Fall is almost here and with it comes a plethora of exciting new titles for readers of all tastes and interests. Check out our guide below for what you can look forward to in the months ahead!
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Defining Moments in Black History by Dick Gregory
With his trademark acerbic wit, incisive humor, and infectious paranoia, the late Dick Gregory, one of our foremost comedians and most politically engaged civil rights activists, looks back at 100 key events from the complicated history of black America.
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No Room for Small Dreams by Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and one of the towering figures of the twentieth century, caps his legacy with this final book—a majestic, intimate and personal account of the building of modern Israel, and what its future might hold.
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Unbelievable by Katy Tur
The NBC journalist who covered—and took fire from—Donald Trump on the campaign trail offers an inside look at the most shocking presidential election in American history.
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The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
Joining the ranks of Hidden Figures and In the Garden of Beasts, the incredible true story of the greatest codebreaking duo that ever lived, an American woman and her husband who invented the modern science of cryptology together and used it to confront the evils of their time, solving puzzles that unmasked Nazi spies and helped win World War II.
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The Twelve-Mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson
From New York Times bestselling author Eleanor Henderson, an audacious American epic set in rural Georgia during the years of the Depression and Prohibition.
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We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union
In the spirit of Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dunham’s Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman.
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Wonder Valley by Ivy Pochoda
From the acclaimed author of Visitation Street, a visionary portrait of contemporary Los Angeles in all its facets, from the Mojave Desert to the Pacific, from the 110 to Skid Row.
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Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich, the New York Times bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of LaRose and The Round House, paints a startling portrait of a young woman fighting for her life and her unborn child against oppressive forces that manifest in the wake of a cataclysmic event.
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Why Comics? by Hillary Chute
A comics expert reveals what makes one of the most critically acclaimed and popular art forms—comics—so appealing and unique.
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Thanks, Obama by David Litt
A different kind of White House memoir, presidential speechwriter David Litt’s comic account of his years spent working with Barack Obama and his reflection on Obama’s legacy in the age of Trump.
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The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld
A haunting, richly atmospheric, and deeply suspenseful novel from the acclaimed author of
The Enchanted about an investigator who must use her unique insights to find a missing little girl.
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Forest Dark by Nicole Krauss
“One of America’s most important novelists” (New York Times), the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The History of Love, conjures an achingly beautiful and breathtakingly original novel about personal transformation that interweaves the stories of two disparate individuals—an older lawyer and a young novelist—whose transcendental search leads them to the same Israeli desert.
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Where the Past Begins by Amy Tan
From New York Times bestselling author Amy Tan, a memoir on her life as a writer, her childhood, and the symbiotic relationship between fiction and emotional memory.
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The Story of the Jews Volume Two by Simon Schama
In the second of three volumes of this magnificently illustrated cultural history, the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews, Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish people from 1492 through the end of nineteenth century.
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Mirror, Mirror by Cara Delevingne
When one of their friends mysteriously disappears, a group of teens are forced to confront the challenges and secrets of their lives in this edgy and suspenseful coming-of-age tale from international supermodel, actress, and social media darling Cara Delevingne.
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The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
A mesmerizing debut psychological thriller full of delicious twists about a coolly manipulative woman who worms her way into the lives of a wealthy “golden couple” from Connecticut to achieve the privileged life she wants.
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Hunting El Chapo by Cole Merrell and Douglas Century
**Coming April 2018**
A blend of Manhunt, Killing Pablo, and Zero Dark Thirty, Cole Merrell and Douglas Century’s sensational investigative high-tech thriller chronicles a riveting chapter in the twentieth-century drug wars: the exclusive inside story of the American lawman and his dangerous eight-year hunt that captured El Chapo—the world’s most wanted drug kingpin who evaded capture for more than a decade.
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Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs
In this searing memoir of survival in the spirit of Stolen Innocence, the daughter of Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed Prophet of the FLDS Church, takes you deep inside the secretive polygamist Mormon fundamentalist cult run by her family and how she escaped it.
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Dollars and Sense by Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler
Blending humor and behavioral economics, the New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational delves into the truly illogical world of personal finance to help people better understand why they make bad financial decisions, and gives them the knowledge they need to make better ones.
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The Body in the Casket by Katherine Hall Page
The inimitable Faith Fairchild returns in a chilling New England whodunit, inspired by the best Agatha Christie mysteries and with hints of the timeless board game Clue.
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The Boat Runner by Devin Murphy
In the tradition of All The Light We Cannot See and
The Nightingale, comes an incandescent debut novel about a young Dutch man who comes of age during the perilousness of World War II.
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The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy
In the bestselling tradition of Fannie Flagg and Jenny Colgan comes Felicity Hayes-McCoy’s U.S. debut about a local librarian who must find a way to rebuild her community and her own life in this touching, enchanting novel set on Ireland’s stunning West Coast.
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Unforgivable Love by Sophfronia Scott
In this vivid reimagining of the French classic Les Liaisons Dangereuses, two predators engage in a dangerous game amidst the manicured gardens and fine old homes of 1940s Harlem.
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Caroline by Sarah Miller
In this novel authorized by the Little House Heritage Trust, Sarah Miller vividly recreates the beauty, hardship, and joys of the frontier in a dazzling work of historical fiction, a captivating story that illuminates one courageous, resilient, and loving pioneer woman as never before—Caroline Ingalls, "Ma" in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved Little House books.
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The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty—an imaginative alchemy of The Golem and the Jinni, The Grace of Kings, and Uprooted, in which the future of a magical Middle Eastern kingdom rests in the hands of a clever and defiant young con artist with miraculous healing gifts.
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The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash
The author of the celebrated bestseller A Land More Kind Than Home returns with this eagerly awaited new novel, set in the Appalachian foothills of North Carolina in 1929 and inspired by actual events, that chronicles an ordinary woman’s struggle for dignity and her rights in a textile mill—a moving tale of courage in the face of oppression and injustice, with the emotional power of Ron Rash’s Serena, Dennis Lehane’s The Given Day, and the unforgettable films Norma Rae and Silkwood.
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Strange Weather by Joe Hill
A collection of four chilling novels, ingeniously wrought gems of terror from the brilliantly imaginative, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman, Joe Hill.
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It Devours! by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
From the authors of the New York Times bestselling novel Welcome to Night Vale and the creators of the #1 international podcast of the same name, comes a mystery exploring the intersections of faith and science, the growing relationship between two young people who want desperately to trust each other, and the terrifying, toothy power of the Smiling God.
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Odd Child Out by Gilly Macmillan
From the New York Times bestselling author of What She Knew comes a whip-smart suspense novel about two young friends, the mystery of one's near-fatal accident, and the secrets each of their families hold.
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The Relive Box and Other Stories by T.C. Boyle
A raucous collection of short stories from the astonishingly inventive and bestselling writer of The Harder They Come and The Terranauts.
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Pupcakes by Annie England Noblin
Sit! Stay! Speak! author Annie England Noblin’s newest novel takes one woman starting over, adds an aging pug named Teddy Roosevelt, and proves the power of a well-baked dog treat.
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Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan
Jenny Colgan dishes up another delightful holiday story about the residents in an idyllic Cornish village who must join forces to save Christmas.
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Start Without Me by Joshua Max Feldman
The author of the critically acclaimed The Book of Jonah explores questions of love and choice, disappointment and hope in the lives of two strangers who meet by chance in this mesmerizing tale that unfolds over one Thanksgiving Day.
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-Chris