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Updated August 6, 2025
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Spitfires : the American women who flew in the face of danger during World War II
Aikman, Becky
Paper Book
"A bold and soaring work of history . . . whip-smart, deeply researched, and beautifully written." --Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of King: A Life "A soaring narrative."--Keith O'Brien, New York Times bestselling author of Fly Girls<...
A long petal of the sea : a novel
Allende, Isabel
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of The House of the Spirits, this epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents follows two young people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a place to call home. "One of the most...
The bear and the nightingale
Arden, Katherine, author.
Paper Book
At the edge of the Russian wilderness, Vasilisa and her siblings spend winter nights around the fire listening to their nurse's fairy tales and admonitions to honor the spirits that protect their home from evil. After their mother dies, the new stepmother forbids these rituals. And as evil circles...
Voice for the voiceless : over seven decades of struggle with China for my land and my people
Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this unique book offering personal, spiritual, and historical reflections--some never shared before--His Holiness the Dalai Lama tells the full story of his struggle with China to save Tibet and its people for nearly seventy-five years. The Dalai...
Devils kill devils
Compton, Johnny
Paper Book
Devils Kill Devils is perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Certain Dark Things and Southern gothic horror. Johnny Compton brings his trademark terror and dread that readers fell in love with in The Spite House to a new roster of monsters--angels, devils, vampires-...
The river's daughter : a memoir
Crocker, Bridget
Paper Book
A vivid and propulsive memoir about finding courage and meaning in a life outdoors, by a world-class whitewater rafting guide. After Bridget Crocker's parents' volatile divorce, she moved with her mother from Southern California to Wyoming. Her life was idyllic, growing up...
All that is wicked : a gilded-age story of murder and the race to decode the criminal mind
Dawson, Kate Winkler
Paper Book
Edward Rulloff was a brilliant yet utterly amoral murderer whose crimes spanned decades and whose victims were chosen out of revenge, out of envy, and sometimes out of necessity. He could talk his way out of any crime... until one day, Rulloff's luck ran out. By 1871 Rulloff sat chained in his cell...
Maurice and Maralyn : a whale, a shipwreck, a love story
Elmhirst, Sophie
Paper Book
**WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION AWARD 2024** **A Guardian, Observer, Economist & Waterstones Best Book of 2024** ** A Financial Times BEST SUMMER READ** 'One of those very special books that makes you put everything on hold so...
Green, John
Green, John
Paper Book
Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be...
Fates and furies
Groff, Lauren
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BARACK OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE YEAR AMAZON.COM'S BOOK OF THE YEAR A FINALIST FOR THE 2015 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD Every story has two sides. Every...
Exit west
Hamid, Mohsin
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller Winner of The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction Winner of The Aspen Words Literary Prize In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet -- sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle, restrained Saeed. They embark...
The second sleep
Harris, Robert
Paper Book
From the internationally best-selling author of Fatherland and the Cicero Trilogy--a chilling and dark new thriller unlike anything Robert Harris has done before. 1468. A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his...
Near the bone
Henry, Christina
Paper Book
A woman trapped on a mountain attempts to survive more than one kind of monster, in a dread-inducing horror novel from the national bestselling author Christina Henry. Mattie can't remember a time before she and William lived alone on a mountain together. She must never make him...
Funny story
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ A shimmering, joyful novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2024 Named a Must-Read Book of 2024 by...
Good luck with that
Higgins, Kristan
Paper Book
One of Purewow's "Best Beach Reads of Summer 2018" Winner for Best Book of 2018 of the Fresh Fiction Awards! New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins is beloved for her heartfelt novels filled with humor and wisdom. Now, she tackles an issue every woman deals...
Part of your world
Jimenez, Abby
Paper Book
A refreshingly modern fairy tale and instant New York Times bestseller that Love Hypothesis author Ali Hazelwood hails as "an uplifting, feel-good, romantic read."  After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle...
At the center of all beauty : solitude and the creative life
Johnson, Fenton
Paper Book
Known for his lyrical prose and clear insight, Fenton Johnson explores what it means to be not “single”-meaningless outside of coupledom-but “solitary,” able to be alone, inclined to mine the treasures of inner life. Americans tend to celebrate “fortress marriage,...
Truly devious
Johnson, Maureen
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a striking new series, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and E. Lockhart. Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and...
The eyes are the best part
Kim, Monika
Paper Book
My Sister, the Serial Killer meets Boy Parts, this literary feminist howl-of-a-debut is going to crawl right under your skin...Ji-won's life is in disarray. Her father's affair has ripped her family into mouli-like shreds, leaving her to piece her mother, her sister and their crappy...
The dragon republic
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
Rin's story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War--an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters. The war is over. The war has just begun. Three times throughout its history, Nikan...
The changeling : a novel
LaValle, Victor
Paper Book
'A dark fairy tale of New York, full of magic and loss, myth and mystery, love and madness ... a mesmerising, monumental work.' - Marlon James
Long bright river
Moore, Liz
Paper Book
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, PARADE, REAL SIMPLE, and BUZZFEED AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK "[Moore's] careful...
Homecoming : a novel
Morton, Kate
Paper Book
The highly anticipated new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Clockmaker's Daughter, a sweeping novel that begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generations Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a...
Dear Edward : a novel
Napolitano, Ann.
Paper Book
Haunt sweet home
Pinsker, Sarah
Paper Book
On the set of a kitschy reality TV show, staged scares transform into unnerving reality in this spooky ghost story from multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Sarah Pinsker. A Most Anticipated Pick for Library Journal | Polygon | CrimeReads | Screen Rant...
Far and away : a novel
Poeppel, Amy
Paper Book
The "absolutely hilarious" (Real Simple) Amy Poeppel delights once again with a charming new novel about a house swap gone wonderfully awry. Perfect strangers Lucy and Greta have agreed to a house swap--and boy, are they going to regret it. Lucy's hometown of...
Old country
Query, Matt
Paper Book
In this terrifyingly twisted thriller, a young couple discovers the horror held within their newly purchased dream house.   It's the house of their dreams. Former marine Harry and his wife, Sasha, have packed up their life and their golden retriever, Dash, and...
The unraveling of Julia : a novel
Scottoline, Lisa
Paper Book
An international bestselling author crafts a gothic "thriller with dashes of romance and excellent twists!" (Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author) in which a young widow inherits a Tuscan estate from a mysterious benefactor and finds herself thrust into the crosshairs of a...
The lost story
Shaffer, Meg
Paper Book
From the author of cult favourite The Wishing Game comes a Narnia-inspired fairy tale for grown-ups who still knock on the back of wardrobe door . . . you know, just in case.Fifteen years ago, two boys went missing at a state park in West Virginia. Six months later they mysteriously...
Winter
Smith, Ali
Paper Book
Winter? Bleak. Earth as iron, water as stone, so the old song goes. But winter makes things visible. And Christmas is a time for family reunions, unexpected guests and evergreen truths. It's December in Cornwall and Art's mother is seeing things. Art has problems too. His girlfriend has...
Sorrowland
Solomon, Rivers
Paper Book
\"A fantastical, fierce reckoning... Sorrowland is gorgeous.\" Roxanne Gay \"Dark, magical and incredibly satisfying.\" Independent \"An exhilarating journey to the outer limits of science fiction.\" Guardian. \"Epic!\"...
Disappearance at Devil's Rock : a novel
Tremblay, Paul
Paper Book
A family is shaken to its core after the mysterious disappearance of a teenage boy in this eerie tale, a blend of literary fiction, psychological suspense, and supernatural horror from the author of A Head Full of Ghosts. "A Head Full of Ghosts scared the living hell out of me, and I'm...
The salmon cannon and the levitating frog : and other serious discoveries of silly science
York, Carly Anne
Paper Book
A brilliant new voice in science writing--"witty, whip-smart, truly one of our best" (Mary Roach)--shows why playfulness and curiosity are the key to science   Why would anyone research how elephants pee? Or study worms who tie themselves into a communal knot?...
The art spy : the extraordinary untold tale of WWII resistance hero Rose Valland
Young, Michelle
Paper Book
A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world's most treasured masterpieces. On August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet daring, found herself in a desperate position. From...

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