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Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand

Finley’s parents are on the edge of a divorce and she is sent to live with grandparents she has never met. When the woods behind her grandparent’s house resemble her Read more...

Posted by on February 23, 2018

Fool by Christopher Moore

Fool is a funny, gossipy, irreverent, silly, irreverent, offbeat, high-drama – and did I mention, irreverent? – retelling of Shakespeare’s King Lear, from the perspective of the court jester.

Posted by on February 21, 2018

Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter

Baby Girl and Perry are passing their time cutting class, shoplifting, stealing cars, etc., when both are simultaneously contacted by an alleged high school student from a neighboring town, Jamey. Read more...

Posted by on February 21, 2018

Real Artists Have Day Jobs (And Other Awesome Things They Didn’t Teach You in School) by Sara Benincasa

A collection of 52 essays from comedian Sara Benincasa about some lessons she’s learned the hard way. Some of the essays she writes are things we know about already: life Read more...

Posted by on February 21, 2018

Wonder Woman (Rebirth, Vol. 2): Year One by Greg Rucka

After returning Steve Trevor to Man’s World, Diana finds herself detained in a military base. She’s alone, scared, and she can’t make anyone understand her. But then, she’s visited by Read more...

Posted by on February 21, 2018

The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen

If you are a fan of PBS and have been able to view even one episode of America’s Test Kitchen, you probably realize how seriously the chefs and staff take Read more...

Posted by on February 21, 2018

Mr. Moon by Michael Paraskevas

With sunset and moonrise, Mr. Moon is ready to oversee the hustle and bustle of nighttime. Enjoy Michael Paraskevas’ vibrant digital illustrations and fanciful take on familiar bedtime images. Young Read more...

Posted by on February 15, 2018

A Dog in the Cave: The Wolves Who Made Us Human by Kay Frydenborg

It has long been known that an uncommonly special bond exists between humans and dogs. A Dog in the Cave makes the argument that the two species are not only Read more...

Posted by on February 7, 2018

Bradford Street Buddies: Backyard Camp-Out by Jerdine Nolen

While cleaning out the garage with their parents, Jada and Jamal stumble upon an old tent, inspiring the idea for a backyard barbeque and camp-out. Their neighborhood friends, Carlita and Read more...

Posted by on February 2, 2018

One Trick Pony by Nathan Hale

It’s Earth, and it’s the future: aliens are hunting humans to harvest electricity, and destroying civilization in the process. At the accidental center of the conflict is Strata, a girl Read more...

Posted by on January 25, 2018

Obama: An Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza

As Chief Official White House photographer, Pete Souza accompanied President Obama every step of the way from inauguration day until the final moments when the president left the Oval Office Read more...

Posted by on January 24, 2018

The Library Book by Michael Mark and Tom Chapin

One morning a young girl decides to take a walk to her local library to check out some books. With each book she picks up the stories characters come out Read more...

Posted by on January 19, 2018

Sleeping Beauties by Owen King and Stephen King

As women everywhere are falling asleep and growing a cocoon-like gauze over their bodies, Eve Black emerges in Dooling, a small Appalachian town. In another Dooling, the women awake and Read more...

Posted by on January 15, 2018

Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of ’70s and ’80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix

Horror in print has been plagued with the obscene for decades. From Satanic cults to Nazi leprechauns to a killer Santa Claus, no other genre has seen such fun filth Read more...

Posted by on January 15, 2018

Better Than Perfect by Melissa Kantor

Juliet’s life is wonderful.  She’s got the family, the grades, and the boyfriend, and they’re all perfect.  That is, until her dad moves out and her mom overdoses on her Read more...

Posted by on January 11, 2018

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