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Happy June!
It's finally starting to feel like summer, and we know that everyone is excited for beach days and many afternoons reading by the pool to come.
As the city has lifted their mask restriction, we are no longer requiring masks in the store, and are excited to bring our in-person events program back into full swing! We look forward to seeing everyone's faces after so long. Of course, you are welcome to keep masking up if you prefer, and we will continue to offer curbside pickup and online shopping as well.
Also, please note that we will be closed Saturday, July 3rd, and Monday, July 5th, for the Independence Day holiday.
May your June be filled with sunshine! Happy reading!
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From the Team at Fiction Addiction: -Nancy -Jill -Lee -Grace Anne -Melissa
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5/18/21 - Thomas Nelson Publishers: 2021 - $25.99
Jack Nicklaus II shares stories, insights, and lessons he’s learned from his father, the “Golden Bear,” that will delight golf fans of all ages, encourage fathers, and inspire readers to focus on what’s most important in life: family.
Best Seat in the House, written with New York Times bestselling author Don Yaeger, gives us eighteen valuable lessons that Jack Nicklaus II learned from his father, PGA champion Jack Nicklaus. Although the “Golden Bear,” as he is known by fans, is widely regarded as the best golfer of all time, with a record number of PGA major championships, his life and values show that true legacy lives on through your children, grandchildren, and others we are blessed to call family and friends.
For the first time, the public is given the opportunity to see what made Jack Nicklaus an off-course success, including
- how he and his wife, Barbara, fashioned fifty-plus years of marriage, understanding that they both had to give of themselves “at least 95 percent of the time”
- the importance of having boundaries and limits that everyone in the family agrees on
- how Nicklaus taught his son Jack, who worked as his caddie for several years, to value his competitors and treat them as he would hope to be treated
- the need to be connected to what we’ll leave behind: our legacies
One June day, Jack Nicklaus II had just completed his second round in a Palm Beach County Junior Golf Association tournament and was sitting at the scorer’s table, signing his scorecard, when somebody told him his dad was on the telephone. He was a little frustrated because he didn’t want to be bothered on such an important day, but his dad wanted to know how he had played, so Jack II spent the next twenty minutes detailing every hole and every shot.
Afterward, his father said, “Jackie, would you like to know how your dad did today?” Of course he wanted to know, and he felt a little guilty for not asking. “Well, I just won the US Open.” It was Father’s Day 1980, and on that day Jack II learned a valuable lesson that he carried with him into adulthood: family is more important than anything in the world.
In this anthology of creative nonfiction, twenty-eight writers set out to discover what they know, and don't know, about the person they call Mother. Celebrated writers Samia Serageldin and Lee Smith have curated a diverse and insightful collection that challenges stereotypes about mothers and expands our notions of motherhood in the South. The mothers in these essays were shaped, for good and bad, by the economic and political crosswinds of their time. Whether their formative experience was the Great Depression or the upheavals of the 1970s, their lives reflected their era and influenced how they raised their children. The writers in Mothers and Strangers explore the reliability of memory, examine their family dynamics, and come to terms with the past.
In addition to the editors, contributors include Belle Boggs, Marshall Chapman, Hal Crowther, Clyde Edgerton, Marianne Gingher, Jaki Shelton Green, Sally Greene, Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, Eldridge "Redge" Hanes, Lynden Harris, Randall Kenan, Phillip Lopate, Michael Malone, Frances Mayes, Jill McCorkle, Melody Moezzi, Elaine Neil Orr, Steven Petrow, Margaret Rich, Omid Safi, James Seay, Alan Shapiro, Bland Simpson, Sharon K. Swanson, and Daniel Wallace.
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9/15/20 - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill: 2020 - $24.95
A poignant look at boyhood, in the form of a heartfelt letter from comedian Michael Ian Black to his teenage son before he leaves for college, and a radical plea for rethinking masculinity and teaching young men to give and receive love.
In a world in which the word masculinity now often goes hand in hand with toxic, comedian, actor, and father Michael Ian Black offers up a way forward for boys, men, and anyone who loves them. Part memoir, part advice book, and written as a heartfelt letter to his college-bound son, A Better Manreveals Black’s own complicated relationship with his father, explores the damage and rising violence caused by the expectations placed on boys to “man up,” and searches for the best way to help young men be part of the solution, not the problem. “If we cannot allow ourselves vulnerability,” he writes, “how are we supposed to experience wonder, fear, tenderness?”
Honest, funny, and hopeful, Black skillfully navigates the complex gender issues of our time and delivers a poignant answer to an urgent question: How can we be, and raise, better men?
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June 4th is National Hug Your Cat Day |
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4/13/21 - Nosy Crow: 2021 - $16.99
Just replace Fluffykins with a more svelte Tigger and this is my life :) -Jill Hendrix, store owner.
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8/15/20 - Owlkids: 2020 - $17.95
Grace Anne's cat, Wilson, has spent most of the spring in a cone, so she's found this book to be extra-appropriate. :)
One day, Jeremy wakes up at the vet’s with a giant cone around his head. In a momentary existential crisis, he resigns himself to his new role as clumsy, smelly Cone Cat. That is, until the cone becomes instrumental in lapping up the last few bites of cereal on the breakfast table.
Surprisingly, Cone Cat can do a lot of things old Jeremy couldn’t. He can hunt spiders with ease, collect stuffing from the couch, and disguise himself as a bowl to steal a scoop of ice cream at a birthday party. When the cone is removed the next day, Jeremy starts to miss it. Will he ever get another chance to indulge in the tricks he pulled off as Cone Cat? It doesn’t take him too long to find out …
With lively illustrations and plenty of wit, this hilarious picture book about adapting to seemingly im-paw-ssible situations is sure to please kids and cat-lovers alike.
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5/11/21 - Bloomsbury USA: 2021 - $40.00
From celebrated historian John Ferling, the underexplored history of the second half of the Revolutionary War, when, after years of fighting, American independence often seemed beyond reach.
It was 1778, and the recent American victory at Saratoga had netted the U.S a powerful ally in France. Many, including General George Washington, presumed France's entrance into the war meant independence was just around the corner.
Meanwhile, having lost an entire army at Saratoga, Great Britain pivoted to a “southern strategy.” The army would henceforth seek to regain its southern colonies, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, a highly profitable segment of its pre-war American empire. Deep into 1780 Britain's new approach seemed headed for success as the U.S. economy collapsed and morale on the home front waned. By early 1781, Washington, and others, feared that France would drop out of the war if the Allies failed to score a decisive victory that year. Sir Henry Clinton, commander of Britain's army, thought “the rebellion is near its end.” Washington, who had been so optimistic in 1778, despaired: “I have almost ceased to hope.”
Winning Independence is the dramatic story of how and why Great Britain-so close to regaining several southern colonies and rendering the postwar United States a fatally weak nation ultimately failed to win the war. The book explores the choices and decisions made by Clinton and Washington, and others, that ultimately led the French and American allies to clinch the pivotal victory at Yorktown that at long last secured American independence.
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9/28/21 - Grand Central Publishing: 2021 - $28.00
From the author of The Longest Ride and The Return comes a novel about the enduring legacy of first love, and the decisions that haunt us forever.
1996 was the year that changed everything for Maggie Dawes. Sent away at sixteen to live with an aunt she barely knew in Ocracoke, a remote village on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, she could think only of the friends and family she left behind . . . until she meets Bryce Trickett, one of the few teenagers on the island. Handsome, genuine, and newly admitted to West Point, Bryce gradually shows her how much there is to love about the wind-swept beach town—and introduces her to photography, a passion that will define the rest of her life.
By 2019, Maggie is a renowned travel photographer. At thirty-seven, she splits her time between running a successful gallery in New York and photographing remote locations around the world. But this year she finds herself unexpectedly grounded over Christmas, struggling to come to terms with a sobering medical diagnosis. Increasingly dependent on a young assistant, she finds herself becoming close to him.
As they count down the last days of the season together, she begins to tell him the story of another Christmas, decades earlier—and the love that set her on a course she never could have imagined.
We are advocating to host Nicholas Sparks for an event, but it is too early to know at this point. For now, preorder the book!
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6/8/21 - Thomas Nelson Publishers - $26.99
Combining heart-wrenching emotion with edge-of-your-seat tension, Charles Martin explores the true power of sacrificial love.
He shows up when all hope is lost.
Murphy Shepherd has made a career of finding those no one else could—survivors of human trafficking. His life’s mission is helping others find freedom.
Then the nightmare strikes too close to home.
When his new wife, her daughter, and two other teenage girls are stolen, Murphy is left questioning all he has thought to be true. With more dead ends than leads, he has no idea how to find his loved ones.
After everything is stripped away, love is what remains.
Hope feels lost, but Murphy is willing to expend his last breath trying to bring them home.
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6/1/21 - Little, Brown and Company - $29.00
In this satisfying page-turner from "the queen of beach reads" (New York Magazine), a Nantucket novelist has one final summer to protect her secrets while her loved ones on earth learn to live without their golden girl.
On a perfect June day, Vivian Howe, author of thirteen beach novels and mother of three nearly grown children, is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while jogging near her home on Nantucket. She ascends to the Beyond where she's assigned to a Person named Martha, who allows Vivi to watch what happens below for one last summer. Vivi also is granted three “nudges” to change the outcome of events on earth, and with her daughter Willa on her third miscarriage, Carson partying until all hours, and Leo currently “off again” with his high-maintenance girlfriend, she’ll have to think carefully where to use them.
From the Beyond, Vivi watches “The Chief” Ed Kapenash investigate her death, but her greatest worry is her final book, which contains a secret from her own youth that could be disastrous for her reputation. But when hidden truths come to light, Vivi’s family will have to sort out their past and present mistakes—with or without a nudge of help from above—while Vivi finally lets them grow without her.
With all of Elin’s trademark beach scenes, mouth-watering meals, and picture-perfect homes, plus a heartfelt message—the people we lose never really leave us—Golden Girl is a beach book unlike any other.
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6/1/21 - William Morrow: 2021 - $27.99
The New York Times bestselling author of Her Last Flight returns with a gripping and profoundly human story of Cold War espionage and family devotion.
In the autumn of 1948, Iris Digby vanishes from her London home with her American diplomat husband and their two children. The world is shocked by the family’s sensational disappearance. Were they eliminated by the Soviet intelligence service? Or have the Digbys defected to Moscow with a trove of the West’s most vital secrets?
Four years later, Ruth Macallister receives a postcard from the twin sister she hasn’t seen since their catastrophic parting in Rome in the summer of 1940, as war engulfed the continent and Iris fell desperately in love with an enigmatic United States Embassy official named Sasha Digby. Within days, Ruth is on her way to Moscow, posing as the wife of counterintelligence agent Sumner Fox in a precarious plot to extract the Digbys from behind the Iron Curtain.
But the complex truth behind Iris’s marriage defies Ruth’s understanding, and as the sisters race toward safety, a dogged Soviet KGB officer forces them to make a heartbreaking choice between two irreconcilable loyalties.
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6/1/21 - Ballantine Books: 2021 - $28.00
From the New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six . . . Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever.
Malibu: August 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over—especially as the offspring of the legendary singer Mick Riva.
The only person not looking forward to the party of the year is Nina herself, who never wanted to be the center of attention, and who has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis player husband. Oh, and maybe Hud—because it is long past time for him to confess something to the brother from whom he’s been inseparable since birth.
Jay, on the other hand, is counting the minutes until nightfall, when the girl he can’t stop thinking about promised she’ll be there.
And Kit has a couple secrets of her own—including a guest she invited without consulting anyone.
By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family’s generations will all come rising to the surface.
Malibu Rising is a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them . . . and what they will leave behind.
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6/8/21 - Harper Voyager: 2021 - $27.99
In the vein of Naomi Novik’s New York Times bestseller Spinning Silver and Katherine Arden’s national bestseller The Bear and the Nightingale, this unforgettable debut— inspired by Hungarian history and Jewish mythology—follows a young pagan woman with hidden powers and a one-eyed captain of the Woodsmen as they form an unlikely alliance to thwart a tyrant.
In her forest-veiled pagan village, Évike is the only woman without power, making her an outcast clearly abandoned by the gods. The villagers blame her corrupted bloodline—her father was a Yehuli man, one of the much-loathed servants of the fanatical king. When soldiers arrive from the Holy Order of Woodsmen to claim a pagan girl for the king’s blood sacrifice, Évike is betrayed by her fellow villagers and surrendered.
But when monsters attack the Woodsmen and their captive en route, slaughtering everyone but Évike and the cold, one-eyed captain, they have no choice but to rely on each other. Except he’s no ordinary Woodsman—he’s the disgraced prince, Gáspár Bárány, whose father needs pagan magic to consolidate his power. Gáspár fears that his cruelly zealous brother plans to seize the throne and instigate a violent reign that would damn the pagans and the Yehuli alike. As the son of a reviled foreign queen, Gáspár understands what it’s like to be an outcast, and he and Évike make a tenuous pact to stop his brother.
As their mission takes them from the bitter northern tundra to the smog-choked capital, their mutual loathing slowly turns to affection, bound by a shared history of alienation and oppression. However, trust can easily turn to betrayal, and as Évike reconnects with her estranged father and discovers her own hidden magic, she and Gáspár need to decide whose side they’re on, and what they’re willing to give up for a nation that never cared for them at all.
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6/22/21 - Alfred A. Knopf: 2021 - $26.95
The year is 1969, and the Bayleen Island Folk Fest is abuzz with one name: Jesse Reid. Tall and soft-spoken, with eyes blue as stone-washed denim, Jesse Reid’s intricate guitar riffs and supple baritone are poised to tip from fame to legend with this one headlining performance. That is, until his motorcycle crashes on the way to the show.
Jane Quinn is a Bayleen Island local whose music flows as naturally as her long blond hair. When she and her bandmates are asked to play in Jesse Reid’s place at the festival, it almost doesn’t seem real. But Jane plants her bare feet on the Main Stage and delivers the performance of a lifetime, stopping Jesse’s disappointed fans in their tracks: A star is born.
Jesse stays on the island to recover from his near-fatal accident and he strikes up a friendship with Jane, coaching her through the production of her first record. As Jane contends with the music industry’s sexism, Jesse becomes her advocate, and what starts as a shared calling soon becomes a passionate love affair. On tour with Jesse, Jane is so captivated by the giant stadiums, the late nights, the wild parties, and the media attention, that she is blind-sided when she stumbles on the dark secret beneath Jesse’s music. With nowhere to turn, Jane must reckon with the shadows of her own past; what follows is the birth of one of most iconic albums of all time.
Shot through with the lyrics, the icons, the lore, the adrenaline of the early 70s music scene, Songs in Ursa Major pulses with romantic longing and asks the question so many female artists must face: What are we willing to sacrifice for our dreams?
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6/1/21 - Berkley: 2021 - $27.00
The remarkable story of J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation, from New York Times author Marie Benedict, and acclaimed author Victoria Christopher Murray.
In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps create a world-class collection.
But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and a well-known advocate for equality. Belle’s complexion isn’t dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white—her complexion is dark because she is African American.
The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go to—for the protection of her family and her legacy—to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.
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6/1/21 - Penguin Press: 2021 - $26.00
From chef and food activist Alice Waters, an impassioned plea for a radical reconsideration of the way each and every one of us cooks and eats
In We Are What We Eat, Alice Waters urges us to take up the mantle of slow food culture, the philosophy at the core of her life’s work. When Waters first opened Chez Panisse in 1971, she did so with the intention of feeding people good food during a time of political turmoil. Customers responded to the locally sourced organic ingredients, to the dishes made by hand, and to the welcoming hospitality that infused the small space—human qualities that were disappearing from a country increasingly seduced by takeout, frozen dinners, and prepackaged ingredients. Waters came to see that the phenomenon of fast food culture, which prioritized cheapness, availability, and speed, was not only ruining our health, but also dehumanizing the ways we live and relate to one another.
Over years of working with regional farmers, Waters and her partners learned how geography and seasonal fluctuations affect the ingredients on the menu, as well as about the dangers of pesticides, the plight of fieldworkers, and the social, economic, and environmental threats posed by industrial farming and food distribution. So many of the serious problems we face in the world today—from illness, to social unrest, to economic disparity, and environmental degradation—are all, at their core, connected to food. Fortunately, there is an antidote. Waters argues that by eating in a “slow food way,” each of us—like the community around her restaurant—can be empowered to prioritize and nurture a different kind of culture, one that champions values such as biodiversity, seasonality, stewardship, and pleasure in work.
This is a declaration of action against fast food values, and a working theory about what we can do to change the course. As Waters makes clear, every decision we make about what we put in our mouths affects not only our bodies but also the world at large—our families, our communities, and our environment. We have the power to choose what we eat, and we have the potential for individual and global transformation—simply by shifting our relationship to food. All it takes is a taste.
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6/15/21 - William Morrow: 2021 - $26.99
A deeply personal exploration of fatherhood, addiction, and resiliency from Craig Melvin, news anchor of NBC’s Today show.
For Craig Melvin this book is more an investigation than a memoir. It's an opportunity to better understand his father; to interrogate his family's legacy of addiction and despair but also transformation and redemption; and to explore the challenges facing all dads—including Craig himself, a father of two young children.
Growing up in Columbia, South Carolina, Craig had a fraught relationship with his father. Lawrence Melvin was a distant, often absent parent due to his drinking as well as his job working the graveyard shift at a postal facility. Watching sports and tinkering on Lawrence's beloved (but unreliable) 1973 Pontiac LeMans were two ways father and son connected, but as Lawrence's drinking spiraled out of control, their bond was stretched to the breaking point. Fortunately, Craig had a loving, fiercely protective mother who held the family together. He also had a series of surrogate father figures in his life—uncles, teachers, workplace mentors—who by their examples helped him figure out the kind of person and father he wanted to be.
Pops is the story of all these men—and of the inspiring fathers Craig has met reporting his "Dads Got This Series" on the Today show. Pops is also the story of Craig and Lawrence Melvin's long journey to reconciliation and understanding, and of how all these experiences and encounters have informed Craig's understanding of his own role as a dad.
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6/8/21 - The Viking Press: 2021 - $27.00
An uproarious, moving memoir about a grandmother’s ferocious love and redefining what it means to be family
“Painfully good. I loved it.” —Jenny Lawson, bestselling author of Furiously Happy
"The Ugly Cry is the funniest memoir I have ever read. It is also achingly sad. And powerfully redemptive." —Augusten Burroughs, #1 New York Timesbestselling author of Running with Scissors
Abandoned at ten years old by a mother who chose her drug-addicted, abusive boyfriend, Danielle was raised by grandparents who thought their child-rearing days had ended in the 1960s. She grew up Black, weird, and overwhelmingly uncool in a mostly white neighborhood in upstate New York, which created its own identity crises. Under the eye-rolling, foul-mouthed, loving tutelage of her uncompromising grandmother—and the horror movies she obsessively watched—Danielle grew into a tall, awkward, Sassy-loving teenager who wore black eyeliner as lipstick and was struggling with the aftermath of her mother’s choices. But she also learned that she had the strength and smarts to save herself, her grandmother gifting her a faith in her own capabilities that the world would not have most Black girls possess.
With humor, wit, and deep insight, Danielle shares how she grew up and grew wise—and the lessons she’s carried from those days to these. In the process, she upends our conventional understanding of family and redefines its boundaries to include the millions of people who share her story.
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5/18/21 - Alfred A. Knopf: 2021 - $28.00
A full-throttle, first-person account of the treasure hunt created by eccentric millionaire art dealer—and, some would say, robber baron—Forrest Fenn that became the stuff of contemporary legend.
When Forrest Fenn was given a fatal cancer diagnosis, he came up with a bold plan: He would hide a chest full of jewels and gold in the wilderness, and publish a poem that would serve as a map leading to the treasure's secret location. But he didn't die, and after hiding the treasure in 2010, Fenn instead presided over a decade-long gold rush that saw many thousands of treasure hunters scrambling across the Rocky Mountains in pursuit of his fortune. Daniel Barbarisi first learned of Fenn's hunt in 2017, when a friend became consumed with decoding the poem and convinced Barbarisi, a reporter, to document his search. What began as an attempt to capture the inner workings of Fenn's hunt quickly turned into a personal quest that led Barbarisi down a reckless and potentially dangerous path, one that found him embroiled in searcher conspiracies and matching wits with Fenn himself. Over the course of four chaotic years, several searchers would die, endless controversies would erupt, and one hunter would ultimately find the chest.
But the mystery didn't end there. Full of intrigue, danger, and break-neck action, Chasing the Thrill is a riveting tale of desire, obsession, and unbridled adventure.
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6/1/21 - Penguin Random House: 2021 - $28.00
The astonishing true story of two World War I prisoners who pulled off one of the most ingenious escapes of all time.
“A wonder, a marvel, a feat of invention and dogged persistence, and most of all, a testament to the power of the human capacity to believe.”—Liza Mundy, author of Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
Imprisoned in a remote Turkish POW camp during World War I, having survived a two-month forced march and a terrifying shootout in the desert, two British officers, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, join forces to bamboozle their iron-fisted captors. To stave off despair and boredom, Jones takes a handmade Ouija board and fakes elaborate séances for his fellow prisoners. Word gets around, and one day an Ottoman official approaches Jones with a query: Could Jones contact the spirit world to find a vast treasure rumored to be buried nearby? Jones, a trained lawyer, and Hill, a brilliant magician, use the Ouija board—and their keen understanding of the psychology of deception—to build a trap for their captors that will ultimately lead them to freedom.
A gripping nonfiction thriller, The Confidence Men is the story of one of the only known con games played for a good cause—and of a profound but unlikely friendship. Had it not been for “the Great War,” Jones, the Oxford-educated son of a British lord, and Hill, a mechanic on an Australian sheep ranch, would never have met. But in pain, loneliness, hunger, and isolation, they formed a powerful emotional and intellectual alliance that saved both of their lives.
Margalit Fox brings her “nose for interesting facts, the ability to construct a taut narrative arc, and a Dickens-level gift for concisely conveying personality” (Kathryn Schulz, New York) to this tale of psychological strategy that is rife with cunning, danger, and moments of high farce that rival anything in Catch-22.
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6/1/21 - Ballantine Books: 2021 - $28.00
In 1954, sixty-three-year-old Maine farmer Annie Wilkins embarked on an impossible journey. She had no money and no family, she had just lost her farm, and her doctor had given her only two years to live. But Annie wanted to see the Pacific Ocean before she died. She ignored her doctor’s advice to move into the county charity home. Instead, she bought a cast-off brown gelding named Tarzan, donned men’s dungarees, and headed south in mid-November, hoping to beat the snow. Annie had little idea what to expect beyond her rural crossroads; she didn’t even have a map. But she did have her ex-racehorse, her faithful mutt, and her own unfailing belief that Americans would treat a stranger with kindness.
Annie, Tarzan, and her dog, Depeche Toi, rode straight into a world transformed by the rapid construction of modern highways. Between 1954 and 1956, they pushed through blizzards, forded rivers, climbed mountains, and clung to the narrow shoulder as cars whipped by them at terrifying speeds. Annie rode more than four thousand miles, through America’s big cities and small towns. Along the way, she met ordinary people and celebrities—from Andrew Wyeth (who sketched Tarzan) to Art Linkletter and Groucho Marx. She received many offers—a permanent home at a riding stable in New Jersey, a job at a gas station in rural Kentucky, even a marriage proposal from a Wyoming rancher. In a decade when car ownership nearly tripled, when television’s influence was expanding fast, when homeowners began locking their doors, Annie and her four-footed companions inspired an outpouring of neighborliness in a rapidly changing world.
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6/1/21 - HarperCollins: 2021 - $14.99
A natural addition to Nathan W. Pyle's Strange Planet universe. Conveniently created in a picture book format, Strange Planet: The Sneaking, Hiding, Vibrating Creature is the perfect vehicle to enjoy Pyle’s playful, dry wit as we observe the daily activities of those very confusing beings — humans.
Nathan W. Pyle’s first picture book in his New York Times bestselling Strange Planet series!
Based on his popular Instagram comics, Nathan W. Pyle presents a delightful, heartfelt, and clever picture book that young and old beings alike will enjoy reading together.
When the nearest star rises, Lifegiver has an exciting quest planned for Offspring! Follow along as they observe a strange creature that sneaks, hides, and vibrates around their house. Hilarity ensues as the blue beings try to mimic this talented creature.
As always, Nathan W. Pyle draws humor from his unique perspective on human activity and delivers a colorful experience that is an ode to cats and humans alike.
This book is a joy to read and share, no matter how many revolutions you’ve made around the nearest star.
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6/15/21 - Aladdin Books: 2021 - $17.99
From New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe comes a beautiful story of friendship, loss, and the healing power of nature in her first book for middle grade readers.
Eleven-year-old Jake’s life has just turned upside-down. His father was wounded in Afghanistan, and his mother is going to leave to care for him. That means Jake’s spending the summer on tiny Dewees Island with his grandmother. The island is a nature sanctuary—no cars or paved roads, no stores or restaurants. To make matters worse, Jake’s grandmother doesn’t believe in cable or the internet. Which means Jake has no cell phone, no video games...and no friends. This is going to be the worst summer ever!
He’s barely on the island before he befriends two other kids—Macon, another “summer kid,” and Lovie, know-it-all who lives there and shows both Jake and Macon the ropes of life on the island. All three are struggling with their own family issues and they quickly bond, going on adventures all over Dewees Island. Until one misadventure on an abandoned boat leads to community service. Their punishment? Mandatory duty on the Island Turtle Team. The kids must do a daily dawn patrol of the beach on the hunt for loggerhead sea turtle tracks. When a turtle nest is threatened by coyotes, the three friends must find a way to protect it. Can they save the turtle nest from predators? Can Jake’s growing love for the island and its inhabitants (be they two-legged, four-legged, feathered, or finned) help to heal his father?
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6/22/21 - Quill Tree Books: 2021 - $19.99
Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark.
A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks…
A first meeting.
Long-time friends.
Bitter exes.
And maybe the beginning of something new.
When the lights go out, people reveal hidden truths. Love blossoms, friendship transforms, and new possibilities take flight.
Beloved authors—Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon—celebrate the beauty of six couples and the unforgettable magic that can be found on a sweltering starry night in the city.
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6/1/21 - Orchard Books: 2021 - $14.99
Meet a dazzlin' dancin' llama who learns to march to the beat of his own drum by strutting his stuff with Pride (and a funky feather boa)!
Larry the llama loves to move and groove! But will his friends all disapprove?
Larry lives a slow and quiet life at the barn with all the other llamas, just the way they like it. But at night when everyone has gone to bed, Larry loves to dress up in bright costumes and DANCE! He has to hide this from the others, for fear that they won't approve of his raucous ways. One day, he stumbles upon the Llama Glamarama, a carnival full of music, laughter, and yes-dancing!Will this vibrant celebration give Larry the pride he needs to bring his dance back home? A bright and colorful rhyming story with a powerful message about celebrating differences, Llama Glamarama is the perfect Pride picture book for everyone!
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5/25/21 - Roaring Brook Press: 2021 - $18.99
A young girl finds a clever way to keep her favorite things—and people—close to her forever in Memory Jars, from Caldecott Honoree Vera Brosgol.
Freda is devastated when she can’t eat all the delicious blueberries she’s picked. She has to wait a whole year before they’re back, and she doesn’t want to lose them! Then Gran reminds her that they can save blueberries in a jar, as jam. So Freda begins to save all her favorite things. But it turns out that saving everything also means she can’t enjoy anything, and Freda realizes that some things are best saved as memories.
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Our picks have won awards, been made into movies, or have simply been really good reads.
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The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict, $26.99
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Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford, $27.99
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Good Company by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, $27.99
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6/29/21 - HC - $14.99 |
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Little Bat in Night School by Brian Lies
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This story works on many levels: It's great for any child nervous about attending school and it's also a wonderful friendship and kindness story. Plus, all the fun you'll have explaining why bats go to school at night!
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6/15/21 - HC - $17.99 |
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Dino-Gro by Matt Myers
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Matt Myers has created an adorable character with Dino-Gro. The trouble he gets into reminds me very much of my problem kitty, Tigger. But unlike Tigger, Dino-Gro keeps growing and growing and growing...
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Nancy M. (Jill's mom)
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I love mysteries & thrillers, police procedurals, and psychological mysteries. I also love well written southern fiction set in the early to late 1900's.
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6/22/21 - PB - $16.99 |
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You Can Go Home Now by Michael Elias
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Nina Karim is a 31 yo single cop in Queens, NY. She is tough and fierce and good at her job. But, her reasons for being a cop are not so noble. She became a cop solely for one reason so she could avenge the murder of her father and the subsequent suicide of her little brother. Nina tells her story in a casual almost stream of consciousness manor but there is nothing casual about what happens as Nina tries to find her fathers killer and also goes undercover at Artemis, an abused womens shelter. She pretends to be abused herself because she thinks someone connected to the shelter is killing abusive men. Nina is the heart and soul of this riveting thriller and you will not be able to put it down until you find out what Nina decides to do about her desire for revenge, her love of her job, and her desire to not betray the women of Artemis and also if she survives once her decisions are made.
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6/15/21 - HC - $27.99 |
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Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams
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Wow, this book really took me by surprise. I felt like I was driving on a bridge way too fast and suddenly hit a blind curve over and over again as I was reading this dark, twisty, gruesome story about Lena trying to prove that her twin sister Cambry would never have committed suicide by jumping off of Hairpin Bridge. If it wasnt suicide, then it had to be murder and Lena is determined to get Officer Raycevic to admit this. Lena is tough and smart, and Officer Raycevic totally underestimates her as car chases and gun battles ensue. The constantly changing narration of what really happened that night keeps you wanting to continue to read to see what will be revealed in the next version. If you like really tough heroines and a really unusual storyline then you wont want to miss this one.
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6/8/21 - HC - $26.99 |
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One Two Three by Laurie Frankel
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One Two Three is the story of a town destroyed by the pollution of the towns river by a chemical plant. A plant that still has not admitted or taken responsibility for the deaths, cancers and birth defects that are higher in Bourne than anywhere else in the country. One would think this would be a very depressing read but Laurie Frankel has written a story that is funny, quirky, totally original and extremely compelling. The main characters are Nora, whose husband worked at the plant and died of cancer, and her now 16-year-old triplets Mab, Monday and Mirabel. Frankels portrayal of these characters is what made this book one of the best books I have read. I was amazed at how she was able to turn what should be a total downer into a sweet, funny and charming story about sisters and family and determination. The voices of the triplets will stay with me for a long, long time.
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6/15/21 - HC - $27.99 |
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The Maidens by Alex Michaelides - SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE
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The Maidens is a Greek tragedy set against the backdrop of Cambridge University. I was kept totally intrigued by the references to Greek mythology as Mariana, a group psychologist by trade, goes to Cambridge at the request of her niece Zoe when Zoes best friend goes missing. I was as sure as Mariana that I knew who the killer was as Mariana tried to prove that Edward Fosca, a charismatic Cambridge professor, was guilty of murdering the young women who had been part of his cult like followers called The Maidens. And I was totally flabbergasted at the ending which seemed to come out of nowhere, but was totally believable once all of the facts were out in the open.
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6/29/21 - PB - $9.99 |
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Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land
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Good Me, Bad Me is narrated by Milly a 15 yo girl whose mother tortured her, abused her and forced her to participate in covering up the torture and killing of young children. Milly finally breaks from her mothers influence enough to go to the police and she is now free of her mother, or is she? All Milly wants is to be accepted and liked and she hopes this will finally happen when she is placed in a foster home with her psychologist, his wife and their 15 yo daughter. Milly must testify at her mothers trial but no one, other than her foster parents and the school principal know who she actually is. As Milly tries to adjust she is faced with bullying from her foster sister and teasing at school. She continuously hears her mothers voice in her head either taunting her or praising her as she used to do. But, Milly is determined to be strong and determined to only feed the good wolf hiding within. Others, however, keep feeding the bad wolf and it is all she can do to keep him inside. All Milly wants is to be the best she can and she really tries. Good Me, Bad Me is dark and disturbing but it will keep you reading in disbelief about how cruel people can be until you come to the last shocking page.
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Melissa O., Operations
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I love the faster pacing of books written for a younger audience (middle grade and young adult), but will try just about anything fiction, especially if it has some romance. I also have a soft spot for really special picture books.
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6/1/21 - Viking Books for Young Readers: 2021 - $18.99
Aaron has found that he really understands dinosaurs, seeing as how he is one, and he can see that the failing bookstore he owns with his dad is on the brink of extinction. So when he has the opportunity to sell, he takes it. But he doesn't count on an old acquaintance conning him in to friendship, or jobless lumberjacks offering to fix up the store -- and he especially doesn't count on Hannah, who feels inevitable to him the way his mom was inevitable to his dad. But before he can reach for the future, Aaron first has to come to terms with his past. A heart-wrenching story about addiction, love, family, friendship, and the books that pave the way to understanding and relationships.
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6/1/21 - Delacorte Press: 2021 - $19.99
Evie has lost her faith in love ever since her parents got divorced after her dad cheated on her mom. And her cynicism seems to be confirmed when she gets a mysterious power that allows her to see others' relationships from beginning to end -- and most of them end in heartbreak. But when the mystery leads her to a ballroom dancing studio, she meets X and starts to question everything she thought she knew about love. Readers of Yoon's previous books will not be disappointed in this emotional story about learning to live in the moment. And be prepared to laugh out loud at dance instructor Fifi! (Seconded by Grace Anne!)
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6/1/21 - Harper Perennial: 2021 - $17.00
17-year-old hospital patient Lenni's condition is terminal -- sorry, 'life-limiting', to quote the hospital staff -- but she sure pushes those limits as much as she can. And that leads her to meet Margot, an 83-year-old with plenty of spunk and stories to tell, and a beautiful friendship is born. Lenni is a character in all the best meanings of the word, and readers won't be able to help being drawn to her as she navigates the stories of her and Margot's combined 100 years of life -- past and present, good and bad, love and disappointment. By turns hilarious and moving, this book will break your heart and put it together again. Be prepared to cry, but getting to know Lenni and Margot is worth every tear.
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6/1/21 - St. Martin's Press: 2021 - $16.99
August has grown up believing that being alone is best. Then she moves to New York and gets caught up with her new wacky roommates, who drag her out of her comfort zone. And she meets Jane, a girl on the subway she has an instant connection with. The only problem is...Jane is literally stuck on the train, displaced somehow from her life in the 1970s. So August makes it her mission to solve the mystery of Jane and fix it so she can be where and when she belongs, even though August wants Jane to belong with her more than anything. If The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue were a rom-com, this would be it. McQuiston has written a big-hearted, laugh-out-loud funny, and tender novel that will speak to readers about love and connection and friendship and family.
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6/8/21 - Puffin: 2021 - $8.99
Vivy wants more than anything to play real baseball, but her autism and being a girl seem to be problems for other people, like her mom and some of the boys on the team. With help from some new friends (including a pro baseball player), Vivy learns to stand up for herself. Written as a series of letters and emails between Vivy and pro baseball player VJ, this story will resonate with anyone who's been told they can't do something even if they know they can.
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5/11/21 - Balzer & Bray - $18.99
Reyna feels stuck. She loves her home in Tobago and the hotel her mother left behind, but her friends are moving on without her -- including her boyfriend Aiden who left the island 2 years ago and has since made a name for himself on the music scene. Imagine Reyna's surprise, then, when Aiden and his bandmates show up at her hotel and Reyna is tasked with showing them around the island. This retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion is a lovely story of friendship, love, and second chances that will appeal to readers of Ibi Zoboi's Pride.
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5/18/21 - HarperTeen - $17.99
Madeline Moore's family bookstore, Books & Moore, is her entire life. She's devastated when her aunt tells her that Books & Moore is going to close at the end of the summer, and Madeline blames the chain bookstore, Prologue, that just opened across the street -- and that definitely extends to Prologue's owners' son, Jasper. So of course the solution is a prank war between the two teenagers that culminates in a hospital visit...and maybe attraction? But along with the bookstore drama, Madeline is also dealing with family drama in the form of her mom, who has never spent more than a few days at a time with Madeline and her brother, but has now moved in with them, supposedly for good. This sweet rom-com about books and family will appeal to fans of You've Got Mail.
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5/18/21 - Gallery Books: 2021 - $26.00
Jessica has resigned herself to a life of single motherhood with her daughter, her grandparents, and her best friend Fizzy. When Fizzy talks Jessica into submitting a sample to a new company for their DNADuo genetic matchmaking service, she's surprised when she gets a match. But not just any match -- 98%, higher than anyone else they've matched before, and with none other than the founding scientist, River. Skepticism runs rampant, as rude, arrogant, stubborn River is not someone Jessica would ever have imagined herself with. As Jessica and River get to know each other, though, they both have to wrestle with what soulmate means to them and whether they have room for that and each other in their lives. This is my favorite Christina Lauren novel so far.
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Linda H., Volunteer
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I enjoy nonfiction the most: biographies, true crime, sociology, and civil rights narratives to name a few. When I read fiction, I choose historical novels or literary fiction most often.
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6/1/21 - PB - $16.99 |
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Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey
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In this honest and raw memoir, Trethewey remembers her upbringing as the daughter of an interracial couple in the segregated South. She also recounts the time surrounding her mother's murder at the hands of her stepfather. It's a chilling reminder that although abused women can be diligent about protecting themselves from their perpetrators, the law cannot always provide a means of escape.
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6/1/21 - HC - $27.99 |
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Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford - SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE
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Ashley Ford is truly a gifted writer. Her emotional coming-of-age memoir is raw and honest. She vividly portrays what it is like to live with your father incarcerated, and a mom who treats her like nobody special. Ford shows how she aged emotionally and how she comes to term with the realities of her life, including the rape she experienced as a young teen. Fords ease in telling this story makes it an approachable read for anyone.
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6/1/21 - HC - $27.00 |
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House of Sticks by Ly Tran
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Not since the book Educated have I been affected so deeply by a memoir. Trans story of growing up in the US as a Vietnamese immigrant is at times heartbreaking and tragic, but in the end, uplifting. Her frank discussion of her depression will be helpful to anyone who has gone through it. The abuse she suffered from her parents, and her efforts at first to justify it, is balanced by the many people who came on board to help her as she got older. Im sure this was a hard book for Tran to write, but I could not pull myself away from it.
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6/8/21 - HC - $27.99 |
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Haven Point by Virginia Hume
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Haven Point is a must-read for those who like family sagas that involve beautiful homes and classy families. Haven Point has been a summer refuge for a handful of families for years. Newcomers are looked on with skepticism, and it could take years to be accepted as one of them. A tragic death changes that, and creates repercussions that lasts for generations. A great read for fans of Beatriz Williams and Sarah Blake.
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Brent B., Volunteer
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There are no limits to what I love to read, however I tend to gravitate to mystery/thriller action stories that are fast paced with lots of twists and turns that keep you guessing all the way to the end. There is nothing I love more than an ending that comes completely out of left field that I never saw coming.
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6/8/21 - PB - $18.99 |
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Sons of Valor by Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson
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Long time veteran Navy Seal 'Chunk' Redman is tasked with hand selecting a team of fellow Seals to become the top covert Seal Team for the US. For fans of Special Ops and non-stop action, this one will not disappoint. With outstanding characters and many twists and turns this one kept me up late at night turning the pages. High recommend!
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Adam M., Volunteer
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I like to read science fiction: post-apocalyptic, space opera, time travel, alternate dimensions, and hard sci-fi so hard that it makes my brain hurt. I also love a good fantasy/sci-fi mash up.
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Jackie W., Volunteer
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I enjoy suspense, complex political plots, psychological thrillers, really any good mystery. I also enjoy southern historical novels, especially those set in Appalachia as well as regency romance.
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6/8/21 - HC - $27.00 |
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Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins
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Kristan Higgins is an author I always look forward to. She has interesting characters with human foibles and fast paced plots. This book is a bit of a departure in my view, simply due to the tackling the difficult subject of terminal disease in a young person. Don't let that make you pass on the book, yes, it is sad. You will definitely shed some tears, but you will also laugh and smile. A view of deep love even after the person you love is not with you is clearly evident in the story . You will get to meet Joshua's tribe and enjoy how they help him grieve and learn to find joy again.
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5/1/21 - PB - $14.95 |
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I Thought You Said This Would Work by Ann Garvin
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Once I started this book I did not want to stop, it kept unfolding in ways that surprised me and captured my interest. Madcap escapades combined with heart touching emotions might seem an odd combination, but meld together perfectly in this story. If you have ever totally loved a pet you will instantly relate to Katie. If you have ever loved a friend you will relate to Samantha, Holly and Katie. Lifelong friends are shown in their true light, they persevere, deliver, evolve and love. An unexpected jewel of a book.
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Nancy H., Volunteer
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I love to read fast-paced thrillers that take you on a wild ride with twists and turns and surprise endings!! But, I also love a good novel, with great characters and a rich and bold plot.
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6/29/21 - PB - $9.99 |
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The First to Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan
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I was hooked on the first page, and riveted throughout. This is a story of love and lies, and a story of deceit and betrayal. An investigative reporter goes undercover at a big pharmaceutical company to expose a wonder drug to help women conceive. But what else does this wonder drug do? Many twists and turns unfold, as she attempts to expose this company, and bring this captivating story to its surprise ending.
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6/1/21 - PB - $17.00 |
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The End of Her by Shari Lapena
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Patrick and Stephanie are a happy family, with new-born twins. Niall and Nancy are financially comfortable, and even though theyve had their ups and down, they love each other very much. Gary and Cheryl and their 9 year old son are a picture-perfect family. Then, a woman from their past shows up and begins wreaking havoc on them all. And so, this cat-and-mouse story begins. Filled with lies and deception, murder and blackmail, each family has its own secrets. But only one person is at the center of all this. Hooked from the first page, this fatal attraction, heart-pounding thriller is so full of twists and turns, that youll have a hard time putting this book down.
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