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A House by Kevin Henkes

Published Nov. 25, 2021 12:01 a.m.

This delightful picture book by Caldecott Winner Kevin Henkes introduces readers to what it means to be a home.

Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There by Marc Myers

Published Nov. 25, 2021 12:01 a.m.

The rock concert in all its glory is the subject of Marc Myers’s fascinating new book

How I Became a Tree by Sumana Roy

Published Nov. 25, 2021 12:01 a.m.

Until the pandemic, most of us lived in a high-speed world.

Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer’s Guide by Cecily Wong, Dylan Thuras

Published Nov. 25, 2021 12:01 a.m.

Travel the culinary world! Highlighted delicacies include fermented pocket cheese, known as kurt (Kyrgyzstan); sumo wrestler stew, known as chanko nabe (Japan); and cinnamon flavored bugs (jumiles, Mexico), just to name a few.

Frequently Asked Questions About the Universe by Jorge Cham, Daniel Whiteson

Published Nov. 25, 2021 12:01 a.m.

Do you like your science delivered with pictures and cartoons?

The Met Georgia O’Keeffe: She Saw the World in a Flower by Gabrielle Balkan

Published Nov. 25, 2021 12:01 a.m.

This book, in a wonderful new series from The Met, is both a wonderfully told and illustrated biography of Georgia O’Keeffe and a fantastic guide for young artists to stretch their imagination when it comes to making their own art

The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline

Published Nov. 25, 2021 12:01 a.m.

It’s 1840 when England is deporting convicts to Australia and Aboriginal people are being taken from their families into service by the white colonists.

Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest

Published Nov. 11, 2021 12:01 a.m.

Delightful! This light-hearted mystery novel features a budding, erratic psychic (and travel agent) who works with a detective to help solve a murder mystery that unexpectedly connects to her past.

Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli by Mark Seal

Published Nov. 11, 2021 12:01 a.m.

The story of the making of The Godfather is as legendary as the film.

What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad

Published Nov. 11, 2021 12:01 a.m.

Omar El Akkad’s exquisite language brings us right into the world of refugees in a way that is riveting, enlightening, and provocative.

The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

Published Nov. 11, 2021 12:01 a.m.

This coming-of-age story features Ailey Pearl Garfield, whose present-day challenges are embedded in the history of her extended family stretching back to pre-Colonial times.

Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout

Published Nov. 11, 2021 12:01 a.m.

Elizabeth Strout is one of my favorite authors.

Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood (Young Adult ages 14 plus)

Published Nov. 11, 2021 12:01 a.m.

This is a Jane Eyre retelling with some magic.

The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom

Published Nov. 11, 2021 12:01 a.m.

Billionaire Jason Lambert hosts an event for world and corporate leaders aboard his yacht Galaxy, which then explodes and sinks. Only 10 people make it onto a lifeboat.