Staff Picks

Our staff are voracious readers, and they're always the source of a great book, whether it's for you or for a friend. Here are some of what we currently recommend. For even more picks, come visit us in the store and check out our famous Staff Picks table. 

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Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies: How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature By Elizabeth Winkler Cover Image

Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies: How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature (Hardcover)

By Elizabeth Winkler
$29.99
ISBN: 9781982171261
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Published: Simon & Schuster - May 9th, 2023
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The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club) By Abraham Verghese Cover Image

The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club) (Hardcover)

By Abraham Verghese
$32.00
ISBN: 9780802162175
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Published: Grove Press - May 2nd, 2023
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This Time Tomorrow: A Novel By Emma Straub Cover Image

This Time Tomorrow: A Novel (Paperback)

By Emma Straub
$18.00
ISBN: 9780525539018
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Published: Riverhead Books - May 16th, 2023
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Mrs. Nash's Ashes By Sarah Adler Cover Image

Mrs. Nash's Ashes (Paperback)

By Sarah Adler
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593547793
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Published: Berkley - May 23rd, 2023
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Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales #1) By Olivia Atwater Cover Image

Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales #1) (Paperback)

By Olivia Atwater
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316462709
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Published: Orbit - June 28th, 2022
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Tress of the Emerald Sea: A Cosmere Novel (Secret Projects) By Brandon Sanderson Cover Image

Tress of the Emerald Sea: A Cosmere Novel (Secret Projects) (Hardcover)

By Brandon Sanderson
$29.99
ISBN: 9781250899651
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Published: Tor Books - April 4th, 2023
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I Could Live Here Forever: A Novel By Hanna Halperin Cover Image

I Could Live Here Forever: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Hanna Halperin
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593492079
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Published: Viking - April 11th, 2023
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Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide By Rupert Holmes Cover Image

Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide (Hardcover)

By Rupert Holmes
$28.00
ISBN: 9781451648218
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster - February 21st, 2023
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Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age By Dennis Duncan Cover Image

Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age (Paperback)

By Dennis Duncan
$17.95
ISBN: 9781324050513
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - April 25th, 2023
Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon By Melissa L. Sevigny Cover Image

Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon (Hardcover)

By Melissa L. Sevigny
$30.00
ISBN: 9780393868234
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - May 23rd, 2023
Age of Vice: A Novel By Deepti Kapoor Cover Image

Age of Vice: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Deepti Kapoor
$30.00
ISBN: 9780593328798
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Published: Riverhead Books - January 3rd, 2023
Weyward: A Novel By Emilia Hart Cover Image

Weyward: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Emilia Hart
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250280800
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Published: St. Martin's Press - March 7th, 2023
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Witch King (Hardcover)

By Martha Wells
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250826794
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Published: Tordotcom - May 30th, 2023
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Juno Loves Legs: A Novel By Karl Geary Cover Image

Juno Loves Legs: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Karl Geary
$27.00
ISBN: 9781646221134
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Published: Catapult - April 18th, 2023
Two Nights in Lisbon: A Novel By Chris Pavone Cover Image

Two Nights in Lisbon: A Novel (Paperback)

By Chris Pavone
$19.00
ISBN: 9781250872302
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Published: Picador - May 2nd, 2023
Age of Vice: A Novel By Deepti Kapoor Cover Image

Age of Vice: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Deepti Kapoor
$30.00
ISBN: 9780593328798
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Published: Riverhead Books - January 3rd, 2023
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Nightcrawling: A novel By Leila Mottley Cover Image

Nightcrawling: A novel (Paperback)

By Leila Mottley
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593312605
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Published: Vintage - April 11th, 2023
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Nettle & Bone By T. Kingfisher Cover Image

Nettle & Bone (Paperback)

By T. Kingfisher
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250244000
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Published: Tor Books - February 28th, 2023
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse #1) By Dennis E. Taylor Cover Image

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse #1) (Paperback)

By Dennis E. Taylor
$17.99
ISBN: 9781680680584
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Published: Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency - April 14th, 2017
No Longer Human By Osamu Dazai, Donald Keene (Translated by) Cover Image

No Longer Human (Paperback)

By Osamu Dazai, Donald Keene (Translated by)
$14.95
ISBN: 9780811204811
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Published: New Directions - January 17th, 1973
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A House With Good Bones By T. Kingfisher Cover Image

A House With Good Bones (Hardcover)

By T. Kingfisher
$26.99
ISBN: 9781250829795
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Published: Tor Nightfire - March 28th, 2023
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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession By Michael Finkel Cover Image

The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession (Hardcover)

By Michael Finkel
$28.00
ISBN: 9780525657323
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Knopf - June 27th, 2023