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Updated December 17, 2025
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The disengaged teen : helping kids learn better, feel better, and live better
Anderson, Jenny
Paper Book
"Our education systems are shortchanging far too many teenagers. This book is brimming with insights on how to change that. It's an engaging, evidence-based, and practical read about how to develop a generation of lifelong learners."--Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of...
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Long Island compromise : a novel
Brodesser-Akner, Taffy
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * An exhilarating novel about one American family and the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, from the New York Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * New York<...
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The happiness files : insights on work and life
Brooks, Arthur C.
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Harvard professor and bestselling author Arthur C. Brooks offers science-based insights on work and life in this curated collection from his "How to Build a Life" column in The Atlantic. Imagine if your life were a startup. How...
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Superbloom : how technologies of connection tear us apart
Carr, Nicholas G.
Paper Book
From the telegraph and telephone in the 1800s to the internet and social media in our own day, the public has welcomed new communication systems. Whenever people gain more power to share information, the assumption goes, society prospers. Superbloom tells a startlingly different story. As...
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Bibliophobia : a memoir
Chihaya, Sarah
Audiobook
"A wise, tremendously moving exploration of what it means to seek companionship and understanding, in books and in life."--Hua Hsu, author of Stay True "Stirring and sparkling."--The Washington Post A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND ELECTRIC...
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Unshrunk : a story of psychiatric treatment resistance
Delano, Laura
One of NPR's 2025 "Books We Love" "Delano's story is compelling, important and even haunting. . . . Her memoir evokes Girl, Interrupted for the age of the prescription pill. . . . In Unshrunk, she tells her own story, and she tells it powerfully." --Casey Schwartz,...
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Notes to John
Didion, Joan
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An extraordinary work from the author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Blue Nights In November 1999, Joan Didion began seeing a psychiatrist because, as she wrote to a friend, her family had had "a rough few years....
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The tell : a memoir
Griffin, Amy (Businesswoman)
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * An astonishing memoir that explores how far we will go to protect ourselves, and the healing made possible when we face our secrets and begin to share our stories "The Tell...
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Yours truly
Jimenez, Abby
Paper Book
A novel of terrible first impressions, hilarious second chances, and the joy in finding your perfect match. "Jimenez is a trule talent." --Emily Henry, NYT bestselling author Dr. Briana Ortiz's life is seriously...
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The birdcatcher
Jones, Gayl
Paper Book
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST 2022 Publishers Weekly Top 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2022 "Gayl Jones's work represents a watershed in American literature." --Imani Perry Legendary writer Gayl Jones returns with a stunning new novel about Black American...
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T-shirt swim club : stories from being fat in a world of thin people
Karmel, Ian
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Comedian Ian Karmel, with help from his sister, Dr. Alisa Karmel, opens up about the daily humiliations of being fat and why it's so hard to talk about something so visible. "As charming and funny as it is poignant and thoughtful."--Roxane Gay, author of...
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In the Garden of Monsters
King, Crystal
Ebook
A Goodreads Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Book of Fall 2024 "A sinister romance and hypnotic Gothic fairytale--surreal and luscious with a fascinating twist on the story of Hades and Persephone." --Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne
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But what will people say? : navigating mental health, identity, love, and family between cultures
Kohli, Sahaj Kaur
A Harvard Public Health Best Public Health Book of 2024 "This wonderful book is a compass, a blueprint, a mirror, and a friend. Kohli gives language to what many of us feel but can't yet articulate."--Erika L. Sánchez, New York Times bestselling author of I am Not...
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Will there ever be another you
Lockwood, Patricia
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The inherited mind : a story of family, hope, and the genetics of mental illness
Longman, James (Journalist)
Paper Book
James Longman was a preteen in boarding school when his dad, who was diagnosed with depression and schizophrenia, died by suicide. As he got older, James's own bouts of depression spurred him to examine how his father's mental health might have affected his own. He engaged with experts to uncover...
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My good bright wolf : a memoir
Moss, Sarah
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Between friends & lovers : a novel
Obuobi, Shirlene
Ebook
"Between Friends & Lovers was an absolute joy to read, with messy, realistic, and deeply lovable characters... Obuobi's perfect balance of humor and wisdom made this one a true standout." -- Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author An influencer, an actor,...
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The book of form and emptiness
Ozeki, Ruth
Paper Book
Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction "No one writes like Ruth Ozeki--a triumph." --Matt Haig, New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library "Inventive, vivid, and propelled by a sense of wonder." --TIME "If you've lost your...
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Tiny threads : a novel
Rivera, Lilliam
In this sinister, slow-burn novel of supernatural suspense, a young woman gets her dream job working for a famous designer--and discovers the dark side of high-stakes fashion. "Lilliam Rivera cuts the fashion industry to shreds in this horror-filled take on late-stage capitalism."--...
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Semi-well-adjusted despite literally everything : a memoir
Stoner, Alyson
Paper Book
*AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER* Actor-dancer Alyson Stoner's revelatory and incisive memoir--from family violence and betrayal, to eating disorders and religious trauma--may begin in Hollywood, but its chilling relatability will resonate with...
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Where ivy dares to grow
Thompson, Marielle
Audiobook
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The widow's guide to dead bastards : a memoir
Waite, Jessica
"You will stay up all night reading this gem" (Christie Tate, New York Times bestselling author) about a widow whose life is turned upside down when she uncovers the truth about her late husband. A lyrical, witty, and deeply moving memoir of betrayal and forgiveness.
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Diary of a void : a novel
Yagi, Emi
Ebook
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker · NPR · WBEZ's Nerdette · The New York Public Library · Literary Hub A New York Times Editors' Choice "One of the most passionate cases I've ever read for female interiority, for women's creative...
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