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Series: Good Night, Little Bookstore Hardcover Amy Cherrix 9781536212518 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Aug 29, 2022

Part lullaby, part love song, this perfectly pitched bedtime book gives a nod to its classic predecessors as it champions the vibrant independent spirit of local bookstores.Join the Little Bookstore’s friendly staff as they draw the curtain on another busy day of browsing and matchmaking. Choose a bedtime story, say your good nights, and pet the shop’s feline mascot on your way out. Snuggle up to a loved one for a read-aloud, then drift off to sweet dreams of adventure and enchantment to come. Drawing on the best tradition of classic bedtime bo... + Read More
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Series: Books Aren't for Eating Hardcover Carlie Sorosiak 9781536214963 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 20, 2022

How can Leopold, goat and bookstore owner, find the perfect book for a fellow goat—one the visitor will enjoy reading, not munching?Leopold the goat owns a delightful bookstore, and he has a talent for matching his customers with the ideal book—an adventure story for the girl in the rain boots, a novel about gnomes for the man who loves to laugh, and a book of birds for the woman in the feathered hat. But one day, another goat arrives and proceeds to eat every book Leopold offers. Can Leopold find just the right one to tempt this reluctant read... + Read More
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Series: Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy Paperback Jonathan Hill 9781536216509 $19.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Sep 27, 2022

Drawing on the experiences of his Vietnamese American family and his love of ’80s sci-fi shows, Jonathan Hill crafts a funny, insightful graphic novel about the immigrant experience and the perils of middle school.Threatened with diminishing resources, Booger Lizk’t and his family flee their lizard community deep below Earth’s crust to survive above among humans. The Lizk’t family of Elberon now passes as the Tomkins family of Eagle Valley. “Tommy Tomkins” wears a human face to school but can’t seem to fit in no matter how he looks. The basketb... + Read More
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Series: Two-Headed Chicken Hardcover Tom Angleberger 9781536223217 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Aug 31, 2022

In a hilarious, absurdist romp by New York Times best-selling creator Tom Angleberger, a two-headed chicken races across the multiverse to escape a hungry moose.Anything is possible in the multiverse, including a madcap adventure starring a plucky two-headed chicken. But look out—there’s a chicken-hungry moose in pursuit! In this fourth wall–breaking graphic novel, our double-headed hero is chased through dozens of bizarre universes, from an ocean planet with a disturbing mermoose (that you can never unsee) to a world where chickens drive cars,... + Read More
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Series: One Sky Board book Aaron Becker 9781536225365 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 06, 2022

Marvel at the sky in this meditative die-cut book, a follow-up to You Are Light and My Favorite Color, from the Caldecott Honor–winning creator of the Journey trilogy.Its dawn begins in darkness.With hope we greet its light. Within the pages of this elegant book is the entire sky. Lyrical text moves readers through the day, from dawn to dusk, while ink- and die-cut lines resembling stained glass arc across the pages like birds in flight. An encounter with the translucent, jewel-colored panes in this special board book offers a luminous reminder... + Read More
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Series: I'm a Unicorn Hardcover Helen Yoon 9781536219760 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 20, 2022

What happens when a one-horned calf with impeccable logic is convinced they’re a unicorn? Helen Yoon spins an endearing comedy of self-determination for gigglers everywhere.“See?” cries the calf. “Uni means one, and corn means horn!” Even their baby picture proves it: they were born with one horn! But as the eager little calf continues their research, a budding identity crisis arises when they realize they don’t quite check all the boxes—should a certain lack of moonlight sparkle or silky mane or rainbow poop decide the issue. Perhaps some unex... + Read More
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Series: WORLD OF EMILY WINDSNAP, THE The World of Emily Windsnap: Shona Finds Her Voice Paperback Liz Kessler 9781536225556 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Sep 06, 2022

With her best friend’s help, can mermaid Shona get up the nerve to share her singing talents at school? A new reader for younger fans based on the New York Times best-selling Emily Windsnap novels.Emily Windsnap’s best friend, Shona Silkfin, is a mermaid who loves to sing…but only when she is by herself. So when Shiprock School announces a talent show whose winner will have the honor of meeting King Neptune, everyone is excited to perform—except Shona, who is too nervous to sign up. But when Emily overhears her friend singing, she’s amazed by S... + Read More
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Series: The First Thing About You Hardcover Chaz Hayden 9781536223118 $24.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Sep 06, 2022

A high school student with spinal muscular atrophy is determined to reinvent himself in a hilarious and poignant debut from an exciting new voice.When fifteen-year-old Harris moves with his family from California (home of beautiful-but-inaccessible beaches) to New Jersey (home of some much-hyped pizza and bagels), he’s determined to be known as more than just the kid in the powered wheelchair. Armed with his favorite getting-to-know-you question (“What’s your favorite color?”), he’ll weed out the incompatible people—the greens and the purples, ... + Read More
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Series: HOW TO CAT BOOKS How to Teach Your Cat a Trick in Five Easy Steps Hardcover Nicola Winstanley 9780735270619 $21.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 27, 2022

In this hilarious and clever follow-up to How to Give Your Cat a Bath, a boy, a dog and a know-it-all narrator are thwarted by a cat who refuses to learn a trick. The perfect read-aloud for fans of Interrupting Chicken.Step one: Decide on a trickStep two: Get some treats readyStep three: Hold the treat in your hand and ask your cat to do the trickStep four: Watch your cat do exactly what you asked him to doStep five: Reward your cat for doing the trickSimple, right?This spoof on an instruction manual features an increasingly bewildered human, a... + Read More
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Series: Night Lunch Hardcover Eric Fan 9780735270572 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 27, 2022

A delectable picture book about midnight snacks, nocturnal creatures and unexpected generosity, inspired by lunch carts that were the predecessors of today’s food trucks and diners. For fans of The Night Gardener.Noses sniff the air as mouthwatering smells waft down city streets, luring growling bellies to the Night Owl. Inside this elegant, horse-drawn establishment, a feathery cook works the grill, serving up tasty dishes for shift-workers and operagoers alike: a mince pie for Fox, a ham sandwich for Badger and puddings for little Possums. Mo... + Read More
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Series: Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf A Counting Story Hardcover Davide Cali 9780735269910 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 27, 2022

An unseen reader goes head-to-head with the big bad wolf in this hilarious counting-book twist on The Three Little Pigs.Once upon a time, there were three little pigs.Then the wolf ate them.THE END.This story is too short! I want a longer one!In this clever counting book, the big bad wolf doesn’t want to tell a long story. He wants to get to the eating part. But the reader has other ideas. From a pig soccer team to a pig for every letter of the alphabet to 101 pigs in an animated movie, the stories get more and more fantastical…but they’re alwa... + Read More
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Series: Kumo The Bashful Cloud Hardcover Kyo Maclear 9780735267282 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 13, 2022

The uplifting journey of a bashful cloud (“kumo” in Japanese) who discovers the rewards of feeling seen.Kumo is a cloud whose only wish is to float unseen. When she’s assigned cloud duty for the day, she feels overwhelmed by self-doubt and her fear of being noticed. But after learning that closing your eyes isn’t a good solution to your troubles, Kumo pulls her fluff together and does her duties — drifting, releasing rain and providing shelter — meeting some new friends along the way and inspiring the imagination (and capturing the heart) of a ... + Read More
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Series: My Self, Your Self Hardcover Esmé Shapiro 9781774880234 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 27, 2022

Follow along with lovable forest creatures as they discover what a self is and what makes each of us unique.Your self is the only self you have, and my self is not your self…but what is a self? Whatever it is, it’s what makes you you!From the way you button your coat to the way you tap your toes, from the top of your head to your adorable tummy, there are so many reasons to love your self, and so many reasons to be loved. Join a group of endearing forest creatures as they bake and eat cranberry-butter-pie muffins, sing silly songs at bathtime a... + Read More
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Series: Green Mountain Academy Hardcover Frances Greenslade 9780735267848 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 - 14 Sep 27, 2022

A daring rescue in the middle of a snowstorm in this compelling Red Fox Road companion survival story for ages 10 to 14, for fans of Hatchet and The Skeleton Tree.After a family trip turned disastrous when their truck broke down in the middle of an old logging road in Oregon, Francie is now back in British Columbia. People try to make things as “normal” as possible for her, but they don’t understand that trying to be normal in your old life that’s exploded is the worst feeling in the world. Luckily for Francie, the wilderness is still soothing,... + Read More
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Series: Ghostlight Hardcover Kenneth Oppel 9780735272330 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 Sep 06, 2022

Gabe’s summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories turns terrifyingly real when he accidentally summons the spirit of a dead girl—and must join forces with her to protect the world of the living. A new story by award-winning author Ken Oppel for ages 10 and up.The story of the tragic death of sixteen-year-old Rebecca Strand and her lighthouse keeper father is just an elaborate tale Gabe tells tourists for his summer job on Toronto Island. Or so he thought. When his ghost tours awaken Rebecca’s spirit, Gabe is drawn into a world far darker th... + Read More
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Series: LAST KIDS ON EARTH, THE The Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Fortress Hardcover Max Brallier 9780593405239 $19.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Sep 13, 2022

The highly-anticipated eighth book in the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling series, with over 10 million copies in print!Picking up after Quint and Dirk’s Hero Quest, the Last Kids are happily reunited—but quickly faced with a monstrous new mission. Inside an other-dimensional fortress, the evil Thrull, alongside a vile new villain, is carrying out a sinister plan. Jack, Quint, June and Dirk must make their own plans to infiltrate the stronghold before Thrull gets any closer to completing the mysterious Tower, a ... + Read More
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Series: Not All Sheep Are Boring! Hardcover Bobby Moynihan 9780593407035 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 20, 2022

A slyly hilarious bedtime picture book by Saturday Night Live actor Bobby Moynihan.Everyone knows that sheep are boring. That’s why people count them to fall asleep. Right? Don’t be so sure…Actor Bobby Moynihan’s (SNL) debut picture book proves sheep are anything but snoozeworthy, introducing a cast of the weirdest, wackiest, funniest sheep you’ve ever seen. From riding jetpacks to prancing on the moon, it’s safe to say these might be the LEAST boring sheep you’ve ever encountered. Julie Rowan-Zoch’s lovably goofy artwork pairs with a breathles... + Read More
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Series: The Crayons Trick or Treat Hardcover Drew Daywalt 9780593621028 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 06, 2022

The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day The Crayons Quit are ready to celebrate Halloween!The Crayons want to go trick-or-treating, but they’re not sure what to say! In this humorous, small hardcover Halloween story, Purple Crayon teaches the rest of the crayon box the magic words to say when they ring their neighbors’ doorbells. (Hint: It’s NOT “Boo!”)Series Overview: Summer 2022The Crayons Color Collection Fall 2022The Crayons Trick or TreatGreen is for Christmas Spring 2023Crayons Easter book Summer 2023Crayons b... + Read More
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Series: Gold! Hardcover David Shannon 9780593352274 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 06, 2022

A riotous retelling of the Midas myth by the Caldecott Honor-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of No, David!Maximilian Midas was a peculiar little boy.He didn’t much like chocolate and he didn’t play with toys.The first word that he uttered when he was one year oldWasn’t Mama, wasn’t Papa; what Maxie said was, “Gold!”Max Midas isn’t like the other kids. Instead of trying to make friends, he decides to make millions and spends it all on what he loves best: GOLD. Gold statues. Gold fountains. Piles and piles of gold, and atop them ... + Read More
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Series: MIDDLE SCHOOL BITES Middle School Bites 4: Night of the Vam-Wolf-Zom Hardcover Steven Banks 9780823452170 $18.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 25, 2022

Tom the Vam-Wolf-Zom is back—and so is the zombie that bit him—in this monstrously funny series about a boy who’s dying to fit in.Eleven-year-old Tom was bit by a vampire, a werewolf, and a zombie right before the first day of middle school. It was a weird and crazy day. And he didn’t even get excused from sixth grade! Now Tom is stuck navigating normal middle-school conundrums as the world’s only Vam-Wolf-Zom. And ever since he accidentally caused some drama between the vampire and the werewolf who bit him, he’s got to avoid trouble with them,... + Read More
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Series: AIRI SANO, PRANKMASTER GENERAL Airi Sano, Prankmaster General: New School Skirmish Hardcover Zoe Tokushige 9780593465783 $20.49 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Sep 20, 2022

A hilarious story of new-school hijinks, filled with friendship, family, and plenty of pranks—perfect for fans of Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid!Meet Airi Sano. After spending her entire childhood moving from one military base to another, she’s excited to be settling down for the long-term in Hawai’i. She’s less excited about her new teacher, who’s determined to make Airi like school. But she’s got a plan: prank her teacher so hard that she gives up on even trying to get Airi to do any work—especially any reading.But Mrs. Ashton won’t gi... + Read More
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Series: I Have a Superpower Hardcover Stephen Curry 9780593386040 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Sep 06, 2022

Four-time NBA champion and superstar Stephen Curry makes a splash with his picture book debut inspiring young readers to unlock their very own superpower.“A positive boost from a strong role model.” —Kirkus“With accessible advice honoring commitment to craft and fortitude, this is a sporty and strong addition to growth-mindset and social-emotional-learning conversations.” —BooklistStephen Curry’s journey to the NBA wasn’t easy. Coaches and recruiters repeatedly told him he was too small to make it in the big leagues. But Stephen used their doub... + Read More
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Series: Welcome to the Big Kids Club What Every Older Sibling Needs to Know! Hardcover Chelsea Clinton 9780593350737 $24.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 13, 2022

A humorous book about what every older sibling needs to know, from mom of three and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of She Persisted Chelsea Clinton.Is there a new baby coming to your home? One that will sleep and cry and demand attention and…poop? Well, welcome to the Big Kids Club!This book will teach you what every big kid needs to know about their baby: what your baby can see, why your baby cries, when your baby will be able to talk, how your baby knows you love them, and so much more (including why your baby poops so much!).With a... + Read More
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Series: LEGO IDEAS The LEGO Ideas Book New Edition You Can Build Anything! Hardcover Simon Hugo 9780744060935 $33.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 11 Sep 27, 2022

A brand new edition of the best-selling LEGO® book of all time – with hundreds of all-new models!Unlock your imagination with this colorful treasury of more than 200 new building ideas created by LEGO® fan builders. Learn tips and tricks to become a better builder. Find out how professional LEGO designers get their ideas and meet the fan builders. Get inspired to make your own LEGO creations with ideas to build your dream home, create an alien sports center, design a time machine, grow your own brick-built rooftop garden, and much more. There i... + Read More
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Series: Coven Paperback Jennifer Dugan 9780593112182 $23.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 06, 2022

In this queer, paranormal YA graphic novel debut from the author of Some Girls Do and the illustrator of Wonder Woman: Warbringer, a young witch races to solve the grisly supernatural murders of her coven members before the killer strikes again.“[This] gorgeously illustrated tale mashes together murder mystery and witchcraft.” —NerdistEmsy has always lived in sunny California, and she’d much rather spend her days surfing with her friends or hanging out with her girlfriend than honing her powers as a fire elemental. But when members of her famil... + Read More
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Series: How To Succeed in Witchcraft Hardcover Aislinn Brophy 9780593354520 $25.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 27, 2022

A talented witch competes for a prestigious scholarship at her cutthroat high school in this contemporary fantasy for fans of Never Have I Ever and Sabrina the Teen Witch.“The perfect witchy read” —BuzzFeedMagically brilliant, academically perfect, chronically overcommitted—Shay Johnson has all the makings of a successful witch. As a junior at T.K. Anderson Magical Magnet School, she’s determined to win the Brockton Scholarship—her ticket into the university of her dreams. Her competition? Ana freaking Álvarez. The key to victory? Impressing Mr... + Read More
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Series: Luck of the Titanic Paperback Stacey Lee 9781524741006 $15.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 27, 2022

From the critically-acclaimed author of The Downstairs Girl comes the richly imagined story of Valora and Jamie Luck, twin British-Chinese acrobats traveling aboard the Titanic on its ill-fated maiden voyage—now in paperback!Valora Luck has two things: a ticket for the biggest and most luxurious ocean liner in the world, and a dream of leaving England behind and making a life for herself as a circus performer in New York. Much to her surprise though, she’s turned away at the gangway; apparently, Chinese aren’t allowed into America.But Val has t... + Read More
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Series: MISS PEREGRINE'S PECULIAR CHIL Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders An Indispensable Guide to the Dangers and Delights of the Peculiar World for the Instruction of New Arrivals Hardcover Ransom Riggs 9780399538568 $33.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 27, 2022

A deluxe companion guide to the #1 bestselling Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series. Everything you need to know about the peculiar world, written by Miss Peregrine herself.Gloriously rich and utterly delightful, Miss Peregrine’s Museum of Wonders is an indispensable guide to the peculiar world, perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike. Covering everything from how to blend in with suspicious normals to the most popular time loops to visit as a temporal tourist, this essential volume is ideal for anyone curious about the world of Mi... + Read More
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Series: The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers Hardcover Adam Sass 9780593464786 $24.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Sep 20, 2022

A charming YA rom-com perfect for fans of Red, White, and Royal Blue and What If It’s Us.Will Boy 100 be the One?Micah is rich, dreamy, and charming. As the “Prince of Chicago,”—the son of local celebrity sports radio host known as the King of Chicago—he has everything going for him. Unfortunately, he’s also the prince of imaginary meet-cutes, since he’s too nervous to actually ask boys out.Instead, Micah draws each crush to share on Instagram with a post about their imaginary dates. Ninety-nine “boyfriends” later, his account is hugely popular... + Read More
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Series: Secrets So Deep Hardcover Ginny Myers Sain 9780593403990 $25.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Sep 27, 2022

For fans of We Were Liars and from the bestselling author of Dark and Shallow Lies comes a paranormal thriller about a seventeen-year-old girl returning to camp to uncover the truth of what really happened there twelve years ago, the night her mother drowned.Twelve years ago, Avril’s mother drowned at Whisper Cove theater, just off the rocky Connecticut coastline. It was ruled an accident, but Avril’s never been totally convinced. Local legend claims that the women in the waves—ghosts from old whaling stories—called her mother into the ocean w... + Read More
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Series: Firebrand A Tobacco Lawyer's Journey Hardcover Joshua Knelman 9780735243811 $34.00 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Sep 06, 2022

“You’ll inhale this tell-all book about the tobacco industry and never look at a No Smoking sign the same way again!”—Margaret Atwood, via TwitterMad Men meets Bad Blood in this addictive, behind-the-scenes globe-trotting narrative of moral ambiguity, law, public policy, and big tobacco.“Given everything the lawyer knew up to that point about smoking, as far as he could tell, cigarettes shouldn’t even have been available as a mass market product…”It’s the start of the new millennium and a young lawyer is recruited to work for an unnamed m... + Read More
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Series: The Old Place Hardcover Bobby Finger 9780593422342 $37.00 FICTION Sep 20, 2022

One of Vanity Fair’s Best Books of the Year A bighearted and moving debut about a wry retired schoolteacher whose decade-old secret threatens to come to light and send shockwaves through her small Texas town.Billington, Texas, is a place where nothing changes. Well, almost nothing. For the first time in nearly four decades, Mary Alice Roth is not getting ready for the first day of school at Billington High. A few months into her retirement—or, district mandated exile as she calls it—Mary Alice does not know how to fill her days. The annual picn... + Read More
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Series: Best of Friends A Novel Hardcover Kamila Shamsie 9780593421826 $37.00 FICTION Sep 27, 2022

From the acclaimed author of Home Fire, the moving and surprising story of a lifelong friendship and the forces that bring it to the breaking pointZahra and Maryam have been best friends since childhood in Karachi, even though—or maybe because—they are unlike in nearly every way. Yet they never speak of the differences in their backgrounds or their values, not even after the fateful night when a moment of adolescent impulse upends their plans for the future.Three decades later, Zahra and Maryam have grown into powerful women who have each cut a... + Read More
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Series: A Minor Chorus A Novel Hardcover Billy-Ray Belcourt 9780735242005 $27.95 FICTION Sep 13, 2022

*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE*NATIONAL BESTSELLERAn urgent first novel about breaching the prisons we live inside from one of Canada’s most daring literary talents.An unnamed narrator abandons his unfinished thesis and returns to northern Alberta in search of what eludes him: the shape of the novel he yearns to write, an autobiography of his rural hometown, the answers to existential questions about family, love, and happiness.What ensues is a series of conversations, connections, and disconnections that reveals the texture o... + Read More
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Series: Black Dove Hardcover Colin McAdam 9780670066353 $34.95 FICTION Sep 27, 2022

“I have long been convinced that Colin McAdam is a literary genius. What’s extraordinary is that each of the books he writes is a totally distinct type of genius. Every time. He’s in a league of his own.” —Max Porter, author of Grief Is the Thing with FeathersA deeply imaginative and thrilling novel about grief, single parenting, and the terrifying power of a child’s imagination, dancing on an edge between magical realism and horror, perfect for fans of Stranger ThingsIn a tall and narrow house, on a stained and busy street, live twelve-year-ol... + Read More
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Series: THURSDAY MURDER CLUB MYSTERY, The Bullet That Missed A Thursday Murder Club Mystery Hardcover Richard Osman 9780593299395 $37.00 FICTION Sep 20, 2022

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA new mystery is afoot in the third book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman. It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal.Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case—their favorite kind—leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers.Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill or be killed. Suddenly the cold case has become red hot.Wh... + Read More
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Series: Where We End & Begin Paperback Jane Igharo 9780593440230 $23.00 FICTION Sep 27, 2022

Star-crossed lovers get a second chance at romance when they’re reunited at a wedding in Nigeria, in a heartfelt novel from the acclaimed author of The Sweetest Remedy.Dunni hasn’t seen her high school boyfriend, Obinna, since she left Nigeria to attend college in America. Before their devastating separation, they vowed to find their way back to each other one day.Twelve years later, and their vow is a thing of the past. Dunni works as a geneticist in Seattle and is engaged to a man she doesn’t love but one her parents approve of. Her future is... + Read More
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Series: Drunk on Love Paperback Jasmine Guillory 9780593100882 $23.00 FICTION Sep 20, 2022

An intoxicating and sparkling new romance by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory.Margot Noble needs some relief from the stress of running the family winery with her brother. Enter Luke: sexy, charming, and best of all in the too-small world of Napa, a stranger. The chemistry between them is undeniable, and Margot is delighted that she lucked into the perfect one-night stand she’ll never have to see again. That is, until the winery’s newest hire, Luke, walks in the next morning. Margot is determined to keep things purely professi... + Read More
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Series: ICE PLANET BARBARIANS Barbarian Mine Paperback Ruby Dixon 9780593548974 $23.00 FICTION Sep 13, 2022

The fourth novel in the international publishing phenomenon the Ice Planet Barbarians series, now in a special print edition with bonus materials and an exclusive epilogue!Harlow receives the shock of her life when she wakes up to see Rukh, a stranger who has clearly been on his own his whole life, but she soon learns that there is much more to this gruff, barbaric alien than the savage he appears to be.The ice planet has given me a second lease on life, so I’m thrilled to be here. Sure, there are no cheeseburgers, but I’m healthy and ready to... + Read More
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Series: Lifesavers and Body Snatchers Medical Care and the Struggle for Survival in the Great War Hardcover Tim Cook 9780735242319 $36.95 HISTORY Sep 13, 2022

From Canada’s top war historian, a definitive medical history of the Great War, illuminating how the carnage of modern battle gave birth to revolutionary life-saving innovations. It brings to light shocking revelations of the ways the brutality of combat and the necessity of agonizing battlefield decisions led to unimaginable strain for men and women of medicine who fought to save the lives of soldiers.Medical care in almost all armies during the Great War, and especially in the Canadian medical services, was sophisticated and constantly evolvi... + Read More
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Series: What If? 2 Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Hardcover Randall Munroe 9780525537113 $40.00 HUMOR Sep 13, 2022

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of What If? and How To provides his best answers yet to the weirdest questions you never thought to askThe millions of people around the world who read and loved What If? still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Thank goodness xkcd creator Randall Munroe is here to help. Planning to ride a fire pole from the moon back to Earth? The hardest part is sticking the landing. Hoping to cool the atmosphere by opening everyone’s freezer door at the same time? Maybe it’s time for a brief int... + Read More
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Series: The Last Doctor Lessons in Living from the Front Lines of Medical Assistance in Dying Hardcover Jean Marmoreo 9780735241077 $33.00 MEDICAL Sep 27, 2022

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 WRITERS’ TRUST BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICY*An urgently important exploration of the human stories behind Canada’s evolving acceptance of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), from one of its first and most thoughtful practitioners.Dr. Jean Marmoreo spent her career keeping people alive. But when the Supreme Court of Canada gave the green light to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in 2016, she became one of a small group of doctors who chose to immediately train themselves in this new field. Over the course of ... + Read More
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Series: Belle & Sebastian: Illustrated Lyrics Hardcover Stuart Murdoch 9780500296851 $33.95 MUSIC Sep 13, 2022

A beautiful collaboration between Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch and illustrator Pamela Tait, resulting in visual reinterpretations of the band’s most-loved songs. From the imagined lives of the passengers riding Glasgow buses in the early 1990s to questions raised about the status quo and musings on the meaning of religion, Stuart Murdoch, front man of Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian, has written some of the most captivating lyrics of the past two decades. Belle and Sebastian recorded their first critically acclaimed a... + Read More
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Series: Birds of Canada Paperback DK 9780744057874 $47.00 NATURE Sep 06, 2022

The ultimate photographic guide to over 600 bird species in Canada.Updated to reflect all the latest taxonomic data, Complete Birds of Canada is the complete photographic guide to 613 species of birds found in Canada, including the most common species, and rare and vagrant birds.Ideal for the armchair bird enthusiast or dedicated bird watcher, this book includes stunning full-color photographs revealing individual species with unrivaled clarity. The 436 most commonly seen birds are pictured with plumage variations, and information on similar bi... + Read More
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Series: A Drag Queen's Guide to Life Paperback Bimini Bon Boulash 9780241543580 $21.99 SELF-HELP Sep 27, 2022

THE BIMINI BON BESTSELLER (Sunday Times official!)A hilarious and inspiring guide to transforming your life through lessons from drag, by the UK’s favourite drag queen and star of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Bimini Bon Boulash.’MAGIC! A fun, fierce, honest origin story of how to drag yourself up out of trouble and become an icon’ Katherine Ryan ’A triumph for UK queer culture’ Travis Alabanza’Eye-opening, intelligent, thoughtful as well as sassy and surprising - a must read’ Lorraine Kelly_______________________________________Bimini Bon Boulash is ... + Read More