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New Releases | March 11th, 2025

March 9, 2025 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Art

    • Watercolor Flowerscapes: Make Showstopping Paintings Using Gorgeous Pressed Flowers - Murphy, Karly (Author)

    Adult Fiction

    • The Jackal's Mistress - Bohjalian, Chris (Author)

    • The Antidote - Russell, Karen (Author)

    • The White Book - Kang, Han (Author) , Smith, Deborah (Translator)

    Adult Science

    • These Strange New Minds: How AI Learned to Talk and What It Means - Summerfield, Christopher (Author)

    Biography

    • Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer - Mulvaney, Dylan (Author)

    Board Books

    • Chicka Chicka I Love Mom - Martin, Bill (Author) , Archambault, John (Author) , Chung, Julien (Illustrator)

    • Chicka Chicka I Love Dad - Martin, Bill (Author) , Archambault, John (Author) , Chung, Julien (Illustrator)

    • Happy Graduation, Corduroy! - Freeman, Don (Author) , Wheeler, Jody (Illustrator)

    • A Day on Fluffyville Farm: A Look and Find Book - Teckentrup, Britta (Author) , Teckentrup, Britta (Illustrator)

    Children’s Poetry

    • Charley Mouse Cleans House - Gorelik, Katerina (Author)

    • How Elegant the Elephant: Poems about Animals and Insects - Hoberman, Mary Ann (Author) , Frazee, Marla (Illustrator)

    • In and Out the Window - Yolen, Jane (Author) , Peterslund, Cathrin (Illustrator)

    Cookbooks

    • Mother Sauce: Italian American Family Recipes and the Story of the Women Who Created Them - Scala Quinn, Lucinda (Author)

    Graphic Novels

    • Heidi: A Graphic Novel - Marsden, Mariah (Author) , Ofride (Illustrator)

    • Tongues, Volume 1 (Pantheon Graphic Library) - Nilsen, Anders (Author)

    • Botticelli's Apprentice - Husted, Ursula Murray (Author) , Husted, Ursula Murray (Illustrator)

    Great Outdoors

    • The Believer: A Year in the Fly Fishing Life - Coggins, David (Author)

    History

    • On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR - Oney, Steve (Author)

    Homestead

    • Jane Austen's Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels - Williams, Molly (Author) , Roux, Jessica (Illustrator)

    Humor

    • A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever - Kracht, Matt (Author)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 25 - Akutami, Gege (Author)

    • Thunderbolts: The Saga of the Winter Soldier - Brubaker, Ed (Author) , Marvel Various (Author) , Epting, Steve (Illustrator) , Marvel Various (Illustrator) , Epting, Steve (Not Available)

    • Minecraft: The Manga, Vol. 1 - Seto, Kazuyoshi (Author)

    Middle Readers

    • Vanya and the Wild Hunt - Mandanna, Sangu (Author)

    • Serge & Roscoe - Vlahos, Len (Author) , Miron, Juliette (Illustrator)

    • The Dancing Bear - Morpurgo, Michael (Author)

    • The Fox and the Ghost King - Morpurgo, Michael (Author)

    • Big Nate: Attack of the Cheez Funk Breath: Volume 32 - Peirce, Lincoln (Author)

    Mystery & Thriller

    • The Last Murder at the End of the World (Deluxe Edition) - Turton, Stuart (Author)

    Nature

    • Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future - Lewis, Daniel (Author)

    Personal Growth

    • How to Love Better: The Path to Deeper Connection Through Growth, Kindness, and Compassion - Pueblo, Yung (Author)

    Picture Books

    • Dear Bookstore - Arrow, Emily (Author) , Godbout, Geneviève (Illustrator)

    • Home - de la Peña, Matt (Author) , Long, Loren (Illustrator)

    • Beansprout - Reul, Sarah Lynne (Author) , Reul, Sarah Lynne (Illustrator)

    • Lawrence & Sophia: Big & Bold - Cronin, Doreen (Author) , Cronin, Brian (Illustrator)

    Political Sciences

    • Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful - Enrich, David (Author)

    Romance

    • Story of My Life (Deluxe Edition) (Special) (Story Lake #1) - Score, Lucy (Author)

    • Go Luck Yourself: A Royals and Romance Novel (Royals and Romance #2) - Raasch, Sara (Author)

    Science & Nature

    • History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment - Messner, Kate (Author)

    • Ocean: Dive in and Discover the World Beneath the Waves (Earth's Incredible Habitats) - Roth, Annie (Author) , Neuditschko, Sandra (Illustrator)

    • The Lonely Goose - Nargi, Lela (Author) , Hunter, Anne (Illustrator)

    Social Sciences

    • A History of the World in Six Plagues: How Contagion, Class, and Captivity Shaped Us, from Cholera to Covid-19 - Bonhomme, Edna (Author)

    • Our American Israel: The Story of an Entangled Alliance - Kaplan, Amy (Author)

    • Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s - Ditum, Sarah (Author)

    Sports

    • Stronger: The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives - Gross, Michael Joseph (Author)

    • Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments - Posnanski, Joe (Author)

    Young Adult

    • A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel (Books of Earthsea) - Le Guin, Ursula K (Author) , Fordham, Fred (Illustrator)

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  • "A gripping tale that reads like a Sherlock Holmes novel set in a broken future...Turton is an exciting writer with a knack for strange tales that push the envelope, and this strange story of murder, survival, and the importance of memory might be his best work yet." --Gabino Iglesias for NPR

    From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water comes an inventive, high-concept murder mystery: an ingenious puzzle, an extraordinary backdrop, and an audacious solution.

    Solve the murder to save what's left of the world.

    Outside the island there is nothing: the world was destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched.

    On the island: it is idyllic. One hundred and twenty-two villagers and three scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists.

    Until, to the horror of the islanders, one of their beloved scientists is found brutally stabbed to death. And then they learn that the murder has triggered a lowering of the security system around the island, the only thing that was keeping the fog at bay. If the murder isn't solved within 107 hours, the fog will smother the island--and everyone on it.

    But the security system has also wiped everyone's memories of exactly what happened the night before, which means that someone on the island is a murderer--and they don't even know it.

    And the clock is ticking.

  • Brand new small town romance from #1 New York Times bestseller Lucy Score.

    A Gilmore Girls meets Schitt's Creek redemption romcom.

    Hazel Hart was a successful romance novelist until a breakup drives her straight into writer's block. Having failed (and failed some more) to deliver her new manuscript, she's hiding from the world behind a wall of old takeout containers until her publisher lays down the law. If she misses her next deadline it's The End.

    Desperate for inspiration, Hazel impulse-buys a historic home online and flees Manhattan to tiny Story Lake, PA. Upon her dramatic arrival--involving an incident with a bald eagle--she discovers the charm of her new home may have been slightly exaggerated.

    The house is a wreck and the town is struggling after their biggest employer shut down. Also, since her raccoon-infested home came with a seat on the town council our introverted heroine is stuck with a front row seat to all the small-town shenanigans.

    But Hazel isn't worried. Not since all six-feet-three inches of grouchy contractor Campbell Bishop slapped a bandage on her forehead and unintentionally inspired the heck out of her. There's only one thing to do: Hire Cam and his equally gorgeous brothers to renovate her new spider museum...er...house.

    Okay two things. A fake date for "research purposes" will really put her work-in-progress on track. Before Hazel knows it, she's writing a romance novel and living one. At least until the drywall dust settles, the town she's falling in love with faces bankruptcy, and growly Cam remembers why he can't live happily ever after.

    Author's Note: "This series is my love letter to every reader who said they wanted to move to a fictional town."

  • Sixth grade renaissance man Nate Wright is bombastic, enthusiastic, and larger than life -- it's why his friends call him "Big Nate." But behind the bravado, Nate is a faithful friend whose antics crack up his classmates, impart life lessons to readers, and bring a smile to comics lovers everywhere.

    Snack-loving sixth-grader Nate Wright always has his hands full--of Cheez Doodles! But those delicious orange curls make his breath stink, and when he tries to quit them cold turkey, poor Nate's a hot mess. And that's not the end of his problems. Out of nowhere, Nate gets dumped by his best buddy Francis. He strikes out at the school dance. And a close encounter at the beach with a spiky-haired look-alike has everyone seeing double. Can our favorite troublemaker turn the funk back into fun? Find out in this uproarious new collection of Big Nate comics, Attack of the Cheez Funk Breath!

  • Professional birding amateur and national bestselling author Matt Kracht has had it with these goddamn birds. His new book is a warning, a field guide to help you identify and stay away from the absolute worst birds ever to plague planet Earth. Featuring an all-new scientific scale devised by the author that proves how awful birds really are.

    We can all agree--birds are terrible. They're stupid and won't shut up.

    Featuring fifty of the absolute worst birds to fly the earth, Kracht identifies each of their most terrible qualities, details exactly why they suck, and shows you why with furious (but actually quite lovely) full-color drawings. Including all-new, all-worst fowl, such as:

    • The absolute waste of feathers Cruddy Turdstone (Ruddy Turnstone)

    • The utter a-hole Blank Staring-Eyes Flycrapper (Black Paradise Flycatcher)

    • The outright loser Dowdy Woodfucker (Downy Woodpecker)

    • And many more


    Even the author's previous bird takedown guides are no preparation for this hilariously harrowing collection of squawking, conceited, trash-eating, and even murderous idiots. The horror. The horror . . .

    LOVE BIRDS? HATE BIRDS?: For those who hate birds and for bird lovers everywhere with a sense of humor, this illustrated handbook is equal parts profane and funny, and--let's face it--true.

    BESTSELLING AUTHOR: Matt Kracht is the author of the bestselling Field Guide to Dumb Birds series, including The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America, The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World, and The Big Dumb Bird Journal, and (in a startling turn of enthusiasm) OMFG, BEES!

    ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL: This uproarious guide to all things wings includes migratory maps, tips for bird identification, musings on the avian population and classification, and more. Plus, each entry is accompanied by facts about a bird's (annoying) call, its (dumb) migratory pattern, its (downright tacky) markings, and more.

    TRULY THE WORST BIRDS---A MUST-HAVE GUIDE: Even if you're familiar with the winged disasters from Matt's previous guidebook/warnings, buckle up. From the introduction:
    "Birds are TERRIBLE. I have spent years, YEARS, of my life studying birds. Watching them. Analyzing their behaviors. Determining their 'contributions' to the world. I am an expert, so believe me when I tell you this: Birds are horrible people. And the birds included in THIS book are, by far, the worst of the lot. Of all the shit-eating birds that I've had the misfortune to catalog over the course of my career as a scientist and professional bird critic, THESE birds take the absolute SHIT-CAKE!"

    GREAT GIFT FOR BIRD LOVERS: Pair with The Field Guide to Dumb Birds Sticker Book to create the perfect present for full-on bird experts and amateur birders alike.

    Perfect for:

    • Birdwatching and nature enthusiasts

    • People who think birds are creepy or annoying (and people who love birds but also enjoy a good laugh)

    • Anyone looking for the ultimate coffee table book or bar-top conversation starter

    • Gift givers seeking a fun, quirky gift for their favorite bird enthusiast or animal lover

  • An epic, decade-long reported history of National Public Radio that reveals the unlikely story of one of America's most celebrated but least understood media empires.

    Founded in 1970, NPR is America's most powerful broadcast news network. Despite being overshadowed by the larger and more glamorous PBS, public radio has long been home to shows such asAll Things Considered,Morning Edition, andThis American Lifethat captivate millions of listeners in homes, cars, and workplaces across the nation. NPR and its hosts are a cultural force and a trusted voice, and they have created a mode of journalism and storytelling that helps Americans understand the world in which we live. InOn Air, a book fourteen years in the making, journalist Steve Oney tells the dramatic history of this institution, tracing the comings and goings of legendary on-air talents (Bob Edwards, Susan Stamberg, Ira Glass, Cokie Roberts, and many others) and the rise and fall and occasional rise again of brilliant and sometimes venal executives. It depicts how NPR created a medium for extraordinary journalism--in which reporters and producers use microphones as paintbrushes and the voices of people around the world as the soundtrack of stories both global and local.

    Featuring details on the controversial firing of Juan Williams, the sloppy dismissal of Bob Edwards, and a $230 million bequest by Joan B. Kroc, widow of the founder of McDonalds,On Airalso chronicles NPR's daring shift into the digital world and its early embrace of podcasting formats, establishing the network as a formidable media empire. Fascinating, revelatory, and irresistibly dishy, this is a riveting account of NPR's unlikely launch, chaotic ascent, and ultimate triumph--a must-read for anyone interested in the history of public radio and its impact on American culture.

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Celebrating Amazing Women the World Over!

March 8, 2025 Clare Brooks

It's International Women's Day! Today (and everyday) we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women all across the globe.

We've hand-picked some titles containing stories of amazing and inspiring women the world over.

As Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter once famously said, "Who run the world? Girls".

Our Picks

  • Barbie - Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach

  • Being Human: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist - Judith Heumann

  • Burning Questions, Essays and Occasional Pieces 2004 to 2021 - Margaret Atwood

  • The Feminine Mystique - Betty Freidan

  • Heartbreak is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music - Rob Sheffield

  • Know My Name - Chanel Miller

  • Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women - Kate Moore

  • The Swans of Harlem - Karen Valby

  • When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion - Julie Satow

  • Who Was Laura Ingalls WIlder? - Patricia Brennan Demuth

  • Who Is Malala Yousafzai? - Dinah Brown

  • Who Was Amelia Earhart? - Kate Boehm Jerome

  • Who Was Aretha Franklin? - Nico Medina

  • The Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion

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Friendly Pets Abound in Archazia's Island!

March 7, 2025 Clare Brooks

Welcome to Archazia’s Island, where friendly pets abound! Beyond the cast of cuddly critters, lies an ancient secret just waiting to be discovered!

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Penny Jar Proceeds | March 2025

March 5, 2025 Clare Brooks

The Littleton Winter Shelter is an emergency overnight cold weather shelter in Littleton, NH. Littleton Winter Shelter is a low-barrier overnight only shelter designed to serve vulnerable, unhoused adult members of the community regardless of age, sex, race, color, or national origin.

This month’s penny jar proceeds will be going towards the shelter and Little Village will match up to the first $250 donated. Check out Littleton Winter Shelter over on Facebook.

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New Releases | March 4th, 2025

March 3, 2025 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Fiction

    • Broken Country - Hall, Clare Leslie (Author)

    • The Unworthy - Bazterrica, Agustina (Author) , Moses, Sarah (Translator)

    • Piglet - Hazell, Lottie (Author)

    • One Good Thing - Hunter, Georgia (Author)

    • Wild Dark Shore - McConaghy, Charlotte (Author)

    • Clear - Davies, Carys (Author)

    • Dream Count - Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi (Author)

    • Steppenwolf - Hesse, Hermann (Author) , Horrocks, David (Translator) , Horrocks, David (Afterword by)

    • The Tokyo Suite - Madalosso, Giovana (Author) , Dantas Lobato, Bruna (Translator)

    • Stone Angels - Rho, Helena (Author)

    Adult Science

    • How to Feed the World: The History and Future of Food - Smil, Vaclav (Author)

    Award Winners

    • City of Wishes (Legends of Lotus Island #3) - Soontornvat, Christina (Author)

    Biography

    • Burn Book: A Tech Love Story - Swisher, Kara (Author)

    • The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir - Rupaul (Author)

    Board Books

    • Indestructibles: Mommy and Me - Workman Publishing (Author)

    • Where's the Tractor? - Arrhenius, Ingela P (Illustrator)

    • Where's the Bee? - Arrhenius, Ingela P (Illustrator)

    • My First Story Orchestra: The Four Seasons in One Day: Press the Buttons to Hear 6 Sounds - Courtney-Tickle, Jessica (Illustrator) , Quarto (Author)

    • Where's Mommy Donkey? - Smith, Craig (Author) , Cowley, Katz (Illustrator)

    • You're My Busy Little Spider - Carle, Eric (Author) , Carle, Eric (Illustrator)

    Children’s Poetry

    • Magical Nature Tales: Stories from Around the World - Casey, Dawn (Author) , Susanj, Anja (Illustrator)

    Cookbooks

    • Sweet Farm!: More Than 100 Cookies, Cakes, Salads (!), and Other Delights from My Kitchen on a Sugar Beet Farm - Yeh, Molly (Author)

    Field Guides

    • Birdwatching Guide: Turn Yourself Into a Birdwatching Expert (DK North American Bird Guides) - DK (Author)

    Fun & Games

    • Is It Real? the Loch Ness Monster - Fleming, Candace (Author)

    Graphic Novels

    • A Song for You and I - O'Neill, K (Author)

    • Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #17) - Nopra, Arley (Adapted by) , Nopra, Arley (Illustrator) , Martin, Ann M (Author)

    • Nat a Chance: A Graphic Novel (Nat Enough #6) - Scrivan, Maria (Author) , Scrivan, Maria (Illustrator)

    • Spy Ski School the Graphic Novel - Gibbs, Stuart (Author) , Sarkar, Anjan (Illustrator)

    • The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 4: Volume 4 - Watterson, Bill (Author)

    • Game On! (Cloud Puppy #2) - Miller, Kelly Leigh (Author) , Miller, Kelly Leigh (Illustrator)

    • Besties: Prank War (The World of Click) - Miller, Kayla (Author) , Turner, Sarah K (Illustrator) , Canino, Jeffrey (Author)

    • Speechless: A Graphic Novel - Steinke, Aron Nels (Author) , Steinke, Aron Nels (Illustrator)

    Great Outdoors

    • Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali - Randall, Cassidy (Author)

    History

    • Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America - Shorto, Russell (Author)

    Humor

    • Medieval Cats: Claws, Paws, and Kitties of Yore - Nappington, Catherine (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • My Language Rights: A Child's Right to Their Language - Thompson, Judy (Author) , Garcia, Tete (Illustrator)

    • Who Is Tony Hawk? - Kort, Steve (Author) , Who Hq (Author) , Thomson, Andrew (Illustrator)

    • What Was the Renaissance? - Edwards, Roberta (Author) , Who Hq (Author) , Copeland, Gregory (Illustrator)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale: Daredevil - Loeb, Jeph (Author) , Sale, Tim (Illustrator) , Sale, Tim (Not Available)

    Middle Readers

    • Resist: A Story of D-Day - Gratz, Alan (Author)

    • 15 Secrets to Survival - Richards, Natalie D (Author)

    Mystery & Thriller

    • Ward D - McFadden, Freida (Author)

    • The Fury - Michaelides, Alex (Author)

    Picture Books

    • Mermaids Are the Worst! - Willan, Alex (Author) , Willan, Alex (Illustrator)

    • Will the Pigeon Graduate? - Willems, Mo (Author)

    • Downpour: Splish! Splash! Ker-Splash! - Ohnari, Yuko (Author) , Hata, Koshiro (Illustrator) , Balistrieri, Emily (Translator)

    • Our Lake - Kang, Angie (Author) , Kang, Angie (Illustrator)

    • Papilio - Clanton, Ben (Author) , Tabor, Corey R (Author) , Musser, Andy Chou (Author) , Clanton, Ben (Illustrator) , Tabor, Corey R (Illustrator) , Musser, Andy Chou (Illustrator)

    • Wind Watchers - Archer, Micha (Author) , Archer, Micha (Illustrator)

    • Robinson's New Thing - Mills, Julia (Author) , Mills, Julia (Illustrator)

    • Together, a Forest: Drawing Connections Between Nature's Diversity and Our Own - MacLean, Roz (Author)

    • The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn's Great Big Wish - Harris, Shawn (Author)

    • The Flower Thief (The Leaf Thief) - Hemming, Alice (Author) , Slater, Nicola (Illustrator)

    • Shannon, David (Author) , Shannon, David (Illustrator)

    • Uproar in Midport Village (a Minecraft Movie) (Little Golden Book) - Golden Books (Author) , Golden Books (Illustrator)

    • My Little Golden Book about Pride - Lukoff, Kyle (Author) , Chan, Michelle Jing (Illustrator)

    • Passover: A Celebration of Freedom - Bader, Bonnie (Author) , Stone, Joanie (Illustrator)

    Political Sciences

    • Bloodbath Nation - Auster, Paul (Author)

    Romance

    • The King's Messenger (Deluxe Edition) - Kearsley, Susanna (Author)

    • Wild Side (Deluxe Edition) (Special) (Rose Hill #3) - Silver, Elsie (Author)

    • The Trouble with Anna - Griffiths, Rachel (Author)

    • Far from Home - Steel, Danielle (Author)

    • Tea You at the Altar (Tomes & Tea #3) - Thorne, Rebecca (Author)

    Science & Nature

    • Families of a Feather: A Celebration of Family Diversity - Wexler, Fern (Author) , Buzzell, Kelsey (Illustrator)

    • Meet the Mini-Mammals: A Night at the Natural History Museum - Stewart, Melissa (Author) , Lies, Brian (Illustrator)

    • An Anthology of Butterflies and Moths: A Collection of Butterflies and Moths from Around the World - Jones, Richard (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • The Sunlit Man: A Cosmere Novel (Secret Projects) - Sanderson, Brandon (Author)

    • The Book That Broke the World (The Library Trilogy) - Lawrence, Mark (Author)

    Social Sciences

    • The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work - Babcock, Linda (Author) , Peyser, Brenda (Author) , Vesterlund, Lise (Author) , Weingart, Laurie (Author)

    • Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law - Rothstein, Leah (Author) , Rothstein, Richard (Author)

    • Same River, Twice: Putin's War on Women - Oksanen, Sofi (Author)

    Spinner Rack

    • George's Digger (Peppa Pig 8x8 Storybook #40) - Scholastic (Author)

    Young Adult

    • Fable for the End of the World Deluxe Limited Edition - Reid, Ava (Author)

    • Fable for the End of the World - Reid, Ava (Author)

    • Our Infinite Fates: Deluxe Limited Edition - Steven, Laura (Author)

    • Sisters of Sword and Song - Ross, Rebecca (Author)

    • Dreams Lie Beneath - Ross, Rebecca (Author)

    • The Queen's Rising (Queen's Rising #1) - Ross, Rebecca (Author)

    • The Queen's Resistance (Queen's Rising #2) - Ross, Rebecca (Author)

    • Kiss Now, Lie Later - Farnsworth, C W (Author)

    • They Bloom at Night - Tran, Trang Thanh (Author)

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  • An ENTHRALLING new novel from the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves

    "A WILDLY TALENTED writer." ―Emily St. John Mandel

    "RIVETING." ―Booklist (starred review)
    "[A] TERRIFIC thriller." ―Kirkus (starred review)
    "As lush as it is TAUT WITH TENSION." ―Library Journal (starred review)

    A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon.

    Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world's largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers, but with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants. Until, during the worst storm the island has ever seen, a woman mysteriously washes ashore.

    Isolation has taken its toll on the Salts, but as they nurse the woman, Rowan, back to strength, it begins to feel like she might just be what they need. Rowan, long accustomed to protecting herself, starts imagining a future where she could belong to someone again.

    But Rowan isn't telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave, she realizes Dominic is keeping his own secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force, they all must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it's too late--and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new, together.

    A novel of breathtaking twists, dizzying beauty, and ferocious love,Wild Dark Shoreis about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love, even as the world around us disappears

  • THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    "Alex Michaelides hits the trifecta with his third novel,The Fury. The highly original story presents the reader with the king of all unreliable narrators, enough twists and turns to power two novels, and a host of characters that bleed right on the page. " --David Baldacci

    A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex-movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder -- from the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Silent Patient

    This is a tale of murder.

    Or maybe that's not quite true. At its heart, it's a love story, isn't it?

    Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex-movie star and one of the most famous women in the world. Every year, she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island.

    I tell you this because you may think you know this story. You probably read about it at the time ― it caused a real stir in the tabloids, if you remember. It had all the necessary ingredients for a press sensation: a celebrity; a private island cut off by the wind...and a murder.

    We found ourselves trapped there overnight. Our old friendships concealed hatred and a desire for revenge. What followed was a game of cat and mouse ― a battle of wits, full of twists and turns, building to an unforgettable climax. The night ended in violence and death, as one of us was found murdered.

    But who am I?

    My name is Elliot Chase, and I'm going to tell you a story unlike any you've ever heard.

  • "I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters--sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go!"--Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlander

    New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author Susanna Kearsley explores romance, court alliances, and the limits of one's duty in this rich story of an honorable man in service to a treacherous king, and the mission that brings him to love and his true calling.

    It is the year 1613, and King James is sending his messenger Andrew Logan into Scotland with secret orders to arrest Sir David Moray, close friend and advisor of the late Prince Henry. Secrets are second nature to Andrew, who must hide his Second Sight to stay alive. Joined by a court scrivener and the scrivener's spirited daughter Phoebe, Andrew slowly untangles the true purpose of his mission--to frame Sir David for Prince Henry's murder. But Andrew is unwilling to betray an innocent man.

    Phoebe Westaway dislikes Andrew, and their history makes it hard for her to trust him. But as their journey draws them deeper into the dark web of court intrigue, Phoebe begins to suspect that she might have more need of the King's Messenger and his unusual gifts than she could ever have foreseen.

    More praise for Susanna Kearsley:

    "I loved the story. Couldn't put it down. It was thoroughly researched and told with brilliantly compelling authenticity." --Barbara Erskine for The King's Messenger

    "Susanna Kearsley just keeps getting better and better!" --Lauren Willig

  • The fourth set of books collecting Bill Watterson's timeless Calvin and Hobbes comics in a new portable format designed to introduce the timeless adventures of a boy and his stuffed tiger to a new generation of readers. Featuring nearly 500 comics presented chronologically from December 1989 to April 1991.

    This compact, portable collection of Calvin and Hobbes comics will fit easily into backpacks, bookshelves--and make for a perfect stocking stuffer. Featuring archival slipcase and cover art selected by the author, The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium pays tribute to the strip's origin in newspapers while appealing to both new and existing fans of Calvin and Hobbes. This is the fourth set in a series of seven.

    Calvin and Hobbes is one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The imaginative world of a boy and his real-only-to-him tiger first appeared in 1985 and could be read in more than 2,400 newspapers when Bill Watterson retired on January 1, 1996.

  • From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems comes this class-ic graduation book.

    The Pigeon had better graduate! He did the work! He paid attention to the little details! He overcame some BIG obstacles! The Pigeon's got this . . . Or does he?

    Do YOU think The Pigeon will graduate?

    Grab your caps, don your gowns, and raise your hands for The Pigeon's biggest adventure yet in this uplifting, hilarious, and inspirational graduation picture book from three-time Caldecott honoree Mo Willems. It's a PhD* in fun!

    (*Pigeon-y hilarious Diatribe)

New Releases | March 4th, 2025
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A Western classic. A Pulitzer Prize-winning epic. A Bookstagram favorite…?

March 1, 2025 Clare Brooks

Our next selection has taken the bookish side of the internet by storm recently; spurred by a number of articles, new and resurfaced, reveling in this “experience” of a novel, its depiction of America, and the characters and dialogue that fill its pages.

This March our Monthly Staff Pick is Larry McMurtry’s ‘Lonesome Dove’, the unforgettable tale following a team of Texas Rangers as the sun sets on the days of the Old West.

Visit us in store for 20% off of ‘Lonesome Dove’ this month, while supplies last.

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