William Morrow 5/23/2023. New paperback. In stock soon. Reserve your copy today! Store pick: Seventy years ago, the world was introduced to Bond, James Bond. A British spy with a license to kill and without equal. In those seventy years, we would follow his heroic exploits for God, Queen and Country. and marvel. Casino Royale was the first of his missions and the beginning of literary world wide fame for author Ian Fleming. Though we know Bond best by the films that followed, treat yourself to the narrative of the original source material. And without all the gadgets. -Lee H., store employee View More...
Crooked Lane Books 12/6/2022. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: The Least Among Us is a fast-moving legal thriller that points out how badly the criminal justice system needs to be reformed and how the indigent really don?t stand a chance with society as a whole and the criminal justice system in particular. I loved Julia, the public defender, who does truly care about the people she represents, and I loved the way the book ended. I can?t wait to read more books with Julia and hopefully Marie, as perhaps a new public defender. -Nancy M., store volunteer View More...
Bantam 1/2/2024. New paperback. On sale 1/2/24. Pre-order today! Store pick: Ashley Flowers is the host of a #1 true crime podcast and she has used that experience to craft a terrific story of crime, investigative journalism, and what families will do to protect those they love. -Nancy M., store volunteer View More...
Berkley 12/6/2022. New paperback. Store pick: Tilda is a member of the most powerful witch family around, even though she herself has no magic. She's learned to accept that, though, and has even started trying to date...except she keeps getting set up with Gil -- yes, he's hot, but he's also an annoying jerkface (and unbeknownst to Tilda, he's also a double agent, spying on her for the evil Council while also feeding information to the Resistance). But when Tilda accidentally causes her sister's spell to curse her entire family, she and Gil have to team up to pull the heist of a lifetime, whi... View More...
Atria Books 5/2/2023. New paperback. Store pick: Jamie Ford weaves mother/daughter memories through time with alternating characters acting as the reader's guide. Dorothy is one mother in the future who is desperate to protect her daughter, Annabel, from decisions made by past generations. Dorothy's fear of passing her unstable mental state to her daughter leads her to an experimental treatment with life altering side effects. Readers are lead through the past, present and future in a kind of multigenerational time travel that shows how tightly mothers and daughters are bound together. -Mary... View More...
Berkley 2/28/2023. New paperback. Store pick: Lily is stuck in a dead-end job as an editor's assistant, the one Greene sister who hasn't managed to make a success of her life. On a whim, one day she emails the author of her favorite fantasy book -- and he unexpectedly writes back! They correspond regularly, opening up to each other in ways neither of them has before and becoming close, until Strick breaks things off suddenly. Lily is heartbroken...until she meets her hot new neighbor, who figures out pretty quickly that Lily is the Lily from the emails. But he has reasons for keeping his iden... View More...
Atria Books 6/14/2022. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: With Building a Second Brain, Tiago Forte has written a worthy successor to David Allen's productivity classic Getting Things Done. Forte moves beyond simple productivity to discuss how today's knowledge workers need personal knowledge management (PKM) to harness the information highway instead of getting overwhelmed by it. I love that his PKM system can work with whatever digital apps you already use, though he also offers some suggested ones. I've already begun adopting his system and it is the one I plan to recommend to... View More...
Berkley 5/2/2023. New paperback. Store pick: Fern and Will met 10 years ago, when they spent the day together exploring Toronto and forging a connection that was more real than either of them had felt before, despite being so brief. But the timing wasn't right, so they agreed to meet a year later -- except Will never showed. Now, Fern is running her mom's resort after a tragedy upended her life, something she never wanted to do. And then Will shows up. Neither Fern nor Will are the same people they were 10 years ago, but they still have an undeniable attraction. Will has secrets, though, and ... View More...
Forge Books 5/9/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: As usual Candace Fox has given us a page turner with non-stop action, snappy dialogue and two lead characters whose chemistry together is electric. Det. Charlie Hoskins has barely escaped with his life when his cover is blown after 5 years with a violent biker gang. Rookie Lynette Lamb was fired on her first day on the job for unwittingly being the cause of his cover being blown. Together (much to Hoskins dismay) they find themselves trying to avoid the gang who are determined to kill Hoskins, trying to help with a hostage ... View More...
William Morrow 6/6/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: My Magnolia Summer is a beautiful ode to Victoria Benton Frank?s mother, Dorothea. It is apparent in the grace, style, and humor that the younger Frank has sprinkled through this novel about a Sullivan?s Island native who comes home to help out the family during a crisis. Delightful characters and sweet love scenes abound. A great summer read! -Linda H., store volunteer View More...
Smart Pop 12/6/2022. New hardcover. /No jacket. Store pick: For every fan of Princess Bride, this cookbook is their culinary 'As You Wish'. The cookbook is filled with recipes that invoke memories of the movie. Whether you are looking for a quick snack, and a lavish royal soirées, The Princess Bride Official Cookbook has what you are looking for. I recommend the Hash you wish breakfast dish, the MLT sandwich, and the Storming the Castle brew. The Princess Bride Official Cookbook is the perfect holiday gift for anyone who loves the cult classic, or has a passion for themed cooking! -Gretchen ... View More...
Atria Books 8/15/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. On sale 8/15/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: The Great Transition is a thriller, a dystopian survivalist story and one of the most thought-provoking novels I have read in years.It is also a frighteningly believable look at what the future could be like if the climate crises isn?t taken seriously, and it is a beautiful story of a family and how each does what they believe is necessary to ensure a better future. -Nancy M., store volunteer View More...
G.P. Putnam's Sons 5/16/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: Killing Me is a laugh-out-loud book about serial killers. Yes. Really. A bevy of quirky characters, strong female leads, and a clever game of cat and mouse that takes a twist you could never imagine, makes this one of the best books I have read this year. -Nancy M., store volunteer View More...
Blackstone Publishing 10/3/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. On sale 10/3/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: Never trust a psychopath, Meg Gardiner has exceeded all expectations making that point. Efrem Judah Goode has been convicted of multiple murders. He claims his innocence, that is not unusual, but now he wants to make a deal. The FBI understands killers are not to be trusted. Caitlin is a good agent who spent her time in the streets as a police officer. She has seen many horrible acts and people. Efrem Judah Goode surpasses most in terms of evil, but could be useful in bringing an... View More...
Doubleday 4/5/2022. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Later printing. Store pick: What an absolutely charming book! Elizabeth Zott is not your typical woman living in the 1960s. She is a chemist determined to prove that she is as good as any man in her field, which is not so easy to do with so many of the preconceived ideas of what a woman should and should not do at this time. I love her hilarious and straight to the point comebacks to many of the men who try to tell her she can not do something because it isn?t seemly for a woman to do. You will be infuriated by how she is treated and be ... View More...
St. Martin's Griffin 1/31/2023. New paperback. Store pick: I really enjoyed The Girl He Used To Know, so reading this book was an easy decision. Layla and Josh are both adjusting to life as singles rather than couples. They ended up single due to very different circumstances, it's hard not to understand growing apart when you married as a teen. Layla does not have that situation and is torn over her divorce, but more anguished about her marriage and how she was diminished. Josh has no idea how to be single and the online dating scene is portrayed in frightening detail. As they emerge from the... View More...
Bloomsbury 2/21/2017. New paperback. Store pick: Fabulous middle-grade fantasy on any level, but especially great for younger siblings who feel overshadowed. -Jill Hendrix, store owner View More...
William Morrow 6/13/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. On sale 6/13/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: Several things came to mind when I was reading this amazing debut novel. Lord of the Flies, And Then There were None, and The Meanest Mean Girls ever! Sian Gilbert made sure that the 4 friends who were invited to a hen party on a luxurious private island by Poppy, a girl they had bullied and tormented in primary school, were as unlikeable as they come. Stories were told from the past and from each one's point of view on the island. She made sure from the looks at their past and the way ... View More...
Orbit 9/27/2022. New paperback. Store pick: Elspeth has shared her mind with the Nightmare for 11 years, since the magic from her childhood infection allowed her to absorb the power of the Nightmare Card. She's spent that 11 years making sure to remain unnoticed by the King and his Destriers and Physicians, because the punishment for being infected is death. But now Elspeth must work with her enemy, the Captain of the Destriers and the King's family, to reunite all the Providence Cards in order to cure herself and the kingdom. Fans of For the Wolf will find much to love in this story -- adven... View More...
