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Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our food Future by Bartow J Elmore
Monsanto, a St. Louis chemical firm that became the world’s largest maker of genetically engineered seeds, merged with German pharma-biotech giant Bayer in 2018―but its Roundup Ready® seeds, introduced twenty-five years ago, are still reshaping the farms that feed us. Award-winning historian Bartow J. Elmore shows how the Roundup story is just one of the troubling threads of Monsanto’s past, many told here and woven together for the first time.
The Farmer’s Wife: My Life in Days by Helen Rebanks
Full of gentle wisdom, this book is an honest portrait of rural life and an authentic exploration of both the hard work and reward of keeping a home and raising a family—even though the job is often thankless and invisible.
Get the Picture: A Mind-bending Journey Among The Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Friends Who Taught me How to See by Bianca Bosker
The New York Times bestselling author of Cork Dork takes readers on another fascinating, hilarious, and revelatory journey—this time burrowing deep inside the secretive world of art and artists
The Kingdom The Power, and The Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta
Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in America today. In his seminal new book, The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, journalist Tim Alberta, himself a practicing Christian and the son of an evangelical pastor, paints an expansive and profoundly troubling portrait of the American evangelical movement.
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America and the Making of a Crisis by Jonathan Blitzer
An epic, heartbreaking, and deeply reported history of the disastrous humanitarian crisis at the southern border told through the lives of the migrants forced to risk everything and the policymakers who determine their fate, by New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer.
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • The author of the bestselling phenomenon Quiet explores the power of the bittersweet personality, revealing a misunderstood side of mental health and creativity while offering a roadmap to facing heartbreak in order to live life to the fullest.
Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations by Simon Schama
Foreign Bodies crosses borders between east and west, Asia and Europe, the worlds of rich and poor, politics and science. Its thrilling story carries with it the credo of its author on the interconnectedness of humanity and nature; of the powerful and the people.
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van der Kolk
Based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Told from the point of view of Native Americans, challenges the founding myth of the United States and shows how the policies against the indigenous peoples were genocidal and imperialist.
Spanning more than four hundred years, this classic bottom-up peoples’ history radically reframes US history and explodes the silences that have haunted our national narrative.
Stamped from the Beginning: The definitive history of racist ideas in America by Ibram X Kendi
Americans like to insist that we are living in a postracial, color-blind society. In fact, racist thought is alive and well; it has simply become more sophisticated and more insidious. And as historian Ibram X. Kendi argues, racist ideas in this country have a long and lingering history, one in which nearly every great American thinker is complicit. Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-Black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history.
Radical American Partisanship: Mapping violent hostility, its causes, and the consequences for democracy by Nathan P. Kalmoe and Lilliana Mason.
Political violence is rising in the United States, with Republicans and Democrats divided along racial and ethnic lines that spurred massive bloodshed and democratic collapse earlier in the nation’s history. The January 6, 2021 insurrection and the partisan responses that ensued are a vivid illustration of how deep these currents run. How did American politics become so divided that we cannot agree on how to categorize an attack on our own Capitol?
On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory by Thomas Hertog
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Stephen Hawking’s closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar’s final thoughts on the cosmos—a dramatic revision of the theory he put forward in A Brief History of Time.
The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey
An awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets
The Underworld is Susan Casey’s most beautiful and thrilling book yet, a gorgeous evocation of the natural world and a powerful call to arms.
Churchill’s Shadow: The Life and Afterlife of Winston Churchill by Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Charting the evolution and appropriation of Churchill’s reputation through to the present day, Churchill’s Shadow colorfully renders the nuance and complexity of this giant of modern politics.
Code Name Madeleine: A Sufi Spy in Nazi-Occupied Paris By Arthur J. Magida
Carefully distilled from dozens of interviews, newly discovered manuscripts, official documents, and personal letters, Code Name Madeleine is both a compelling, deeply researched history and a thrilling tribute to Noor Inayat Khan, whose courage and faith guided her through the most brutal regime in history.
The Family Roe: An American Story by Joshua Prager
An epic work spanning fifty years of American history, The Family Roe will change the way you think about our enduring American divide: the right to choose or the right to life.
A Sorrow In Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh by Allan W Eckert
A biography of the famous Shawnee describes Tecumseh's plan to amalgamate all North American tribes into one people, his role as statesman and military strategist, and his death in the Battle of Thames.
Jimmy Buffett: A Pirate Looks at Fifty by Jimmy Buffett
For Parrotheads, armchair adventurers, and anyone who appreciates a good yarn and a hearty laugh, here is the ultimate backstage pass. You’ll read the kind of stories Jimmy usually reserves for his closest friends and you'll see a wonderful, wacky life through the eyes of the man who's lived it
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park
“Park's remarkable and inspiring story shines a light on a country whose inhabitants live in misery beyond comprehension. Park's important memoir showcases the strength of the human spirit and one young woman's incredible determination to never be hungry again.” —Publishers Weekly
Mr B: George Balanchine's 20th Century By Jennifer Homans
George Balanchine was one of the cultural titans of the twentieth century—The New York Times called him “the Shakespeare of dancing.” His radical approach to choreography—and life—reinvented the art of ballet and made him a legend. Written with enormous style and artistry, and based on more than one hundred interviews and research in archives across Russia, Europe, and the Americas, Mr. B carries us through Balanchine’s tumultuous and high-pitched life story and into the making of his extraordinary dances.
The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky by Andrew D Kaufman
The Gambler Wife offers a fresh and captivating portrait of Anna Dostoyevskaya, who reversed Dostoyevsky's freefall and cleared the way for two of the most notable careers in Russian letters—her husband’s and her own. Drawing on diaries, letters, and other little-known archival sources, Andrew Kaufman reveals how Anna protected her family from creditors, demanding in-laws, and her greatest romantic rival, through years of penury and exile.
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
#1 New York Times bestseller
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life.
How to Say Babylon: A Memoir by Safiya Sinclair
With echoes of Educated and Born a Crime, How to Say Babylon is the stunning story of the author’s struggle to break free of her rigid Rastafarian upbringing, ruled by her father’s strict patriarchal views and repressive control of her childhood, to find her own voice as a woman and poet.
King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
Hailed by The New York Times as “the new definitive biography,” King mixes revelatory new research with accessible storytelling to offer an MLK for our times.
Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins
"NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! In this illuminating and “scoop-rich biography…the tell-all tales rush forth” (Los Angeles Times) offering a “penetrating analysis of the ongoing Republican civil war through the eyes of one of its last embattled centrists” (Publishers Weekly).
Up Home: One Girls Journey by Ruth J Simmons
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Simmons’s evocative account of her remarkable trajectory from Jim Crow Texas, where she was the youngest of twelve children in a sharecropping family, to the presidencies of Smith College and Brown University shines with tenderness and dignity.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)
In Love: A memoir of love and loss by Amy Bloom
“As with all great books about dying, In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss does not terrorize with grim statistics and forewarnings but rather destigmatizes euthanasia and enriches the reader’s life with urgency and gratitude. It renews those joys of being ‘In Love’ with the people around us—despite the numbing effects of routine and familiarity which so often cause happiness to lapse in middle age.” — The Washington Post
Yellowface A Novel by R.F.Kuang
With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.
The Postcard by Anne Berest
Winner of the Choix Goncourt Prize, Anne Berest’s The Postcard is a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life, an enthralling investigation into family secrets, and poignant tale of a Jewish family devastated by the Holocaust and partly restored through the power of storytelling.
Blackouts by Justin Torres
A book about storytelling―its legacies, dangers, delights, and potential for change―and a bold exploration of form, art, and love, Justin Torres’s Blackouts uses fiction to see through the inventions of history and narrative.
Absolution by Alice McDermott
A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award.
August Blue by Deborah Levy
At the height of her career, the piano virtuoso Elsa M. Anderson―former child prodigy, now in her thirties―walks off the stage in Vienna, midperformance.
Twilight Empress: A Novel of Imperial Rome by Faith L Justice
Twilight Empress is the exciting first novel of the Theodosian Women series by Faith L. Justice featuring the remarkable women who reigned during the Roman Empire’s twilight years. Don’t miss this “addictive read” (Kirkus Reviews); “filled with romance, political intrigue, and drama that will keep you turning the pages.”
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
In this New York Times bestseller and Today show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick, one lapse in judgement lands a young mother in a government reform program where custody of her child hangs in the balance, in this “surreal” (People), “remarkable” (Vogue), and “infuriatingly timely” (The New York Times Book Review) debut novel.
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
A Place for Us is a book for our times: an astonishingly tender-hearted novel of identity and belonging, and a resonant portrait of what it means to be an American family today. It announces Fatima Farheen Mirza as a major new literary talent.
The Paris Assignment by Rhys Bowen
A courageous wife, mother, and resister confronts the devastation of World War II in a heartbreaking and hopeful novel by the bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child.
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Tom Lake is a meditation on youthful love, married love, and the lives parents have led before their children were born. Both hopeful and elegiac, it explores what it means to be happy even when the world is falling apart. As in all of her novels, Ann Patchett combines compelling narrative artistry with piercing insights into family dynamics.
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author known for her “superb pacing, twisted characters, and captivating prose” (BuzzFeed), Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast.
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
“Based on real historical events, The Fraud is a dazzling novel about truth and fiction, Jamaica and Britain, fraudulence and authenticity and the mystery of “other people.”
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
From one of the most celebrated writers of our time comes an “inventive, effervescent” (Oprah Daily) novel about the memory and quest for authenticity and human connection.
All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
Twisty, chilling, and intense, All Good People Here is a searing tale that asks: What are your neighbors capable of when they think no one is watching?
The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a warmhearted and empowering new novel about love, family, friendship, secrets, and a life-changing journey.
Dream Girl by Laura Lipmann
"With this tip of the hat to Stephen King's Misery, Dream Girl is funny and suspenseful, with a dread-worthy final twist." ― People
Billy Summers by Stephen King
"The ever prolific King moves from his trademark horror into the realm of the hard-boiled noir thriller . . . Murder most foul and mayhem most entertaining. Another worthy page-turner from a protean master." ― Kirkus, starred
Mercy: An Atlee Pine Thriller by David Baldacci
"With an interesting storyline, amazing characters, and packed with action, fans are sure to love Mercy."― Seattle Book Review
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
“Joy Delaney has gone missing ― and her husband, Stan, seems like the most likely suspect. Two of their grown children think he’s probably guilty, two think he’s innocent, and everyone seems to be squaring off against each other in this delicious family drama.” ― New York Post
Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries) by Patricia Cornwell
As she investigates the murder of her former deputy chief, Kay Scarpetta finds links to a series of otherwise unrelated killings, and soon finds herself unraveling a global terror conspiracy.
The Woods by Harlan Coben
Grieving over the murder of his sister twenty years earlier and raising his six-year-old daughter alone after losing his wife to cancer, county prosecutor Paul Copeland is inadvertently tied to a murder investigation that he believes may be related to his sister's case, a discovery that threatens to reveal long-buried family secrets.
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
“Dave pulls off something that feels both new and familiar: a novel of domestic suspense that unnerves, then reassures. This is the antithesis of the way novels like Gone Girl or My Lovely Wife are constructed; in The Last Thing He Told Me, the surface is ugly, the situation disturbing, but almost everyone involved is basically good underneath it all. Dave has given readers what many people crave right now—a thoroughly engrossing yet comforting distraction.” ― BookPage
Be Careful What You Wish For (book 4 of the Clifton Chronicles) by Jeffrey Archer
“No family saga would be complete without a villain, and this book has a good one, a well-drawn and believable character whose motivations are understandable. This thoroughly engaging old-school, multigenerational saga harks back to the work of Malcolm Macdonald, Belva Plain, and Irwin Shaw.” ―Booklist
The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling
“A torturous book. Horrifying in small, cutting, personal ways, and in the more classic scare-in-a-dark-room way. But there’s an iron rod of panicked strength that runs through the middle of it.” ― NPR, Jason Sheehan, on The Luminous Dead
One Step Too Far (A Frankie Elkin novel) by Lisa Gardner
“It’s not often that a thriller so deeply casts us into the darkness of both nature and the human heart . . . Terrifying, primal, and very, very tense. Read it with your heart in your throat—but read it.” ―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
The Gargoyle by David Anderson
“A story that sweeps us in with no protest. You want to be lost in its pages. . . . The real tragedy of this book is that it ends.” —Daily News
Tender Is the Bite (a Chet & Bernie mystery, 11) by Spencer Quinn
“Cleverly plotted . . . Chet is a source of wisdom and innate doggie joie de vivre, making this a real pleasure for anyone who has ever looked into a dog’s eyes and asked: who’s a good boy?” ―Publishers Weekly
Quicksilver by Dean Koontz
“Positively twitching with suspense. Another sure-fire hit from a thriller master.” ―Booklist (starred review)
The Red Book (a Billy Harney thriller, 2) by James Patterson and David Ellis
"Crisply written . . . a fine thriller." ―Booklist
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Diana Gabaldon returns with the newest novel in the epic Outlander series.
Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years, Moon! Earth's Best Friend, and Mars! Earthlings Welcome by Stacy McAnulty (ages 2 to 7)
"Perfect for children―and grown-ups―who have questions about the greater universe." ―Booklist
Odd Beasts: Meet Nature’s Weirdest Animals by Laura Gehl, illustrated by Gareth Lucas (ages 2 to 4)
Barnyard animals—move over! Odd Beasts introduces babies and toddlers to more unusual species, including the glass frog with transparent skin and the pangolin—the only mammal with scales!
My First Book of Planets: All About the Solar System by Bruce Betts (ages 3 to 6)
“Here’s the perfect book for introducing preschoolers and slightly older kids to the wonders of our solar system. The language is perfect for curious young scientists like my four-year-old grandson. The text is seasoned with many of the author’s trademark Random Space Facts, while the mix of beautiful astrophotography and artists’ drawings make My First Book of Planets a visual delight.” ―Mat Kaplan, Host and Producer of Planetary Radio
Moose’s Book Bus by Inga Moore (ages 3 to 7)
“A story about the joy of sharing stories. . . . Librarians, caregivers, and children will delight in the message: family reading time is family fun.”
—Kirkus Reviews
What Should Danny Do? On Vacation by Ganit Levy (ages 3 and up)
Filled with pertinent lessons dealing with personal responsibility, empathy, kindness, and sharing
Milo Imagines the World, by Matt de la Peña (ages 4 to 8)
“Pictures brimming with activity, an endearing main character, and threads for thinking about art, families, and what we see in others make this a book that will hold up to many readings.” —School Library Journal
The Rock from the Sky, Klassen, Jon (ages 4 to 8)
Fedoras, berets and unblinking eyes reveal more emotion, action and character than you might think possible. In these 96 pages Klassen writes about hubris, despair, existential angst, envy, inflexibility and friendship. But it's funny! Children will adore these stories. And adults, I suspect, will adore them, too.
—The Star Tribune
The Fascinating Ocean Book by Bethanie and Josh Hestermann
From anemones to zooplankton―500 awesome ocean facts for kids 8 to 12
Jellyfish! by Ginjer L Clarke (8 to 9)
With simple language and vivid photographs, Jellyfish! is perfect for emerging readers curious about the natural world.
Gilded by Marissa Meyer (12 to 18)
"Meyer explores the power of fiction in this inventive Rumpelstiltskin reimagining. Intricate worldbuilding and star-crossed romance help temper the Erlking’s brutality, and . . . well-drawn characters will leave readers craving a sequel." ―Publishers Weekly
The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, 2) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (12 and up)
"Part The Westing Game, part We Were Liars, completely entertaining."―Kirkus, starred review
"This strong, Knives Out-esque series opener...provides ample enjoyment."―Publishers Weekly, starred review
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (12 to 17)
"A harrowing page-turner." ―Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A gripping story." ―School Library Journal, starred review
"Sepetys' flowing prose gently carries readers." ―Kirkus, starred review
"Beautifully written and deeply felt." ―Booklist, starred review
The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor (10 to 14)
Part historical fiction, part fable, and 100 percent adventure. Thirteen-year-old Mei reimagines the myths of Paul Bunyan as starring a Chinese heroine while she works in a Sierra Nevada logging camp in 1885. (A National Book Award finalist)
Kaleidoscope by Brian Seznick (10 and up)
". . . a collection of magical, weird and mysterious stories . . . accompanied by art, which, as we've come to expect from Selznick, is stunning . . . While each tale seems like a sliver of a larger story we'll never learn, we get the impression that we're hearing the best part.”―Adam Gidwitz, The New York Times Book Review
“A mystery, a frontier adventure, a ghost story: Pony tells the tale of a child ‘with fire in his mind,’ and it will light a fire in yours. R. J. Palacio’s most ambitious book yet, it is as compelling as it is satisfying.” —Adam Gidwitz, Newbery Honor–winning author of The Inquisitor’s Tale
Daughter of the Deep, Riordan, Rick (10 to 14)
"If you have ever craved a story that will leave your heart racing, your lungs gasping from the numerous twists and turns, your soul heaving from the effort of now carrying an ensemble cast, you will find all that and more in these pages."―New York Times best-selling author Roshani Chokshi
The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo (10 and up)
“It deals with the tough issues of death, grieving, and the great accompanying sadness, and has enough layers to embrace any reader. —School Library Journal, starred review
The Long Road to the Circus by Betsy Bird, illus. by David Small (10 to 12)
“This unconventional tale is a hoot and an encouraging call to live an adventurous life on one’s own terms.” —Booklist
The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo (9 to 12)
“The story is told in language as clear and beautiful as an illuminated manuscript, with characters who spring instantly to life. The fairy-tale conventions give it a sense of timelessness and omnipresence . . . A book with an angelic soul: large, sharp, and uncompromising.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred
"Spiegelman’s retelling is a fresh take on the classic story, with contemporary and effortless language that will resonate with modern audiences. Sánchez’s energetic illustrations are a visual delight." The Horn Book Magazine, starred review
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty (8 to 12)
"Unique and utterly satisfying."—Kirkus Reviews, starred
"Prepare to fall in love."—School Library Journal, starred review
"Lucy’s journey is beautifully authentic in this debut brimming with warmth, wisdom, and math."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Well-rounded and believable characters and a convincing and appealing story. . . . Adds a useful STEM component as well.” —Booklist
Children of the Fox (Thieves of Shadow book 1 of 2) by Kevin Sands (9 to 12)
"This stunning tale of betrayal, trickery, and friendship takes the reader on a wild ride." —School Library Journal
Archibald Finch and the Lost Witches, volume 1, by Michel Guyon (9 to 12)
“For kids on the literary prowl for the fantastic, there’s a new book and a new kid-hero you should meet. His name is Archibald Finch.” —New York Lifestyles Magazine
Amari and the Night Brothers by B B Alston (8 to 12)
“In this thrilling debut, Alston thrusts his intrepid heroine into a setting packed with magic, mythical creatures, and danger. Amari, a Black girl with limited means, confronts privilege and prejudice even while delving into a world of wonder, humor, and adventure, making this a sure-to-please winner.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller (8 to 12)
"Roars to life with just a touch of magic.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred
“A heartfelt reminder of the wonder and beauty in our everyday lives.” —Booklist, starred review
The Hidden Kingdom (book 3)
The Dark Secret (book 4)
About the Wings of Fire series by Tui Sutherland (8 to 12):
*"Dazzling; a must-read for any dragon fan." ―Kirkus Reviews, starred
The Brightest Night (book 5)