New Releases | February 11th, 2025

• New Release List (Click to Expand)

  Adult Fiction

  • The American No: Stories - Everett, Rupert (Author)

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

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

  • The Queens of Crime - Benedict, Marie (Author)

  • Idle Grounds - Bamford, Krystelle (Author)

  • Stone Yard Devotional - Wood, Charlotte (Author)

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

  • The Fox Wife - Choo, Yangsze (Author)

  Biography

  • The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: Their Stories Are Better Than the Bestsellers (Heroes Among Us #4) - Patterson, James (Author) , Eversmann, Matt (Author)

  Board Books

  • The ABCs of Spring - Howarth, Jill (Illustrator)

  • The Digger and the Flower Board Book - Kuefler, Joseph (Author) , Kuefler, Joseph (Illustrator)

  • Why Does the Wind Blow?: Weather with the Very Hungry Caterpillar - Carle, Eric (Author) , Carle, Eric (Illustrator)

  Body, Mind & Spirit

  • Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious - Douthat, Ross (Author)

  Children’s Poetry

  • The MacMillan Collection of Greek Myths: A Luxurious and Beautiful Gift Edition - MacMillan (Author)

  Current Events & Politics

  • The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy - Toobin, Jeffrey (Author)

  • The Jack Smith Report: Final Report on Efforts to Interfere with the Lawful Transfer of Power Following the 2020 Presidential Election by Don - Smith, Jack (Author)

  Graphic Novels

  • Hilo Book 11: The Great Space Iguana - Winick, Judd (Author)

  • Unicorn Book Club: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure Volume 21 - Simpson, Dana (Author)

  History

  • Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America - Inskeep, Steve (Author)

  • The World After Gaza: A History - Mishra, Pankaj (Author)

  Horror

  • The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy #3) - Jones, Stephen Graham (Author)

  • Boys in the Valley - Fracassi, Philip (Author)

  Just the Facts

  • The Six -- Young Readers Edition: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts - Grush, Loren (Author) , Stefoff, Rebecca (With)

  Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

  • My Hero Academia, Vol. 40 - Horikoshi, Kohei (Author)

  • Fantastic Four: Grand Design - Scioli, Tom (Author) , Lee, Stan (Author) , Scioli, Tom (Illustrator) , Kirby, Jack (Illustrator) , Scioli, Tom (Not Available)

  • Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe - Ennis, Garth (Author) , Maberry, Jonathan (Author) , Braithwaite, Doug (Illustrator) , Parlov, Goran (Illustrator) , Percival, Nick (Not Available)

  My First Readers

  • DK Super Readers Level 1 Pokémon a New Journey - DK (Author)

  • DK Super Readers Level 2 Pokémon Battle Buddies! - DK (Author)

  Mystery & Thriller

  • Paranoia: The Most Beloved Family in Crime Fiction (A Michael Bennett Thriller #17) - Patterson, James (Author) , Born, James O (Author)

  • A Calamity of Souls - Baldacci, David (Author)

  Personal Growth

  • The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing - O'Connor, Mary-Frances (Author)

  • The Life Brief: A Simple Practice to Navigate Life's Big Decisions - Wan, Bonnie (Author)

  • Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms - Slawson, Nicola (Author)

  • Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections - Nagoski, Emily (Author)

  Picture Books

  • Hatch and Match: A Springtime Seek-And-Find Book - Paul, Ruth (Author) , Paul, Ruth (Illustrator)

  • Let's Be Bees - Harris, Shawn (Author)

  Poetry

  • Autopsy (of an Ex-Teen Heartthrob): (Poems of Rage, Love, Sex, and Sadness) - Jogia, Avan (Author)

  Romance

  • Scythe & Sparrow: The Ruinous Love Trilogy (Ruinous Love Trilogy #3) - Weaver, Brynne (Author)

  • The Launch Date - Slator, Annabelle (Author)

  • First-Time Caller (Heartstrings) - Borison, B K (Author)

  • What Lies Beyond the Veil (Of Flesh & Bone #1) - Woods, Harper L (Author)

  • Beneath the Stands (Sugarlake #2) - McIntire, Emily (Author)

  • Charming Devil (Deluxe Edition) (Special) (Gilded Monsters #2) - Kenney, Rebecca (Author)

  • A Fate Inked in Blood: Book One of the Saga of the Unfated (Saga of the Unfated) - Jensen, Danielle L (Author)

  Science & Nature

  • We Spy Fungi: Search and Find Mushrooms, Cacti, and Other Fascinating Plants - Donnelly, Rebecca (Author) , Fonseca, Francisco (Illustrator)

  Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1) - Ashton, Edward (Author)

  • The Book of Love - Link, Kelly (Author)

  • Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales - Fawcett, Heather (Author)

  • The Crimson Road - Slatter, Angela (Author)

  Spinner Rack Books

  • Pete the Cat Rocks On!: Includes Over 30 Stickers! - Dean, James (Author) , Dean, James (Illustrator) , Dean, Kimberly (Author)

  Sports

  • Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk - Sielski, Mike (Author)

  Young Adult

  • A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic (Reprint) - Lai, Yi Shun (Author)

  • The Forest King's Daughter (Thirstwood #1) - Blake, Elly (Author)

Our Top 5 Picks

• Paranoia: The Most Beloved Family in Crime Fiction (A Michael Bennett Thriller #17)

  NYPD Detective Michael Bennett will stop at nothing to protect family: his wife, his kids--and his fellow officers--in the latest psychological thriller from bestselling author James Patterson.

  At every death scene, Bennett says a prayer over the victim.
  But recently, too many of the departed have been fellow cops.
  "I want you to look at these deaths on special assignment," NYPD Inspector Celeste Cantor says. "Report only to me."
  Bennett excels as a solo investigator. But he's chasing a killer who feeds on isolation... and paranoia.

• Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1)

  Now experience where the hit movie from Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon Ho, starring Robert Pattinson, started in Mickey7 (the inspiration for the film Mickey 17).

  Dying isn't any fun...but at least it's a living.

  Mickey Barnes is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever there's a mission that's too dangerous--even suicidal--the crew turns to Mickey. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. After six deaths, Mickey7 understands the terms of his deal...and why it was the only colonial position unfilled when he took it.

  On a routine scouting mission, Mickey7 goes missing and is presumed dead. By the time he returns to the colony base, surprisingly helped back by native life, his fate has been sealed. There's a new clone, Mickey8, reporting for Expendable duties, and there can only be one Expendable. If Mickey7 reports his survival to Command, one of them is going into the recycler. If he doesn't and they're caught, they both are.

  Meanwhile, life on Niflheim is getting worse. The atmosphere is unsuitable for humans, food is in short supply, and terraforming is going poorly. The native species are growing curious about their new neighbors, and that curiosity has Commander Marshall very afraid. Ultimately, the survival of both lifeforms will come down to Mickey7.

  That is, if he can just keep from dying for good.

• We All Live Here

  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.

• Why Does the Wind Blow?: Weather with the Very Hungry Caterpillar

  Learn why the wind blows with the help of The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

  In this nonfiction story, young readers will discover what makes the wind whoosh around them. The wonders of nature come to life in this early-learning series centered around weather, featuring simple text and Eric Carle's classic illustrations!

• A Fate Inked in Blood: Book One of the Saga of the Unfated (Saga of the Unfated)

  A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king--while also fighting her growing desire for his fiery son--in the first book of a Norse-inspired fantasy romance series from the bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom series.

  Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband's back.

  Freya's dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region's jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess's blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack. It was foretold such a magic would unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath the one who controls the shield maiden's fate.

  Believing he's destined to rule Skaland as king, the fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strength, Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of all, however, may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warrior, she risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she swore to protect.

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New Releases | February 11th, 2025

Penny Jar Proceeds | February 2025

This month's penny jar proceeds will be going towards the WOMB Initiative.

Their Story:

The WOMB Initiative started because of the growing need of women throughout different points during their pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum seeking support and information about procedures, choices, and the journey of motherhood.

Their Vision:

That pregnancy, labor, birth and the postpartum are honored and respected as pieces of a sacred journey.

You’re on a journey like no other, and WOMB Initiative is here to support you throughout the whole process. They're known for holistic information and research that will help you gather vital resources for your journey into and through motherhood.

Why We Need WOMB​:

The rate of Maternal Mortality in the U.S. is on the rise. WOMB was designed to help equip mothers with the resources they need for a safer pregnancy and birth.

You can learn more about the WOMB Initiative and the services they provide via their website or Facebook.

Website - https://www.wombinitiative.org/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wombinitiative/

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New Releases | February 4th, 2025

• New Release List ( Click to Expand)

  Adult Fiction

  • Gliff - Smith, Ali

  • Greta & Valdin - Reilly, Rebecca K.

  • Fruit of the Dead - Lyon, Rachel

  • Isola - Goodman, Allegra

  • This Is a Love Story - Soffer, Jessica

  • Black Woods, Blue Sky - Ivey, Eowyn

  Biography

  • Shattered: A Memoir - Kureishi, Hanif

  • Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class - Henderson, Rob

  • Memorial Days: A Memoir - Brooks, Geraldine

  Board Books

  • My Big Playbook: Farm - Arrhenius

  • Your Forest - Klassen, Jon

  • Your Farm - Klassen, Jon

  • Maisy Loves Birds: A Maisy's Planet Book - Cousins, Lucy

  • Hap-Pea Easter - Baker, Keith

  Chapter Books

  • Sparkle Pigs #2: Piggie Parade - Holliday, Kit

  • Sparkle Pigs #1: Carrot Chaos - Holliday, Kit

  • Sparkle Pigs #3: Sparkly Spotlight - Holliday, Kit

  • Lost and Found in the City (Ratnip #1) - Higgins, Cam

  • Pizza Dreams Do Come True (Ratnip #2) - Higgins, Cam

  Current Events & Politics

  • The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom - Boaz, David

  Dungeons & Dragons

  • D&D: Monster Manual 2024, Alt Cover

  • Dungeons & Dragons Rpg: Monster Manual Hard Cover (2024)

  Field Guides

  • National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of the United States and Canada--East, 2nd Edition - Floyd, Ted

  Fun & Games

  • Lego How to Build Everything! - DK

  Graphic Novels

  • Sweet Valley Twins: Sneaking Out: (A Graphic Novel) - Pascal, Francine

  • Saphie the One-Eyed Cat Volume 1 - Joho

  • Space Chasers by Leland Melvin - Melvin, Leland

  • Sea Legs: A Graphic Novel - Bakes, Jules

  History

  • The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack and the Fight for Survival in Early America - Swanson, James L.

  Homestead

  • How to Read a Chicken's Mind: Understand How Chickens Learn, Perceive People, Express Emotions, and Pass Down Knowledge - Caughey, Melissa

  Horror

  • Lost Man's Lane - Carson, Scott

  • Victorian Psycho - Feito, Virginia

  Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

  • Dandadan, Vol. 11 - Tatsu, Yukinobu

  Middle Readers

  • The Sea of Terror (Reprint) (Once Upon a Tim #3) - Gibbs, Stuart

  • A Wolf Called Fire: A Voice of the Wilderness Novel - Parry, Rosanne

  • The Great Catnapping (Reprint) (The Great Pet Heist) - Ecton, Emily

  • The Quest of Danger (Reprint) (Once Upon a Tim #4) - Gibbs, Stuart

  Nature

  • Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future - Shubin, Neil

  Picture Books

  • Scamp - Wilder, Anden

  • Squash, the Cat: Stuck in the Middle - Mayer, Sasha

  • It's Not Easy Being a Leprechaun - Sadler, Marilyn

  • If You Find a Fawn: A What-To-Do for Wild Wanderers - Gillis, Kellie DuBay

  • Bruce Saves the Planet: A Disney Planet Possible Book - Higgins, Ryan T.

  • Home Is a Wish - Kuo, Julia

  • Happy Mother's Day from the Crayons - Daywalt, Drew

  • Happy Father's Day from the Crayons - Daywalt, Drew

  • Bitsy Bat, Team Star - Windness, Kaz

  • Hope in a Jar - Marcero, Deborah

  Romance

  • Shallow River - Carlton, H. D.

  • Gothikana - RuNyx

  • Expiration Dates - Serle, Rebecca

  • Deep End - Hazelwood, Ali

  Science & Nature

  • You Are a Wildlife Warrior!: Saving Animals & the Planet - Irwin, Bindi

  • Weirdest Animals on the Planet - National Geographic

  Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • The Bones Beneath My Skin - Klune, Tj

  Social Sciences

  • Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans - Marie, Jane

  Travel

  • On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer - Steves, Rick

  True Crime

  • A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime - Sherman, Casey

  Workbooks

  • A Kids Book about ADHD - Both, Elly

  Young Adult

  • The Hunger Games: Deluxe Edition - Collins, Suzanne

  • The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Deluxe Edition - Collins, Suzanne

  • Catching Fire: Deluxe Edition - Collins, Suzanne

  • Mockingjay: Deluxe Edition - Collins, Suzanne

  • Where You See Yourself - Forrest, Claire

  • All Better Now - Shusterman, Neal

Our Top 5 Picks

• A Wolf Called Fire: A Voice of the Wilderness Novel

  The stand-alone companion to Rosanne Parry's New York Times bestseller A Wolf Called Wander tells the wilderness survival story of the wolf pup known as Warm and is illustrated in black and white throughout. This Voice of the Wilderness Novel features extensive back matter, including a map.

  Warm is the smallest pup, the one his father calls the heart of the pack. But all Warm sees is his bigger brothers Sharp and Swift, even his sisters Pounce and Wag, winning all the wrestling matches. Just as Warm is finding his place, enemy wolves destroy and scatter the pack. Warm helps lead the pups away from the fight, only to find himself alone with four pups to defend and feed. Can he be both the heart and the head of a new pack? Does he have to choose the aggressive leadership style of his father and brothers? Or is there another way?

  A Wolf Called Fire is a stand-alone companion novel to A Wolf Called Wander. It's inspired by Wolf 8, a real Yellowstone wolf who was the smallest of his pack and constantly bullied by his bigger brothers. Wolf 8 survived a tumultuous first year and grew up to be a different sort of leader--one who fought many rival wolves to submission but never killed any. He had a rare talent for mentoring young wolves and became the patriarch of the largest and most successful pack in Yellowstone by choosing a more collaborative and generous leadership style. Features black-and-white illustrations throughout and extensive back matter, including a map.

• The Hunger Games: Deluxe Edition

  A stunning deluxe edition of The Hunger Games, the international bestseller! This paperback edition features gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork and an iconic new cover. This is a breathtaking collectible perfect for the long-time fan or new Hunger Games reader.

  Even at the age of sixteen, Katniss Everdeen knows it takes hard work, keen observation, and inner fortitude to survive in the world. Her home, District 12, is under the merciless rule of the Capitol, continually forced to pay after losing a long-ago civil war in the nation of Panem.

  One of the ways the Capitol keeps control is its annual Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death featuring two young tributes from each of Panem's twelve districts. This gruesome battle is meant to send home a chilling message: Rebellion will always be punished.

  When Katniss finds herself within the Hunger Games arena, she knows the odds aren't in her favor. Any wrong move will end her life--and even the right moves come with a cost. But if she can survive, there is a chance the districts may survive as well...

  The Hunger Games has enthralled millions of readers in its examination of the price of war, human nature, and the powerful force of both love and resistance.

• Catching Fire: Deluxe Edition

  A stunning deluxe edition of Catching Fire, book two in the Hunger Games series! This paperback edition features gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork and an iconic new cover. This is a breathtaking collectible perfect for the long-time fan or new Hunger Games reader.

  Sparks are igniting. Flames are spreading. And the Capitol wants revenge.

  Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just earned for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules, and now there are rumors of rebellion in the districts. Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

• Mockingjay: Deluxe Edition

  A stunning deluxe edition of Mockingjay, book three in the Hunger Games series! This paperback edition features gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork and an iconic new cover. This is a breathtaking collectible perfect for the long-time fan or new Hunger Games reader.

  "My name is Katniss Everdeen. Why am I not dead? I should be dead."

  Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.

  District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Though she's long been a part of the revolution, Katniss hasn't known it. Now it seems that everyone has had a hand in the carefully laid plans but her.

  The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay--no matter what the cost.

• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Deluxe Edition

  A stunning deluxe edition of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes! This paperback edition features gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork and an iconic new cover. This is a breathtaking collectible perfect for the long-time fan or new Hunger Games reader.

  It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.

  The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined--every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute... and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.

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New Releases | February 4th, 2025

February 2025 Staff Pick Sale | One in a Millenial

“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘻𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘨𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯.”

It’s a new month and that means it’s time for a new Monthly Staff Pick here at Little Village Toy & Book Shop and we’ve chosen an essay collection full of bite-sized treats perfect for the short month!

Our selection this February is Kate Kennedy’s ‘One in a Millenial: On Friendships, Feelings, Fangirls & Fitting In’. At once both a deep dive into the pop culture zeitgeist of millennials as well as a look at the deeper historical events that shaped them, how these two things intertwine, and their lasting effects and connections that continue today. This New York Times Bestseller is perfect for fans of last year’s bestselling ‘The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality’ by Amanda Montell and Dolly Alderton’s ‘Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir’, one of our bestselling former Monthly Staff Picks.

Visit us this month for 20% off ‘One in a Millenial: On Friendships, Feelings, Fangirls & Fitting In’, while supplies last.

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
NATIONAL BESTSELLER

From pop culture podcaster and a voice of a generation, Kate Kennedy, a celebration of the millennial zeitgeist

One in a Millennial is an exploration of pop culture, nostalgia, the millennial zeitgeist, and the life lessons learned (for better and for worse) from coming of age as a member of a much-maligned generation.

Kate is a pop culture commentator and host of the popular millennial-focused podcastBe There in Five. Part-funny, part-serious, Kate navigates the complicated nature of celebrating and criticizing the culture that shaped her as a woman, while arguing that great depths can come from surface-level interests.

With her trademark style and vulnerability,One in a Millennialis sharp, hilarious, and heartwarming all at once. She tackles AOL Instant Messenger, purity culture, American Girl Dolls, going out tops, Spice Girl feminism, her feelings about millennial motherhood, and more. Kate's laugh-out-loud asides and keen observations will have you nodding your head and maybe even tearing up.

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February 2025 Monthly Staff Pick | One in a Millenial

New Releases | January 28th, 2025

• New Release List ( Click to Expand)

  • The Curse of Pietro Houdini - Miller, Derek B (Author)

  • Good Dirt - Wilkerson, Charmaine (Author)

  • Good Material: A Read with Jenna Pick - Alderton, Dolly (Author)

  Arts & Entertainment

  • One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting in - Kennedy, Kate (Author)

  Biography

  • Making It So: A Memoir - Stewart, Patrick (Author)

  Current Events & Politics

  • Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning - Beinart, Peter (Author)

  Fun & Games

  • The Junior Plant Lover's Handbook: A Green-Thumb Guide for Kids - Williams, Molly (Author) , Carlos, Michelle (Illustrator)

  Health

  • Fat Loss Habits: The No Bullsh*t Guide to Losing Weight - Carpenter, Ben (Author)

  History

  • Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House - Cohen, Jared (Author)

  • Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue - Levy, Buddy (Author)

  Just the Facts

  • Our Country's Presidents: A Complete Encyclopedia of the U.S. Presidency, 2024 Edition - National Geographic (Author)

  Mystery & Thriller

  • The Crash - McFadden, Freida (Author)

  • Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge - Pook, Lizzie (Author)

  Personal Growth

  • Enneagram in Real Life: Find Your Type, Understand Who You Are, and Take Steps Toward Growth (Enneagramirl #1) - Hall, Stephanie Barron (Author)

  • Conversations on Love: Lovers, Strangers, Parents, Friends, Endings, Beginnings - Lunn, Natasha (Author)

  Picture Books

  • The World Needs the Wonder You See - Gaines, Joanna (Author) , Swaney, Julianna (Illustrator)

  Poetry

  • Stars Around My Scars: The Annotated Poetry of Taylor Swift - McCausland, Elly (Author)

  Romance

  • McBreen, Heather (Author)

  • The Night Is Defying: A Nytefall Novel (Nytefall Trilogy #2) - Peñaranda, Chloe C (Author)

  • Gate to Kagoshima (Ancestor Memories #1) - Kuroki, Poppy (Author)

  • Order of Swans (Original) - Deveraux, Jude (Author)

  • Barbarian's Heart (Ice Planet Barbarians) - Dixon, Ruby (Author)

  • Spiral (Off the Ice) - Khabra, Bal (Author)

  • Where Did You Go? (Deluxe Edition) (Special) (Infatuated Fae #3) - O'Riley, Jeneane (Author)

  • Truth or Beard (Deluxe Edition) (Special) (Winston Brothers #1) - Reid, Penny (Author)

  Science & Nature

  • The Brilliant Brain: How It Works and How to Look After It - Farooki, Roopa (Author) , Wang, Viola (Illustrator)

  True Crime

  • The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder - Preston, Douglas (Author) , Grann, David (Foreword by)

  Workbooks

  • Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts in One Big Fat Notebook, 2nd Edition: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Revised) (Big Fat Notebooks) (2ND ed.) - Workman Publishing (Author)

Our Top 5 Picks

• Conversations on Love: Lovers, Strangers, Parents, Friends, Endings, Beginnings

  "This book might just change your life"
  ―Sunday Times

  'Wise, wonderful, moving and brilliant... will leave your heart in a much better place"
  ―Stylist
  
  After years of feeling that love was always out of reach, journalist Natasha Lunn set out to understand how relationships work and evolve over a lifetime. She turned to authors and experts to learn about their experiences, as well as drawing on her own, asking: How do we find love? How do we sustain it? And how do we survive when we lose it?

  In Conversations on Love she began to find the answers:

  Dolly Alderton on vulnerability
  Stephen Grosz on accepting change
  Candice Carty-Williams on friendship
  Lisa Taddeo on the loneliness of loss
  Diana Evans on parenthood
  Emily Nagoski on the science of sex
  Alain de Botton on the psychology of being alone
  Esther Perel on unrealistic expectations
  Roxane Gay on redefining romance
  and many more...

• One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting in

  INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
  NATIONAL BESTSELLER
  
  From pop culture podcaster and a voice of a generation, Kate Kennedy, a celebration of the millennial zeitgeist
  
  One in a Millennial is an exploration of pop culture, nostalgia, the millennial zeitgeist, and the life lessons learned (for better and for worse) from coming of age as a member of a much-maligned generation.

  Kate is a pop culture commentator and host of the popular millennial-focused podcastBe There in Five. Part-funny, part-serious, Kate navigates the complicated nature of celebrating and criticizing the culture that shaped her as a woman, while arguing that great depths can come from surface-level interests.

  With her trademark style and vulnerability,One in a Millennialis sharp, hilarious, and heartwarming all at once. She tackles AOL Instant Messenger, purity culture, American Girl Dolls, going out tops, Spice Girl feminism, her feelings about millennial motherhood, and more. Kate's laugh-out-loud asides and keen observations will have you nodding your head and maybe even tearing up.

• Stars Around My Scars: The Annotated Poetry of Taylor Swift

  Grab your highlighters and favorite red pen and prepare to join professor of "Swifterature" Dr. Elly McCausland as she dives deep into the tortured poetry of Taylor Swift. Going line by line and word by word through 46 of Swift's most celebrated and hotly debated songs from across her 11-album career, McCausland is here to help you listen, read, and understand Taylor's music in an all-new way!

  Stars Around My Scarsis a fan-focused opportunity to revel in the poetic songwriting glow of Taylor Swift, a once-in-a-generation luminary.

  Each entry presents a song with literary significance, offering a close reading of the lyrics with accompanied marginalia that points out poetic technique, literary references, and creative throughlines. Accompanied by an in-depth analysis of the deeper meaning, craftsmanship, and literary connections present both above and beneath the surface, Dr. McCausland puts listening to Taylor Swift and appreciating poetry hand-in-hand.

  Written in an approachable style for Swifties of any era,Stars Around My Scarsindulges the act of examining Swift's lyrics for their literary "easter eggs" and connections and legitimizes Swift as this generation's great poet and writer.

• Gate to Kagoshima (Ancestor Memories #1)

  "Gate to Kagoshima is an action-packed adventure that opens in Scotland and makes its way to Kagoshima, Japan, as our heroine flees the ghosts of relationships past only to find new loves―and new heartbreak. Set at the close of the Samurai era, the story blends Outlander by way of Before the Coffee Gets Cold."--Marie Claire

  "A terrific 'what if' time-travel novel with an intriguing historical element, epic battles, and a dash of romance."--Adrian Cousins, author of The Jason Apsley series

  In this exciting historical romantasy in the spirit of The Hurricane Wars and The Time Traveler's Wife--Outlander set in Japan--a young Scottish woman is magically transported to the last Samurai era, where she encounters ghosts from the past, her own Japanese ancestry, and a love that transcends time.

  While in Japan researching her family's history, a vicious typhoon sends Isla Mackenzie 128 years back in time, to the dawn of the Satsuma Rebellion. There she meets her ancestors, and a charismatic samurai, Kei, with whom she unexpectedly finds romance.

  But, unlike her Beloved, Isla knows about the looming Samurai rebellion--and Kai's fate. Should she attempt to change history or somehow make her way back to the life she'd had before?

  Compulsively readable, historically grounded, and irresistibly immersive, Gate to Kagoshima is an unforgettable tale of duty, and of timeless love.

  The book is beautifully designed and features colored and illustrated sprayed edges--purple with stenciled moonscape and cherry blossoms.

• The Crash

  A brand new psychological thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden!

  The nightmare she's running from is nothing compared to where she's headed.

  Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn't realize she's heading straight into a blizzard.

  She never arrives at her destination.

  Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she's made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle occurs: she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears.

  But something isn't right. Tegan believed she was waiting out the storm, but as time ticks by, she comes to realize she is in grave danger. This safe haven isn't what she thought it was, and staying here may have been her most deadly mistake yet.

  And now she must do whatever it takes to save herself--and her unborn child.

  A gut-wrenching story of motherhood, survival, and twisted expectations, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a snowbound thriller that will chill you to the bone.

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New Releases | January 21st, 2025

• New Release List (Click to Expand)

  Adult Fiction

  • Nobody's Empire - Murdoch, Stuart (Author)

  • The Band - Ma-Kellams, Christine (Author)

  • A Gorgeous Excitement - Weiner, Cynthia (Author)

  • Family Family - Frankel, Laurie (Author)

  • Let's Call Her Barbie - Rosen, Renée (Author)

  • We Do Not Part - Kang, Han (Author) , Yaewon, E (Translator) , Morris, Paige Aniyah (Translator)

  Arts & Entertainment

  • I Dream of Joni: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell in 53 Snapshots - Alford, Henry (Author)

  Biography

  • Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth): A Memoir - Zusak, Markus (Author)

  • The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky - Shuster, Simon (Author)

  Chapter Books

  • Bulldozer's Big Rescue (Bulldozer and Friends #1) - Broach, Elise (Author) , Murphy, Kelly (Illustrator)

  Graphic Novels

  • Mixed-Up - Garcia, Kami (Author) , Williams, Brittney (Illustrator)

  History

  • The Holocaust: An Unfinished History - Stone, Dan (Author)

  • The World That Wasn't: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century - Steil, Benn (Author)

  Homestead

  • Learn to Timber Frame: Craftsmanship, Simplicity, Timeless Beauty - Beemer, Will (Author) , Sobon, Jack A (Foreword by)

  Horror

  • Thinner - King, Stephen (Author)

  Humor

  • The Modern Bathroom Reader: Fascinating Information for the Perpetually Curious - Wexler, David (Author) , Williams, Emily (Author)

  Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

  • Doctor Doom: Books of Doom - Brubaker, Ed (Author) , Raimondi, Pablo (Illustrator) , Ross, Alex (Not Available)

  Middle Readers

  • Three Tasks for a Dragon - Colfer, Eoin (Author) , Lynch, P J (Illustrator)

  Personal Growth

  • Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There - Sharot, Tali (Author) , Sunstein, Cass R (Author)

  Romance

  • Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Empyrean #3) - Yarros, Rebecca (Author)

  • Brewing Up a Bad Boy: A Spicy Small Town Second Chance Romance (Original) (Wicked Sisters #3) - Garbera, Katherine (Author)

  • Give Me Butterflies (Oaks Sisters #1) - Meadows, Jillian (Author)

  Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • The Rainfall Market - Yeong-Gwang, You (Author) , Jung, Slin (Translator)

  Social Sciences

  • Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known about Menopause - Watts, Naomi (Author) , Haver, Mary Claire (Foreword by)

  Travel

  • Lonely Planet New England (Travel Guide) (11TH ed.) - St Louis, Regis (Author) , Clark, Gregor (Author) , Gibb, David (Author) , Robinson, Britany (Author) , Vorhees, Mara (Author)

Our Top 5 Picks

• Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Empyrean #3)

  After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty.

  Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to know who to trust.

  Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves--her dragons, her family, her home, andhim.

  Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything.

  They need an army. They need power. They needmagic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find--the truth.

  But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.

  The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order.
  Reading Order:
  Book #1 Fourth Wing
  Book #2 Iron Flame
  Book #3 Onyx Storm

• Let's Call Her Barbie

  "A fresh and fun take on Barbie lore...clever and satisfying." - Shelby Van Pelt, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures
  

  She was only eleven-and-a-half inches tall, but she would change the world. Barbie is born in this bold new novel by USA Today bestselling author Renée Rosen.

  When Ruth Handler walks into the boardroom of the toy company she co-founded and pitches her idea for a doll unlike any other, she knows what she's setting in motion. It might just take the world a moment to catch up.

  In 1956, the only dolls on the market for little girls let them pretend to be mothers. Ruth's vision for a doll shaped like a grown woman and outfitted in an enviable wardrobe will let them dream they can be anything.

  As Ruth assembles her team of creative rebels--head engineer Jack Ryan who hides his deepest secrets behind his genius and designers Charlotte Johnson and Stevie Klein, whose hopes and dreams rest on the success of Barbie's fashion--she knows they're working against a ticking clock to get this wild idea off the ground.

  In the decades to come--through soaring heights and devastating personal lows, public scandals and private tensions-- each of them will have to decide how tightly to hold on to their creation. Because Barbie has never been just a doll--she's a legacy.

  Includes a Readers Guide and Exclusive Vintage Barbie Photos!
  

• Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known about Menopause

  A frank, funny and informative guide to menopause and aging by beloved actress Naomi Watts, one of the leading voices in menopause awareness--with a foreword by Mary Claire Haver, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The New Menopause

  At thirty-six, Naomi Watts had just completed filming King Kong and was trying to start a family when she was told that she was on the brink of menopause. It is estimated that seventy-five million women in the United States are currently dealing with menopause symptoms (dry itchy skin, raging hormones, night sweats), and yet the very word "menopause" continues to be associated with stigma and confusion. With so little information, many women feel unprepared, ashamed, and deeply alone when the time comes.

  This is the book Naomi Watts wishes she had when she first started experiencing symptoms. Like sitting down over coffee and having an intimate chat with your girlfriend, Dare I Say It blends funny and poignant stories from Naomi and her friends with advice from doctors, hormone experts, and nutritionists to take the secrecy and shame out of menopause and aging. Answering questions such as: What's hormone therapy and should I be on it? Will I ever sleep again? Will I get myself back? What happened to my libido? Do I need eighteen serums for my aging skin? Whose body is this anyway? Who am I now? Naomi Watts shares the most up-to-date research on how to manage menopause symptoms and tackle the physical and emotional challenges we encounter as we age.

  Irreverent, bold, and reassuring, Dare I Say It is the companion every woman needs to embrace the best version of herself as she moves into what can be the most powerful and satisfying period of her life.

• The Holocaust: An Unfinished History

  A revelatory new history that reexamines the brutal reality of the Holocaust-and reinterprets the events as a living trauma from which modern society has not yet recovered

  One of the most acclaimed books of the year: "Outstanding" (Times Literary Supplement); "Remarkable" (Guardian); "Important and challenging" (Jewish Chronicle); "Deeply haunting" (Telegraph)

  The Holocaust is much discussed, much memorialized, and much portrayed. But there are major aspects of its history that have been overlooked.

  Spanning the entirety of the Holocaust, this sweeping history deepens our understanding. Dan Stone--Director of the Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London--reveals how the idea of "industrial murder" is incomplete: many were killed where they lived in the most brutal of ways. He outlines the depth of collaboration across Europe, arguing persuasively that we need to stop thinking of the Holocaust as an exclusively German project. He also considers the nature of trauma the Holocaust engendered, and why Jewish suffering has yet to be fully reckoned with. And he makes clear that the kernel to understanding Nazi thinking and action is genocidal ideology, providing a deep analysis of its origins.

  Drawing on decades of research, The Holocaust: An Unfinished History upends much of what we think we know about the Holocaust. Stone draws on Nazi documents, but also on diaries, post-war testimonies, and even fiction, urging that, in our age of increasing nationalism and xenophobia, it is vital that we understand the true history of the Holocaust.

• Nobody's Empire

  One of the great lyricists of our time, the lead singer and songwriter for the iconic Glasgow-based band Belle and Sebastian, pens a sensitive and intimate account--his debut novel based on his own youthful experiences--of dark days leading to light and a coming of age through music.

  It's the early 1990s in Glasgow, Scotland, and Stephen has emerged from a lengthy hospital stay. Diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, a little-understood disease which has robbed him of any prospects of work, friends, or independent living, he moves slowly toward new goals and meets others like him, including Richard, a friend from school, and Carrie, a young woman bedridden for five years. Feeling isolated and alone, they form their own support group, and try to get by with as little money and pain as possible. Since he's been ill, Stephen never feels warm, inspiring Carrie to affectionately call him "The World's Coldest Boy." As the world seems to care less for them, the trio start to care less about fitting in with the world.

  Stephen soon discovers he has a talent for writing songs. He awakens to the possibility of a spiritual life that transcends the everyday, and feels a calling for a place that might as well be on the other end of the universe let alone the world. Buoyed by tentative hope, he and Richard leave Glasgow in search of a cure in the mythic warmth and sun of California. As they float between hostels, sofas, and park benches, they discover the trip is life-changing in ways neither expected, and Stephen embraces a new-world reinvention that will change his life forever.

  Melodic and captivating, filled with graceful notes, melancholic chords, and witty, thoughtful riffs on life's infinite possibilities and curiosities, Nobody's Empire is a warm and wonderful coming-of-age novel, imbued with Stuart Murdoch's magical lyricism.

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New Releases | January 21st, 2025