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From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. After the sudden death of her mother, the collapse of her family and the unraveling of her marriage, she found herself in a deep emotional spiral....

In the storm-lashed, remote wilds of Shearwater Island—halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica—the Salt family lives alone, tasked with guarding a precious seed vault that may hold the key to humanity’s future in a climate-ravaged world. But when a woman named Rowan washes ashore, claiming...

Drawing from her own experiences in remote corners of the world, Forrester delves into the lives of women who have made significant contributions to conservation and environmental science. From a 16th-century botanist who was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe to modern-day women...

Mitch and Yonko haven’t spoken in a year. Once inseparable as children growing up in an orphanage outside Tokyo, they have spent the past year mourning apart after the sudden death of Mitch’s brother. In the shadow of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, they finally...

Isabella Tree tells the remarkable true story of how she and her husband, Charles Burrell, transformed their struggling 3,500-acre farm in West Sussex, England, into one of the most important rewilding projects in Europe. Faced with declining soil fertility and failing profits from intensive...

Naturalist and writer Roger Deakin takes readers on a rich, immersive journey through forests around the world, from the ancient oak woods of England to the walnut groves of Kyrgyzstan and the pine forests of Eastern Europe. With poetic insight and a deep reverence...

Every Monday, Willy the chimp walks through a special door at the back of the library and steps into a new adventure! One week, he's a brave knight fighting a dragon. The next, he's on a pirate ship searching for treasure. Sometimes he’s in...

Light is a physical phenomenon and social connector whose meaning extends beyond what is visible. To capture that meaning, the research compiled in "Windows of Light" explores symbols, myths, innovations, and how light fundamentally shapes our biological, astronomical, and architectural environments. Anchoring the many...

Tactics and Strategies to Outsmart Your Opponent. Learning chess can feel overwhelming—there are rules to remember, tactics to master, and patterns to recognize. That’s why Woman International Master (WIM) Viktoria Ni created Winning Chess Exercises for Kids, a fun and easy-to-follow workbook designed to...

The second volume of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s Seasonal Quartet, the acclaimed Norwegian author continues his intimate project of writing to his unborn daughter, offering her glimpses of the world she is about to enter. 2 December - It is strange that you exist, but...

How well can we ever know ourselves if the person who gave us life remains a mystery? Sisters Meredith and Nina Whitson have spent years moving in opposite directions. Meredith stayed close to home, dedicating herself to her family and the apple orchard that...

When Irene Steele receives the shocking news that her beloved husband has died in a helicopter crash in the Virgin Islands, her world shatters. But the real shock comes when she travels to the island of St. John and discovers he was living a...

Flannery O’Connor’s remarkable debut novel, is a darkly comic and unsettling exploration of faith, doubt, and human desperation. The story follows Hazel Motes, a young man in his early twenties consumed by an internal struggle against belief itself. Determined to reject religion entirely, he...

Diana O’Toole has her life mapped out with precision: a stable relationship, a high-powered career in the art world and a perfectly timed path to marriage and motherhood. But just days before her 30th birthday—and what she believes will be a proposal trip to...

In the summer of 1970, fifteen-year-old Fern is sent to Wellwood House—a secluded home for unwed pregnant girls—where silence, shame, and strict rules define daily life. Stripped of their names and autonomy, the girls are expected to give birth and disappear quietly. But when...

In the summer of 1970, fifteen-year-old Fern is sent to Wellwood House—a secluded home for unwed pregnant girls—where silence, shame, and strict rules define daily life. Stripped of their names and autonomy, the girls are expected to give birth and disappear quietly. But when...

A deeply moving, multi-generational novel that explores the complex dynamics of an Irish-American Catholic family in suburban New Jersey. The story unfolds through the alternating perspectives of six family members—three generations of women and a few of the men connected to them—as they navigate...

What does it mean to really see the world around you―to bear witness? And what does it cost us, both to see and not to see? A poignant and evocative collection of short stories that delves into the complexities of human relationships, identity and...

A richly detailed, award-winning historical novel that reimagines the rise of Thomas Cromwell, the brilliant and ruthless advisor to King Henry VIII. Set in 16th-century England during a time of religious upheaval and political intrigue, the novel offers a fresh and intimate perspective on...

Petra Rose’s words once set the page ablaze. But after a viral backlash against her latest film adaptation, her career—and her confidence—burned to ashes. Branded a fraud and a fame-seeker, Petra retreated from the public eye, leaving deadlines missed, bills unpaid, and her creativity...

In the decades preceding World War II, professional architecture schools enrolled increasing numbers of women, but career success did not come easily. Women Architects at Work tells the stories of the resilient and resourceful women who surmounted barriers of sexism, racism, and classism to...

A bold and emotionally intense exploration of love, identity, and the human condition in the aftermath of World War I. This modernist classic follows the lives of two sisters, Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen, as they navigate complex romantic relationships and search for meaning in...

What Culture Does with Female Bodies. Art historian Catherine McCormack examines how culture shapes the way we see—and value—women, their bodies, and their lives. From Venus to maiden, wife, mother, and monster, women have long been confined to narrow roles reinforced by patriarchal traditions—so...

One evening, eight Mennonite women climb into a hay loft to conduct a secret meeting. For the past two years, each of these women, and more than a hundred other girls in their colony, has been repeatedly violated in the night by demons coming...

 A poignant memoir by journalist Rachel Louise Snyder, acclaimed for her work on domestic violence. In this deeply personal narrative, Snyder recounts her tumultuous journey from a childhood marked by loss and religious extremism to her evolution as a reporter confronting global injustices. At...

The world-renowned bestseller for women addicted to unhealthy relationships, updated and with a new introduction. Robin Norwood, a therapist who’s worked with countless women in troubled relationships, explores why some women are drawn to partners who are emotionally unavailable, distant or even destructive. With...

Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype. A book club pick for Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf. Within every woman lives a powerful force—one filled with instinct, creativity, and ancient wisdom. This force is the Wild Woman, the embodiment of a woman’s instinctual...

Banned shortly after publication for its depiction of female freedom, Women Without Men creates an evocative and powerfully drawn allegory of life in contemporary Iran."Using the techniques of both the fabulist and the polemicist, Parsipur continues her protest against traditional Persian gender relations in...

In this essential work, Angela Davis examines the history of racism, classism, and elitism within feminism, from abolitionist movements to the present. She shows how these divisions repeatedly undermined efforts toward collective liberation, even as figures such as the Grimké sisters and Frederick Douglass...

Step inside the rarefied world of an elite Chinese couple—a life defined by wealth, luxury, and constant service, anchored by their devoted nanny, Yu Ling. Quiet and observant, she moves seamlessly through their household, caring for their only son and keeping watch over the...

“I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.” August Pullman was born with a facial difference that has kept him out of mainstream school, until now. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, all Auggie wants is to be treated...

The Stormlight Archive, 2. Once marked for death as a military slave, Kaladin defied fate and rose to command the royal bodyguards—an unprecedented honor for a lowly “darkeyes.” Now he must shield the king and Dalinar from both ordinary dangers and the far deadlier...

A world-renowned composer of symphonies, operas, and film scores, Philip Glass has, almost single-handedly, crafted the dominant sound of late-twentieth-century classical music. Yet here in Words Without Music, he creates an entirely new and unexpected voice, that of a born storyteller and an acutely...

At the turn of the millennium, Editorial Assistant Clodagh “Clo” Harmon has one goal: to climb the ranks at the world’s most prestigious fashion magazine. There’s just one problem—she doesn’t have the right pedigree. Clo is a hardworking “workhorse” surrounded by dazzling, well-connected “show...

Percy Jackson & the Olympians. Now a high school senior, Percy needs three letters of recommendation from the Greek gods to secure his spot at New Rome University. He earned the first by retrieving Ganymede’s chalice—and Hecate’s “opportunity” is his next task: care for...

If you enjoyed following Rocky and her family through their Cape Cod getaway, you’ll be delighted—and maybe a little heartbroken—to return to their lives two years later. (And if you’re meeting them for the first time, prepare for a story that’s tender, hilarious, and...

Reeling from her mother’s sudden death and the collapse of a painful love affair, Casey Peabody arrives in Massachusetts in the summer of 1997 with no clear direction and very little money. Her mailbox fills with wedding announcements from friends moving forward—and overdue bills...

Written in Water: Keats's Final Journey offers a meticulously researched and evocative account of the last five months in the life of the Romantic poet John Keats. Departing London in September 1820 with his friend Joseph Severn, Keats embarked on a journey to Italy in...

When Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before- of the...

A compelling collection of short fiction from one of Russia’s boldest and most visionary writers. These stories, written in the early 20th century, blend science fiction, satire and psychological tension to explore themes of individuality, conformity and the terrifying machinery of power. In the...

Jenny has always chosen discipline over distraction. Years of relentless practice have made her a gifted, classically trained cellist, and left little room for anything else. But everything changes the night she meets Jaewoo: magnetic, guarded, and impossible to forget. What begins as a...

A hypnotic and unsettling psychological thriller that blurs the line between fantasy and reality, obsession and identity. A nameless narrator—a quiet office worker in Berlin—lives an ordinary life by day. But online, she’s consumed by a single obsession: Moon, a flawless K-pop idol who...

A powerful and immersive historical novel set during the plague year of 1666, inspired by the true story of an English village that chose to quarantine itself to stop the spread of the Black Death. Told through the eyes of Anna Frith, a young...

When struggling white author June Hayward witnesses the sudden death of her friend and rising literary star Athena Liu, she makes a split-second decision: she steals Athena’s unpublished manuscript—a brilliant novel about Chinese laborers in World War I—and publishes it as her own. Rebranded...

Natalie appears to live an idyllic traditional life—complete with a rustic farmhouse, a handsome cowboy husband, and six charming children—while quietly building a massive online following. Behind the scenes, however, her carefully curated world is far from simple, and critics question the authenticity of...

Simple First Steps in Yoga and Mindfulness (Mindfulness for Kids). This book is packed with yoga activities for kids and mindful games. Kids can stretch into tree pose, bend into butterfly pose, learn how to make a mindfulness jar, and find out why and...

When Guinevere Beck walks into the East Village bookstore where Joe Goldberg works, he does what anyone might do—he Googles her name. There’s only one Guinevere Beck in New York. Beck to her friends. Brown graduate. Public Facebook, endless tweets, an address on Bank...

A tender, witty, and beautifully written love story about two lost souls who never expected to find each other—especially not on a long walk through the English countryside. Michael is a lonely geography teacher, quietly nursing a broken heart. Marnie is a ghostwriter with...

A gentle, glowing celebration of light—how it shines, how it brings life, and how it connects us all. This beautiful picture book invites children to explore the magic of light through simple, poetic words and stunning artwork. Each page features colorful cut-out circles that...

A sweet and cozy story about being brave and doing things all by yourself! It’s a snowy morning and Sam the little bear is baking yummy cakes with his mom. They’re delivering them to all their friends in the neighborhood. But when it’s time...