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After That, the Dark
by Andrew Klavan
July 24, 2025
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In this newest entry in Andrew Klavan's USA Today bestselling Cameron Winter series, the ex-spy turned English professor finds love--and murder.

Cameron Winter is falling in love. After finally working up the courage to contact the attractive therapist Gwendolyn Lord, he finds himself immersed in a passion that feels heaven-sent. When Gwendolyn tells him about a true-life "locked room mystery," Winter feels compelled to investigate.

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a solid citizen named Owen McKay suddenly went mad and killed his wife and child. Locked in a padded cell and monitored on video, he was nonetheless discovered dead from...

She Kills
The Murderous Socialite, the Cross-Dressing Bank Robber, and Other True Crime Tales
by Skip Hollandsworth
July 24, 2025
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"I love Skip Hollandsworth. I love his extraordinary stories, I love his rabid curiosity, and I love that as a writer, he personifies toeing the line between horror, humor, and absurdity. I am inspired by every single character he has introduced us to. "--Laura Dern

A superb collection of true-crime stories--written by Texas Monthly's legendary feature writer Skip Hollandsworth--that reminds us why America is perennially obsessed with the genre.

Skip Hollandsworth has been covering true crime since long before the podcasts, networks, and television shows discovered it. Texas born and bred, the revered journalist joined Texas Monthly in 1989, and...

The Midnight Taxi
by Yosha Gunasekera
November 11, 2025
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When the last fare of the night turns up dead in her backseat, a Sri Lankan American taxi driver works off the clock to clear her name in this mystery novel by debut author Yosha Gunasekera.

Siriwathi Perera doesn’t quite know where she’s going in life. She never expected to be a taxicab driver in New York City, struggling to make ends meet and still living with her parents at twenty-eight. The true-crime podcasts that keep Siri company as she drives don’t do much to make up for the legal career she imagined for herself, or the brother she’s grieving.

When public...

Please Don't Lie
A Thriller
by Christina Baker Kline,Anne Burt
April 29, 2025
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In this stylish, twisty thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline and award-winning author Anne Burt, a young woman heads to the Adirondacks with her new husband for a fresh start--but the past won't let her go.

Two years ago, Hayley Stone lost everything. First, her parents died in a devastating fire. Then, her sister overdosed, leaving Hayley alone and hounded by a media circus that turned her family's tragedy into tabloid fodder. When her new husband suggests a fresh start in the Adirondacks, the promise of anonymity in an isolated mountain town feels like salvation.

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Haven't Killed in Years
by Amy K. Green
August 19, 2025
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No one is supposed to know harmless office worker Gwen Tanner is the vanished daughter of serial killer Abel Haggerty. But a low profile and a new name aren’t going to cut it when an obsessive new killer starts targeting her, in this lively and propulsive thriller with a standout voice.

Marin Haggerty, the daughter of a notorious serial killer, was only a child when they arrested her father. Ripped from her home and given a new identity, Marin disappeared.

Twenty years later, Gwen Tanner keeps everyone at a distance, preferring to satirize the world around her than participate in it. It’s...

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Killers of a Certain Age
by Deanna Raybourn
January 11, 2023
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Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that’s their secret weapon.

They’ve spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine international organization, but now that they're sixty years old, four women friends can’t just retire – it’s kill or be killed in this action-packed thriller by New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn.

Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years. Now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates what they have to offer in an age that relies more...

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
A novel
by Gabrielle Zevin
January 11, 2023
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Spanning thirty years, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Venice Beach, California, and lands in between and far beyond, Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow examines the multifarious nature of identity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play, and above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love.

The Poisonwood Bible
A Novel
by Barbara Kingsolver
June 25, 2020
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A suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.

The Pillars of the Earth
Kingsbridge #1
by Ken Follett
June 25, 2020
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A spellbinding, historical epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England.

The Martian
A Novel
by Andy Weir
June 25, 2020
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Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.

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Nahia
by Emily Jones
March 25, 2025
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A sweeping epic set in the wild and dangerous world of prehistoric Europe!

Spain, 8,000 years ago. As Headwoman’s daughter, eighteen-year-old Nahia was born to lead. But when she speaks aloud a forbidden truth—that her people are facing a growing threat of invasion—her expectations are shattered when she’s punished with exile and apprenticed to the enigmatic shaman Eneko instead.

With her sister Izara made the new heir and her world upended, Nahia is sent away with a young man she barely knows. Deep in the wilds, however, she uncovers a shocking talent for divining messages from the spirits and channelling their turbulent...

Grave Flowers
by Autumn Krause
October 21, 2025
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A twisty, dark royalcore fantasy that takes the courtly intrigue of Hamlet and infuses it with the vicious ambition of the Boleyn family. For readers who love Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas.

This gorgeous hardcover edition features beautifully designed endpapers and a foil stamped case!

"A sumptuously dark tale of revenge and atonement that beautifully explores the ties both duty and family use to claim us. From the first page to the last, I was dazzled." --Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child

Marry the prince, then kill him.

The House of Quiet
by Kiersten White
October 21, 2025
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hide comes a dark fantasy about a girl who will risk everything—posing as a maid, confronting powerful enemies, and unraveling deadly secrets—all to save her missing sister from the enigmatic House of Quiet.

“A brilliant, imaginative fantasy.” —Allison Saft, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Starlight

"A chilling, dystopic world enclosed in a locked-room mystery." —Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights


To save her sister, she must enter the House.

In the middle of a deadly bog sits the House of Quiet. It’s a place...

Acts of Resistance: A Novel
by CARRILLO DOMINIC.
February 21, 2025
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Between 1943 and 1944, nearly 50,000 Bulgarian Jews were rescued from the Holocaust, including thousands who had already been rounded up and put on trains bound for death camps in Poland. Dominic Carrillo's suspenseful novel Acts of Resistance is based on the true story of this incredibly heroic effort by the citizens of Bulgaria. In Carrillo's powerful account, he skillfully weaves together a thrilling tale told by three alternating teenage narrators: Misho, Peter, and Lily.

Misho, an 18-year-old Jewish boy, is a prominent archbishop's driver, hiding his identity while helping his boss directly challenge the Bulgarian government's pro-Nazi policies.

Peter, 17, is...

Keep Your Friends Close
by Cynthia Murphy
October 21, 2025
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An explosive dark academia thriller set in the world of the BookTok sensation Win Lose Kill Die, where secret societies and lethal ambition run the show.

"A thriller author to watch!"—Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying


Chloe Roberts is on top of the world. After a stellar first year at the prestigious Morton Academy, she’s a shoo-in for Head Girl and a coveted position in the school’s secret society, Jewel and Bone. But her dreams are shattered when her best friend, Nikhita Patel, unfairly snatches the top spot—and steals Chloe's boyfriend at...

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Tomas and the Library Lady
by Pat Mora
October 16, 2025
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A Common Core Exemplar Text by an award-winning author-illustrator team

Tomás is a son of migrant workers. Every summer he and his family follow the crops north from Texas to Iowa, spending long, arduous days in the fields. At night they gather around to hear Grandfather's wonderful stories. But before long, Tomás knows all the stories by heart. "There are more stories in the library,"Papa Grande tells him.  The very next day, Tomás meets the library lady and a whole new world opens up for him. 

Based on the true story of the Mexican-American author and educator Tomás Rivera, a...

Gray Squirrel Loses It!
by Cassandra Federman
September 03, 2025
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Welcome to the forest, where a fact-filled tour awaits. That is…until a frantic squirrel bursts onto your page searching for his misplaced nut. Help him find it in this hilarious picture book, perfect for fans of The Leaf Thief and The Interrupting Chicken.

Gray Squirrel has a problem. He can’t find his nut, and he’s desperate for help. So desperate that he’s going to interrupt this autumnal tour of the forest, where cardinals eat berries that turn their feathers red, white-tailed deer lose their antlers, and wood frogs freeze... Yeah, all of that might be fascinating, but Squirrel needs his nut!

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Piccolo
by Dan Yaccarino
July 30, 2025
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Ciao! Enter the endearing world of Piccolo, a problem-solver whose optimism, boundless enthusiasm, and love of gelato inspires his animal friend community.



Piccolo the stylish shrew is a list maker. On his list are all the favorite places he is eager to visit. As his day begins he runs into his pal Mr. Rosso who needs help carrying his artwork to the museum. Piccolo can't believe his luck: the museum is on his list of favorite places! In no time at all, Piccolo is helping all his friends solve problems as he zips around the city on...

Spaghetti
A Mouse and His Treasure
by Merrilees Brown
July 30, 2025
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Meet Spaghetti the mouse — a tiny collector, recycler, artist and the ultimate noodle-powered problem solver!

Spaghetti loves collecting — lost buttons, bits of string, old pencil stubs and lots and lots of dried spaghetti. Spaghetti’s family sees a mousy mess. Spaghetti sees mouse treasure!

But when too much treasure takes up all the space in the mouse house, Spaghetti’s parents insist that something needs to change. It’s time for Spaghetti to put on his thinking cap (a pencil shaving) and come up with a creative solution for everyone in the mouse house.

A charmingly illustrated picture book that celebrates creativity, recycling, and...

Walt Disney's Cinderella
75th Anniversary Edition
by Brittany Mazique
July 30, 2025
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Revisit the enchanting world of Walt Disney’s Cinderella in this stunning picture book retelling that celebrates the animated film’s 75th anniversary.

While under the careful eye of a cruel stepmother, Cinderella has held tightly to a dream—a future filled with love. On the night of a royal ball, Cinderella’s kind heart is rewarded with a visit from her fairy godmother. With a dash of magic and the help of her animal friends, Cinderella has until midnight to make her dream of happily ever after come true.

This beautiful princess picture book retells the film through stunning illustrations. Featuring full-color designed endpapers and...

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