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The Final Storm
by Fern Michaels
In an exciting and richly moving new standalone page-turner from New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels, an acclaimed photographer who has overcome her difficult past is suddenly faced with a test of all her courage and resilience. In her award-winning wildlife photographs, Charlotte Gray captures all the beauty and wonder of the natural world. Far better to focus on breathtaking landscapes than to turn the lens on her own painful childhood and the uncaring mother she left behind in Florida. Piece by piece, Charlotte has built a new, independent life, one she's eager to protect. A chance encounter on assignment in Las Vegas sparks an intriguing relationship, and for the first time, Charlotte impulsively follows her heart. But along with love and fresh beginnings comes a trove of secrets about her new husband. And someone in his past is determined to upend Charlotte's happiness by threatening what she cares about most. After everything she's weathered, Charlotte is about to face the task of rebuilding her life yet again. But this time she's doing it with hard-won strength, experience, and the wisdom to know when to forgive, when to let go, and how to walk into the sunshine and claim the support and love she deserves . . .
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The News from Dublin: Stories by Colm ToibinCelebrated as “his generation’s most gifted writer of love’s complicated, contradictory power” ( Los Angeles Times), Colm Tóibín is a master of short fiction as well as the novel, able to summon an extraordinary intensity of emotion in a brief tale. The eleven stories transport readers across continents and eras. In “The Journey to Galway,” a mother who has learned of the death of her son, a fighter pilot in WWII, travels to Galway to inform his wife and their three now fatherless children. “Sleep,” originally published in The New Yorker, explores the rift between two lovers as one of them cannot reckon with his grief and fear after the death of his brother. Death, again, is a central character in the title story, “The News from Dublin,” as Maurice Webster travels to Dublin to try to save his younger brother who is dying of tuberculosis. Maurice must petition the health minister for access to a new experimental drug, and this is the only hope. Tóibín’s stories are rich with the complexities of family dynamics, the haunting pull of the past, and the quiet revelations that define our lives. His characters, whether navigating the aftermath of war, or forbidden love, or the desires of a girl in Catalan, or the quiet struggles mundane life, are rendered with illuminating, unforgettable empathy and insight.
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Three Summers by Karen Swan1957: The summer of innocenceAmongst the lemon trees, Rafaella Parisi impatiently waits for the summer visitors to arrive in her small fishing village on the coast of Puglia. She may be dating Fon Giannelli, but there is one person she longs to see: Cosimo – son of the wealthy Franchetti family.1958: The summer everything changesAfter a devastating accident at the lavish Franchetti villa, Rafa makes a vow that changes the course of all their futures . . .1961: The summer they meet againWhen Rafa and Cosi’s worlds collide, Rafa faces an agonizing choice. Is she willing to risk the life she has for the future she once dreamed of?
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Upward Bound
by Woody Brown
A wondrous, deeply affecting portrait of the interlocking lives at an adult day care center in Southern California, depicting an often overlooked community with extraordinary wit and grace--by a major new literary voice hailed as a groundbreaking debut novelist (Publishers Weekly) An unparalleled achievement, and a treasure.--Rivka Galchen Woody Brown accomplishes the seemingly impossible.--Mona Simpson Upward Bound is not a place anyone dreams of spending their days. The dreary adult daycare center for Los Angeles's disabled community is, for many of its clients and staff, a place of last resort. This includes Carlos, a young aide who lost his mother as a boy and now works there alongside his beloved sister Mariana; Jorge, the gentle nonspeaking giant whom Carlos seeks to befriend (and prevent from escaping); Tom, a beautiful young man with cerebral palsy, who pines for Ann, the summer lifeguard at the center's pool who feels out of her depth; then there's Dave, Upward Bound's director who came to L.A. to pursue an acting career but now channels his passion into staging an overly ambitious holiday show starring the center's irrepressible clients. Framing these intertwined narratives--and connecting them in surprising, shattering ways--is the riveting and sometimes ironic testimony of Walter, a recent community college graduate who, after a family tragedy, must return to the company of his disabled peers. In Upward Bound, Woody Brown has created an indelible, authentic, and profoundly moving group portrait of autism and other disabilities, all illuminated by his empathy, sly sense of humor, and enormous gifts as a novelist. With remarkable sophistication, insight, and creativity, Brown depicts a community too-often invisible in literature and society. Filled with characters you won't soon forget, Upward Bound will inspire and touch you, teaching you as much about yourself as the tender, miraculous world behind the center's doors.
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The Keeper
by Tana French
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Oprah Daily, Today, BookPage, Goodreads, and more From the iconic crime writer who inspires cultic devotion in readers (The New Yorker) and has been called incandescent by Stephen King, comes the third and final book in the million-copy-bestselling Cal Hooper trilogy. On a cold night in the remote Irish village of Ardnakelty, a girl goes missing. Sweet, loving Rachel Holohan was about to be engaged to the son of the local big shot. Instead, she's dead in the river. In a close-knit small town, a death like this isn't simple. It comes wrapped in generations-old grudges and power struggles, and it splits the townland in two. Retired Chicago detective Cal Hooper has friends here now, and he owes them loyalty, but his fianc e Lena wants nothing to do with Ardnakelty's tangles. As the feud becomes more vicious, their settled peace starts to crack apart. And when they uncover a scheme that casts a new light on Rachel's death and threatens the whole village, they find themselves in the firing line. One of the greatest crime novelists writing today (Vox) crafts a masterwork of atmospheric suspense that brings the story of one of her most beloved characters to a spellbinding conclusion.
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Son of Nobody
by Yann Martel
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by Esquire - Marie Claire - Art+ - The Times - The Guardian - The Observer - The Financial Times - BBC - The Sydney Morning Herald - A Globe and Mail Spring 2026 Read - Featured in The American Booksellers Association's Spring 2026 Preview - Oprah Daily From the author of the international bestseller Life of Pi, a brilliant retelling of the Trojan War from two commoners: an ancient soldier and modern scholar. The past is never done with: always the song continues Harlow Donne has devoted his life to the Classical world. When a chance comes up to study an obscure collection of papyrus fragments at Oxford University, he seizes it. Though it means leaving his daughter and fracturing marriage back home in Canada, this is the kind of career break he desperately needs. In the depths of the Bodleian Library, Harlow discovers a lost account of the Trojan War, a glimpse into the founding of Western civilization itself. He names the epic poem The Psoad, after its protagonist, a Greek commoner identified as Psoas of Midea, but known to all as son of nobody. As sole translator and interpreter of The Psoad, Harlow dedicates the poem and its footnotes to his daughter, Helen. Under his gaze, the text unlocks echoes of Ancient Greece into the present day, and a personal message to his beloved child appears. Despite the two-thousand-year gap between the two, a thread hasn't frayed: the universal song of homesickness and regret, of ambition, love, and grief. In this masterpiece of myth, history, and domesticity, Son of Nobody explores how stories become facts, the price we pay to share them, and how we live--then, now, and always.
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Blooms Every Day: A Modern Guide to Flower Arranging
by Amy McCord
Flowers aren't just for florists--they're for everyone: enthusiastic amateurs, pros, DIYers, and anyone who simply loves blooms.In Blooms Every Day, AIFD-certified floral designer and founder of Flower Moxie Amy McCord shares the tips, tricks, and bless her heart lessons she learned the hard way so you don't have to. Amy's approachable style blends professional design principles with real-world practicality so you can create breathtaking arrangements with confidence. Inside, you'll find: Step-by-step photo tutorials for bouquets, centerpieces, and large-scale designs.Budget-savvy sourcing tips, plus flower swap ideas so you can achieve the same look with different blooms.Insider mechanics and care advice that make your arrangements last.Inspiration for every occasion--from weddings and holidays to everyday blooms.Beautifully photographed, quirkily styled, and refreshingly down-to-earth, Blooms Every Day is more than a how-to book--it's an invitation to bring more flowers (and a little fun) into your everyday life.
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Kutchinsky's Egg: A Family's Story of Obsession, Love, and Loss
by Serena Kutchinsky
A riveting, heart-stopping family memoir that blends art, obsession, and love as the author searches for the spectacular jeweled egg that consumed her father's dreams--and spelled her family's downfall. When she was eleven years old, Serena Kutchinsky's life changed forever. Her father Paul, who owned the high-end jewelry company the House of Kutchinsky, set out to create the world's largest jeweled egg--one to rival Faberg 's masterpieces. He succeeded, but at a ruinous price. The Argyle Library Egg was astonishing: two feet tall, made of solid gold, and dripping with pink diamonds. But when Paul was unable to secure a buyer, the House of Kutchinsky collapsed, his marriage fell apart, and he sank into a spiral of drink and drugs. Within ten years he was dead. As for the egg, it was seized by business partners and disappeared without a trace. Over time, the mystery of the egg began to eat away at Serena. Why did her father risk everything for the pursuit of this audacious dream? And where in the world was his extravagant, ill-fated creation, which had been lost for decades and was estimated to now be worth more than 30 million. Desperate for answers, she set out in search of the egg--and an elusive understanding of her late father. The journey begins in the slums of London's East End where her great-great-grandparents arrived as Jewish immigrants from Russia--and ends in the most unexpected of places. Echoing the intimacy of The Hare with Amber Eyes, Kutchinsky's Egg is a spellbinding historical mystery that explores the glittering yet shadowy world of high-end jewelry, the rise and fall of a family empire, and the complex bond between a father and daughter.
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The Official National Geographic Kids Survival Guide
by Julie Beer
From the experts of exploration at National Geographic, this practical, wide-ranging wilderness survival guide gives kids the know-how to start a fire, build a shelter, escape an avalanche, and so much more! Do you have what it takes to be a National Geographic Explorer? In this handy adventure guidebook, readers will gain all the necessary survival know-how needed to make it in the wild. They'll learn practical skills, like how to pack their bag, pitch a tent, navigate using the stars, and identify toxic plants. And they'll learn to keep their cool in unlikely but harrowing situations like a flash flood or blackout. Brimming with real world, kid-tested scenarios, this book will build the reader's confidence to explore the great outdoors through easy-to-read chunks of text and photographic step-by-step instructions. National Geographic Explorers will even share their knowledge and expertise with each journey! Whether you're heading out on an adventure or dreaming of one, each chapter features tips and tricks required in every setting from the mountains and forests to the oceans and desert, and even at home! So what are you waiting for? It's time to explore! Complete your explorer's library with these guides to the great outdoors: Ultimate Explorer GuideUltimate Explorer Field Guide TreesUltimate Explorer Field Guide Night SkyUltimate Explorer Field Guide BirdsUltimate Explorer Field Guide Insects
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It's My Bird-Day!
by Mo Willems
From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems, comes the highly anticipated annual event, The Pigeon's BIRD-DAY The Pigeon has the hat. And the hot dog cake He is ready for the presents But ... do YOU think The Pigeon can handle his BIG bird-day surprise ? Get ready for a very special birthday celebration from three-time Caldecott honoree Mo Willems.
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