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New Releases | June 16th, 2026

June 12, 2026 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Art

    • Creepy Critters Glow-In-The-Dark Crochet (Crochet Kits) - Rull, Anne Margaux (Author)

    • How to Look, Draw & Paint - Rice, Matthew (Author)

    • Care Bears Cross-Stitch Kit: Includes 4 Patterns (Rp Minis) - Caetano, Sosae (Author

    Adult Fiction

    • The Lowe Job - Alexander, Grace (Author)

    • The Frenzy: Stories - Oates, Joyce Carol (Author)

    • The Emilys - Abel, Heather (Author)

    • A Year of Marvelous Ways - Winman, Sarah (Author)

    Adult Science

    • In Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure - Jacobsen, Rowan (Author)

    Award Winners

    • Buffalo Dreamer - Duncan, Violet (Author)

    Biography

    • Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith - Vance, J D (Author)

    Board Books

    • I'll Love You Till the Sloths Start School (I'll Love You Till #4) - Cristaldi, Kathryn (Author), Litten, Kristyna (Illustrator)

    Children's Classics

    • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Deluxe Collector's Edition (Chronicles of Narnia #2) - Lewis, C S (Author), Baynes, Pauline (Illustrator)

    Graphic Novels

    • Boss of the Underworld (Underworld #1) - Freeman, Tor (Author), Freeman, Tor (Illustrator)

    • Haven and the Fallen Giants - Xu, Jen (Author), Rhodes, Kate (Author), Xu, Jen (Illustrator), Rhodes, Kate (Illustrator)

    Homestead

    • How to Grow Medicinal Herbs: An Illustrated Beginner's Guide to Growing, Harvesting, and Making Herbal Remedies at Home - Minton, Vanessa (Author)

    Horror

    • The Summer Fun Massacre (Slasher Season #1) - Dilouie, Craig (Author)

    • The Library at Hellebore - Khaw, Cassandra (Author)

    Humor Book

    • Renaissance Dogs: A Litter of Hilarious Pups, Mutts, and Hounds - Wagmore, Taylor (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • The Big Book of Birthdays: How Birthdays Are Celebrated Around the World - Feunekes, Anna Lena (Author)

    • The Long Hike: The True Story of the First Appalachian Thru-Hike - McCarthy, Meghan (Author), McCarthy, Meghan (Illustrator)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • The Superior Foes of Spider-Man - Spencer, Nick (Author), Asmus, James (Author), Lieber, Steve (Illustrator), Ellis, Rich (Illustrator), Martin, Marcos (Not Available)

    • Spider-Man: The Other - David, Peter (Author), Hudlin, Reginald (Author), Lee, Pat (Illustrator), Wieringo, Mike (Illustrator), Quesada, Joe (Not Available)

    • Superman: Action Comics Vol. 1: Boy of Steel - Waid, Mark (Author)

    • Batman: Under the Red Hood: DC Compact Comics Edition (DC Compact Comics) - Winick, Judd (Author), Starlin, James (Author), Aparo, Jim (Illustrator), Davis, Shane (Illustrator)

    • Assassin's Creed Shadows: Tales of Iga, Vol. 1 (Assassin's Creed Shadows: Tales of IGA #1) - Regujie (Author)

    • Cocoon (Cocoon #1) - Kyo, Machiko (Author)

    Middle Readers

    • The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade (Last Kids on Earth) - Brallier, Max (Author), Holgate, Douglas (Illustrator)

    Mystery & Thrillers

    • She Didn't See It Coming - Lapena, Shari (Author)

    • Strangers in Time: A World War II Novel - Baldacci, David (Author)

    • Choke Point: A Thriller (Scot Harvath #25) - Thor, Brad (Author)

    Picture Books

    • Turtle with a Toolbox (Turtle with a Toolbox) - Ferry, Beth (Author), Dudolf (Illustrator)

    • Cats in Conductor Hats: A Train Adventure (Cats in Hats) - Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta (Author), Hernandez, Leeza (Illustrator)

    • Toad on the Go (Towed by Toad) - Awan, Jashar (Author)

    • Welcome to Our Classroom! (an All Are Welcome Book) (All Are Welcome) - Penfold, Alexandra (Author), Kaufman, Suzanne (Illustrator)

    • Nighty Night, Dinos: A Bedtime Picture Book about Dinosaurs - Holt Williams, Deborah (Author), Doherty, Anna (Illustrator)

    Political Sciences

    • The Penguin Book of Existentialist Philosophy - Webber, Jonathan (Editor), Webber, Jonathan (Introduction by)

    Romance

    • Tropesick - Okie, Lauren (Author)

    • Romantic Hero - Greenwood, Kirsty (Author)

    • The Someday Garden - Poston, Ashley (Author)

    • Credence: Deluxe Edition (Special) - Douglas, Penelope (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • Hemlock & Silver - Kingfisher, T (Author)

    • Songs of the Dead (Strata Wars #1) - Sanderson, Brandon (Author), Orullian, Peter (Author)

    Social Sciences

    • The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America - Ellis, Justin (Author)

    Stickers

    • Don't Let the Pigeon Sticker This Book! - Mo Willems Workshop (Author)

    True Crime

    • Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story: Ten Years Later (James Patterson True Crime #1) - Patterson, James (Author), Connolly, John (Author), Malloy, Tim (With)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Calamity of Souls comes a novel set in 1940s London about a bereaved bookshop owner and two teenagers scarred by the Second World War, and the healing and hope they find in one another.

    "A masterpiece of a historical thriller." --Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author of Eternal

    Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason. Without parents, peerage, or merit, he steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he's old enough to enlist to fight the Germans. After barely surviving the Blitz, Charlie knows there's no telling when a falling bomb might end his life.

    Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London. One of millions of children to have been evacuated to the countryside Molly has been away from her home for nearly five years. Her return, however, is not the homecoming she'd hoped for as she's confronted by a devastating reality: neither of her parents are there.

    Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his bookshop, The Book Keep. Mourning the recent loss of his wife, Ignatius forms a kinship with both children, and in each other they rediscover the spirit of family each has lost.

    But Charlie's escapades in the city have not gone unnoticed, and someone's been following Molly since she returned to London. And Ignatius is harboring his own secrets, which could have terrible consequences for all of them. As bombs continue to bear down on the city, Charlie, Molly, and Ignatius learn that while the perils of war rage on, their coming together and trusting one another may be the only way for them to survive.

    "Oliver Twist meets the Blitz. A beautiful read." --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network

  • The Pigeon REALLY wants to sticker this book! He will sticker when required! He will sticker when optional! He will sticker responsibly! So, what is the sticking point!?!

    This fun-filled sticker-scene activity books features The Pigeon, Duckling, The Bus Driver, and more special guests. Decorate the bus with bumper stickers, sneak a peek at The Pigeon's baby album, and make loop-de-loops on the roller coaster! Includes over 250 stickers to puzzle and play with!

    Do YOU think The Pigeon should sticker this book?

  • The new head gardener at the enchanting Lilymoor House stumbles upon a secret garden . . . with a mysterious man trapped inside, in the next magical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Sounds Like Love and The Seven Year Slip.

    When Sophie Drear plans her escape to coastal Maine for the summer--for a temporary job revitalizing the storied grounds at Lilymoor House--she doesn't expect to fall in love.

    But she does: With the beguiling land, the fragrant flowers, and the towering hedge maze. With the quirky staff and the enigmatic woman who owns the place.

    And then, the door appears. Never in the same place twice, it leads her to a secret, and unfinished, garden with a frustrated thundercloud of a man trapped inside.

    This mysterious garden is not the only sign that the future of Lilymoor is unstable: the foliage resists Sophie's careful nurturing, vines threaten to strangle the hedges, and the manor's owner has wild ideas about who will take over when she retires--including her inconveniently attractive nephew who is also there just for the summer.

    Despite herself, Sophie has come to care for the residents of Lilymoor just as much as she cares for its grounds. With the help of one man on the outside of the secret garden, and one man on the inside, she might be the only person who can figure out exactly what Lilymoor needs to bloom once more.

  • An instant New York Times bestseller!

    "Stunning. Fiendishly plotted with whiplash twists and turns -- Shari Lapena is at the very top of her game here. [She Didn't See It Coming] might be my favorite yet!" --Lucy Foley

    The new gripping novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door

    When a beloved wife and mother disappears, a luxurious condo building transforms into a potential crime scene, and the investigation begins: can the detectives find her before it's too late?

    Bryden and Sam have it all: thriving careers, a smart apartment in a luxury condominium, supportive friends and a cherished daughter. The perfect life for the perfect couple.

    Then Sam receives a call at his office. Bryden - working from home that day - has failed to collect their daughter from daycare. Arriving home with their little girl, he finds his wife's car in the underground garage. Upstairs in their apartment her laptop is open on the table, her cell phone nearby, her keys in their usual place in the hall.

    Except Bryden is nowhere to be seen. It's as if she just walked out.

    How can she have disappeared from her own home? And did she even leave the building at all?

    With every minute that passes - and as questions swirl around their community - Bryden and Sam's past seems a little less perfect, their condominium less safe, their friends, neighbors and relatives no longer quite so reliable . . .

  • An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller

    DELUXE EDITION--a gorgeous paperback edition featuring bright green sprayed edges.

    Now in paperback, a dark reimagining of "Snow White" steeped in poison, intrigue, and treason of the most magical kind, from New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher

    Healer Anja regularly drinks poison.

    Not to die, but to save--seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on.

    But a summons from the King interrupts her quiet, herb-obsessed life. His daughter, Snow, is dying, and he hopes Anja's unorthodox methods can save her.

    Aided by a taciturn guard, a narcissistic cat, and a passion for the scientific method, Anja rushes to treat Snow, but nothing seems to work. That is, until she finds a secret world, hidden inside a magic mirror. This dark realm may hold the key to what is making Snow sick.

    Or it might be the thing that kills them all.

Tags shop local, little village toy & Book Shop, James Patterson, Dinosaurs, T Kingfisher, Minneapolis, Chronicles of Narnia, Brandon Sanderson, Hiking, David Baldacci, Spiderman, assassins creed, Crochet

New Releases | May 12th, 2026

May 8, 2026 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Fiction

    • The Foursome - Kline, Christina Baker (Author)

    • The Thorn Birds - McCullough, Colleen (Author)

    • June Baby (Thousand Voices) - Garvey, Shannon (Author)

    Award Winners

    • Will's Race for Home (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner) - Rhodes, Jewell Parker (Author)

    Board Books

    • Lion's Wobbly Bottom (Wobbly Bottoms) - Frost, Kit (Author), Rennocks, Sam (Illustrator)

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

    • Red, White, and Blue, I Love You - Burton, Jeffrey (Author), Cleland, Josh (Illustrator)

    • Bluey: Playtime Little Library 4-Book Box Set (Bluey)

    • This Little Kitten: A Touch and Feel Book (This Little) - Arrhenius, Ingela P (Illustrator)

    Business & Technology

    • Get It in Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Your Rights at Work - Stygar, Ryan (Author)

    Children's Science & Nature

    • A Forest Begins Anew - Aamodt, Louise M (Author), MacKay, Elly (Illustrator)

    Cookbooks

    • Dig In!: Over 100 Easy, Delicious, and Stress-Free Recipes to Make on Repeat (a Cookbook) - O'Brien, Erin (Author)

    • Every Salad Ever: From Grains to Greens and Pasta to Beans Plus Every Salad in Betweens - Podleski, Greta (Author)

    Graphic Novels

    • Camp Frenemies: Bunkmates for Never (Camp Frenemies) - Montague, Liz (Author)

    History

    • American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington - Brands, H W (Author)

    • Vengeance: The Last Stands of Custer, Crazy Horse, and Sitting Bull - Clavin, Tom (Author)

    • These Truths: A History of the United States - Lepore, Jill (Author)

    • The Flag Was Still There: A History of the American Experiment in Five Anniversaries - McKean, David (Author), Bennett, M Todd (Author)

    Homestead

    • Feel Free Home: The Art of Freethinking Design - Ford, Leanne (Author)

    Horror

    • Femme Feral - Beckbessinger, Sam (Author)

    • With a Vengeance - Sager, Riley (Author)

    • Make Me Better - Gailey, Sarah (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • What Is American Sign Language? (What Was?) - Herman, Gail (Author), Who Hq (Author), Squier, Robert (Illustrator)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Planet Hulk [Marvel Premier Collection] (Marvel Premier Collection) - Pak, Greg (Author), Pagulayan, Carlo (Illustrator), Lopresti, Aaron (Illustrator), Frank, Gary (Illustrator), Ladronn, Jose (Not Available)

    • Disney Manga: Stitch! the Manga Collection (Special Edition) - Tsukurino, Yumi (Author), Asada, Miho (Author)

    • Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 30 (Jujutsu Kaisen) - Akutami, Gege (Author)

    Middle Readers

    • The Last Dragon House (The Last Dragon House) - Morris, Olivia Mae (Author)

    Mystery & Thrillers

    • The Last Mandarin - Penny, Louise (Author), Fung, Mellissa (Author)

    • The Last Mandarin (Indie) - Penny, Louise (Author), Fung, Mellissa (Author)

    • The First Gentleman: A Thriller - Patterson, James (Author), Clinton, Bill (Author)

    Nature

    • A Bird's IQ: Innovation, Intelligence, and Problem Solving in the Avian World - Lefebvre, Louis (Author), Strauss, Pablo (Translator)

    Personal Growth

    • Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence - Perel, Esther (Author)

    Picture Books

    • Do You Know the Dark?: Exploring the Unseen, Unknown, and Unusual - MacLean, Roz (Author), MacLean, Roz (Illustrator)

    • Dad - Robinson, Christian (Author), Robinson, Christian (Illustrator)

    • The Underwearwolf - Sterer, Gideon (Author), Santoso, Charles (Illustrator)

    • Some Days - Sosa, Daniela (Author), Sosa, Daniela (Illustrator)

    • Love from America - Jospitre, Sarah (Author), Thomas, Amandine (Illustrator)

    • The Baby Who Only Said No! - Salsbury, Sandra (Author)

    Romance

    • The Love Haters - Center, Katherine (Author)

    • Hart's Landing (Hart's Landing #1) - Harlow, Melanie (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • Anima Rising - Moore, Christopher (Author)

    • Star Wars: Sanctuary (a Bad Batch Novel) - Giles, Lamar (Author)

    • Seek the Traitor's Son - Roth, Veronica (Author)

    • The Bone Door (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Original) - White, Frances (Author)

    • Angel Down - Kraus, Daniel (Author)

    • A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl) - Dinniman, Matt (Author)

    Spinner Rack Books

    • Bluey: BBQ (Bluey)

    Travel

    • American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed - Fitzgerald, Isaac (Author)

    Young Adult BK

    • Royal Summer - Morgan, Kass (Author)

    • Queer and How We Got Here: A (Personal) History - Newlevant, Hazel (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION

    NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2025

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER

    The critically acclaimed author of the "crazily enjoyable" (The New York Times) Whalefall returns with an immersive, cinematic novel about five World War I soldiers who stumble upon a fallen angel that could hold the key to ending the war.

    Private Cyril Bagger has managed to survive the unspeakable horrors of the Great War through his wits and deception. But his survival instincts are put to the ultimate test when he and four other grunts are given a deadly mission: venture into the perilous No Man's Land to euthanize a wounded comrade.

    What they find amid the ruined battlefield, however, is not a man in need of mercy but a fallen angel, seemingly struck down by artillery fire. This celestial being may hold the key to ending the brutal conflict, but only if the soldiers can suppress their individual desires and work together. As jealousy, greed, and paranoia take hold, the group is torn apart by their inner demons, threatening to turn their angelic encounter into a descent into hell.

    Angel Down plunges you into the heart of World War I and weaves a polyphonic tale of survival, supernatural wonder, and moral conflict.

  • This one-time only printing indie bookstore edition features a gorgeous new version of the jacket, a special note from Louise and Mellissa, and a bonus scene not available anywhere else. Exclusively in the US and Canada.

    In a fast-paced, all-too-real thriller co-written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny and award-winning journalist Mellissa Fung, global politics become personal for two unlikely heroines. Alice Li, a first-generation Chinese American and former food blogger, has long lived in the shadow of her mother, Vivien Li— a Tiananmen Square dissident turned world-renowned human rights activist and passionate advocate for a free and democratic China.

    When security and fire alarms go off simultaneously all around the world, setting off a panic, the signal is traced back to China. As world leaders scramble to respond, Vivien and Alice are called to the White House in hopes Madame Li can interpret the Chinese intentions. But why involve Alice?

    If China isn’t behind the attack, Vivien warns, someone even more dangerous is pulling the strings. Mother and daughter must join together to overcome their estrangement if they have any hope of preventing global catastrophe. From DC to Ohio to Hong Kong, they work to prevent the next attack, along the way decoding an ancient legend and uncovering a secret language invented by women, for women.

    The Last Mandarin is an electrifying study of absolute power and voracious greed, political terror and personal conviction. But it is also an intimate examination of choice, of sacrifice, of memory and myths, both cultural and personal. It is the story of a mother and daughter, as well as a compelling international thriller about the precarious balance of power across the world, and within a family. And what happens when both break down.

    In a world ruled by power, even family can be a weapon.

  • It's off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series--featuring bonus material exclusive to this print edition.

    As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they're forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon.

    Races. Get from point A to point B, and don't come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little too normal, a little too simple.

    Ignore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don't listen to those whispers about what's happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it "a coming-out party for the ages."

    Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine.

    Carl hates that it's business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do.

    So Carl is planning a party of his own. It's a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can't even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it's not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they've ever been.

    Includes part eight of the exclusive bonus story "Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret."

  • THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    A haunted past. A train with no stops. Thirteen hours to reckon with the truth.

    In 1954, Anna Matheson boards a luxury overnight train bound for Chicago that she's commissioned, along with a list of names and a heart hardened by loss. Twelve years earlier, during the height of World War II, six people shattered her family's life. Now, under a false guise, Anna has orchestrated a chilling reunion--trapping each of them aboard.

    Her plan is precise: confront the ghosts of her past, unearth long-buried truths, and ensure justice is waiting at journey's end. But when one of the passengers is found murdered before dawn, it becomes clear that Anna isn't the only one harboring secrets--or seeking revenge.

    As the train hurtles into the icy night, Anna must navigate layers of deception, reckon with the cost of vengeance, and come to protect the very people she came to condemn. Because someone on board is determined that none of them--Anna included--reach the final stop alive.

  • From #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline comes a boldly original reimagining of the astonishing true story of two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina -- Kline's own distant relatives -- who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam.

    When Eng and Chang Bunker arrive in Wilkes County in 1839, they're not just a curiosity--they're a sensation. Everyone is eager to learn whether the salacious rumors about them are true. Within months, the twins have opened a general store, bought land, and begun building a plantation. Now, word has it, they're looking for wives--and in a place that thrives on gossip and legacy, their ambitions set the community on edge.

    Sarah and Adelaide Yates, daughters of a once-prominent local family brought low by scandal, are drawn into their orbit. Bold, beautiful Adelaide sees in the twins' fame a chance to reclaim her future. Sarah, quiet and observant, isn't so sure. When the twins' lives become entangled with theirs, they must navigate loyalty, longing, and identity in a world where everything--including race, class, and gender--is rigidly defined.

    Spanning five decades and unfolding against the backdrop of a fractured nation hurtling toward war, The Foursome is both intimate and epic: a story of love and constraint, identity and reinvention. With piercing insight and emotional precision, Kline brings to life a forgotten chapter of American history and the complex, boundary-defying marriages at its center.

Tags little village toy & Book Shop, littleton nh, indie bookstore, shop local, Louise Penny, American Sign Language, Birds, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Star Wars, Bluey, George Washington

New Releases | April 28th, 2026

April 24, 2026 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Art

    • Discover the Art of Field Sketching: Nature-Inspired Techniques for Pencil, Pen, and Watercolor - Link, Kristin (Author)

    Adult Fiction

    • The Names: A Read with Jenna Pick - Knapp, Florence (Author)

    • The Original - Parmar, Priya (Author)

    • Ghost Town - Perrotta, Tom (Author)

    Adult Science

    • The Story of Birds: A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present - Brusatte, Steve (Author)

    Biography

    • Memorial Days: A Memoir - Brooks, Geraldine (Author)

    Board Books

    • Breathe a Rainbow (an Interactive Board Book): With 8 Calming Textures to Trace with Your Finger (A Breathe-Along Book) - Koon, Julie (Author)

    • When Summer Comes: Exploring Nature in Our Warmest Season - Bissonette, Aimée M (Author), Hourigan, Erin (Illustrator)

    • Chicka Chicka I'm a Big Sister (Chicka Chicka Book) - Marsden, Blake (Author), Roode, Daniel (Illustrator)

    • Chicka Chicka I'm a Big Brother (Chicka Chicka Book) - Marsden, Blake (Author), Roode, Daniel (Illustrator)

    • Construction Site: Dad and His Crew Power Through! (Goodnight Construction Site) - Rinker, Sherri Duskey (Author), Ford, Ag (Illustrator)

    Coloring Books

    • The Official Magic: The Gathering Coloring Book

    Cookbooks

    • Eaterland: Recipes and Stories from Across the United States - Eater (Author), Zorn, Sarah (Author), Frederick, Missy (Author)

    Graphic Novels

    • The Last Comics on Earth: Across the Doodleverse: From the Creators of the Last Kids on Earth (Last Comics on Earth) - Brallier, Max (Author), Pruett, Joshua (Author), Cooper, Jay (Illustrator)

    • The Endless Game - Amato, J D (Author), Morse, Sophie (Illustrator)

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

    History

    • The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy - Ross, Steven J (Author)

    • The Geography Book (DK Big Ideas)

    • Common Sense (Modern Library Founding Documents) - Paine, Thomas (Author), Wood, Gordon S (Introduction by)

    Homestead

    • Home Sweet Home: Transform Your Rented Space - Grillo, Medina (Author)

    • Way to Grow: Over 100 Hacks for Green-Thumbed Greatness - Akeroyd, Simon (Author)

    Horror

    • Hex House - Stewart, Amy Jane (Author)

    Humor Books

    • Star Wars Dad Jokes Strike Back: The Best Worst Jokes and Puns from a Galaxy Far, Far Away. . . - Knox, Kelly (Author), Sampson, Johnny (Illustrator)

    Just the Facts

    • We the People Is All the People: A Picture Book - Reeves, Howard W (Author), Tonatiuh, Duncan (Illustrator)

    • Black Hands: Builders of Our Nation - Weatherford, Carole Boston (Author), Christie, R Gregory (Illustrator)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Everything in Color: A Love Story - Stalvey, Stephanie (Author)

    • Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Tomorrow's Heroes - Sherman, Hayden (Author), Scott, Cavan (Author), Russell, Mark (Author), Mercer, Travis (Illustrator), Mikel, Jon (Illustrator)

    • Doggo Vol. 1 - Onuma, Ryuki (Author), Komaru, Hikari (Illustrator)

    Middle Readers

    • Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Season of Flames (Chronicles of Whetherwhy) - James, Anna (Author), Wyatt, David (Illustrator)

    • Odder: The Novel - Applegate, Katherine (Author), Santoso, Charles (Illustrator)

    My First Readers

    • Soccer (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) - Santoyo, Melissa (Author), National Geographic Kids (Author)

    • Statue of Liberty (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3) - Marsh, Laura (Author), National Geographic Kids (Author)

    • Time for Kids: Dinosaurs (Time for Kids) - Jospitre, Sarah (Author)

    Mystery & Thrillers

    • A Deadly Episode (A Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery #6) - Horowitz, Anthony (Author)

    • Saltwater - Hays, Katy (Author)

    • The Doorman - Pavone, Chris (Author)

    • The Ghostwriter (Deluxe Edition) - Clark, Julie (Author)

    Personal Growth

    • Unsingle: How to Date Smarter and Create Love That Lasts - Chan, Amy (Author)

    Picture Books

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

    • A Fish Like Me - Sumner, Jamie (Author), Holzwarth, Devon (Illustrator)

    • Little Ghost's Summerween (The Little Ghost) - Edkins Willis, Maggie (Author), Edkins Willis, Maggie (Illustrator)

    • A Door Is to Open - Maclear, Kyo (Author), Morstad, Julie (Illustrator)

    • Construction Site: Firefight! (Goodnight Construction Site) - Rinker, Sherri Duskey (Author), Ford, Ag (Illustrator)

    • Neil, the Amazing Sea Cucumber - Tonta, Amelia (Author), Gifford, Lucinda (Illustrator)

    Romance

    • Death Meets Cute (Deluxe Edition) - Penner, J (Author)

    • Bulletproof (Deluxe Edition) - Moronova, K M (Author)

    • The Throne of Broken Gods: Deluxe Special Edition (Gods and Monsters) - Nicole, Amber V (Author)

    • King of Gluttony (Kings of Sin #6) - Huang, Ana (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • The Devils - Abercrombie, Joe (Author)

    • We Burned So Bright - Klune, Tj (Author)

    Stickers

    • Elephant & Piggie: Let's Sticker! (Elephant & Piggie)

    • Star Wars: The Mandalorian: Grogu: The Ultimate Sticker Collection (Ultimate Sticker Collection)

    • Disney Stitch Story Sticker Book

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  • An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller

    Now in paperback, an epic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie, featuring a notorious band of anti-heroes on a delightfully bloody and raucous journey

    Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds.

    Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Holy City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock is made up of unrepentant murderers, practitioners of ghastly magic, and outright monsters. The mission he is tasked with will require bloody measures from them all in order to achieve its righteous ends.

    Elves lurk at our borders and hunger for our flesh, while greedy princes care for nothing but their own ambitions and comfort. With a hellish journey before him, it's a good thing Brother Diaz has the devils on his side.

  • Over 100 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list!

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wishtree and The One and Only Ivan, Katherine Applegate, a touching and lyrical tale about a remarkable sea otter, perfect for summer reading!

    Meet Odder, the Queen of Play:

    Nobody has her moves.

    She doesn't just swim to the bottom,

    she dive-bombs.

    She doesn't just somersault,

    she triple-doughnuts.

    She doesn't just ride the waves,

    she makes them.

    Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her.

    Inspired by the true story of a Monterey Bay Aquarium program that pairs orphaned otter pups with surrogate mothers, this poignant and humorous tale told in free verse examines bravery and healing through the eyes of one of nature's most beloved and charming animals.

    Odder: An Otter's Story is also available in a new picture book format with stunning illustrations by Charles Santoso.

  • AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND READ WITH JENNA PICK--A WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT THAT BEGS TO BE SHARED

    LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL

    "Dazzling." --The Washington Post

    "A magnificent novel." --Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Horse

    The extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life?

    In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son's birth. Her husband, Gordon, respected in the community but a controlling presence at home, intends for her to follow a long-standing family tradition and name the baby after him. But when faced with the decision, Cora hesitates...

    Spanning thirty-five years, what follows are three alternate and alternating versions of their lives, shaped by Cora's last-minute choice of name. In richly layered prose, The Names explores the painful ripple effects of domestic abuse, the messy ties of family, and the possibilities of autonomy and healing.

    Through a prism of what-ifs, Florence Knapp invites us to consider the "one . . . precious life" we are given. Full of hope, this is the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark. It is the story of one family and love's endless capacity to endure, no matter what fate has in store.

    The book's brilliantly imaginative structure, propulsive storytelling, and emotional power are certain to make The Names a modern classic.

  • Firefighting vehicles and other heroic trucks join forces to battle a fire and make sure everyone is safe and sound in this exciting addition to the New York Times bestselling Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series.

    When powerful winds knock over electric lines and start a dangerous fire, there's a big job to do. Thankfully, help is on the way! Fire Engine, Foam Truck, Water Tender, and the rest of the mighty fire crew join forces with the classic Construction Site friends to save the day. Working through the night, they put out the flames, clean up the mess, and focus on what matters most--keeping everyone safe.

    Sherri Duskey Rinker's lively, rhyming text and AG Ford's vibrant illustrations bring this team of heroic firefighters to life. Little construction fans will love watching trucks, both familiar and new, work together as a team to save the construction site.

    BESTSELLING BOOK SERIES: Kids and parents love the New York Times bestselling Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site books. The series' legions of fans will be thrilled to welcome this new story, all about firefighting.

    KIDS LOVE FIRE TRUCKS: This story combines a kid-friendly concept about safely fighting fires with beloved characters--including Bulldozer, Excavator, Crane, and more--in an ultimately comforting tale packed with adventure and excitement.

    ROLLICKING READ-ALOUD: Bouncy rhyming text makes for a satisfying read-aloud experience, at home or in the classroom, perfect for energetic kids who love construction and vehicles.

    EXPERT REVIEWED: The author consulted with a senior fire investigator with over twenty-eight years of experience in firefighting to ensure accuracy.

    INCLUDES FIRE SAFETY TIPS: An author's note with age-appropriate fire safety information enhances the reading and learning experience and can help kids feel more empowered about a frightening issue.

    Perfect for:

    Kids who love fire trucks and construction vehicles

    Gift-givers seeking engaging, action-packed stories of family, team building, and friendship

    Parents, teachers, and librarians looking for books about firefighting and fire safety

    Readers who love the Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series

  • Named one of the Best Thrillers and a Notable Book of 2025 by the New York Times

    A pulse-pounding novel of class, privilege, sex, and murder, from the New York Times bestselling author of Two Nights in Lisbon and The Expats.

    Chicky Diaz is everyone's favorite doorman at the Bohemia, the most famous apartment house in the world, home of celebrities, financiers, and New York's cultural elite.

    Up in the penthouse, Emily Longworth has the perfect-looking everything, all except her husband, whom she'd quietly loathed even before the recent revelations about where all the money comes from. But his wealth is immense, their prenup is iron-clad, and Emily can't bring herself to leave him. Yet.

    And downstairs in 2A, Julian Sonnenberg--who has carved himself a successful niche in the art world, and led a good half-century of a full and satisfying, cosmopolitan life--has just received a devastating phone call that does nothing at all to alleviate his sense that, probably for better and worse, he has aged out and he's just not that useful to anyone any more.

    Meanwhile, gathered in the Bohemia's bowels, the building's almost entirely Black and Hispanic, working-class staff is taking in the news that that just a few miles uptown, a Black man has been killed by the police, leading to a demonstration, a counterdemonstration, and a long night of violence across the tinderbox city.

    As Chicky changes into his uniform for tonight's shift, he finds himself breaking a cardinal rule of the job: tonight, he'll be carrying a gun, bought only hours earlier, but before he knew of the pandemonium taking over the city. Chicky knows that there's more going on in his patch of sidewalk in front of the Bohemia than anyone's aware of. Tonight in the city, enemies will clash, loyalties will be tested, secrets will be revealed--and lives will be lost.

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New Releases | April 21st, 2026

April 17, 2026 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Fiction

    • The Mother-Daughter Book Club - Patterson, Susan (Author), Patterson, James (Author)

    • James (Pulitzer Prize Winner) - Everett, Percival (Author)

    • Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton: A Novel - Smiley, Jane (Author)

    • The Mountains We Call Home: The Book Woman's Legacy - Richardson, Kim Michele (Author)

    • Bumblebee Season - Garvin, Eileen (Author)

    Adult Science

    • Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health - Khamsi, Roxanne (Author)

    Arts & Entertainment

    • The Rolling Stones: The Biography - Spitz, Bob (Author)

    Board Books

    • Corduroy Goes to the Dentist (Corduroy) - Freeman, Don (Author), Joseph, John (Illustrator)

    Body, Mind & Spirit

    • A History of Horror, Fear, and the Uncanny (DK a History of)

    Business & Technology

    • The Business Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas)

    Children’s Science & Nature

    • The Secrets of the Jellies: Amazing Jellyfish and Their Surprising Talents - Jameson, Karen (Author), Hermansson, Marie (Illustrator)

    • An Anthology of Beetles: A Collection of Brilliant Beetles from Around the World (DK Little Anthologies) - Jones, Richard (Author)

    Family Issues

    • The Japanese Way of Parenting: And What It Taught Me about Raising (Mostly) Calm, Caring, Capable Kids - Katayama, Lisa (Author)

    Graphic Novels

    • Clock Hands: A Graphic Novel - Nijkamp, Marieke (Author), Bi, Sylvia (Illustrator)

    • The Ghost in Cabin 13: A Graphic Novel (Cabin 13) - Phillipps, J C (Author), Phillipps, J C (Illustrator)

    • Dawn on the Coast: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #19) (Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) - Nopra, Arley (Adapted by), Nopra, Arley (Illustrator), Martin, Ann M (Author)

    History

    • This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark - Fehrman, Craig (Author)

    Homestead

    • Practical Projects for the Handy Man: More than 700 Projects for the Do-It-Yourselfer (3RD ed.) - Editors of Popular Mechanics Press (Author), Stiles, David (Introduction by)

    Horror

    • Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King - Bicks, Caroline (Author)

    • The Bewitching - Moreno-Garcia, Silvia (Author)

    Humor Books

    • Dad Can You Not?: A Dad's Guide to Being Less Cringey - Leighton, Chip (Author)

    Just the Facts

    • What Ended the Golden Age of Airships? the Hindenburg Disaster: A Who HQ Graphic Novel (Who HQ Graphic Novels) - Kindred, Chris (Author), Xu, Ru (Illustrator), Who Hq (Author)

    Literary Collections

    • Small Town Girls: A Writer's Memoir - Phillips, Jayne Anne (Author)

    Manga & Graphic Novels

    • Mortal Thor Vol. 1: No Gods, No Masters (Mortal Thor) - Ewing, Al (Author), Ferry, Pasqual (Illustrator), Ross, Alex (Not Available)

    • Chi's Sweet France - Kanata, Konami (Author), Bouvier, Catherine (Illustrator)

    Middle Readers

    • Dungeon Crawl at the Haunted Mall (Choose Your Own Adventure New Classics) - Gammon, Jendia (Author)

    Mystery & Thrillers

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

    • Mad Mabel - Hepworth, Sally (Author)

    • Paradox (Cash & Colcord #2) - Preston, Douglas (Author), Preston, Aletheia (Author)

    • The Perfect Divorce - Rose, Jeneva (Author)

    • Roadrunner Motel - Lynn, E (Author)

    Nature

    • The Fullness of Time: Marking the Day by Birdsong, Blooms, Shadows, and Stars - Haynes, Cathy (Author)

    • The Common Uncommon: A Forest Journey - Heinrich, Bernd (Author)

    • Where the Earth Meets the Sky: A Story of Penguins, People, and Place in Antarctica - Blight, Louise K (Author)

    Personal Growth

    • Duty, Honor, Country & Life: A Tribute to the American Spirit - McRaven, William H (Author)

    Picture Books

    • The Whale's Tale and the Otter's Side of the Story - Messner, Kate (Author), Biggs, Brian (Illustrator)

    • Sheep & Goat Climb the World - Paolini, A C (Author), Arnaldo, Monica (Illustrator)

    • Sockflea: A Stuffie in the Wild - Dockrill, Laura (Author), Byrne, Eva (Illustrator)

    • There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shark! - Colandro, Lucille (Author), Lee, Jared (Illustrator)

    • At the Summer Lake - Kulot, Daniela (Author), Kulot, Daniela (Illustrator), Lauffer, Elisabeth (Translator)

    • Mei Mei the Bunny - Laufey (Author), O'Hara, Lauren (Illustrator)

    Poetry

    • Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent - Dench, Judi (Author), O'Hea, Brendan (Author)

    Political Sciences

    • Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed - Slobodian, Quinn (Author), Tarnoff, Ben (Author)

    Romance

    • The Nightshade God (The Nightshade Crown #3) - Whitten, Hannah (Author)

    • A Woman's Place - Steel, Danielle (Author)

    Travel

    • On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer (1ST ed.) - Steves, Rick (Author)

    Young Adult

    • Divergent Deluxe Limited Edition (Divergent #1) - Roth, Veronica (Author), Delort, Nicolas (Photographer)

    • May the Dead Keep You - Baguchinsky, Jill (Author)

    • Someday Perfect: (A Graphic Novel) - Schneider, Kat (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view - In development as a feature film to be produced by Steven Spielberg

    KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST - SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE - A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times Book Review, LA Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, TIME, and more.

    "Genius"--The Atlantic - "A masterpiece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature, while also being a major achievement on its own."--Chicago Tribune - "A provocative, enlightening literary work of art."--The Boston Globe - "Everett's most thrilling novel, but also his most soulful."--The New York Times

    When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond. 

    Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a literary icon, this brilliant and tender novel radically illuminates Jim's agency, intelligence, and compassion as never before. James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature.

  • A Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted and illustrated by New York Times bestselling cartoonist Arley Nopra!

    Dawn can't wait for her trip to California. Aside from all the sun and fun, it's her first visit since her brother, Jeff, moved back to live with their dad. California is better than Dawn ever remembered it. The beaches are beautiful, the local theme park is a blast, and Dawn is enjoying all her favorite foods. Plus, Dawn's best friend, Sunny, has even started her own baby-sitting club! Things are going so well that Dawn begins to wonder if she might want to stay in California with her dad and Jeff.

    Dawn is a California girl at heart, but could she really leave Stoneybrook -- and her mom and The Baby-sitters Club -- for good?

  • A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    Now with a new preface and postscript!

    Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail.

    In the 1970s, the ultimate trip for any backpacker was the storied "Hippie Trail" from Istanbul to Kathmandu. A 23-year-old Rick Steves made the trek, and like a travel writer in training, he documented everything along the way: jumping off a moving train, making friends in Tehran, getting lost in Lahore, getting high for the first time in Herat, battling leeches in Pokhara, and much more. The experience ignited his love of travel and forever broadened his perspective on the world.

    This book contains edited selections from Rick's journal and travel photos with a 45-years-later preface and postscript reflecting on how the journey through Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal changed his life.

    You know Rick Steves. Now discover the adventure of a lifetime that made him the travel writer he is today.

  • From Eileen Garvin, nationally bestselling author of The Music of Bees and Crow Talk, a heartwarming new story that returns to the vibrant world of beekeeping in a small Oregon town

    Beekeeper Jake Stevenson should be celebrating. His fledgling honey farm has been inundated with orders. Instead, Jake is worried. He can't seem to hire anyone--with local teens more interested in jobs at Hood River's hip waterfront--and there's no way he can handle the approaching harvest all by himself, no matter how adept he's become at maneuvering among the beehives in his wheelchair.

    Meanwhile Flaco López, a young migrant from Mexico, is lost on Mount Hood when he stumbles upon Jake's beehives in a high alpine meadow. As Flaco takes refuge on Jake's farm, they begin to form a tentative friendship. And the two soon cross paths with Abigail Plue, a scientist more interested in insects than people, who's on Mount Hood studying a threatened native bumblebee.

    Then a local rabble rouser begins to rally support to build a commercial hunting camp that would destroy Mount Hood's pristine wilderness--the home of Jake's honeybees and Abigail's beloved bumblebees. And Jake, Abigail, and Flaco must come together to protect everything they hold dear. Full of warmth, big-hearted characters, and a celebration of nature in all its complexity, Bumblebee Season reminds us that human connection might just be the most powerful force there is.

  • The Mother-Daughter Book Club is Susan and James Patterson's new novel, the follow-up to Things I Wish I Told My Mother--the New York Times bestselling, book club favorite praised novel.

    "An entertaining book ... As friends talk books, hopes, dreams ... and dishy revelations ... it's romantic love--both old and new ... that drive[s] the story forward." -- Kirkus Reviews

    Between their busy lives and their far-flung residences, the Mother-Daughter Book Club--four longtime college friends and their five daughters--more often discuss the books on their nightstands via 2 a.m. texts than in-person meetings. And maybe it's just as well, after what happened at their last get-together ...

    So it's an emotional reunion when they finally gather again, this time on the spectacular shores of Italy's Lake Como. Sightseeing excursions, reminiscing fueled by "Como-politans," and a hint of vacation romance all build toward the book club's trademark "Night of Secrets."

    These friends, and sometime rivals, are close readers--of novels, memoirs, and of each other. But as the years and the distance cast shadows and doubt, confidences and sympathies turn into surprising revelations.

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New Releases | March 17th, 2026

March 13, 2026 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Fiction

    • Life: A Love Story - Berg, Elizabeth (Author)

    • Sisters in Yellow - Kawakami, Mieko (Author), Taylor, Laurel (Translator), Yoshio, Hitomi (Translator)

    • The Antidote - Russell, Karen (Author)

    • The Paris Express - Donoghue, Emma (Author)

    Biography

    • Lucky Girl: A Coming of Spirit Memoir - Vieira, Diane (Author), Vieira, Robert (Author)

    Board Books

    • Good Night, Little Blue Truck (Little Blue Truck #38) - Schertle, Alice (Author), McElmurry, Jill (Illustrator)

    • Baby Loves Robotics! (Baby Loves Science) - Spiro, Ruth (Author), Uno, Kat (Illustrator)

    • Touch a Truck Day: A Lift-The-Flap Book - Finison, Carrie (Author), Wang, Viola (Illustrator)

    Body, Mind & Spirit

    • The Lore Olympus Oracle Deck: A 54-Card Deck and Guidebook (Lore Olympus) - Smythe, Rachel (Author), Holden, H (Illustrator), Byars, Faith (Text by (Art/Photo Books))

    • Wisdom Untethered: The Time for Questions - Singer, Michael A (Author)

    Coloring Books

    • Creative Haven Otterly Adorable Coloring Book (Adult Coloring Books: Animals) - Goodridge, Teresa (Author)

    • Bluey and Friends: Outdoor Fun: A Coloring Book

    Cookbooks

    • One Plate at a Time: Recipes for Finding Freedom with Food - Lovato, Demi (Author)

    Family Issues Books

    • The Parent's Guide to Divorce: How to Protect Your Child's Mental and Emotional Health Through a Breakup or Separation - Komisar, Erica (Author)

    Graphic Novels

    • The Big Mousetake (The Great Puptective #3) - Tysoe, Alina (Author), Tysoe, Alina (Illustrator)

    Great Outdoors

    • The Allure and Peril of the Appalachian Trail - Carpenter, Steve (Author)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Ultimates by Deniz Camp Vol. 3: Rescue Mission (Ultimates) - Camp, Deniz (Author), Taboo (Author), Frigeri, Juan (Illustrator), Randal, Von (Illustrator), Ruan, Dike (Not Available)

    • The Lost Daughter of Sparta - Day, Felicia (Author), MacColl, Rowan (Illustrator)

    • The Flash: Rebirth: DC Compact Comics Edition - Johns, Geoff (Author), Van Sciver, Ethan (Illustrator)

    Middle Readers

    • Sir Edmund of the Wild West: Mystery in the Grand Canyon - Bowling, Dusti (Author), Hughes, Beth (Illustrator)

    • Bravepaw and the Heartstone of Alluria (Bravepaw #1) - Wilkinson, L M (Author), Naidu, Lavanya (Illustrator)

    Mystery & Thrillers

    • Bloodlust - Brown, Sandra (Author)

    Nature

    • The Feather Wars: And the Great Crusade to Save America's Birds - McCommons, James H (Author)

    Personal Growth

    • The Prosperous Heart: Creating a Life of Enough - Cameron, Julia (Author)

    Picture Books

    • The Littlest Elephant: A One and Only Ruby Story - Applegate, Katherine (Author), Judge, Lita (Illustrator)

    • Iguana Miss You! - Boynton, Sandra (Author)

    • The Mother Tree - Rosen, Sybil (Author), Carpenter, Nancy (Illustrator)

    • Tiny Hiker - Zimmers, Natasha (Author), Macgibbon, Jaimie (Illustrator)

    • Little Passenger - Sullivan, Deirdre (Author), Love, Jessica (Illustrator)

    • Ruthie - Shapiro, Esmé (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • Innamorata (The House of Teeth Duology) - Reid, Ava (Author)

    • The Tomb of Dragons (Chronicles of Osreth #3) - Addison, Katherine (Author)

    Social Sciences

    • Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age - Kendi, Ibram X (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • Say good night with Little Blue Truck and friends as they prepare for bed in this board book edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller!

    Beep! Beep! Beep! It's time for sleep!

    A storm is brewing and Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are hurrying home for bed. But who can sleep with all that racket? It's not long before other friends show up seeking safety from the storm. Thunder and lightning sure can be scary, but it's easy to be brave together. When the clouds roll on and the sky is clear, it's all aboard for a bedtime ride! Beep! Beep! Shhh . . .

    This perfect bedtime read-aloud is now available in a sturdy board book edition.

  • NATIONAL BESTSELLER - FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD - From Pulitzer finalist, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and bestselling author of Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove Karen Russell: a gripping dust bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town

    "Achingly gorgeous. . . . Karen Russell is one of our most humane and generous writers; this book is as profound as it is wonderfully strange." --Lauren Groff, author of The Vaster Wilds

    The Antidote opens on Black Sunday, as a historic dust storm ravages the fictional town of Uz, Nebraska. But Uz is already collapsing--not just under the weight of the Great Depression and the dust bowl drought but beneath its own violent histories. The Antidote follows a "Prairie Witch," whose body serves as a bank vault for peoples' memories and secrets; a Polish wheat farmer who learns how quickly a hoarded blessing can become a curse; his orphan niece, a basketball star and witch's apprentice in furious flight from her grief; a voluble scarecrow; and a New Deal photographer whose time-traveling camera threatens to reveal both the town's secrets and its fate.

    Russell's novel is above all a reckoning with a nation's forgetting--enacting the settler amnesia and willful omissions passed down from generation to generation, and unearthing not only horrors but shimmering possibilities. The Antidote echoes with urgent warnings for our own climate emergency, challenging readers with a vision of what might have been--and what still could be.

  • From Mieko Kawakami, award-winning author of Breasts and Eggs, comes a bold novel of sacrifice and the tumultuous bonds of sisterhood, set in the gritty Tokyo of the 1990s.

    "I can never forget the sense of pure astonishment I felt when I first read Mieko Kawakami." --Haruki Murakami

    Hana has nothing - she's fifteen years old and living in a tiny apartment in a suburb of Tokyo with her young mother, a hostess at a local dive bar. They have no money, no security. Then Kimiko appears.

    Kimiko is older, a bright light in Hana's dark world. Together they set up Lemon, a bar that, despite its shabby setting and seedy clientele, becomes a haven for Hana. Suddenly Hana has a job she loves, friends to share her days with, and the glittering promise of money. She feels like a normal girl. She feels invincible.

    But in the narrow alleys of Sangenjaya, nothing is as it seems. Soon all of Hana's hope, her optimism, and her drive will be pushed to the limit . . .

    A story of enduring friendship and deep betrayal, Sisters in Yellow is a masterpiece of teenage dreams and adult cruelties that confirms Mieko Kawakami as one of the great writers of her generation.

  • The National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning charts how "great replacement theory" has become a dominant political idea of our time and ushered in an antidemocratic age.

    "[Kendi] has a gift for tracing how historical ideas metastasize into present, real-world damage. . . . Kendi reveals the mechanics behind the myth, and why confronting it is now a democratic necessity."--Oprah Daily

    NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2026 BY: The New York Times, Oprah Daily, LitHub, Foreign Policy, The Millions

    Recall the words chanted in Charlottesville, Virginia: "You will not replace us!" Recall the string of mass shooters across the globe--in Oslo, Christchurch, Buffalo, El Paso, and Pittsburgh--who claimed their crimes were a defense against "White genocide." Recall business and media figures cultivating anxiety and furor over demographic change. These incidents only scratch the surface: Popular and ruling politicians in every region of the world have expressed some version of great replacement theory, eroding democratic norms in the name of preventing demographic change.

    The term was coined in 2011 by a French novelist who argued that Black and Brown immigrants were "invading" Europe, brought by shadowy elites to "replace" the White population. From there, politicians and theorists in the United States and elsewhere repackaged it as a story of "globalists" welcoming "migrant criminals" and promoting diversity to take away the jobs, cultures, electoral power, and very lives of White people. Over time, great replacement theory has expanded those under threat to include citizens, men, Jews, Christians, heterosexuals, and ethnic majorities in countries as distinct as Russia, El Salvador, Brazil, Italy, and India, all targeted with the message that they are facing an existential attack that only a strongman can prevent.

    In Chain of Ideas, internationally bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi offers an unsettling but indispensable global history of how great replacement theory brought humanity into this authoritarian age--and how we can free ourselves from it.

  • A warm, intimate novel that reminds us of the richness that can be found all throughout our lives--by the New York Times bestselling author of The Story of Arthur Truluv and Open House

    As ninety-two-year-old Florence "Flo" Greene nears the end of her life, she writes a letter to Ruthie, the woman who grew up next door to her, describing the items Flo is leaving Ruthie in her will. But as it goes on, telling surprising stories about those "little" things Flo will leave behind (What could possibly be the worth of a rubber band kept in a matchbox tied up in red ribbon?), an unforgettable portrait of the life she has lived emerges.

    The letter starts off as an autobiography in things , but it turns out to do much more than that: ultimately, it will transform Flo and those around her. In the time she has left, Flo decides to take herself up on tiny dares. She encourages Ruthie to reconsider her impending divorce by sharing a startling, long-buried secret about her own perfect-seeming marriage. Flo has never had a pedicure before now, and as long as she's going to a beauty parlor, she arranges to have a blue streak put in her hair, too. And as these adventures lead her to make new friends, Flo helps them, too, find the fulfillment that living a full life has led her to understand.

    Full of Elizabeth Berg's characteristic mix of warmth, humor, and poignancy, Life: A Love Story is a reminder that whatever your circumstances, as long as you're alive, you can keep on investing in life. The joy will inevitably follow.

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New Releases | March 10th, 2026

March 6, 2026 Clare Brooks
  • Adult Art

    • Bookish Crafts: 40 Fun, Easy Projects for Book Lovers - Butler, Kanlin (Author)

    Adult Fiction

    • It Girl - Pataki, Allison (Author)

    • Westward Women - Martin, Alice (Author)

    • Once and Again - Serle, Rebecca (Author)

    • The Natural Way of Things - Wood, Charlotte (Author)

    Animals

    • The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love - Hoffman, Alice (Author)

    Biography

    • Judy Blume: A Life - Oppenheimer, Mark (Author)

    • William and Catherine: The Monarchy's New Era: The Inside Story - Myers, Russell (Author)

    Board Books

    • ABCD . . . Earth!: An Alphabet Book with Spinning Earth Cover (Our Little Universe) - McAnulty, Stacy (Author), Chou, Joey (Illustrator)

    • See, Touch, Feel Busy Book: The Ultimate Sensory Book for Kids! (See, Touch, Feel) - Priddy Books (Author)

    • Little Cottage Frog: Finger Puppet Book - Huang, Yu-Hsuan (Illustrator)

    Body, Mind & Spirit

    • Llewellyn's Little Book of Pendulums - Webster, Richard (Author)

    • Shadow Magick Spellbook: Spells, Charms & Rituals for Positive Change - Digitalis, Raven (Author)

    • Nero and Paul: How the Gospel of Grace Defeated the Ruler of Rome - Gifford, Kathie Lee (Author), Litfin, Bryan M (With)

    Children’s Science & Nature

    • Shapes of Nature: A Kaleidoscope of the Natural World - Hoare, Ben (Author)

    Great Outdoors

    • Out There: An Uncomplicated Field Guide to Outdoor Photography - Burkard, Chris (Author)

    History

    • The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War - Larson, Erik (Author)

    • Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus - Pagels, Elaine (Author)

    • The History Book (DK Big Ideas)

    Just the Facts

    • Blast Off!: Look Inside Spectacular Spacecraft - Elcomb, Ben (Author), D'Hipolito, Romolo (Illustrator)

    Manga & Adult Graphic Novels

    • Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank [Marvel Premier Collection] (Marvel Premier Collection) - Ennis, Garth (Author), Dillon, Steve (Illustrator), Dillon, Steve (Not Available), Bernthal, Jon (Foreword by), Ennis, Garth (Introduction by)

    • One Piece, Vol. 111 (One Piece #111) - Oda, Eiichiro (Author)

    Middle Readers

    • Big Nate: Code Red!: Volume 34 - Peirce, Lincoln (Author)

    Mystery & Thrillers

    • Judge Stone - Patterson, James (Author), Davis, Viola (Author)

    Picture Books

    • Wake Up, Grouchy Bear! - Stein, David Ezra (Author), Stein, David Ezra (Illustrator)

    Romance

    • The Wings That Bind (Deluxe Edition) (Bloodwing Academy #3) - Boleyn, Briar (Author)

    Science Fiction & Fantasy

    • The Book That Held Her Heart (The Library Trilogy) - Lawrence, Mark (Author)

    • Voidverse - Ober, Damien (Author)

    Young Adult

    • They All Had a Fear (They All Had a Reason #3) - Leathers, Michele (Author)

    • Armaveni: A Graphic Novel of the Armenian Genocide - Takvorian, Nadine (Author)

    • Erase Me - Silver, Josh (Author)

This Week’s Top 5 Picks

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  • Bursting with color and charm, this adorable frog finger puppet book lets babies and inquisitive toddlers touch, feel, and explore their growing world.

    Newborns and toddlers will love snuggling up with Little Cottage Frog! A tad reminiscent of Frog and Toad, this cottagecore frog lives in a little cottage log, and he is the perfect friend to help children experience woodland magic and wonder. In these pages, Little Cottage Frog hops, skips, and jumps through a mushroom forest to get to a frog party on the pond!

    Featuring a plush finger puppet that peeks into each lovingly illustrated page, this addition to the bestselling Finger Puppet board book series offers parents and children a fun, interactive way to play and read together as little ones build a lifelong love of books (and nature!).

    MORE THAN 9 MILLION COPIES SOLD IN THE SERIES: The Finger Puppet books are a trusted, go-to series for new parents and gift-givers.

    LEARNING PLUS PLAYTIME: A simple storyline celebrates pond life, while a bright and colorful cloth finger puppet offers a chance for little hands to play and build motor skills.

    IRRESISTIBLE ANIMAL: Frogs are wildly popular for their silliness and sliminess! This board book is perfect for lovers of this adorable amphibian.

    NEW BABY GIFT: Just the thing for baby showers, birthdays, and stocking stuffers! Pair with a cute frog plush toy or set of frog stickers to create an adorably memorable gift.

    STURDY AND SECURE: Never worry about losing this soft plush finger puppet, which is permanently attached to the back cover of the book.

    Perfect for:

    Parents and caregivers looking for an interactive and educational way to entertain little ones

    Gift-givers searching for cute, distinctive presents for birthday parties, baby showers, or holidays

    Fans of frogs, newts, salamanders, axolotls, and other amphibians

    Nature lovers of all ages

    Fans of finger puppet books for babies and toddlers

    Fans of the Frog and Toad and Froggy series

  • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From a renowned National Book Award-winning scholar, an extraordinary new account of the life of Jesus that explores the mystery of how a poor young man inspired a religion that reshaped the world.

    "This is a brilliant and necessary book. Sober, wise, respectful, and fearless." --Jon Meacham, author of The Soul of America

    "Pagels's story is for believers and non-believers alike." --Tara Westover, author of Educated

    "The depth of spirituality she uncovers is profound." --The New York Times Book Review

    Early in her career, Elaine Pagels changed our understanding of the origins of Christianity with her work in The Gnostic Gospels. Now, in the culmination of a decades-long career, she explores the biggest subject of all, Jesus. In Miracles and Wonder she sets out to discover how a poor young Jewish man inspired a religion that shaped the world.

    The book reads like a historical mystery, with each chapter addressing a fascinating question and answering it based on the gospels Jesus's followers left behind. Why is Jesus said to have had a virgin birth? Why do we say he rose from the dead? Did his miracles really happen and what did they mean?

    The story Pagels tells is thrilling and tense. Not just does Jesus comes to life but his desperate, hunted followers do as well. We realize that some of the most compelling details of Jesus's life are the explanations his disciples created to paper over inconvenient facts. So Jesus wasn't illegitimate, his mother conceived by God; Jesus's body wasn't humiliatingly left to rot and tossed into a common grave--no, he rose from the dead and was seen whole by his followers; Jesus isn't a failed messiah, his kingdom is a metaphor: he lives in us. These necessary fabrications were the very details and promises that electrified their listeners and helped his followers' numbers grow.

    In Miracles and Wonder, Pagels does more than solve a historical mystery. She sheds light on Jesus's enduring power to inspire and attract.

  • Academy Award winning actress Viola Davis and the world's #1 bestselling author James Patterson's Judge Stone " delivers first-class courtroom drama, small-town excitement, and strong characters all wrapped in a moral dilemma. Tense, readable, and relevant." ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

    "Talk about a power combo! ... With Davis's razor-sharp emotional insight and Patterson's mastery of rocket-fuel pacing, this is the dream team to deliver an up-all-night read that will keep the group chat buzzing." --Oprah Daily

    "Wonderfully satisfying ... This legal thriller from [a] superstar duo ... demands attention from its opening pages and never lets go." --Booklist, starred review

    All rise ... for Judge Stone.

    The most respected citizen in Union Springs, Alabama (population 3,314), is Judge Mary Stone. She holds two responsibilities sacred: running her family farm and presiding over her courtroom. It's there she draws the most controversial case in the history of the South.

    Criminally, it's open-and-shut.

    Ethically, there is no middle ground. Essentially, it's a choice between life and death.

    No judge can satisfy everyone. It would be dangerous to try. But Judge Stone is willing to fight to bring justice to the people and place she loves.

  • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War in this "riveting reexamination of a nation in tumult" (Los Angeles Times).

    "A feast of historical insight and narrative verve . . . This is Erik Larson at his best, enlivening even a thrice-told tale into an irresistible thriller."--The Wall Street Journal

    A PARADE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

    On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter.

    Master storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln's election and the Confederacy's shelling of Sumter--a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals. Lincoln himself wrote that the trials of these five months were "so great that, could I have anticipated them, I would not have believed it possible to survive them."

    At the heart of this suspense-filled narrative are Major Robert Anderson, Sumter's commander and a former slave owner sympathetic to the South but loyal to the Union; Edmund Ruffin, a vain and bloodthirsty radical who stirs secessionist ardor at every opportunity; and Mary Boykin Chesnut, wife of a prominent planter, conflicted over both marriage and slavery and seeing parallels between them. In the middle of it all is the overwhelmed Lincoln, battling with his duplicitous secretary of state, William Seward, as he tries desperately to avert a war that he fears is inevitable--one that will eventually kill 750,000 Americans.

    Drawing on diaries, secret communiques, slave ledgers, and plantation records, Larson gives us a political horror story that captures the forces that led America to the brink--a dark reminder that we often don't see a cataclysm coming until it's too late.

  • A sweeping, sensational novel of America's first "It Girl," whose dramatic journey to center stage echoes through the decades--from the New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

    "As stunning as the incomparable leading lady who inspired it . . . unputdownable, with a twist that will leave you breathless."--Emily Giffin

    At the dawn of the twentieth century, New York's streets teem with change: electricity, automobiles, the brash young President Teddy Roosevelt--and the It Girls. As artists' muses and working models, these independent young women soar to stardom not because of their pedigrees or inherited wealth, but because of their talent, charisma, and irresistible beauty. Pop culture is born, and in a world alight with Mr. Edison's new bulbs, no one shines brighter than America's sweetheart, Evelyn Talbot.

    But the journey to stardom is not simple or straight. While working as a shopgirl, the young Evelyn is recruited as a studio model and soon catches the eye of the preeminent artists of the age. When Broadway comes calling, Evelyn solidifies her status as the first self-made American female celebrity: the iconic Gibson Girl, the most sought-after figure and face of her time. Enter a parade of powerful and power-hungry men, from world-famous architect Stanley Pierce, the visionary behind Manhattan's mansions and iconic landmarks, to Hal Thorne, the shockingly wealthy railroad heir and premier "playboy" of high society. Each man promises comfort, glamour, security--even love. But fame and fortune are cruel teachers, and Evelyn learns that the only person she can rely on is herself.

    When Evelyn finds herself at the center of a murder of passion declared "the Crime of the Century," she is blamed for the acts of the men in her life. In the media frenzy that spirals around her, Evelyn realizes that to survive, she will have to write her own ending. But can this artists' muse turned showgirl pull off the greatest act of her life?

    It Girl is a breathtaking ride inspired by a singular artist and icon who captured the collective imagination of American society. Allison Pataki has crafted yet another unforgettable leading lady, a heroine who must find the power to change not only the world around her but her own destiny.

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