Summer Reads

"The Motivation Manifesto is a poetic and powerful call to reclaim our lives and find our own personal freedom. It’s a triumphant work that transcends the title, lifting the reader from mere motivation into a soaringly purposeful and meaningful life. I...

Three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming human society—and what this technology means for us all. An AI learned to win chess by making moves...

(Available after 3-20 days)“There are at least two kinds of games,” states James P. Carse as he begins this extraordinary book. “One could be called finite; the other infinite. A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the...

(Available after 3-20 days) The #1 Mind Mapping Book for Nearly a Decade   Mind mapping is a learning and organizational tool that improves memory, learning, concentration, organization, creativity, and time management.   This is the go-to-book on the...

(Available after October 30th, 2023)Mathematician and popular science author Eugenia Cheng is on a mission to show you that mathematics can be flexible, creative, and visual. This joyful journey through the world of abstract mathematics into category...

For music nerds, there’s a slew of behind-the-scenes documentaries and podcasts. The Sinner and the Saint is Kevin Birmingham’s literature AND true-crime version of that. Here is Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. All that went into the making of and...

(Available after April 30th, 2023) A triumphant memoir by the former editor-in-chief of French Elle that reveals an indomitable spirit and celebrates the liberating power of consciousness.In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor-in-chief of...

From an award-winning Tunisian author comes a stirring allegory about a country in the aftermath of revolution and the power of a single quest.   Sidi lives a hermetic life as a bee whisperer, tending to his beloved “girls” on the outskirts of the...

(Available after 3-20 days)From National Book Award in Fiction finalist Andrew Krivak comes a gorgeous fable of Earth’s last two human inhabitants, and a girl’s journey home   In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the...

A captivating fantasy novel for readers of all ages, by the author of Midnight’s Children and The Satanic Verses “This is, simply put, a book for anyone who loves a good story. It’s also a work of literary genius.” —Stephen KingSet in an exotic Eastern...

In the late 1970s Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka. As he records his journey through the drug-like heat and intoxicating fragrances of that "pendant off the ear of India, " Ondaatje simultaneously retraces the baroque mythology of his...

(Available after 14-30 days) A Penguin Classic“Age can never dull this kind of writing,” writes the Chicago Tribune of John Steinbeck’s dispatches from World War II, filed for the New York Herald Tribune in 1943, which vividly captured the human side of...

(Available after April 30th, 2023)After his harrowing ordeal in the Nightmare Tower, what awaits Jaehwan is Chaos, a vast realm populated with strange people and even stranger beasts. Adding to the confusion is the fact that, to his Awakened eyes, the...

Terror intensifies as the truth behind a series of deadly and mysterious attacks is revealed...Death, murder, and hysteria. The reality of hell on earth has reached new heights following numerous public massacres. The fear-striken public begin to...

(Available after 3-20 days) Such Pretty Flowers by debut author K. L. Cerra is a fast, delicious read where we watch protagonist, Holly, investigate her brother’s death and how she loses herself on the way. To wander through the pages of this lush...

From the macabre mind of a Bram Stoker Award-nominated author, this heart-pounding novel of horror and psychological suspense takes a ghost hunting reality TV crew into a world they could never have imagined.Fade to Black is the newest hit ghost hunting...

[We] cant get enough of Christies plush and murderous thrills. Entertainment Weekly From the Queen of Mysterythis all-new collection of stories about love gone horribly wrong will get your heart racing. Love can propel us to our greatest heights . .. and...

Bridgerton meets Charlie's Angels in this delightful period romp revolving around an-all female detective agency embroiled in a complex case involving gaslighting, blackmail and missing jewels. An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the...

Adiba Jaigirdar, author of one of Time's Best YA books of all time, gives Titanic an Ocean’s 8 makeover in this nail-biting heist set onboard the infamous ship.   Josefa is an unapologetic and charismatic thief, who loves the thrill of the chase. She has...

The atmosphere of Bleak House, the sensuous thrill of Perfume, and the mystery of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell all combine in a story of murder, deceit, love, and revenge in Victorian England.   "After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off...