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Dear Miss Metropolitan

Dear Miss Metropolitan

by Ferrell, Carolyn

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “Ferrell’s innovative and harrowing debut novel draws on the Ariel Castro kidnappings in Cleveland for a story about the abdu...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “Ferrell’s innovative and harrowing debut novel draws on the Ariel Castro kidnappings in Cleveland for a story about the abduction and captivity of three young women in Queens, N.Y., and their subsequent escape in 2007. The three are chained in a decrepit house… for close to 10 years. When they are finally discovered and freed, the surrounding community members, including Mathilda Marron, a newspaper advice columnist known as “Miss Metropolitan” who has lived next door to the house the girls were held in for four decades, grapple with guilt over not discovering them sooner. Composed of an assemblage of fragments, photos, articles by Mathilda, and first-person narration from the victims, this effectively unpacks both individual and collective trauma. It’s blistering from page one.” – Publishers Weekly Show less

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “Ferrell’s innovative and harrowing debut novel draws on the Ariel Castro kidnappings in Cleveland for a story about the abdu...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “Ferrell’s innovative and harrowing debut novel draws on the Ariel Castro kidnappings in Cleveland for a story about the abduction and captivity of three young women in Queens, N.Y., and their subsequent escape in 2007. The three are chained in a decrepit house… for close to 10 years. When they are finally discovered and freed, the surrounding community members, including Mathilda Marron, a newspaper advice columnist known as “Miss Metropolitan” who has lived next door to the house the girls were held in for four decades, grapple with guilt over not discovering them sooner. Composed of an assemblage of fragments, photos, articles by Mathilda, and first-person narration from the victims, this effectively unpacks both individual and collective trauma. It’s blistering from page one.” – Publishers Weekly Show less

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Falling

Falling

by Newman, T. J.

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “A man takes a mother and her two children hostage in their home. He offers the woman’s husband an impossible choice: the liv...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “A man takes a mother and her two children hostage in their home. He offers the woman’s husband an impossible choice: the lives of his family, or the lives of 149 innocent people. As if that weren’t an interesting enough way to start a novel, there’s this: the husband is an airline pilot, at cruising altitude en-route to New York City, and the choice he’s given is to crash his plane, killing everyone aboard, or save the lives of his passengers and watch his family die.. The husband’s response is to tell the man who holds the lives of his family in his hand that he won’t crash the plane, and he won’t let the man kill his family. With abundantly human characters, natural dialogue, and a plot that unleashes one surprise after another, this could be the novel that everyone is talking about this summer.” – Booklist Show less

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “A man takes a mother and her two children hostage in their home. He offers the woman’s husband an impossible choice: the liv...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “A man takes a mother and her two children hostage in their home. He offers the woman’s husband an impossible choice: the lives of his family, or the lives of 149 innocent people. As if that weren’t an interesting enough way to start a novel, there’s this: the husband is an airline pilot, at cruising altitude en-route to New York City, and the choice he’s given is to crash his plane, killing everyone aboard, or save the lives of his passengers and watch his family die.. The husband’s response is to tell the man who holds the lives of his family in his hand that he won’t crash the plane, and he won’t let the man kill his family. With abundantly human characters, natural dialogue, and a plot that unleashes one surprise after another, this could be the novel that everyone is talking about this summer.” – Booklist Show less

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Nadiya Bakes

Nadiya Bakes

Over 100 Must-try Recipes for Breads, Cakes, Biscuits, Pies, and More

by Hussain, Nadiya

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “The host of the beloved Netflix series Time to Eat and Nadiya Bakes and winner of The Great British Baking Show returns t...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “The host of the beloved Netflix series Time to Eat and Nadiya Bakes and winner of The Great British Baking Show returns to her true love, baking, with more than 100 delicious, Americanized recipes for sweet treats. In her newest cookbook, Nadiya shares more than 100 simple and achievable recipes for cakes, cookies, breads, tarts, and puddings that will become staples in your home. From Raspberry Amaretti Biscuits and Key Lime Cupcakes to Cheat's Sourdough and Spiced Squash Strudel, Nadiya has created an ultimate baking resource for just about every baked good that will entice beginner bakers and experienced pastry makers alike.” – Publisher description Show less

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “The host of the beloved Netflix series Time to Eat and Nadiya Bakes and winner of The Great British Baking Show returns t...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “The host of the beloved Netflix series Time to Eat and Nadiya Bakes and winner of The Great British Baking Show returns to her true love, baking, with more than 100 delicious, Americanized recipes for sweet treats. In her newest cookbook, Nadiya shares more than 100 simple and achievable recipes for cakes, cookies, breads, tarts, and puddings that will become staples in your home. From Raspberry Amaretti Biscuits and Key Lime Cupcakes to Cheat's Sourdough and Spiced Squash Strudel, Nadiya has created an ultimate baking resource for just about every baked good that will entice beginner bakers and experienced pastry makers alike.” – Publisher description Show less

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Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

by Radtke, Kristen

Book - 20210713

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “An exploration of loneliness, the troubling ways we've studied it, and the subtle ways we strain to avoid it. Radtke's se...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “An exploration of loneliness, the troubling ways we've studied it, and the subtle ways we strain to avoid it. Radtke's second graphic memoir feels almost custom-made for the social-distancing era: She explores our need for connection and touch (‘skin hunger’ is the psychological term) and the negative social and personal effects of isolation. But the book is a much broader and deeply affecting study of loneliness, uncovering the host of ways our craving for community manifests itself in ways that are sometimes quirky and sometimes terrifying. In clean, graceful renderings and a constricted color palette, Radtke expresses her own experiences with loneliness, as a child and in relationships, and gets people to open up about theirs. Superb. A rigorous, vulnerable book on a subject that is too often neglected.” – Kirkus Reviews Show less

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “An exploration of loneliness, the troubling ways we've studied it, and the subtle ways we strain to avoid it. Radtke's se...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “An exploration of loneliness, the troubling ways we've studied it, and the subtle ways we strain to avoid it. Radtke's second graphic memoir feels almost custom-made for the social-distancing era: She explores our need for connection and touch (‘skin hunger’ is the psychological term) and the negative social and personal effects of isolation. But the book is a much broader and deeply affecting study of loneliness, uncovering the host of ways our craving for community manifests itself in ways that are sometimes quirky and sometimes terrifying. In clean, graceful renderings and a constricted color palette, Radtke expresses her own experiences with loneliness, as a child and in relationships, and gets people to open up about theirs. Superb. A rigorous, vulnerable book on a subject that is too often neglected.” – Kirkus Reviews Show less

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She Who Became the Sun

She Who Became the Sun

by Parker-Chan, Shelley

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “An imaginative retelling of the life of the founder of the Ming Dynasty. In Mongol-ruled China in 1345, the Zhu family lives...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “An imaginative retelling of the life of the founder of the Ming Dynasty. In Mongol-ruled China in 1345, the Zhu family lives in harsh and impoverished conditions. When the young eighth son Zhu Chongba is told his fate lies in greatness, no one knows what to think of it. Yet when bandits make orphans of him and his sister, it is the second Zhu daughter, fated with nothingness, who survives. With nothing to hold her back, she takes her brother's identity and becomes a novice monk, hoping to survive her fate. As the years pass, the daughter now known as Zhu Chongba realizes that she may also be able to take her brother's fate of greatness. Parker-Chan's debut is forceful, immersive, and unforgettable. This inspired queer retelling of Chinese history is an exciting read.” – Library Journal Show less

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “An imaginative retelling of the life of the founder of the Ming Dynasty. In Mongol-ruled China in 1345, the Zhu family lives...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “An imaginative retelling of the life of the founder of the Ming Dynasty. In Mongol-ruled China in 1345, the Zhu family lives in harsh and impoverished conditions. When the young eighth son Zhu Chongba is told his fate lies in greatness, no one knows what to think of it. Yet when bandits make orphans of him and his sister, it is the second Zhu daughter, fated with nothingness, who survives. With nothing to hold her back, she takes her brother's identity and becomes a novice monk, hoping to survive her fate. As the years pass, the daughter now known as Zhu Chongba realizes that she may also be able to take her brother's fate of greatness. Parker-Chan's debut is forceful, immersive, and unforgettable. This inspired queer retelling of Chinese history is an exciting read.” – Library Journal Show less

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The Startup Wife

The Startup Wife

by Anam, Tahmima

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “Meet Asha Ray. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence when sh...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “Meet Asha Ray. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones. [He] inspires Asha to write a new algorithm. Before she knows it, she’s abandoned her PhD program, they’ve exchanged vows, and gone to work at an exclusive tech incubator called Utopia. The platform creates a sensation, with millions of users seeking personalized rituals every day. Will Cyrus and Asha’s marriage survive the pressures of sudden fame, or will she become overshadowed by the man everyone is calling the new messiah? Come for the radical startup culture and modern partnership, stay for the wickedly funny feminist look at startup culture and modern partnership.” – Publisher description Show less

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “Meet Asha Ray. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence when sh...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Fiction. “Meet Asha Ray. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones. [He] inspires Asha to write a new algorithm. Before she knows it, she’s abandoned her PhD program, they’ve exchanged vows, and gone to work at an exclusive tech incubator called Utopia. The platform creates a sensation, with millions of users seeking personalized rituals every day. Will Cyrus and Asha’s marriage survive the pressures of sudden fame, or will she become overshadowed by the man everyone is calling the new messiah? Come for the radical startup culture and modern partnership, stay for the wickedly funny feminist look at startup culture and modern partnership.” – Publisher description Show less

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This Is your Mind on Plants

This Is your Mind on Plants

by Pollan, Michael

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “The disastrous war on drugs began under Nixon to control two classes of perceived enemies: anti-war protestors and Black ...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “The disastrous war on drugs began under Nixon to control two classes of perceived enemies: anti-war protestors and Black citizens. That cynical effort…drives home the point that ‘societies condone the mind-changing drugs that help uphold society's rule and ban the ones that are seen to undermine it.’ One such drug is opium, for which Pollan daringly offers a recipe for home gardeners to make a tea laced with the stuff, producing ‘a radical and by no means unpleasant sense of passivity.’ You can't overthrow a government when so chilled out, and the real crisis is the manufacture of synthetic opioids, which the author roundly condemns. Caffeine is legal, but it has stronger effects than opium, as the author learned when he tried to quit. A lucid look at the hows, whys, and occasional demerits of altering one's mind." – Kirkus Reviews Show less

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “The disastrous war on drugs began under Nixon to control two classes of perceived enemies: anti-war protestors and Black ...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “The disastrous war on drugs began under Nixon to control two classes of perceived enemies: anti-war protestors and Black citizens. That cynical effort…drives home the point that ‘societies condone the mind-changing drugs that help uphold society's rule and ban the ones that are seen to undermine it.’ One such drug is opium, for which Pollan daringly offers a recipe for home gardeners to make a tea laced with the stuff, producing ‘a radical and by no means unpleasant sense of passivity.’ You can't overthrow a government when so chilled out, and the real crisis is the manufacture of synthetic opioids, which the author roundly condemns. Caffeine is legal, but it has stronger effects than opium, as the author learned when he tried to quit. A lucid look at the hows, whys, and occasional demerits of altering one's mind." – Kirkus Reviews Show less

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Trejo

Trejo

My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

by Trejo, Danny/ Logue, Donal

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “Quintessential Hollywood bad guy Trejo delivers a powerful and expertly crafted memoir that is tougher, more frightening,...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “Quintessential Hollywood bad guy Trejo delivers a powerful and expertly crafted memoir that is tougher, more frightening, and more memorable than any of his films. Trejo struggled with heroin addiction in his early 20s and was in and out of prison throughout the '60s. His account of life in San Quentin and Folsom prisons, where ‘hopelessness is carved in men's faces,’ is unsparing in its depiction of violence. Trejo avoided the pitfalls of inmate life by becoming an excellent boxer and finding AA, and he eventually found work in films thanks to his ‘hard-looking’ style. Even in recounting his rise to fame with films such as Machete, Trejo never veers from the story of how his hard work paid off by allowing him to support his family, overcome the ‘environment of toxic masculinity that I was raised in,’ and ‘spread the message of recovery.’ – Publishers Weekly Show less

NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “Quintessential Hollywood bad guy Trejo delivers a powerful and expertly crafted memoir that is tougher, more frightening,...Show more NEW FOR JULY! Adult Nonfiction. “Quintessential Hollywood bad guy Trejo delivers a powerful and expertly crafted memoir that is tougher, more frightening, and more memorable than any of his films. Trejo struggled with heroin addiction in his early 20s and was in and out of prison throughout the '60s. His account of life in San Quentin and Folsom prisons, where ‘hopelessness is carved in men's faces,’ is unsparing in its depiction of violence. Trejo avoided the pitfalls of inmate life by becoming an excellent boxer and finding AA, and he eventually found work in films thanks to his ‘hard-looking’ style. Even in recounting his rise to fame with films such as Machete, Trejo never veers from the story of how his hard work paid off by allowing him to support his family, overcome the ‘environment of toxic masculinity that I was raised in,’ and ‘spread the message of recovery.’ – Publishers Weekly Show less

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The Chosen and the Beautiful

The Chosen and the Beautiful

by Vo, Nghi

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Vo’s extraordinary full-length debut draws readers into a fantastical reimagining of the world of The Great Gatsby. In ...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Vo’s extraordinary full-length debut draws readers into a fantastical reimagining of the world of The Great Gatsby. In Vo’s version, magic is as regular as Jay Gatsby’s soirees, prohibition bans covered demon blood as well as alcohol, and star golfer Jordan Baker can turn cut paper into enchantments. Jordan and Daisy Fay became friends when they were children. …Jordan navigates New York City’s social scene as an accepted outsider, kept at arm’s length for her Vietnamese heritage. The plot unravels tantalizingly slowly, and Vo’s immersive prose never ceases to captivate." – Publishers Weekly Show less

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Vo’s extraordinary full-length debut draws readers into a fantastical reimagining of the world of The Great Gatsby. In ...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Vo’s extraordinary full-length debut draws readers into a fantastical reimagining of the world of The Great Gatsby. In Vo’s version, magic is as regular as Jay Gatsby’s soirees, prohibition bans covered demon blood as well as alcohol, and star golfer Jordan Baker can turn cut paper into enchantments. Jordan and Daisy Fay became friends when they were children. …Jordan navigates New York City’s social scene as an accepted outsider, kept at arm’s length for her Vietnamese heritage. The plot unravels tantalizingly slowly, and Vo’s immersive prose never ceases to captivate." – Publishers Weekly Show less

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House of Sticks

House of Sticks

A Memoir

by Tran, Ly

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "’We arrive in the blizzard of 1993, coming from rice paddies, mango trees, and the sun to February in the Empire Sta...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "’We arrive in the blizzard of 1993, coming from rice paddies, mango trees, and the sun to February in the Empire State,’ writes Tran in the opening passage, recounting how she came to the U.S. with her parents and three siblings. Progressing from their rough times during the ‘sweatshop days,’ the family moved on to own a nail salon, and the children dedicated themselves to their education while also working to support the family in their spare time. As the only daughter, Tran describes her troubled relationships … as well as the trauma of her father's PTSD. A brutally honest, ultimately hopeful narrative of family, immigration, and resilience." – Kirkus Reviews Show less

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "’We arrive in the blizzard of 1993, coming from rice paddies, mango trees, and the sun to February in the Empire Sta...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "’We arrive in the blizzard of 1993, coming from rice paddies, mango trees, and the sun to February in the Empire State,’ writes Tran in the opening passage, recounting how she came to the U.S. with her parents and three siblings. Progressing from their rough times during the ‘sweatshop days,’ the family moved on to own a nail salon, and the children dedicated themselves to their education while also working to support the family in their spare time. As the only daughter, Tran describes her troubled relationships … as well as the trauma of her father's PTSD. A brutally honest, ultimately hopeful narrative of family, immigration, and resilience." – Kirkus Reviews Show less

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Legends of the North Cascades

Legends of the North Cascades

A Novel

by Evison, Jonathan

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Evison’s majestic and panoramic latest conjures the beauty, power, and unforgiving nature of the Cascade Mountains in a...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Evison’s majestic and panoramic latest conjures the beauty, power, and unforgiving nature of the Cascade Mountains in alternating narratives separated by thousands of years. Former marine and Iraq War vet Dave Cartwright has had trouble assimilating back into society. …when his wife dies in a car accident, Dave is left to raise their seven-year-old daughter, Bella, alone. He decides to drop out of society and raise [her] in a cave high up in the mountains. Soon, Bella begins to channel the spirit of a young mother who lived there at the end of the last ice age." Show less

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Evison’s majestic and panoramic latest conjures the beauty, power, and unforgiving nature of the Cascade Mountains in a...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Evison’s majestic and panoramic latest conjures the beauty, power, and unforgiving nature of the Cascade Mountains in alternating narratives separated by thousands of years. Former marine and Iraq War vet Dave Cartwright has had trouble assimilating back into society. …when his wife dies in a car accident, Dave is left to raise their seven-year-old daughter, Bella, alone. He decides to drop out of society and raise [her] in a cave high up in the mountains. Soon, Bella begins to channel the spirit of a young mother who lived there at the end of the last ice age." Show less

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Malibu Rising

Malibu Rising

A Novel

by Reid, Taylor Jenkins

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Nina, Jay, Hud, and Kit Riva are household names in 1983, as much because their father is rock star Mick Riva, as for t...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Nina, Jay, Hud, and Kit Riva are household names in 1983, as much because their father is rock star Mick Riva, as for their surfing talent. None of them wanted to live in the spotlight, but, despite Mick taking off long ago, they do. Then it's the night of the annual Riva party, where everybody wants to be—except maybe responsible Nina—and anything can happen. Over the course of 24 hours, the Riva siblings will have to decide if their futures will be driven by the legacies of their parents or if they’ll share the secrets that might let them choose their own paths." – Booklist Reviews Show less

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Nina, Jay, Hud, and Kit Riva are household names in 1983, as much because their father is rock star Mick Riva, as for t...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Nina, Jay, Hud, and Kit Riva are household names in 1983, as much because their father is rock star Mick Riva, as for their surfing talent. None of them wanted to live in the spotlight, but, despite Mick taking off long ago, they do. Then it's the night of the annual Riva party, where everybody wants to be—except maybe responsible Nina—and anything can happen. Over the course of 24 hours, the Riva siblings will have to decide if their futures will be driven by the legacies of their parents or if they’ll share the secrets that might let them choose their own paths." – Booklist Reviews Show less

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The Other Black Girl

The Other Black Girl

A Novel

by Harris, Zakiya Dalila

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation a...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and micro-aggressions, she’s thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel starts working in the cubicle beside hers. They’ve only just started comparing natural hair care regimens, though, when a string of uncomfortable events elevates Hazel to Office Darling, and Nella is left in the dust. As Nella starts to spiral and obsess over sinister forces at play, she soon realizes that there’s a lot more at stake than just her career." – Publisher description Show less

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation a...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "Editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and micro-aggressions, she’s thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel starts working in the cubicle beside hers. They’ve only just started comparing natural hair care regimens, though, when a string of uncomfortable events elevates Hazel to Office Darling, and Nella is left in the dust. As Nella starts to spiral and obsess over sinister forces at play, she soon realizes that there’s a lot more at stake than just her career." – Publisher description Show less

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One Last Stop

One Last Stop

by McQuiston, Casey

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "August Landry, self-described bisexual disaster, moves to New York with the vague goal of finishing college and putting...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "August Landry, self-described bisexual disaster, moves to New York with the vague goal of finishing college and putting some distance between herself and her mother back in New Orleans... August is cynical and closed off, but she manages to make friends with her roommates, and she manages to fall in love with a girl she meets on the subway. The problem is that Jane only exists on the Q, having gotten stuck there some time in the 1970s. McQuiston’s follow-up to her megahit debut, Red, White & Royal Blue (2019), is the same kind of hilarious, sexy love story with a strong narrative voice." – Booklist Reviews Show less

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "August Landry, self-described bisexual disaster, moves to New York with the vague goal of finishing college and putting...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Fiction. "August Landry, self-described bisexual disaster, moves to New York with the vague goal of finishing college and putting some distance between herself and her mother back in New Orleans... August is cynical and closed off, but she manages to make friends with her roommates, and she manages to fall in love with a girl she meets on the subway. The problem is that Jane only exists on the Q, having gotten stuck there some time in the 1970s. McQuiston’s follow-up to her megahit debut, Red, White & Royal Blue (2019), is the same kind of hilarious, sexy love story with a strong narrative voice." – Booklist Reviews Show less

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The Second

The Second

Race and Guns in A Fatally Unequal America

by Anderson, Carol

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "Emory University history Anderson (White Rage) takes an illuminating look at how U.S. laws and customs around gun ow...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "Emory University history Anderson (White Rage) takes an illuminating look at how U.S. laws and customs around gun ownership have been used to subjugate Black Americans. Arguing that the primary function of the ‘militias’ mentioned in the Second Amendment was ‘controlling the Black population’ in the South, Anderson compares 18th-century insurrections such as the Whiskey Rebellion…to contemporaneous slave uprisings. The well-informed historical discussions provide essential context for recent events, including the 2016 deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling. This is a persuasive and eye-opening look at the intersection of gun rights and racial injustice in America. – Publishers Weekly Show less

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "Emory University history Anderson (White Rage) takes an illuminating look at how U.S. laws and customs around gun ow...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "Emory University history Anderson (White Rage) takes an illuminating look at how U.S. laws and customs around gun ownership have been used to subjugate Black Americans. Arguing that the primary function of the ‘militias’ mentioned in the Second Amendment was ‘controlling the Black population’ in the South, Anderson compares 18th-century insurrections such as the Whiskey Rebellion…to contemporaneous slave uprisings. The well-informed historical discussions provide essential context for recent events, including the 2016 deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling. This is a persuasive and eye-opening look at the intersection of gun rights and racial injustice in America. – Publishers Weekly Show less

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Somebody's Daughter

Somebody's Daughter

A Memoir

by Ford, Ashley C.

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "Growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with an incarcerated father and a dangerously overburdened mother forced the auth...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "Growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with an incarcerated father and a dangerously overburdened mother forced the author to develop effective pain management skills. Ford begins her memoir with a letter from her father that reads, in part, ‘Ashley, don't take this the wrong way but come next year, I will have been incarcerated for twenty years, which means the letter that you wrote me was the first letter that you have written me in almost twenty years.’ Ford creates fully three-dimensional portraits of her mother, grandmother, and other key players, using a child's-eye view to show us their failings and the calculations, negotiations, and survival tactics she developed in response to them. Sure to be one of the best memoirs of 2021.” – Publishers Weekly Show less

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "Growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with an incarcerated father and a dangerously overburdened mother forced the auth...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "Growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with an incarcerated father and a dangerously overburdened mother forced the author to develop effective pain management skills. Ford begins her memoir with a letter from her father that reads, in part, ‘Ashley, don't take this the wrong way but come next year, I will have been incarcerated for twenty years, which means the letter that you wrote me was the first letter that you have written me in almost twenty years.’ Ford creates fully three-dimensional portraits of her mother, grandmother, and other key players, using a child's-eye view to show us their failings and the calculations, negotiations, and survival tactics she developed in response to them. Sure to be one of the best memoirs of 2021.” – Publishers Weekly Show less

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Yoke

Yoke

My Yoga of Self-acceptance

by Stanley, Jessamyn

Book - 2021

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "With her book Every Body Yoga and her online yoga community, Stanley has helped change the idea of the ‘yoga body’ a...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "With her book Every Body Yoga and her online yoga community, Stanley has helped change the idea of the ‘yoga body’ and open discourses about the importance of decolonizing fitness. The book begins with raw discussion of imposter syndrome, and Stanley's experience of it; with each chapter, it becomes clearer that her experiences in yoga have engendered a powerful motivation to interrogate the discourses that made her feel marginal. Her book reads like a conversation with a friend; a friend who drags you to yoga class and calls you out when your negative self-talk functions as microaggression. This is a book for all readers…and a reminder that yoga isn't the corporate fantasy businesses make it out to be.” – Library Journal Show less

NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "With her book Every Body Yoga and her online yoga community, Stanley has helped change the idea of the ‘yoga body’ a...Show more NEW FOR JUNE! Adult Nonfiction. "With her book Every Body Yoga and her online yoga community, Stanley has helped change the idea of the ‘yoga body’ and open discourses about the importance of decolonizing fitness. The book begins with raw discussion of imposter syndrome, and Stanley's experience of it; with each chapter, it becomes clearer that her experiences in yoga have engendered a powerful motivation to interrogate the discourses that made her feel marginal. Her book reads like a conversation with a friend; a friend who drags you to yoga class and calls you out when your negative self-talk functions as microaggression. This is a book for all readers…and a reminder that yoga isn't the corporate fantasy businesses make it out to be.” – Library Journal Show less

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Arsenic and Adobo

Arsenic and Adobo

by Manansala, Mia P.

Book - 2021

Adult Fiction. "A new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that might just be killer.... When Lila Macapagal moves back...Show more Adult Fiction. "A new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that might just be killer.... When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. She's tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant, and she has to deal with a group of matchmaking aunties... But when a notoriously nasty food critic (who happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron romp to an Agatha Christie case." – Publisher description Show less

Adult Fiction. "A new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that might just be killer.... When Lila Macapagal moves back...Show more Adult Fiction. "A new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that might just be killer.... When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. She's tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant, and she has to deal with a group of matchmaking aunties... But when a notoriously nasty food critic (who happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron romp to an Agatha Christie case." – Publisher description Show less

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The Bomber Mafia

The Bomber Mafia

A Dream, A Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

by Gladwell, Malcolm

Book - 2021

Adult Nonfiction. "Another Gladwell everything-you-thought-you-knew-was-wrong page-turner, this one addressing a historical question that still provo...Show more Adult Nonfiction. "Another Gladwell everything-you-thought-you-knew-was-wrong page-turner, this one addressing a historical question that still provokes controversy. During the unprecedented slaughter of World War I, bombers played a trivial role. However, by the 1930s, many military thinkers concluded that they were the weapon of the future. Were they right? Gladwell concentrates on the careers of Gens. Curtis LeMay and Haywood Hansell, but the author includes several of his characteristic educative, entertaining detours – e.g., histories of napalm and the Norden bombsight. Excellent revisionist history." – Kirkus Reviews Show less

Adult Nonfiction. "Another Gladwell everything-you-thought-you-knew-was-wrong page-turner, this one addressing a historical question that still provo...Show more Adult Nonfiction. "Another Gladwell everything-you-thought-you-knew-was-wrong page-turner, this one addressing a historical question that still provokes controversy. During the unprecedented slaughter of World War I, bombers played a trivial role. However, by the 1930s, many military thinkers concluded that they were the weapon of the future. Were they right? Gladwell concentrates on the careers of Gens. Curtis LeMay and Haywood Hansell, but the author includes several of his characteristic educative, entertaining detours – e.g., histories of napalm and the Norden bombsight. Excellent revisionist history." – Kirkus Reviews Show less

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The Guncle

The Guncle

A Novel

by Rowley, Steven

Book - 2021

Adult Fiction. "No longer the star of a hit TV series, Patrick could not have imagined that his next leading role would be as caretaker of his brothe...Show more Adult Fiction. "No longer the star of a hit TV series, Patrick could not have imagined that his next leading role would be as caretaker of his brother’s young children, but when Greg checks into rehab following the death of his wife, there seems no one better suited to help Maisie and Grant process the loss of their mother than the man who had been her closest friend. Culture shock doesn’t begin to address the adjustments the kids must make when they spend the summer… in Patrick’s opulent Palm Springs home. Rowley’s sensitive and witty exploration of grief and healing soothes with a delectable lightness and cunning charm." – Booklist Show less

Adult Fiction. "No longer the star of a hit TV series, Patrick could not have imagined that his next leading role would be as caretaker of his brothe...Show more Adult Fiction. "No longer the star of a hit TV series, Patrick could not have imagined that his next leading role would be as caretaker of his brother’s young children, but when Greg checks into rehab following the death of his wife, there seems no one better suited to help Maisie and Grant process the loss of their mother than the man who had been her closest friend. Culture shock doesn’t begin to address the adjustments the kids must make when they spend the summer… in Patrick’s opulent Palm Springs home. Rowley’s sensitive and witty exploration of grief and healing soothes with a delectable lightness and cunning charm." – Booklist Show less

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The Premonition

The Premonition

A Pandemic Story

by Lewis, Michael

Book - 2021

Adult Nonfiction. "For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was no...Show more Adult Nonfiction. "For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was nothing to worry about. Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis’s taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against the wall of ignorance that was the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of COVID-19." – Publisher description Show less

Adult Nonfiction. "For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was no...Show more Adult Nonfiction. "For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was nothing to worry about. Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis’s taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against the wall of ignorance that was the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of COVID-19." – Publisher description Show less

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Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary

A Novel

by Weir, Andy

Book - 2021

Adult Fiction. "The sun is dying, abruptly and rapidly. Within decades, humanity is going to be wiped out. Survival of the species depends on a lone ...Show more Adult Fiction. "The sun is dying, abruptly and rapidly. Within decades, humanity is going to be wiped out. Survival of the species depends on a lone astronaut who is far from home, unsure of where he is or how to tackle the monumental task that lies before him. Weir’s scientific and technical savvy lends the proceedings an air of authenticity, and his portrayal of an ordinary man full of fear and self-doubt thrust into the role of humanity's last hope strikes just the right note. Here [the author’s] writing flows naturally, and his characters and dialogue crackle with energy." – Booklist Show less

Adult Fiction. "The sun is dying, abruptly and rapidly. Within decades, humanity is going to be wiped out. Survival of the species depends on a lone ...Show more Adult Fiction. "The sun is dying, abruptly and rapidly. Within decades, humanity is going to be wiped out. Survival of the species depends on a lone astronaut who is far from home, unsure of where he is or how to tackle the monumental task that lies before him. Weir’s scientific and technical savvy lends the proceedings an air of authenticity, and his portrayal of an ordinary man full of fear and self-doubt thrust into the role of humanity's last hope strikes just the right note. Here [the author’s] writing flows naturally, and his characters and dialogue crackle with energy." – Booklist Show less

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The Secret to Superhuman Strength

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

by Bechdel, Alison

Graphic Novel - 2021

Adult Nonfiction. "Bechdel makes a welcome return with this finely wrought deep dive into her lifelong fixation with exercise as a balm for a variety...Show more Adult Nonfiction. "Bechdel makes a welcome return with this finely wrought deep dive into her lifelong fixation with exercise as a balm for a variety of needs. Bechdel's early, whimsical efforts to adopt various regimens such as running and karate bloom in adulthood into often obsessive attempts to achieve enlightenment. Bechdel's ever-elegant drawings, with nuanced coloring provided by her partner Holly Rae Taylor, perfectly match the tonal shifts of her kaleidoscopic narrative, alternating between soul-searching angst and dry self-satire. Grappling with the desire for spiritual transcendence in the most intensely personal terms, Bechdel achieves a tricky – even enlightening – balance. – Publishers Weekly Show less

Adult Nonfiction. "Bechdel makes a welcome return with this finely wrought deep dive into her lifelong fixation with exercise as a balm for a variety...Show more Adult Nonfiction. "Bechdel makes a welcome return with this finely wrought deep dive into her lifelong fixation with exercise as a balm for a variety of needs. Bechdel's early, whimsical efforts to adopt various regimens such as running and karate bloom in adulthood into often obsessive attempts to achieve enlightenment. Bechdel's ever-elegant drawings, with nuanced coloring provided by her partner Holly Rae Taylor, perfectly match the tonal shifts of her kaleidoscopic narrative, alternating between soul-searching angst and dry self-satire. Grappling with the desire for spiritual transcendence in the most intensely personal terms, Bechdel achieves a tricky – even enlightening – balance. – Publishers Weekly Show less

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Things We Lost to the Water

Things We Lost to the Water

A Novel

by Nguyen, Eric

Book - 2021

Adult Fiction. "In this decades-spanning novel, a family of Vietnamese refugees makes a home in New Orleans. Hương, who's pregnant, arrives in New Or...Show more Adult Fiction. "In this decades-spanning novel, a family of Vietnamese refugees makes a home in New Orleans. Hương, who's pregnant, arrives in New Orleans in 1978 disoriented and overwhelmed but clear on one thing: She must get in touch with Công, her husband, who was inexplicably left behind when she and their young son boarded the boat that carried them away from Vietnam and the encroaching Communist regime. It's only when Công sends her a brief postcard back—‘Please don't contact me again’… —that denial gives way to grief and a steely resolve to protect her two sons, no matter what. An engrossing, prismatic portrait of first and second-generation Vietnamese American life." – Kirkus Reviews Show less

Adult Fiction. "In this decades-spanning novel, a family of Vietnamese refugees makes a home in New Orleans. Hương, who's pregnant, arrives in New Or...Show more Adult Fiction. "In this decades-spanning novel, a family of Vietnamese refugees makes a home in New Orleans. Hương, who's pregnant, arrives in New Orleans in 1978 disoriented and overwhelmed but clear on one thing: She must get in touch with Công, her husband, who was inexplicably left behind when she and their young son boarded the boat that carried them away from Vietnam and the encroaching Communist regime. It's only when Công sends her a brief postcard back—‘Please don't contact me again’… —that denial gives way to grief and a steely resolve to protect her two sons, no matter what. An engrossing, prismatic portrait of first and second-generation Vietnamese American life." – Kirkus Reviews Show less

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While Justice Sleeps

While Justice Sleeps

A Novel

by Abrams, Stacey

Book - 2021

Adult Fiction. "[Abrams] now displays her considerable talent for fiction in this gripping legal thriller. Justice Howard Wynn, an irascible lion of ...Show more Adult Fiction. "[Abrams] now displays her considerable talent for fiction in this gripping legal thriller. Justice Howard Wynn, an irascible lion of the Supreme Court, falls unexpectedly into a coma. Shadowy figures from Homeland Security, the FBI, and the international biotech industry confer urgently about a pending court decision… on which Justice Harris will be the swing vote. Coincidence? Not bloody likely. Yet who can untie this deadly knot of deception and global skullduggery? None other than Avery Keene, Justice Harris’ brilliant and tenacious law clerk, who knows a thing or two about impossible odds. The buzz is loud and wholly deserved for this shrewd and exciting legal thriller." – Booklist Show less

Adult Fiction. "[Abrams] now displays her considerable talent for fiction in this gripping legal thriller. Justice Howard Wynn, an irascible lion of ...Show more Adult Fiction. "[Abrams] now displays her considerable talent for fiction in this gripping legal thriller. Justice Howard Wynn, an irascible lion of the Supreme Court, falls unexpectedly into a coma. Shadowy figures from Homeland Security, the FBI, and the international biotech industry confer urgently about a pending court decision… on which Justice Harris will be the swing vote. Coincidence? Not bloody likely. Yet who can untie this deadly knot of deception and global skullduggery? None other than Avery Keene, Justice Harris’ brilliant and tenacious law clerk, who knows a thing or two about impossible odds. The buzz is loud and wholly deserved for this shrewd and exciting legal thriller." – Booklist Show less

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