Summer Reads

Drawing from cutting-edge research in neuroscience, cultural history and personal experience, Professor Dacher Keltner delivers an exhilarating anatomy of awe, showing how deeply this extraordinary emotion is interlinked with our ability to connect,...

“…Sweeping and intimate, warm and gripping. I loved it!” —Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Chief Inspector Gamache novels   A single twist of fate puts a servant girl to work in Queen Victoria’s royal kitchen, setting off a...

For fans of Kiss Number 8 and On a Sunbeam, this debut graphic novel is a fast-paced time travel adventure with a hint of romance that has garnered 1.5 million views as a Tapas webcomic.   Ren Mittal's last memory in the year 1996 is getting on a bus to...

A reimagining of Little Women set in 1942, when the United States is suddenly embroiled in the second World War, this story, told from each March sister's point of view, is one of grief, love, and self-discovery.In the fall of 1942, the United States is...

A teen girl seeking retribution against her backstabbing former best friend finds her plans slightly derailed once she catches the eye of a familiar, handsome marquess. Bestselling author Amalie Howard delivers a delightful, anti-historical Regency-era...

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life.Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his...

REDISCOVER THE FORGOTTEN ART OF ASKING IN THIS NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BOOKRock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of...

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Chair of The Elders, and Chair of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, along with his daughter, the Reverend Mpho Tutu, offer a manual on the art of forgiveness—helping us to realize that...

A stranded detective tries to solve a murder in a tiny Alaskan town where everyone lives in a single high-rise building, in this gripping debut by an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter.When a local teenager discovers a severed hand and foot washed up...

Kayla Miller, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Click, Camp, Act, and Clash, returns with a new Olive story! Olive is balancing the too-many things she wants to do with the too-few hours in the day to do them. When everything adds up,...

When Nat joins Olive’s sixth grade class, Olive jumps at the chance to show her around. Olive is excited to make a new friend, until she realizes that Nat doesn’t seem to want to be her friend. Middle school can be tough enough with your friends by your...

The cheeky, larger-than-life drag queen and outrageous comic—"The Joan Rivers of the Drag World," (New York Times)—who isn’t afraid to shock or offend brings her trademark acerbic wit and sharp commentary to the page in an uproarious illustrated...

"This story is a captivating blend of Christian science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. For 11-14-year-old readers who enjoy books such as A Wrinkle In Time.""Do you believe in angels?""The Girl Who Captured the Stars, the first book in author L.B. Anne's...

(Available after 3-20 days)When courts collide, blood may be spilled. But when destinies collide, blood may hold power.   A DUTY... Bound in service to the king within the city, Faythe grapples with morality to keep herself and her friends safe. Nik's...

"An affecting, singular story...a bracing tale of life on the edge of death." —Kirkus Reviews   When veteran war reporter Benjamin Hall woke up in Kyiv on the morning of March 14, 2022, he had no idea that, within hours, Russian bombs would nearly end...

Power, money, and dark family secrets are a killer combination in a propulsive novel of suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Family Money.   After Jake Slater’s wife dies in a tragic hit-and-run, all he has left is his daughter,...

(Available after June 30th, 2023)My twin sister is the true queen of Aryd. She survives, hiding and clinging to life in the desert, while I reign as the false queen alongside the monstrous King Eidolon. There’s only one escape from this gilded prison:...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Bracken cements her status as one of the top fantasy authors writing today in this stunning series opener inspired by Arthurian legend and fueled by love, revenge, and pure adrenaline!Tamsin Lark...

MAGIC. ROMANCE. ADVENTURE.Experience the *now completed* bestselling series that fans of Harry Potter and Percy Jackson are raving about."A must read!"--USA Today* A Top 100 Amazon Bestseller in the entire Kindle Store *Nicole Cassidy is nervous about...

A MESSAGE FROM THE WORLD BEYOND. Thirteen-year-old Ben Archer has accepted a mind-boggling challenge: to use his alien skill to restore the balance between humans and the rest of the living world. But after a near brush with death in the middle of the...