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Portrait of a thief : a novel / Grace D. Li.

Li, Grace D., author.

Plain bad heroines : a novel / Emily M. Danforth with illustrations by Sara Lautman.

Danforth, Emily M., author.

The other Bennet sister : a novel / Janice Hadlow.

Hadlow, Janice, author.

The violence : a novel / Delilah S Dawson.

Dawson, Delilah S., author.

The golem and the jinni : a novel / Helene Wecker.

Wecker, Helene.

Little fires everywhere : a novel / Celeste Ng.

Ng, Celeste, author.

The lost wife / Alyson Richman.

Richman, Alyson.

Daughter of fortune / Isabel Allende.

Allende, Isabel.

Aue / Becky Manawatu.

Manawatu, Becky, author.

Patricia wants to cuddle : a novel / Samantha Allen.

Allen, Samantha (Novelist), author.

The travelling cat chronicles / Hiro Arikawa translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel.

Arikawa, Hiro, 1972- author.

We are where the nightmares go : and other stories / C. Robert Cargill.

Cargill, C. Robert, 1975- author.

Agnes and the hitman / Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer.

Crusie, Jennifer.

A man called Ove : a novel / Fredrik Backman.

Backman, Fredrik, 1981-

Shōgun : a novel of Japan / by James Clavell.

Clavell, James.

Jameela Green ruins everything / Zarqa Nawaz.

Nawaz, Zarqa, author.

The charm offensive : a novel / Alison Cochrun.

Cochrun, Alison, author.

Mary Jane : a novel / Jessica Anya Blau.

Blau, Jessica Anya, author.

Wolfsbane / Patricia Briggs.

Briggs, Patricia.

The god of small things / Arundhati Roy.

Roy, Arundhati.

The music of bees : a novel / Eileen Garvin.

Garvin, Eileen, author.

World without end / Ken Follett.

Follett, Ken.

Room : a novel / Emma Donoghue.

Donoghue, Emma, 1969-

You have a friend in 10A / Maggie Shipstead.

Shipstead, Maggie, author.

Landline / Rainbow Rowell.

Rowell, Rainbow.

The castle of kings / Oliver Pötzsch [English translation … by Anthea Bell].

Pötzsch, Oliver, author.

Their eyes were watching God / Zora Neale Hurston with a foreword by Edwidge Danticat.

Hurston, Zora Neale, author.

The very nice box / Laura Blackett & Eve Gleichman.

Blackett, Laura, author.

The seep / Chana Porter.

Porter, Chana, 1984- author.

The mists of Avalon / Marion Zimmer Bradley.

Bradley, Marion Zimmer.

Eye of the needle / Ken Follett.

Follett, Ken.

Frankenstein / Mary Shelley edited with an introduction and notes by Maurice Hindle.

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851.

Giovanni’s room / James Baldwin.

Baldwin, James, 1924-1987.

How to love a Jamaican : stories / Alexia Arthurs.

Arthurs, Alexia, author.

Christine / Stephen King.

King, Stephen, 1947-

If an Egyptian cannot speak English : a novel / Noor Naga.

Naga, Noor, author.

Dating you hating you / Christina Lauren.

Lauren, Christina, author.

From Lukov with love / Mariana Zapata.

Zapata, Mariana, author.

Ripper : a novel / Isabel Allende Translated from the Spanish by Oliver Brock and Frank Wynne.

Allende, Isabel.

We / Yevgeny Zamyatin a new translation, with an introduction, by Natasha Randall.

Zam︠i︡atin, Evgeniĭ Ivanovich, 1884-1937.

Shadow country : a new rendering of the Watson legend / Peter Matthiessen.

Matthiessen, Peter.

A lady’s guide to fortune-hunting / Sophie Irwin.

Irwin, Sophie, author.

The red tent

Diamant, Anita.

Difficult women / Roxane Gay.

Gay, Roxane, author.

The Roanoke girls : a novel / Amy Engel.

Engel, Amy, author.

The haunting of Hill House / Shirley Jackson introduction by Laura Miller.

Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965.

The power : a novel / Naomi Alderman.

Alderman, Naomi, author.

The crane husband / Kelly Barnhill.

Barnhill, Kelly Regan, author.

Nettle & Bone / T. Kingfisher.

Kingfisher, T., author.

Roomies / Christina Lauren.

Lauren, Christina, author.

Portrait in sepia / by Isabel Allende translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.

Allende, Isabel.

Fall of giants / Ken Follett.

Follett, Ken.

Friends and strangers / J. Courtney Sullivan.

Sullivan, J. Courtney, author.

No longer human / by Osamu Dazai translated by Donald Keene.

Dazai, Osamu, 1909-1948, author.

The setting sun / by Osamu Dazai translated by Donald Keene.

Dazai, Osamu, 1909-1948, author.

Bath haus : a thriller / P.J. Vernon.

Vernon, P. J., author.

The terror : a novel / Dan Simmons.

Simmons, Dan.

When we cease to understand the world / Benjamín Labatut translated from the Spanish by Adrian Nathan West.

Labatut, Benjamín, 1980- author.

Later / by Stephen King.

King, Stephen, 1947- author.

Mercy street : a novel / Jennifer Haigh.

Haigh, Jennifer, 1968- author.

Royally matched / Emma Chase.

Chase, Emma, author.

Red clocks : a novel / Leni Zumas.

Zumas, Leni, 1972- author.

Do you take this man / Denise Williams.

Williams, Denise, 1982- author.

Monstrilio : a novel / Gerardo Sámano Córdova.

Sámano Córdova, Gerardo, author.

The Gilda stories / Jewelle Gomez afterword by Alexis Pauline Gumbs.

Gomez, Jewelle, 1948- author.

Like water for chocolate : a novel in monthly installments, with recipes, romances, and home remedies / Laura Esquivel translated by Carol Christensen and Thomas Christensen.

Esquivel, Laura, 1950-

Codename Villanelle / Luke Jennings.

Jennings, Luke, author.

Binti : the complete trilogy / Nnedi Okorafor.

Okorafor, Nnedi, author.

Sister, maiden, monster / Lucy A. Snyder.

Snyder, Lucy A., 1971- author.

Ghost eaters : a novel / Clay McLeod Chapman.

Chapman, Clay McLeod, author.

Dark harvest / Norman Partridge.

Partridge, Norman.

The humans / Matt Haig.

Haig, Matt, 1975-

Dracula / by Bram Stoker with an introduction by George Stade.

Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912.

The goldfinch / Donna Tartt.

Tartt, Donna.

Killers of a certain age / Deanna Raybourn.

Raybourn, Deanna, author.

The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo : a novel / Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Reid, Taylor Jenkins, author.

Book lovers / Emily Henry.

Henry, Emily, author.

Happy place / Emily Henry.

Henry, Emily, author.

The ex hex : a novel / Erin Sterling.

Sterling, Erin, author.

The kiss curse / Erin Sterling.

Sterling, Erin, author.

Secretly yours : a novel / Tessa Bailey.

Bailey, Tessa, author.

Red, white & royal blue / Casey McQuiston.

McQuiston, Casey, author.

Fourth wing / Rebecca Yarros.

Yarros, Rebecca, author.

The dead romantics / Ashley Poston.

Poston, Ashley, author.

The Paris apartment : a novel / Lucy Foley.

Foley, Lucy (Novelist), author.

Holly : a novel / Stephen King.

King, Stephen, 1947- author.

Twisted love / Ana Huang.

Huang, Ana.

This time tomorrow / Emma Straub.

Straub, Emma, author.

Family lore : a novel / Elizabeth Acevedo.

Acevedo, Elizabeth, author.

It ends with us / Colleen Hoover.

Hoover, Colleen, author.

Only the beautiful / Susan Meissner.

Meissner, Susan, 1961- author.

Royally screwed / Emma Chase.

Chase, Emma, author.

Picture Books that Staff Love

That’s not my name! / Anoosha Syed.

Syed, Anoosha, author, illustrator.

The universe and you / written by Suzanne Slade illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman.

Slade, Suzanne, author.

Pete the cat : rocking in my school shoes / story by Eric Litwin (aka Mr. Eric) art by James Dean.

Litwin, Eric.

Spidey and his amazing friends. Super hero hiccups / adapted by Steve Behling based on the episode written by Ken Kristensen illustrated by Premise Entertainment.

Behling, Steve, author.

The sublime Ms. Stacks / by Robb Pearlman illustrated by Dani Jones.

Pearlman, Robb, author.

The big worry day / by K.A. Reynolds illustrated by Chloe Dominique.

Reynolds, K. A., author.

Thursday / by Ann Bonwill illustrated by Kayla Harren.

Bonwill, Ann, author.

If you come to Earth / by Sophie Blackall.

Blackall, Sophie, author, illustrator.

Farm [BOARD BOOK] / Becky Davies illustrated by Mei Stoyva.

Davies, Becky, author.

Dadaji’s paintbrush / Rashmi Sirdeshpande Ruchi Mhasane.

Sirdeshpande, Rashmi, author.

Sometimes I grumblesquinch / by Rachel Vail illustrated by Hyewon Yum.

Vail, Rachel, author.

Nature is an artist / by Jennifer Lavallee illustrations by Natalia Colombo.

Lavallee, Jennifer, author.

A visit to Grandad : an African ABC / Sade Fadipe illustrated by Shedrach Ayalomeh.

Fadipe, Sade, author.

Something happened to my dad : a story about immigration and family separation / by Ann Hazzard, PhD, ABPP and Vivianne Aponte Rivera, MD illustrated by Gloria Félix.

Hazzard, Ann, author.

The little red caboose / story by Marian Potter pictures by Tibor Gergely.

Potter, Marian.

Such a good boy / by Marianna Coppo.

Coppo, Marianna, author, illustrator.

The land of Nod / Robert Louis Stevenson & Robert Hunter.

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894, author.

I am the longest dog / by Avery Monsen.

Monsen, Avery, author, illustrator.

The phone booth in Mr. Hirota’s garden / Heather Smith illustrated by Rachel Wada.

Smith, Heather, 1968- author.

Through the North Pole snow / Polly Faber illustrated by Richard Jones.

Faber, Polly, author.

Cranky right now / by Julie Berry illustrated by Holly Hatam.

Berry, Julie, 1974- author.

Miss Hazeltine’s Home for Shy and Fearful Cats / by Alicia Potter illustrated by Birgitta Sif.

Potter, Alicia, author.

Turtle splash! countdown at the pond / by Cathryn Falwell.

Falwell, Cathryn.

Still this love goes on / by Buffy Sainte-Marie illustrated by Julie Flett.

Sainte-Marie, Buffy, author.

A child of books / Oliver Jeffers Sam Winston.

Jeffers, Oliver, author.

The balcony / Melissa Castrillón.

Castrillón, Melissa, author, illustrator.

Bonnie’s new old outfit / Madison Moore illustrated by Danielle Bennett.

Moore, Madison, 1997- author.

Dinos driving / Lynn Leitch illustrations by Scot Ritchie.

Leitch, Lynn, 1971- author.

The Night Gardener / by Terry Fan and Eric Fan.

Fan, Terry.

Kiki & Jax : the life-changing magic of friendship / Marie Kondo co-written and illustrated by Salina Yoon.

Kondō, Marie, author.

Give this book away! / written by Darren Farrell illustrated by Maya Tatsukawa.

Farrell, Darren, author.

A boy and his mirror / Marchánt Davis illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo.

Davis, Marchánt, author.

Space [BOARD BOOK] / illustrations by Howard Gray & Katie Kear specialist consultant, Gemma Kay.

Priddy, Roger.

The perfume of memory / by Michelle Nikly illustrations by Jean Claverie

Nikly, Michelle.

The talk / Alicia D. Williams illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu.

Williams, Alicia, 1970- author.

Moo-moo, I love you! / Tom Lichtenheld Amy Krouse Rosenthal.

Lichtenheld, Tom, author, illustrator.

Phoenix gets greater / written by Marty Wilson-Trudeau with Phoenix Wilson illustrated by Megan Kyak-Monteith.

Wilson-Trudeau, Marty, author.

Love from Llama Llama / Anna Dewdney.

Dewdney, Anna, author, illustrator.

Llama unleashes the alpacalypse / Jonathan Stutzman illustrated by Heather Fox.

Stutzman, Jonathan, author.

Ruby and the itsy-bitsy icky bug / by Allison Wortche illustrated by Sally Walker.

Wortche, Allison, author.

I am famous / by Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie pictures by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff.

Luebbe, Tara, author.

The world is a family / by Rosie Adams illustrated by Frances Ives.

Adams, Rosie, author.

Blurp’s book of manners / Cindy Derby.

Derby, Cindy, author, illustrator.

Things that go [BOARD BOOK] / illustrated by Anna Sûßbauer.

Süssbauer, Anna, 1979- illustrator.

Ten birds meet a monster / written and illustrated by Cybèle Young.

Young, Cybèle, 1972-

Plátanos go with everything / written by Lissette Norman illustrated by Sara Palacios.

Norman, Lissette, author.

Oona and the shark / words by Kelly DiPucchio pictures by Raissa Figueroa.

DiPucchio, Kelly, author.

You are getting sleepy [BOARD BOOK] / by Lori Alexander illustrated by Monica Mikai.

Alexander, Lori, author.

The new rooster / Rilla Alexander.

Alexander, Rilla, author, illustrator.

The pet potato / written by Josh Lacey illustrated by Momoko Abe.

Lacey, Josh, author.

Calm [BOARD BOOK] / Dr. Jillian Roberts.

Roberts, Jillian, 1971- author.

The lost library / Jess McGeachin.

McGeachin, Jess, author, illustrator.

The totally NOT wicked stepmother / by Samantha Berger illustrations by Neha Rawat.

Berger, Samantha, author.

What do you do with a chance? / written by Kobi Yamada illustrated by Mae Besom.

Yamada, Kobi, author.

Somewhere in the world right now / by Stacey Schuett.

Schuett, Stacey.

I want my hat back / Jon Klassen.

Klassen, J.

Little Red Riding Hood and the dragon / written by Ying Chang Compestine illustrated by Joy Ang.

Compestine, Ying Chang, author.

A unicorn, a dinosaur, and a shark walk into a book / by Jonathan Fenske.

Fenske, Jonathan, author, illustrator.

The catalogue of hugs / by Joshua David Stein and Augustus Heeren Stein art by Elizabeth Lilly.

Stein, Joshua David, author.

What to do with a stick / by Jane Yolen illustrated by Paolo Domeniconi.

Yolen, Jane, author.

Miss Spider’s tea party / by David Kirk.

Kirk, David, 1955-

The way champs play / Naomi Osaka illustrated by Kamala Nair.

Osaka, Naomi, 1997- author.

Sugar pie lullaby : the soul of Motown in a song of love / Carole Boston Weatherford pictures by Sawyer Cloud.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Love makes a garden grow / written and illustrated by Taeeun Yoo.

Yoo, Taeeun, author, illustrator.

We don’t lose our class goldfish / Ryan T. Higgins.

Higgins, Ryan T., author, illustrator.

Marlo / Christopher Browne.

Browne, Christopher, author, illustrator.

The loud librarian / written Jenna Beatrice illustrated by Erika Lynne Jones.

Beatrice, Jenna, author.

The tree and the river / Aaron Becker.

Becker, Aaron, 1974- author, illustrator.

My little thief / Augusten Burroughs illustrated by Bonnie Lui.

Burroughs, Augusten, author.

Dude! / word by Aaron Reynolds pictures by Dan Santat.

Reynolds, Aaron, 1970- author.

The little mermaid : make a splash / adapted by Ashley Franklin illustrated by Paul Kellam screenplay by David Magee.

Franklin, Ashley, author.

Ice cream face / Heidi Woodward Sheffield.

Sheffield, Heidi Woodward, author, illustrator.

Milk and juice : a recycling romance / Meredith Crandall Brown.

Brown, Meredith Crandall, author, illustrator.

Memoirs of a goldfish / Devin Scillian and illustrated by Tim Bowers.

Scillian, Devin.

The taming of Lola : a shrew story / by Ellen Weiss illustrated by Jerry Smath.

Weiss, Ellen, 1949-

The tide / by Clare Helen Welsh illustrated by Ashling Lindsay.

Welsh, Clare Helen, author.

How to catch a yeti / from the New York Times bestselling team Adam Wallace & Andy Elkerton.

Wallace, Adam, author.

Please don’t read this book! (Seriously don’t, don’t, don’t) / written by Deanna Kizis illustrated by Sam Boughton.

Kizis, Deanna, author.

Most of the better natural things in the world / Dave Eggers & Angel Chang.

Eggers, Dave, author.

The duck never blinks / Alex Latimer.

Latimer, Alex, author, illustrator.

My self, your self / written and illustrated by Esmé Shapiro.

Shapiro, Esmé, 1992- author, illustrator.

You can’t be a pterodactyl! / written by James Breakwell illustrated by Sophie Corrigan.

Breakwell, James, author.

Here : I can be mindful / by Ally Condie illustrated by Jaime Kim.

Condie, Allyson Braithwaite, author.

Does a bulldozer have a butt? / written by Derick Wilder illustrated by K-Fai Steele.

Wilder, Derick, author.

My three best friends and me, Zulay / Cari Best pictures by Vanessa Brantley-Newton.

Best, Cari, author.

The brand-new, never-used, perfect crayons / Leanne Hatch.

Hatch, Leanne, author, illustrator.

Puppy-cam / written by Margie Palatini illustrated by Dan Yaccarino.

Palatini, Margie, author.

Wepa : English & Spanish / J de la Vega.

De laVega, J., author, illustrator.

This is not my hat / Jon Klassen.

Klassen, J.

The doll in the hall and other scary stories / written by Max Brallier illustrated by Letizia Rubegni.

Brallier, Max, author.

Just for me / Jennifer Hansen Rolli

Rolli, Jennifer Hansen, author, illustrator.

Being brave [BOARD BOOK] / written by Cindy Jin illustrated by Ashley Dugan.

Jin, Cindy, author.

Creepy crayon! / Aaron Reynolds illustrated by Peter Brown.

Reynolds, Aaron, 1970- author.

Zen shorts / by Jon Muth illustrated by Jon Muth.

Muth, Jon J.

Staff Picks for Kids

The Rumpelstiltskin problem / Vivian Vande Velde.

Vande Velde, Vivian.

The phantom tollbooth / Norton Juster illustrations by Jules Feiffer with an appreciation by Maurice Sendak.

Juster, Norton, 1929-

Python for kids : a playful introduction to programming / by Jason R. Briggs.

Briggs, Jason R.

Smile / Raina Telgemeier.

Telgemeier, Raina.

The hike to home / Jess Rinker.

Rinker, Jessica M., author.

I’m a volcano! / by Bridget Heos illustrated by Mike Ciccotello.

Heos, Bridget, author.

The astronomically grand plan / by Rie Neal illustrated by Talitha Shipman.

Neal, Rie, author.

Mouse Guard : fall 1152 / story and art by David Petersen.

Petersen, David, 1977-

Animal riddles / by Emma Huddleston.

Huddleston, Emma, author.

The celery stalks at midnight / by James Howe illustrated by Leslie Morrill.

Howe, James, 1946-

I, Houdini : the autobiography of a self-educated hamster / by Lynne Reid Banks illustrated by Terry Riley.

Banks, Lynne Reid, 1929-

Peach and Plum here we come / Tim McCanna.

McCanna, Tim, author, illustrator.

Return to Howliday Inn / by James Howe illustrated by Alan Daniel.

Howe, James, 1946-

Howliday Inn / by James Howe illustrated by Lynn Munsinger.

Howe, James.

Dog Man / written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey as George Beard and Harold Hutchins with color by Jose Garibaldi.

Pilkey, Dav, 1966- author, artist.

Spidey and His Amazing Friends. Let’s swing, Spidey Team! / script by Steve Behling layouts and cleans by Giovanni Rigano, Antonello Dalena inks by Cristina Giorgilli, Cristina Stella color by Dario Calabria, Lucio De Giuseppe.

Behling, Steve, author.

P is for pterodactyl : the worst alphabet book ever all the letters that misbehave and make words nearly impossible to pronounce / Raj Haldar & Chris Carpenter pictures by Maria Tina Beddia.

Haldar, Raj, author.

Simon says / by Cora Reef illustrated by Liam Darcy.

Reef, Cora, author.

An American story / by Kwame Alexander illustrated by Dare Coulter.

Alexander, Kwame, author.

Freewater / Amina Luqman Dawson.

Luqman-Dawson, Amina, author.

Pocket full of colors : the magical world of Mary Blair, Disney artist extraordinaire / Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville illustrated by Brigette Barrager.

Guglielmo, Amy, author.

My father’s dragon illus. by Ruth Chrisman Gannett.

Gannett, Ruth Stiles.

The Landry News / by Andrew Clements.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

Extra credit / Andrew Clements illustrations by Mark Elliott.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

Frindle / Andrew Clements pictures by Brian Selznick.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

Prime baby / Gene Luen Yang, colors by Derek Kirk Kim.

Yang, Gene Luen.

365 days of play : activities for every day of the year / by Megan Hewes Butler illustrated by Emily Balsley.

Butler, Megan Hewes, author.

Sandry’s book / by Tamora Pierce.

Pierce, Tamora.

I’m trying to love garbage / words & pictures by Bethany Barton.

Barton, Bethany, 1982- author, illustrator.

No talking / Andrew Clements illustrations by Mark Elliott.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

Nighty-nightmare / by James Howe

Howe, James.

Bunnicula strikes again! / by James Howe.

Howe, James, 1946-

Merlin and the dragons / Jane Yolen illustrated by Li Ming.

Yolen, Jane.

The nixie’s song / Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.

DiTerlizzi, Tony.

The hidden dragon / Melissa Marr.

Marr, Melissa, author.

The rise (and falls) of Jackie Chan / written by Kristen Mai Giang illustrated by Alina Chau.

Giang, Kristen Mai, author.

Rabbit chase / Elizabeth LaPenše [illustrations by] KC Oster Anishinaabemowin translation by Aarin Dokum.

LaPensée, Elizabeth, author.

Lunch money / Andrew Clements illustrations by Brian Selznick.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

The last holiday concert / Andrew Clements.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

A week in the woods / Andrew Clements.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

About average / Andrew Clements illustrations by Mark Elliott.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

Kraken me up / Jeff Ebbeler.

Ebbeler, Jeffrey, author, illustrator.

James and the giant peach / Roald Dahl.

Dahl, Roald.

I lived on Butterfly Hill / Marjorie Agosín translated by E.M. O’Connor illustrated by Lee White.

Agosín, Marjorie.

The grace of wild things / Heather Fawcett.

Fawcett, Heather (Heather M.), author.

Survival scout : lost in the mountains / Eaton Maxwell III.

Eaton, Maxwell, III, author, artist.

I will always write back : how one letter changed two lives / Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda with Liz Welch.

Alifirenka, Caitlin, author.

Point Blank : a stormbreaker adventure / Anthony Horowitz.

Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-

A furry fiasco / Paul DuBois Jacobs & Jennifer Swender illustrated by Stephanie Laberis.

Jacobs, Paul DuBois, author.

Ikenga / Nnedi Okorafor.

Okorafor, Nnedi, author.

The field guide / Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.

DiTerlizzi, Tony.

A tulip in winter : a story about folk artist Maud Lewis / Kathy Stinson, Lauren Soloy.

Stinson, Kathy, author.

Mapmakers and the lost magic / written by Cameron Chittock illustrated by Amanda Castillo.

Chittock, Cameron, author.

Mapmakers and the enchanted mountain / written by Cameron Chittock illustrated by Amanda Castillo colored by Sara Calhoun.

Chittock, Cameron, author.

Mia Mayhem and the wild garden / by Kara West illustrated by Leeza Hernandez.

West, Kara, author.

Elemental : the graphic novel / script adaptation, Steve Behling layout, Emilio Urbano ink, Marco Forcelloni, Manuela Razzi, Gianfranco Florio color, Massimo Rocca, Silvano Scolari, Maaw Illustration letters, Chris Dickey.

Behling, Steve, adapter.

Nayra and the djinn / Iasmin Omar Ata.

Ata, Iasmin Omar, author.

El deafo / Cece Bell color by David Lasky.

Bell, Cece, author, artist.

Snapdragon / Kat Leyh.

Leyh, Kat, author, artist.

Two tribes / Emily Bowen Cohen with colors by Lark Pien.

Bowen Cohen, Emily, author, artist.

Misfit mansion / Kay Davault.

Davault, Kay, author, illustrator.

Garlic & the vampire / Bree Paulsen.

Paulsen, Bree, author, artist.

Garlic & the Witch / Bree Paulsen.

Paulsen, Bree, author.

Meesh the bad demon / Michelle Lam with colors by Lauren Perry Wheeler.

Lam, Michelle, author, illustrator.

Rumple Buttercup : a story of bananas, belonging, and being yourself / written and illustrated by Matthew Gray Gubler.

Gubler, Matthew Gray, 1980- author, illustrator.

The book of three / Lloyd Alexander.

Alexander, Lloyd.

The unteachables / Gordon Korman.

Korman, Gordon, author.

Lore of the land : folklore & wisdom from the wild earth / Claire Cock-Starkey illustrated by Samantha Dolan.

Cock-Starkey, Claire, author.

Northwind / Gary Paulsen.

Paulsen, Gary, author.

Young Adult Staff Picks

Every breath / Ellie Marney.

Marney, Ellie, author.

Witch hat atelier. Volume 1 / Kamome Shirahama translation: Stephen Kohler lettering, Lys Blakeslee.

Shirahama, Kamome, author, artist.

How it all blew up / Arvin Ahmadi.

Ahmadi, Arvin, author.

Kate in waiting / Becky Albertalli.

Albertalli, Becky, author.

Needlework : a novel / Julia Watts.

Watts, Julia, 1969- author.

Perfect on paper / Sophie Gonzales.

Gonzales, S., 1992- author.

I’ll meet you there / Heather Demetrios.

Demetrios, Heather, author.

The girl who fell beneath the sea / Axie Oh.

Oh, Axie, author.

Greywaren / Maggie Stiefvater.

Stiefvater, Maggie, 1981- author.

The raven boys / Maggie Stiefvater.

Stiefvater, Maggie, 1981-

The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian / by Sherman Alexie art by Ellen Forney.

Alexie, Sherman, 1966-

THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN [CDB UNABRIDGED] / by Sherman Alexie.

Alexie, Sherman, 1966-

Vespertine / Margaret Rogerson.

Rogerson, Margaret, author.

Love in the time of global warming / Francesca Lia Block.

Block, Francesca Lia.

I’ll give you the sun / by Jandy Nelson.

Nelson, Jandy, author.

The fault in our stars / John Green.

Green, John, 1977-

Space Boy. Volume 2 / written and illustrated by Stephen McCranie.

McCranie, Stephen, 1987- author, artist.

My true love gave to me : twelve holiday stories / edited and with a story by Stephanie Perkins.

Scattered showers : stories / Rainbow Rowell with illustrations by Jim Tierney.

Rowell, Rainbow, author.

The adventures of Superhero Girl / written and drawn by Faith Erin Hicks colors by Cris Peter introduction by Kurt Busiek.

Hicks, Faith Erin, author, illustrator.

Hana-Kimi. For you in full blossom : vol. 1 / story and art by Hisaya Nakajo [translation, David Ury English adaptation, Gerard Jones].

Nakajo, Hisaya.

Wildwood dancing / Juliet Marillier.

Marillier, Juliet.

The clockwork scarab : a Stoker & Holmes novel / Colleen Gleason.

Gleason, Colleen.

Ain’t burned all the bright / by Reynolds & Griffin.

Reynolds, Jason, author.

Elsewhere / Gabrielle Zevin.

Zevin, Gabrielle.

The running dream / Wendelin Van Draanen.

Van Draanen, Wendelin.

Fire / Kristin Cashore.

Cashore, Kristin.

Scarlet / by A.C. Gaughen.

Gaughen, A. C.

Season of the bruja / written by Aaron Durán illustrated and colored by Sara Soler lettered by Jaime Martinez for AndWorld Designs.

Duran, Aaron, author.

Shattered warrior / Sharron Shinn & Molly Knox Ostertag.

Shinn, Sharon, author.

Anna and the French kiss / Stephanie Perkins.

Perkins, Stephanie.

Sabriel / Garth Nix.

Nix, Garth.

Talli, daughter of the Moon. Volume 1 / by Sourya translation and lettering by François Vigneault.

Sihachakr, Sourya, author, artist.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. 1 / story and art by Hayao Miyazaki [translation, David Lewis and Toren Smith].

Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941-

As you walk on by / Julian Winters.

Winters, Julian, author.

Son of the mob / Gordon Korman.

Korman, Gordon.

The luxe / Anna Godbersen.

Godbersen, Anna.

This time it’s real / Ann Liang.

Liang, Ann (Young adult author), author.

Promise boys / Nick Brooks.

Brooks, Nick, 1989- author.

Nimona / Noelle Stevenson.

Stevenson, Noelle, author, illustrator.

Chloe and the Kaishao boys / Mae Coyiuto.

Coyiuto, Mae, 1994- author.

Chime / by Franny Billingsley.

Billingsley, Franny, 1954-

Hunter x hunter. Volume 1 / story and art by Yoshihiro Togashi [English adaptation, Gary Leach translation, Lillian Olsen].

Togashi, Yoshihiro.

Down the rabbit hole : an echo falls mystery / Peter Abrahams.

Abrahams, Peter, 1947-

Rurouni Kenshin restoration. 1 / story and art by Nobuhiro Watsuki translation/ Joe Yamazaki.

Watsuki, Nobuhiro, author, illustrator.

Love, life, and the list / Kasie West.

West, Kasie, author.

Himawari House / Harmony Becker.

Becker, Harmony, author, illustrator.

On the fence / Kasie West.

West, Kasie.

Hawksong / Amelia Atwater-Rhodes.

Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia.

The plain Janes / Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg.

Castellucci, Cecil, 1969- author.

My flawless life / Yvonne Woon.

Woon, Yvonne, author.

While you were dreaming / Alisha Rai.

Rai, Alisha, author.

Fake dates and mooncakes / Sher Lee.

Lee, Sher, author.

Djeliya : a West African fantasy epic / by Juni Ba.

Ba, Juni (Graphic novel author), author, artist.

The darkness outside us / Eliot Schrefer.

Schrefer, Eliot, 1978- author.

Divine rivals : a novel / Rebecca Ross.

Ross, Rebecca (Rebecca J.), author.

The book thief / by Markus Zusak.

Zusak, Markus.

Firekeeper’s daughter / Angeline Boulley.

Boulley, Angeline, author.

Jellicoe Road / Melina Marchetta.

Marchetta, Melina, 1965-

A court of frost and starlight / by Sarah J. Maas.

Maas, Sarah J., author.

A court of mist and fury / by Sarah J. Maas.

Maas, Sarah J., author.

Lion’s legacy / by L.C. Rosen.

Rosen, Lev AC, author.

The lesbiana’s guide to Catholic school / Sonora Reyes.

Reyes, Sonora, author.

If you come softly / Jacqueline Woodson.

Woodson, Jacqueline, author.

Star Wars. Queen’s peril / written by E.K. Johnston

Johnston, E. K., author.

The DUFF : designated ugly fat friend : a novel / by Kody Keplinger.

Keplinger, Kody.

Only this beautiful moment / Abdi Nazemian.

Nazemian, Abdi, author.

Terrier / Tamora Pierce.

Pierce, Tamora.

The Winter Soldier. Cold front / Mackenzi Lee.

Lee, Mackenzi, author.

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Ata, Iasmin Omar, author, illustrator.

My brother’s husband. Volume 1 / Gengoroh Tagame translated from the Japanese by Anne Ishii.

Tagame, Gengoroh, 1964- author, illustrator.

Fables : 1001 nights of snowfall / written by Bill Willingham illustrated by Esao Andrews … [et al.].

Willingham, Bill.

Batman. Volume 1 : The court of owls / Scott Snyder, writer Greg Capullo, penciller Jonathan Glapion, inker.

Snyder, Scott.

Saga. Volume 1 / writer, Brian K. Vaughan artist, Fiona Staples lettering + design, Fonograpiks coordinator, Eric Stephenson.

Vaughan, Brian K.

Are you listening? / Tillie Walden.

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The low, low woods / Carmen Maria Machado, writer Dani, artist Tamra Bonvillain, colorist Steve Wands, letterer Sam Wolfe Connelly, collection cover artist.

Machado, Carmen Maria, author.

Elseworlds : Batman. Volume 2 / foreword by Eric Van Lustbader Doug Moench, writer Kelley Jones, penciller Malcolm Jones III, John Beatty, inkers Les Dorscheid, Gregory Wright, colorist Todd Klein, letterer.

Moench, Doug, 1948-

Blacksad / written by Juan Diaz Canales illustrated by Juanjo Guarnido lettering by Studio Cutie [English translations, Anthya Flores & Patricia Rivera].

Díaz Canales, Juan, 1972-

Harleen / story and art by Stjepan Sejic lettering by Gabriela Downie.

Sejic, Stjepan, author, artist.

Superman ’78 / Robert Venditti, writer Wilfredo Torres, artist Jordie Bellaire, colorist Dave Lanphear, letterer.

Venditti, Robert, writer.

Stone fruit / Lee Lai editor, Gary Groth.

Lai, Lee, 1993- author, illustrator.

Mao. Volume 1 / story and art by Rumiko Takahashi translation, Junko Goda English adaptations, Shaenon Garrity.

Takahashi, Rumiko, 1957- author, artist.

The many deaths of Laila Starr / written by Ram V illustrated by Filipe Andrade color assists by Ines Amaro lettered by AndWorld Design created by Ram V & Filipe Andrade.

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Die. Volume 1 : Fantasy heartbreaker / writer, Kieron Gillen artist, Stephanie Hans letterer, Clayton Cowles designer, Rian Hughes.

Gillen, Kieron, author.

Batman. Volume 2 : The City of Owls / Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathon Glapion, James Tynion IV, Rafael Albuquerque, Jason Fabok.

Snyder, Scott, author.

The Sandman. Vol. 2 : The doll’s house / written by Neil Gaiman introduction by Clive Barker with Chris Bachalo, Mike Zulli & Steve Parkhouse illustrated by Mike Dringenberg & Malcolm Jones III colored by Zylonol lettered by Todd Klein and John Costanza.

Gaiman, Neil.

Wonder Woman. 1 : The just war / G. Willow Wilson, writer Cary Nord, Xermanico, Jesus Merino, Emanuela Lupacchino, pencillers Mick Gray, Xermanico, Andy Owens, Ray McCarthy, inkers Romulo Fajardo Jr., colorists Pat Brosseau, letterer.

Wilson, G. Willow, 1982- writer.

Ducks : two years in the oil sands / Kate Beaton.

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In : a graphic novel / Will McPhail.

McPhail, Will, author, artist.

Shelterbelts / Jonathan Dyck.

Dyck, Jonathan, author, artist.

Bob’s Burgers : medium rare / writers, Brian Hall [and five others] artists, Frank Forte [and ten others].

Hall, Brian.

The great Gatsby : a graphic novel adaptation / F. Scott Fitzgerald adapted by K. Woodman-Maynard.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940, author.

Lovesick Ellie. 1 / Fujimomo translation, Ursula Ku lettering, Allen Berry.

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Shubeik lubeik / Deena Mohamed.

Mohamed, Dīnā, author, illustrator, translator.

Lovesick Ellie. 3 / Fujimomo translation, Ursula Ku lettering, Allen Berry.

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Lovesick Ellie. 2 / Fujimomo translation, Ursula Ku lettering, Allen Berry.

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The Arab of the future : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1978-1984) / Riad Sattouf translated by Sam Taylor.

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Big Black : stand at Attica / written by Frank Big Black Smith, Jared Reinmuth illustrated by Améziane lettered by AndWorld Design.

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The night eaters. Book 1 : She eats the night / Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda.

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Dark night : a true Batman story / writer, Paul Dini artist and cover art, Eduardo Risso letterer, Todd Klein.

Dini, Paul, author.

Lovesick Ellie. 10 / Fujimomo original digital edition translation: Ursula Ku print edition lettering and layout Lys Blakeslee

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Lore Olympus. Volume 2 / Rachel Smythe.

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Lore Olympus. Volume 3 / Rachel Smythe.

Smythe, Rachel (Comics artist), author, artist.

Lore Olympus. Volume 4 / Rachel Smythe layouts by Edwin Vazquez.

Smythe, Rachel (Comics artist), author, artist.

Here / Richard McGuire.

McGuire, Richard.

The apothecary diaries. Volume 1 / story by Natsu Hyuuga art by Nekokurage compiled by Itsuki Nanao character design by Touco Shino translation, Julie Gonwich lettering, Lys Blakeslee.

Hyūga, Natsu, author.

Do a powerbomb / created, written, and illustrated by Daniel Warren Johnson colors, Mike Spicer letters, Rus Wooten.

Johnson, Daniel Warren, author, illustrator.

The apothecary diaries. Volume 2 / story by Natsu Hyuuga art by Nekokurage compiled by Itsuki Nanao character design by Touco Shino translation, Julie Goniwich lettering, Lys Blakeslee.

Hyūga, Natsu, author.

Fatherland : a family history / Nina Bunjevac.

Bunjevac, Nina.

Romantic killer. 1 / story and art by Wataru Momose translation & adaptation, Adrienne Beck touch-up art & lettering, Inori Fukuda Trant

Momose, Wataru, author, illustrator.

Romantic killer. 2 / story and art by Wataru Momose translation & adaptation, Adrienne Beck touch-up art & lettering, Inori Fukuda Trant.

Momose, Wataru, author, artist.

Dark nights : metal / Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, writers Greg Capullo, Mikel Janín, Alvaro Martinez, pencillers Jonathan Glapion, Mikel Janín, Raul Fernandez, inkers Fco Plascencia, June Chung, Brad Anderson, colorists Steve Wands, letterer.

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Castaways : a graphic novel / by Laura Pérez and Pablo Monforte English translation by Silvia Perea Labayen letters by Joamette Gil.

Pérez Granell, Laura, 1983- author, illustrator.

Romantic killer. 3 / story and art by Wataru Momose translation & adaptation, Adrienne Beck touch-up art & lettering, Inori Fukuda Trant.

Momose, Wataru, author.

Romantic killer. 4 / story and art by Wataru Momose translation & adaptation, Adrienne Beck touch-up art & lettering, Inori Fukuda Trant.

Momose, Wataru, author.

The liminal zone / story & art by Junji Ito translation & adaptation: Jocelyne Allen touch-up art & lettering: Eric Erbes cover & graphic design: Adam Grano.

Itō, Junji, 1963- author, artist.

Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom : triumph & torment / Roger Stern, Bill Mantlo, Gerry Conway, writers Mike Mignola, Kevin Nowlan, Gene Colan, pencilers Mark Badger, (5 others), inkers Mark Badger, (3 others), colorists Jim Novak, Jean Izzo, Rick Parker, letterers.

Stern, Roger, writer.

Adventure

Hunter x hunter. Volume 1 / story and art by Yoshihiro Togashi [English adaptation, Gary Leach translation, Lillian Olsen].

Togashi, Yoshihiro.

Witch hat atelier. Volume 1 / Kamome Shirahama translation: Stephen Kohler lettering, Lys Blakeslee.

Shirahama, Kamome, author, artist.

Daughter of fortune / Isabel Allende.

Allende, Isabel.

Book of night / Holly Black.

Black, Holly, author.

Illuminae [electronic resource] / Amie Kaufman Jay Kristoff.

Kaufman, Amie, author.

Black sun / Rebecca Roanhorse.

Roanhorse, Rebecca, author.

Fevered star / Rebecca Roanhorse.

Roanhorse, Rebecca, author.

Portrait of a thief : a novel / Grace D. Li.

Li, Grace D., author.

Shōgun : a novel of Japan / by James Clavell.

Clavell, James.

The Kaiju Preservation Society / John Scalzi.

Scalzi, John, 1969- author.

Batman. Volume 1 : The court of owls / Scott Snyder, writer Greg Capullo, penciller Jonathan Glapion, inker.

Snyder, Scott.

Thistlefoot / GennaRose Nethercott.

Nethercott, GennaRose, author.

Greywaren / Maggie Stiefvater.

Stiefvater, Maggie, 1981- author.

Over the woodward wall / A. Deborah Baker.

Baker, A. Deborah, author.

World without end / Ken Follett.

Follett, Ken.

Vespertine / Margaret Rogerson.

Rogerson, Margaret, author.

Elseworlds : Batman. Volume 2 / foreword by Eric Van Lustbader Doug Moench, writer Kelley Jones, penciller Malcolm Jones III, John Beatty, inkers Les Dorscheid, Gregory Wright, colorist Todd Klein, letterer.

Moench, Doug, 1948-

Clean sweep [electronic resource] / Ilona Andrews

Andrews, Ilona, author.

Superman ’78 / Robert Venditti, writer Wilfredo Torres, artist Jordie Bellaire, colorist Dave Lanphear, letterer.

Venditti, Robert, writer.

Killers of a certain age / Deanna Raybourn.

Raybourn, Deanna, author.

Killers of a certain age [electronic resource] / Deanna Raybourn.

Raybourn, Deanna, author.

The bad guys [DVD videorecording] / directed by Pierre Perifel screenplay by Etan Cohen produced by Damon Ross, Rebecca Huntley.

Wildwood dancing / Juliet Marillier.

Marillier, Juliet.

The clockwork scarab : a Stoker & Holmes novel / Colleen Gleason.

Gleason, Colleen.

Project Hail Mary : a novel / Andy Weir.

Weir, Andy, author.

The mists of Avalon / Marion Zimmer Bradley.

Bradley, Marion Zimmer.

Die. Volume 1 : Fantasy heartbreaker / writer, Kieron Gillen artist, Stephanie Hans letterer, Clayton Cowles designer, Rian Hughes.

Gillen, Kieron, author.

One fell sweep / Ilona Andrews.

Andrews, Ilona, author.

Saga. Volume 1 / writer, Brian K. Vaughan artist, Fiona Staples lettering + design, Fonograpiks coordinator, Eric Stephenson.

Vaughan, Brian K.

Shattered warrior / Sharron Shinn & Molly Knox Ostertag.

Shinn, Sharon, author.

Mister Monday [electronic resource]

Nix, Garth.

A game of thrones [electronic resource] / George R.R. Martin.

Martin, George R. R.

Sabriel / Garth Nix.

Nix, Garth.

Talli, daughter of the Moon. Volume 1 / by Sourya translation and lettering by François Vigneault.

Sihachakr, Sourya, author, artist.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. 1 / story and art by Hayao Miyazaki [translation, David Lewis and Toren Smith].

Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941-

Batman. Volume 2 : The City of Owls / Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathon Glapion, James Tynion IV, Rafael Albuquerque, Jason Fabok.

Snyder, Scott, author.

The Northman [DVD videorecording] / a Focus Features and Regency Enterprises presentation in association with Perfect World Pictures a New Regency and Square Peg production directed by Robert Eggers written by Sjón & Robert Eggers produced by Lars Knudsen, Mark Huffam, Robert Eggers, Alexander Skarsgård, Arnon Milchan.

THE 13TH WARRIOR [DVD videorecording] / [presented by] Touchstone Pictures produced by John McTiernan, Michael Crichton produced by Ned Dowd screenplay by William Wisher and Warren Lewis directed by John McTiernan.

Wonder Woman. 1 : The just war / G. Willow Wilson, writer Cary Nord, Xermanico, Jesus Merino, Emanuela Lupacchino, pencillers Mick Gray, Xermanico, Andy Owens, Ray McCarthy, inkers Romulo Fajardo Jr., colorists Pat Brosseau, letterer.

Wilson, G. Willow, 1982- writer.

Bob’s Burgers : medium rare / writers, Brian Hall [and five others] artists, Frank Forte [and ten others].

Hall, Brian.

Puss in Boots : The last wish [DVD videorecording] / DreamWorks Animation presents directed by Joel Crawford co-director, Januel P. Mercado produced by Mark Swift screenplay by Paul Fisher, Tommy Swerdlow story by Tommy Swerdlow, Tom Wheeler.

Nimona / Noelle Stevenson.

Stevenson, Noelle, author, illustrator.

Ripper : a novel / Isabel Allende Translated from the Spanish by Oliver Brock and Frank Wynne.

Allende, Isabel.

Ripper [electronic resource] : a novel / Isabel Allende Translated from the Spanish by Oliver Brock and Frank Wynne.

Allende, Isabel.

The nixie’s song [electronic resource] / Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.

DiTerlizzi, Tony, author.

Down the rabbit hole : an echo falls mystery / Peter Abrahams.

Abrahams, Peter, 1947-

Clockwork boys [electronic resource] : Clocktaur War, #1 / T. Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Rupert.

The city of brass [electronic resource] / S. A. Chakraborty.

Chakraborty, S. A., author.

The city of brass / S. A. Chakraborty.

Chakraborty, S. A., author.

The girl who fell beneath the sea [electronic resource] / Axie Oh.

Oh, Axie, author.

Rurouni Kenshin restoration. 1 / story and art by Nobuhiro Watsuki translation/ Joe Yamazaki.

Watsuki, Nobuhiro, author, illustrator.

Avatar [DVD videorecording] / written and directed by James Cameron produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau a Twentieth Century Fox presentation in association with Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Film Partners.

The hundred thousand kingdoms / N.K. Jemisin.

Jemisin, N. K.

Children of Ragnarok / by Cinda Williams Chima.

Chima, Cinda Williams, author.

Swordheart [electronic resource] / T. Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Rupert.

Swordheart [electronic resource] / T. Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Rupert.

Dungeons & dragons. Honor among thieves [DVD videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents in association with eOne produced by Jeremy Latcham, Brian Goldner, Nick Meyer story by Chris McKay & Michael Gilio screenplay by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and Michael Gilio directed by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley.

Minor mage [electronic resource] / T. Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Rupert.

Nettle & Bone / T. Kingfisher.

Kingfisher, T., author.

The night eaters. Book 1 : She eats the night / Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda.

Liu, Marjorie M., author.

Chitty chitty bang bang [DVD videorecording] / producer, Albert R. Broccoli screenplay by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes director, Ken Hughes.

Paladin’s strength [electronic resource] : The Saint of Steel, #2 / T. Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Rupert.

Among others / Jo Walton.

Walton, Jo.

SPIRITED AWAY [DVD videorecording] / Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha Film and Mitsubishi present a Tokuma Shoten, Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network and Dentsu producer, Toshio Suzuki written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Fourth wing / Rebecca Yarros.

Yarros, Rebecca, author.

The terror : a novel / Dan Simmons.

Simmons, Dan.

Leviathan wakes / James S.A. Corey.

Corey, James S. A.

STARDUST [DVD videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presnts in association with Marv Films produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Michael Dreyer, Neil Gaiman, Matthew Vaughn screenplay by Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn directed by Matthew Vaughn.

Neuromancer / William Gibson with an afterword by Jack Womack.

Gibson, William, 1948-

Do a powerbomb / created, written, and illustrated by Daniel Warren Johnson colors, Mike Spicer letters, Rus Wooten.

Johnson, Daniel Warren, author, illustrator.

Sweep In Peace / Ilona Andrews.

Andrews, Ilona, author.

Sweep with me / Ilona Andrews.

Andrews, Ilona, author.

Sweep of the heart / Ilona Andrews.

Andrews, Ilona, author.

Sandry’s book [electronic resource] / Tamora Pierce.

Pierce, Tamora.

A court of mist and fury / by Sarah J. Maas.

Maas, Sarah J., author.

A court of silver flames / Sarah J. Maas.

Maas, Sarah J., author.

Lion’s legacy / by L.C. Rosen.

Rosen, Lev AC, author.

This time tomorrow / Emma Straub.

Straub, Emma, author.

Terrier / Tamora Pierce.

Pierce, Tamora.

The druid’s call / E.K. Johnston.

Johnston, E. K., author.

The Gilda stories / Jewelle Gomez afterword by Alexis Pauline Gumbs.

Gomez, Jewelle, 1948- author.

Dark nights : metal / Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, writers Greg Capullo, Mikel Janín, Alvaro Martinez, pencillers Jonathan Glapion, Mikel Janín, Raul Fernandez, inkers Fco Plascencia, June Chung, Brad Anderson, colorists Steve Wands, letterer.

Snyder, Scott, writer.

Binti : the complete trilogy / Nnedi Okorafor.

Okorafor, Nnedi, author.

Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom : triumph & torment / Roger Stern, Bill Mantlo, Gerry Conway, writers Mike Mignola, Kevin Nowlan, Gene Colan, pencilers Mark Badger, (5 others), inkers Mark Badger, (3 others), colorists Jim Novak, Jean Izzo, Rick Parker, letterers.

Stern, Roger, writer.

The Queen of the Tearling : a novel / Erika Johansen.

Johansen, Erika.

The Winter Soldier. Cold front / Mackenzi Lee.

Lee, Mackenzi, author.

Movies & TV

They live [DVD videorecording] / Alive Films presents a Larry Franco production produced by Larry Franco screenplay by Frank Armitage directed by John Carpenter.

THE COLOR PURPLE [DVD VIDEORECORDING] Warner Brothers.

THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE = EL ESPINAZO DEL DIABLO [DVD videorecording] / Augustin y Pedro Almodóvar presentan uno producción El Deseo, S.A., Tequila Gang con la participación de Sogepaq, S.A., Canal+ Espana y Anhelo Producciones una pelicula do Guillermo del Toro producer, Esther García writer, Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras, David Muñoz director, Guillermo del Toro.

RUN LOLA RUN = LOLA RENNT [DVD videorecording] / Sony Pictures Classics in association with Bavaria Film International X-Filme Creative Pool written and directed by Tom Tykwer produced by : Stefan Arndt.

POLTERGEIST [DVD videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer a Steven Spielberg production a Tobe Hooper film story by Steven Spielberg screenplay by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais & Mark Victor directed by Tobe Hooper produced by Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall.

I, Tonya [DVD videorecording] / Neon and 30West present and AI Film presents a Luckychap Entertainment production a Clubhouse Production produced by Bryan Unkeless, Steven Rogers, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley written by Steven Rogers directed by Craig Gillespie.

Rango [DVD videorecording] / Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present a Blind Wink/GK Films production produced by Gore Verbinski, Graham King, John B. Carls story by John Logan, Gore Verbinski, James Ward Byrkit written by John Logan directed by Gore Verbinski.

HOLES [DVD videorecording] / Walt Disney Pictures presents in association with Walden Media a Chicago Pacific Entertainment & Phoenix Pictures production, an Andrew Davis film producers, Mike Medavoy … [et al.] screenplay writer, Louis Sachar director, Andrew Davis.

Ingrid goes west [DVD videorecording] / Star Thrower Entertainment presents a 141 Entertainment Porduction a Might Engine production produced by Jared Ian Goldman [and five others] written by Matt Spicer, David Branson Smith directed by Mat Spicer.

BREATHLESS [DVD videorecording] / UGC/D.A. International [written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard from a treatment by François Truffaut produced by Georges de Beauregard].

PAPRIKA [DVD videorecording] / Madhouse, Inc. Sony Pictures Classics release, Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) presents a Paprika Filmpartners production, a Satoshi Kon film original story by Yasutaka Tsutsui screenplay by Seishi Minakami and Satoshi Kon co-producer, Satoki Toyoda director, Satoshi Kon character design/animation director, Masashi Ando.

Last night in Soho [DVD videorecording] / Focus Features and film 4 present in association with Perfect World Pictures a Working Title/Complete Fiction production produced by Nira Park, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Edgar Wright screenplay by Edgar Wright, Krysty Wilson-Cairns directed by Edgar Wright.

THE THIN MAN [DVD videorecording].

CHRISTINE [DVD videorecording] / [a Richard Kobritz production Columbia Pictures present from Polar Film John Carpenter, director].

300 [DVD videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Legendary Pictures and Virtual Studios produced by Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann, Gianni Nunnari, Jeffrey Silver screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon directed by Zack Snyder.

LOVE & BASKETBALL [DVD videorecording] / New Line Cinema presents a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks Production a Gina Prince-Bythewood film written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood produced by Spike Lee, Sam Kitt.

Bodies bodies bodies [DVD videorecording] / directed by Halina Reijn screenplay by Sara DeLappe produced by David Hinojosa, Ali Herting A24 presents a 2AM production.

The bad guys [DVD videorecording] / directed by Pierre Perifel screenplay by Etan Cohen produced by Damon Ross, Rebecca Huntley.

Everything everywhere all at once [DVD videorecording] / A24 and IAC Films present a Gozie Agbo production a Year of the Rat production in association with Ley Line Entertainment written and directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang.

BLUE VELVET [DVD videorecording] / De Laurentiis Entertainment Group screenplay by David Lynch produced by Fred Caruso directed by David Lynch.

The Northman [DVD videorecording] / a Focus Features and Regency Enterprises presentation in association with Perfect World Pictures a New Regency and Square Peg production directed by Robert Eggers written by Sjón & Robert Eggers produced by Lars Knudsen, Mark Huffam, Robert Eggers, Alexander Skarsgård, Arnon Milchan.

THE 13TH WARRIOR [DVD videorecording] / [presented by] Touchstone Pictures produced by John McTiernan, Michael Crichton produced by Ned Dowd screenplay by William Wisher and Warren Lewis directed by John McTiernan.

Puss in Boots : The last wish [DVD videorecording] / DreamWorks Animation presents directed by Joel Crawford co-director, Januel P. Mercado produced by Mark Swift screenplay by Paul Fisher, Tommy Swerdlow story by Tommy Swerdlow, Tom Wheeler.

Avatar [DVD videorecording] / written and directed by James Cameron produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau a Twentieth Century Fox presentation in association with Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Film Partners.

Dungeons & dragons. Honor among thieves [DVD videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents in association with eOne produced by Jeremy Latcham, Brian Goldner, Nick Meyer story by Chris McKay & Michael Gilio screenplay by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and Michael Gilio directed by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley.

SCREAM [DVD videorecording] / a Woods Entertainment production a Dimension Films presentation directed by Wes Craven written by Kevin Williamson produced by Cary Woods and Cathy Konrad.

MISSISSIPPI MASALA [DVD videorecording] / SCS Films Inc. presents, in association with Odyssey/Cinecom International and Film Four International a Mirabai Films Production, in association with MovieWorks and Black River Productions produced by Michael Nozik, Mira Nair directed by Mira Nair written by Sooni Taraporevala.

EMPIRE OF THE SUN [DVD videorecording] Warner Bros. Pictures directed by Steven Spielberg screenplay by Tom Stoppard produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall.

DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS [DVD videorecording] / TriStar Pictures presents a Clinica Estetico and Mundy Lane Entertainment production a Carl Franklin film screenplay by Carl Franklin produced by Jesse Beaton and Gary Goetzman directed by Carl Franklin.

COOL HAND LUKE [DVD videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures a Jalem production screenplay by Donn Pearce and Frank R. Pierson produced by Gordon Carroll directed by Stuart Rosenberg.

Malcolm X [DVD videorecording] / Warner Bros. presents in association with Largo International N.V. a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production produced by Marvin Worth and Spike Lee screenplay by Arnold Perl and Spike Lee directed by Spike Lee.

Chitty chitty bang bang [DVD videorecording] / producer, Albert R. Broccoli screenplay by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes director, Ken Hughes.

SPIRITED AWAY [DVD videorecording] / Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha Film and Mitsubishi present a Tokuma Shoten, Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network and Dentsu producer, Toshio Suzuki written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE [DVD videorecording] = / Walt Disney Home Entertainment presents a Studio Ghibli film Dentsu Music and Entertainment, Inc. Mitsubishi Corporation NTV Tohokushinska Film Corp. Tokuma Shoten produced by Rick Dempsey, Ned Lott, Toshio Suzuki screenplay, Hayao Miyazaki directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

The quiet girl [DVD videorecording] / Super, Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, TG4 and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland present an Inscéal production written & directed by Colm Bairéad produced by Cleona Ní Chrualaoi.

LA BAMBA [DVD videorecording] / Columbia Pictures presents a New Visions production produced by Taylor Hackford and Bill Borden written and directed by Luis Valdez.

DO THE RIGHT THING [DVD videorecording] / Universal a Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks production a Spike Lee joint produced, written and directed by Spike Lee.

MEMENTO [DVD VIDEORECORDING] Newmarket presents in association with Summit Entertainment a Team Todd production, a film by Christopher Nolan producers, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd screenplay writer, Christopher Nolan director, Christopher Nolan.

SWEENEY TODD. THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET [DVD videorecording] / DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures present a Parkes/MacDonald production a Zanuck Company production produced by John Logan, Laurie MacDonald, Walter Parkes, Richard D. Zanuck screenplay by John Logan directed by Tim Burton.

DRACULA [DVD videorecording] / Universal Studios English version produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. and Tod Browning screenplay by Garrett Fort directed by Tod Browning / Spanish version produced by Paul Kohner, Carl Laemmle, Jr. adapted into Spanish by Baltasar Fernandez Cue directed by George Melford, Enrique Tovar Avalos.

THE RING [DVD videorecording] / a MacDonald/Parkes Production, a Bender/Spink, Inc. production, a Dreamworks Pictures presentation producers, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald screenplay writer, Ehren Kruger director, Gore Verbinski.

MAJOR LEAGUE [DVD videorecording] / Paramount Pictures Corporation.

BULL DURHAM [DVD VIDEORECORDING] a Mount Company production produced by Thom Mount and Mark Burg written and directed by Ron Shelton.

Hellboy [DVD videorecording] / Revolution Studios presents a Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin production in association with Dark Horse Entertainment, a film by Guillermo del Toro produced by Lawrence Gordon, Mike Richardson, Lloyd Levin screenplay by Guillermo del Toro directed by Guillermo del Toro.

Staff Picks Music

Habits [CD sound recording] / Neon Trees.

Neon Trees (Musical group)

Coming to terms [CD sound recording] / Carolina Liar.

Carolina Liar (Musical group)

Before the waves [CD sound recording] / Magic Man.

Magic Man (Musical group), performer.

Young The Giant [CD sound recording].

Young the Giant (Musical group)

Home of the strange [CD sound recording] / Young the Giant.

Young the Giant (Musical group), performer.

Mind over matter [CD sound recording] / Young the Giant.

Young the Giant (Musical group), composer, performer.

The Lumineers [CD sound recording].

Lumineers (Musical group)

I robot [CD sound recording] / the Alan Parsons Project.

Alan Parsons Project. Performer.

Lonesome dreams [CD sound recording] / Lord Huron.

Lord Huron (Musical group)

Fat of the land [CD sound recording] / Prodigy.

Prodigy (Musical group : Great Britain)

LUST FOR LIFE [CD sound recording] / Iggy Pop.

Pop, Iggy, 1947- Performer.

Symmetry in black [CD sound recording] / Crowbar.

Crowbar (Musical group : New Orleans, La.)

Queens of the Stone Age [CD sound recording].

Queens of the Stone Age.

Dopamine [CD sound recording] / BØRNS.

BØRNS, 1992- performer.

Punisher [CD sound recording] / Phoebe Bridgers.

Bridgers, Phoebe, 1994- composer, audio producer, performer.

The other one [CD sound recording] / Babymetal.

Babymetal (Musical group), composer, performer.

Be the cowboy [CD sound recording] / Mitski.

Mitski, 1990- composer, performer.

The loneliest time [CD sound recording] / Carly Rae Jepsen.

Jepsen, Carly Rae, 1985- composer, performer.

Intellectual property [CD sound recording] / Waterparks.

Waterparks (Musical group), performer, composer.

The firewatcher’s daughter [CD sound recording] / Brandi Carlile.

Noonday dream / Ben Howard.

Howard, Ben, 1987- composer, performer.

The slow rush [CD sound recording] / Tame Impala.

Tame Impala (Musical group), composer, performer.

Non-Fiction

The crochet book.

Quit : the power of knowing when to walk away / Annie Duke.

Duke, Annie, 1965- author.

Black designers in American fashion / edited by Elizabeth Way.

Hello world : being human in the age of algorithms / Hannah Fry.

Fry, Hannah, author.

A history of the world in 100 objects / Neil MacGregor.

MacGregor, Neil, 1947-

Black flags, blue waters : the epic history of America’s most notorious pirates / Eric Jay Dolin.

Dolin, Eric Jay, author.

Meditations / Marcus Aurelius a new translation, with an introduction, by Gregory Hays.

Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180.

Whimsical stitches : a modern makers book of amigurumi crochet patterns / Lauren Espy.

Espy, Lauren, author.

Whip smart : a memoir / Melissa Febos.

Febos, Melissa.

Atlas of the heart : mapping meaningful connection and the language of human experience / Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW.

Brown, Brené, author.

Messy : the power of disorder to transform our lives / Tim Harford.

Harford, Tim, 1973- author.

Surrender : 40 songs, one story / Bono.

Bono, 1960- author.

Modern Asian baking at home : essential sweet and savory recipes for milk bread, mochi, mooncakes, and more inspired by the subtle Asian baking community / Kat Lieu.

Lieu, Kat, author.

Adapt : why success always starts with failure / Tim Harford.

Harford, Tim, 1973-

Under the Tuscan sun : at home in Italy / by Frances Mayes.

Mayes, Frances.

Nudge : improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness / Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein.

Thaler, Richard H., 1945-

I want to die but I want to eat tteokbokki / Baek Sehee translated by Anton Hur.

Paek, Se-hŭi, 1990- author.

Good inside : a guide to becoming the parent you want to be / Dr. Becky Kennedy.

Kennedy, Becky (Psychologist), author.

Beyond words : what animals think and feel / Carl Safina.

Safina, Carl, 1955-

1000 hours outside : activities to match screen time with green time / Ginny Yurich.

Yurich, Ginny, author.

Predictably irrational : the hidden forces that shape our decisions / Dan Ariely.

Ariely, Dan.

You never forget your first : a biography of George Washington / Alexis Coe.

Coe, Alexis, author.

Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world / Jack Weatherford.

Weatherford, J. McIver.

Give and take : why helping others drives our success / Adam Grant.

Grant, Adam M., author.

The Red Boat fish sauce cookbook : beloved recipes from the family behind the purest fish sauce / Cuong Pham with Tien Nguyen and Diep Tran.

Pham, Cuong (Chef), author.

Dare to lead : brave work, tough conversations, whole hearts / Brene Brown.

Brown, Brené, author.

The ends of the world : volcanic apocalypses, lethal oceans, and our quest to understand Earth’s past mass extinctions / Peter Brannen.

Brannen, Peter (Peter Melanson), 1983- author.

Reality is not what it seems : the journey to quantum gravity / Carlo Rovelli translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre.

Rovelli, Carlo, 1956- author.

The soul of an octopus : a surprising exploration into the wonder of consciousness / Sy Montgomery.

Montgomery, Sy, author.

Inferior : how science got women wrong and the new research that’s rewriting the story / Angela Saini.

Saini, Angela, 1980- author.

We were eight years in power : an American tragedy / Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Coates, Ta-Nehisi, author.

Buster Keaton : a filmmaker’s life / James Curtis.

Curtis, James, 1953- author.

Notorious RBG : the life and times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg / Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik.

Carmon, Irin, author.

Man’s search for meaning / Viktor E. Frankl part one translated by Ilse Lasch, foreword by Harold S. Kushner, afterword by William J. Winslade.

Frankl, Viktor Emil.

Financial feminist : overcome the patriarchy’s bullsh*t to master your money and build a life you love / Tori Dunlap.

Dunlap, Tori, author.

Blankets : an illustrated novel / by Craig Thompson.

Thompson, Craig, 1975-

Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking / Susan Cain.

Cain, Susan.

The righteous mind : why good people are divided by politics and religion / Jonathan Haidt.

Haidt, Jonathan.

Crying in the bathroom : a memoir / Erika L. Sánchez.

Sánchez, Erika L., author.

Finding Chika : a little girl, an earthquake, and the making of a family / Mitch Albom.

Albom, Mitch, 1958- author.

83 days in Mariupol : a war diary / by Don Brown.

Brown, Don, 1949- author, artist.

The last action heroes : the triumphs, flops, and feuds of Hollywood’s kings of carnage / Nick de Semlyen.

De Semlyen, Nick, author.

Salt, fat, acid, heat : mastering the elements of good cooking / by Samin Nosrat and art by Wendy MacNaughton with a foreword by Michael Pollan.

Nosrat, Samin, author.

The gifts of imperfection : let go of who you think you’re supposed to be and embrace who you are / by Brené Brown.

Brown, Brené, author.

I’m glad my mom died / Jennette McCurdy.

McCurdy, Jennette, 1992- author.

Everybody has a podcast (except you) : a how-to guide from the first family of podcasting / Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, and Griffin McElroy.

McElroy, Justin, 1980- author.

The black guy dies first : black horror cinema from fodder to Oscar / Robin R. Means Coleman, PhD and Mark H. Harris.

Means Coleman, Robin R., 1969- author.

The myth of Sisyphus, and other essays / Albert Camus translated from the French by Justin O’Brien.

Camus, Albert, 1913-1960.

Trust the plan : the rise of QAnon and the conspiracy that unhinged America / Will Sommer.

Sommer, Will, 1988- author.

Stitches : a memoir — / David Small.

Small, David, 1945-

A Sand County almanac, and sketches here and there / by Aldo Leopold illustrated by Charles W. Schwartz introduction by Robert Finch.

Leopold, Aldo, 1886-1948.

The woman in me / Britney Spears.

Spears, Britney, author.

Dark archives : a librarian’s investigation into the science and history of books bound in human skin / Megan Rosenbloom.

Rosenbloom, Megan, 1981- author.

The prophet / by Kahlil Gibran.

Gibran, Kahlil, 1883-1931.

What it’s like to be a bird : from flying to nesting, eating to singing — what birds are doing, and why / written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley.

Sibley, David, 1961- author, illustrator.

Shielded : how the police became untouchable / Joanna Schwartz.

Schwartz, Joanna C., author.

The dressmakers of Auschwitz : the true story of the women who sewed to survive / Lucy Adlington.

Adlington, Lucy, 1970- author.

You sound like a White girl : the case for rejecting assimilation / Julissa Natzely Arce Raya.

Arce, Julissa, author.

Family style : memories of an American from Vietnam / Thien Pham.

Pham, Thien, author, illustrator.

Ghostland : an American history in haunted places / Colin Dickey.

Dickey, Colin, author.

The National Audubon Society birds of North America : the complete guide to birding–with full-color photographs, updated range maps, and authorative notes on voice, behavior, habitat, nesting, and conservation status.

Romance Staff Loved

The lost wife / Alyson Richman.

Richman, Alyson.

Daughter of fortune / Isabel Allende.

Allende, Isabel.

Every breath / Ellie Marney.

Marney, Ellie, author.

Song of the forever rains / E.J. Mellow.

Mellow, E. J., author.

Perfect on paper / Sophie Gonzales.

Gonzales, S., 1992- author.

The personal librarian / Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.

Benedict, Marie, author.

The charm offensive : a novel / Alison Cochrun.

Cochrun, Alison, author.

The girl who fell beneath the sea / Axie Oh.

Oh, Axie, author.

From scratch : a memoir of love, Sicily, and finding home / Tembi Locke.

Locke, Tembi, 1970- author.

The other Bennet sister : a novel / Janice Hadlow.

Hadlow, Janice, author.

Love in the time of global warming / Francesca Lia Block.

Block, Francesca Lia.

I’ll give you the sun / by Jandy Nelson.

Nelson, Jandy, author.

The fault in our stars / John Green.

Green, John, 1977-

LOVE & BASKETBALL [DVD videorecording] / New Line Cinema presents a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks Production a Gina Prince-Bythewood film written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood produced by Spike Lee, Sam Kitt.

My brother’s husband. Volume 1 / Gengoroh Tagame translated from the Japanese by Anne Ishii.

Tagame, Gengoroh, 1964- author, illustrator.

Stone fruit / Lee Lai editor, Gary Groth.

Lai, Lee, 1993- author, illustrator.

Landline / Rainbow Rowell.

Rowell, Rainbow.

Landline [electronic resource] / Rainbow Rowell.

Rowell, Rainbow.

My true love gave to me : twelve holiday stories / edited and with a story by Stephanie Perkins.

My true love gave to me [electronic resource] : twelve holiday stories / edited and with a story by Stephanie Perkins interior illustrations by Jim Tierney.

Scattered showers : stories / Rainbow Rowell with illustrations by Jim Tierney.

Rowell, Rainbow, author.

Hana-Kimi. For you in full blossom : vol. 1 / story and art by Hisaya Nakajo [translation, David Ury English adaptation, Gerard Jones].

Nakajo, Hisaya.

Their eyes were watching God / Zora Neale Hurston with a foreword by Edwidge Danticat.

Hurston, Zora Neale, author.

Beautiful bastard [electronic resource] : a novel / Christina Lauren.

Lauren, Christina, author.

Fire / Kristin Cashore.

Cashore, Kristin.

The golem and the jinni : a novel / Helene Wecker.

Wecker, Helene.

If an Egyptian cannot speak English : a novel / Noor Naga.

Naga, Noor, author.

Dating you hating you / Christina Lauren.

Lauren, Christina, author.

Saga. Volume 1 / writer, Brian K. Vaughan artist, Fiona Staples lettering + design, Fonograpiks coordinator, Eric Stephenson.

Vaughan, Brian K.

Shattered warrior / Sharron Shinn & Molly Knox Ostertag.

Shinn, Sharon, author.

Dating you / hating you [electronic resource] / Christina Lauren.

Lauren, Christina, author.

Anna and the French kiss / Stephanie Perkins.

Perkins, Stephanie.

From Lukov with love / Mariana Zapata.

Zapata, Mariana, author.

Son of the mob / Gordon Korman.

Korman, Gordon.

Son of the mob [electronic resource] / Gordon Korman.

Korman, Gordon.

The luxe / Anna Godbersen.

Godbersen, Anna.

The Davenports / Krystal Marquis.

Marquis, Krystal, author.

This time it’s real / Ann Liang.

Liang, Ann (Young adult author), author.

Brooklynaire [electronic resource] : Brooklyn Bruisers Series, Book 4 / Sarina Bowen

Bowen, Sarina, author.

Chloe and the Kaishao boys / Mae Coyiuto.

Coyiuto, Mae, 1994- author.

Lovesick Ellie. 1 / Fujimomo translation, Ursula Ku lettering, Allen Berry.

Fujimomo, author, artist.

This woven kingdom / Tahereh Mafi.

Mafi, Tahereh, author.

A lady’s guide to fortune-hunting / Sophie Irwin.

Irwin, Sophie, author.

The girl who fell beneath the sea [electronic resource] / Axie Oh.

Oh, Axie, author.

The vanishing half [CDB UNABRIDGED] / Brit Bennett.

Bennett, Brit, author.

Lovesick Ellie. 3 / Fujimomo translation, Ursula Ku lettering, Allen Berry.

Fujimomo, author, artist.

Lovesick Ellie. 2 / Fujimomo translation, Ursula Ku lettering, Allen Berry.

Fujimomo, author, artist.

Book lovers / Emily Henry.

Henry, Emily, author.

Happy place / Emily Henry.

Henry, Emily, author.

Slave to sensation / Nalini Singh.

Singh, Nalini, 1977-

The wonder engine [electronic resource] : Clocktaur War, #2 / T. Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Rupert.

A taste of gold and iron / Alexandra Rowland [edited by Ruoxi Chen].

Rowland, Alexandra, author.

Swordheart [electronic resource] / T. Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Rupert.

Swordheart [electronic resource] / T. Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Rupert.

The little mermaid : make a splash / adapted by Ashley Franklin illustrated by Paul Kellam screenplay by David Magee.

Franklin, Ashley, author.

Paladin’s grace [electronic resource] / T. Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Rupert.

The ex hex : a novel / Erin Sterling.

Sterling, Erin, author.

The kiss curse / Erin Sterling.

Sterling, Erin, author.

Secretly yours : a novel / Tessa Bailey.

Bailey, Tessa, author.

Red, white & royal blue / Casey McQuiston.

McQuiston, Casey, author.

Roomies / Christina Lauren.

Lauren, Christina, author.

MISSISSIPPI MASALA [DVD videorecording] / SCS Films Inc. presents, in association with Odyssey/Cinecom International and Film Four International a Mirabai Films Production, in association with MovieWorks and Black River Productions produced by Michael Nozik, Mira Nair directed by Mira Nair written by Sooni Taraporevala.

Love, life, and the list / Kasie West.

West, Kasie, author.

Paladin’s strength [electronic resource] : The Saint of Steel, #2 / T. Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Rupert.

Overnight sensation [electronic resource] / Sarina Bowen

Bowen, Sarina, author.

In the clear moonlit dusk . 1 / Mika Yamamori.

Yamamori, Mika, author, artist.

On the fence / Kasie West.

West, Kasie.

Hawksong / Amelia Atwater-Rhodes.

Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia.

Fake dates and mooncakes / Sher Lee.

Lee, Sher, author.

Lovesick Ellie. 10 / Fujimomo original digital edition translation: Ursula Ku print edition lettering and layout Lys Blakeslee

Fujimomo, author, illustrator.

The darkness outside us / Eliot Schrefer.

Schrefer, Eliot, 1978- author.

Divine rivals : a novel / Rebecca Ross.

Ross, Rebecca (Rebecca J.), author.

Fourth wing / Rebecca Yarros.

Yarros, Rebecca, author.

Emily Wilde’s encyclopaedia of faeries / Heather Fawcett.

Fawcett, Heather (Heather M.), author.

Bath haus : a thriller / P.J. Vernon.

Vernon, P. J., author.

Lore Olympus. Volume 2 / Rachel Smythe.

Smythe, Rachel (Comics artist), author, illustrator.

Lore Olympus. Volume 3 / Rachel Smythe.

Smythe, Rachel (Comics artist), author, artist.

Lore Olympus. Volume 4 / Rachel Smythe layouts by Edwin Vazquez.

Smythe, Rachel (Comics artist), author, artist.

Thwonk [electronic resource] / Joan Bauer.

Bauer, Joan, 1951-

Keeper of enchanted rooms / Charlie N. Holmberg

Holmberg, Charlie N., 1988- author.

Elemental : the graphic novel / script adaptation, Steve Behling layout, Emilio Urbano ink, Marco Forcelloni, Manuela Razzi, Gianfranco Florio color, Massimo Rocca, Silvano Scolari, Maaw Illustration letters, Chris Dickey.

Behling, Steve, adapter.

Jellicoe Road / Melina Marchetta.

Marchetta, Melina, 1965-

I kissed Shara Wheeler [electronic resource] : a novel / Casey McQuiston.

McQuiston, Casey, author.

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE [DVD videorecording] = / Walt Disney Home Entertainment presents a Studio Ghibli film Dentsu Music and Entertainment, Inc. Mitsubishi Corporation NTV Tohokushinska Film Corp. Tokuma Shoten produced by Rick Dempsey, Ned Lott, Toshio Suzuki screenplay, Hayao Miyazaki directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

A court of frost and starlight / by Sarah J. Maas.

Maas, Sarah J., author.

A court of mist and fury / by Sarah J. Maas.

Maas, Sarah J., author.

A court of silver flames / Sarah J. Maas.

Maas, Sarah J., author.

Lion’s legacy / by L.C. Rosen.

Rosen, Lev AC, author.

Chaos theory [electronic resource] / Nic Stone

Stone, Nic, author.

One last stop [electronic resource] / Casey McQuiston.

McQuiston, Casey, author.

The dead romantics / Ashley Poston.

Poston, Ashley, author.

Twisted love / Ana Huang.

Huang, Ana.

The DUFF : designated ugly fat friend : a novel / by Kody Keplinger.

Keplinger, Kody.

Royally matched / Emma Chase.

Chase, Emma, author.

Royally matched [electronic resource] : Royals Trilogy, Book 2 / Emma Chase

Chase, Emma, author.

The little village of book lovers [electronic resource] : a novel / Nina George [translated by Simon Pare].

George, Nina, 1973- author.

Do you take this man / Denise Williams.

Williams, Denise, 1982- author.

Romantic killer. 1 / story and art by Wataru Momose translation & adaptation, Adrienne Beck touch-up art & lettering, Inori Fukuda Trant

Momose, Wataru, author, illustrator.

Royally screwed / Emma Chase.

Chase, Emma, author.

Royally screwed [electronic resource] / Emma Chase

Chase, Emma, author.

It ends with us / Colleen Hoover.

Hoover, Colleen, author.

Romantic killer. 2 / story and art by Wataru Momose translation & adaptation, Adrienne Beck touch-up art & lettering, Inori Fukuda Trant.

Momose, Wataru, author, artist.

Romantic killer. 3 / story and art by Wataru Momose translation & adaptation, Adrienne Beck touch-up art & lettering, Inori Fukuda Trant.

Momose, Wataru, author.

Romantic killer. 4 / story and art by Wataru Momose translation & adaptation, Adrienne Beck touch-up art & lettering, Inori Fukuda Trant.

Momose, Wataru, author.

Under the whispering door / TJ Klune.

Klune, TJ, author.

Yumi and the nightmare painter / Brandon Sanderson.

Sanderson, Brandon, author.

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Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.), author.

Song of the forever rains / E.J. Mellow.

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A psalm for the wild-built / Becky Chambers.

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Book of night / Holly Black.

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Black sun / Rebecca Roanhorse.

Roanhorse, Rebecca, author.

Fevered star / Rebecca Roanhorse.

Roanhorse, Rebecca, author.

The way of kings / Brandon Sanderson.

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The Kaiju Preservation Society / John Scalzi.

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Annihilation / Jeff VanderMeer.

VanderMeer, Jeff.

Thistlefoot / GennaRose Nethercott.

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The spear cuts through water / Simon Jimenez.

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Hench : a novel / Natalie Zina Walschots.

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The girl who could move sh*t with her mind / Jackson Ford.

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Over the woodward wall / A. Deborah Baker.

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Stars uncharted / S. K. Dunstall.

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Gamechanger / L. X. Beckett.

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Attack surface / Cory Doctorow.

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Artemis : a novel / Andy Weir.

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The Martian : a novel / Andy Weir.

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Clean sweep / Ilona Andrews.

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The house in the Cerulean Sea / TJ Klune.

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The fifth season / N. K. Jemisin.

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To be taught, if fortunate / Becky Chambers.

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The color of magic : a Discworld novel / Terry Pratchett.

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Project Hail Mary : a novel / Andy Weir.

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Legends & lattes : a novel of high fantasy and low stakes / Travis Baldree.

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The emperor’s soul / Brandon Sanderson.

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One fell sweep / Ilona Andrews.

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The city of brass / S. A. Chakraborty.

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Tress of the emerald sea / Brandon Sanderson.

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Mickey7 / Edward Ashton.

Ashton, Edward (Science fiction writer), author.

The hundred thousand kingdoms / N.K. Jemisin.

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A taste of gold and iron / Alexandra Rowland [edited by Ruoxi Chen].

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The women’s war / Jenna Glass.

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Among others / Jo Walton.

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All systems red / Martha Wells.

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Clytemnestra : a novel / Costanza Casati.

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Emily Wilde’s encyclopaedia of faeries / Heather Fawcett.

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Leviathan wakes / James S.A. Corey.

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Neuromancer / William Gibson with an afterword by Jack Womack.

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Sweep In Peace / Ilona Andrews.

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Every heart a doorway / Seanan McGuire.

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Anathem / Neal Stephenson.

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The three-body problem / Cixin Liu translated by Ken Liu.

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