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A New York Times Bestseller
A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2020
A "profound and provocative" new work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Disgraced and American Dervish: an immigrant father and his son search for belonging -- in post-Trump America, and with each other (Kirkus Reviews).
"Passionate, disturbing, unputdownable." -- Salman Rushdie
A deeply personal work about identity and
Based on Stephen Clarke's own experiences and with names changed to "avoid embarrassment, possible legal action, and to prevent the author's legs being broken by someone in a Yves Saint Laurent suit," A Year in the Merde provides perfect entertainment for Francophiles and Francophobes alike.
A New York Times Editors’ Choice and Best Book of the Year at TIME, Esquire, Amazon, Kirkus, and Electric Literature
A magnificent generational saga that charts a family’s rise and fall, its secrets and inherited crimes, from one of Canada’s most acclaimed novelists
ESSENTIAL ANTIRACIST READING
“We can no longer see ourselves as minor spectators or weary watchers of history after finishing this astonishing work of nonfiction.” —Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy
In Down Along with That Devil’s Bones, journalist Connor Towne O’Neill takes a deep dive into American history, exp
LARRY MILLER is the tough-as-nails, fun-loving, working class bad boy who in the 1960s saved young North Carolina coach Dean Smith's job by winning his first two ACC titles and a trip to the National Championship game. A two-time All American, Miller is still the only Tar Heel ever named ACC Player of the Year twice.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes a “groundbreaking” (Time) approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our society—and in ourselves.
“A palaeontological howdunnit…[Spying on Whales] captures the excitement of…seeking answers to deep questions in cetacean science.” —Nature
The ultimate book-lover's fantasy, this sparkling debut is a "delight of magic and literature, love and adventure" (Kat Howard) featuring a young scholar with the power to bring literary characters into the world.
$16.99ISBN: 9780316176668Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Back Bay Books - April 23rd, 2019A dramatic story of WWII espionage, betrayal, and loyalty, by the #1 bestselling author of Life After Life
$15.95ISBN: 9781949467314Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Blair - April 21st, 2020Lee Smith brings her masterful storytelling magic to this jewel of a novella that follows Jenny, an adventurous thirteen-year-old, down to Key West for a patched-up family vacation following the discovery of her father's illicit affair.
$23.95ISBN: 9780385351102Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Knopf - February 11th, 2020INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
From the beloved author of the nationwide best seller Dept. of Speculation—one of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year—a “darkly funny and urgent” (NPR) tour de force about a family, and a nation, in crisis$15.95ISBN: 9781947793347Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Tin House Books - August 6th, 2019A 2020 Edgar Award Winner!
"A gripping, atmospheric, heart-breaking, almost-ghost story. Not since Stephen King's Overlook has a hotel hiding a secret been brought to such vivid life." —Lydia Kiesling, author of The Golden State
$14.95ISBN: 9780525564201Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Anchor - July 30th, 2019NOMINATED FOR THE 2019 BOOKER PRIZE
WINNER OF THE LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR MYSTERY/THRILLER
FINALIST FOR THE 2019 WOMEN'S PRIZE$17.00ISBN: 9781250037756Availability: On Our Shelves Now
This title is a nonreturnable book.Published: Picador - September 24th, 2013The New York Times Bestseller
A Winner of the Alex Award, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction, named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle$26.95ISBN: 9781616207861Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Algonquin Books - April 14th, 2020A Time Magazine Must-Read Book of 2020
A Best Book of the Season: BuzzFeed * Bustle * San Francisco Chronicle
“A fascinating and beautifully written love letter to water.$16.95ISBN: 9780525433255Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Vintage - July 28th, 2020"A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor." --John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
$15.99ISBN: 9780062563705Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Harper Paperbacks - June 26th, 2018"Linnea Hartsuyker brings myth and legend roaring to life in this superbly good page-turning saga of Viking-era Norway. The book’s fiercest magic shines in the characters of Ragnvald and Svanhild, as unforgettable a brother and sister duo as I can remember.
$15.99ISBN: 9780358361336Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Mariner Books - September 15th, 2020From critically acclaimed New York Times best-selling author Jami Attenberg comes a novel of family secrets: think the drama of Big Little Lies set in the heat of a New Orleans summer.
“If I know why they are the way they are, then maybe I can learn why I am the way I am,” says Alex Tuchman of her parents.$17.00ISBN: 9781250037756Availability: On Our Shelves Now
This title is a nonreturnable book.Published: Picador - September 24th, 2013The New York Times Bestseller
A Winner of the Alex Award, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction, named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle$16.95ISBN: 9780307279286Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Anchor - February 25th, 2020WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION
A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE
BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR - TIME MAGAZINE
A WASHINGTON POST TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER$14.95ISBN: 9780525564201Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Anchor - July 30th, 2019NOMINATED FOR THE 2019 BOOKER PRIZE
WINNER OF THE LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR MYSTERY/THRILLER
FINALIST FOR THE 2019 WOMEN'S PRIZE$28.00ISBN: 9780525522539Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Viking - September 22nd, 2020The new novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire series.
