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October New Releases

  • Roman Stories By Jhumpa Lahiri, Jhumpa Lahiri (Translated by), Todd Portnowitz (Translated by) Cover Image
  • Let Us Descend: A Novel By Jesmyn Ward Cover Image
  • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon By Michael Lewis Cover Image
  • Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism By Rachel Maddow Cover Image
  • Family Meal: A Novel By Bryan Washington Cover Image
  • Absolution: A Novel By Alice McDermott Cover Image
  • The Berry Pickers: A Novel By Amanda Peters Cover Image
  • Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World By Mary Beard Cover Image
  • A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial By Viet Thanh Nguyen Cover Image
  • Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business By Roxane Gay Cover Image
  • Brooklyn Crime Novel: A Novel By Jonathan Lethem Cover Image
  • How to Say Babylon: A Memoir By Safiya Sinclair Cover Image

Next Events

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 3:30pm to 6:00pm
Educator Open House - at Conn Ave
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 7:00pm
Safiya Sinclair — How to Say Babylon - with Glory Edim — at Conn Ave
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Bestselling Nonfiction

  • Elon Musk By Walter Isaacson Cover Image
  • The Four Tests: What It Will Take to Keep America Strong and Good By Daniel Baer Cover Image
  • Nothing Is Missing: A Memoir of Living Boldly By Nicole Walters Cover Image
  • The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future By Franklin Foer Cover Image
  • Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal By Bettina L. Love Cover Image
  • The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientist's Warning By Peter J. Hotez Cover Image
  • The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth By Adam Goodheart Cover Image
  • Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World By Naomi Klein Cover Image
  • A Fabulous Failure: The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism (Politics and Society in Modern America #155) By Nelson Lichtenstein, Judith Stein Cover Image
  • Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier By Arthur C. Brooks, Oprah Winfrey Cover Image

Bestselling Fiction

  • The Vaster Wilds: A Novel By Lauren Groff Cover Image
  • How I Won a Nobel Prize: A Novel By Julius Taranto Cover Image
  • The Fraud: A Novel By Zadie Smith Cover Image
  • Tom Lake: A Reese's Book Club Pick By Ann Patchett Cover Image
  • The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel By James McBride Cover Image
  • Demon Copperhead: A Pulitzer Prize Winner By Barbara Kingsolver Cover Image
  • The Golden Gate: A Novel By Amy Chua Cover Image
  • Small Things Like These By Claire Keegan Cover Image
  • Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel By Bonnie Garmus Cover Image
  • The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery By Richard Osman Cover Image

Children and Teens

  • Saints of the Household By Ari Tison Cover Image
  • Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel By Jason Reynolds, Zeke Peña (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Pardalita By Joana Estrela, Lyn Miller-Lachmann (Translated by) Cover Image
  • Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider By Jessica Lanan, Jessica Lanan (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Daddy & Me, Side by Side By Pierce Freelon, Nadia Fisher (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Walter Finds His Voice: The Story of a Shy Crocodile By Ann Kim Ha Cover Image
  • Cool Green: Amazing, Remarkable Trees By Lulu Delacre, Lulu Delacre (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Big By Vashti Harrison Cover Image
  • The Courage of the Little Hummingbird: A Tale Told Around the World By Leah Henderson, Magaly Morales (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Maribel’s Year By Michelle Sterling, Sarah Gonzales (Illustrator) Cover Image

Diverse Voices

  • Take My Hand By Dolen Perkins-Valdez Cover Image
  • River Spirit By Leila Aboulela Cover Image
  • The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu: A Novel By Tom Lin Cover Image
  • Above Ground By Clint Smith Cover Image
  • Wade in the Water: A Novel By Nyani Nkrumah Cover Image
  • Ghost Girl, Banana: A Novel By Wiz Wharton Cover Image
  • Tokyo Ueno Station (National Book Award Winner): A Novel By Yu Miri, Morgan Giles (Translated by) Cover Image
  • When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East: A Novel By Quan Barry Cover Image
  • On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel By Ocean Vuong Cover Image
  • Radiant Fugitives: A Novel By Nawaaz Ahmed Cover Image

Staff Picks

  • The Saint of Bright Doors By Vajra Chandrasekera Cover Image
  • A Half-Built Garden By Ruthanna Emrys Cover Image
  • Penance: A Novel By Eliza Clark Cover Image
  • A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel By Ruth Ozeki Cover Image
  • The Golden Notebook: A Novel (Harper Perennial Deluxe Editions) By Doris Lessing Cover Image
  • Bunny: A Novel By Mona Awad Cover Image
  • Web of Angels By John M. Ford Cover Image
  • The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On By Franny Choi Cover Image
  • Too Like the Lightning: Book One of Terra Ignota By Ada Palmer Cover Image
  • Exadelic By Jon Evans Cover Image

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