NEW FOR APRIL! Adult Nonfiction. “In April 2025, as her closing lecture as the 24th poet laureate of the United States, Limón celebrates the power of poetry to inspire, illuminate, and transform. ‘When clarity is hard to come by,’ she writes, ‘when…
NEW FOR APRIL! Adult Fiction. “Annie never meant to end up alone on a Boy Talk cruise, but that's exactly what happens when her sister… has to bow out of their vacation. Now Annie is sharing a cabin with a stranger, stuck on the cruise ship American…
NEW FOR APRIL! Adult Fiction. “Invited to the remote Scottish island of Skelbrae by bestselling thriller writer Arthur Fletch, a half-dozen commercially challenged authors… assemble in his castle for one of his legendary salons. But after all the…
NEW FOR APRIL! Adult Nonfiction. “Hope amid trauma. In this bighearted travelogue, friends and peace activists Abu Sarah, a Palestinian whose brother died from injuries suffered in Israeli custody, and Inon, an Israeli whose parents were killed by…
NEW FOR APRIL! Adult Fiction. “Among the terms of philosopher Adora Hazzard's fellowship at the Lockwood museum in New York City is that she provide ‘moral training’ to owners Layla and Lionel Lockwood's tween twins. Adora… lives nearby in the…
NEW FOR APRIL! Adult Fiction. “In a self-running, smart house, a young and sentient Roomba listens as her owner, Harold, reads aloud to his dying wife, Edie. Mesmerized by To Kill a Mockingbird and craving the human connection she witnesses in…
NEW FOR APRIL! Adult Nonfiction. “In November 2019, 19-year-old Zac Brettler leapt from the fifth-floor balcony of a luxury apartment in London, falling to his death in the Thames. But this was no straightforward suicide. Brettler, well-off but not…
NEW FOR APRIL! Adult Nonfiction. “This insightful investigation from Scheiber examines how a radical new cohort of young, college-educated workers at major American corporations powered a wave of unionizations and strikes in recent years. The…
NEW FOR APRIL! Adult Nonfiction. “Mayyasi and his fellow contributors to NPR's Planet Money podcast have written an accessible, nonpartisan survey of economic concepts. The book's initial section covers markets, prices, trade, and public goods. The…
NEW FOR APRIL! Adult Nonfiction. “Lexicographer Stamper takes readers on an uproarious journey into Merriam-Webster's somber early-20th-century office and the decades-long, behind-the-scenes kerfuffle over the seemingly simple task of defining…
NEW FOR APRIL! Adult Fiction. “Don and Rodney have been together for 40 years, but their wedding vows never included ‘until the Earth is destroyed.’ They face that now, as a black hole will consume the planet in a month. Rodney and Don know that…
NEW FOR APRIL! Adult Fiction. “To her millions of Instagram followers, Natalie Heller Mills is a ‘flawless Christian woman’ leading an idyllic life on the self-sustaining Yesteryear Ranch with her hardworking husband, Caleb, and their five kids. In…
NEW FOR APRIL! Adult Nonfiction. “Experience the Pacific Northwest through the eyes of a local with this definitive guide to 52 perfect weekend getaways. From misty coastal retreats to sun-drenched eastern vineyards, snow-covered mountain escapes to…
NEW FOR MARCH! Adult Fiction. “As an adjunct professor in her mid-30s, Sam juggles multiple classes… and scrapes by on meager pay while dreaming of the elusive tenure track. Her life is a constant balancing act between rent, student loans, and…
NEW FOR MARCH! Adult Nonfiction. “In her latest book, Solnit surveys the past 60 years of social, scientific, political, and cultural changes that inspire her to feel hopeful for the future. Despite a world ‘rife with white supremacy, misogyny,…
NEW FOR MARCH! Adult Nonfiction. “Anyone who has ever been fortunate enough to share their life with a dog knows the experience is both profound and transformative. Here, in this charming collection of essays, fifteen celebrated authors share…
NEW FOR MARCH! Adult Nonfiction. “For the first time in history, we are inundated with what are known as ‘dopamine surges’ inside our brains. We’ve learned how dopamine can drive adults and kids to engage in activities that we don’t actually…
NEW FOR MARCH! Adult Fiction. “Florence (Flo) Greene has just learned she only has weeks to live. At 92, this isn't a shock, but she decides to write to Ruthie, who grew up next door, and to whom Flo is leaving her house. In her letter, Flo explains…
NEW FOR MARCH! Adult Nonfiction. “Ahmed tells the story of her country through its history, its food, and its people. Somalia's role in the spice trade yields xawaash, the most distinctive of Somali flavors…that's used in everything from marinades…
NEW FOR MARCH! Adult Fiction. “Joy Moore and Benny Abbott have been BFFs for 13 years, the last four of which they've cohosted a chart-topping ‘comedy survival’ podcast about people's near-death experiences. The pair has spent months negotiating a…
