March '25 New Releases

Here are some of the new releases hitting the shelves this month at SCLS.

Updated February 19, 2025
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The antidote /
Russell, Karen,
Paper Book
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...
Antisemitism in America : A Warning
Schumer, Chuck
Paper Book
In an urgent and personal new book, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sheds light on the Jewish American experience and sounds the alarm about the troubling resurgence of antisemitism.  When it comes to the history of the Jewish people, there is a...
Bad Kitty camp daze
Bruel, Nick
Paper Book
Bad Kitty is headed for a camp experience like no other in the eleventh installment of Nick Bruel's bestselling Bad Kitty chapter book series. Kitty's life is really hard. Like really, REALLY hard. All she asks for is twenty-two hours a day to sleep and food to be delivered...
Bad Kitty goes to the beach
Bruel, Nick
Paper Book
New York Times-bestselling creator Nick Bruel's naughty feline is at the beach--and on the hunt--in the newest Bad Kitty picture book, Bad Kitty Goes to the Beach. IT'S BEACH DAY! But Kitty does NOT want to go to the beach. Kitty can...
Bad Kitty takes the test
Bruel, Nick
Paper Book
It's something everyone has to do at least once. Kitty is no different. In this new edition of the beloved, New York Times bestselling Bad Kitty series by Nick Bruel, Bad Kitty faces . . . a test! Kitty is a BAD kitty, but is Kitty a bad cat? Based on her...
Banned together : our fight for readers' rights
Přez, Ashley Hope (EDT)/ Fong, Debbie (ILT)
Paper Book
A dazzling YA anthology that spotlights the transformative power of books while equipping teens to fight for the freedom to read, featuring the voices of 15 diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators. Books are disappearing from shelves across the country.  ...
Big Nate: Attack of the Cheez Funk Breath
Peirce, Lincoln
Paper Book
Sixth grade renaissance man Nate Wright is bombastic, enthusiastic, and larger than life -- it's why his friends call him "Big Nate." But behind the bravado, Nate is a faithful friend whose antics crack up his classmates, impart life lessons to readers, and bring a smile to comics lovers...
Blood moon
Brown, Sandra
Paper Book
"Fast-paced, complex, and deliciously scary!" - Kathy Reichs   #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with another gripping thriller where an embittered detective and an ambitious TV show producer are in a race against the clock...
The Boxcar Librarian
Labuskes, Brianna
Inspired by true events, a thrilling Depression-era novel from the author of The Librarian of Burned Books about a woman's quest to uncover a mystery surrounding a local librarian and the Boxcar Library--a converted mining train that brought books to isolated rural towns in Montana. ...
Broken Country
Hall, Clare Leslie
Paper Book
"Stirring and mysterious...fires directly at the human heart and hits the mark." --Delia Owens, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing A love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past in this thrilling tale perfect for fans of...
Broken fields
Rendon, Marcie R.
Paper Book
1970s Minnesota. It's spring in the Red River Valley and Cash Blackbear is doing summer field work for Bud Borgerud, a local farmer-until she finds him dead on the kitchen floor of the property's rented farmhouse. The only possible witness to the murder is the young daughter of a Native field...
The buffalo hunter hunter
Jones, Stephen Graham
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians is a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice. A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is...
Care and Feeding : A Memoir
Woolever, Laurie
Paper Book
A candid, funny, and occasionally devastating memoir of a woman making her way through the food world, navigating addiction, a cultural reckoning, and an unexpected tragedy In this moving, hilarious, and insightful memoir, Laurie Woolever traces her path from a small-town childhood to...
Claire, darling : a novel
Kazumi, Callie
Paper Book
"In this taut psychological thriller, one woman's desperate quest for answers reveals just how far she's willing to go for love--or revenge. I devoured this book . . . utterly engrossing!"--Liv Constantine, New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish ...
Count my lies
Stava, Sophie
Paper Book
"The very definition of a page-turner! This smart, original, twisty story had me gripped from the first to the last page." --Liane Moriarty, New York Times bestselling author A read-in-one-night suspense thriller narrated by a compulsive liar whose little white lies...
Dead man's list
Rose, Karen
Paper Book
Homicide Detective Kit McKittrick's latest case exposes the dark side of San Diego's high society in this nerve-shattering tale of romantic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose. On a long-anticipated second date with police psychologist Dr. Sam Reeves...
Dream Count
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Paper Book
Named 2025's Most Anticipated Release by The New York Times * Oprah Daily * The Times * ELLE (UK) * Literary Hub * The Guardian * The New Statesman * Financial Times * Marie Claire * Harper's BAZAAR * BBC A publishing event ten years in the making--a searing,...
Elphie : a Wicked childhood
Maguire, Gregory
Paper Book
Pre-order now to receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION-- only available on the first printing while supplies last! The collector's hardcover features stenciled edges and a color illustrated map of Oz. What happened to young Elphaba before her witchy powers took hold in Wicked?...
Everything Is Tuberculosis : The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
Green, John
Paper Book
John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world's deadliest infectious disease. Tuberculosis has been entwined with hu­manity for...
Far from Home
Steel, Danielle
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel delivers an exciting and moving historical novel about a courageous wife and mother hiding in occupied France. In July 1944, Arielle von Auspeck arrives at the glamorous Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris. Half French, half...
Fight or Flight
Michaels, Fern
Paper Book
In this season's must-read for fans of Nora Roberts, Danielle Steel, and Janet Evanovich, a woman imprisoned by her painful past faces a crisis that might just set her free to claim the life she deserves. From the comfort of her beautiful mountain-top retreat, Katherine Winston...
Finlay Donovan digs her own grave
Cosimano, Elle
Paper Book
From New York Times bestseller and Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave--the hugely anticipated next installment in the fan-favorite Finlay Donovan series. Finlay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet . . . but at least...
The Fisherman's Gift
Kelly, Julia R.
Paper Book
The Light Between Oceans meets The Snow Child in this novel set in a Scottish village in the weeks after a young boy mysteriously washes up on shore, causing the buried secrets of the insular community to come to light and rekindling an old love story. It's...
The Four Queens of Crime
Limoncelli, Rosanne
LIBRARY JOURNAL'S DECEMBER DEBUT OF THE MONTH! In this debut mystery, DCI Lilian Wyles, the first woman detective chief inspector in the CID, is determined to find a killer with the help of the four queens of crime, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, and Margery...
Galaphile: The First Druids of Shannara : The First Druids of Shannara
Brooks, Terry.
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks makes his triumphant return to the world of Shannara, delving deep into the origin story of the druid order and its enigmatic creator that will change the face of the Four Lands forever.   One of the most iconic structures...
Girl Anonymous
Dodd, Christina
Paper Book
The Godfather meets West Side Story in this twisty, darkly romantic thriller from New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd. A dangerous blast sends a girl into hiding to escape a deadly family feud... As a child, Maarja Daire saw her mother ignite an explosion...
The Girl from Greenwich Street
Willig, Lauren.
Paper Book
Based on the true story of a famous trial, this novel is Law and Order: 1800, as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr investigate the shocking murder of a young woman who everyone--and no one--seemed to know. At the start of a new century, a shocking murder transfixes Manhattan,...
Harriet Tubman : Live in Concert
Bob the Drag Queen
Paper Book
"It's a knockout." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) From RuPaul's Drag Race winner, Traitors contestant, and host of HBO's We're Here comes an inventive, wondrous novel about American hero Harriet Tubman that remixes history into a fresh,...
The haunting of room 904 : a novel
Wurth, Erika T.
Paper Book
From the author of White Horse ("Twisty and electric." --The New York Times Book Review) comes a terrifying and resonant novel about a woman who uses her unique gift to learn the truth about her sister's death. Olivia Becente was never supposed to have the gift....
High tea and misdemeanors
Childs, Laura
Paper Book
Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier, Drayton Conneley, are tapped to cater the elegant wedding of Bettina and Jamie. Theodosia and Drayton are setting up when they hear a crash from the greenhouse. Shockingly, they discover that part of the roof has collapsed trapping the bride and groom. He...
Home
de la Pen~a, Matt/ Long, Loren (ILT)
Paper Book
From a Newbery Medal-winning author and a bestselling illustrator, the powerhouse duo behind the #1 New York Times bestseller Love, comes a deeply moving ode to the places we feel safe, loved, and true to ourselves--wherever they might be. *"Beckons readers from...
How to love better /
Yung Pueblo
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lighter offers a blueprint for deepening your compassion, kindness, and gratitude so you can truly grow in harmony with another person and build stronger connections in all your relationships. "A beautiful offering from the...
Isle of ever
Calonita, Jen
Paper Book
Bestselling and beloved author Jen Calonita delivers the first in a brand new series featuring a girl who will inherit a mysterious fortune if she can break a centuries-old curse! Days after her twelfth birthday, Everly "Benny" Benedict learns she's the heir to a fortune! But to collect...
The jackal's mistress :
Bohjalian, Chris,
Paper Book
In this Civil War love story, inspired by a real-life friendship across enemy lines, the wife of a missing Confederate soldier discovers a wounded Yankee officer and must decide what she's willing to risk for the life of a stranger, from the New York Times bestselling author of such...
Jane and Dan at the End of the World
Oakley, Colleen
Paper Book
Date night goes off the rails in this hilariously insightful take on midlife and marriage when one unhappy couple find themselves at the heart of a crime in progress, from the USA Today bestselling author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise. A ZIBBY OWENS...
Killer Potential
Deitch, Hannah
Paper Book
"Fierce, fun, wild, and enraging. A deeply accomplished debut." --Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark Darkly funny and provocative, this edge-of-your-seat thrill ride follows two unlikely fugitives--an SAT tutor who finds...
The King's Messenger
Kearsley, Susanna
Paper Book
A lush, enthralling new novel from New York Times bestselling author Susanna Kearsley, set during the reign of James I, in which emissary Andrew Logan must complete a vital mission on behalf of the king--a mission that will threaten not only his own life, but everything he holds dear....
The Last Days of Kira Mullan
French, Nicci
Paper Book
From international bestselling master of suspense Nicci French comes a chilling new psychological thriller about a woman determined to get justice for a murder no one else believes happened. Nancy North is ready to put her life back together. After suffering a psychotic break that ruined...
I leave it up to you : a novel
Chong, Jinwoo
Paper Book
From the award-winning author of Flux comes a dazzling novel about love, family, and the art of sushi that asks: What if you could return to the point of a fateful choice, wiser than before, and find the courage to forge a new path? A coma can change a man, but the world...
Lethal prey
Sandford, John
Paper Book
Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces to track down a ruthless killer who will do whatever it takes to keep the past buried, in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. Doris Grandfelt, an employee at an accounting firm, was...
Little Blue Truck and Racer Red
Schertle, Alice/ McElmurry, Jill (ILT)
Paper Book
The #1 bestselling Little Blue Truck meets a zippy red race car with a need for speed. Little Blue Truck and good friend Toad are out for a drive when a flash of red whizzes by--then whizzes back to stop and say hi. Sleek and low, Racer Red is made for speed and loves to go fast! When she...
Llama Llama Loves His Teacher
Dewdney, Anna/ Morrow, J. T. (ILT)
Paper Book
Learn about all the things that make teachers awesome with Llama Llama Loves His Teacher! The perfect thank-you gift for teachers everywhere! Go through the school day with Llama Llama as he recalls all the things he learns, but more importantly, all the things he loves...
The love we found
Santopolo, Jill
Paper Book
The long-awaited follow-up to the Reese's Book Club pick and New York Times bestselling global phenomenon The Light We Lost: a thrilling love story about the roles fate and choice play in shaping a life. It's been ten years. In case you're out there somewhere. In...
Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: a Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #17)
Martin, Ann M.
Paper Book
A Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by New York Times bestselling cartoonist Arley Nopra! Mallory knows she's a good baby-sitter. She's been looking after her seven younger brothers and sisters for years. So when Kristy offers her a steady job baby-sitting for the Arnold twins, Mal...
A map to paradise
Meissner, Susan
Paper Book
With her name on the Hollywood blacklist and her life on hold, out-of-work starlet Melanie Cole has little choice in company. There is her next-door neighbor, successful screenwriter Elwood, but his agoraphobia allows only for short conversations through the windows. He's the closest thing she has...
Nobody's Fool
Coben, Harlan
Paper Book
In this stunningly twisty thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce's college days comes back to haunt him. His memory is clear, but all these years later, the facts don't add up...which is something he cannot ignore. ...
Oathbound
Deonn, Tracy
Paper Book
Tracy Deonn's #1 New York Times bestselling Legendborn Cycle continues in the sensational third book about a dazzling contemporary fantasy world that blends Southern Black Girl Magic with secret societies and the legend of King Arthur! Severed from the Legendborn....
One good thing
Hunter, Georgia
Paper Book
From the New York Times-bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones, an unforgettable story of hardship and hope, courage and resilience, that follows one young woman's journey through war-torn Italy 1940, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends...
Papilio
Clanton, Ben/ Musser, Andy Chou/ Tabor, Corey R./ Clanton, Ben (ILT)/ Musser, Andy Chou (ILT)
A tale told in three parts by three friends! Powerhouse creators, Ben Clanton, Corey R. Tabor, and Andy Chou Musser, have come together to create a wholly inventive picture book that is perfect for fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Introducing Papilio Polyxenes, the...
Pete the Kitty and the Mermaid's Sandcastle
Dean, James/ Dean, James (ILT)/ Dean, Kimberly
Paper Book
A magical mermaid adventure from New York Times bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean! Pete the Kitty and his mermaid friend Jessie work together to build a sandcastle. But the castle is missing something. Will one shell, two barnacles, three strands of...
Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS
Rogak, Lisa
Paper Book
The incredible untold story of four women who spun the web of deception that helped win World War II. Betty MacDonald was a 28-year-old reporter from Hawaii. Zuzka Lauwers grew up in a tiny Czechoslovakian village and knew five languages by the time she was 21. Jane...
The Ragpicker King
Clare, Cassandra
Paper Book
In the epic follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Sword Catcher, praised by George R. R. Martin as "everything I look for in fantasy," Lin and Kel must chart a perilous course between love and lies. This gorgeous first edition hardcover features an...
The River Has Roots
El-Mohtar, Amal
Paper Book
AN INDIE NEXT PICK! The River Has Roots is the hugely anticipated solo debut of the New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award winning author Amal El-Mohtar. Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who...
Saltwater
Hays, Katy
Paper Book
On glittering Capri, anything can be a mirage. And no one holds a grudge like family. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters comes an electrifying thriller about an opulent family retreat to Italy that's shattered by the resurfacing of...
The Scorpion and the Night Blossom
Zhao, Amľie Wen
Paper Book
The stunning first edition of The Scorpion and the Night Blossom will feature a beautiful flower design stenciled on the ombre sprayed edges, exclusive printed endpapers, and a foil-stamped case! In a world at war with demons, one girl will face the ultimate test when she is...
Silent as the grave /
Bowen, Rhys
Paper Book
Retired Detective Molly Murphy Sullivan goes undercover in the next book in the New York Times bestselling series from Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles. With a newborn and two children, Molly Murphy Sullivan is tackling motherhood. Her husband, Daniel, is off to work in...
Slaying the Vampire Conqueror
Broadbent, Carissa
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Carissa Broadbent comes a standalone novel set in the world of the TikTok mega-hit, the Crowns of Nyaxia series. She was commanded to kill him with a single strike to the heart. She didn't expect her own to betray her. ...
The strawberry patch pancake house
Gilmore, Laurie.
Paper Book
Fall in love with the brand new spring romance set in Dream Harbor, from the bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe and The Cinnamon Bun Book Store 'A charming break from reality' Publishers Weekly As a world-renowned chef, single dad Archer never planned on...
The summer guests /
Gerritsen, Tess
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen comes a chilling follow-up to The Spy Coast, plunging the Martini Club into the search for a missing teen--with a startling connection to their own pasts. When former spy Maggie Bird retired to the seaside hamlet of...
Sunrise on the Reaping :
Collins, Suzanne
Paper Book
The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series! When you've been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for? As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell...
Super-italian : More Than 110 Indulgent Recipes Using Italy's Healthiest Foods; a Cookbook
Laurentiis, Giada De
Paper Book
Discover the Italian approach to healthful eating--where nothing is off the menu--with 100 delicious, superfood-packed recipes from New York Times bestselling author Giada De Laurentiis. From the day Giada De Laurentiis started cooking professionally, her fundamental...
Taking Manhattan : The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America
Shorto, Russell
Paper Book
In 1664, England decided to invade the Dutch-controlled city of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York, had dreams of empire, and their archrivals, the Dutch, were in the way. But Richard Nicolls, the military officer who led the English flotilla bent on...
The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn's great big wish
Harris, Shawn
Paper Book
The fan-favorite pint-sized unicorn makes a wish to be big in this modern fairy tale from the Caldecott-Honor winning creator of Have You Ever Seen a Flower?. Once upon a time, there was a teeny-weeny unicorn that wished to be big. But he never saw a shooting star, and a...
That's not funny, David!
Shannon, David
Paper Book
David is back and funnier than ever in this companion to the Caldecott Honor-winning classic No, David! by bestselling picture book creator David Shannon! David is determined to get laughs out of everyone -- even from those who might not find his antics amusing! From cannonballs...
There Is No Place for Us : Working and Homeless in America
Goldstone, Brian
Paper Book
Through the unforgettable stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend--the dramatic rise of the "working homeless" in cities across America "Read this extraordinary book. If you're lucky, you'll be changed."--Adrian...
They bloom at night
Tran, Trang Thanh
Paper Book
The author of the New York Times bestselling horror phenomenon She Is a Haunting is back with a novel about the monsters that swim beneath us . . . and live within us. Since the hurricane, the town of Mercy, Louisiana has been overtaken by a strange red algae...
Tilt
Pattee, Emma
Paper Book
Set over the course of one day, a heart-racing debut about a woman facing the unimaginable, determined to find safety. Last night, you and I were safe. Last night, in another universe, your father and I stood fighting in the kitchen. Annie is nine months...
The Unlucky Ones: A Black Harbor Novel
Morrissey, Hannah
Paper Book
A police transcriber-turned-novelist returns to Black Harbor to help solve the case of her ex-husband's murder in the next riveting Black Harbor, featuring the return of characters from Hannah Morrissey's breakout debut, Hello, Transcriber. Black Harbor is a tinderbox....
Unmasking for lifeThe Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically
Price, Devon
Paper Book
Live your best, unashamedly unmasked Autistic life with this invaluable resource featuring tools for navigating friendships, family, work, and love, from the author of Unmasking Autism. "Unmasking for Life should be read by not only autistic people but their...
When the Moon Hits Your Eye
Scalzi, John
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi flies you to the moon with his most fantastic tale to date: When the Moon Hits Your Eye The moon has turned into cheese. Now humanity has to deal with it. For some it's an opportunity. For...
Who Is Government? : The Untold Story of Public Service
Lewis, Michael
Who works for the government and why does their work matter? An urgent and absorbing civics lesson from an all-star team of writers and storytellers. The government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It's also our...
Wild dark shore /
McConaghy, Charlotte
Paper Book
An ENTHRALLING new novel from the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves "A WILDLY TALENTED writer." ―Emily St. John Mandel A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising...
Will the Pigeon graduate?
Willems, Mo
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems comes this class-ic graduation book.   The Pigeon had better graduate! He did the work! He paid attention to the little details! He...
The Women on Platform Two
Anthony, Laura
Paper Book
In 1970s Dublin, all forms of contraception are strictly forbidden, but an intrepid group of women will risk everything to change that in this sweeping, timely novel inspired by a remarkable and little-known true story. Dublin, 1969: Maura has just married Dr. Christy Davenport...
I would die for you
Jones, Sandie
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese's Book Club Pick The Other Woman and The Guilt Trip comes an electrifying next novel. California, 2011: Nicole Forbes lives a quiet life in the small seaside town of Coronado with her husband...
The Writer
Patterson, James/ Barker, J. D.
Paper Book
"Consider blocking out a few hours of uninterrupted reading time" for The Writer, #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson's "Excellent... perfectly executed ... genuinely suspenseful" (Booklist...
Yoko : A Biography
Sheff, David
Paper Book
An intimate and revelatory biography of Yoko Ono from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Boy. John Lennon once described Yoko Ono as the world's most famous unknown artist. "Everybody knows her name, but no one knows what she does." She has only...

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