Heartbreaking! Haunting! Absolutely gorgeous imagery that inspired me to paint! — Bianca, Annie Bloom’s Books, Portland, OR From Publisher’s Weekly: “Oshetsky handles Margaret’s monstrous manifestation with a delicate touch and infuses her daily life with a muted eeriness. . . . Readers will be captivated by Margaret’s beautifully weird search for atonement.” Find something gorgeous …
He Who Drowned the World by Parker-Chan is the second book in the Radiant Emperor duology, and it absolutely destroyed me (in the best way). Gender-bent tale of the Ming emperor and their rise to power. This series features the single most socio/emotionally developed cast of characters I’ve ever seen. If you’re into fantasy with extremely complex characters, …
Takiko is an overlooked heroine—a stubborn, pregnant young woman with nothing to recommend her except her conviction that she and her child should be entitled to a life worth living. Highlighting the healing powers of nature and small acts of social resistance, this book is inspiring in the subtlest of ways. —Lucy, Secret Garden Books, …
If I loved H Mart before, it took on a whole new meaning with Michelle Zauner’s story. As a bridge child between the old world and the new, Zauner chronicles the struggles with her family as she attempts to find her place in American life. Rife with Korean food, Korean culture, and a difficult love, …
Independent journalist Naomi Klein found herself repeatedly confused with another Naomi, whose public profile and name were just similar enough that she found herself again and again attributed with the other’s paranoid crackpot conspiracies and her damaging and abhorrent claims. Obsessively, Klein witnessed the other Naomi’s rise to far-right Q-Anon fame, which led her to …
This beautiful little gem of a novel follows the unnamed narrator as she goes from one temporary assignment to the next, taking on roles such as Chairman of the Board, pirate, and murderer’s assistant. Leichter’s writing style is playful and clever, and the world she creates in this novel feels all at once fantastical and …
Available new in paperback store on September 17. Watch the replay of our interview with the author here. River can see monsters and is destined to be the hero, a job they definitely don’t want. They’re just trying to survive middle school, especially the class where the teacher keeps misgendering them on purpose. But when …
This novel is like a cold shower of glacier water, brimming with icy but hopeful clarity. Science and story flow together beautifully. Jackson’s gripping prose will freeze and thaw you in turns, and show you humanity reflected in the ice. —Emily Poole, Tsunami Books, Eugene, OR Visit Tsunami Books on Tuesday September 17, 2024 for …
Historical fictions fans: Run don’t walk to get your copy of Gilded Mountain. Set in Colorado during the 1800s in a mountainous mining town, this book is full of love, heart, and a spunky woman lead who you will instantly be rooting for. Perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and Kristin Hannah. This …
The Art Thief is a captivating true story of Stephane Breitwieser, an accomplished art thief who managed to steal two billion dollars of artifacts from museums…storing them in his attic. The twists and turns of Breitwieser’s story are simply unbelievable, and Michael Finkel keeps his readers engaged to the very last page. —Alex, Browsers Bookshop, …
