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New Releases | May 13th, 2025

May 10, 2025 Clare Brooks
  • Activity Books

    • The Big Book of Adventure Mazes

    Adult Science

    • The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth - Schlanger, Zoë (Author)

    Biography

    • Mark Twain - Chernow, Ron (Author)

    Coloring Books

    • Creative Haven a Century of Fashion Coloring Book (Adult Coloring Books: Fashion) - Miller, Eileen Rudisill (Author)

    Adult Fiction

    • The Emperor of Gladness - Vuong, Ocean (Author)

    • Run for the Hills - Wilson, Kevin (Author)

    • Make Me Famous - Ventura, Maud (Author), Schmid, Gretchen (Translator)

    • Never Let Me Go: Twentieth Anniversary Edition (Vintage International) - Ishiguro, Kazuo (Author)

    • Speak to Me of Home - Cummins, Jeanine (Author)

    • All Fours - July, Miranda (Author)

    • Sleep - Jones, Honor (Author)

    Family Issues

    • The #1 Dad Book: Be the Best Dad You Can Be in 1 Hour - Patterson, James (Author)

    Fun & Games

    • My First Day Fishing: A Beginner's Guide - Millard, Will (Author), Lisowiec, Joanna (Illustrator), Wade, Jeremy (Foreword By)

    Graphic Novels

    • Creature Clinic - Than, Gavin Aung (Author)

    History

    • Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives - Loxton, Alice (Author)

    • The Last Great Dream: How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties - Mcnally, Dennis (Author)

    Homestead

    • Tree Houses Within Reach: 30 Lofty Cabins, Playhouses, and Getaways You Can Actually Build - Diedricksen, Derek (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers - Kendi, Ibram X (Author)

    Middle Readers

    • All Ears (Funjungle) - Gibbs, Stuart (Author)

    My First Readers

    • Uni and the Dolphin (Step Into Reading) - Krouse Rosenthal, Amy (Author), Barrager, Brigette (Illustrator)

    Mystery & Thriller

    • Skin and Bones: And Other Mike Bowditch Short Stories (Mike Bowditch Mysteries) - Doiron, Paul (Author)

    • Pitch Dark (Mike Bowditch Mysteries #15) - Doiron, Paul (Author)

    • We Solve Murders - Osman, Richard (Author)

    • Murder in Mesopotamia: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition (Hercule Poirot Mysteries #13) - Christie, Agatha (Author)

    Nature

    • Take to the Trees: A Story of Hope, Science, and Self-Discovery in America's Imperiled Forests - Holloway, Marguerite (Author)

    Picture Books

    • The Monarch (Honeybee and Friends) - Hall, Kirsten (Author), Arsenault, Isabelle (Illustrator)

    • Firefly Season - Smith, Cynthia Leitich (Author), Gardiner, Kate (Illustrator)

    • Papa Doesn't Do Anything! - Fallon, Jimmy (Author), Ordonez, Miguel (Illustrator)

    • Fireworks - Burgess, Matthew (Author), Chien, Catia (Illustrator)

    • When You Find a Hope - Millington, Allie (Author), Lambelet, Anne (Illustrator)

    Poetry

    • Odyssey: The Greek Myths Reimagined (Stephen Fry's Greek Myths) - Fry, Stephen (Author)

    Puzzle Books

    • New York Times Games Hello Spring Crosswords: 200 Easy to Hard Puzzles

    Romance

    • A Curse Carved in Bone: Book Two of the Saga of the Unfated (Saga of the Unfated) - Jensen, Danielle L (Author)

    • A Simple Twist of Fate - Asher, April (Author)

    • Maine Characters - Orenstein, Hannah (Author)

    • Can't Get Enough (Skyland) - Ryan, Kennedy (Author)

    Science & Nature

    • The Secret Life of a Sea Turtle - Bearzi, Maddalena (Author), Boersma, Alex (Illustrator)

    • World of Mushrooms: Discover the Freaky, Fantastic Fungi That Lurk in the Woods, Pop Up in Lawns, and Sneak Around Underground - Payen, Pauline (Author), Pressigout, Zelda (Illustrator)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • Anima Rising - Moore, Christopher (Author)

    • The Devils - Abercrombie, Joe (Author)

    Social Sciences

    • No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain - Solnit, Rebecca (Author)

    • The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon's Enduring Impact on America - Whitaker, Mark (Author)

    • So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color - de Robertis, Caro (Author)

    Sports

    • The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and His Kingdom of Clay - Clarey, Christopher (Author)

    True Crime

    • Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder - James, Rachel McCarthy (Author)

    • Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers - Figluzzi, Frank (Author)

    Young Adult

    • Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna: A Graphic Novel Adaptation - Pierce. Tamora (Author), Ayala, Vita (Adapter by), Beck, Sam (Illustrator)

    • When We Go Missing - Henry, April (Author)

    • Shampoo Unicorn - Lovett, Sawyer (Author)

    • Eliza, from Scratch - Lee, Sophia (Author)

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  • From the acclaimed author of The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans, a moving new novel that subtly reimagines our world and time in a haunting story of friendship and love.

    As a child, Kathy-now thirty-one years old-lived at Hailsham, a private school in the scenic English countryside where the children were sheltered from the outside world, brought up to believe that they were special and that their well-being was crucial not only for themselves but for the society they would eventually enter. Kathy had long ago put this idyllic past behind her, but when two of her Hailsham friends come back into her life, she stops resisting the pull of memory.

    And so, as her friendship with Ruth is rekindled, and as the feelings that long ago fueled her adolescent crush on Tommy begin to deepen into love, Kathy recalls their years at Hailsham. She describes happy scenes of boys and girls growing up together, unperturbed-even comforted-by their isolation. But she describes other scenes as well: of discord and misunderstanding that hint at a dark secret behind Hailsham's nurturing facade. With the dawning clarity of hindsight, the three friends are compelled to face the truth about their childhood-and about their lives now.

    A tale of deceptive simplicity, Never Let Me Go slowly reveals an extraordinary emotional depth and resonance-and takes its place among Kazuo Ishiguro's finest work.

  • Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow illuminates the full, fascinating, and complex life of the writer long celebrated as the father of American literature, Mark Twain

    Before he was Mark Twain, he was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Born in 1835, the man who would become America's first, and most influential, literary celebrity spent his childhood dreaming of piloting steamboats on the Mississippi. But when the Civil War interrupted his career on the river, the young Twain went west to the Nevada Territory and accepted a job at a local newspaper, writing dispatches that attracted attention for their brashness and humor. It wasn't long before the former steamboat pilot from Missouri was recognized across the country for his literary brilliance, writing under a pen name that he would immortalize.

    In this richly nuanced portrait of Mark Twain, acclaimed biographer Ron Chernow brings his considerable powers to bear on a man who shamelessly sought fame and fortune, and crafted his persona with meticulous care. After establishing himself as a journalist, satirist, and lecturer, he eventually settled in Hartford with his wife and three daughters, where he went on to write The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He threw himself into the hurly-burly of American culture, and emerged as the nation's most notable political pundit. At the same time, his madcap business ventures eventually bankrupted him; to economize, Twain and his family spent nine eventful years in exile in Europe. He suffered the death of his wife and two daughters, and the last stage of his life was marked by heartache, political crusades, and eccentric behavior that sometimes obscured darker forces at play.

    Drawing on Twain's bountiful archives, including thousands of letters and hundreds of unpublished manuscripts, Chernow masterfully captures the man whose career reflected the country's westward expansion, industrialization, and foreign wars, and who was the most important white author of his generation to grapple so fully with the legacy of slavery. Today, more than one hundred years after his death, Twain's writing continues to be read, debated, and quoted. In this brilliant work of scholarship, a moving tribute to the writer's talent and humanity, Chernow reveals the magnificent and often maddening life of one of the most original characters in American history.

  • A shield maiden fights to break the shackles of prophecy--and to overcome the betrayal of the man who broke her heart--in this searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology that began with the bestselling A Fate Inked in Blood.

    The stunning first edition hardcover will feature foil page edges, a custom-stamped case, and a premium dust jacket!

    The secret of her divine heritage revealed, Freya finds herself on a path that will see thousands of lives lost to the magic in her blood. Desperate to avoid this dark fate, she risks an alliance with Skaland's greatest enemy to seek answers from the seer who foretold her future--the same seer who sent Bjorn to kill her.

    While Freya still seethes with rage over Bjorn's betrayal, the blood oaths that bind her demand that she keep him close as she hunts for a way to avert the looming war. Her magic draws her to the front lines of an old enmity, embroiling her with Nordeland's Unfated--children of the gods who serve the king she was raised to fear. The same king who, unlike Bjorn, is now willing to fight at her back. For despite the desire that burns hot between Bjorn and Freya, his growing distrust of her chosen path threatens to drag them further apart.

    As war approaches, gods and mortals must choose their weapons. Yet the fiercest battle will be the one Freya wages within herself. With the magic of two goddesses burning in her veins, she must weave the threads of destiny to decide her own fate: Will she be the shield that protects her people or the curse that destroys them?

  • INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

    "Madcap fun, with an entertaining new cast of characters and Osman's trademark wit. Delightful!" --Shari Lapena

    From the #1 bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club Series

    A brand new mystery. An iconic new detective duo. And a thrilling new murder to solve . . .

    Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him at home. His days of adventure are over. Adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy's job now.

    Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. Working in private security, every day is dangerous. She's currently on a remote island protecting mega-bestselling author Rosie D'Antonio, until a dead body and a bag of money mean trouble in paradise. So she sends an SOS to the only person she trusts . . .

    As a thrilling race around the world begins, can Amy and Steve outrun and outsmart a killer?

    Solving murders. It's a family business.

  • The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Tamora Pierce's award-winning Song of the Lioness quartet, adapted into a gorgeous, full-color graphic novel

    In Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna, the first of four volumes adapting #1 New York Times bestseller Tamora Pierce's Song of the Lioness quartet, we meet Alanna of Trebond, a young noblewoman from the kingdom of Tortall.

    Alanna isn't like other girls from noble families--what she really wants is to become a knight and earn her shield, something women definitely aren't allowed to do.

    But Alanna will not be deterred, and she arrives in the capital disguised as a boy to begin training as a page, the first step toward becoming a knight. Despite the tough conditions and grueling work, Alanna's skills and stubbornness win her friends amongst the nobility and the denizens of the lower city. But not everyone wishes her well . . .

    Filled with magic and mayhem, adventure and action, swords and spells, book one in the Song of the Lioness quartet is the ultimate introduction to Alanna and Tamora Pierce's legendary Tortall universe.

New Releases | May 13th, 2025
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Show 'Em No Mercy!

May 10, 2025 Clare Brooks

UNO Show 'em No Mercy game adds 56 more cards, special rules and super-tough action cards for the most brutal edition of UNO ever!

Tougher action cards, such as Skip Everyone, Wild Draw 6 and even Wild Draw 10 make game play merciless!

The Stacking Rule lets players pass the penalty (Draw +2, +4, +6, +10) to the next player until whoever can't play has to take all the cards combined!

Whenever a '7' or a '0' card is played, players must swap hands with another player!

The Mercy Rule means that if any player gets 25+ cards in their hand, they are out of the game!

More cards mean more chances to show opponents absolutely no mercy!

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New Releases | May 6th, 2025

May 4, 2025 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Art

    • Charming Woodland Crafts: 50 Fun and Easy Projects Made from Natural and Recycled Materials - Padilla, Sibia Torres (Author)

    Adult Fiction

    • The Missing Half - Flowers, Ashley (Author), Kiester, Alex (With)

    • My Name is Emilia del Valle - Allende, Isabel (Author), Riddle, Frances (Translator)

    • The Covenant of Water - Verghese, Abraham (Author)

    • Swift River - Chambers, Essie (Author)

    Arts & Entertainment

    • Theater Kid: A Broadway Memoir - Seller, Jeffrey (Author)

    Biography

    • Literature for the People: How the Pioneering MacMillan Brothers Built a Publishing Powerhouse - Harkness, Sarah (Author)

    • Karen: A Brother Remembers - Grammer, Kelsey (Author)

    Board Books

    • Brown Bear and Friends Shapes (World of Eric Carle) - Carle, Eric (Author), Odd Dot (Author), Carle, Eric (Illustrator)

    • Beehive - Hurley, Jorey (Author), Hurley, Jorey (Illustrator)

    • Alphaprints: ABC (25th Anniversary) - Priddy Books

    • Hide and Seek with Herbie (Ms. Rachel) - Mr Aron (Author), MS Rachel (Author), Dong, Monique (Illustrator)

    • B Is for Birthday (Sesame Street) - Man-Kong, Mary (Author)

    Children’s Art Books

    • How to Draw the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Children’s Poetry

    • The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable (Color Edition) - Blabey, Aaron (Author), Blabey, Aaron (Illustrator)

    Family Issues

    • Be Prepared (20th Anniversary Edition): A Practical Handbook for New Dads (A Gift for Dads #1) - Greenberg, Gary (Author), Hayden, Jeannie (Author)

    Fun & Games

    • Catching Cryptids: The Scientific Search for Mysterious Creatures - Long, Kim (Author), Miles, Nicole (Illustrator)

    Graphic Novels

    • Stuck (A Click Graphic Novel #7) - Miller, Kayla (Author), Miller, Kayla (Illustrator)

    • Emmie & Friends: Entirely Emmie: A Graphic Novel (Emmie & Friends #9) - Libenson, Terri (Author), Libenson, Terri (Illustrator)

    • Creaky Acres: A Graphic Novel - Brill, Calista (Author0, Magruder, Nilah (Author), Magruder, Nilah (Illustrator)

    • Narwhal's Sweet Tooth (a Narwhal and Jelly Book #9) (Narwhal and Jelly Book) - Clanton, Ben (Author)

    Hiking

    • Best Easy Day Hikes Acadia National Park (Best Easy Day Hikes) - Kong, Dolores (Author), Ring, Dan (Author)

    History

    • Exploration Map by Map: From Migrations and Encounters to Voyages and Discoveries (DK History Map by Map)

    Homestead

    • The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise - Laing, Olivia (Author)

    • Flower Magic: The Secret Language of Flowers Mostacci, Anastasia (Author), Ungredda, Giada (Illustrator)

    Just the Facts

    • At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom - Kelly, Erin Entrada (Author)

    • National Geographic Kids Almanac 2026

    • Beyond They/Them: 20 Influential Nonbinary and Gender-Diverse People You Should Know - Dickson, Em (Author), Mukwa, Cameron (Illustrator)

    • The Traveling Taco: The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite Foods - Wenjen, Mia (Author), Clinthorne-Wong, Kimberlie (Illustrator)

    Literary Collections

    • The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us - Bergstein, Rachelle (Author)

    Local Interest

    • New Hampshire Off the Beaten Path - Rogers, Barbara (Author), Rogers, Stillman (Author), Silva, Amanda (Revised By)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Lore Olympus: Volume Eight - Smythe, Rachel (Author)

    • Kingdom Come: DC Compact Comics Edition - Waid, Mark (Author), Ross, Alex (Illustrator)

    Middle Readers

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

    • The Wild Robot Protects: Volume 3 - Brown, Peter (Author)

    • Greenwild: The City Beyond the Sea (Greenwild #2) - Thomson, Pari (Author)

    • Mixed Up - Korman, Gordon (Author)

    • Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods - Riordan, Rick (Author)

    • Magicalia - Bell, Jennifer (Author)

    • Cat on the Run in Hidden Layers! (Cat on the Run #3) - Blabey, Aaron (Author)

    Mystery & Thriller

    • The Midnight Feast - Foley, Lucy (Author)

    • Dumb Witness: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition (Hercule Poirot Mysteries #16) - Christie, Agatha (Author)

    • Listen for the Lie - Tintera, Amy (Author)

    • The Tenant - McFadden, Freida (Author)

    • I Need You to Read This - Maxwell, Jessa (Author)

    Nature

    • Ocean: Earth's Last Wilderness - Attenborough, David (Author), Butfield, Colin (Author)

    Personal Growth

    • We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life's 20 Questions - Doyle, Glennon (Author), Wambach, Abby (Author), Doyle, Amanda (Author)

    • Who Deserves Your Love: How to Create Boundaries to Start, Strengthen, or End Any Relationship - Davis, Kc (Author)

    Picture Books

    • Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) - Tabor, Corey R (Author), Tabor, Corey R (Illustrator)

    • Kittybunkport - Rothman, Scott (Author), Ohora, Zachariah (Illustrator)

    • Little Big Man - Johnson, Varian (Author), Brown Reggie (Illustrator)

    • Where Are You, Brontë? - dePaola, Tomie (Author), McClintock, Barbara (Illustrator)

    • Bear Feels Sad - Wilson, Karma (Author), Chapman, Jane (Illustrator)

    • Elvis & Romeo - Soman, David (Author), Soman David (Illustrator), Davis, Jacky (Author)

    • Wonderfully Wild: Rewilding a School and Community - Stremer, Jessica (Author), Masse, Josee (Illustrator)

    • Frankie's Train Day! (Ms. Rachel): A Story about Emotional Expression and Regulation (Little Golden Book) - Mr Aron (Author), Dong, Monique (Illustrator), Trinidad, Leo (Illustrator)

    Political Sciences

    • Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism - Maddow, Rachel (Author)

    Romance

    • The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin (The Ill-Mannered Ladies) - Goodman, Alison (Author)

    • What Happens in Amsterdam - Solomon, Rachel Lynn (Author)

    • One Golden Summer - Fortune, Carley (Author)

    • Friends with Benefits: Limited Sprayed Edge Edition - Kanter, Marisa (Author)

    • Mind Games (Author)

    • Shield of Sparrows (Deluxe Limited Edition) - Perry, Devney (Author)

    • Time Loops & Meet Cutes - Lau, Jackie (Author)

    • The Last Sunrise - Todd, Anna (Author)

    • Love and Other Words: Deluxe Edition - Lauren, Christina (Author)

    Science & Nature

    • Animals of the National Parks: An Alphabet Book

    • Hurricane - Chin, Jason (Author)

    • Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll!: The Inventive Rube Goldberg--A Life in Comics, Contraptions, and Six Simple Machines - Thimmesh, Catherine (Author), McCloskey, Shanda (Illustrator)

    • The Big Book of Useless Science Knowledge: 250 of the Coolest, Weirdest, and Most Unbelievable Science Facts You Won't Be Taught in School (Useless Knowledge) - Neon Squid (Author), Li, Hannah (Illustrator), Wolfersperger, Kay (Illustrator), Kay, Liz (Illustrator)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • The Reluctant Queen: Book Two of the Queens of Renthia (Queens of Renthia #2) - Durst, Sarah Beth (Author)

    • Monkey King: Journey to the West

    • Lady Macbeth - Reid, Ava (Author)

    • Monk and Robot: A Psalm for the Wild-Built and a Prayer for the Crown-Shy - Chambers, Becky (Author)

    • I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons - Beagle, Peter S (Author)

    Sports

    • The 50 Greatest Athletes in Boston Sports History - Gitlin, Martin (Author)

    • Death of a Racehorse: An American Story - Lillis, Katie Bo (Author)

    • The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football - Belichick, Bill (Author)

    Young Adult

    • The Survivor Wants to Die at the End (They Both Die at the End #3) - Silvera, Adam (Author)

    • Up in Smoke - Brooks, Nick (Author)

    • The Kiss of Deception: The Remnant Chronicles, Book One (Remnant Chronicles #1) - Pearson, Mary E (Author)

    • The Beauty of Darkness: The Remnant Chronicles, Book Three (Remnant Chronicles #3) - Pearson, Mary E (Author)

    • Morrighan: Namesake of a Kingdom; A Prequel to the Remnant Trilogy and the Dance of Thieves Duology (Remnant Chronicles) - Pearson, Mary E (Author)

    • The Heart of Betrayal: The Remnant Chronicles, Book Two (Remnant Chronicles #2) - Pearson, Mary E (Author)

    • Warrior Girl Unearthed - Boulley, Angeline (Author)

    • His Face Is the Sun (Throne of Khetara) - Jabes Corpora, Michelle (Author)

    • This Thing of Ours - Joseph, Frederick (Author)

    • Rainbow! Volume 2 - Sunny (Author), Gloomy (Illustrator)

    • Slam! - Myers, Walter Dean (Author)

    • Wake the Wild Creatures - Suma, Nova Ren (Author)

    • P.S. I Still Love You: Special Keepsake Edition (Anniversary) (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #2) - Han, Jenny (Author)

    • It's Not Summer Without You (Deluxe Edition) (Reissue) (Summer I Turned Pretty) - Han, Jenny (Author)

    • The Summer I Turned Pretty (Deluxe Edition) (Reissue) (Summer I Turned Pretty) - Han, Jenny (Author)

    • We'll Always Have Summer (Deluxe Edition) (Reissue) (Summer I Turned Pretty) - Han, Jenny (Author)

    • The Spirit Bares Its Teeth - White, Andrew Joseph (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • A special paperback edition with sprayed edges of the instant New York Times bestseller--a deliciously twisty locked room mystery set at a luxe coastal retreat from the author of The Paris Apartment and The Guest List.

    Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin...

    It's the opening night of The Manor, the newest and hottest luxury resort, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles. The "Manor Mule" cocktail (grapefruit, ginger, vodka, and a dash of CBD oil) is being poured with a heavy hand. Everyone is wearing linen.

    But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. Just outside the Manor's immaculately kept grounds, an ancient forest bristles with secrets. And it's not too long before the local police are called. Turns out the past has crashed the party, with deadly results.

    THE GIRLBOSS - THE HUSBAND - THE KITCHEN HELP - THE MYSTERY GUEST

    Everyone's got a secret. Everyone's got an agenda. But not everyone will survive...The Midnight Feast.

  • Don't miss out on the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last. This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run in the U.S. and Canada, a must-have for any book lover.

    Shield of Sparrows is a slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros--where enemies become lovers, monsters stalk a cursed realm, and a forgotten princess finds the strength to tear off her crown and become the warrior she was never meant to be.

    The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel.

    I've spent my life kneeling--to their will and to my father's. As a princess, my only duty is to wear the crown and obey the king.

    I was never meant to rule. Never meant to fight. And I was never supposed to be the daughter who sealed an ancient treaty with her own blood.

    But that changed the fateful day I stepped into my father's throne room. The day a legendary monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day a prince ruined my life.

    Now I'm crossing treacherous lands beside a warrior who despises me as much as I despise him--bound to a future I didn't choose and a husband I barely know.

    Everyone wants me to be something I'm not--a queen, a spy, a sacrifice.

    But what if I refused the role chosen for me? What if I made my own rules? What if there's power in being underestimated?

    And what if--for the first time--I reached for it?

  • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a "masterful reimagining" (Publishers Weekly) of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare's most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for her.

    "Lady Macbeth doesn't retell Shakespeare so much as slice cleanly through it, revealing what was hidden beneath. I couldn't look away."--Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House

    The gorgeous paperback edition features pink stained edges and French flaps.

    A CRIMEREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

    The Lady knows the stories: how her eyes induce madness in men.

    The Lady knows she will be wed to the Scottish brute, who does not leave his warrior ways behind when he comes to the marriage bed.

    The Lady knows his hostile, suspicious court will be a game of strategy, requiring all of her wiles and hidden witchcraft to survive.

    But the Lady does not know her husband has occult secrets of his own. She does not know that prophecy girds him like armor. She does not know that her magic is greater and more dangerous, and that it will threaten the order of the world.

    She does not know this yet. But she will.

  • Now an Original Series on Prime Video!

    Can Belly make a final choice between Jeremiah and Conrad? Find out in the conclusion of the New York Times bestselling The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy from the author of To All the Boys I've Loved Before (now a major motion picture!). This deluxe edition features foil on the cover and stenciled sprayed edges!

    Belly has only ever been in love with two boys, both with the last name Fisher. And after being with Jeremiah for the last two years, she's almost positive he is her soul mate. Almost. While Conrad has not gotten over the mistake of letting Belly go, Jeremiah has always known that Belly is the girl for him. So when Belly and Jeremiah decide to make things forever, Conrad realizes that it's now or never--tell Belly he loves her, or lose her for good.

    Belly will have to confront her feelings for Jeremiah and Conrad and face the inevitable: She will have to break one of their hearts.

  • Now an Original Series on Prime Video!

    Belly has an unforgettable summer in this stunning start to the Summer I Turned Pretty series from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Jenny Han. This deluxe edition features foil on the cover and stenciled sprayed edges!

    Some summers are just destined to be pretty.

    Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer--they have been her brother figures, her crushes, and everything in between. But one summer, one wonderful and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along.

New Releases | May 6th, 2025
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This Month's Staff Pick Sale is Remarkably Bright ;)

May 1, 2025 Clare Brooks

As you may have seen in our New Releases post this week, this May’s Monthly Staff Pick is Shelby Van Pelt’s ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’. 

This bestselling debut novel finally hits stands in paperback with an initial printing featuring fun sprayed edges. This story of loss and finding friendships in unexpected places is full of humor and charm, making a perfect feel-good read to end your Spring or kick-off your Summer (or simply a beloved addition to your TBR stack).

Visit us this May for 20% off ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’, while supplies last! 

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Monthly Staff Pick Sale | May 2025
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New Releases | April 29th, 2025

April 28, 2025 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Fiction

    • Remarkably Bright Creatures - Van Pelt, Shelby (Author)

    • Crow Talk - Garvin, Eileen (Author)

    • The Correspondent - Evans, Virginia (Author)

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

    • The Lilac People - Todd, Milo (Author)

    Adult Science

    • The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions - Vaudo, Ersilia (Author) , Di Stefano, Vanessa (Translator)

    Arts & Entertainment

    • Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend - Bailey, Jason (Author)

    Biography

    • Uptown Girl: A Memoir - Brinkley, Christie (Author)

    • My Next Breath: A Memoir - Renner, Jeremy (Author)

    • Dianaworld: An Obsession - White, Edward (Author)

    Board Books

    • Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus: The Graphic Novel (Junie B. Jones Graphic Novels) - Park, Barbara (Author), Venable, Colleen Af (Adapted by), Beam, Honie (Illustrator)

    Children’s Poetry

    • For a Girl Becoming - Harjo, Joy (Author), Garcia, Adriana M (Illustrator)

    Coloring Books

    • Brambly Hedge: Nature Coloring Book - Barklem, Jill (Author) , Barklem, Jill (Illustrator)

    Cookbooks

    • Salsa Daddy: A Cookbook: Dip Your Way Into Mexican Cooking - Martínez, Rick (Author)

    • Life-Changing Salads: 100 Plant-Based Salads and Dressings Beyond Your Wildest Greens (Healthygirl Kitchen) - Brown, Danielle (Author)

    • Today Loves Food: Recipes from America's Favorite Kitchen - Boscamp, Emi (Author), Stilo, Katie (Author), Kosofsky, Debbie Cohen (Author) , The Today Show Family and Friends (Author), Garten, Ina (Foreword by)

    Graphic Novels

    • The Lemonade War - Davies, Jacqueline (Author), de la Vega, Karen (Illustrator)

    • The Last Comics on Earth: A Song of Swords and Stuffies: From the Creators of the Last Kids on Earth (Last Comics on Earth) - Brallier, Max (Author), Pruett, Joshua (Author), Cooper, Jay (Illustrator), Holgate, Douglas (Illustrator)

    Hiking

    • 50 Hikes in Vermont: Walks, Hikes, and Overnights in the Green Mountain State - Green Mountain Club (Author)

    History

    • The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective - Johnson, Steven (Author)

    • The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 - Atkinson, Rick (Author)

    • The Book: A Cover-To-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time - Houston, Keith (Author)

    • The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World - Dalrymple, William (Author)

    Horror

    • The Staircase in the Woods - Wendig, Chuck (Author)

    • Youthjuice - Sathue, E.K. (Author)

    • Polybius - Armstrong, Collin (Author)

    • Roadwork - King, Stephen (Author)

    Humor

    • Snafu: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups - Helms, Ed (Author)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Fantastic Four vs. Galactus - Lee, Stan (Author), Byrne, John (Author), Kirby, Jack (Illustrator), Byrne, John (Illustrator), Ross, Alex (Not Available)

    • All in Saga - Waid, Mark (Author), Mora, Dan (Illustrator), Zdarsky, Chip (Author), Jiminez, Jorge (Illustrator)

    • Idol X Idol Story! Vol. 1 - Tokuno, Shotaro (Author)

    Middle Readers

    • Dreamslinger (Slinger) - Kim, Graci (Author)

    • The Trouble With Heroes - Messner, Kate (Author)

    Mystery & Thriller

    • 25 Alive: A Women's Murder Club Thriller (A Women's Murder Club Thriller #25) - Patterson, James (Author), Paetro, Maxine (Author)

    • Cards on the Table: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition (Hercule Poirot Mysteries #14) - Christie, Agatha (Author)

    • Code Red: A Mitch Rapp Novel by Kyle Mills (Mitch Rapp Novel #22) - Flynn, Vince (Author), Mills, Kyle (Author)

    Picture Books

    • Bored Panda - Bender, Mike (Author, Dillon, Chuck (Illustrator)

    • The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page - Davis, Geena (Author), Davis, Geena (Illustrator)

    • Bluey: The Big Blue Guy's Book of Dad Goals

    • Bluey: Perfect: With a Wipe-Clean Card for Drawing

    • Bluey and Bingo's Book of Bugs: A Push-And-Pull Book

    • Odder: An Otter's Story - Applegate, Katherine (Author), Santoso, Charles (Illustrator)

    • How to Spot a Mermaid - Yolen, Jane (Author), Deng, Sally (Illustrator)

    • Far, Far Away - Griffin, Molly (Author), Luu Bao (Illustrator)

    • Anything - Stead, Rebecca (Author), Zhang, Gracey (Illustrator)

    Political Sciences

    • Say More: Communicating at Work, at Home, and in the World - Psaki, Jen (Author)

    Romance

    • Enigma: A Dark Academia Romance - RuNyx (Author)

    • King of Envy (Kings of Sin #5) - Huang, Ana (Author)

    Science & Nature

    • Wait Like a Seed - Alladin, Erin (Author), Anderson, Tara (Illustrator)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • Someone You Can Build a Nest in - Wiswell, John (Author)

    Workbooks

    • My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things (My Very Important Encyclopedias) - DK (Author)

Our Top 5 Picks

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  • This deluxe edition features sprayed and stenciled edges, silver foil, and a reading group guide.

    A New York Times Bestseller * A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick

    Soon to be a Netflix Film

    "Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut. . . . Memorable and tender." --Washington Post

    A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus

    After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.

    Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors--until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.

    Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late.

    Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.

  • "Those who haven't read any of the novels in the Women's Murder Club series are cheating themselves" (BookReporter). Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, medical examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, and crime reporter Cindy Thomas investigate the shocking murder of a former SFPD chief in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

    SFPD homicide detective Lindsay Boxer knows her way around a crime scene.

    But nothing can prepare her for the shock of recognition: the victim is Warren Jacobi, Lindsay's onetime partner who rose to chief of police.

    A top investigator until the end, Jacobi managed to leave Lindsay a clue.

    Following a trail of evidence along the west coast, the Women's Murder Club pledges to avenge Jacobi's death before the killer can take another one of their own.

  • The fifth book in the deliciously steamy Kings of Sin series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ana Huang, where bad boy billionaires must atone for their sins in order to earn their love stories.

    He had everything he could've wanted...except her.

    Dangerous. Powerful. Reclusive.

    Vuk Markovic is notorious for shunning human interactions. The scarred billionaire rarely talks, and he has no interest in relationships outside his small but trusted circle.

    His only exception? Her. The beauty to his beast, the object of his obsession.

    He saw her first. He wanted her first. But now, she's engaged to his oldest friend--and the closer the wedding looms, the more he's torn between loyalty and desire.

    She should be his...and he might just risk it all to have her.

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    Beautiful. Successful. Glamorous.

    To the world, supermodel Ayana Kidane leads the perfect life. Her career has skyrocketed, and she's engaged to one of New York's most eligible bachelors.

    What people don't know is that the engagement is only a business arrangement. He gets his inheritance when they marry; she gets the money she needs to leave her abusive agency.

    Pretending to be in love should be easy--until she finds herself increasingly drawn to her fiancé's enigmatic best man.

    Vuk thrills and terrifies her in equal measure. She knows she should stay away, but when her wedding is thrown into chaos, he's the only person who makes her feel safe...

    Until his past catches up with them and threatens everything they love.

  • In the second volume of the landmark American Revolution trilogy by the Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The British Are Coming, George Washington's army fights on the knife edge between victory and defeat.

    The first twenty-one months of the American Revolution--which began at Lexington and ended at Princeton--was the story of a ragged group of militiamen and soldiers fighting to forge a new nation. By the winter of 1777, the exhausted Continental Army could claim only that it had barely escaped annihilation by the world's most formidable fighting force.

    Two years into the war, George III is as determined as ever to bring his rebellious colonies to heel. But the king's task is now far more complicated: fighting a determined enemy on the other side of the Atlantic has become ruinously expensive, and spies tell him that the French and Spanish are threatening to join forces with the Americans.

    Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson provides a riveting narrative covering the middle years of the Revolution. Stationed in Paris, Benjamin Franklin woos the French; in Pennsylvania, George Washington pleads with Congress to deliver the money, men, and materiel he needs to continue the fight. In New York, General William Howe, the commander of the greatest army the British have ever sent overseas, plans a new campaign against the Americans--even as he is no longer certain that he can win this searing, bloody war. The months and years that follow bring epic battles at Brandywine, Saratoga, Monmouth, and Charleston, a winter of misery at Valley Forge, and yet more appeals for sacrifice by every American committed to the struggle for freedom.

    Timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the Revolution, Atkinson's brilliant account of the lethal conflict between the Americans and the British offers not only deeply researched and spectacularly dramatic history, but also a new perspective on the demands that a democracy makes on its citizens.

  • The gripping and inspiring story of acclaimed actor Jeremy Renner's near-fatal accident, and what he learned about inner strength, endurance and hope as he overcame insurmountable odds to recover, one breath at a time.

    Two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner was the second most googled person in 2023... and not for his impressive filmography. His searing portrayals on film ranged from an Iraq-based army bomb technician in The Hurt Locker and a Boston bank robber in The Town to a crooked Camden mayor in American Hustle before he became heir to the Jason Bourne franchise ( The Bourne Legacy). Amongst other iconic roles, he also captured hearts as fan-favorite comic book marksman Hawkeye in seven Marvel films.

    Yet, his otherworldly success on-screen faded to the periphery when a fourteen-thousand-pound snowplow crushed him on New Year's Day 2023. Somehow able to keep breathing for more than half an hour, he was subsequently rushed to the ICU, after which he would face multiple surgeries and months of painful rehabilitation.

    In this debut memoir, Jeremy writes in blistering detail about his accident and the aftermath. This retelling is not merely a gruesome account of what happened to him; it's a call to action and a forged companionship between reader and author as Jeremy recounts his recovery journey and reflects on the impact of his suffering. Ultimately, Jeremy's memoir is a testament to the human spirit and its capacity to endure, evolve, and find purpose in the face of unimaginable adversity. His writing captures the essence of profound transformation, exploring the delicate interplay between vulnerability and strength, despair and hope, redemption and renewal.

New Releases | April 29th, 2025
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New D.I.Y. Book Nooks Have Arrived!

April 24, 2025 Clare Brooks

Could your bookshelf use a little glam or pizzazz? We have some new D.I.Y. book nooks that can do just that! Not only is it a fun li'l craft perfect for a rainy afternoon but also a nice little talking point for your guests. Our fav is the new Owl Bookstore. Sip some espresso in your P.J.'s while perusing your book collection and staring into the void of the Owl bookstore. It's like a home away from home.... but in your home? You get the gist.

Product Highlight | Book Nooks
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