a writer of rare power, exploring what it means to retreat from the world, the true nature of forgiveness, and the sustained effect of grief on the human soul.

  • An enemies-to-lovers spicy novella set in the world of video gaming from the New York Times bestselling author of Problematic Summer Romance--now in print and ebook!

    Viola Bowen has the chance of a lifetime: to design a video game based on her all-time favorite book series. The only problem? Her co-lead is Jesse F-ing Andrews, aka her archnemesis. Jesse has made it abundantly clear over the years that he wants nothing to do with her--and Viola has no idea why.

    When their bosses insist a wintery retreat is the perfect team-building exercise, Viola can't think of anything worse. Being freezing cold in a remote mountain lodge knowing Jesse is right next door? No, thank you.

    But as the snow piles on, Viola discovers there's more to Jesse than she knew, and heat builds in more ways than one.

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