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“I love books. I adore everything about them. I love the feel of the pages on my fingertips. They are light enough to carry, yet so heavy with worlds and ideas. I love the sound of the pages flicking against my fingers. Print against fingerprints. Books make people quiet, yet they are so loud.”

– Nnedi Okorafor

 

The Scarlet Alchemist By Kylie Lee Baker Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781335458018
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Published: Inkyard Press - October 3rd, 2023

"A dark and glittering jewel of a book." --Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of A Magic Steeped in Poison

"Visceral to the core." --Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights


This Is Salvaged: Stories By Vauhini Vara Cover Image
$26.95
ISBN: 9780393541731
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - September 26th, 2023

Named a most anticipated book of the year by Literary Hub, Electric Literature and The Millions
A Best Book of Fall 2023 by Bustle.


Vampires of El Norte By Isabel Cañas Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593436721
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Published: Berkley - August 15th, 2023

AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

Vampires and vaqueros face off on the Texas-Mexico border in this supernatural western from the author of The Hacienda.


American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress By Wesley Lowery Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9780358393269
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Published: Mariner Books - June 27th, 2023

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“American Whitelash is indispensable. Really. It is.”   — Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist


Dearborn By Ghassan Zeineddine Cover Image
$17.95
ISBN: 9781959030294
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Published: Tin House Books - September 5th, 2023

A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF SEPTEMBER • A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOK OF FALL

As heard on NPR Weekend Edition

A sharp, tender, and uproariously funny portrait of the lives of Arab American community members in Dearborn, Michigan.


The Otherwoods By Justine Pucella Winans, Justine Pucella Winans Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781547612543
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Published: Bloomsbury Children's Books - September 12th, 2023

The Otherwoods is calling. And it won't be ignored.


Séance Tea Party: (A Graphic Novel) By Reimena Yee Cover Image
$13.99
ISBN: 9781984894151
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Published: Random House Graphic - September 15th, 2020

Lora wants to stay a kid forever, and she'll do anything to make that happen . . . including befriending Alexa, the ghost who haunts her house. A middle-grade graphic novel about growing up that's perfect for fans of Ghosts and Making Friends.

Growing up sounds terrible.


Artie and the Wolf Moon By Olivia Stephens, Olivia Stephens (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Olivia Stephens, Olivia Stephens (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781728420202
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Published: Graphic Universe (Tm) - September 7th, 2021

"A heartfelt, magical family drama you can really sink your teeth into." --Nilah Magruder, M.F.K.


Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality By Julia Shaw Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781419749797
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Published: Abrams Press - June 13th, 2023

Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality is a provocative, eye-opening, and original book on the science of sexuality beyond gender from an internationally bestselling pop-psychologist.
 
Significant strides have been made in the movement for LGBTQ+ rights, visibility, and empowerment, but the conversation is far from over.


Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement (A Norton Short) By Ashley Shew Cover Image
$22.00
ISBN: 9781324036661
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - September 19th, 2023

A manifesto exploding what we think we know about disability, and arguing that disabled people are the real experts when it comes to technology and disability.


The Pumpernickel-Daffodil By Galia Bernstein Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781419759451
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - June 20th, 2023

A misfit pup faces his first competitive dog show in this heartwarming and hilarious picture book about family, friendship, and being yourself, from Galia Bernstein, the acclaimed author-illustrator of I Am a Cat.
 
Wodehouse Chili Pepper Pumpernickel the Third has an important family: His mother is the famous Mathilda Lily-Rose Daffodil, and his father is the celebr


The Wishing Pool and Other Stories By Tananarive Due Cover Image
$29.95
ISBN: 9781636141053
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Published: Akashic Books - April 18th, 2023

In her first new book in seven years, Tananarive Due further cements her status as a leading innovator in Black horror and Afrofuturism


Small Spaces (Small Spaces Quartet #1) By Katherine Arden Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780525515043
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - July 9th, 2019

New York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic. Now in paperback.


Women of the Silk: A Novel By Gail Tsukiyama Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780312099435
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - October 15th, 1993

In Women of the Silk Gail Tsukiyama takes her readers back to rural China in 1926, where a group of women forge a sisterhood amidst the reeling machines that reverberate and clamor in a vast silk factory from dawn to dusk.


Strega Nona (A Strega Nona Book) By Tomie dePaola Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780671662837
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - August 1st, 1975

When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works in this classic Caldecott Honor book from Tomie dePaola.

Strega Nona—"Grandma Witch"—is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical everfull pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony.


Old God's Time: A Novel By Sebastian Barry Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593296103
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Published: Viking - March 21st, 2023

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE

“You should be reading Sebastian Barry. [He] has a special understanding of the human heart.” Adam Begley, The Atlantic


“Combining verbal exuberance and narrative intricacy, Barry reimagines the hauntings of Irish history.” Giles Harvey, The New Yorker


The Seven Year Slip By Ashley Poston Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593336502
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Published: Berkley - June 27th, 2023

"A gorgeous love story from one of the finest romance writers out there." —Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After

A Most Anticipated Book by Entertainment Weekly Harper's Bazaar ∙ PopSugar Real Simple ∙ BookRiot ∙ and more!


Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology By Shane Hawk (Editor), Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. (Editor) Cover Image
By Shane Hawk (Editor), Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. (Editor)
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593468463
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Published: Vintage - September 19th, 2023

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection that dares to ask the question: “Are you ready to be un-settled?”

“Never failed to surprise, delight, and shock.” —Nick Cutter, author of The Troop and Little Heaven

Featuring stories by:


The Heartbreak Bakery By A. R. Capetta Cover Image
$11.99
ISBN: 9781536230444
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Published: Candlewick - May 9th, 2023

A Lambda Literary Award Winner

Teenage baker Syd sends ripples of heartbreak through Austin’s queer community when a batch of post-being-dumped brownies turns out to be magical—and makes everyone who eats them break up.


“What’s done is done.”
Unless, of course, it was done by my brownies. Then it’s getting undone.


Death Valley: A Novel By Melissa Broder Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781668024843
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Published: Scribner - October 3rd, 2023

The most profound book yet from the visionary author of Milk Fed and The Pisces, a darkly funny novel about grief that becomes a desert survival story.

In Melissa Broder’s astounding new novel, a woman arrives alone at a Best Western seeking respite from an emptiness that plagues her.


Mage and the Endless Unknown By Sj Miller (Created by) Cover Image
By Sj Miller (Created by)
$15.00
ISBN: 9781638991199
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Published: Iron Circus Comics - August 29th, 2023

"Phenomenal." -- KIRKUS Starred Review

"Beautiful and terrifying." -- BOOKLIST Starred Review

"Unusual and unforgettable." -- FOREWORD


Sabriel (Old Kingdom #1) By Garth Nix Cover Image
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062315557
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Published: HarperCollins - June 3rd, 2014

Game of Thrones fans will love the New York Times bestselling Abhorsen series. Sabriel, the first installment in the trilogy, launched critically acclaimed author Garth Nix onto the fantasy scene as a rising star.

Dark Secrets, Deep Love, and Dangerous Magic


Lay Your Body Down: A Novel of Suspense By Amy Suiter Clarke Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780358418313
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Published: William Morrow - June 27th, 2023

A People magazine must-read of summer!

"Suiter Clarke paints a devastating portrait of a cultlike institution and a town in its thrall. It’s even worse than we imagined."  — New York Times Book Review


True True By Don P. Hooper Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780593462102
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - August 1st, 2023

In this powerful and fast-paced YA contemporary debut, a Black teen from Brooklyn struggles to fit in at his almost entirely-white Manhattan prep school, resulting in a fight and a plan for vengeance.


Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair By Mercury Stardust Cover Image
$24.99
ISBN: 9780744079074
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Published: DK - August 22nd, 2023

#1 New York Times Bestseller

Don’t panic—Mercury Stardust, AKA The Trans Handy Ma’am is here to help!


The Spirit Bares Its Teeth By Andrew Joseph White Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781682636114
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Published: Peachtree Teen - September 5th, 2023

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

A blood-soaked and nauseating triumph that cuts like a scalpel and reads like your darkest nightmare.

New York Times bestselling author Andrew Joseph White returns with the transgressive gothic horror of our time!


Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all.


Time to Move South for Winter By Clare Helen Welsh, Jenny Løvlie (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Clare Helen Welsh, Jenny Løvlie (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9798887770192
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Published: Nosy Crow - October 3rd, 2023

A breathtaking picture book about incredible animal migrations, illustrated by the winner of the 2019 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, Jenny Løvlie.

Over the cold, mirrored waters of the Arctic, a tiny tern sets off on the world’s longest animal migration.