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Fiction
 
The cellist : a novel
by Daniel Silva

After the fatal poisoning of a Russian billionaire, art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is led to a musical virtuoso who may hold the key to the truth as well as to secret channels of money and influence that threaten the very stability of the global order. 500,000 first printing.
It's better this way : a novel
by Debbie Macomber

Embracing her new life after a messy divorce, former interior designer Julia Jones moves to a condominium complex where she finds unexpected friendship and then love with another new resident and fellow divorcé until a dramatic revelation threatens their happiness.
Black ice : a thriller
by Brad Thor

When a man he killed years ago shows up in Norway, Scot Harvath, America's top spy, is tested in ways he has never imagined as he races against time to stop one of the world's most dangerous actors from taking down the United States and its allies
She who became the sun
by Shelley Parker-Chan

When the Zhu family’s eighth-born son, Zhu Chongban, given the fate of greatness, dies during a brutal attack, his sister, escaping her own fated death, uses her brother’s identity to claim another future altogether—her brother’s abandoned greatness. 125,000 first printing.
Fallen : a Kate Burkholder novel
by Linda Castillo

Painters Mill Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates the murder of a troubled Amish girl who left both the Plain life and town years ago in the latest novel of the series following Disappeared.
Such a quiet place : a novel
by Megan Miranda

When the woman implicated in the murder of a couple in their formerly idyllic and close-knit neighborhood returns to Hollow’s Edge, suspicion spreads like a virus and it soon becomes apparent to Harper Nash that not everyone told the truth about the night of the murder.
The therapist
by B. A. Paris

When a mysterious man turns up on her doorstep, claiming that a murder took place 18 months before in her new home, Alice becomes obsessed with finding the truth. 350,000 first printing.
The startup wife : a novel
by Tahmima Anam

A brilliant coder, Asha is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones, who, after they are married, pushes her to work at an exclusive tech incubator called Utopia where she creates a new algorithm that brings about sudden fame that could tear them apart. 75,000 first printing.
Razorblade tears
by S. A. Cosby

When his son Isiah and his white husband, Derek, are murdered, ex-con Ike Randolph bands together with Derek’s father, another ex-con, to rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys while confronting their own prejudices about each other and their own sons. 150,000 first printing.
While we were dating
by Jasmine Guillory

Featuring Ben Stephens, Theo’s brother from The Wedding Party, this charming and hilarious newRomance finds Ben and a famous actress struggling to keep their working relationship strictly professional. Original.
Unthinkable
by Brad Parks

Kidnapped by the head of a powerful secret society who believes he can stop millions of people from dying, Nate Lovejoy, a self-proclaimed nobody and stay-at-home dad, must do the unthinkable to save the world.
Dear Miss Metropolitan
by Carolyn Ferrell

After being abducted by Boss Man and held captive in a dilapidated house in Queens, three rescued girls rage against a local newspaper columnist who missed their tale of horror as it unfolded right across the street. 150,000 first printing.
Everyone in this room will someday be dead : a novel
by Emily R. Austin

An atheist lesbian obsessed with death accidentally accepts a job at a local Catholic church and maintains an email correspondence with her predecessor’s friend, who doesn’t know the former receptionist has passed. 100,000 first printing.
Three words for goodbye : a novel
by Hazel Gaynor

Estranged sisters Clara and Madeleine Sommers reunite to honor their grandmother’s dying wish – to travel across Europe together and deliver three farewell letters, a journey during which they are constantly at odds with each other until a shocking family secret brings them closer than ever before. Simultaneous. 100,000 first printing.
What strange paradise
by Omar El Akkad

Looking at the global refugee crisis through the eyes of a child, this dramatic story follows Vñna who comes to the rescue of a 9-year-old Syrian boy who has washed up on the shores of her small island and is determined to do whatever it takes to save him.
All our shimmering skies : a novel
by Trent Dalton

A recently orphaned girl carrying a stone heart and a map sets off with a sharp-tongued actress and an AWOL Japanese fighter pilot to find Longcoat Bob, a sorcerer who she believes has cursed her family. 25,000 first printing.
Godspeed : a novel
by Nickolas Butler

The principals of True Triangle Construction seem willing to do anything to get their promised payday from a mysteriously wealthy homeowner for a project in Jackson, Wyoming in the new novel from the best-selling and award-winning author of Shotgun Lovesongs.
The view was exhausting
by Mikaella Clements

Pretending to be in a passionateRomance, A-list actress Whitman Tagore and jet-setting playboy Leo Milanowski find their personal and professional lives on a collision course after a shocking secret from his past is revealed, forcing them to confront the many truths and lies of their relationship. 30,000 first printing.
Kill all your darlings
by David Bell

Worried about tenure, an English professor with writer’s block passes off a missing student’s manuscript as his next novel and becomes the subject of a dangerous blackmail plot that forces him to unravel the frightening secrets buried in the book.
China room
by Sunjeev Sahota

In 1929 rural Punjab, Mehar and her new sisters-in-law are locked at work in the family’s “china room,” while trying to figure out which of three brothers is her new husband, setting off events that impact a descendent in 1999.
The 22 murders of Madison May
by Max Barry

Investigating the murder of Madison May, reporter Felicity Staples unwittingly follows the killer into a different dimension where Madison May is murdered again and, while hunting this elusive man, uncovers the opportunity and danger of living more than one life.
The bachelor : a novel
by Andrew Palmer

While housesitting for a family friend after a bad breakup, a man becomes obsessed with the reality TV show The Bachelor and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet John Berryman, finding himself grappling with the strange turn his life seems to have taken.
We have always been here
by Lena Nguyen

The behavioral psychologist onboard a survey ship headed to a planet ripe for colonization, Dr. Grace Park must determine the origin of a strange phenomenon that is causing the crew to suffer mental breaks without losing her own mind in the process.
A good day for chardonnay
by Darynda Jones

The sheriff of a small-town police force in the New Mexico mountains tackles a crazy bar fight and her teenager hunting a serial killer in the second novel of the series following A Bad Day for Sunshine. 75,000 first printing.
Nonfiction
This is your mind on plants
by Michael Pollan

In this unique blend of history, science and memoir, a #1 New York Times best-selling author examines and experiences three plant drugs — opium, caffeine and mescaline — from several very different angles and contexts, exploring the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants.
The comfort book
by Matt Haig

Incorporating a wealth of sources from across history, science and his own experiences, the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library offers reassurance and encouragement for anyone looking for a more fulfilling, more uplifting way through life.
The brilliant abyss : exploring the majestic hidden life of the deep ocean and the looming threat that imperils it
by Helen Scales

A marine biologist brings to vibrant life the extraordinary ecosystem of the deep ocean, which has a huge effect on our daily life, in this fascinating book that is at once a revelation and a clarion call to preserve this vast unseen world. Illustrations.
The man who hated women : sex, censorship, and civil liberties in the gilded age
by Amy Sohn

A New York Times best-selling author tells the overlooked story of eight extraordinary women who, between 1873 and 1915, attempted to fight Anthony Comstock, an anti-vice activist and U.S. postal inspector who penalized the mailing of contraception and obscenity with long sentences and steep fines. 15,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Don't let it get you down : essays on race, gender, and the body
by Savala N. Trepczynski

A collection of essays from the mixed-race author and lawyer examines society’s most intractable points of tension between black and white, rich and poor and thin and fat, and focuses on her own experiences battling these issues. 50,000 first printing.
The heirloom gardener : traditional plants & skills for the modern world
by John Forti

An award-winning heirloom specialist, garden historian, ethnobotanist and writer offers this wood-block illustrated, alphabetical compendium of heirloom flowers and artisanal crafts like distilling and wreath-making to help inspire gardeners to connect with the natural world. Illustrations.
Swan dive : the making of a rogue ballerina
by Georgina Pazcoguin

Award-winning New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin, aka the Rogue Ballerina, gives readers a backstage tour of the real world of elite ballet—the gritty, humorous, sometimes shocking truth you don’t see from the orchestra circle. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Below the edge of darkness : a memoir of exploring light and life in the deep sea
by Edith Widder

An in-depth examination of oceanic bioluminescence, a little-explored scientific field that focuses on how marine life uses light to communicate in the darkness of the deep oceans, including a look at the legendary Giant Squid. Illustrations.
Leaving Breezy Street : a memoir
by Brenda Myers-Powell

The co-founder of Chicago’s Dreamcatcher Foundation takes readers into her brutal, beautiful life as she, at fourteen with two babies to feed and clothe, worked the streets around the country until she found her way home to a place of dignity, self-respect, truth and loving kindness. 75,000 first printing.
CenterStage : my most fascinating interviews--from A-Rod to Jay-Z
by Michael Kay

The veteran Yankees broadcaster and host of CenterStage compiles his most revealing interviews, including a selection of behind-the-scenes stories, to share candid insights into the careers of such personalities as Mike Tyson, Rob Reiner and Bob Costas. 75,000 first printing.
Trusting the gold : uncovering your natural goodness
by Tara Brach

This wonderful gift book, filled with beautiful illustrations, explores the three qualities — truth, love and freedom — that we must bring into everyday life to help us uncover and trust the innate goodness in ourselves and others. 75,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Cheated : the inside story of the Astros scandal and a colorful history of sign stealing
by Andy Martino

This insider’s look at the 2019 cheating scandal tells the story of how the Houston Astros developed a pitch sign-stealing scheme that may have fueled their 2017 World Series win as well as the fallout from the scandal. Illustrations.
Thanks for waiting : the joy (& weirdness) of being a late bloomer
by Doree Shafrir

In her debut memoir, the co-host of the podcast Forever 35 explores the enormous pressures women feel to hit certain milestones at certain times and how we can redefine what it means to be a late bloomer.