WOO WOO
Ella Baxter
A thrilling and eccentric novel about what it means to make art as a woman, and about the powerful forces of voyeurism, power, obsession, and online performance Woo Woo follows Sabine, a conceptual artist on the verge of a photo exhibition she hopes will be pivotal, as she plunges deeper…
THE WAITING GAME
Nicola Clark
A colorful and authoritative narrative history of the often-overlooked--yet hugely influential--figures of the Tudor court: the ladies-in-waiting. Every Tudor Queen had ladies-in-waiting. They were her confidantes and her chaperones. Only the Queen's ladies had the right to enter her most private chambers, spending hours helping her to get dressed and…
GOOD NATURE
Kathy Willis
A ground-breaking investigation into newly discovered evidence showing that remarkable things happen to our bodies and our minds when our senses connect with the natural world. We all take for granted the idea that being in nature makes us feel better. But if you were a skeptical scientist--or indeed any…
GRACE OF THE EMPIRE STATE
Gemma Tizzard
In this breathtaking debut novel, a daring dancer must take her twin brother's place as a riveter high atop the in-progress Empire State Building to save her family from ruin. After the death of their father, it's up to Grace O'Connell and her twin brother Patrick to support their…
NORTH OF ORDINARY
John Rolfe Gardiner
The long-awaited return of a quintessentially American storyteller "You're as likely to be hit twice by lightning on a Monday as see a wood chipper pull a man into its maw." So begins North of Ordinary, John Rolfe Gardner's virtuosic story collection of survivors getting by despite the odds in…
UNLEASHED
Amber Swenor
Calling all visionary entrepreneurs and rebel-spirited changemakers! It's time to break the chains, step away from the "shoulds," and let the REAL you out to play! Claiming your rockstar identity and embracing your authenticity is the key that will unlock everything you desire in your life and work-and Amber…
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AN ECHO IN THE CITY
K. X. Song
Star-crossed teens meet during the Hong Kong protests in this searing contemporary novel about falling in love in a time of change, for fans of Malinda Lo and Axie Oh. Sixteen-year-old Phoenix knows her parents have invested thousands of dollars to help her leave Hong Kong and get an elite…
THROWBACK
Maurene Goo
A Gen Z Korean American girl gets stuck in the '90s with her teenaged mother in this fresh, funny adventure full of heart, humor, and time-crossed romance. Perfect for fans of Mary H.K. Choi, Morgan Matson, and Nicola Yoon. Being a first-generation Asian American immigrant is hard. You know what's…
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