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When the going was good : an editor's adventures during the last golden age of magazines / Graydon Carter with James Fox ; illustrations by Eric Hanson.
"When Graydon Carter was offered the editorship of Vanity Fair in 1992, he knew he faced an uphill battle—how to make the esteemed and long-established magazine his own. Not only was he confronted with a staff that he perceived to be loyal to the previous…
Story of a murder : the wives, the mistress, and Dr. Crippen / Hallie Rubenhold.
"On February 1, 1910, the vivacious, diamond-adorned music hall performer Belle Elmore suddenly vanished from her home, causing alarm among her friends, the entertainers of the Music Hall Ladies' Guild. Their demands for an investigation would lead to the…
Spellbound : my life as a dyslexic wordsmith / Phil Hanley.
"The A-list comedian tells the story of his unlikely path to success while struggling with severe dyslexia. When Phil Hanley entered first grade, he realized something that would forever set him apart from his peers: he couldn't read. His teachers were il…
The mysterious Mr. Nakamoto : a fifteen-year quest to unmask for the secret genius behind crypto / Benjamin Wallace.
"A thrilling investigation into the mysterious identity of Bitcoin's creator and a deep dive into crypto's utopian origin story-from the New York Times bestselling author of The Billionaire's Vinegar"--Provided by publisher.
Integrated : how American schools failed Black children / Noliwe Rooks.
"A powerful, incisive reckoning with the impacts of school desegregation that traces four generations of the author's family to show how the implementation of integration decimated Black school systems and did much of the Black community a disservice"--Pr…
The decline and fall of the human empire : why our species is on the edge of extinction / Henry Gee.
"By the award-winning author of A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: a history of humanity on the brink of decline. We are living through a period that is unique in human history. For the first time in more than ten thousand years, the rate of human p…
Body-first healing : get unstuck and recover from trauma with somatic healing / Brittany Piper.
"Somatic and Trauma-Trained Practitioner and social media personality Brittany Piper guides readers through body-based trauma therapy that helps heal and regulate your nervous system" --Provided by publisher.
Lincoln's peace : the struggle to end the American Civil War / Michael Vorenberg.
"We set out on the James River, March 25, 1865, aboard the paddle steamboat the River Queen. President Lincoln is on his way to General Grant's headquarters at City Point, Virginia, and he's decided he won't return to Washington until he's witnessed, or p…
The ageless brain : how to sharpen and protect your mind for a lifetime / Dale E. Bredesen.
"From the bestselling author of The End of Alzheimer's, Dr. Dale Bredesen, comes a revolutionary new approach to preventing the onset of neurodegenerative disease and creating sustained brain health. In recent decades, advances in medicine have changed th…
Trespassers at the Golden Gate : a true account of love, murder, and madness in Gilded-Age San Francisco / Gary Krist.
"Shortly before dusk on November 3, 1870, just as the ferryboat El Capitan was pulling away from its slip into San Francisco Bay, a woman clad in black emerged from the shadows and strode across the crowded deck. Reaching under her veil, she drew a small …
I'll love you forever : notes from a K-pop fan / Giaae Kwon.
This "essay collection that considers the collision between stratospherically popular music and our inescapably personal selves. Giaae Kwon delves into the global impact of K-pop artists, from H.O.T. to Taeyeon to IU to Suga of BTS, and reveals how each i…
The tell : a memoir / Amy Griffin.
"For decades, Amy ran. Through the dirt roads of Amarillo, Texas, where she grew up; to the campus of the University of Virginia, as a student athlete; on the streets of New York, where she built her adult life; through marriage, motherhood, and a thrivin…
The story she left behind : a novel / Patti Callahan Henry.
"In 1927, eight-year-old Clara Harrington's magical childhood shatters when her mother, renowned author, Bronwyn Newcastle Fordham, disappears off the coast of South Carolina. Bronwyn stunned the world with a book written in an invented language that beca…
The Paris express : a novel / Emma Donoghue.
"On October 22, 1895, a steam train sets out from the Normandy coast, speeding toward Paris's Montparnasse Station, her driver and stoker under relentless pressure from the Company to keep her on schedule. Her carriages are packed with rich and poor passe…
The strawberry patch pancake house / Laurie Gilmore.
"As a world-renowned chef, single dad Archer never planned on moving to a small town, let alone running a pancake restaurant. But Dream Harbor needs a new chef, and Archer needs a community to help raise his daughter, Olive. Iris has never managed to hold…
The haunting of room 904 : a novel / Erika T. Wurth.
"Olivia Becente was never supposed to have the gift. The ability to commune with the dead was the specialty of her sister, Naiche. But when Naiche dies unexpectedly and under strange circumstances, somehow Olivia suddenly can't stop seeing and hearing fro…
The buffalo hunter hunter / Stephen Graham Jones.
This "novel is set in the nascent days of the state of Montana, follwing a Blackfeet Indian named Good Stab as he haunts the fields of the Blackfeet Nation looking for justice. It begins when a diary written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered wit…
Galaphile : The first druids of Shannara / Terry Brooks.
"One of the most iconic structures in the Four Lands is Paranor, the fortress home of the Druid Order. Legend holds that it was erected by an Elven leader known as Galaphile Joss. But who was this Galaphile, and how and why did he choose to establish this…
When the moon hits your eye / John Scalzi
The moon has turned into cheese. Now humanity has to deal with it. For some it's an opportunity. For others it's a moment to question their faith: In God, in science, in everything. Still others try to keep the world running in the face of absurdity and u…
In my remaining years / Jean Grae.
"In My Remaining Years, by creative juggernaut Jean Grae, debunks the myth that coming-of-age narratives should be reserved for the kids, providing a much-needed rallying cry for those of us still trying to figure it out in our forties. These laugh-out-lo…
The jackal's mistress : a novel / Chris Bohjalian.
"Virginia, 1864—Libby Steadman’s husband has been away for so long that she can barely conjure his voice in her dreams. While she longs for him in the night, fearing him dead in a Union prison camp, her days are spent running a gristmill with her teenage …
Stag dance : a novel & stories / Torrey Peters.
"In Stag Dance, the titular novel, a group of restless lumberjacks working in an illegal winter logging outfit plan a dance that some of them will volunteer to attend as women. When the broadest, strongest, plainest of the axmen announces his intention to…
Claire, darling : a novel / Callie Kazumi.
"Claire is excited to drop off a surprise workday lunch for her fiancé, Noah. It’s their anniversary, after all. But when the receptionist tells her that no one with Noah’s name works there, Claire thinks there must be a mistake. Noah isn’t picking up he…
The antidote / Karen Russell.
"The Antidote opens on Black Sunday, as a historic dust storm ravages the fictional town of Uz, Nebraska. But Uz is already collapsing—not just under the weight of the Great Depression and the dust bowl drought but beneath its own violent histories. The A…
The women on platform two / Laura Anthony.
"In 1970s Dublin, all forms of contraception are strictly forbidden, but an intrepid group of women will risk everything to change that in this...novel inspired by a remarkable and little-known true story. Dublin, 1969: Maura has just married Dr. Christy …
The library game / Gigi Pandian.
"Tempest Raj couldn't be happier that the family business, Secret Staircase Construction, is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Known for enchanting architectural features like sliding bookshelves and secret passageways, the company is now takin…
Chloe : a novel of secrets and lies / Connie Briscoe.
"Angel is a private chef for the Harrison’s, one of the most powerful Black families on Martha’s Vineyard. Impossibly supercilious Jillian Harrison often spends the entire summer on the island, while her husband Irvin and their twenty-nine-year-old daught…
Killer potential : a novel / Hannah Deitch
"Destined for greatness, wanted for murder. . . A scholarship kid with straight As and big dreams, Evie Gordon always thought she was special, that she’d be someone. But after graduating from an elite university, she finds herself drowning in debt and wo…
Four red sweaters : powerful true stories of women and the Holocaust / Lucy Adlington.
"Jock Heidenstein, Anita Lasker, Chana Zumerkorn, and Regina Feldman all faced the Holocaust in different ways. While they did not know each other—in fact had never met—each had a red sweater that would play a major part in their lives. In this absorbing …
This is body grief : making peace with the loss that comes with living in a body / Jayne Mattingly.
"Have you ever felt like your body has failed you? Maybe you’re not as quick or as strong as you used to be, or an illness has wrecked your sense of self, or no matter what diet you follow, you still feel uncomfortable in your own skin. So you go to war w…
Revenge : the inside story of Trump's return to power / Alex Isenstadt.
"Over the course of the last four years, the American public looked on as the former president faced a series of daunting obstacles to return to the White House. The lingering cloud of January 6, a shadow effort within the Republican establishment to defe…
Resolute : how we humans keep finding ways to beat the toughest odds / Benjamin Hall.
"After suffering horrific, nearly-fatal injuries while covering the war in Ukraine in 2022, Benjamin Hall was told he’d need to spend two years in a hospital learning how to walk again. Instead, he made it home to his family in just six months. Sustained …
Moving beyond broke : the power of perseverance in personal finance / Dasha Kennedy.
"Dasha Kennedy grew up in a family where finances were not discussed. At fifteen, she already had bad money habits that would follow her into adulthood. At nineteen, she realized that the Fortune 500 executives who promote financial literacy did not look …
Me, but better : the science and promise of personality change / Olga Khazan
"In recent years, Olga Khazan had been spiraling toward an existential crisis. Though she treasured her loving relationship and her dream job, her neurotic personality often left her snatching dissatisfaction from the jaws of happiness. While her overachi…
The maverick's museum : Albert Barnes and his American dream / Blake Gopnik.
"[A] compelling new portrait of America’s first great collector of modern art, Albert Coombs Barnes. Raised in a Philadelphia slum shortly after the Civil War, Barnes rose to earn a medical degree and then made a fortune from a pioneering antiseptic treat…
Heartbreaker : a memoir / by Mike Campbell ; with Ari Surdoval.
"Mike Campbell was the lead guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the band’s inception in 1976 to Petty’s tragic death in 2017. His iconic, melodic playing helped form the foundation of the band’s sound, as heard on definitive classics like '…
Carbon : the book of life / Paul Hawken.
"Carbon is the only element that animates the entirety of the living world. Though comprising a tiny fraction of Earth’s composition, our planet is lifeless without it. Yet it is maligned as the driver of climate change, scorned as an errant element blame…
Beach vibes / Susan Mallery.
"While Beth is proud of her Malibu beach shop, Surf Sandwiches, she's even prouder of her charismatic brother Rick, who rose from foster care through surgical residency. She makes subs, he saves lives. Life takes a turn for the happy after she finds out R…
Call me vegan : easy plant-based recipes for every craving / Halle Burns, with Rebecca Miller Ffrench ; photography by Lauren Volo.
"Halle Burns was still in college when she started posting viral videos about plant-based cooking on TikTok, and now millions of fans follow her for soothingly narrated content and easy, sharable recipe ideas. Since Halle was on a student budget at the ti…
On air : the triumph and tumult of NPR / Steve Oney.
"Founded in 1970, NPR is America’s most powerful broadcast news network. Despite being overshadowed by the larger and more glamorous PBS, public radio has long been home to shows such as All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and This American Life that …
How to stop trying:  an overachiever’s guide to self-acceptance, letting go, and other impossible things / Kate Williams.
"Have you ever heard someone say, 'I’m trying to make it work,' and thought, 'That sounds like a great idea'? Probably not. Because the thing about trying is that it’s tiring; it’s labor. Anyone who has tried to have fun or to relax or to fall asleep know…
White king : a novel / Juan Gómez-Jurado ; translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor, Lorenza Garcia.
"Antonia Scott has an unusually gifted forensic mind, whose ability to reconstruct crimes and solve baffling murders is legendary. She’s the lynchpin of a top-secret project, Red Queen, created to work across borders and behind the scenes to solve the mos…
Paper doll : notes from a late bloomer / Dylan Mulvaney
"When Dylan Mulvaney came out as a woman online, she was a viral sensation almost overnight, emerging as a trailblazing voice on social media. Dylan’s personal coming-out story blossomed into a platform for advocacy and empowerment for trans people all ov…
Rose/house / Arkady Martine.
"All of Basit Deniau’s houses were haunted. Rose House, his final architectural triumph built in the remote Mojave desert, was perhaps the most. A house embedded with an artificial intelligence is a common thing. But a house that is an artificial intellig…
Red dog farm : a novel / Nathaniel Ian Miller.
"Growing up on his family’s cattle farm in western Iceland, young Orri has gained an appreciation for the beauty found in everyday things: the cavorting of a newborn calf, the return of birdsong after a long winter, the steadfast love of a good (or tolera…
Silent as the grave / Rhys Bowen & Clare Broyles.
"Retired Detective Molly Murphy Sullivan goes undercover in the next book in the New York Times bestselling series from Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles. With a newborn and two children, Molly Murphy Sullivan is tackling motherhood. Her husband, Daniel, is of…
Close to home : the wonders of nature just outside your door / Thor Hanson.
"We all live on nature's doorstep, but we often overlook it. From backyards to local parks, the natural places we see the most may well be the ones we know the least. In Close to Home, biologist Thor Hanson shows how retraining our eyes reveals hidden won…
The man nobody killed : life, death, and art in Michael Stewart's New York / Elon Green.
"The first comprehensive book about Michael Stewart, the young Black artist and model who was the victim of a fatal assault by police in 1983, from Elon Green, the Edgar Award-winning author of Last Call. At twenty-five years old, Michael Stewart was a y…
Thirty below : the harrowing and heroic story of the first all-women's ascent of Denali / Cassidy Randall.
"Cassidy Randall draws on extensive archival research and original interviews to tell an engrossing, edge-of-the-seat adventure story about a forgotten group of climbers who had the audacity to believe that women could walk alone in extraordinary and trea…
The writer / James Patterson, J.D. Barker.
"She's the #1 bestselling crime writer in the world. Now she's a murder suspect herself. NYPD Detective Declan Shaw gets a call: How fast can you get to the Beresford building on Central Park West? In the tower apartment, Shaw finds a woman waiting for hi…
The Ragpicker King / Cassandra Clare.
"Kel Saren, body double to Conor, crown prince of the dazzling city of Castellane, is caught between two worlds. In order to protect his beloved prince, Kel must find the culprits responsible for a massacre at the royal palace—and the only clues are held …
Abundance / Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson.
"To trace the history of the twenty-first century so far is to trace a history of unaffordability and shortage. After years of refusing to build sufficient housing, America has a national housing crisis. After years of limiting immigration, we don’t have …
The trouble of color : an American family memoir / Martha S. Jones.
"A child of the civil rights era, Martha S. Jones grew up feeling her Black identity was obvious to all who saw her. But in Jones's first semester of college, a Black Studies classmate challenged her right to speak. Suspicious of the color of her skin and…
Connecting dots : a blind life / Joshua A. Miele, with Wendell Jamieson.
"At the age of four, Joshua Miele was blinded and badly burned when a neighbor poured sulfuric acid over his head. It could have ended his life, but instead, Miele—naturally curious, and a born problem solver—not only recovered, but thrived. Throughout hi…
Sucker punch : essays / Scaachi Koul.
"The long-awaited follow-up from one of the most original and hilarious voices writing today. Scaachi Koul's first book was a collection of raw, perceptive, and hilarious essays reckoning with the issues of race, body image, love, friendship, and growing …
Rot : an imperial history of the Irish famine / Padraic X. Scanlan
"In 1845, European potato fields from Spain to Scandinavia were attacked by a novel pathogen. But it was only in Ireland, then part of the United Kingdom, that the blight's devastation reached apocalyptic levels, leaving more than a million people dead by…
Expect great things! : how the Katharine Gibbs School revolutionized the American workplace for women / Vanda Krefft.
"It’s a safe bet that most of the secretaries on the TV series Mad Men would have attended the Katharine Gibbs School in New York City. The iconic institution was in its heyday in the 1950 and ’60s synonymous with supplying secretaries—always properly att…
The Franklin Stove : an unintended American Revolution / Joyce E. Chaplin.
"The biggest revolution in Benjamin Franklin’s lifetime was made to fit in a fireplace. Assembled from iron plates like a piece of flatpack furniture, the Franklin stove became one of the era's most iconic consumer products, spreading from Pennsylvania to…
Rebel queen : the cold war, misogyny, and the making of a grand master / Susan Polgar ; with a foreword by Yasser Seirawan.
"Born to a poor Jewish family in Cold War Budapest, Susan Polgar would emerge as the one of the greatest female chess players the world had ever seen—the highest rated female player on the planet and the first woman to earn the men’s Grandmaster title. As…
The next one is for you : a true story of guns, country, and the IRA's secret American army / Ali Watkins.
"Northern Ireland, 1975. Violence has erupted on the streets of Belfast. After years as a sleepy, guerilla army, the IRA is clashing with Loyalist gangs and heavily armed British soldiers. But the Troubles have spilled beyond the small island: An ocean aw…
Care and feeding : a memoir / Laurie Woolever.
"In this moving, hilarious, and insightful memoir, Laurie Woolever traces her path from a small-town childhood to working at revered restaurants and food publications, alternately bolstered and overshadowed by two of the most powerful men in the business.…
Saving five : a memoir of hope / Amanda Nguyen.
"In 2013, the trajectory of Amanda Nguyen’s life was changed forever when she was raped at Harvard. Determined to not let her assault derail her goal of joining NASA after graduation, Nguyen opted for her rape kit to be filed under 'Jane Doe.' But she was…
Black tunnel white magic : a murder, a detective's obsession, and '90s Los Angeles at the brink / Rick Jackson and Matthew McGough ; foreword by Michael Connelly.
"In June 1990, Ronald Baker, a straight-A UCLA student, was found repeatedly stabbed to death in a tunnel near Spahn Ranch, where Charles Manson and his followers once lived. Shortly thereafter, Detective Rick Jackson and his partner, Frank Garcia, were a…
Life hacks for a little alien / Alice Franklin.
"Before she thinks of herself as Little Alien, our protagonist is a lonely girl who doesn't understand the world the way other children seem to. So when a late-night TV special introduces her to the mysterious Voynich Manuscript--an ancient tome written i…
Voice for the voiceless: over seven decades of struggle with China for my land and my people /  Dalai Lama
"The Dalai Lama has had to contend with the People’s Republic of China for about his entire life. He was sixteen years old when Communist China invaded Tibet in 1950, only nineteen when he had his first meeting with Chairman Mao in Beijing, and twenty-fiv…
Martha Stewart's gardening handbook : the essential guide to designing, planting, and growing / Martha Stewart.
"The first fully comprehensive gardening guide from the legendary Martha Stewart in more than 30 years, with everything you need to know to curate a beautiful, thriving garden"--Provided by publisher.
King of the North : Martin Luther King Jr.'s life of struggle outside the South / Jeanne Theoharis.
"The Martin Luther King Jr. of popular memory vanquished Jim Crow in the South. But in this myth-shattering book...Jeanne Theoharis argues that King’s time in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago—outside Dixie—was at the heart of his campaign for ra…
Killing me soufflé / Ellie Alexander.
"Amidst the rocky beaches of the Oregon coast, Torte’s beloved Sterling and Stephanie have been hired to take over the aging restaurant at the cliffside Whaleshead Resort. They’re nervous about striking out on their own, but excited by the opportunity to …
O sinners! : a novel / Nicole Cuffy.
"Faruq Zaidi, a young journalist processing the recent death of his father, a devout Muslim, takes the opportunity to embed himself in a cult known only as 'the nameless,' because its members refused to label themselves. Based in the California redwoods a…
Girl falling : a novel / Hayley Scrivenor.
"Torn between her girlfriend, Magdu, and her best friend, Daphne, Finn is looking forward to a day of rock climbing and bonding for the three women on the soaring cliffs near their Australian town. But nothing goes as she planned, and in a horrific accide…
The human scale : a novel / Lawrence Wright.
"Tony Malik, a half-Irish, half-Arab FBI agent based in New York, specializes in tracking money from drug and arms deals. His life takes a dramatic turn when a long-term relationship ends and his job hangs in the balance. Amid personal turmoil, Malik beco…
On my honor : the secret history of the Boy Scouts of America / Kim Christensen.
"Since its founding in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has been the nation’s premier youth organization, espousing self-reliance and honor. More than 100 million Americans have been Boy Scouts, from Bill Gates to Martin Luther King Jr. Today, however, Sco…
Everything is tuberculosis : the history and persistence of our deadliest infection / John Green.
"Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it. In 2019, author John Green met Henry …
Stop me if you've heard this one : a novel / Kristen Arnett.
"Cherry Hendricks might be down on her luck, but she can write the book on what makes something funny: she's a professional clown who creates raucous, zany fun at gigs all over Orlando. Between her clowning and her shifts at an aquarium store for extra ca…
The summer guests / Tess Gerritsen.
"When former spy Maggie Bird retired to the seaside hamlet of Purity, Maine, she settled in for a quiet life with breathtaking views. But enemies from her past soon threatened to destroy everything. Maggie survived, thanks to her wits and the collective …
Animal instinct : a novel / Amy Shearn.
"It’s spring of 2020 and Rachel Bloomstein—mother of three, recent divorcée, and Brooklynite—is stuck inside. But her newly awakened sexual desire and lust for a new life refuse to be contained. Leaning on her best friend Lulu to show her the ropes, Rache…
Finlay Donovan digs her own grave / Elle Cosimano.
"Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero have not always gotten along with Finlay's elderly neighbor, Mrs. Haggerty, the community busybody and president of the neighborhood watch. But when a dead body is discovered in her backyard, Mrs. Hagger…
A map to paradise / Susan Meissner.
"1956, Malibu, California. Something is not right on Paradise Circle. With her name on the Hollywood blacklist and her life on hold, out-of-work starlet Melanie Cole has little choice in company. There is her next-door neighbor and successful screenwriter…
The next conversation : argue less, talk more / Jefferson Fisher.
"From communication expert Jefferson Fisher, the definitive book on making your next conversation the one that changes everything. No matter who you're talking to, The Next Conversation gives you immediately actionable strategies and phrases that will for…
Firstborn : a memoir / Lauren Christensen.
"Lauren Christensen is a thirtysomething editor in New York City when she meets her future husband, Gabe, a writer with whom she falls in love right away. Her beloved grandfather is dying, but the young couple is bringing new life into the family: Lauren …
Bad law : ten popular laws that are ruining America / Elie Mystal.
"In Bad Law, [Elie Mystal] reimagines what our legal system, and society at large, could look like if we could move past legislation plagued by racism, misogyny, and corruption. Through accessible yet detailed prose and trenchant wit, Mystal argues that t…
Shred happens : 100+ protein-packed Mediterranean favorites with a low-carb twist  / Arash Hashemi.
"Arash Hashemi is a regular, food-loving guy who lost 100 pounds by changing the way he eats. He taught himself how to cook to get maximum flavor in minimum time while meeting his macros. His secret? Drawing inspiration from his Persian roots, Mediterrane…
Propaganda girls : the secret war of the women in the OSS / Lisa Rogak.
"The incredible untold story of four women who spun the web of deception that helped win World War II. Betty MacDonald was a 28-year-old reporter from Hawaii. Zuzka Lauwers grew up in a tiny Czechoslovakian village and knew five languages by the time she …
The river has roots / Amal El-Mohtar.
"In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, the mysterious Hawthorn family tends the willow trees there. For as long as anyone can remember, the Hawthorns have paid tribute to the willow trees, honouring an ancient compact to sing to them in…
The final wish of Mr. Murray McBride / Joe Siple.
"Jason Cashman has reached the goal he spent the last twenty years seeking: raising a million dollars for charity. But instead of feeling content, he now feels empty. What comes next? When he meets Alexandra Lopez—a determined ten-year-old girl facing dep…
Sweet farm! : cookies, cakes, salads (!), and other delights from my kitchen on a sugar beet farm / Molly Yeh ; photographs by Chantell and Brett Quernemoen.
"Molly Yeh’s favorite childhood memories are of being in the kitchen with her family, dipping into a tub of sugar to make rugelach, homemade Oreos, and more, so it’s only fitting she married into a family who farm sugar beets. She and her husband, Nick, l…
Super-Italian : more than 110 indulgent recipes using Italy's healthiest foods / Giada De Laurentiis.
"From the day Giada De Laurentiis started cooking professionally, her fundamental formula for making meals memorable has not changed: Good Cooking = Technique + Ingredients + Ambience. This same formula is the key to good health when you choose ingredient…
Notorious : portraits of stars from Hollywood, culture, fashion, and tech / Maureen Dowd.
"Shining a white-hot spotlight on America’s famous, from Hollywood legends to Broadway stars to media moguls, Notorious is a captivating assortment of Maureen Dowd’s most compelling style features and profiles. Using her signature wit and incisive comment…
Murder the truth : fear, the First Amendment, and a secret campaign to protect the powerful / David Enrich.
"It was a quiet way to announce a revolution: In an obscure 2019 case that the Supreme Court refused to even hear, Justice Clarence Thomas raised the prospect of overturning the legendary New York Times v. Sullivan decision. Though hardly a household name…
Lucky loser : adventures in tennis & comedy / Michael Kosta.
"Before Michael Kosta was performing stand-up comedy specials and hosting The Daily Show, he was a professional tennis \'“star,' reaching the lofty heights of the #864 ranked men’s singles player in the world. Stop laughing. That’s better than your world …
Girl anonymous / Christina Dodd.
"As a child, Maarja Daire saw her mother ignite an explosion that killed vengeful mob boss Benoit Arundel—and herself—to save Maarja’s life. Maarja’s been on the run ever since…fleeing from intimacy, from love, from consequences. Now an adult, Maarja hide…
Back after this : a novel / Linda Holmes.
"Cecily Foster loves to make podcasts. She fiercely protects her colleagues, dearly adores her friends, and never misses dinner with her sister. But after a disastrous relationship with a colleague who stole her heart and her ideas, she’s put romantic lov…
Dream state : a novel / Eric Puchner.
"Cece is in love. She has arrived early at her future in-laws’ lake house in Salish, Montana, to finish planning her wedding to Charlie, a young doctor with a brilliant life ahead of him. Charlie has asked Garrett, his best friend from college, to officia…
Upon a starlit tide / Kell Woods.
"Saint-Malo, Brittany, 1758. To Lucinde Léon, the youngest daughter of a wealthy French shipowner, the high walls of Saint-Malo are more hindrance than haven. While her sisters are busy trying to secure advantageous marriages, Luce spends her days secretl…
Tilda is visible : a novel / Jane Tara.
"Tilda Finch is a successful businesswoman, a mother to two wonderful adult daughters, and besides an unexpected divorce, she’s living a relatively happy life. Until she wakes up one morning and her finger seems to have disappeared. She thinks back to the…
Deep cuts : a novel / Holly Brickley.
"It’s a Friday night in a campus bar in Berkeley, fall of 2000, and Percy Marks is pontificating about music again. Hall and Oates is on the jukebox, and Percy—who has no talent for music, just lots of opinions about it—can’t stop herself from overanalyzi…
The blanket cats / Kiyoshi Shigematsu ; translated by Jesse Kirkwood.
"A peculiar pet shop in Tokyo has been known to offer customers the unique opportunity to take home one of seven special cats, whose "magic" is never promised, but always received. But there are rules: these cats must be returned after three days. They mu…
Stronger : the untold story of muscle in our lives / Michael Joseph Gross.
"Stronger tells a story of breathtaking scope, from the battlefields of the Trojan War in Homer’s Iliad, where muscles enter the scene of world literature; to the all-but-forgotten Victorian-era gyms on both sides of the Atlantic, where women build streng…
Dream count : a novel / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
"Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until—betrayed a…
Spell freedom : the underground schools that built the civil rights movement / Elaine Weiss.
"In the summer of 1954, educator Septima Clark and small businessman Esau Jenkins travelled to rural Tennessee's Highlander Folk School, an interracial training center for social change founded by Myles Horton, a white southerner with roots in the labor m…
Say everything : a memoir / Ione Skye.
"Gen X icon Ione Skye bares all in an achingly vulnerable coming-of-age memoir about chasing fame, desire, and true love in the shadow of her famous, absent father" --Provided by publisher.
Outmaneuvered : America's tragic encounter with warfare from Vietnam to Afghanistan / James A. Warren.
"Since the early 1960s, there have only been twelve years in which American troops have not been in combat, either in a formally declared conflict or otherwise. The vast majority of these have ended in failure, or something close to it. Why has the US bee…
I'm that girl : living the power of my dreams / Jordan Chiles with Felice Laverne ; foreword by Simone Biles.
This memoir from the two-time Olympian gymnast chronicles her journey to the awards podium while overcoming racism, childhood trauma and devastating setbacks, highlighting the importance of family support and the resilience of the human spirit​.
Firstborn girls : a memoir / Bernice McFadden.
"On her second birthday in 1967, Bernice McFadden died in a car crash near Detroit, only to be resuscitated after her mother pulled her from the flaming wreckage. Firstborn Girls traces her remarkable life from that moment up to the publication of her fir…
The crossing : El Paso, the Southwest, and America's forgotten origin story / Richard Parker.
"A radical work of history that re-centers the American story around El Paso, Texas, gateway between north and south, center of indigenous power and resistance, locus of European colonization of North America, centuries-long hub of immigration, and undera…
One day, everyone will have always been against this / Omar El Akkad.
"On October 25, 2023, after just three weeks of the bombardment of Gaza, Omar El Akkad put out a tweet: 'One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will…
Waste wars : the wild afterlife of your trash / Alexander Clapp.
"Dumps and landfills around the world are overflowing. Disputes about what to do with the millions of tons of garbage generated every day have given rise to waste wars waged almost everywhere you look. Some are border skirmishes. Others hustle trash acros…
Blood beneath the snow / Alexandra Kennington.
"Revna is no stranger to struggle. As the only member of the royal family without a magical ability, she is seen as an embarrassing mistake by her kingdom and a blight on her bloodline. Luckily, Revna has found family in other outcasts in her kingdom. But…
The girl from Greenwich Street : a novel of Hamilton, Burr, and America's first murder trial / Lauren Willig.
"At the start of a new century, a shocking murder transfixes Manhattan, forcing bitter rivals Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr to work together to save a man from the gallows. Just before Christmas 1799, Elma Sands slips out of her Quaker cousin’s boar…
The unworthy : a novel / Agustina Bazterrica ; translated by Sarah Moses.
"From her cell in a mysterious convent, a woman writes the story of her life in whatever she can find--discarded ink, dirt, and even her own blood. A lower member of the Sacred Sisterhood, deemed an unworthy, she dreams of ascending to the ranks of the En…
Kate & Frida : a novel of friendship, food, and books / Kim Fay.
"A buoyant, mouth-watering oasis of a novel, Kate & Frida is a love letter to bookshops and booksellers, to the way stories shape how we perceive ourselves, to the passion we bring to life in our twenties, and to the last precious years before the interne…
Jane and Dan at the end of the world / Colleen Oakley.
"Date night goes off the rails in this hilariously insightful take on midlife and marriage when one unhappy couple find themselves at the heart of a crime in progress, from the USA Today bestselling author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise. Jane…
All the other mothers hate me : a novel / Sarah Harman.
"Luckiest Girl Alive meets A Simple Favor in this voice driven, stylish, and darkly comedic debut thriller about a pop star turned bad mom who will do anything to save her son after he becomes the prime suspect in his classmate's disappearance, from the w…
Ambush / Colleen Coble.
"Paradise Alden's childhood in Nova Cambridge, Alabama, was idyllic until the night her parents were murdered. Since then, life has left her scarred. The abuse she suffered in the foster care system, her first love's betrayal, and the jaguar attack that n…
Far from home : a novel / Danielle Steel.
"In July 1944, Arielle von Auspeck arrives at the glamorous Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris. Half French, half German, she is happy to be back in France, where her husband, Gregor, a retired colonel, will join her soon from Germany. Arielle and Gregor have t…
Stone angels : a novel / Helena Rho.
"Angelina Lee feels like she doesn't belong. Newly divorced, and completely unmoored by the sudden and tragic death of her mother, she hopes studying Korean will reconnect her to her roots, but nothing about Seoul feels familiar. Further complicating matt…
Song so wild and blue : a life with the music of Joni Mitchell / Paul Lisicky.
"From the moment Paul Lisicky heard Joni Mitchell while growing up in New Jersey, he recognized she was that rarity among musicians—a talent whose combination of introspection, liberation, and deep musicality set her apart from any other artist of the tim…
Blood Moon : a novel / Sandra Brown.
"Detective John Bowie is one misstep away from being fired from the Auclair Police Department in coastal Louisiana. Recently divorced and slightly heavy-handed with his liquor, Bowie does all that he can to cope with the actions taken (or not taken) durin…
The social paradox : when finding what you want means losing what you need : autonomy, connection, and why we need both to find happiness / William Von Hippel.
"Why do people who have so much—leading comfortable lives filled with unprecedented freedom, choice, and abundance—often feel so unhappy and unfulfilled? This phenomenon is a defining paradox of our time and one we endlessly seek to solve. In The Social P…
The grand scheme of things : a novel / Warona Jay.
"Meet Relebogile Naledi Mpho Moruakgomo. Or, for short, Eddie: an aspiring playwright who dreams of making it big in London's theater world. But after repeated rejections from white talent agents, Eddie suspects her non-white sounding name might be the pr…
The Persians : a novel / Sanam Mahloudji.
"Meet the Valiat family. In Iran, they were somebodies. In America, they’re nobodies. First there is Elizabeth, the regal matriarch with the famously large nose, who remained in Tehran despite the revolution. She lives alone but is sometimes visited by Ni…
Count my lies : a novel / Sophie Stava.
"Sloane Caraway is a liar. Harmless lies, mostly, to make her self-proclaimed sad, little life a bit more interesting. So when Sloane sees a young girl in tears at a park one afternoon, she can’t help herself—she tells the girl’s (very attractive) dad she…
Broken country : a novel / Clare Leslie Hall.
"Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of the…
The boxcar librarian : a novel / Brianna Labuskes.
"When Works Progress Administration (WPA) editor Millie Lang finds herself on the wrong end of a potential political scandal, she’s shipped off to Montana to work on the state’s American Guide Series—travel books intended to put the nation’s destitute wri…
Unrig the game : what women of color can teach everyone about winning / Vanessa Priya Daniel.
"In the U.S., many of the most significant social justice victories of our time have been spearheaded by women of color leaders. From the streets, to the ballot box, to elected office, no other demographic group stands up more consistently and unequivocal…
Make magic : the book of inspiration you didn't know you needed / Brad Meltzer.
"Based on...Brad Meltzer’s viral commencement speech for his son’s graduating class at the University of Michigan, Make Magic is the little book of hope for anyone who has ever wished for more. More authenticity. More empathy. More gratitude. A more fulfi…
Wild dark shore:  a novel / Charlotte McConaghy.
"Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers, but with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants. …
The last days of Kira Mullan : a novel / Nicci French.
"Nancy North is ready to put her life back together. After suffering a psychotic break that ruined friendships, stalled her fledgling restaurant, and forced her to move out of her comfortable flat, she’ll do anything to get back to normal. She and her par…
Battle Mountain / C. J. Box.
"The campaign of destruction that Axel Soledad and Dallas Cates wreaked on Nate Romanowski and Joe Pickett left both men in tatters, especially Nate, who lost almost everything. Wondering if the civilized life left him vulnerable to attack, Nate dropped o…
When the Earth was green : plants, animals, and evolution's greatest romance / Riley Black.
"[Fossil] plants allow us to touch the lost worlds from billions of years of evolutionary backstory. Each petrified leaf and root show us that dinosaurs, saber-toothed cats, and even humans would not exist without the evolutionary efforts of their leafy c…
The science of racism : everything you need to know but probably don't - yet / Keon West.
"Studies and surveys show, time and again, that about 50 percent of people believe that racism is no longer an issue today. The other half would disagree—vehemently. And much of the writing on the subject of race and racism is equally divisive, in large p…
Air-borne : the hidden history of the life we breathe / Carl Zimmer.
"Every day we draw in two thousand gallons of air--and thousands of living things. From the ground to the stratosphere, the air teems with invisible life. This last great biological frontier remains so mysterious that it took over two years for scientists…
The antique hunter's death on the Red Sea : a novel / C.L. Miller.
"When a painting vanishes from a maritime museum and a dead body is found nearby, the newly established Lockwood Antique Hunter's Agency, Freya Lockwood and her Aunt Carole, are called to investigate. Following a lead that takes them aboard a glamorous an…
Tiny experiments : how to live freely in a goal-obsessed world / Anne-Laure Le Cunff.
"Life isn’t linear, and yet we constantly try to mold it around linear goals: four-year college degrees, ten-year career plans, thirty-year mortgages. What if instead we approached life as a giant playground for experimentation? Based on ancestral philoso…
Raising hare : a memoir / Chloe Dalton.
"A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman's unlikely friendship with a wild hare. Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that …
Jane Austen's bookshelf : a rare book collector's quest to find the women writers who shaped a legend / Rebecca Romney.
"Long before she was a rare book dealer, Rebecca Romney was a devoted reader of Jane Austen. She loved that Austen’s books took the lives of women seriously, explored relationships with wit and confidence, and always, allowed for the possibility of a happ…
How to feed the world : the history and future of food / Vaclav Smil.
"We have never had to feed as many people as we do today. And yet, we misunderstand the essentials of where our food really comes from, how our dietary requirements shape us, and why this impacts our planet in drastic ways. As a result, in our economic, p…
One good thing / Georgia Hunter.
"From...the author of We Were the Lucky Ones, an unforgettable story of hardship and hope, courage and resilience, that follows one young woman's journey through war-torn Italy 1941, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends since meeting at th…
The dream hotel : a novel / Laila Lalami.
"Sara has just landed at LAX, returning home from a conference abroad, when agents from the Risk Assessment Administration pull her aside and inform her that she will soon commit a crime. Using data from her dreams, the RAA’s algorithm has determined that…
High tea and misdemeanors / Laura Childs.
"When a wedding is tragically averted by the death of the bride, Theodosia is determined to prove that it was murder in the latest entry in this New York Times bestselling series. Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier, Drayton Conneley, are tapped to c…
Spells, strings, and forgotten things : a novel / Breanne Randall.
"In the small town of Gold Springs, Calliope Petridi and her two sisters carefully guard the secret of their magic and the price they must pay to practice it: memories. Luckily, all Calliope wants to do is forget: the mother who left without a trace, the …
Kills well with others / Deanna Raybourn.
"After more than a year of laying low, Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Natalie are called back into action. They have enjoyed their time off, but the lack of excitement is starting to chafe: a professional killer can only take so many watercolor classes an…
Dead man's list / Karen Rose.
"Homicide Detective Kit McKittrick's latest case exposes San Diego's seedy underbelly in this nerve-shattering tale of romantic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose. On a long-anticipated second date with police psychologist Dr. Sam …
Disposable : America's contempt for the underclass / Sarah Jones.
"In the tradition of Matthew Desmond’s Evicted and Andrea Elliot’s Invisible Child, Disposable is a poignant exploration of America’s underclass, left vulnerable by systemic racism and capitalism. Here, Sarah Jones delves into the lives of the essential w…
Who better than you? : the art of healthy arrogance & dreaming big / Will Packer.
"You know Will Packer's movies. From Straight Outta Compton to Girls Trip, they've grossed more than $1 billion at the box office, including ten films that opened at number one. And, in the vein of Shonda Rhimes, he did it all by featuring real life stori…
Murder in an Irish garden / Carlene O'Connor.
"While Siobhán studies for her Detective Sargeant exams, her brother, Eoin, prepares for the grand opening of his new restaurant, The O'Sullivan Six, and concocts a plan to enter Kilbane's Top Garden Contest to boost business. But trouble brews when Eoin …
The secret history of Audrey James : a novel / Heather Marshall.
"An astonishing historical novel of one woman's dangerous journey through World War II Germany and her life-changing friendship with a young woman decades later-from the #1 international bestselling author of Looking for Jane"--Provided by publisher.
The quiet librarian : a novel / Allen Eskens.
"Hana Babic is a quiet, middle-aged librarian in Minnesota who wants nothing more than to be left alone. But when a detective arrives with the news that her best friend has been murdered, Hana knows that something evil has come for her, a dark remnant of …
Not who we expected / Lisa Black.
"Forensic experts Ellie Carr and Rachael Davies are pulled into solving a deadly mystery unfolding in the shadow of a celebrated rock star. The two crime experts are enlisted by legendary rock star Billy Diamond to find his missing daughter. A level-heade…
Legends and soles : the memoir of an American original / Sonny Vaccaro with Armen Keteyian.
"Written in collaboration with...author Armen Keteyian, Legends and Soles provides context and truth to the sensational media stories and headlines, including: Vaccaro’s pivotal role in the never-before-told story of the courting and signing of Michael Jo…
Mainline mama : a memoir / Keeonna Harris.
"Keeonna and Jason met as young teens. Only fourteen, Keeonna had never had a boyfriend before, dreamed of attending Spelman to become an obstetrician, and thought she was "grown." Within a year she was pregnant and Jason was in prison, convicted of a car…
Show don't tell : stories / Curtis Sittenfeld.
"In her second story collection, Sittenfeld shows why she's as beloved for her short fiction as she is for her novels. In these dazzling stories, she conjures up characters so real that they seem like old friends, laying bare the moments when their long h…
Close your eyes and count to 10 / Lisa Unger.
"Charismatic daredevil and extreme adventurer Maverick Dillan invites you to the ultimate game of hide-and-seek. But as the players gather on Falcao Island, the event quickly spirals into a chilling test of survival. A storm rages as a deadly threat stalk…
Famous last words : a novel / Gillian McAllister.
"It is June 21st, the longest day of the year, and new mother Camilla’s life is about to change forever. After months of maternity leave, she will drop her infant daughter off at daycare for the first time and return to her job as a literary agent. Finall…
I'll have what she's having / Chelsea Handler.
"At ten years old, Chelsea opened a lemonade stand and realized she'd make more money if the drinks were spiked. So she added vodka to her recipe and used her earnings to upgrade herself to first-class on a family vacation--leaving her parents and sibling…
Victorian psycho : a novel / Virginia Feito.
"Grim Wolds, England: Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect governess—she’ll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them bedtime stories, and only joke about eating children. But long, listless days spent withi…
Scout camp : sex, death, and secret societies inside the Boy Scouts of America / James Renner.
"In the summer of 1995, at the largest Boy Scout camp in Ohio, a night of sexual violence ended with one counselor dead and another hospitalized. The death was ruled 'accidental.' It wouldn’t be the last death associated with Seven Ranges Reservation. Ja…
The folly of realism : how the West deceived itself about Russia and betrayed Ukraine / Alexander Vindman.
"After the collapse of the Soviet Union, six US presidential administrations of both parties pursued policies for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia that emboldened Russia, playing into its imperialist, centuries-long mythos of regional hegemony. The result: mi…