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...
Underlined 5/16/2023. New paperback. Store pick: Dylan's life revolves around his family -- helping his aunt in their Chinese-Singaporian takeout restaurant, spending time with his cousins, remembering his mom. Then Theo comes into his life, with his private school and Ferrari and uber-wealthy family. The two are nothing alike, made even more obvious when Theo convinces Dylan to be his fake date at a family wedding and Dylan gets a look at the drama in Theo's family. But there's something real between them, and Dylan finds it harder and harder to ignore it. A super-cute romance with big YA Cr... View More...
William Morrow 6/27/2023. New paperback. on sale 6/27/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: 'Heat 2' by write-director Michael Mann and award winning mystery writer Meg Gardiner has delivered a solid follow up to the 1995 film 'Heat'. Stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer, to name a few, brought a ultra gritty take on the cat and mouse scenario between the L.A. Homicide Robbery division and a elite group of thieves in the original film 'Heat'. This novel, which is both a prequel and sequel, gives us a deep dive into the beginnings and conclusion to this deadly rivalry. A very satisfying a... View More...
Tor Books 1/24/2023. New paperback. Store pick: One of Scalzi's less serious books. A short fun adventure into a land of mountain-sized monsters where everything wants to kill you, and that's before sinister forces kidnap a Kaiju. Witty banter and the constant threat of horrible death. What could go wrong? -Adam M., store volunteer reader (seconded by Lee H., store employee) View More...
Head of Zeus 9/1/2022. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: As an avid reader of scifi and, in particular, ones with a time travel bent, I was startled by its originality. I thought I was ready for all the 'tropes', all the cliched plot devices that usually accompany this type genre. But I was very wrong. Pleasantly so. Yes, a trope was used but I was gobsmacked by the fact that I didn't see it coming. I should have but I didn't. It was refreshing. It put a smile on my face and made it to the top of my Customer Recommends List. -Lee H., store employee View More...
Katherine Tegen Books 10/25/2022. New paperback. Store pick: It?s finally here! The third and final installment of the Montague siblings has arrived, and it is well worth the wait! The Nobleman?s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks introduces you to Adrienne Montague, the youngest of the Montague siblings, and the only one who is completely unaware that he has siblings. When Adriene discovers a partial spy glass that belonged to his mother, questions arise: Where did this spy glass come from And did it have anything to do with his mother?s death? While searching for answers, Adriene stumbles acro... View More...
Ballantine Books 10/4/2022. New paperback. Store pick: Like in the Martian, the protagonist of Project Hail Mary has to use science to survive, except it's not just his survival, but the world's. Hard science fiction with a heart like only Andy Weir could write. Plus sun killing microbes, amnesia, and alien first contact. His best book yet. -Adam, store volunteer reader (seconded by Melissa O., store employee, and Lee H., store employee) View More...
Hanover Square 8/4/2020. New paperback. Store pick: Immersed in an alterative history of the American Revolution comes a surprising thriller. Well known, and not so well known, characters bring to life the American patriotic spirit and the determination of a powerful English monarchy. Both now set upon a path that will chill you with the possibilities of what could have been. -Lee H., store employee View More...
