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November 2025
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Fiction
When We Were Monsters by Jennifer Niven
When We Were Monsters
by Jennifer Niven

A group of boarding school students attend a winter program where they experience a series of disturbing and bizarre lessons from their teacher.
Hekate (Standard Edition): The Witch by Nikita Gill
Hekate (Standard Edition): The Witch
by Nikita Gill

'Hekate' sings the story of its eponymous heroine. Born into a world on fire and at war, she and her mother are left behind by the menfolk of their Titan family as the battle against the new Gods--the Olympians--begins. Soon, Hekate and her mother are forced to flee their home as the Olympians overpower and enslave the Titans, including Hekate's father, Perses, and gain dominion over the universe. In a bid to protect Hekate from the clutches of Zeus and Poseidon, her mother leaves her in the underworld with the goddess Styx and king of the underworld, Hades, where she must make a life for herself and discover her divine purpose--
The Last Vampire by Romina Garber
The Last Vampire
by Romina Garber

As part of the inaugural senior class of Huntington Academy, eighteen-year-old Austen-loving Lorena hopes to find her own Mr. Darcy, but instead accidentally awakens William Pride, the world's last vampire, whose struggle between love and destiny could determine the fate of his kind.
The Obsession by Natasha Preston
The Obsession
by Natasha Preston

SOMEONE IS ALWAYS WATCHING. Connie never asked to be famous--but thanks to her mother's relentless vlogging, she and her sister Isla have spent their lives under a virtual microscope. Every smile, every moment curated for clicks. Every stranger online thinking they know them. Then local girls--girls who look just like Connie--start dying. One by one. As the bodies pile up and the spotlight turns sinister, Connie is forced to confront the terrifying truth: someone isn't just watching. They're planning.
There's Always Next Year by Leah Johnson
There's Always Next Year
by Leah Johnson

Told in two voices, Andy, a serious journalism student adamant about reinventing herself, and her influencer cousin, Dominique, who is on the verge of securing a major deal, navigate their own respective love stories over the New Year.
Nonfiction
100% Unofficial Fortnite Annual 2026 by 100% Unofficial
100% Unofficial Fortnite Annual 2026
by 100% Unofficial

Celebrate another exciting year of Fortnite!
Black History Is Your History by Taylor Cassidy
Black History Is Your History
by Taylor Cassidy

With sparkling wit and humor-and lots of fun pop culture references-digital content creator Taylor Cassidy (creator of TikTok sensation Fast Black History) takes readers on a journey through the Black history that she wishes she was taught in school. Weaving together research and personal anecdotes that illuminate each trailblazer's impact on her own life, Taylor paints a vibrant picture of twelve figures from Black history whose groundbreaking contributions shaped America as we know it today. From activists like Claudette Colvin and Marsha P. Johnson to literary giants Zora Neale Hurston and Maya Angelou, fashion designer Patrick Kelly, Olympic Gold medalist Tommie Smith, and more, this one-of-a-kind collection makes Black history relatable, relevant, and inspiring, so modern readers can recognize themselves within its pages. 
Do Not Disturb: How to Say No to Your Phone by Brad Marshall
Do Not Disturb: How to Say No to Your Phone
by Brad Marshall

In Do Not Disturb, Brad Marshall and Lindsay Hassock share cutting-edge insights on how young people can unplug from their phones. Readers will discover the effects that their phone has on their brain and body. They'll find out how to create a relationship with their phone on their terms. They'll even establish simple, healthy screen time habits that stick!
A Quick & Easy Guide to Healthy Relationships by Mariah-Rose Marie
A Quick & Easy Guide to Healthy Relationships
by Mariah-Rose Marie

It can be difficult to navigate a lifetime's worth of relationship patterns to clearly see the best ways to treat the folks we care about--and be treated well in return. In A Quick & Easy Guide to Healthy Relationships, Mariah-Rose Marie offers a cheery, articulate, and fun-to-read guide to navigating, recognizing, and reenforcing positive patterns in friendships, romances, families, and work connections, all while taking care of your own head and heart in the process. From tips for engaging in difficult conversations, advice on communicating boundaries, and resources for strengthening bonds, this guide can help you make your relationships stronger and healthier than ever. The latest volume of the critically acclaimed, bestselling A Quick & Easy Guide series of educational comics.
Graphic Novels & Manga
Kill Blue, Vol. 1 by Tadatoshi Fujimaki
Kill Blue, Vol. 1
by Tadatoshi Fujimaki

Juzo Ogami has never led a normal life. He was picked up by a criminal organization as a child and grew up to become a legendary hit man. But everything changes when he's bitten by a mysterious insect and becomes a teenager again! Can this battle-hardened assassin handle the rigors of middle school life?! Juzo Ogami's a legend. Even among hit men, his name sends shivers down spines. There's never been a job he couldn't handle--that is, until the day he wakes up as a teenager! But how has his body transformed? To find out, he'll have to infiltrate the one place he thought he'd never find himself in again...school!--Back cover.
Absolute Flash Vol. 1: Of Two Worlds by Jeff Lemire
Absolute Flash Vol. 1: Of Two Worlds
by Jeff Lemire

Without the mentor, without the family, without the Speed Force, he's still the Absolute Scarlet Speedster! Superstar creators Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles are taking the Flash into the Absolute Universe with a top-to-bottom reinvention, perfect for new readers and longtime fans alike! An astonishing new version of DC's iconic characters is here! In the Absolute Universe, familiar heroes have been reinvented from the ground up with origin stories that completely reshape both their abilities and their circumstances but maintain the core characteristics that fans have known and loved for decades! Wally West's world has been turned upside down. Now quite literally on the run from the people he once trusted, he must navigate an impossible world full of dangers he never knew existed - and he must do so without the help and guidance of his former mentor. The Flash joins the Absolute Universe in a bold new take on the DC Universe's Scarlet Speedster, written by award-winning author Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth), and illustrated by Nick Robles. Collects Absolute Flash issues #1-6.
Kill the Villainess, Vol. 1 by null
Kill the Villainess, Vol. 1
by Book Author

Eris Miserian knows the fate that awaits her. She'll lose her fiancâe to the heroine, poison her as an act of revenge, get caught, and be sentenced to death while her nemesis lives happily ever after--at least, that's what's supposed to happen in the novel Eris woke up in. Desperate to return to her own world, she figures her best chance to do so is by ending her life. But every time Eris tries, the universe finds a way to prevent it. Can Eris discover a way to escape the story's clutches, or is she doomed to be the villainess?--Back cover.
Blood Letters by Gmb Chomichuk
Blood Letters
by Gmb Chomichuk

When your entire family is caught up in a world war with flesh-eating fog and robotic monstrosities, the only question that matters is: what are you willing to do to survive?Siblings Kris, Albany, and Millie each inhabit a different part of the war - special ops and cannon-fodder at the front and codeworks behind the line - which transforms and transmutes how they think of themselves and their allegiances. They dump everything they know-- confessions and consolations alongside poems for fallen friends and battleground sketches - into letters.
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