Adult Nonfiction Coming Soon

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Adult Fiction Coming Soon
Adult Bestsellers Coming Soon

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Chiasson, Dan

Biography

The early days and inexorable rise of the young Bernie Sanders, the one-of-a-kind visionary who changed American politics forever, told by a son of the People’s Republic of Burlington, Vermont
 

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Whitmire, Ethelene

Biography

The dramatic and heartrending true story of one remarkable young man's account of love in the time of war, by a celebrated historian of untold Black stories
 

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Ho, Thalia

Cooking

From Thalia Ho, creator of the award-winning blog Butter and Brioche and author of Wild Sweetness, a lyrical and visually stunning cookbook of more than 100 enthralling dessert recipes, exploring the five tastes and how they transform on the plate and beyond.

 

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Castro, Mia

Cooking

Cocina Puerto Rico transports you to Borinquen—the Island of Enchantment—otherwise known as Puerto Rico. Or, to chef Mia Castro, home. 
 

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Grasso, Steph

Cooking

Develop a healthier, happier relationship with food through over 80 nourishing recipes with zero intimidation factor from dietitian, nutrition expert, and TikTok sensation stephgrassodietitian.

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Chambers, Lauren

Cooking

Eat in tune with your cycle to reverse uncomfortable symptoms of hormonal imbalance and optimize your health, empowering you to look and feel your best.
 

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Quittner, Ella

Cooking

A charmingly obsessive, thoroughly tested exploration of the best ways to cook and bake your favorite foods.

 

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Sherman, Gabriel

Economics

The real succession story of the Murdoch empire is more shocking than the fictional TV series.
 

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Rubin, Zachary

Health

From viral social media sensation Dr. Zachary Rubin, an in-depth look at both common and surprising allergies, spotlighting patient stories, the history and science behind allergies, common myths, treatment options, and more.
 

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O'Donnell, Norah

History

A vivid portrait of the unsung American women from 1776 to today who changed the course of history in their fight for freedom and helped shape a more perfect union
 

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O'Malley, Gregory E

History

By a prize-winning historian: The dramatic story of a Black man’s relentless search for freedom in Revolutionary-era America
 

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Pinsker, Matthew

History

An eye-opening portrait of Lincoln behind the scenes: Here is the career-long party politician whose brilliant coalition-building during the Civil War set the political foundation for emancipation and Union victory.

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Morrison, Toni

Literature/Film Crit

Toni Morrison's lectures on the American canon, illuminating the relationship between race, the arts, and life beyond the page. From Herman Melville's Moby Dick to Carson McCullers's The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin to the works of Faulkner and Hemmingway, Morrison interrogates major works of American literature as only she can. With an introduction from Morrison's colleague, Claudia Brodsky, Language as Liberation is a revelatory book that once again displays Morrison's intellectual and literary greatness.

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Serpell, Namwali

Literature/Film Crit

An illuminating, electrifying exploration of the work of Toni Morrison by an award-winning novelist and Harvard professor
 

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Raftery, Brian

Literature/Film Crit

Drawing from exclusive interviews and previously unseen archival materials, this one-of-its-kind biography of Hannibal Lecter documents the cannibal’s journey from terrifying villain to unexpectedly adored antihero.
 

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Evans, Rachel Held

Memoirs

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans inspired a generation of questioning and evolving believers. This book offers a collection of her most impactful essays—in print for the first time.

 

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Atkin, Polly

Memoirs

An observant, lyrical memoir exploring what owls can teach us about nature, chronic illness, and ourselves.

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Robinson, Eugene

Memoirs

Pulitzer Prize–winning former Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson tells our nation’s torturous racial history through his own family’s story, starting with his great-grandfather’s freedom from slavery and threading his way to his own narrative and reaching today’s Black Lives Matter movement, asking whether this time will be different.
 

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Pelicot, Gisele

Memoirs

The sexual assault that stunned the world. A courageous woman’s rallying call for shame to "change sides." For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.
 

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Roberts, Dorothy

Memoirs

From Dorothy Roberts, author of Killing the Black Body and a writer who “has brilliantly illuminated the Black experience in America for decades” (Bryan Stevenson), comes a spirited and riveting memoir of growing up in an interracial family in 1960s Chicago and a daughter’s journey to understand her parents’ marriage—and her own identity.
 

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Fancourt, Daisy

Philosophy

A groundbreaking exposé showing how the arts—alongside diet, sleep, exercise and nature—are the forgotten fifth pillar of health
 

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Ondaatje, Michael

Poetry

In The Distance of a Shout, Michael Ondaatje has assembled some of his finest poems into a singular poetic memoir that invokes the arc of his own journey over fifty years.
 

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Meacham, Jon

Political Science

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of America offers an empowering lens to understand our national debates and divisions from 1619 to the present, with his signature commentary on the consequential speeches, letters, and essays that led us to this moment.
 

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Mrie, Loubna

Political Science

A stunning memoir of personal rebellion and political awakening from a young woman raised to be loyal to a brutal regime—and the unimaginable cost of choosing freedom
 

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Harding, Stephen

Political Science

The explosive, untold true story of the band of patriotic FBI agents who went undercover to hunt down U.S. traitors on foreign soil during World War II and later investigated war criminals in the lead-up to the famous Nuremberg trials—a riveting real-life spy thriller from the bestselling author of The Last Battle . . .
 

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Cheevers, Jack

Political Science

Combining the dark intrigue of a Cold War thriller and the propulsive writing of a novel, Kennedy’s Coup is a landmark work that will change your understanding of America’s involvement in one of the most controversial and consequential wars in our history.
 

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Landemore, Helene

Political Science

Politicians have failed us. But democracy doesn’t have to.
 

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Turley, Jonathan

Political Science

On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, law professor, legal analyst, and bestselling author of The Indispensable Right Jonathan Turley explores how the unique origins of American democracy set it apart from other revolutions, whether it can survive and thrive in the 21st century, and how the unfinished story of the revolution will play out in a rapidly changing world.
 

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Adelman, Elizabeth

Science

The amazing afterlife of the specimens that the renowned explorers gathered on their epic journey.
 

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Kaplan, Matt

Science

An energetic and impassioned work of popular science about scientists who have had to fight for their revolutionary ideas to be accepted—from Darwin to Pasteur to modern day Nobel Prize winners.
 

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Griffiths, Tom

Science

From the author of Algorithms to Live By, an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to describe the ways we think, from its origins three hundred years ago to the ideas behind modern AI systems and the ways in which they still differ from human minds.
 

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Hazen, Robert M

Science

A distinguished geoscientist and rising-star astrobiologist offer a stunning new theory upending 150 years of established science--and an inspiring new vision of our universe.

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Burnett, Bill

Self Help

The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Designing Your Life return with a groundbreaking guide to transforming your daily routine into one brimming with joy, purpose, and meaning.
 

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Tawwab, Nedra Glover

Self Help

From the bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace, a guide to understanding healthy dependency—to bring our relationships back into balance
 

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Oliver, J Eric

Self Help

What if everything you thought you knew about yourself was an illusion?

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Lyubomirsky, Sonja

Self Help

In this pioneering work, a renowned happiness scientist and a top relationship researcher draw on the science of happiness, love, and human connection to offer a powerful framework to help readers appreciate and nurture what makes them feel truly loved.

 

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Matsumoto, Shoukei

Self Help

An engaging exploration of what makes work meaningful, by a popular Buddhist monk and cultural commentator
 

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Silverman, David J

Social Science

A sweeping chronicle placing race at the center of Native American U.S. history, from the award-winning author of This Land Is Their Land.

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Hernandez, Daisy

Social Science

A provocative, personal, blazingly intelligent examination of one of the most vexing questions facing the United States today: Who is, and should be, a citizen?
 

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Williams, Michelle A

Social Science

The dramatic story of the rise of public health, one of humanity’s greatest, if fragile and incomplete, accomplishments—and a vision for human thriving in the 21st century
 

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Thompson, Heather Ann

Social Science

In this masterful, groundbreaking work, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Heather Ann Thompson shines surprising new light on an infamous 1984 New York subway shooting that would unveil simmering racial resentments and would lead, in unexpected ways, to a fractured future and a new era of rage and violence.
 

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Williams, Elliot

Social Science

From CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams, a revelatory account of how one man, four teenagers, and a struggling city collided over race, vigilantism, and public safety . . .  exposing the fault lines of a nation
 

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Mauldin, Laura

Social Science

An urgent and deeply affecting account of America's failure to provide meaningful support to its chronically ill and disabled citizens and our resulting reliance on the unpaid caregiving labor of spouses and intimate partners.

 

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Galvin Almanza, Emily

Social Science

A former public defender takes us behind the closed doors of America's criminal courts, revealing how the institutions that claim to protect us are doing the exact opposite—and offering a blueprint for finally fixing it.
 

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Rupert, Maya

Social Science

Leading political strategist Maya Rupert reveals how living under conditional acceptance in America takes a toll on people of color, and when being real comes at a cost, authenticity becomes a privilege the marginalized cannot afford—until we heed her book's groundbreaking calls to affirm all that we are.
 

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Cooke, Julia

Social Science

The page-turning story of three women reporters and the way they changed the world, work, and journalism.
 

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Eve, Dannah

Social Science

From the mindset you move with, to the habits you create, and the tools you carry—learn how to stay sharp, stay ready, and stay safe in every aspect of your daily life!

 

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Epplin, Luke

Sports

The rousing story of two trailblazing superstars—Julius “Dr. J” Erving and Moses Malone—whose improbable alliance and unsung legacies shaped the wildest and most innovative era of basketball history.
 

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Puhak, Shelley

True Crime

From the author of the national bestseller The Dark Queens, an incandescent work of true crime and feminist history about the woman alleged to be the world's most prolific female serial killer.

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Jennings, Chris

True Crime

The gripping story of the Ruby Ridge siege, showing how the historic standoff between federal agents and a white-separatist family set the stage for the conspiracy-laced politics of the Trump era.
 

Summaries provided by DPL's catalog unless otherwise noted. Click on each title to view more information.