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Dear Edward: A Novel by Ann Napolitano
Now Streaming on Apple TV+
*A Read with Jenna Book Club Pick*
“Make sure you have tissues handy when you read [this] sure-footed tearjerker” (NPR) about a young boy who must learn to go on after surviving tragedy.
“Dear Edward is that rare book that breaks your heart and stitches it back together during a reading experience that leaves you profoundly altered for the better.”—Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Mad Honey
“Will lead you toward something wonderous, something profound.”—Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Now Is Not the Time to Panic
Available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook, and Audio Editions.
Also Available in Spanish: Querido Edward
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Edited by Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein; Created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine
Now Streaming on Hulu
A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present.
“Pleasingly symmetrical . . . [a] mosaic of a book, which achieves the impossible on so many levels—moving from argument to fiction to argument, from theme to theme, and backward and forward in time, so smoothly.”—Slate
“A wide-ranging, landmark summary of the Black experience in America: searing, rich in unfamiliar detail, exploring every aspect of slavery and its continuing legacy . . . Again and again, The 1619 Project brings the past to life in fresh ways . . . Multifaceted and often brilliant.”—The New York Times Book Review
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Slonim Woods 9: A Memoir by Daniel Barban Levin
Stolen Youth—Now Streaming on Hulu
An “extraordinary” (Nylon) firsthand account of the creation of a modern cult and the costs paid by its young victims: a group of college roommates.
“Intense . . . [a tale] of hard-won survival, and creating a life after the unimaginable.”—Salon
“This is an extraordinary story of entrapment, determination, and escape.”—Eric Fair, author of Consequence
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All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel by Erich Maria Remarque
Now Streaming on Netflix
*Nominated for 9 Academy Awards*
Considered by many the greatest war novel of all time, All Quiet on the Western Front is Erich Maria Remarque’s masterpiece of the German experience during World War I.
“The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure.”—The New York Times Book Review
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Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Premieres March 3rd on Prime Video
A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup.
“I devoured Daisy Jones & The Six in a day, falling head over heels for it. Taylor Jenkins Reid transported me into the magic of the ’70s music scene in a way I’ll never forget. The characters are beautifully layered and complex. Daisy and the band captured my heart, and they’re sure to capture yours, too.”—Reese Witherspoon
“Wildly delicious.”—Entertainment Weekly
Available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook, Audio, and Large Print Editions.
Also Available in Spanish: Todos quieren a Daisy Jones.
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Straight Man: A Novel by Richard Russo
Soon to be the AMC Original Series Lucky Hank—Premieres March 19th on AMC
Hilarious and true-to-life, witty, compassionate, and impossible to put down, Straight Man follows Hank Devereaux through one very bad week in this novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls.
“The funniest serious novel I have read since–well, maybe since Portnoy’s Complaint.”—Tom De Haven, The New York Times Book Review
“[Russo] skewers academic pretensions and infighting with mad abandon…in a clear and muscular prose that is a pleasure to read . . . I had to stop often to guffaw, gasp, wheeze, and wipe away my tears.”—Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter by Jaleigh Johnson
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves—Coming to Theaters March 31st
Every adventuring party has a starting quest. Join Edgin Darvis and his team of heroic (well, occasionally heroic) heisters in this official prequel to the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
Available February 28th in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
Premieres April 7th on Hulu
*A Reese’s Book Club Pick*
An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of “Dear Sugar” advice columns written by the author of #1 New York Times bestseller Wild—featuring a new preface and six additional columns.
“Revolutionary . . . In Strayed’s hands, the advice column [is] a radical therapeutic experience . . . [She] has steadily opened up a new vocabulary for how we express ourselves, personally and politically.”—The New Yorker
“These pieces are nothing short of dynamite.”—Salon
Available in Trade Paperback, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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‘Salem’s Lot: A Novel by Stephen King
Coming to Theaters April 21st
Writer Ben Mears has returned to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book.
“An unabashed chiller.”—Austin American Statesman
“A super exorcism . . . Tremendous.”—Kirkus Reviews
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Text for You: A Novel by Sofie Cramer
Soon to be the major motion picture Love Again—Coming to Theaters May 12th
A heartwarming story of love, loss, serendipity, and texting.
“A heartfelt, compassionate journey about the messy but real side of love. Stock up on tissues.”—USA Today
“Deeply emotional . . . An entertaining and romantic story about second chances and moving forward after loss.”—Kirkus Reviews
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
Premieres May 2023 on Apple TV+
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lost City of Z, a twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history.
“Disturbing and riveting . . . Grann has proved himself a master of spinning delicious, many-layered mysteries that also happen to be true . . . It will sear your soul.”—The New York Times Book Review
“A shocking whodunit . . . What more could fans of true-crime thrillers ask?”—USA Today
“A master of the detective form . . . Killers is something rather deep and not easily forgotten.”—The Wall St. Journal
“David Grann’s Killers of the Flower Moon is unsurprisingly extraordinary.”—Time
Available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook, Audio, and Large Print Editions.
Also Available in Spanish (Los asesisnos de la luna de las flores) and Young Readers (Killers of the Flower Moon: Young Readers Edition) Editions.
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We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel by Georgia Hunter
Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.
A brave and mesmerizing debut, and a truly tremendous accomplishment.” —Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife and Circling the Sun
“Turning history into fiction can be tricky . . . Hunter finesses the challenge. Her novel brings the Kurcs to life in heart-pounding detail.” —The Jewish Voice
Available in Trade Paperback, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
The true tale of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death.
“Relentlessly fuses history and entertainment to give this nonfiction book the dramatic effect of a novel . . . It doesn’t hurt that this truth is stranger than fiction.”—The New York Times
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Dark Matter: A Novel by Blake Crouch
A mindbending, relentlessly surprising thriller from the author of the bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy.
“You’ll gulp Dark Matter down in one afternoon, or more likely one night… Alternate-universe science fiction [and] a countdown thriller in which the hero must accomplish an impossible task to save his family. There’s always another door to open, and another page to turn.”—New York Times Book Review
“A mind-blowing sci-fi/suspense/love-story mash-up.”—Entertainment Weekly
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Fool Me Once: A Novel by Harlan Coben
A widowed veteran gets the shock of her life in this impossible-to-put-down thriller from the bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger.
“Coben is simply one of the all-time greats—pick up any one of his thrillers and you’ll find a riveting, twisty, surprising story with a big, beating heart at its core.”—Gillian Flynn, bestselling author of Gone Girl
“Coben hits the bull’s eye again . . . masterfully paced plotting . . . a tale guaranteed to fool even the craftiest readers a lot more than once.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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Sign Here: A Novel by Claudia Lux
A darkly humorous, surprisingly poignant, and utterly gripping debut novel about a guy who works in Hell (literally) and is on the cusp of a big promotion if only he can get one more member of the wealthy Harrison family to sell their soul.
“Darkly comic.”—The New York Times
“Devilish comedy is afoot.”—USA Today
“A delightful ride.”—The Washington Post
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For Kids, Tweens, and Teens:
Are You There God It’s Me Margaret: A Novel by Judy Blume
Coming to Theaters April 28th
The beloved coming-of-age novel from the author whose “name has long been synonymous with young adult fiction” (Los Angeles Times).
“Blume wasn’t the first writer to legitimize and celebrate the interior life of young girls . . . But Blume’s work feels significantly more influential than that of her predecessors and peers.”—The New Yorker
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl; Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Soon to be the major motion picture Wonka—Coming to Theaters December 15th
Willy Wonka’s famous chocolate factory is opening at last!
But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!
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Eragon: Book I by Christopher Paolini
A new adventure hatches in the first book of the Inheritance Cycle—and international fantasy sensation!
“Unusual, powerful, fresh, and fluid.”—Booklist, starred review
“The author takes the near-archetypes of fantasy fiction and makes them fresh and enjoyable, chiefly through a crisp narrative and a likable hero.”—Publisher’s Weekly
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The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 1 by Rick Riordan
Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school . . . again. No matter how hard he tries, he can’t seem to stay out of trouble. But can he really be expected to not defend himself against his pre-algebra teacher when she turns into a monster and tries to kill him?
Suddenly, mythical creatures seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy’s Greek mythology textbook and into his life. The gods of Mount Olympus are angery—Zeus’s master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now Percy has just ten days to find and return Zeus’s stolen property, and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus.
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