"A tale of books, birthdays, and burn-out that follows bookseller (and witch) Belladonna Blackthorn as she spends October facing the ultimate trial to prove herself to her coven..."

This October’s Monthly Staff Pick is the perfect cozy fantasy romance to settle down with during these early fall evenings. ‘Rewitched’, the debut novel from Lucy Jane Wood, is a tale of books, birthdays, and burn-out that follows bookseller (and witch) Belladonna Blackthorn as she spends October facing the ultimate trial to prove herself to her coven… or risk losing her magic permanently. The delightful tale of female friendship and power, with a little bit of romance thrown into the mix, is just the thing to warm you up from the chill lingering in the air.

‘Rewitched’ is available for 20% off through October, while supplies last. Visit us for this and plenty of other seasonal romances to add to your TBR pile this month!

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In this spellbinding warm and cozy debut novel, a burned-out witch will need to turn to her friends and trust in herself to find the magic in her own life again.

Belladonna Blackthorn hasn't lost her magical spark, precisely . . . but she hasn't seen it in a while either.

With her witchcraft under wraps and a toxic boss making her days miserable, Belle is struggling to keep her beloved Lunar Books afloat and just make it through the day. The last thing she has time for is perfecting her magic.

So when her thirtieth birthday brings a summons from her coven and a trial that tests her worthiness as a witch, Belle fears the worst. With only the month of October left to prove herself or risk losing her magic forever, Belle will need all the help she can get--from the women in her life, from an unlikely mentor figure and even from an infuriating coven watchman who's sworn to protect her...

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New Releases | October 1st, 2024

• New Releases (Click to Expand)

  Adult Art

  • Subpar Planet: The World's Most Celebrated Landmarks and Their Most Disappointed Visitors - Amber Share

  Adult Fiction

  • The Mighty Red - Louise Eldrich

  • America Fantastica - Tim O'Brien

  • The Vaster Wilds - Lauren Groff

  Adult Reference

  • The Witch's Door: Oddities and Tales from the Esoteric to the Extreme - Ryan Matthew Cohn, Regina M. Ross

  Arts & Entertainment

  • American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond - Jeremy Dauber

  Award Winners

  • The Hotel Balzaar (The Norendy Tales) - Kate DiCamillo (Author), Julia Sarda (Illustrator)

  Biography

  • Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir - Ina Garten

  • Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir - Curtis Chin

  Board Books

  • Little Red Saves Christmas (Little Red #1) - Will Hillenbrand

  • Night Night Books: Night Night Little One - Roger Priddy

  • My First Story Orchestra: Swan Lake: Press the Buttons to Hear 6 Sounds (Story Orchestra) - Jessica Courtney-Tickle

  • My First Story Orchestra: The Nutcracker: Press the Buttons to Hear 6 Sounds (Story Orchestra) - Jessica Courtney-Tickle

  Body, Mind & Spirit

  • The Dark Goddesses Oracle Deck: Unleash Your Divine Femme Magic - Caitlin McMarthy

  • The Little Encyclopedia of Enchanted Woodland Creatures: An A-To-Z Guide to Mythical Beings of the Forest (The Little Encyclopedias of Mythological Creatures) - Jason Lancaster

  • The Little Encyclopedia of Mermaids: An A-To-Z Guide to Mystical Sea Creatures (The Little Encyclopedias of Mythological Creatures) - Melissa Maxwell

  • Jesus Calling Commemorative Edition: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (a 365-Day Devotional, Includes 12 New Bonus Devotions and 12 Letters from the Aut - Sarah Young

  Chapter Books

  • Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters: The Questioneers Book #1 (Questioneers) - Andrea Beaty (Author), David Roberts (Illustrator)

  • Zora the Snow Dragon (Dragon Girls #15) - Maddy Mara

  Children's Poetry

  • How to Sing a Song - Kwame Alexander (Author), Melissa Sweet (Illustrator), Randy Preston (Author)

  • In Praise of Mystery - Ada Limon (Author), Sis Peter (Illustrator)

  • Tales of Ancient Egypt: Myths & Adventures from the Land of the Pyramids (Tales of) - Hugo D. Cook (Author), Sona Avedikian (Illustrator)

  Cookbooks

  • Salt Hank: A Five Napkin Situation - Henry Laporte

  • 100 Afternoon Sweets: With Snacking Cakes, Brownies, Blondies, and More - Sarah Kieffer

  Dungeons & Dragons

  • Dungeons & Dragons Rpg: Character Sheets (2024)

  Family Issues

  • A Guide to Grief - Cole Imperi (Author), Bianca Jagoe (Illustrator)

  Graphic Novels

  • Karen's Grandmothers: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #9) - Ann M. Martin (Author), Dk Yingst (Illustrator)

  • Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: A Graphic Interpretation (Revisioning History) - Paul Peart-Smith

  • Unicorn Time Machine: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure Volume 20 - Dana Simpson

  • Tegan and Sara: Crush (Tegan and Sara #2) - Tegan Quin (Author), Sara Quin (Author), Tillie Walden (Illustrator)

  • The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 3: Volume 3 - Bill Waterson

  Great Outdoors

  • North American Odyssey: 12,000 Miles Across the Continent by Kayak, Canoe, and Dogsled - Amy and Dave Freeman

  History

  • Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King - Dan Jones

  • Impossible Takes Longer: 75 Years After Its Creation, Has Israel Fulfilled Its Founders' Dreams? - Daniel Gordis

  Homestead

  • A Life in the Garden: Tales and Tips for Growing Food in Every Season - Barbara Damrosch

  Horror

  • Model Home - Rivers Solomon

  • A Haunting on the Hill - Elizabeth Hand

  Humor

  • Adulthood Is a Gift!: A Celebration of Sarah's Scribbles Volume 5 - Sarah Andersen

  Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

  • American Vampire Book One: DC Compact Comics Edition - Snyder, Scott (Author) , King, Stephen (Author) , Albuquerque, Rafael (Illustrator)

  • My Hero Academia, Vol. 39 - Kohei Horikoshi

  • Ultimate Black Panther by Bryan Hill Vol. 1: Peace and War - Hill, Bryan (Author) , Caselli, Stefano (Illustrator) , Nieto, Carlos (Illustrator) , Caselli, Stefano

  • Deadpool & Wolverine: Wwiii - Kelly, Joe (Author) , Kubert, Adam (Illustrator) , Kubert, Adam

  • Lore Olympus: Volume Seven - Rachel Smyth

  • Origins of Marvel Comics - Stan Lee

  Middle Readers

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Stenciled Edges) - J.K. Rowling (Author), Mary Grandpre (Illustrator)

  • The Dragonet Prophecy: Limited Edition (Wings of Fire Book One) - Tui T. Sutherland

  • The Last Dragon on Mars (The Dragonships #1) - Scott Reintgen

  • Invasion of the Body Squeezers: Part 1 (Goosebumps Classics #41) - R.L. Stine

  • Invasion of the Body Squeezers: Part 2 (Goosebumps Classics #42) - R.L. Stine

  • The Ghost Next Door (Classic Goosebumps #29) - R.L. Stine

  • The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science (The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science #1) - Kate McKinnon

  • The Fairy Tale Fan Club: Legendary Letters Collected by C.C. Cecily - Richard Ayoade (Author), David Roberts (Illustrator)

  • The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents - Nicki Pau Preto

  • Near and Deer - Sylvia Liu

  • The Knitting Witch - Norma Kassirer (Author), Mark Richardson (Illustrator)

  • Egg Monsters from Mars (Classic Goosebumps #40) - R.L. Stine

  My First Readers

  • Pandy's Bad Day (Gabby's Dollhouse: Scholastic Reader, Level 1 #4) (Scholastic Reader: Level 1) - Gabrielle Reyes

  Mystery & Thriller

  • The Boyfriend - Freida McFadden

  • The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder (Antique Hunter's #1) - C.L. Miller

  • The Sequel (Book #2) - Jean Hanff Korelitz

  • Lies He Told Me: She's in Love--With a Liar. - James Patterson (Author), David Ellis (Author)

  Personal Growth

  • Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering - Malcom Gladwell

  Picture Books

  • The Café at the Edge of the Woods - Mikey Please

  • I Am We: A Book of Community - Verde, Susan (Author) , Reynolds, Peter H (Illustrator)

  • Jonty Gentoo: The Adventures of a Penguin - Donaldson, Julia (Author) , Scheffler, Axel (Illustrator)

  • It's Winter! (Celebrate the Seasons #2) - Renee Kurilla

  • All the Books - Rocco, Hayley (Author) , Rocco, John (Illustrator)

  • Frostfire - Elly MacKay

  • The Bakery Dragon - Devin Elle Kurtz

  • Mr. Lepron's Mystery Soup - Zoboli, Giovanna (Author) , Di Giorgio, Mariachiara (Illustrator)

  • Mr. Lepron's Mystery Soup - Miller, Debbie S (Author) , Chan, Michelle Jing (Illustrator)

  Romance

  • A Song to Drown Rivers: Deluxe Edition - Ann Liang

  • Make the Season Bright - Ashley Herring Blake

  • A Pirate's Life for Tea (Tomes & Tea #2) - Rebecca Thorne

  • How to Help a Hungry Werewolf (Sanctuary for Supernatural Creatures #1). - Charlotte Stein

  • Slap Shot Surprise (Cherry Tree Harbor #5) - Melanie Harlow

  • Beach Read: Deluxe Edition - Emily Henry

  • Triangle - Danielle Steel

  • The Off-Limits Rule - Sarah Adams

  • Window Shopping - Tessa Bailey

  • After - Anna Todd

  Science & Nature

  • An Anthology of Fungi: A Collection of Mushrooms, Toadstools and Other Fungi - Boddy, Lynne (Author) , Ashby, Ali (Author) , Long, Daniel (Illustrator) , Rizza, Angela (Illustrator)

  • An Anthology of Rocks and Minerals: A Collection of Rocks, Minerals, and Gems from Around the World - Devin Dennie

  • Secrets of the Ocean: 15 Bedtime Stories Inspired by Nature - Klepeis, Alicia (Author) , Kajfez, Kaja (Illustrator) , Neon Squid (Author)

  • 5,000 Awesome Facts (about Everything!): Updated and Expanded! - National Geographic Kids

  Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • Starter Villain - John Scalzi

  • Starling House: A Reese's Book Club Pick - Alix E. Harrow

  • Yumi and the Nightmare Painter: A Cosmere Novel (Secret Projects) - Brandon Sanderson

  Social Sciences

  • The Message - Ta-Nehisi Coates

  Spinner Rack Books

  • Peppa Pig: Peppa Goes Ice Skating! - Moody, Vanessa (Author) , Eone (Illustrator)

  True Crume

  • In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child - Kim Cross

  Workbooks

  • Bob Books - Sight Words Flashcards Phonics, Ages 4 and Up, Kindergarten (Stage 2: Emerging Reader) - Scholastic

  Young Adult

  • The Hunger Games: Illustrated Edition - Collins, Suzanne (Author) , Delort, Nico (Illustrator)

  • Heir - Sabaa Tahir

  • The Glass Girl - Kathleen Glasgow

  • The Fate of Magic (Witch and Hunter #2) - Raasch, Sara (Author) , Revis, Beth (Author)

  • Betting On You - Lynn Painter

  • Nothing Like the Movies - Lynn Painter

  • Curious Tides (Reprint) (The Drowned Gods Trilogy) - Pascale Lacelle

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Overview (Our Top 5 Picks)

• The Boyfriend | Freida McFadden

  A new, twisting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Teacher and The Housemaid!

  She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim.

  Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She's seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot.

  Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.

  Then the brutal murder of a young woman--the latest in a string of deaths across the coast--confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.

  Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can't shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn't get to the truth, she'll be the killer's next victim...

  A dark story about obsession and the things we'll do for love, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest...

• Beach Read: Deluxe Edition | Emily Henry

  Emily Henry's beloved New York Times bestselling novel now in this stunning hardcover collector's edition featuring:
  
  - A shimmering revamped cover
  - Sunset sky art endpapers and sprayed edges
  - Gold foil stamped case, and...
  - A new introduction from the author and a bonus January and Gus epilogue, "The Layover"

  A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.

  Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a Happily Ever After, he kills off his entire cast.

  They're polar opposites.

  In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke and bogged down with writer's block.

  Then one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She'll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he'll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.

  "A tender, thoughtful, and very funny book...it's not only convincing but infectious."-- The New York Times Book Review

• A Song to Drown Rivers: Deluxe Edition | Ann Liang

  
  An October 2024 Indie Next Pick - An October 2024 LibraryReads Pick

  Preorder now and receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last―featuring a gold foiled cover, gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork, as well as exclusive metallic ink patterned endpapers and unique foiled front and back case stamps. This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run, a must-have for any book lover.

  "Exquisite and devastating. It won't fail to move you." --Shelley Parker-Chan, #1 bestselling author ofShe Who Became the Sun

  Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China,A Song to Drown Riversis an epic novel steeped in myth about womanhood, war, sacrifice, and love against all odds as the fate of two kingdoms hangs in a delicate balance.

  Her beauty hides a deadly purpose.

  Xishi's beauty is seen as a blessing to the villagers of Yue--convinced that the best fate for a girl is to marry well and support her family. When Xishi draws the attention of the famous young military advisor, Fanli, he presents her with a rare opportunity: to use her beauty as a weapon. One that could topple the rival neighboring kingdom of Wu, improve the lives of her people, and avenge her sister's murder. All she has to do is infiltrate the enemy palace as a spy, seduce their immoral king, and weaken them from within.

  Trained by Fanli in everything from classical instruments to concealing emotion, Xishi hones her beauty into the perfect blade. But she knows Fanli can see through every deception she masters, the attraction between them burning away any falsehoods.

  Once inside the enemy palace, Xishi finds herself under the hungry gaze of the king's advisors while the king himself shows her great affection. Despite his gentleness, a brutality lurks and Xishi knows she can never let her guard down. But the higher Xishi climbs in the Wu court, the farther she and Fanli have to fall--and if she is unmasked as a traitor, she will bring both kingdoms down.

  "Stunning and heart-rending." --Chloe Gong, #1 bestselling author ofImmortal Longings

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Stenciled Edges) | J.K. Rowling

  The first book in the Harry Potter series, now in a special edition paperback with colorful stenciled edges! A must-have for fans and a stunning gift for collectors of all ages.

  Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He's never worn a cloak of invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years.

  But then a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And there he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic around every corner, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him... if Harry can survive the encounter.

• The Dragonet Prophecy: Limited Edition (Wings of Fire Book One)

  The first book in the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling series takes flight with a gorgeous collector's edition: with beautiful new cover art and exclusive extra materials inside, every Wings of Fire fan will want to add The Dragonet Prophecy: Limited Edition to their shelves!

  Clay has lived his whole life under the mountain. The MudWing dragonet knows that war is raging between the dragon tribes in the world outside -- a war that he and four other dragonets are destined to end, according to the mysterious Prophecy they've been taught. The five "chosen" dragonets were stolen from their homes while they were still in their eggs and hidden away ever since -- all to fulfill the Prophecy.

  But not every dragonet wants a destiny. And when danger threatens one of their own, Clay and his friends must choose freedom over fate . . . leave the mountain . . . and set the dragon world on a course that no one could have predicted.

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New Releases | October 1st, 2024

A House of Horrors Awaits...

In Duskmourn: House of Horror, players will dare to enter this plane-enveloping House where their fears come to life. Evil manifests Nightmares and Glitch Ghosts and turns toys and shadows lethal. Players may even face the evil within themselves—but they will be rewarded for their bravery. Invite them to come play—it's their skin in the game.

Available 09/27

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Banned Books Week @ Little Village

Banned Books Week is upon us! Katherine has put together a lovely YA banned book display (look at how proud she is) and we have many more banned titles sprinkled throughout the store.

Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023

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New Releases | September 24th, 2024

• New Release List (Click to Expand)

  Adult Fiction

  • Intermezzo - Sally Rooney

  • Playground - Richard Powers

  • If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio

  • Hard Copy: A Story of Girl Meets Printer - Fien Veldman (Author), Hester Velmans (Translator)

  • Julia - Sandra Newman

  • The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story - Olga Tokarczuk (Author), Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator)

  Arts & Entertainment

  • Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire - Ashley Spencer

  Biography

  • Romney: A Reckoning - McKay Coppins

  Board Books

  • Indestructibles: Sesame Street: Time for Bed!: Chew Proof - Rip Proof - Nontoxic - 100% Washable (Book for Babies, Newborn Books, Safe to Chew) (Indestructibles) - Amy Pixton (Created By)

  Body, Mind & Spirit

  • Occult: Decoding the Visual Culture of Mysticism, Magic and Divination (Religious and Spiritual Imagery #3) - Peter Forshaw

  Business

  • For God, Country, and Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It - Mark Pendergrast

  Coloring Books

  • Brambly Hedge: Festive Coloring Book - Jill Barklem

  Cookbooks

  • The Artful Way to Plant-Based Cooking: Nourishing Recipes and Heartfelt Moments - Chloe Crane-LeRoux (Author), Trudy Crane (Author)

  • The Chinese Way: Classic Techniques, Fresh Flavors - Betty Liu

  • Pass the Plate: 100 Delicious, Highly Shareable, Everyday Recipes: A Cookbook - Carolia Gelen

  • The Mediterranean Dish: Simply Dinner: 125 Easy Mediterranean Diet-Inspired Recipes to Eat Well and Live Joyfully: A Cookbook - Suzy Karadsheh

  Current Events & Politics

  • Fools on the Hill: The Hooligans, Saboteurs, Conspiracy Theorists, and Dunces Who Burned Down the House - Dana Milbank

  • The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel's Borderlands - Amir Tibon

  • Interference: The Inside Story of Trump, Russia, and the Mueller Investigation - Aaron Zebley (Author), James Quarles (Author), Andrew Goldstein (Author)

  Early Readers

  • Ms. Rachel and the Special Surprise: Encouraging Speech and Learning Through Play and Music (Books by Ms. Rachel) - Ms. Rachel (Author), Monique Dong (Illustrator)

  Field Guides

  • Ornithography: An Illustrated Guide to Bird Lore & Symbolism Volume 2 (Hidden Languages) - Jessica Roux

  Fun & Games

  • What Do We Know about the Yeti? - Ben Hubbard (Author), Manuel Gutierrez (Illustrator)

  • A Field Guide to Autumn: Play and Learn in Nature - Gabby Dawnay (Author), Dorien Brouwers (Illustrator)

  Graphic Novels

  • Investigators: Class Action (Investigators #8) - John Patrick Green

  • Happy Narwhalidays (a Narwhal and Jelly Book #5) - Ben Clanton

  History

  • History of North America Map by Map - DK

  • America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War - H.W. Brands

  • Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II - Elyse Graham

  Horror

  • Graveyard Shift: A Novella - M.L. Rio

  • The Angel Maker - Alex North

  Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

  • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Complete Box Set: Includes Volumes 1-11 with Premium - Akira Himekawa

  • Marvel Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Marvel Comics Universe - Tim Leong

  Middle Readers

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess - Rick Riordan

  • Spy School Goes North - Stuart Gibbs

  • Spy School Goes Wild - Stuart Gibbs

  • Spy School Entrance Exam: A Spy School Book of Devious Word Searches, Clever Crosswords, Sly Sudoku, and Other Top Secret Puzzles! - Stuart Gibbs (Author), Jeff Chen (Author)

  • From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star: A Nico Di Angelo Adventure (A Nico Di Angelo Adventure) - Rick Riordan (Author), Mark Oshiro (Author)

  My First Readers

  • Curious George: Scavenger Hunt (I Can Read Comics Level 2) - H.A. Rey

  • The Berenstain Bears: Five Away We Go Adventures! (I Can Read Level 1) - Mike Berenstain (Author & Illustrator), Jan Berenstain (Author)

  • DK Super Readers Level 4 History of Jazz - DK

  Mystery & Thriller

  • Locust Lane - Stephen Amidon

  • Brooklyn Crime Novel - Jonathan Lethem

  Personal Growth

  • Trust: Knowing When to Give It, When to Withhold It, How to Earn It, and How to Fix It When It Gets Broken - Henry Cloud

  Picture Books

  • Best in Show - Elliott, David (Author) , Espinosa, Leo (Illustrator) , Santoso, Charles (Illustrator) , Mora, Oge (Illustrator) , Chien, Cátia (Illustrator) , Raúl the Third (Illustrator) , Bay, Elaine (Illustrator) , Derby, Cindy (Illustrator) , Green, Rebecca (Illustrator) , Glenn, Ebony (Illustrator) , Flett, Julie (Illustrator) , Portis, Antoinette (Illustrator) , Stein, David Ezra (Illustrator) , Hughes, Emily (Illustrator) , Cordell, Matthew (Illustrator) , Pak, Kenard (Illustrator) , Figueroa, Raissa (Illustrator)

  • Construction Site: Garbage Crew to the Rescue! - Rinker, Sherri Duskey (Author) , Ford, Ag (Illustrator)

  • Grumpy Monkey Play All Day - Lang, Suzanne (Author) , Lang, Max (Illustrator)

  • Winter Magic - Burleigh, Robert (Author) , Minor, Wendell (Illustrator)

  • The Most Boring Book Ever - Sanderson, Brandon (Author) , Kibuishi, Kazu (Illustrator)

  Romance

  • Counting Miracles - Nicholas Sparks

  • The Slowest Burn - Sarah Chamberlain

  • Pucked - Helena Hunting

  • Hunting Adeline - H.D. Carlton

  • Rachel Weiss's Group Chat - Lauren Appelbaum

  • All I Want Is You - Falon Ballard

  • Kiss Me at Christmas - Jenny Bayliss

  • A Fire in the Sky - Sophie Jordan

  • Promises and Pomegranates (Monsters & Muses #1) - Sav R. Miller

  • One on One - Jamie Harrow

  • The Christmas You Found Me (Heart of the Wilderness #1) - Sarah Morgenthaler

  Science & Nature

  • Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our Planet - Geo Rutherford

  Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • The Sapling Cage (Daughters of the Empty Throne #1) - Margaret Killjoy

  • A Tide of Black Steel (Age of Wrath #1) - Anthony Ryan

  • Wicked Collector's Edition: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire

  Social Sciences

  • Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of "Latino" - Hector Tobar

  • I'm Sorry for My Loss: An Urgent Examination of Reproductive Care in America - Little, Rebecca (Author) , Long, Colleen (Author)

  Young Adult

  • The Thirteenth Child - Erin A. Craig

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Overview (Our Top 5 Picks)

• Counting Miracles | Nicholas Sparks

  From the acclaimed author of The Longest Ride and The Notebook comes an emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change--or even make our peace with--the path we've taken.

  Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents, following in his grandfather's military footsteps to become an Army Ranger. His whole life has been spent abroad, and he is the proverbial rolling stone: happiest when off on his next adventure, zero desire to settle down. But when his grandmother passes away, her last words to him are find where you belong. She also drops a bombshell, telling him the name of the father he never knew--and where to find him.

  Tanner is due at his next posting soon, but his curiosity is piqued, and he sets out for Asheboro, North Carolina, to ask around. He's been in town less than twenty-four hours when he meets Kaitlyn Cooper, a doctor and single mom. They both feel an immediate connection; Tanner knows Kaitlyn has a story to tell, and he wants to hear it. To Kaitlyn, Tanner is mysterious, exciting--and possibly leaving in just a few weeks.

  Meanwhile, nearby, eighty-three-year-old Jasper lives alone in a cabin bordering a national forest. With only his old dog, Arlo, for company, he lives quietly, haunted by a tragic accident that took place decades before. When he hears rumors that a white deer has been spotted in the forest--a creature of legend that inspired his father and grandfather--he becomes obsessed with protecting the deer from poachers.

  As these characters' fates orbit closer together, none of them is expecting a miracle . . . but that may be exactly what is about to alter their futures forever.

• Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess | Rick Riordan

  In his continuing quest to earn college recommendation letters from the gods, Percy has to pet sit the goddess Hecate's polecat and giant mastiff during Halloween week. What could go wrong?
  
  Rick Riordan's newest Percy Jackson adventure is full of hilarious set pieces, a diverse cast of gods and monsters, and many other delightful tricks and treats.

  Percy Jackson, now a high school senior, needs three recommendation letters from the Greek gods in order to get into New Rome University. He earned his first one by retrieving Ganymede's chalice. Now the goddess Hecate has offered Percy another "opportunity"--all he has to do is pet sit her polecat, Gale, and mastiff, Hecuba, over Halloween week while she is away. Piece of cake, right?

  Percy, Annabeth, and Grover settle into Hecate's seemingly endless mansion and start getting acquainted with the fussy, terrifying animals. The trio has been warned not to touch anything, but while Percy and Annabeth are out at school, Grover can't resist drinking a strawberry-flavored potion in the laboratory. It turns him into a giant frenzied goat, and after he rampages through the house, damaging everything in sight, and passes out, Gale and Hecuba escape. Now the friends have to find Hecate's pets and somehow restore the house, all before Hecate gets back on Saturday. It's going to take luck, demigod wiles, and some old and new friends to hunt down the animals and set things right again.

• Playground | Richard Powers

  Four lives are drawn together in a sweeping, panoramic new novel from Richard Powers, showcasing the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory at the height of his skills. Twelve-year-old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world's first aqualungs. Ina Aroita grows up on naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. Two polar opposites at an elite Chicago high school bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game; Rafi Young will get lost in literature, while Todd Keane's work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough.

  They meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, whose deposits of phosphorus once helped to feed the world. Now the tiny atoll has been chosen for humanity's next adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out onto the open sea. But first, the island's residents must vote to greenlight the project or turn the seasteaders away.

  Set in the world's largest ocean, this awe-filled book explores that last wild place we have yet to colonize in a still-unfolding oceanic game, and interweaves beautiful writing, rich characterization, profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can.

• Investigators: Class Action (Investigators #8) | John Patrick Green

  DING DING DING!! Is that the school bell, or is it three million readers ringing in the return of V.E.S.T.-wearing case-busting secret agents Mango and Brash for another hilarious adventure? (It's the latter, we'll solve that mystery for free.)

  The InvestiGators are back...to school?! Mango and Brash have always been a class act but can these alligator detectives convincingly go undercover as average middle-school students? Why has the super-spy organization S.U.I.T. been assigned protection detail for a small-town team mascot? Is it a coincidence that the school happens to be the same one that Agent Mango (just barely) graduated from? Is Mango's family in danger? Will Brash pass home economics? Is Friday still pizza day? Find out in Class Action, the A+ return of the New York Times bestselling series by John Patrick Green! Read up, because there just might be a pop quiz later!

• Intermezzo | Sally Rooney

  An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family--but especially love--from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.
  
  Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common.

  Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties--successful, competent, and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father's death, he's medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women--his enduring first love, Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke.

  Ivan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined.

  For two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude--a period of desire, despair, and possibility; a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking.

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New Releases | September 24th, 2024

"Last Chance at Love"

Our next Blind Date with a Book selection has arrived! This month's theme, "Last Chance at Love", features well liked hardcovers from the last few years looking for a loving home as we make room on our shelves for an upcoming Fall and Winter full of exciting releases. This batch of Blind Dates are available for 25% OFF, while supplies last!

Keep an eye out here for future Blind Date with a Book announcements, including a spooky take coming in October .

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Blind Date With a Book "Last Chance at Love"