Oral reminisences of an illiterate man in the South as recounted to the author. A story of faith, courage & survival.

Neurotic failed film critic B. Rosenberger Rosenberg stumbles upon what may be the greatest human artistic achievement: a three-month-long film that took its reclusive auteur ninety years to complete. All but a single frame is destroyed, and he must attempt to recall it.

One of the forces behind the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and a major figure in US disability history, Judith Heumann tells the story of her lifelong struggle for equality with humility, humor and grace.

A coming of age tale set in the Appalachian region of Ohio. It's a beautiful book about some very ugly things, but it is also about the power of storytelling, a father's love for his children, and one woman's determination to survive and thrive.

As the first member of the Himba people (modeled after the real Himba people) to gain acceptance to Oozma Uni, Binti is uniquely positioned to empathize with both the Medusa and humans from the dominant ethnic group, the Khoush.

Detective Stallworth answers an ad in the local paper that leads to him being not only invited, but to lead the local Ku Klux Klan chapter. The twist: Stallworth is Black. Read the true story of this 1978 intelligence investigation - life is stranger than fiction.

When a live tweet of a horrific date reveals the unscrupulous dealings of an internet catfisher, three duped women make a pact to invest in themselves for six months, prompting one to pursue a dream career.

Kimmerer, as a botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, gorgeously reveals the unseen souls of plants and flowers by weaving her dueling backgrounds as a scientist and poet.

Wang unpacks the connections between capitalism and the American incarceration system.

Jensen shares stories about investigating cold cases, and shows readers how they can assist with investigations. This book is a must-read for fans of true crime!

Every city has a soul- New York City has one for each borough. As an eldritch force threatens the very heart of the city, five strangers must band together and figure out their new powers to save the New York they love from being snuffed out.

An early account of gender transition, originally published in 1974.

In '50s Greenwich Village, a middle-aged white woman and a Black gay man struggle to stay friends and find space in the world.

A lyrical classic about a Zulu minister's search for his son in Johannesburg. This beautiful and powerful book examines the structure of South Africa that led to apartheid and is as timely a commentary today as it was in 1948.

Perfect for waning summer days. Dandelion Wine is an ode to the magic of childhood summers.

Part memoir, history, and social critique Taylor uses her teen goth years as a way in to talking about the racism in America and the legacy of chattel slavery.

A time traveling historian ends up trapped in England during the Black Death, while a similar plague breaks out in the present.

The chef of Momofuku (and many other restaurants) and star of Ugly Delicious tells his story of being Korean in America, struggles with mental health, and his culinary journey to becoming one of the most influential chefs of our time.

Short stories about women who were inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling Eat Pray Love and how their lives changed after reading the book.

A Canadian Indigenous woman searches for her missing lover, lost for nearly a year, who turns up mysteriously in a Revival tent. Dimaline's tale is inspired by the Metis myth of the rogarou, or werewolf.

Investigating dozens of mysterious deaths in an Indonesian internment camp, a World Health Organization doctor finds himself on a race to uncover the origins of a mysterious killer virus and find a cure before it decimates world populations.

Bloom uses magical realism to illustrate a young girl's traumatic year in rural Appalachia. For fans of Where the Crawdads Sing.

Eleanor West’s School for Wayward Children is a boarding school for children who come home from portal fantasy worlds and can’t adjust to their new lives. Perfect for anyone who's still trying to figure out who they are, what they want, and where they belong.

A story of a woman growing up in the Bronx tenements in the 1940s.

83 "easily digestible" rules about eating. Short, sweet, with color illustrations on nearly every page by the incredible Maira Kalman.

Suleima, a young Syrian woman reflects on her life during wartime alternating between her inner thoughts and the manuscript of Naseem, an ex-lover.

An atmospheric, wild ride. Two sisters attend their estranged father's wedding, hoping for an inheritance, and unearthing a family secret instead. Veselka captures the desperation of poverty, the tendency to try to go it alone, and the unexpected connections that can lift us up.

Science writer Fountain explains the important work of the US Geological Survey to the layperson. He intertwines a narrative of the biggest earthquake recorded in North America - in Alaska in 1964 - with theories of plate tectonics.

The first deafblind student to graduate from Harvard Law tells her story in her own words. Bonus: she narrates the audiobook herself!

A grandfather promises an inheritance to his insufferable grandchildren, but only if they complete a nightmarish road trip.

Set in the 1960s and ranging in themes from child neglect, government secrets, and the aftermath of the Vietnam war.

Watson traces the wind's touch upon all aspects of life on earth, from the clouds to literature, with writing that moves and captivates the reader, much like the wind itself.

In order to prove/disprove the existence of the supernatural, a group of four people - representing both science and spiritualism - spend a few days at the Belasco House in Maine, touted as the “Mount Everest of haunted houses."

Follow the clues to find out how a trailer on a lonely backroad in a forgotten part of Oklahoma is found burned.

A deep dive into the parallel histories of civil rights protests and military involvement in American sports.

A fast-paced psychological thriller about a reporter and her ex-husband detective who are both investigating the murder of a childhood friend.

The second memoir of the life and times of the actress when she arrives in Hollywood. Picks up where "Home" left off.

A Salem family reckons with generational guilt regarding an ancestor's role during the Witch Trials of 1692.

Two orphaned Chinese immigrant siblings flee the threats of their gold rush mining town across an unforgiving landscape where their survival is tested by family secrets, sibling rivalry and disparate goals.

An oral history of the Combahee River Women's Collective -- the roots of the Black Lives Matter movement as we know it now. Includes interviews with founding members of the collective and Alicia Garza, a contemporary activist and co-founder of Black Lives Matter.

Several young women in contemporary Seoul contend with impossible standards of beauty, ruthless social hierarchies, and class struggle, each in their own way.

A domestic suspense novel, revolving around a missing young woman, a therapist and his family, and a suspicious next door neighbor.

A group of grief stricken bibliophiles join together in the small English town, Chawton, in the hopes of saving and restoring the final home of Jane Austen.

A Hudson Valley village is tormented by the ghost of a Hessian mercenary who was killed during the American Revolution.

Yes, the principles of clearing up clutter are now in manga format with a storyline about a young woman who calls on Marie Kondo to help clean up her apartment and her life. Better and easier to visualize than the original books!

Intriguing book about how various math principals influence our thinking. It's been many years since I studied math but I still found it accessible and interesting.

On an unnamed island, things (and memories of them) disappear with one word from the Memory Police. Which is why a young writer must hide her editor, who has the ability to remember everything that has vanished.

"Men's bodies litters my life history..." Grief expressed through tenderness.

Noemi, a young debutant, receives a worrying letter from her cousin. She travels to their secluded home in the Mexican countryside. She learns of the house’s dark past, has horrible nightmares, and tries to determine whether she and her cousin are in danger.

Set in the not-so-distant future, when most birds and animals have all but disappeared. Franny is determined to track the last migration of Arctic terns, who migrate from pole to pole every year. The language is so visceral you will feel the Antarctic chill.

Hester uses her research skills to help handsome Ezra put an end to a family/town secret and curse. Meanwhile, 140 years ago, a young mermaid falls in love with a naturalist. But she does not foresee the deadly consequences of her decision to leave her ocean home.

These stories are about lives of women in different circumstances, full of intrigue, suspense, and beauty.

Three lives intertwined from young adult into adulthood and a secret that could destroy a friendship.

Illustrated by Arturo Torres | Who would be on your bank heist team? Who is the best dog owner? A hilarious and thoughtful look at pop culture and the movies we love.

An ordinary single dad living in Tokyo has his whole life thrown into upheaval when the Canadian widower of his estranged twin brother comes to meet his family.

In this bizarre true story, a photo editor befriends Anna, a German heiress. On a supposedly all-expenses-paid trip to Marrakech, Rachel begins to question her new friend after she is asked to charge things to her own credit card with unfulfilled promises to reimburse.

Korede has spent her life cleaning up her sister Ayoola's messes and keeping her secrets--namely Ayoola's homicidal tendencies towards the men she dates. This book examines family ties, love, and betrayal set against the backdrop of modern day Nigeria.

A book about speaking the truth and doing the work, even when they tell you that you are too young.

It is the story of ten year old twins who burst into flames when agitated, yet they are ultimately unharmed. Parental neglect, a politician on the rise, and a complicated friendship between two adult women from very different socioeconomic backgrounds are also portrayed.

Letting go is not always easy, and in some cases it can be close to impossible. Devon hates to see another man getting comfortable in his spot.

A collection of short stories that feature the horror and uncanny in the everyday - a farm man wields the power of life and death with a scythe, a car crash survivor believes the same crowd appears at every accident - with the wonderful poetic prose of Bradbury.

A company retreat into the French Alps turns deadly. A group of coworkers from a successful tech startup are at odds over a potential buyout and then a storm snows everyone in. One by one members of the group start to go missing and they all begin to suspect each other.

The story of how one man swept away the chaos, all but wiping humanity from the Earth. Told by the few, interconnected survivors and the new species he left behind as our replacement. The audiobooks are also fantastically done.

An intensely told story beginning with a murder and follows the lives of several characters who subsequently become enmeshed in impossible situations that lead them to commit extreme and uncharacteristic acts.

The First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales after an incident of international proportions forces them to pretend to be best friends.

After Thomas’s untimely death, he’s sent back to Brooklyn for 90 days and forbidden to have any relationships with the living. But when he meets Rachel at a bus stop, that rule becomes very hard to follow.

More than a simple design for utopia, Plato's Republic is an exploration into the organization of desire, as well as a rumination on justice and its possibility within ethical regimes that privilege liberty above all else - its themes are as important now as they've ever been.

For fans of Lovecraft Country and American Gods, this title is half horror, half history, and sometimes both at the same time.

Visceral experiences of intense queer love, fallen family members, interactions with nature, and shaving as a genderqueer person make up this collection that builds on itself to create a fuller story by the end.

Lady Lucie and her band of Oxford suffragists have finally gotten enough money together to purchase their own London publishing house only to be thwarted by Lucie's old nemesis Lord Tristan Ballentine. A fast-moving, sexy, historical romp.

Brings the reader to 18th century England with the prostitute Mary Saunders. From the rough and dirty streets of London to the quiet countryside near Wales. You can take the girl out of London...

20 years ago, the two New York ball clubs were both the talk of the sport, and at the top of their games. Relive those fun times with this immersive account of the first baseball season of the new millennium.

An atmospheric, haunting story that takes place in a small town in upstate New York, surrounding a creepy motel. Perfect Fall read!

Music and Hip-Hop legend Rakim the God, hailed as “the greatest MC of all time”, gives us an insight into his brilliant mind. Part memoir, part writing guide Sweat the Technique gives us insight into how Rakim thinks about words, writing, music and rhyming.

The department of sensitive crimes, renowned for taking on the most obscure and irrelevant cases like when the girlfriend of an infamous author insists her bad beau is being blackmailed.

Six college friends rent a house in London and by the end of the school year, one of them is found dead. More than twenty years later, the surviving five friends are called to a remote Scottish isle with a deadly ultimatum: confess to their part in their friend's death or die.

This epistolary novel tells the story of two rival agents in a war that spans time and space. It's gorgeously written, and the audiobook was a delight to listen to. Perfect for fans of time travel, sci-fi, and anyone who enjoys the enemies-to-lovers trope.

In this non-stop WWII spy thriller, tragedy strikes Kate Rees’s young family amidst a bombing in German-occupied Paris. A skilled shooter, Rees seeks revenge with a simple, rushed mission: kill Hitler. She misses, and sets into motion a whole different drama.

This is the book on dance history you’ve been looking for! Both accessible to the novice and insightful for the seasoned dance aficionado, Jowett’s ability to place dance within broader cultural frameworks is incredibly impressive.

A novella that tells the story of four astronauts on an exploratory mission far from home. They continue to send their findings back, despite the years that have passed and the changes back on Earth. It made me think, question, and hope--things that are quite needed today.

The suicide of an early 2000s pop icon shows the dark side of fame.

Unspoken will captivate your emotion. As a pastor, nothing instills more pride than seeing your child follow in your footsteps.

Follows the rise of a fictional band at the height of the "British Invasion" in the mid to late 1960s named Utopia Avenue. The group is comprised of unique individuals who seemingly couldn't be more different yet together they create magic!

The 1989 Danvers High School Falcons field hockey team will do anything to make it to the state finals—even if it means tapping into some devilishly dark powers. You will not stop laughing throughout the entire book.

The natural history of whales and the life of Herman Melville commingle in Philip Hoare's lyrical study of the world's largest mammals and their grip on the human imagination.

Anne Gallagher travels to her Irish grandfather's childhood home to spread his ashes. She gets pulled back in time and awakens in Ireland 1921. Anne is torn and must decide between history and her heart. A romantic stunner perfect for "Outlander" fans.

A coming of age story that makes you yearn for home, or simpler times.

Incredibly timely today, Dr. King offers a description of the state of American race relations in 1967, including many ideas and proposals for finding a way forward.

Parallel narratives: in 1947 a governess for the de Grey family at Winterbourne Hall learns something sinister is going on, and in present day New York, a gallery curator who learns she’s related to the de Greys. A twisty, modern gothic chiller perfect for fall.

Just in time for our upcoming elections, this book chronicles the long battle to win the vote for women and clearly explains difficult political terms and phrases in each chapter. I am thoroughly enjoying the version adapted for teens with the same title.

To attract investors, ordinary farm girl turned entrepreneur Jessica McGale poses as "Lady Whitfield" which puts her in the orbit of Noel, the notorious Duke of Rotherby. Leigh is known for taking romance tropes and turning them on their head and this novel will not disappoint!