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New Adult and Teen Books
The Forever Witness
Written by: Edward Humes A relentless detective and an amateur genealogist solve a haunting cold case—and launch a crime-fighting revolution that tests the fragile line […]
A Heart That Works
Written by: Rob Delaney In 2016, Rob Delaney’s one-year-old son, Henry, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The family had moved from Los Angeles to […]
The Sorcerer of Pyongyang
Written by: Marcel Theroux Ten-year-old Jun-su is a bright and obedient boy whose only desire is to be a credit to his family, his nation, […]
What We Found in Hallelujah
Written by: Vanessa Miller Good things never happen in November—at least not for the Reynolds women. It was the month they lost their patriarch. And […]
A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing
Written by: Mary-Alice Daniel Mary-Alice Daniel’s family moved from West Africa to England when she was a very young girl, leaving behind the vivid culture […]
The Reluctant Countess
Written by: Eloisa James Giles Renwick, Earl of Lilford, has never made a fool of himself over a woman—until he meets Lady Yasmin Régnier. Yasmin […]
All the Blood We Share
Written by: Camilla Bruce The winds shift nervously on the Kansas plain whispering of travelers lost and buried, whispering of witches. Something dark and twisted […]
Pride of a Nation
Written by: Gwendolyn Oxenham Telling the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s story in eye-popping photos and expert prose, Pride of a Nation is a lavish […]
She and Her Cat
Written by: Makato Shinkai and Naruki Nagakawa Translated by: Ginny Tapley Takemori Lying alone on the edge of the sidewalk in an abandoned cardboard box, a […]
The World Record Book of Racist Stories
Written by: Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar Families may not always see eye to eye; we get on each other’s nerves, have different perspectives and […]
Con/Artist
Written by: Tony Tetro and Giampiero Ambrosi The art world is a much dirtier, nastier business than you might expect. Tony Tetro, one of the […]
Made With Love
Written by: Tom Daley During the Tokyo Olympics, British diver Tom Daley was often spotted calming his nerves with knitting needles in hand. His new […]
A Consuming Fire
Written by: Laura E. Weymouth Weatherell girls aren’t supposed to die. Once every eighteen years, the isolated forest village of Weatherell is asked to send […]
The Vermilion Emporium
Written by: Jamie Pacton It was a day for finding things… On the morning Twain, a lonely boy with a knack for danger, discovers a […]
Other Side of the Tracks
Written by: Charity Alyse There is an unspoken agreement between the racially divided towns of Bayside and Hamilton: no one steps over the train tracks […]
Ida in the Middle
Written by: Nora Lester Murad Every time violence erupts in the Middle East, Ida knows what’s coming next. Some of her classmates treat her like […]
Of Cages and Crowns
Written by: Brianna Joy Crump From the moment Monroe Benson is born with a mark on her hand and the ability to summon fire from […]
At Midnight: 15 Beloved Fairy Tales Reimagined
Written by: Dahlia Adler Fairy tales have been spun for thousands of years and remain among our most treasured stories. Weaving fresh tales with unexpected […]
Smitten Kitchen Keepers
Written by: Deb Perelman Deb Perelman is the author of two best-selling cookbooks; one of the internet’s most successful food bloggers; the creator of a […]
The Wind at My Back
Written by: Misty Copeland Misty Copeland made history as the first African-American principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre. Her talent, passion, and perseverance enabled […]
Marie Kondo’s Kurashi at Home
Written by: Marie Kondo Inspired by the Japanese concept of kurashi, or “way of life,” Kurashi at Home invites you to visualize your best life […]
The Light We Carry
Written by: Michelle Obama There may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life’s big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate […]
Great British Baking Show
Written by: Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith Tuck into your all-time favorite flavors and a good sprinkling of Bake Off magic with our easy-to-follow recipes. […]
What’s for Dessert
Written by: Claire Saffitz Claire Saffitz returns with 100 recipes for all dessert people—whether you’re into impressive-yet-easy molten lava cakes, comforting rice pudding, or decadent […]
Novelist As a Vocation
Written by: Haruki Murakami Translated by: Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen Aspiring writers and readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas […]
Dawnlands
Written by: Philippa Gregory It is 1685 and England is on the brink of a renewed civil war. King Charles II has died without an heir […]
The Lies We Tell
Written by: Katie Zhao Anna Xu moves out of her parent’s home and into the dorms across town as she starts freshman year at the […]
Reader, I Murdered HIm
Written by: Betsy Cornwell Adele grew up in the shadows—first watching from backstage at her mother’s Parisian dance halls, then wandering around the gloomy, haunted […]
Wicked Little Things
Written by: Justin Arnold When his cousin is murdered, recently outed 16 year old Dane Craven, is forced to return to his unbearably small hometown […]
Whiteout
Written by: Dhonielle Clayton As the city grinds to a halt, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology […]
Scattered Showers: Stories
Written by: Rainbow Rowell In her first collection, she gives us nine beautifully crafted love stories. Girl meets boy camping outside a movie theater. Best […]
Nubia: The Awakening
Written by: Omar Epps and Clarence A. Haynes For Zuberi, Uzochi, and Lencho, Nubia is a mystery. Before they were born, a massive storm destroyed […]
Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe
Written by: Neal Shusterman There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying […]
Bloodmarked
Written by: Tracy Deonn All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death. So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society […]
Cinema Speculation
Written by: Quentin Tarantino In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover […]
The Woks of Life
Written by: Bill Leung, Kaitlin Leung, Judy Leung, and Sarah Leung This is the story of a family as told through food. Judy, the mom, […]
Art Is Life: Icons and Iconoclasts, Visionaries and Vigilantes, and Flashes of Hope in the Night
Written by: Jerry Saltz Jerry Saltz is one of our most-watched writers about art and artists, and a passionate champion of the importance of art […]
The Philosophy of Modern Song
Written by: Bob Dylan Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers his extraordinary insight into the nature of popular music. He writes […]
The Passenger
Written by: Cormac McCarthy 1980, PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI: It is three in the morning when Bobby Western zips the jacket of his wet suit and […]
Go-to Dinners
Written by: Ina Garten Even Ina Garten, America’s most-trusted and beloved home cook, sometimes finds cooking stressful. To make life easy she relies on a […]
Inciting Joy
Written by: Ross Gay In these gorgeously written and timely pieces, prizewinning poet and author Ross Gay considers the joy we incite when we care […]
The Way Home: A Celebration of Sea Islands Food and Family with over 100 Recipes
Written by: Kardea Brown In April 2015, Kardea Brown made a leap of faith, quitting her job as a social worker in New Jersey to […]
Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Extra Good Things
Written by: Noor Murad and Yotam Ottolenghi Extra Good Things is all about the secret culinary weapons—condiments, sauces, dressings, and more—that can make a good […]
The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop
Written by: Jonathan Abrams The music that would come to be known as hip-hop was born at a party in the Bronx in the summer […]
Dark Room Etiquette
Written by: Robin Roe Popularity, good looks, perfect grades—there’s nothing Sayers’ family money can’t buy. Until he’s kidnapped by a man who tells him the […]
Twelfth Grade Night
Written by: Molly Booth and Stephanie Strohm Illustrated by: Jamie Green Vi came to Arden High for a fresh start and a chance to wear […]
Anne of Greenville
Written by: Mariko Tamaki In this modern reimagining of Anne of Green Gables, Anne is an ABBA-loving singer/actor/writer of disco-operas, queer, Japanese-American who longs to […]
Vegan Cooking for Two
Written by: America’s Test Kitchen No more throwing out past-its-prime produce, doing on-the-fly math to scale down recipes designed to serve a crowd, or guessing […]
The Grandest Stage
Written by: Tyler Kepner The World Series is the most enduring showcase in American team sports. It’s the place where legends are made, where celebration […]
Visual Thinking
Written by: Temple Grandin A quarter of a century after her memoir, Thinking in Pictures, forever changed how the world understood autism, Temple Grandin—the “anthropologist […]
The Night Ship
Written by: Jess Kidd 1629: A newly orphaned young girl named Mayken is bound for the Dutch East Indies on the Batavia, one of the […]
Hungry Girl Simply Comfort
Written by: Lisa Lillien From the author of the bestselling Hungry Girl cookbook series, this new recipe collection is a must for anyone who loves […]
Mad Honey
Written by: Jodi Picoult Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life—living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, […]
New Children's Books
Mia in the Mix: The Graphic Novel
Written by: Coco Simon Illustrated by: Glass House Graphics When Mia arrives at her new school, her goal is to be open to and friendly with […]
Tater Tales: The Greatest in the World!
Written by: Ben Clanton Rot is a mutant potato who wakes up feeling great, maybe even…the greatest in the world! But that only makes Rot’s […]
Terry’s Crew
Written by: Terry Crews Young Terry Crews has a Big Dream Plan: He wants to become a MULTIHYPHENATE. That means he wants to be an […]
Wolfish
Written by: Christiane M. Andrews Twelve-year-old Rae is content as the adopted daughter of shepherds, helping with the flock and reveling in the beauty of […]
Frindleswyle
Written by: Natalia O’Hara and Lauren O’Hara When Frindleswylde is near, the wind trembles, the sun pales, and the wild things hide. When he enters […]
Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston
Written by: Esme Symes-Smith When their ex-hero dad is summoned back to the royal capital of Helston to train a hopeless crown prince, Callie lunges […]
The Little Toymaker
Written by: Cat Min We all know about the guy in the red suit at the North Pole. But what if the world’s toymaker was […]
Van Dog
Written by: Mikolaj Pa Illustrated by: Gosia Herba Van Dog rides to the countryside to paint a landscape one day. As he mounts his easel, […]
A Sweet New Year for Ren
Written by: Michelle Sterling Illustrated by: Dung Ho Little Ren looks forward to the preparation for and festivities of Lunar New Year, but she is […]
City Under the City
Written and Illustrated by: Dan Yaccarino Bix lives with her family in a city where people rarely talk or play together, and no longer read […]
Logan’s Greenhouse
Written by: Janay Brown-Wood Illustrated by: Samara Hardy Logan is organizing a pet playdate at his greenhouse for all of his friends, and his treats […]
Love, Escargot
Written by: Dashka Slater Illustrated by: Sydney Hanson Today is Snailentine’s Day, and Escargot is on his way to a party. Will his Snailentine be there? […]
Scoot
Written by: Fran Manushkin Illustrated by: Bruce Degen Scoot! Busy people on the bustling New York City streets shout at a little sparrow, but Scoot loves […]
Snow Horses
Written by: Patricia MacLachlan Illustrated by: Micha Archer On the very last evening before the new year, when the snow is falling soft and thick, two […]
Cozy in Love
Written and Illustrated by: Jan Brett After losing a test of strength to another musk ox in his herd, Cozy is convinced he’ll never impress […]
Mihi Ever After
Written by: Tae Keller Illustrated by: Geraldine Rodríguez Mihi Whan Park loves fairy tales. She wants to be a princess more than anything, but everyone […]
Cat Ninja 4: Welcome to the ‘Burbs
Written and Illustrated by: Matthew Cody When Dad buys a new house outside the city, the kids are less than excited about new neighbors, backyard […]
The Bridge Battle
Written by: Jacqueline Davies Evan and Jessie Treski have waged a lemonade war, sought justice in a class trial, unmasked a bell thief, and created […]
The Labyrinth of Doom
Written by: Stuart Gibbs Illustrated by: Stacy Curtis Prince Ruprecht is VERY UPSET that knights-in-training, Tim and Belinda, have thwarted his plans and ruined his […]
The Bad Guys in the Others?!
Written and Illustrated by: Aaron Blabey They may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds… whether you like it or […]
Little Red Riding Hood and the Dragon
Written by: Ying Chang Compestine Illustrated by: Joy Ang This is not the story you think you know. In this version of the classic fairy […]
A Spark in the Dark
Written and Illustrated by: Pam Fong There is light, and there is dark. But sometimes the dark creeps up and surrounds you. Still, even in […]
I Love You Little, I Love You Lots
Written by: Douglas Wood Illustrated by: G. Brian Karas I love you here I love you there I’d love you almost anywhere Over the hills […]
Nikhil Out Loud
Written by: Maulik Pancholy Thirteen-year-old Nikhil Shah is the beloved voice actor for Raj Reddy on the hit animated series Raj Reddy in Outer Space. […]
Leon the Extraordinary: A Graphic Novel
Written and Illustrated by: Jamar Nicholas In the city where Leon lives, superheroes — and supervillains — are commonplace. So how does an ordinary kid […]
Two Degrees
Written by: Alan Gratz Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is riding her horse in the California woods […]
Narwhalicorn and Jelly
Written by: Ben Clanton When Jelly wonders what a unicorn is, Narwhal explains that they’re pretty much narwhals of the land (!) — and then […]
Mushroom Lullaby
Written and Illustrated by: Kenneth Kraegel Here is your mushroom at the end of the day. The sun stretches out and sets far away. In […]
Black Gold
Written by: Laura Obuobi Illustrated by: London Ladd When the Universe decides to create a child, she draws from the earth—rich, dark, and full of […]
Witch Hazel
Written and Illustrated by: Molly Idle Something magical happens when Hazel and Hilda are together. As the seasons pass, Hazel’s broom whisks the dust off […]
Max Can Read
Written and Illustrated by: Rosemary Wells When the mail carrier brings a big package from Uncle Gyorgy in Bulgaria to the house, Max turns to […]
New Movies
The Good House
Sigourney Weaver stars in this multilayered, wickedly funny portrait of a realtor whose revived romance with a high school flame (Kevin Kline) digs up her […]
Don’t Worry Darling
A 1950s housewife (Pugh) living with her husband (Styles) in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company may be hiding disturbing […]
Emily the Criminal
Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick […]
I Love My Dad
Patton Oswalt stars as Chuck, an estranged father who desperately wants to reconnect with his son, Franklin (James Morosini). But things begin to spiral when […]
Pearl
Trapped on an isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the watch of her mother. Lusting for the glamorous life she’s seen […]
Three Thousand Years Of Longing
Dr Alithea Binnie is an academic, a creature of reason. But while in Istanbul, she encounters a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange […]
Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square
When a real estate mogul threatens to raze a small town on Christmas Eve, the locals rally to save it with the help of an […]
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
Following a scandal, a megachurch pastor and proud first lady must rebuild their congregation to make the biggest comeback that commodified religion has ever seen. […]
Top Gun: Maverick
After thirty years, Maverick (Tom Cruise) is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he […]
Bodies Bodies Bodies
When a group of rich 20-somethings get stuck at a remote mansion during a hurricane, a party game gone very, very wrong ends with a […]
Bullet Train
Ladybug (Brad Pitt), an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully, is on a mission that puts him on a collision course with lethal […]
Easter Sunday
Stand-up comedy sensation Jo Koy stars as a man returning home for a celebration with his riotous but loving family, in a love letter to […]
Breaking
When Marine Veteran Brian Brown-Easley is denied support from Veterans Affairs, financially desperate and running out of options, he takes a bank and several of […]
The Invitation
A young woman is invited to a luxurious destination wedding, unaware of the horrors that she will soon face. Reserve the DVD
Nope
The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. Reserve the DVD
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