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Begin again : James Baldwin's America and its urgent lessons for our own
Glaude, Eddie S., Jr.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "A powerful study of how to bear witness in a moment when America is being called to do the same."--Time James Baldwin grew disillusioned by the failure of the civil rights movement to force America to confront its lies about race....
Look What You Made Me Do
Lanchester, John.
Paper Book
"Every successful marriage has its own private language." So it is for baby boomer Kate and her beloved architect husband Jack, thirty years into their seemingly idyllic metropolitan North London life. And so it is for spiky millennial screenwriter Phoebe and her charming loafer of a partner,...
No body no crime : a novel
Sharpe, Tess
Paper Book
From the bestselling author Tess Sharpe comes a new action packed thriller about two women whose lives--and hearts--are destined for each other. Murder either bonds you or breaks you. Rural PI Mel Tillman knows this well. She's seen her fair share of bloody cases...
Fearless
Roberts, Lauren
Paper Book
Paedyn and Kai are reunited but face a terrible decision in this thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling romantasy trilogy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and The Red Queen. Paedyn Gray and Kai Azer return to the Kingdom of Ilya... And...
White horse
Wurth, Erika T.
Paper Book
"This ghost story is a perfect example of new wave horror that will also satisfy fans of classic Stephen King." --Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic Erika T. Wurth's White Horse is a gritty, vibrant novel about an...
You belong with me : a novel
McFarlane, Mhairi
Ebook
"The whole time I'm reading a Mhairi McFarlane novel, I feel like a fist is squeezing my heart... she is so ridiculously talented." - Emily Henry International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a charming, hilarious, and heartfelt new contemporary romance...
Dear John
Sparks, Nicholas.
Paper Book
When Savannah Lynn Curtis comes into his life, John Tyree knows he is ready to turn over a new leaf. An angry rebel, he had enlisted in the army after high school, not knowing what else to do. Then, during a furlough, he meets the girl of his dreams. Savannah Lynn Curtis is attending college in...
Enchanted to meet you
Cabot, Meg
Paper Book
A witchy rom-com from New York Times bestseller Meg Cabot about a plus size witch who must team up with a handsome stranger to help protect her village from an otherworldly force--but will she be able to protect her heart? It's Magic When You Meet Your Match In her teenage...
Better Than Revenge
West, Kasie.
Paper Book
A swoony new romance from the author of Sunkissed! When her football-player boyfriend and now ex lands the podcast job she's been dreaming of, a girl takes matters into her own hands by enlisting the help of his nemesis to get revenge. Seventeen-year-old Finley has...
Never grow up
Kingsbury, Karen
Paper Book
Now an original series on Prime Video In the third book in Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell's beloved series about the Baxter children, Ashley and Kari Baxter struggle with what it means to grow up. When Kari Baxter is assigned an essay about what she wants...
Ours
Williams, Phillip B.
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, People, Los Angeles Times, NPR, and more "An inventive ode to self-determination and also a surrealistic vision of Black life as forged within the crucible of American history . . . [written in] lush, ornamental...
Red : a Haida manga
Yahgulanaas, Michael Nicoll
Paper Book
Referencing a classic Haida oral narrative, this stunning full-colour graphic novel documents the tragic story of a leader so blinded by revenge that he leads his community to the brink of war and destruction. Consisting of 108 pages of hand-painted illustrations, Red is a groundbreaking...
Holy ground : on activism, environmental justice, and finding hope
Flowers, Catherine Coleman
Paper Book
TIME 2025 EARTH AWARD WINNER * Southern Environmental Law Center Phil Reed Environmental Writing Award Winner * Shortlisted for the 2026 Stowe Prize An inspiring collection of essays, personal and political, from the leading environmental justice activist of our time, that...
Begin again
Lord, Emma
Paper Book
Most Anticipated by Goodreads, Popsugar, Cosmopolitan, BookRiot, E! News, and More! An Indie Next Pick Filled with a friend group that feels like family, an empowering journey of finding your own way, and a Just Kiss Already! romance, Emma Lord's...
Out of the woods : a girl, a killer, and a lifelong struggle to find the way home
Olsen, Gregg
Paper Book
From a girl's abduction by a serial killer to the harrowing aftermath--a gripping and heart-wrenching true-crime story by Gregg Olsen, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell. In May 2005, authorities discovered the Groene family murdered in their Idaho...
Bad blood
Barnes, Jennifer
Paper Book
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series with over 3 million copies sold! New victims. New betrayals. New secrets. The Naturals are faced with their most chilling mysteries yet, in this can't-miss crime thriller from...
How you get the girl
Kelly, Anita (Romance author)
Ebook
Chemistry sizzles in this workplace rom-com set in the world of high school basketball as the author of Love & Other Disasters delivers a sapphic romance full of humor and heart. When a smart-mouthed junior joins East Nashville High's basketball team, Coach...
Cruel summer
Yates, Maisey
Paper Book
There are no rules this cruel summer... Samantha Parker has the perfect life--a loving husband, three wonderful kids and a comfortable suburban lifestyle. But on the brink of their long-awaited empty-nest chapter, Will asks Samantha for something she never dreamed of: an open marriage....
The archer
Coelho, Paulo
Paper Book
From the #1 best-selling author of The Alchemist comes an inspiring story about a young man seeking wisdom from an elder, and the practical lessons imparted along the way. Includes stunning illustrations by Christoph Niemann. "A novelist who writes in a...
Afterglow
Stamper, Phil
Paper Book
Bestselling author Phil Stamper takes the Golden Boys from summer fun to senior year in the next installment of his charming duology. After a life-changing summer, these four friends are finally ready for senior year. Gabriel is thrilled to create his...
Betty
McDaniel, Tiffany
Paper Book
A stunning, lyrical novel set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachians about a young girl and the family truths that will haunt her for the rest of her life. "A girl comes of age against the knife." So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in...
Evermore
Holland, Sara
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling series! Jules Ember confronts the girl who is both her oldest friend and greatest enemy in the highly anticipated sequel to Everless, praised by New York Times bestelling author Stephanie Garber as "an intoxicating blend of blood, secrets, and haunting...
Happiness
Forna, Aminatta
Ebook
The prize-winning author of The Memory of Love investigates London's hidden nature and marginalized communities in this fascinating novel. London, 2014. A fox makes its way across Waterloo Bridge. The distraction causes two pedestrians to collide--Jean, an American...
Long story short
Kaylor, Serena
Paper Book
"Like the best of the Bard himself, Long Story Short combines dazzling repartee with iconic, nuanced characters and the kind of charged, perfectly paced romance fit for the world stage...a sparkling Shakespearean homage and a wonderful debut." --Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund...
You're the problem, it's you : a novel
Alban, Emma R.
Paper Book
The enemies-to-lovers queer Victorian romance follow-up to Don't Want You Like a Best Friend, an MM romance in which a young lord and a second son clash, but find themselves thrust together again and again by their meddling cousins. "That man is, without a doubt, the...
Florida
Groff, Lauren
Paper Book
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER OF THE STORY PRIZE ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR From the universally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Fates and Furies, Matrix, and the instant New York Times bestseller...
Elizabeth Taylor : the grit & glamour of an icon
Brower, Kate Andersen
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Residence and First Women, the first ever authorized biography of the most famous movie star of the twentieth century, Elizabeth Taylor. No celebrity rivals Elizabeth Taylor's glamour and guts or her level of fame. She was the last major...
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