Adult Nonfiction Coming Soon

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Adult Fiction Coming Soon
Adult Bestsellers Coming Soon

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Martin, Lerone

Biography

From a preeminent King scholar, the origin story of the man, minister, and civil rights hero who would lead the nation and change the world.

 

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Brunt, Douglas

Biography

From the author of the New York Times bestselling The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel comes the enthralling hidden history of one of the world’s most successful business titans, a rival to the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds, whose legacy was erased in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution.
 

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Brands, H W

Biography

From historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands comes an inspiring portrait of George Washington that examines his unrivaled leadership in the birth of America
 

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Romano, Lois

Biography

A revelatory new biography of one of the most misunderstood and vilified First Ladies in American history: Mary Todd Lincoln.
 

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VanderKam, Laura

Business

A beloved productivity expert's mind-opening and schedule-expanding guide to making the most of every hour.

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Stern, Joanna

Business

What happens when intelligent machines aren’t just in our pockets but are also driving our cars, making our decisions, folding our laundry, and educating our kids?

 

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Epstein, David

Business

How do we do more with less?

Limits are the key to stimulating creativity, innovation, and collaboration.

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Leroy, Evan

Cooking

Michelin-starred pitmaster Evan LeRoy breaks down his secrets to the best barbecue in the nation, sharing nearly 100 innovative techniques and recipes that have made LeRoy and Lewis one of Austin's most popular barbecue joints.
 

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America's Test Kitchen

Cooking

Here is the next generation vegetarian cookbook from America's Test Kitchen

500+ creative recipes that define vegetarian cooking today—fresher, fiberful, fantastic

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Andres, Jose

Cooking

A lively, authoritative collection of José Andrés’s most beloved recipes from his home country—and the stories of the people and places behind them

 

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Ekstedt, Niklas

Cooking

In the only Swedish cookbook you'll ever need, Michelin-starred chef Niklas Ekstedt brings the bright, rich flavors of Scandinavia to your home kitchen.Swedish Meatballs with Potatoes and Pressed Cucumber * Swedish Waffles Two Ways * Cured Salmon & Gravlax * Potato Pancakes with Lingonberries and Sour Cream * Rhubarb Pie with Vanilla Sauce * Cardamom Buns, and more . . .

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Sedaris, David

Essays

Throughout these essays—at once acerbic and tender, playful and profound—Sedaris shows how much there is to marvel at when you keep your head up and your eyes open, observing with warmth and curiosity our fascinating human species and the lands we inhabit.
 

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O'Connell, Ryan

Essays

Hilarious and bawdy musings on disability, sex, family, and Hollywood, from Emmy-winning writer and creator of the Netflix series Special.
 

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Barnett, Mac

Literature Criticism

Make Believe is bestselling children’s author Mac Barnett’s rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power of storytelling in all our lives. It’s an incisive, intimate, and timely invitation to approach children’s literature not only as an art form worthy of deep study and criticism, but as a portal into the lives of the children. And at a time when we are faced with a national literacy crisis, he champions the profound joys of literature and the importance of reading for pleasure.
 

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Zomorodi, Manoush

Health

From award-winning journalist and NPR TED Radio Hour host Manoush Zomorodi comes a timely investigation into how screens and sitting are silently reshaping our bodies—and how a simple shift can change everything.
 

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Port, Elisa

Health

Everything you need to know about breast health and breast cancer in one place, essential advice you can trust from Mount Sinai’s Chief of Breast Surgery, Dr. Elisa Port, and her patients.

 

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Trescott, Mickey

Health

The first official update to the popular science-backed, anti-inflammatory approach to managing autoimmune disease, complete with meal plans and 70+ recipes—from a founding leader of the Autoimmune Protocol movement
 

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Donsky, Andrea

Health

From beloved nutritionist and TikTok sensation Andrea Donsky comes a fresh and relatable take on all the stages of perimenopause and menopause, offering practical and research-based nutrition and lifestyle tips for those experiencing these stages in life.
 

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Hornaman, Amie

Health

A definitive and thorough handbook from the fun and personable Dr. Amie Hornaman (a.k.a. “The Thyroid Fixer”) that brings functional medicine and self-advocacy to the underdiagnosed epidemic of thyroid issues, particularly in women.
 

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Wyman, Patrick

History

The creator of the hit podcast Tides of History offers a new look at humanity’s deep past, showing us how our world was built not by inevitability, but by trial and error on a global scale.

 

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Clavin, Tom

History

A dramatic new look at Custer's Last Stand in time for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn by the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Heart of Everything That Is.
 

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Raddatz, Martha

History

An inspiring portrait of the men and women who serve in our nation's military that captures their courage and profound sacrifice, by the Emmy Award–winning ABC News anchor, Martha Raddatz.
 

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Dean, Josh

History

The extraordinary true story of Lockheed Martin’s “Skunk Works,” the radical innovation hub that designed the greatest airplanes of the 20th century
 

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McKean, David

History

A clear-eyed yet hopeful history of the United States, revisiting the state of the union every fifty years since America’s birth.
 

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Rhodes, Ben

Politics

What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? This sweeping history of the United States told through fifteen speeches relives the battle over American identity, from a New York Times bestselling author and one of President Barack Obama’s former speechwriters.
 

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Omara, Atima

Politics

A top Democratic Party strategist and media contributor offers a bold and urgent reminder that young Black women hold the key to saving our democracy and building a truly multi-racial future that benefits all Americans.

 

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Ainsley, Julia

Politics

A revealing, news driven account of the Trump Administration’s mass deportation program, featuring never-before-told stories and behind-the-scenes reporting from NBC News’ Senior Homeland Security Correspondent.

 

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DK

Science

From the earliest green shoots to dense tropical forests, discover how plants spread across the world to build our environment.
 

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Malik Sarah Alam

Science

An elegant exploration of humanity’s continuous search to find the hidden truths of the universe and comprehend our place in the cosmos.

 

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Uchegbu, Ijeoma

Science

By one of the world’s leading chemists, an entertaining and revealing tour of the chemical bonds that shape our everyday lives and provide the infrastructure for our chaotic world.

 

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Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams

Memoirs

One of the most influential public intellectuals in the world and the architect of the two biggest ideas to reshape the American conversation about fairness offers the intimate story of how her life gave birth to these ideas.
 

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Li, Jet

Memoirs

Martial arts legend and international movie star Jet Li distills ten powerful insights from his iconic career, his personal life and philosophies, and his thirty-year Buddhist practice
 

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Pang, Lydia

Memoirs

From a dazzling new writer, a stirring memoir rooted in Hakka culture about the lesson to accept both bitterness and sweetness in life

 

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Hustvedt, Siri

Memoirs

A searing memoir of love and grief centered around the loss of Siri Hustvedt's husband, Paul Auster.

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Ferrer, Ada

Memoirs

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Cuba: An American History comes a heartbreaking yet redemptive memoir about migration, separation, and the love of one family forcing its way through the fissures of history.
 

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Grande, Reyna

Memoirs

An ambitious memoir in essays by beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande that illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival.
 

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Novic, Sara

Memoirs

The New York Times bestselling author of True Biz retraces her path out of the hearing world and into the deaf community—and seeks to understand what it means to raise children who are different from her—in this emotionally rich memoir.
 

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Pfau, Steven

Memoirs

A profound and illuminating exploration of the mythology of gay uncles and the meaning of queer bonds across generations
 

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Fairyington, Stephanie

Memoirs

A tender, moving, and insightful account of queer motherhood and an interrogation of life on the margins of American culture as a self-described “ugly” woman
 

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Fitzgerald, Isaac

Memoirs

New York Times bestselling author Isaac Fitzgerald sets off into the heart of America, following the path of the legendary Johnny Appleseed on an epic journey that both takes him far from home and brings him closer to it.
 

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Spencer, Octavia

Memoirs

Give Them Their Flowers is a love letter to female friendship. It is a call to follow your personal passions, create community, and persevere. This is Octavia’s ode to all the women who wake up early to get it done: the mentors, the mothers, and the mother figures, the aunties and the godmothers, the creators, the visionaries, and the best friends.
 

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Cornwell, Patricia

Memoirs

#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell finally tells the story that rivals all of the works that precede it: her own.
 

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Konkle, Anna

Memoirs

In this emotional and laugh-out-loud coming-of-age memoir, the co-creator of Hulu's brilliant Pen15 grapples with the reappearance of her estranged father—and whether it's possible to reconnect before it’s too late.
 

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Panettiere, Hayden

Memoirs

Heroes and Nashville star Hayden Panettiere reclaims her story in a remarkably candid memoir.

 

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Sigler, Jamie Lynn

Memoirs

The star of the legendary HBO series The Sopranos and podcast co-host with Christina Applegate, Jamie Lynn Sigler opens up about the vicissitudes of life, from early stardom to heartache and love, motherhood, and illness, offering readers an unflinchingly vulnerable exploration of the experiences that have transformed her life.

 

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Negi, Lobsang Tenzin

Self Help

Rooted in modern science and Buddhist meditative tradition, Engaged Compassion presents a seven-step path to lasting wellbeing through CBCT® (Cognitively Based Compassion Training), from the creator of the program developed at Emory University’s Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics under the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
 

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Sacks, Haley

Self Help

From Zillennial Finance Expert Mrs. Dow Jones comes a groundbreaking, judgment-free personal finance guidebook about how to grow wealth on your own terms.
 

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Grimes, Carrie Joy

Self Help

In this practical and empowering guide, the CEO of WorkMoney teaches you to take control of your finances to live your best life.
 

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Hamby, Sherry, PhD

Self Help

We’ve never been in greater need of resilience. We’ve also never misunderstood it more.
 

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Elle, Alexandra

Self Help

From New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Elle comes a vulnerable exploration of the friendships that shape us, stretch us, and sometimes wound us. With her trademark wisdom and storytelling, Alex invites us not only to celebrate but to examine the relationships in our lives, from the ones that matter most to those we should re-evaluate.
 

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Epley, Nicholas

Psychology

We know that social connection enriches our lives—so why do we hesitate to connect?
 

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Tyrangiel, Josh

Social Science

In contrast to the wave of noisy polemics around AI, AI For Good explores how, in practice, it can actually improve our lives and tells the stories of everyday citizens at the forefront of this new “AI entrepreneurship.”
 

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Glaude, Eddie S

Social Science

The New York Times bestselling author of Begin Again confronts America’s unfinished story in this blistering reassessment of race, freedom, and the myths that bind us.
 

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India, Freya

Social Science

A bold and timely investigation into how it feels to grow up in a world where every anxiety of girlhood has been commodified
 

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Walters, Barry

Social Science

The definitive history of LGBTQ music, from Stonewall to RuPaul, and its impact on culture and American life
 

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Ward, Jesmyn

Social Science

The collected creative nonfiction of a singular American writer, Jesmyn Ward, including widely shared classics, three never-before-published speeches, and an introductory essay.
 

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Davis, Lisa E

Social Science

An exploration of how African American innovators and artists—whose impact and financial value in American music, movies, and TV is disproportionately greater than their numbers—have fought for and often won the rights to own and benefit from their own work.
 

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Thrasher, Steven W

Social Science

The author of the critically acclaimed The Viral Underclass (one of Kirkus Reviews best books of 2022) is back with The Overseer Class, which explores what happens when members of historically minoritized groups are selected for high-visibility positions of power within existing institutions—but under the conditions of a kind of Faustian bargain.

 

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Levenson, Thomas

Social Science

An urgent and profound history of vaccine skepticism, seeking to understand how our three most common fears about vaccines hardened into a lethal ideology—from a leading science writer
 

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Solomon-Simmons, Damario

Social Science

We all feel it, the teetering toward a place in America from which there is no return. The battle to remain hopeful in spite of injustice after injustice. In this powerful story of one lawyer’s fight for his community, both justice and hope are redeemed.
 

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Osmundson, Joseph

Social Science

NBCC and Lambda Literary Award finalist Joseph Osmundson chronicles his journey toward and away from parenthood to ask how we create and nurture queer families.

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Schur, Michael

Sports

New York Times bestselling authors Mike Schur and Joe Posnanski travel the world in a hilarious and heartwarming celebration of fans and the things they love: baseball, basketball, chess, darts, football, futbol, Indigenous North American stickball, pickleball, WWE, Taylor Swift, Star Wars, and more.
 

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Planet, Lonely

Sports & Rec

Where should you hike next? Discover 96 spectacular hiking trails around the world and the best times to explore them in this inspiring month-by-month trip planner.
 

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Sherman, Casey

True Crime

The shocking true story of the mass murder at Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic property Taliesin, which resulted in the deaths of seven people, including Wright's longtime mistress, told as a riveting true crime narrative by New York Times bestselling author Casey Sherman

 

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