New Releases

Check out some of the great new books publishing this week, on our shelves now or coming in soon.
This is just a sampling of the new books we get in every week. Stop by the shop to see more new releases on our display tables!

List updated on Mondays, usually. :)


 

Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America By Heather Cox Richardson Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780593652961
Availability: On our shelves now!
Published: Viking - September 26th, 2023

“Engaging and highly accessible.”—Boston Globe

“A vibrant, and essential history of America's unending, enraging and utterly compelling struggle since its founding to live up to its own best ideals… It's both a cause for hope, and a call to arms.”--Jane Mayer, author Dark Money


California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline By Rosanna Xia Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9781597146197
Availability: On our shelves now!
Published: Heyday Books - September 26th, 2023

From a celebrated environmental journalist, the riveting exploration of sea level rise along the West Coast through human stories and ecological dramas.

"Viscerally urgent, thoroughly reported, and compellingly written--a must-read for our uncertain times." --Ed Yong, author of An Immense World


The Iliad By Homer, Emily Wilson (Translated by) Cover Image
By Homer, Emily Wilson (Translated by)
$39.95
ISBN: 9781324001805
Availability: On our shelves now!
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - September 26th, 2023

The greatest literary landmark of antiquity masterfully rendered by the most celebrated translator of our time.


Something, Someday By Amanda Gorman, Christian Robinson (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Amanda Gorman, Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593203255
Availability: On our shelves now!
Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - September 26th, 2023

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Christian Robinson

You’re told that
This won’t work,
But how will you know
If you never try?


The Fragile Threads of Power By V. E. Schwab Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9780765387493
Availability: On our shelves now!
Published: Tor Books - September 26th, 2023

V. E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, opens another door to a new fantasy series set in the dazzling world of Shades of Magic.

Prepare for tangled schemes and perilous adventures with friends old and new in The Fragile Threads of Power.


Land of Milk and Honey: A Novel By C Pam Zhang Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593538241
Availability: On our shelves now!
Published: Riverhead Books - September 26th, 2023

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, VULTURE, THE MILLIONS, KIRKUS AND MORE!

“One of the most pleasurable, inventive reads of the year… fiendishly, deliciously fun."—San Francisco Chronicle


The Armor of Light: A Novel (Kingsbridge #5) By Ken Follett Cover Image
$38.00
ISBN: 9780525954996
Availability: On our shelves now!
Published: Viking - September 26th, 2023

The long-awaited sequel to A Column of Fire, The Armor of Light, heralds a new dawn for Kingsbridge, England, where progress clashes with tradition, class struggles push into every part of society, and war in Europe engulfs the entire continent and beyond.


The World According to Joan Didion By Evelyn McDonnell Cover Image
$26.99
ISBN: 9780063289079
Availability: On our shelves now!
Published: HarperOne - September 26th, 2023

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2023 by The Millions “Shaped by intellectual rigor and artistic grace … McDonnell’s portrait is vibrant, fluent, sensitive, and clarifying.”Booklist, starred review


Goth: A History By Lol Tolhurst Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780306828423
Availability: On our shelves now!
Published: Hachette Books - September 26th, 2023

The co-founder of The Cure and author of Cured delivers a fascinating deep dive into the dark romanticism of Goth music, a misunderstood genre and culture.
 
GOTH is an entertaining and engaging historical memoir, and a journey through Goth music and culture, exploring creative giants like The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, Joy Division,


Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) By Rick Riordan Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781368098175
Availability: On our shelves now!
Published: Disney Hyperion - September 26th, 2023

The original heroes from The Lightning Thief are reunited for their biggest challenge yet: getting Percy to college when the gods are standing in his way.


The Wild Robot Protects By Peter Brown Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316669412
Availability: On our shelves now!
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 26th, 2023

The New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot series returns, taking Roz on an action-packed under-the-ocean journey to save her beloved island!

Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources.