Summer Reads

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   The star of Marvel’s first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, tells his own origin story of being a Chinese immigrant, his battles with cultural stereotypes and his own identity, becoming...

“Three relatable thirty somethings drive this ode to womanhood. Learning the hard way to love themselves, the women teach invaluable lessons.”—People“Everyone who loves Sally Rooney should be reading Jana Casale!”—Julie Buntin, author of Marlena Three...

Joel Osteen returns with a trademark message of positivity and hope in today's challenging world. Joel reminds us all that it's easy to get stuck but, if we hold on, a better future can be right around the corner. New York Times bestselling author and...

(Available after 3-20 days)"A rare and exquisite story . . . Transports you out of time, out of place, into a world you can feel on your very skin." —Elizabeth GilbertThe New York Times bestseller Janice Y.K. Lee's latest novel, The Expatriates, is now...

Four young Black sisters come of age during the American Civil War in So Many Beginnings, a warm and powerful YA remix of the classic novel Little Women, by bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow.North Carolina, 1863. As the American Civil War rages on,...

A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM ALEX GARLAND, STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN AND OSCAR ISAACThe Southern Reach Trilogy begins with Annihilation, the Nebula Award-winning novel that "reads as if Verne or Wellsian adventurers exploring a mysterious island had warped...

The classic science fiction novel that captures and expands on the vision of Stanley Kubrick’s immortal film—and changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves.From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man ventures...

The celebrated author continues his Space Odyssey with this Hugo Award winner: “A daring romp through the solar system and a worthy successor to 2001” (Carl Sagan). In 1968, Arthur C. Clarke’s bestselling 2001: A Space Odyssey captivated the world and...

Arthur C. Clarke’s 2061: Odyssey Three is truly a masterful elaboration on one man’s epic vision of the universe.Only rarely does a novelist weave a tapestry so compelling that it captures the imagination of the entire world. But that is precisely what...

A Main Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club®Selected by the Literary Guild® and Doubleday Book Club®“3001 is not just a page-turner, plugged in to the great icons of HAL and the monoliths, but a book of wisdom too, pithy and provocative.”—New...

(Available after November 30th, 2022)The monumental Hugo and Nebula award winning SF classic-- Featuring a new introduction by John ScalziThe Earth's leaders have drawn a line in the interstellar sand--despite the fact that the fierce alien enemy they...

ANSWERSWhat makes a Reaper? What hardships must an innocent child endure to become the vaunted champion of the Eighty-Six? A peek into the past will shed light on his truth. The path he walks is paved with bonds forged in love and broken by tragedy—the...

Far from fading with time, Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation. Rat, Mole, Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad (with his 'Poop-poop-poop' road-hogging new motor-car), have brought delight to many...

(Available after 3-20 days)Hayes Davis is America's sweetheart, the #1 hockey player in the country, and my fake fiancé.   Simple, right? It would be, if my betrothed were anyone else. But it turns out America's sweetheart is arrogant, selfish, and a guy...

(Available after 3-20 days)After spending most of his life taking care of his family, hockey prodigy Oakley Hutton decides it might be time to focus on himself. But with his move to a new city and a failing hockey team, he realizes it might not be as...

Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, chronicles the life of Abraham Lincoln with his trademark journalist style that is both accessible and engaging. Charting how and why Lincoln confronted secession, threats to democracy and the tragedy of...

(Available after 3-20 days) Author Rebecca Roanhorse has crafted an enthralling adventure of epic proportions in Race to the Sun. Traditional Navajo mythology is the inspiration for this rich, modern tale of Nizhoni Begay, a seventh grader from New...

(Available after October 30th, 2022)The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest movie star of the past 75 years covers everything: his traumatic childhood, his career, his drinking, his thoughts on Marlon Brando, James Dean,...

This fun early reader is based on the major motion picture Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, inspired by the beloved children’s books by Bernard Waber!   When the Primm family moves to New York City and into the house on East 88th Street, they are surprised to find...

(Available after 3-20 days)When you're a quilt instead of a sheet, being a ghost is hard! An adorable picture book for fans of Stumpkin and How to Make Friends with a Ghost.Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air and able to whirl and twirl and...