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Arts & Entertainment
Hollywood: The Oral History - Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson
Critical Hits: Writers Playing Video Games - J. Robert Lennon & Carmen Maria Machado
Biography
The Hyacinth Girl - Lyndall Gordon
Body, Mind, & Spirit
Beneath a Vedic Sky - William R. Levacy
Children’s Science & Nature
The Bone Wars - Jane Kurtz, Alexander Vidal
Cookbooks
The French Chef Cookbook - Julia Child
Dungeons & Dragons
Slaying the Dragon: A Scret History of Dungeons & Dragons - Ben Riggs
Graphic Novels
Ink Girls - Marieke Nijkamp, Sylvia Bi
Hiking
The Joy of Winter Hiking - Derek Dellinger
History
The Last Ships From Hamburg - Steven Ujifusa
November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of World War II - Peter Englund
Homestead
Heirloom Skills - Anders Rydell & Alva Herdevall
Manga & Adult Graphic Novels
Jujutus Kaisen Volume 21 - Gege Akutami
The Riddler: Year One - Paul Dano, Stevan Subic
Oshi No Ko Volume 4 - Aka Akasaka, Mengo Yokoyari
Daredevil & Echo - Taboo, B. Earl, Noto
Middle Readers
From the World of Percy Jackson: Camp Half-Blood - Rick Riordan
Mystery & Thriller
Alex Cross Must Die - James Patterson
The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries - Edited by Michael Sims
Personal Growth
Your Heart Was Made For This - Orenjay Sofer
Romance
Five Years From Now - Paige Toon
Little Village monthly staff picks... The past, the present, & the future!
This week and next, our display celebrates the inaugural year of Little Village Toy & Book Shop’s Monthly Staff Pick selections! Featuring a wide range of genres and stories, many of these titles were wildly successful during their respective month and have quickly become Local Favorites. Stop by this week and pick up something for just about every reader on your list.
…And join us on Small Business Saturday for the announcement and an early discount on our final Monthly Staff Pick of 2023!
Staff Picks | Book Lovers by Emily Henry
“If you’re not reading Emily Henry you’re missing out! She’s one of your favorite author’s favorite authors; see: Colleen Hoover. Taylor Jenkins Reid. Emma Straub. V.E. Schwab. Beth O’Leary. Josie Silver. Ali Hazelwood. Need I go on…” - R.J.
New Titles for November 14th , 2023
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Adult Fiction
Treacle Walker - Alan Garber
Before We Say Goodbye - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Death Comes For The Archbishop - Willa Cather
Sam - Allegra Goodman
Things We Lost in the Fire - Mariana Enriquez
Day - Michael Cunningham
The Favorites - Rosemary Hennigan
Happy - Celina Baljeet Basra
The Star-Child - Oscar Wilde
The Little Liar - Mitch Albom
Arts & Entertainment
60 Songs That Explain the 90s - Rob Harvilla
Biography
Have I Told You This Already? - Lauren Graham
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century - Beverly Gage
Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans - Kenneth Womack
A Coastline is an Immeasurable Thing - Mary-Alice Daniel
Body, Mind & Spirit
You Are Here - Thich Nhat Hanh
Astrolit - McCormick Templeman, Rachel Feder
Chapter Books & Early Readers
Spellbound Ponies: Dancing and Dreams - Stacy Gregg
Spellbound Ponies: Rainbows and Ribbons - Stacy Gregg
Children’s Science & Nature
Why Do Elephants Have Big Ears? - Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
Cookbooks
The Milk Street Cookbook - Christopher Kimball
Goon With the Spoon - Snoop Dogg and Earl “E-40” Stevens
the Look & Cook Air Fryer Bible - Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough
Current Events & Politics
Tired of Winning - Johnathan Karl
Graphic Novels
Nathan’s Hazardous Tales Volume 12: Above the Trenches - Nathan Hale
History
A Woman I Know - Mary Haverstick
UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government’s Search for Alien Life Here, and Out There - Garrett M. Graff
Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome - Anthony Everitt and Roddy Ashworth
Ghosts of Honolulu - Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll Jr.
Just the Facts
Tomfoolery! - Michelle Markel and Barbara McClintock
Attacked!: Pearl Harbor and the Day War Came to America - Marc Favreau
Manga & Adult Graphic Novels
Afro Samurai: The Complete Collection - Takashi Okazaki
Twisted Wonderland Volume 2: Book of Heartslabyul
Middle Readers
Billy and the Giant Adventure - Jamie Oliver
The Last Mapmaker - Christina Soontornvat
The Little Vampire #3: The Little Vampire Takes a Trip - Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
Mystery & Thriller
The Twist of a Knife - Anthony Horowitz
The Edge - David Baldacci
Blow Back - James Patterson & Brendan Dubois
Outdoor
The Cookie That Changed My Life - Nancy Silverton with Carolynn Carreno
Personal Growth
The Book of Boundaries - Melissa Urban
Picture Books
Fraser The Forest Ranger - Matthew Schufman
Poetry
Musical Tables - Billy Collins
Race & Gender Studies
Disability Pride - Ben Mattlin
Romance
Plot Twist - Erin La Rosa
Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Narrow Road Between Desires - Patrick Rothfuss
True Crime
Blood on Their Hands - Mandy Matney
Young Adult
Maze Cutter #2: The Godhead Complex - James Dashner
New Titles for November 7th , 2023
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Adult Fiction
Strega - Johanne Lykke Holm
The Vulnerables - Sigrid Nunez
The Liberators - E.J. Koh
Same Bed Different Dreams - Ed Park
Again and Again - Jonathan Evison
Enchanted Hill - Emily Bain Murphy
The Madstone - Elizabeth Crook
How to Build a Boat - Elaine Feeney
The Happy Couple - Naoise Dolan
The Tatami Time Machine Blues - Tomihiko Morimi
The Deluge - Stephen Markley
The Christmas Box - Richard Paul Evans
Adult Science
A City on Mars - Kelly and Zach Weinersmith
Arts & Entertainment
The Lyrics - Paul McCartney
Biography
The Last King of America - Andrew Roberts
Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education - Stephanie Land
My Name Is Barbra - Barbra Streisand
Board Books
Where Do You Sleep? - Agnese Baruzzi
Business
Breaking Twitter - Ben Mezrich
Chapter Books
Pokémon: World Championship Trilogy 1 Ash Climbs the Ranks - Jeanette Lane
I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964 - Lauren Tarshis
Coloring Books
Coloring Cuteness Pusheen Coloring & Activity Book - Claire Belton
Cookbooks
The Power Five - Michael Crupain
The Core of an Onion - Mark Kurlansky
Dungeons & Dragons
Heroes’ Feast Flavors of the Multiverse - Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Michael Witwer, Sam Witwer
Graphic Novels
The Cardboard Kingdom #3: Snow and Sorcery - Chad Sell
The Books of Clash Volume 2: Legendary Legends of Legendarious Achievery - Les McClaine
No Such Thing as Perfect - Misako Rocks!
Animal Rescue Friends: Learning New Tricks: Volume 3 - Stephanie Cooke
Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 1 - Shannon Messenger
Duel - Jessixa Bagley
Great Outdoors
Powder Days - Heather Hansman
History
Founding Partisans - H.W. Brands
Teddy and Booker T. - Brian Kilmeade
Just the Facts
What Was the Children’s Blizzard of 1888? - Steve Korte
Manga & Adult Graphic Novels
Superman Brainiac - Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Jon Sibal, Brad Anderson
Guardians of The Galaxy Volume 1: Grootfall - Lanzing, Kelly, Walker, Hollingsworth
Middle Readers
15 Secrets To Survival - Natalie D. Richards
Snow Foal - Susanna Bailey
The Last Kids on Earth and the Monster Dimension - Max Brallier
The Bad Guys 18 Look Who’s Talking - Aaron Blabey
Once Upon a Tim 4 The Quest of Danger - Stuart Gibbs
Mystery & Thriller
Resurrection Walk - Michael Connelly
Overkill - Sandra Brown
The Case of the Rolling Bones - Erle Stanley Gardner
Nature
Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World - Joe Roman
Picture Books
Books Make Good Friends - Jane Mount
Love Comes First - Jenna Bush Hager & Barbara Pierce Bush
The Big Cheese - Jory John & Pete Oswald
Noodle Conquers Comfy Mountain - Jonathan Graziano
We, The Curious Ones - Marion Dane Bauer
Wintergarden - Janet Fox
Race & Gender Studies
Ride or Die - Shanita Hubbard
Romance
The Good Part - Sophie Cousens
The Rom Con - Devon Daniels
Hunt on Dark Waters - Katee Robert
Corrupt - Penelope Douglas
Fourth Wing (Special Edition) - Rebecca Yarros
Science & Nature
Life Underground Tunnel Into a World of Wildlife - DK
I’m trying to Love Germs - Bethany Barton
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Bookshops & Bonedust - Travis Baldree
True Crime
Among The Bros - Max Marshall
The Colony - Sally Denton
Young Adult
Swarm - Jennifer D. Lyle
Murtagh - Christopher Paolini
Almond, Quartz, and Finch - Lisa Bunker
Gleanings - Neal Shusterman
Vengeance of the Pirat Queen - Tricia Levenseller
Check & Mate - Ali Hazelwood
Eragon: The Illustrated Edition - Christopher Paolini Illustrated by Sidharth Chaturvedi
Monthly Staff Pick Sale | November 2023
Morgan Talty’s short story collection ‘Night of the Living Rez’ is our Monthly Staff Pick this November. These intertwining stories of family and community trying to live with and reconcile the tragedies of the past are filled with a healthy dose of humor that reflects the dual nature of the lives we live and the worlds we live in. A perfect selection to read between seasonal get-togethers or to curl up with during the long nights; visit us this month to pick a copy up at 20% off, while supplies last.
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