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The Berry Pickers

The Berry Pickers

by Peters, Amanda

Book - 2023

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “In July 1962, a Mi'kmaq family travels from Nova Scotia to Maine to pick blueberries, and the four-year-old daughter disa...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “In July 1962, a Mi'kmaq family travels from Nova Scotia to Maine to pick blueberries, and the four-year-old daughter disappears. Subsequently, little Norma grows up haunted by strange dreams she becomes convinced are memories as one family mourns, another hides secrets, and a mystery slowly unravels over 50 years. Of Mi'kmaq and settler ancestry, Peters won the 2021 Indigenous Voices Award for Unpublished Prose.” Library Journal Show less

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “In July 1962, a Mi'kmaq family travels from Nova Scotia to Maine to pick blueberries, and the four-year-old daughter disa...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “In July 1962, a Mi'kmaq family travels from Nova Scotia to Maine to pick blueberries, and the four-year-old daughter disappears. Subsequently, little Norma grows up haunted by strange dreams she becomes convinced are memories as one family mourns, another hides secrets, and a mystery slowly unravels over 50 years. Of Mi'kmaq and settler ancestry, Peters won the 2021 Indigenous Voices Award for Unpublished Prose.” Library Journal Show less

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Family Meal

Family Meal

A Novel

by Washington, Bryan

Book - 2023

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “Cam is living in Los Angeles and falling apart after the love of his life has died. Kai's ghost won't leave Cam alone... ...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “Cam is living in Los Angeles and falling apart after the love of his life has died. Kai's ghost won't leave Cam alone... When Cam returns to his hometown of Houston, he crashes back into the orbit of his former best friend, TJ, and TJ's family bakery. TJ's not sure how to navigate this changed Cam, impenetrably cool and self-destructing, or their charged estrangement. Can they find a way past all that has been said - and left unsaid - to save each other? With his signature generosity and eye for food, sex, love, and the moments that make us the most human, Bryan Washington returns with a brilliant new novel.” Pub description Show less

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “Cam is living in Los Angeles and falling apart after the love of his life has died. Kai's ghost won't leave Cam alone... ...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “Cam is living in Los Angeles and falling apart after the love of his life has died. Kai's ghost won't leave Cam alone... When Cam returns to his hometown of Houston, he crashes back into the orbit of his former best friend, TJ, and TJ's family bakery. TJ's not sure how to navigate this changed Cam, impenetrably cool and self-destructing, or their charged estrangement. Can they find a way past all that has been said - and left unsaid - to save each other? With his signature generosity and eye for food, sex, love, and the moments that make us the most human, Bryan Washington returns with a brilliant new novel.” Pub description Show less

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Going Infinite

Going Infinite

The Rise and Fall of A New Tycoon

by Lewis, Michael

Book - 2023

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. “When Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world's youngest billionaire and crypto's Gatsby. CEOs, ce...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. “When Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world's youngest billionaire and crypto's Gatsby. CEOs, celebrities, and leaders of small countries all vied for his time and cash after he catapulted…onto the Forbes billionaire list. Who was this rumpled guy in cargo shorts and limp white socks, whose eyes twitched across Zoom meetings as he played video games on the side? Lewis sets out to answer this question, taking readers into the mind of Bankman-Fried, whose rise and fall offers an education in high-frequency trading, cryptocurrencies, philanthropy, bankruptcy, and the justice system.” Pub description Show less

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. “When Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world's youngest billionaire and crypto's Gatsby. CEOs, ce...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. “When Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world's youngest billionaire and crypto's Gatsby. CEOs, celebrities, and leaders of small countries all vied for his time and cash after he catapulted…onto the Forbes billionaire list. Who was this rumpled guy in cargo shorts and limp white socks, whose eyes twitched across Zoom meetings as he played video games on the side? Lewis sets out to answer this question, taking readers into the mind of Bankman-Fried, whose rise and fall offers an education in high-frequency trading, cryptocurrencies, philanthropy, bankruptcy, and the justice system.” Pub description Show less

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The House of Doors

The House of Doors

by Eng, Tan Twan

Book - 2023

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “Tan (The Garden of Evening Mists) explores the power of storytelling in this intoxicating outing. At Cassowary House in P...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “Tan (The Garden of Evening Mists) explores the power of storytelling in this intoxicating outing. At Cassowary House in Penang, Malaya, in 1921, Lesley Hamlyn prepares to receive ‘Willie’ Somerset Maugham, the famed English writer and friend of her husband, Robert. Increasingly drawn to Willie—who is desperate for new material for a novel to stave off bankruptcy—Lesley gradually unburdens herself to the author, unearthing a trove of long-buried secrets ranging from the personal to the political. This is a stunner.” PW Show less

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “Tan (The Garden of Evening Mists) explores the power of storytelling in this intoxicating outing. At Cassowary House in P...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “Tan (The Garden of Evening Mists) explores the power of storytelling in this intoxicating outing. At Cassowary House in Penang, Malaya, in 1921, Lesley Hamlyn prepares to receive ‘Willie’ Somerset Maugham, the famed English writer and friend of her husband, Robert. Increasingly drawn to Willie—who is desperate for new material for a novel to stave off bankruptcy—Lesley gradually unburdens herself to the author, unearthing a trove of long-buried secrets ranging from the personal to the political. This is a stunner.” PW Show less

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How to Say Babylon

How to Say Babylon

by Sinclair, Safiya

Book - 2023

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Forbidden by her militant Rastafarian father from talking to friends or wearing pants or jewelry, Sinclair and her sis...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Forbidden by her militant Rastafarian father from talking to friends or wearing pants or jewelry, Sinclair and her sisters were subject to his unpredictable whims and rage. With the help of scholarships, she attended a prestigious private school in Jamaica and eventually left for college in America (the proverbial ‘Babylon’ of the title). In dazzling prose, she examines the traumas of her childhood against the backdrop of her new life as a poet in Babylon, declining to vilify her father even as she questions whether a relationship with him might be salvageable. Readers will be swept away by her tale of triumph over oppression.” PW Show less

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Forbidden by her militant Rastafarian father from talking to friends or wearing pants or jewelry, Sinclair and her sis...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Forbidden by her militant Rastafarian father from talking to friends or wearing pants or jewelry, Sinclair and her sisters were subject to his unpredictable whims and rage. With the help of scholarships, she attended a prestigious private school in Jamaica and eventually left for college in America (the proverbial ‘Babylon’ of the title). In dazzling prose, she examines the traumas of her childhood against the backdrop of her new life as a poet in Babylon, declining to vilify her father even as she questions whether a relationship with him might be salvageable. Readers will be swept away by her tale of triumph over oppression.” PW Show less

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Let Us Descend

Let Us Descend

by Ward, Jesmyn

Book - 2023

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “’The first weapon I ever held was my mother's hand.’ So begins the story of Annis, a young Black woman enslaved in the an...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “’The first weapon I ever held was my mother's hand.’ So begins the story of Annis, a young Black woman enslaved in the antebellum South, navigating the phantasmagoria of her shifting circumstances. The particular hell of slavery in the United States is well-represented in fiction, and Ward doesn't attempt any kind of reinvention here, nor does she go the route of grand allegory. Instead, she employs her prodigious skills to craft a deeply moving and empathic story of one woman's contention with her life's constants—death, loss, and the ‘descent’ of the title, but also hope and the possibility of rebirth.” Library Journal Show less

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “’The first weapon I ever held was my mother's hand.’ So begins the story of Annis, a young Black woman enslaved in the an...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “’The first weapon I ever held was my mother's hand.’ So begins the story of Annis, a young Black woman enslaved in the antebellum South, navigating the phantasmagoria of her shifting circumstances. The particular hell of slavery in the United States is well-represented in fiction, and Ward doesn't attempt any kind of reinvention here, nor does she go the route of grand allegory. Instead, she employs her prodigious skills to craft a deeply moving and empathic story of one woman's contention with her life's constants—death, loss, and the ‘descent’ of the title, but also hope and the possibility of rebirth.” Library Journal Show less

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A Man of Two Faces

A Man of Two Faces

A Memoir, A History, A Memorial

by Nguyen, Viet Thanh

Book - 2023

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. "’This is a war story,’ writes Nguyen, in an autobiography that is deeply personal and intensely political. In non...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. "’This is a war story,’ writes Nguyen, in an autobiography that is deeply personal and intensely political. In nonlinear fashion, the author recounts his family's flight from wartime Vietnam in 1975, when he was 4; a childhood in San José, where his parents (called, in their native tongue, Ba Má) operated a Vietnamese grocery store; and his development as a writer, scholar, and conflicted citizen of what he sardonically calls AMERICATM--a process that inevitably widens the gap with his immigrant parents. A fragmentary reflection on the refugee experience, at once lyrical and biting, by one of our leading writers.” Kirkus Show less

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. "’This is a war story,’ writes Nguyen, in an autobiography that is deeply personal and intensely political. In non...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. "’This is a war story,’ writes Nguyen, in an autobiography that is deeply personal and intensely political. In nonlinear fashion, the author recounts his family's flight from wartime Vietnam in 1975, when he was 4; a childhood in San José, where his parents (called, in their native tongue, Ba Má) operated a Vietnamese grocery store; and his development as a writer, scholar, and conflicted citizen of what he sardonically calls AMERICATM--a process that inevitably widens the gap with his immigrant parents. A fragmentary reflection on the refugee experience, at once lyrical and biting, by one of our leading writers.” Kirkus Show less

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Monica

Monica

by Clowes, Daniel

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NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Graphic Novel. "Clowes's long-awaited, genre-bending thriller begins with a young woman named Penny, who, upon becoming pregna...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Graphic Novel. "Clowes's long-awaited, genre-bending thriller begins with a young woman named Penny, who, upon becoming pregnant while her fiancé is off fighting in Vietnam, runs away and falls in with a group of bohemian artists. When her daughter, Monica, is just a few years old, Penny mysteriously vanishes; years later, an adult Monica becomes obsessed with finding her. Clowes's formal ingenuity, meticulous attention to psychological and visual detail, and masterful sense of narrative and tone combine to create an emotionally resonant and unforgettable opus.” Kirkus Show less

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Graphic Novel. "Clowes's long-awaited, genre-bending thriller begins with a young woman named Penny, who, upon becoming pregna...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Graphic Novel. "Clowes's long-awaited, genre-bending thriller begins with a young woman named Penny, who, upon becoming pregnant while her fiancé is off fighting in Vietnam, runs away and falls in with a group of bohemian artists. When her daughter, Monica, is just a few years old, Penny mysteriously vanishes; years later, an adult Monica becomes obsessed with finding her. Clowes's formal ingenuity, meticulous attention to psychological and visual detail, and masterful sense of narrative and tone combine to create an emotionally resonant and unforgettable opus.” Kirkus Show less

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Prequel

Prequel

by Maddow, Rachel

Book - 2023

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. "Before and even after our troops had begun fighting abroad in World War II, a clandestine network flooded the cou...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. "Before and even after our troops had begun fighting abroad in World War II, a clandestine network flooded the country with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of the U.S. war effort and persuading Americans that our natural alliance was with the Axis, not against it. At the same time, a handful of extraordinary activists and journalists were tracking the scheme, exposing it even as it was unfolding. In 1941 the U.S. Department of Justice finally made a frontal attack, identifying the key plotters, finding their backers, and prosecuting dozens in federal court. None of it went as planned.” Pub description Show less

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. "Before and even after our troops had begun fighting abroad in World War II, a clandestine network flooded the cou...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. "Before and even after our troops had begun fighting abroad in World War II, a clandestine network flooded the country with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of the U.S. war effort and persuading Americans that our natural alliance was with the Axis, not against it. At the same time, a handful of extraordinary activists and journalists were tracking the scheme, exposing it even as it was unfolding. In 1941 the U.S. Department of Justice finally made a frontal attack, identifying the key plotters, finding their backers, and prosecuting dozens in federal court. None of it went as planned.” Pub description Show less

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Roman Stories

Roman Stories

by Lahiri, Jhumpa

Book - 2023

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “Lahiri delivers a dazzling collection of nine stories originally written in Italian and featuring characters who grapple ...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “Lahiri delivers a dazzling collection of nine stories originally written in Italian and featuring characters who grapple with vast emotional and social chasms that cleave the lives of families, longtime friends, and immigrants. In ‘The Reentry,’ two friends, an Italian woman in mourning for her father and a visiting professor, meet at a trattoria where the woman downplays the racially tinged slights her dark-skinned friend endures from the owners, forever altering the friendship. Throughout, Lahiri’s luminous prose captures a side of Rome often ignored… These unembroidered yet potent stories shine.” PW Show less

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “Lahiri delivers a dazzling collection of nine stories originally written in Italian and featuring characters who grapple ...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. “Lahiri delivers a dazzling collection of nine stories originally written in Italian and featuring characters who grapple with vast emotional and social chasms that cleave the lives of families, longtime friends, and immigrants. In ‘The Reentry,’ two friends, an Italian woman in mourning for her father and a visiting professor, meet at a trattoria where the woman downplays the racially tinged slights her dark-skinned friend endures from the owners, forever altering the friendship. Throughout, Lahiri’s luminous prose captures a side of Rome often ignored… These unembroidered yet potent stories shine.” PW Show less

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Seafood Simple

Seafood Simple

by Ripert, Eric

Book - 2023

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. In its three decades at the top of New York City's restaurant scene, Le Bernardin has been celebrated as one of the fin...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. In its three decades at the top of New York City's restaurant scene, Le Bernardin has been celebrated as one of the finest seafood restaurants in the world and its iconic chef Eric Ripert as the expert in fish cookery. Now, in Seafood Simple, Ripert demystifies his signature cuisine, making delectable fish dishes achievable for home cooks of all skill levels--yet still with elegance and panache. Dishes like Tuna Carpaccio, Crispy Fish Tacos, Shrimp Tempura, Miso Cod, and Spaghetti Vongole show us how to bring out the vibrant flavor and incredible versatility of seafood.” Pub description Show less

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. In its three decades at the top of New York City's restaurant scene, Le Bernardin has been celebrated as one of the fin...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Nonfiction. In its three decades at the top of New York City's restaurant scene, Le Bernardin has been celebrated as one of the finest seafood restaurants in the world and its iconic chef Eric Ripert as the expert in fish cookery. Now, in Seafood Simple, Ripert demystifies his signature cuisine, making delectable fish dishes achievable for home cooks of all skill levels--yet still with elegance and panache. Dishes like Tuna Carpaccio, Crispy Fish Tacos, Shrimp Tempura, Miso Cod, and Spaghetti Vongole show us how to bring out the vibrant flavor and incredible versatility of seafood.” Pub description Show less

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Starling House

Starling House

by Harrow, Alix E.

Book - 2023

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. The town of Eden, KY, has its share of bad luck, and Opal has seen much of it her entire life. She will do anything to get...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. The town of Eden, KY, has its share of bad luck, and Opal has seen much of it her entire life. She will do anything to get her younger brother out of Eden and on a path to a better life. When an opportunity arises at the infamous Starling House, Opal won't let scary stories, dire warnings, or a moody heir get in her way. The house, built by a reclusive author, has intrigued Opal since her childhood. However, it seems that family secrets are not limited to the Starlings, and Opal will have to face down her own legacy that ties her to the house... and those who want the dark secrets for their own use.” Library Journal Show less

NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. The town of Eden, KY, has its share of bad luck, and Opal has seen much of it her entire life. She will do anything to get...Show more NEW FOR OCTOBER! Adult Fiction. The town of Eden, KY, has its share of bad luck, and Opal has seen much of it her entire life. She will do anything to get her younger brother out of Eden and on a path to a better life. When an opportunity arises at the infamous Starling House, Opal won't let scary stories, dire warnings, or a moody heir get in her way. The house, built by a reclusive author, has intrigued Opal since her childhood. However, it seems that family secrets are not limited to the Starlings, and Opal will have to face down her own legacy that ties her to the house... and those who want the dark secrets for their own use.” Library Journal Show less

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And Then She Fell

And Then She Fell

A Novel

by Elliott, Alicia

Book - 2023

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “On the surface, Alice is exactly where she thinks she should be: She’s just given birth to a baby girl, Dawn; her husba...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “On the surface, Alice is exactly where she thinks she should be: She’s just given birth to a baby girl, Dawn; her husband… is nothing but supportive; and they’ve moved into a new home in a posh Toronto neighborhood. But Alice could not feel like more of an impostor. [H]er perpetual self-doubt hinders the one vestige of her old life… writing a modern retelling of the Haudenosaunee creation story. She finds herself losing bits of time and hearing voices she can’t explain, all while her neighbors’ passive-aggressive behavior begins to morph into something far more threatening.” Pub description Show less

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “On the surface, Alice is exactly where she thinks she should be: She’s just given birth to a baby girl, Dawn; her husba...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “On the surface, Alice is exactly where she thinks she should be: She’s just given birth to a baby girl, Dawn; her husband… is nothing but supportive; and they’ve moved into a new home in a posh Toronto neighborhood. But Alice could not feel like more of an impostor. [H]er perpetual self-doubt hinders the one vestige of her old life… writing a modern retelling of the Haudenosaunee creation story. She finds herself losing bits of time and hearing voices she can’t explain, all while her neighbors’ passive-aggressive behavior begins to morph into something far more threatening.” Pub description Show less

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Build the Life You Want

Build the Life You Want

The Art and Science of Getting Happier

by Brooks, Arthur C.

Book - 2023

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “With insight, compassion, and hope, Brooks and Winfrey reveal how the tools of emotional self-management can change ...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “With insight, compassion, and hope, Brooks and Winfrey reveal how the tools of emotional self-management can change your life―immediately. They recommend practical, research-based practices to build the four pillars of happiness: family, friendship, work, and faith. Equipped with the tools of emotional self-management and ready to build your four pillars, you can take control of your present and future rather than hoping and waiting for your circumstances to improve. Build the Life You Want is your blueprint for a better life.” Pub description Show less

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “With insight, compassion, and hope, Brooks and Winfrey reveal how the tools of emotional self-management can change ...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “With insight, compassion, and hope, Brooks and Winfrey reveal how the tools of emotional self-management can change your life―immediately. They recommend practical, research-based practices to build the four pillars of happiness: family, friendship, work, and faith. Equipped with the tools of emotional self-management and ready to build your four pillars, you can take control of your present and future rather than hoping and waiting for your circumstances to improve. Build the Life You Want is your blueprint for a better life.” Pub description Show less

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Coleman Hill

Coleman Hill

by Foote, Kim Coleman

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NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “In 1916, during the early days of the Great Migration, Celia Coleman & Lucy Grimes flee the racism and poverty of t...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “In 1916, during the early days of the Great Migration, Celia Coleman & Lucy Grimes flee the racism and poverty of their homes in the post–Civil War South for the ‘Promised Land’ of Vauxhall, New Jersey. But the North possesses its own challenges and bigotries that will shape the fates of the women and their families over the next 70 years. Told through the voices of 9 family members—their perspectives at once harmonious and contradictory—Coleman Hill is a penetrating multigenerational debut.”Pub description Show less

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “In 1916, during the early days of the Great Migration, Celia Coleman & Lucy Grimes flee the racism and poverty of t...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “In 1916, during the early days of the Great Migration, Celia Coleman & Lucy Grimes flee the racism and poverty of their homes in the post–Civil War South for the ‘Promised Land’ of Vauxhall, New Jersey. But the North possesses its own challenges and bigotries that will shape the fates of the women and their families over the next 70 years. Told through the voices of 9 family members—their perspectives at once harmonious and contradictory—Coleman Hill is a penetrating multigenerational debut.”Pub description Show less

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Democracy Awakening

Democracy Awakening

Notes on the State of America

by Richardson, Heather Cox

Book - 2023

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “From historian and author of the popular daily newsletter LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN, a vital narrative that explains ...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “From historian and author of the popular daily newsletter LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN, a vital narrative that explains how America, once a beacon of democracy, now teeters on the brink of autocracy―and how we can turn back. Richardson…wrangles our giant, meandering, confusing news feed into a coherent story that singles out what we should pay attention to, what the historical roots and precedents are, and what possible paths lie ahead. Democracy Awakening explains what our history really tells us about ourselves, and what the future of democracy can be.” Pub description Show less

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “From historian and author of the popular daily newsletter LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN, a vital narrative that explains ...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “From historian and author of the popular daily newsletter LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN, a vital narrative that explains how America, once a beacon of democracy, now teeters on the brink of autocracy―and how we can turn back. Richardson…wrangles our giant, meandering, confusing news feed into a coherent story that singles out what we should pay attention to, what the historical roots and precedents are, and what possible paths lie ahead. Democracy Awakening explains what our history really tells us about ourselves, and what the future of democracy can be.” Pub description Show less

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Exit Interview

Exit Interview

The Life and Death of My Ambitious Career

by Coulter, Kristi

Book - 2023

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “In 2006, Kristi Coulter left her cozy but dull job for a promising new position at the fast-growing Amazon.com, but ...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “In 2006, Kristi Coulter left her cozy but dull job for a promising new position at the fast-growing Amazon.com, but she never expected the soul-crushing pressure that would come with it. In no time she found the challenge and excitement she'd been craving―along with 7-day workweeks, lifeboat exercises, widespread burnout, and a culture driven largely by fear. But the chase, the visibility, and, let's face it, the stock options proved intoxicating, and so, for 12 years, she stayed―until she no longer recognized the face in the mirror or the mission she'd signed up for.” Pub description Show less

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “In 2006, Kristi Coulter left her cozy but dull job for a promising new position at the fast-growing Amazon.com, but ...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “In 2006, Kristi Coulter left her cozy but dull job for a promising new position at the fast-growing Amazon.com, but she never expected the soul-crushing pressure that would come with it. In no time she found the challenge and excitement she'd been craving―along with 7-day workweeks, lifeboat exercises, widespread burnout, and a culture driven largely by fear. But the chase, the visibility, and, let's face it, the stock options proved intoxicating, and so, for 12 years, she stayed―until she no longer recognized the face in the mirror or the mission she'd signed up for.” Pub description Show less

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Land of Milk and Honey

Land of Milk and Honey

by Zhang, C Pam

Book - 2023

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “A smog has spread. Food crops are rapidly disappearing. A chef escapes her dying career in a dreary city to take a job ...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “A smog has spread. Food crops are rapidly disappearing. A chef escapes her dying career in a dreary city to take a job at a decadent mountaintop colony seemingly free of the world’s troubles. There, the sky is clear again. Rare ingredients abound. Her enigmatic employer and his visionary daughter have built a lush new life for the global elite… Land of Milk and Honey lays provocatively bare the ethics of seeking pleasure in a dying world. Most of all, it is a love letter to food, to wild delight, and to the transformative power of a woman embracing her own appetite.” Pub description Show less

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “A smog has spread. Food crops are rapidly disappearing. A chef escapes her dying career in a dreary city to take a job ...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “A smog has spread. Food crops are rapidly disappearing. A chef escapes her dying career in a dreary city to take a job at a decadent mountaintop colony seemingly free of the world’s troubles. There, the sky is clear again. Rare ingredients abound. Her enigmatic employer and his visionary daughter have built a lush new life for the global elite… Land of Milk and Honey lays provocatively bare the ethics of seeking pleasure in a dying world. Most of all, it is a love letter to food, to wild delight, and to the transformative power of a woman embracing her own appetite.” Pub description Show less

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Leslie F*cking Jones

Leslie F*cking Jones

A Memoir

by Jones, Leslie

Book - 2023

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Raised by a tough dad and a loving but often sick mom…she was a star basketball player, heavily recruited for what e...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Raised by a tough dad and a loving but often sick mom…she was a star basketball player, heavily recruited for what everyone thought would be a stellar college career. Then…she discovered comedy instead, and everything changed. Eventually hitting the road as a working comedian, and holding down regular jobs to fund her dreams, she found herself fighting prejudice, tough crowds, stupid bosses, and people who thought a Black woman could never be funny enough. Leslie F*cking Jones reveals what it took to become one of America's most beloved and plain-speaking superstars.” Pub description Show less

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Raised by a tough dad and a loving but often sick mom…she was a star basketball player, heavily recruited for what e...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Raised by a tough dad and a loving but often sick mom…she was a star basketball player, heavily recruited for what everyone thought would be a stellar college career. Then…she discovered comedy instead, and everything changed. Eventually hitting the road as a working comedian, and holding down regular jobs to fund her dreams, she found herself fighting prejudice, tough crowds, stupid bosses, and people who thought a Black woman could never be funny enough. Leslie F*cking Jones reveals what it took to become one of America's most beloved and plain-speaking superstars.” Pub description Show less

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Misbelief

Misbelief

What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things

by Ariely, Dan

Book - 2023

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Grounded in years of study as well as Ariely's own experience as a target of disinformation, Misbelief is an eye-ope...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Grounded in years of study as well as Ariely's own experience as a target of disinformation, Misbelief is an eye-opening and comprehensive analysis of the psychological drivers that cause otherwise rational people to adopt deeply irrational beliefs. Utilizing the latest research, Ariely reveals the key elements that drive people down the funnel of false information and mistrust, showing how under the right circumstances, anyone can become a misbeliever. Yet Ariely also offers hope. The sooner we recognize that misbelief is above all else a human problem, the sooner we can become the solution ourselves.” Pub description Show less

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Grounded in years of study as well as Ariely's own experience as a target of disinformation, Misbelief is an eye-ope...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Grounded in years of study as well as Ariely's own experience as a target of disinformation, Misbelief is an eye-opening and comprehensive analysis of the psychological drivers that cause otherwise rational people to adopt deeply irrational beliefs. Utilizing the latest research, Ariely reveals the key elements that drive people down the funnel of false information and mistrust, showing how under the right circumstances, anyone can become a misbeliever. Yet Ariely also offers hope. The sooner we recognize that misbelief is above all else a human problem, the sooner we can become the solution ourselves.” Pub description Show less

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The Secret Hours

The Secret Hours

by Herron, Mick

Book - 2023

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, an auditing of the British Secret Service ‘to ...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, an auditing of the British Secret Service ‘to investigate historical over-reaching.’ When an MI5 case file appears without explanation on the eve of Monochrome’s shuttering, civil servants Griselda and Malcolm are drawn into the buried history of a classified operation in Cold War Berlin, which ended in tragedy and scandal—and whose cover-up has rewritten 30 years of Service history. The Secret Hours is a dazzling entry point into Mick Herron’s body of work, a standalone spy thriller that is at once unnerving, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny.” Pub description Show less

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, an auditing of the British Secret Service ‘to ...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, an auditing of the British Secret Service ‘to investigate historical over-reaching.’ When an MI5 case file appears without explanation on the eve of Monochrome’s shuttering, civil servants Griselda and Malcolm are drawn into the buried history of a classified operation in Cold War Berlin, which ended in tragedy and scandal—and whose cover-up has rewritten 30 years of Service history. The Secret Hours is a dazzling entry point into Mick Herron’s body of work, a standalone spy thriller that is at once unnerving, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny.” Pub description Show less

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The Vaster Wilds

The Vaster Wilds

by Groff, Lauren

Book - 2023

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “A servant girl escapes from a colonial settlement in the wilderness. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few p...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “A servant girl escapes from a colonial settlement in the wilderness. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few possessions, and the spark of god that burns hot within her. What she finds in this terra incognita is beyond the limits of her imagination and will bend her belief in everything that her own civilization has taught her. Lauren Groff’s new novel is at once a thrilling adventure story and a penetrating fable about trying to find a new way of living in a world succumbing to the churn of colonialism.”Pub description Show less

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “A servant girl escapes from a colonial settlement in the wilderness. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few p...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Fiction. “A servant girl escapes from a colonial settlement in the wilderness. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few possessions, and the spark of god that burns hot within her. What she finds in this terra incognita is beyond the limits of her imagination and will bend her belief in everything that her own civilization has taught her. Lauren Groff’s new novel is at once a thrilling adventure story and a penetrating fable about trying to find a new way of living in a world succumbing to the churn of colonialism.”Pub description Show less

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Biking Uphill in the Rain

Biking Uphill in the Rain

The Story of Seattle From Behind the Handlebars

by Fucoloro, Tom

Book - 2023

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Seattle was recently named the best bike city in the U.S. by Bicycling magazine. How did this notoriously hilly and ...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Seattle was recently named the best bike city in the U.S. by Bicycling magazine. How did this notoriously hilly and rainy city become so inviting to bicyclists? Fucoloro…blends his longtime reporting with new interviews and archival research to tell the story of how a flourishing bike culture emerged despite the obstacles of climate, topography, and an entrenched, car-centric urban landscape and culture. From the arrival of the first bicycles in the late 19th century to the bike-share entrepreneurs of the present day, the result is a unique perspective on Seattle's history and its future.” Pub description Show less

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Seattle was recently named the best bike city in the U.S. by Bicycling magazine. How did this notoriously hilly and ...Show more NEW FOR SEPTEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Seattle was recently named the best bike city in the U.S. by Bicycling magazine. How did this notoriously hilly and rainy city become so inviting to bicyclists? Fucoloro…blends his longtime reporting with new interviews and archival research to tell the story of how a flourishing bike culture emerged despite the obstacles of climate, topography, and an entrenched, car-centric urban landscape and culture. From the arrival of the first bicycles in the late 19th century to the bike-share entrepreneurs of the present day, the result is a unique perspective on Seattle's history and its future.” Pub description Show less

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Bellies

Bellies

A Novel

by Dinan, Nicola

Book - 2023

Adult Fiction. “It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out with friends at their local university drag night, Tom buys Ming a drink. Confident and...Show more Adult Fiction. “It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out with friends at their local university drag night, Tom buys Ming a drink. Confident and witty, a magnetic young playwright, Ming is the perfect antidote to Tom’s awkward energy, and their connection is instant. Tom finds himself deeply and desperately drawn into Ming’s orbit, and on the cusp of graduation, he’s already mapped out their future together. But shortly after they move to London to start their next chapter, Ming announces her intention to transition. Bellies is an unforgettable story of youth, intimacy, hunger and heartbreak…” Pub description Show less

Adult Fiction. “It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out with friends at their local university drag night, Tom buys Ming a drink. Confident and...Show more Adult Fiction. “It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out with friends at their local university drag night, Tom buys Ming a drink. Confident and witty, a magnetic young playwright, Ming is the perfect antidote to Tom’s awkward energy, and their connection is instant. Tom finds himself deeply and desperately drawn into Ming’s orbit, and on the cusp of graduation, he’s already mapped out their future together. But shortly after they move to London to start their next chapter, Ming announces her intention to transition. Bellies is an unforgettable story of youth, intimacy, hunger and heartbreak…” Pub description Show less

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Congratulations, the Best Is Over!

Congratulations, the Best Is Over!

Essays

by Thomas, R. Eric

Book - 2023

Adult Nonfiction. “They say you can't go home again, but what if you and home have changed beyond recognition? From attending his 20-year high school reun...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “They say you can't go home again, but what if you and home have changed beyond recognition? From attending his 20-year high school reunion and discovering another person's face on his name badge, to splattering an urgent care room with blood à la The Shining, to being terrorized by a plague of gay frogs who've overtaken his backyard, Thomas provides the nitty, and sometimes the gritty, details of wrestling with the life he thought he'd left behind while trying to establish a new one.” Pub description Show less

Adult Nonfiction. “They say you can't go home again, but what if you and home have changed beyond recognition? From attending his 20-year high school reun...Show more Adult Nonfiction. “They say you can't go home again, but what if you and home have changed beyond recognition? From attending his 20-year high school reunion and discovering another person's face on his name badge, to splattering an urgent care room with blood à la The Shining, to being terrorized by a plague of gay frogs who've overtaken his backyard, Thomas provides the nitty, and sometimes the gritty, details of wrestling with the life he thought he'd left behind while trying to establish a new one.” Pub description Show less

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