Recent Staff Picks

Our staff is made up of full-time booksellers as well as teachers, students, librarians, lawyers, potters, writers, musicians, and parents. Most importantly, we are all passionate about books. We have diverse interests and tastes in what we read, so select a few different booksellers and read about our personal recommendations. 

Here are some of the books currently on our "Staff Favorites" table:

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The Maid: A Novel (Molly the Maid #1) By Nita Prose Cover Image

The Maid: A Novel (Molly the Maid #1) (Paperback)

By Nita Prose
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593356173
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Ballantine Books - January 3rd, 2023
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Magical Foods and the Mason Jar Life: How to Make Plant-Based Meals in a Peaceful Kitchen By Abe Louise Young Cover Image

Magical Foods and the Mason Jar Life: How to Make Plant-Based Meals in a Peaceful Kitchen (Paperback)

By Abe Louise Young
$20.00
ISBN: 9780979608254
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Magic Hour Publications - November 1st, 2023
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Our Strangers: Stories By Lydia Davis Cover Image

Our Strangers: Stories (Hardcover)

By Lydia Davis
$26.00
ISBN: 9798987717103
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Bookshop Editions - October 3rd, 2023
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We Could Be So Good: A Novel By Cat Sebastian Cover Image

We Could Be So Good: A Novel (Paperback)

By Cat Sebastian
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063272767
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Avon - June 6th, 2023
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America Fantastica: A Novel By Tim O'Brien Cover Image

America Fantastica: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Tim O'Brien
$32.00
ISBN: 9780063318502
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Mariner Books - October 24th, 2023
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Bride of the Tornado: A Novel By James Kennedy Cover Image

Bride of the Tornado: A Novel (Paperback)

By James Kennedy
$17.99
ISBN: 9781683693277
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Quirk Books - August 15th, 2023
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Death Valley: A Novel By Melissa Broder Cover Image

Death Valley: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Melissa Broder
$27.00
ISBN: 9781668024843
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Scribner - October 3rd, 2023
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The Fraud: A Novel By Zadie Smith Cover Image

The Fraud: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Zadie Smith
$29.00
ISBN: 9780525558965
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Penguin Press - September 5th, 2023
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Gilded Mountain: A Novel By Kate Manning Cover Image

Gilded Mountain: A Novel (Paperback)

By Kate Manning
$18.00
ISBN: 9781982160951
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Scribner - October 10th, 2023
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The Hero of This Book: A Novel By Elizabeth McCracken Cover Image

The Hero of This Book: A Novel (Paperback)

By Elizabeth McCracken
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062971296
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Ecco - October 3rd, 2023
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Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life By Clare Mac Cumhaill, Rachael Wiseman Cover Image

Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life (Paperback)

By Clare Mac Cumhaill, Rachael Wiseman
$19.00
ISBN: 9781984898982
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Anchor - October 24th, 2023
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North Woods: A Novel By Daniel Mason Cover Image

North Woods: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Daniel Mason
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593597033
Availability: Backordered - availability and arrival estimates will be provided when your order is processed
Published: Random House - September 19th, 2023
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Roman Stories By Jhumpa Lahiri, Jhumpa Lahiri (Translated by), Todd Portnowitz (Translated by) Cover Image

Roman Stories (Hardcover)

By Jhumpa Lahiri, Jhumpa Lahiri (Translated by), Todd Portnowitz (Translated by)
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593536322
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Knopf - October 10th, 2023
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Signal Fires: A novel By Dani Shapiro Cover Image

Signal Fires: A novel (Paperback)

By Dani Shapiro
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593467961
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Vintage - October 24th, 2023
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Starling House By Alix E. Harrow Cover Image

Starling House (Hardcover)

By Alix E. Harrow
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250799050
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Tor Books - October 3rd, 2023
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Toad: A Novel By Katherine Dunn, Molly Crabapple (Foreword by) Cover Image

Toad: A Novel (Paperback)

By Katherine Dunn, Molly Crabapple (Foreword by)
$18.00
ISBN: 9781250872296
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Picador - October 31st, 2023
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers By Jesse Q. Sutanto Cover Image

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Paperback)

By Jesse Q. Sutanto
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593549223
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Berkley - March 14th, 2023
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White Cat, Black Dog: Stories By Kelly Link, Shaun Tan (Illustrator) Cover Image

White Cat, Black Dog: Stories (Paperback)

By Kelly Link, Shaun Tan (Illustrator)
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593449974
Availability: Special Order - arrival estimates will be provided when your order is processed
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - October 24th, 2023
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Bright Young Women: A Novel By Jessica Knoll Cover Image

Bright Young Women: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Jessica Knoll
$27.99
ISBN: 9781501153228
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books - September 19th, 2023
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How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water: A Novel By Angie Cruz Cover Image

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water: A Novel (Paperback)

By Angie Cruz
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250208460
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Flatiron Books - September 5th, 2023
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Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle By Jody Rosen Cover Image

Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle (Paperback)

By Jody Rosen
$19.00
ISBN: 9780804141512
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Crown - June 13th, 2023
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Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution By R. F. Kuang Cover Image

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution (Paperback)

By R. F. Kuang
$20.00
ISBN: 9780063021433
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Harper Voyager - August 29th, 2023
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us By Ed Yong Cover Image

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (Paperback)

By Ed Yong
$20.00
ISBN: 9780593133255
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - August 29th, 2023
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A Map for the Missing: A Novel By Belinda Huijuan Tang Cover Image

A Map for the Missing: A Novel (Paperback)

By Belinda Huijuan Tang
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593300688
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Penguin Books - August 8th, 2023
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Now Is Not the Time to Panic: A Novel By Kevin Wilson Cover Image

Now Is Not the Time to Panic: A Novel (Paperback)

By Kevin Wilson
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062913517
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Ecco - August 1st, 2023
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Big Swiss: A Novel By Jen Beagin Cover Image

Big Swiss: A Novel (Paperback)

By Jen Beagin
$17.00
ISBN: 9781982153090
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Scribner - August 1st, 2023
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Dinosaurs: A Novel By Lydia Millet Cover Image

Dinosaurs: A Novel (Paperback)

By Lydia Millet
$17.95
ISBN: 9781324066125
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - August 22nd, 2023
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Lapvona: A Novel By Ottessa Moshfegh Cover Image

Lapvona: A Novel (Paperback)

By Ottessa Moshfegh
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593300282
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Penguin Books - June 20th, 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: Backordered - availability and arrival estimates will be provided when your order is processed
Published: Knopf - June 27th, 2023
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The Marriage Portrait: A novel By Maggie O'Farrell Cover Image

The Marriage Portrait: A novel (Paperback)

By Maggie O'Farrell
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593315088
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Vintage - July 11th, 2023
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The Bullet That Missed: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery By Richard Osman Cover Image

The Bullet That Missed: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery (Paperback)

By Richard Osman
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593299418
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Penguin Books - June 20th, 2023
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Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks By Patrick Radden Keefe Cover Image

Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks (Paperback)

By Patrick Radden Keefe
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593467732
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Anchor - June 6th, 2023
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The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel) By Matt Haig Cover Image

The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel) (Paperback)

By Matt Haig
$18.00
ISBN: 9780525559498
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Penguin Books - May 9th, 2023
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet By John Green Cover Image

The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet (Paperback)

By John Green
$18.00
ISBN: 9780525555247
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Dutton - March 21st, 2023
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The Boy with a Bird in His Chest: A Novel By Emme Lund Cover Image

The Boy with a Bird in His Chest: A Novel (Paperback)

By Emme Lund
$17.00
ISBN: 9781982171940
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Atria Books - January 3rd, 2023
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Vintage Contemporaries: A Novel By Dan Kois Cover Image

Vintage Contemporaries: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Dan Kois
$27.99
ISBN: 9780063162419
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Harper - January 17th, 2023
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When Women Were Dragons: A Novel By Kelly Barnhill Cover Image

When Women Were Dragons: A Novel (Paperback)

By Kelly Barnhill
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593466575
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Anchor - May 16th, 2023
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Crying in H Mart: A Memoir By Michelle Zauner Cover Image

Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Michelle Zauner
$17.00
ISBN: 9781984898951
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Vintage - March 28th, 2023
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Sea of Tranquility: A novel By Emily St. John Mandel Cover Image

Sea of Tranquility: A novel (Paperback)

By Emily St. John Mandel
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593466735
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Vintage - March 28th, 2023
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Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love By Kim Fay Cover Image

Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love (Paperback)

By Kim Fay
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593419359
Availability: Special Order - arrival estimates will be provided when your order is processed
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - February 7th, 2023
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The Music of Bees: A Novel By Eileen Garvin Cover Image

The Music of Bees: A Novel (Paperback)

By Eileen Garvin
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593183939
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Dutton - April 26th, 2022
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Project Hail Mary: A Novel By Andy Weir Cover Image

Project Hail Mary: A Novel (Paperback)

By Andy Weir
$20.00
ISBN: 9780593135228
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Ballantine Books - October 4th, 2022
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Foster By Claire Keegan Cover Image

Foster (Hardcover)

By Claire Keegan
$20.00
ISBN: 9780802160140
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Grove Press - November 1st, 2022
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The Man Who Died Twice: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery By Richard Osman Cover Image

The Man Who Died Twice: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery (Paperback)

By Richard Osman
$18.00
ISBN: 9781984881014
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Penguin Books - July 26th, 2022
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When We Cease to Understand the World By Benjamin Labatut, Adrian Nathan West (Translated by) Cover Image

When We Cease to Understand the World (Paperback)

By Benjamin Labatut, Adrian Nathan West (Translated by)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781681375663
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: New York Review Books - September 28th, 2021
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Small Things Like These By Claire Keegan Cover Image

Small Things Like These (Hardcover)

By Claire Keegan
$20.00
ISBN: 9780802158741
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Grove Press - November 30th, 2021
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The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel (A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #1) By Richard Osman Cover Image

The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel (A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #1) (Paperback)

By Richard Osman
$18.00
ISBN: 9781984880987
Availability: On Our Shelves Now (updated daily)
Published: Penguin Books - August 3rd, 2021