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Shelf Picks: Must-Read Books
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items This list features carefully curated books that have inspired me, captivated my imagination, and left a lasting impression. Whether you're looking for adventure, wisdom, relaxation, or something to broaden your horizons, you'll find titles here worth...
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The Women is both singular and expansive in focus. Centered on one woman who goes to war in Vietnam, it is a stark reminder of the sacrifices women make for their country.
The Women: A Novel|Hardcover
The Crescent City series sizzles on with your favorite, dynamic heroine pitted against a gorgeous, fully realized fantasy realm. With a steamy romance at its core, this series keeps delivering the goods we love to see in the genre.
House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City Series #3)|Hardcover
Emily Henry is back with a relatable, hilarious and cathartic rom-com built around the struggle of making friends as an adult and the familial relationships that shape who we are. With smart, joyous prose, this read is a delight on multiple levels, a...
Funny Story|Hardcover
Frieda McFadden knows how to captivate a readership, and she does it again with this breakneck thriller complete with a delicious #MeToo twist. With the help of two dynamic female protagonists, this is a mystery that is a sheer joy to solve.
The Teacher|Paperback
From the leader of the romance pack comes a paranormal love story marking Hazelwood’s first. With plenty of laughs, spicy romantic tension and characters you’ll want to spend time with, it’s sure to resonate with fans and newcomers alike.
Bride|Paperback
A compelling read that looks at the triumphs and endurability of homo sapiens through the lens of both history and science. Harari offers insight into the constant evolution of humanity and what the future could possibly look like for our species.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind|Paperback
She’s the creator and producer of some of the most groundbreaking and audacious shows on television today. Her iconic characters live boldly and speak their minds. So who would suspect that Shonda Rhimes is an introvert? That she hired a publicist so...
Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person|Paperback
A habit is tough to start and tougher to break, or so they say. In The Power of Habit, it's time to put tough in the grave and reshape your life with new habits, starting with a deeper understanding of what a habit actually is.
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business|Paperback
“Hannah examines whether love and commitment are enough to sustain a marriage when two people who have put their individual dreams on ice get a chance to defrost them . . . in fast-moving prose punctuated by snappy asides.”—People
Distant Shores|Paperback
Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wi...
House of Flame and Shadow | Paperback
Twisty is exactly what you want from a thriller and it’s hard to get any deliciously twistier than The Housemaid. You’ll zig and zag throughout, and when you’re done you’ll quickly seek out McFadden’s follow-up, The Housemaid’s Secret.
The Housemaid | Paperback
From the leader of the romance pack comes a paranormal love story marking Hazelwood’s first. With plenty of laughs, spicy romantic tension and characters you’ll want to spend time with, it’s sure to resonate with fans and newcomers alike.
Bride|Paperback
A gorgeous historical fiction combining the investigative suspense of Louise Penny and the compelling historical backdrop of Outlander. This is the story of a woman ahead of her time and the impact she makes on a world that isn't ready for her.
The Frozen River | Paperback
Trauma nurse Aly Cappellucci doesn’t need any more kinks. She likes the one she’s landed on just fine. To her, nothing could top the masked men she follows online. Unless one of those men was shirtless, heavily tattooed, and waiting for her in her be...
Lights Out: An Into Darkness Novel | Paperback
Has a book ever totally changed your life? A group of teens at a home for pregnant girls face adversity, shame and more until a book of witchcraft changes everything for them. Triumphant and terrifying, you won't put this one down.
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls (B&N Exclusive Edition)|Hardcover
For all of you still living in the world of Gravity Falls, Alex Hirsch has brought back his most nefarious of villains — Bill. The Book of Bill is Bill’s chance to tell his story, from his evil origin to an interactive array of puzzles and ciphers, a...
The Book of Bill (B&N Exclusive Edition) | Hardcover
If anyone knows how to tell a story from the heart — it’s Nicholas Sparks. We’ve been on countless tear-jerking journeys with him, and this story of family mythologies, love and an elusive white deer is our new favorite adventure.
Counting Miracles: A Novel | Hardcover
Battles won and lost, alliances gained and broken. Everything has come down to this — with only ten days to prepare. Experience a high-fantasy writer at the top of his game and get ready for the next five installments.
Wind and Truth | Hardcover
Amy Tan’s stories of love and family have moved us for decades and now we get to experience birding through her eyes. The Backyard Bird Chronicles taps into the fascination with our avian friends and will delight readers of The Bird Way and What It’s...
The Backyard Bird Chronicles (2024 B&N Gift Book of the Year) | Hardcover
Using his knack for page-turning suspense, John Grisham teams up with Jim McCloskey to deliver a stark indictment of the flaws in our justice system, centering on a collection of true stories of wrongly convicted individuals and their battles for fre...
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions | Hardcover
Steamy, daring and dazzling, Quicksilver is the red-hot BookTok sensation that will leave you breathless.
Quicksilver | Paperback
The novel that sparked the inimitable Broadway show. A fractured fairytale (with a ton of heart) where the world of Oz is flipped on its head. Read in awe as Maguire single-handedly changes the reputation of the most wicked witch in literature.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years Series #1) | Paperback