2024-04-16 17:00
More Than A BodyBy Lexie Kite, PhD & Lindsay Kite, PhDHarperCollins, 2020. 346 pages. Nonfiction"Your body is an instrument, not an ornament." WOW. This nonfiction masterpiece on the way… Read More
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2024-04-16 01:52
Why We Read: on Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed Hanover Square Press, 2024. 329 pages. Nonfiction What makes someone a capital-R… Read More
2024-04-13 01:59
Someone You Can Build a Nest InBy John WiswellRandom House, 2024. 310 pages. FantasyNursed back to health
by Homily, a warm-hearted human, shapeshifting monster Shesheshen falls in love
with… Read More
2024-04-05 02:28
Never LieBy Freida McFaddenPoisoned Pen Press, 2024. 296 pages. Fiction Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. But when they visit the remote manor that… Read More
2024-04-03 22:29
The Great Divideby Cristina HenriquezEcco, 2024. 321 pages. Historical FictionA novel about the construction of the Panama Canal in 1907, following the intersecting lives of the local famili… Read More
2024-03-30 17:45
One Dark WindowBy Rachel GilligOrbit, 2022. 421 pages. FantasyElspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home--she needs a monster. She cal… Read More
2024-03-21 22:43
Voyage de GourmetBy Paul TobinMad Cave Studios, 2023. 248 pages. Young Adult Comic.Layne Green is a social media sensation of a cook. He's selected to compete on a reality TV show called Voy… Read More
2024-03-16 22:47
Listen for the Lie By Amy TinteraCeladon Books, 2024. 336 pages. FictionWhat would you do if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thinks so too? What if the t… Read More
2024-03-14 00:21
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance By Hanif Abdurraqib Random House, 2021. 300 pages. Nonfiction A Little Devil in America is an urgent project th… Read More
2024-03-13 18:32
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronautsby Loren GrushScribner, 2023. 422 pages. NonfictionWhen NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency exclud… Read More
2024-03-11 15:57
A Fate Inked in BloodBy Danielle L. JensenDel Rey, 2024. 418 pages. Fantasy
A shield maiden
blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king—while
fighting her… Read More
2024-03-09 17:56
A Season of Monstrous Conceptions By Lina RatherRecorded Books, 2023. 4 Hours. FantasyAn eldritch historical fantasy of midwifery, monstrosity, and the rending of the world, for fans of… Read More
2024-03-07 18:39
The Enchanted LifeBy Sharon BlackieAmbrosia, 2018. 356 pages. NonfictionTaking as her starting point the inspiration and wisdom that can be derived from myth, fairy tales, and folk culture… Read More
2024-03-07 18:26
The Heiress St. Martin’s Press, 2024. 304 pages. Fiction.by Rachel Hawkins When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she's not only North Carolina's richest… Read More
2024-03-02 21:51
Confetti RealmsBy Nadia ShammasMaverick, 2023. 196 pages. Young Adult Comic.On Halloween night, when the moon is full, teenagers get up to mischief. But when an encounter with a giant, senti… Read More
2024-03-02 01:15
Letters to a Diminished Church By Dorothy L SayersW Publishing Group, 2004. 284 pages. NonfictionIn her writings, Dorothy L. Sayers turned the popular perception of Christia… Read More
2024-02-29 17:44
The Frozen Riverby Ariel Lawhon
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2023. 432 pages. Historical Fiction 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard i… Read More
2024-02-29 02:47
The Milky Way: An autobiography of our galaxy By Moiya McTierGrand Central Publishing, 2022. 244 pages. NonfictionAfter a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watch… Read More
2024-02-28 18:52
The TalkBy Darrin BellHenry Holt and Company, 2023. unpaged. Graphic Novels Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She said… Read More
2024-02-27 17:34
Nineteen Stepsby Millie Bobby Brown
William Morrow, 2023. 304 pages. Historical Fiction It’s 1942, and London remains under threat of enemy attack as WWII rages on. In the Bethnal… Read More
2024-02-27 00:08
The Womenby Kristin HannahSt. Martin's Press, 2024. 471 pages. Historical FictionWomen can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected wo… Read More
2024-02-17 19:29
BrideBy Ali HazelwoodBerkley, 2024. 399 pages. Romance Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast--again. Her days of living… Read More
2024-02-14 21:34
The Art Thief By Michael Finkel Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. 221 pages. Nonfiction For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one… Read More
2024-02-11 00:26
Florence Alder Swims Foreverby Rachel BeanlandSimon & Schuster, 2020. 309 pages. Historical Fiction In 1934, Florence Adler has aspirations to be the next Gertrude Ederle and swim… Read More
2024-02-08 03:41
The Unmaking of June FarrowBy Adrienne YoungDelacorte Press, 2023. 320 pages. FictionOne woman's deeply emotional story of self-discovery, family, and love - but make it time travel! In the… Read More
2024-02-06 00:54
Civilización ZapotecaPor Captivating HistoryCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018. 72 páginas. No Ficción Los zapotecas vivieron, prosperaron y se convirtier… Read More
2024-02-05 23:42
Prepara Tu Corazón Por Fr. Agustino TorresAve Maria Press, 2023. 144 páginas. Religioso Únete al padre Agustino Torres, CFR, fundador de Corazón Puro, en un viaje… Read More
2024-02-03 17:26
Tress of the Emerald SeaBy Brandon SandersonDragonsteel Entertainment, 2023. 483 pages. FantasyThe only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple on… Read More
2024-02-02 17:34
God was in this place and I, I did not knowBy Lawrence KushnerJewish Lights 2016. 183 pages. NonfictionIn a daring blend of scholarship and imagination, psychology and history, Lawrence Kush… Read More
2024-01-30 03:39
Prince of Song and SeaBy Linsey MillerDisney Press, 2022. 345 pages. Young Adult.Before Prince Eric's mother, the Queen of Vellona, went missing two years ago, she reminded him about the det… Read More
2024-01-26 20:33
What Lies in the WoodsBy Kate Alice MarshallFlatiron Books, 2023. 322 pages. Fiction Twenty-two years ago, Naomi Shaw believed in magic. She and her two best friends, Cassidy and Olivia… Read More
2024-01-23 22:36
Going Dark By Melissa de la Cruz Union Square and Co., 2023. 329 pages. Young Adult When 19-year-old Josh returns from Rome without his budding influencer girlfriend Amelia, h… Read More
2024-01-18 03:39
Magic Has No Borders By Sona CharaiportraHarperTeen, 2023. 338 pages. Young Adult FictionFrom chudails and peris to jinn and goddesses, this lush collection… Read More
2024-01-18 03:37
No One Left But YouBy Tash McAdamSoho Teen, 2023. 269 pages.Young Adult FictionFor me, this book is the definition of not judging based on the cover - this cover doesn't do the novel justice… Read More
2024-01-11 21:57
What You Are Looking For Is In the Libraryby Michiko AoyamaHanover Square Press, 2023. 300 pages. FictionWhat are you looking for? So asks Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian. For Sayuri… Read More
2024-01-09 19:40
Cursed Princess ClubBy LambCatWebtoon Unscrolled, 2023. 273 pages. YA Comics
Gwendolyn,
the youngest of the King's three daughters, is living proof that princesses
don't always have it all… Read More
2024-01-05 23:24
Revelations of Divine LoveBy Julian of NorwichPenguin Books, 1998. 192 pages. NonfictionComing from a society where women were barred from serious writing and teaching, Julian, an anchorite… Read More
2024-01-04 17:40
The Foxglove Kingby Hannah Whitten
Orbit, 2023. 466 pages. Fantasy When Lore was thirteen, she escaped a cult in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire. And in the ten years since… Read More
2024-01-04 01:31
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures By Sabrina Imbler Little, Brown and Company, 2022. 263 pages. Nonfiction. Imbler profiles ten of the ocean's strangest c… Read More
2023-12-29 21:39
Divine Rivals By Rebecca Ross Wednesday Books, 2023. 357 pages. Young Adult After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But 18-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hol… Read More
2023-12-22 23:29
Love & Resistance By Kara H. L. Chen Quill Tree Books, 2023. 339 pages. Young Adult Starting at a new school and having to stand up to infamous --and racist-- it-girl Mitz… Read More
2023-12-20 01:51
The Fragile Threads of PowerBy V.E. SchwabTor Books, 2023. 416 pages. FantasyOnce, there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power, and connected by… Read More
2023-12-13 17:38
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich By Deya Muniz Little, Brown and Company, 2023. 235 pages. Young Adult ComicsLady Camembert wants to live life on her own terms, without… Read More
2023-12-09 20:58
Artifacts of an Ex
by Jennifer Chen
Wednesday Books, 2023. 277 pages. Young Adult Fiction
Sixteen-year-old Chloe and her family move from New York to
Los Angeles to be with her Taiwanese… Read More
2023-12-09 02:45
A Mortal BaneBy Roberta GellisForge, 1999. 350 pages. Mystery.In 12th-century London, the Bishop of Winchester, head of St. Mary Overy Church, has made a most unusual pact with Magdalene la… Read More
2023-12-05 19:41
My Darling Girl By Jennifer McMahon Scout Press, 2023. 308 pages. Fiction Alison has never been a fan of Christmas. But with it right around the corner and her husband busily… Read More
2023-12-05 04:04
Sin Filtro y Otras MentirasPor Crystal MaldonadoHoliday House, 2023. 352 páginas. FicciónMax Monroe, de 21 anos, lo tiene todo- belleza, amigos y una vida esplendorosa llena de… Read More
2023-12-05 03:35
29 CitasPor Melissa de la CruzEdicones Kiwi, 2020. 351 páginas. FicciónLos tradicionales padres coreanos de Jisu están preocupados por lo que ellos creen una falta… Read More
2023-12-04 21:39
Star Splitter By Matthew J. Kirby Dutton Books, 2023. 305 pages. Young Adult 2199. Deep-space exploration is a reality and teleportation is routine. But this time something se… Read More
2023-12-04 20:15
The Weight of BloodBy Tiffany D. JacksonKatherine Tegen Books, 2022. 406 pages. Young Adult FictionWhen Springville residents -- at least, the ones still alive -- are questioned about what h… Read More
2023-12-03 00:32
Canción de NavidadPor Charles DickensJM Ediciones, 1999. 123 páginas. FicciónEbenezer Scrooge es un hombre avaro y egoísta, sarcástico y huraño con… Read More
2023-12-01 21:35
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafiby Shannon ChakrabortyHarper Voyager, 2023. 482 pages. Fantasy After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean's most notorious pirates… Read More
2023-11-30 01:26
Monstrilio By Gerardo Sámano Córdova Zando, 2023. 326 pages. Fiction. Grieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased eleven-year-old son Santiago's lung. Acti… Read More
2023-11-29 18:44
Counting the Cost: A Memoirby Jill Duggar
Gallery Books, 2023. 288 pages. Biography/Memoir As a star on the popular TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting, Jill Duggar grew up in front o… Read More
2023-11-25 21:20
Fourth Wing By Rebecca YarrosRed Tower Books, 2023. 498 pages. Adult FantasyTwenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books… Read More
2023-11-21 00:12
Mistletoe Murder: and other storiesBy P.D. JamesAlfred A. Knopf, 2016. 152 pages. MysteryFour previously uncollected stories from one of the great mystery writers of our time--swift, cunning… Read More
2023-11-18 20:19
Queen Bee: An Anti-historical Regency Romp
by Amalie Howard
Joy Revolution, 2023. 352 pages. Young Adult Fiction
Lady Ela Dalvi knows the exact moment her life was forever
changed--when h… Read More
2023-11-18 01:56
¡Viva Lola Espinoza!By Ella CerónKokila, an imprint of
Penguin Random House LLC, 2023. 392 pages. Young Adult Fiction
Cursed
in love, Lola Espinoza finds herself torn between t… Read More
2023-11-10 03:31
ViciousBy V.E. SchwabTor, 2013. 364 pages. Fiction Victor and Eli started out as college roommates-- brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition… Read More
2023-11-09 16:57
Sure, I'll Join Your CultBy Maria BamfordGallery Books, 2023. 272 pages. BiographyI picked this book up because of the title, of course. How could I resist? I am so glad that I did, and even… Read More
2023-11-03 01:51
The Woman in MeBy Britney SpearsGallery Books, 2023. 277 pages. Biography In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her vo… Read More
2023-11-02 22:16
Warrior Girl Unearthedby Angeline BoulleyHenry Holt and Co, 2023. 396 pages. Young Adult FictionSixteen-year-old Perry Firekeeper-Birch was planning on spending a leisurely summer fishing on… Read More
2023-10-31 21:02
My Roommate is a Vampireby Jenna LevineBerkley, 2023. 352 pages. RomanceTrue love is at stake in this charming, debut romantic comedy. Cassie Greenberg loves being an artist, but it's a toug… Read More
2023-10-31 00:37
The Priory of the Orange TreeBy Samantha ShannonBloomsbury Publishing, 2019. 830 pages. FantasyThe House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth… Read More
2023-10-30 22:29
Starling Houseby Alix E. HarrowTor, 2023. 308 pages. FantasyEden, Kentucky, is just another dying, bad-luck mining town, known only for the legend of E. Starling, the reclusive nineteenth-ce… Read More
2023-10-28 01:01
YoungbloodBy Sasha LaurensRazorbill, 2022. 304 pages. Young Adult Fantasy Kat Finn and her mother can barely make ends meet living among humans. Like all vampires, they must drink… Read More
2023-10-27 16:34
Vampires of El Norte By Isabel Cañas Berkley, 2023. 371 pages. Fiction. As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters--her home has… Read More
2023-10-21 19:49
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries
by Heather Fawcett
Del Rey, 2023. 317 pages. Science Fiction
In the early 1900s, a curmudgeonly professor journeys to a
small town to st… Read More
2023-10-19 20:16
Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and SpiritBy Lyanda Lynn HauptBrown and Company, 2021. 240 pages. NonfictionIn Rooted, cutting-edge science supports a truth that poet… Read More
2023-10-17 18:11
My Sweet Mexicoby Fany GersonTen Speed Press, 2010. 215 pages. Nonfiction, CookbookThe first cookbook to present authentic versions of beloved Mexican sweets plus a creative selection of new… Read More
2023-10-03 21:28
Into the Bright OpenBy Cherie DimalineFeiwel & Friends, 2023. 224 pages. Young Adult FictionIf you enjoy The Secret Garden - whether the book, the musical, or the many movies t… Read More
2023-10-02 23:40
Walking on Water: Reflections on faith and artBy: Madeleine L' EngleConvergent Books, 2016. 206 pages. Nonfiction In this classic book, Madeleine L' Engle addresses the questions, What makes… Read More
2023-10-02 20:44
ArcaBy Van JensenIDW Publishing, 2023. unpaged. Graphic NovelsThe world burned. But the rich and powerful...they had a plan. When society fell apart, a select group of billionaires had an es… Read More
2023-09-30 17:00
Invisible Son By Kim Johnson Random House, 2023. 404 pages. Young Adult After spending two months at the start of 2022 in a juvenile detention center for a crime he did not co… Read More
2023-09-30 00:42
The Buried and the BoundBy Rochelle Hassan Roaring Brook Press, 2023. 375 pages. Young Adult Fantasy As the only hedgewitch in Blackthorn, Massachusetts--an uncommonly m… Read More
2023-09-29 18:11
GallantBy Victoria Schwab Greenwillow Books, 2022. 338 pages. Young Adult Fantasy Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls, and all she has of her past is her mother… Read More
2023-09-27 15:32
I Have Some Questions for Youby Rebecca Makkai
Viking, 2023. 438 pages. Fiction A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past--the family tragedy t… Read More
2023-09-20 22:53
The Measure By Nikki ErlickWilliam Morrow, 2022. 352 pages. FictionIt happened quickly and without warning: all across the globe, from remote villages to crowded high-rises, small boxes… Read More
2023-09-15 16:29
Hello Beautifulby Ann NapolitanoThe Dial Press, 2023. 387 pages. Historical FictionWilliam Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him… Read More
2023-09-11 18:43
The Jewish Deli: An Illustrated Guide to the Chosen FoodBy Ben NadlerChronicle Books, 2023. 248 pages. Graphic NovelsA graphic history of the Jewish delicatessen, what can be found behind de… Read More
2023-09-08 02:08
The Last HousewifeBy Ashley WinsteadSourcebooks Landmark, 2022. 385 pages. Fiction During their senior year of college, Shay Evans and her best friend Laurel escaped from a violent, mag… Read More
2023-09-07 23:56
Ámate: Libera tus Dudas, Crea Autocompasión y Acepta Quién Erespor Megan LoganEditorial Edaf, S.L., 2023. 176 páginas. AutoayudaEmbárcate en un viaje hacia… Read More
2023-09-07 16:40
Just Show Up by Cal Ripken JrHarper, 2019. 185 pages. NonfictionThe record-breaking All-Star draws on stories from his remarkable career and the life of his legendary father to outline… Read More
2023-09-07 14:42
None of This is True By Lisa JewellAtria Books, 2023. 370 pages. FictionI haven't listened to an audiobook in a long time that hooked me the way this novel hooked me! This book wou… Read More
2023-09-06 22:34
Dances: a novelBy Nicole CuffyOne World, 2023. 277 pages. Fiction At twenty-two years old, Cece Cordell reaches the pinnacle of her career as a ballet dancer when she's promoted to principal… Read More
2023-09-02 21:11
When You Wish Upon A Lantern
By Gloria Chao
Viking, 2023. 340 pages. Young Adult
Liya and
Kai had been best friends since they were little kids, but all that changed
when a humiliating in… Read More
2023-09-02 15:56
Promise BoysBy Nick Brooks Henry Holt and Company, 2023. 294 pages. Young Adult As students, J.B., Ramón, and Trey are forced to follow the prestigious "program's" strict ru… Read More
2023-08-31 02:11
A Whole Song and Dance
by Sarvenaz Tash
Hyperion, 2023. 295 pages. Young Adult
Nasrin Mahdavi, an Iranian-American college freshman is a
triple threat on Broadway—but she’s li… Read More
2023-08-26 00:58
Ventures Basic Student's Bookpor Gretchen BitterlinCambridge University Press, 2018. 154 páginas. ESLEl Libro del Estudiante (Student's Book) de Ventures, tercera edición, tie… Read More
2023-08-25 22:02
The Golden Spoonby Jessa Maxwell
Atria Books, 2023. 287 pages. Mystery When production for the tenth season of the hit cooking competition Bake Week begins at the gothic estate of the s… Read More
2023-08-25 20:50
The Last DragonBy Silvana De MariMiramax Books, 2006. 361 pages. Young AdultStruggling to survive in a post apocalyptic world after his village is destroyed, Yorsh, the earth's last elf, mus… Read More
2023-08-24 21:37
Snow & PoisonBy Melissa De La Cruz G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2023. 273 pages. Young AdultNicknamed Snow White, sixteen-year-old Lady Sophie, daughter of Duke Franz of Bavaria, debuts into… Read More
2023-08-22 14:30
My Dear Henry By Kalynn BayronFeiwel and Friends, 2023. 263 pages. Young Adult FictionThis gothic remix of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde stars a queer, Black teenager named Gabriel who… Read More
2023-08-19 00:28
Lies We Sing to the SeaBy Sarah UnderwoodHarperTeen, 2023. 420 pages. Young Adult Fantasy Each spring, Ithaca
condemns twelve maidens to the noose. This is the price vengeful Poseidon
d… Read More
2023-08-18 22:44
Rust in the RootBy Justina Ireland Balzer + Bray, 2022. 464 pages. Young Adult It is 1937, and Laura Ann Langston lives in an America divided—between those who work the mysti… Read More
2023-08-17 19:47
Modern Jewish Comfort Foodby Shannon SarvaCountryman Press, 2022. 215 pages. Nonfiction, CookbookA satisfying collection of Jewish comfort food with classic dishes and modern variations. Com… Read More
2023-08-12 16:06
RizzioBy Denise MinaPegasus Crime, 2021. 118 pages. MysteryOn the evening of March 9th, 1566, David Rizzio, the private secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots, was brutally murdered. Dragged from… Read More
2023-08-07 18:42
By Her Own Designby Piper HuguleyWilliam Morrow, 2022. 384 pages. Historical Fiction1953, New York City. Less than a week before the society wedding of the year where Jacqueline Bouvier will… Read More
2023-08-07 17:13
Take My HandBy Dolen Perkins-ValdezPenguin Random House, 2022. 359 pages. Historical Fiction"History repeats what we don't remember." Inspired by true events, this novel is about a Black nur… Read More
2023-08-03 02:10
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and LouiseBy Colleen OakleyBerkley, 2023, 341 pgs. FictionAfter a freak accident ends Tanner's college soccer career, she must find a new place to live and so… Read More
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