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The days when August begins to slip into September have a feeling all their own. Summer hasn't disappeared—the afternoons are still warm, the trees remain thick with green leaves, and cicadas continue their familiar chorus—but the season has softened around the edges. The light falls differently now, turning golden earlier in the evening, and mornings occasionally carry the faintest coolness. You can sense change approaching without feeling any need to hurry it along. For now, you are perfectly content to live in the space between seasons.

It feels like the right time to begin a new book. Maybe you've had this one waiting all summer, or perhaps you've chosen it precisely because it seems suited to these transitional days. There is something particularly appealing about beginning a story at the edge of a new month, knowing that the book will accompany you from one season into the next. You'll start it while summer still surrounds you and perhaps finish it when the first unmistakable hints of fall have arrived.

You find somewhere comfortable to settle, preferably outside where you can enjoy the warmth while it lasts. You bring a cold drink with you—iced coffee, tea with lemon, or sparkling water filled with slices of fresh fruit. Maybe there is a perfectly ripe peach beside you, one of the last of the season, its sweetness tasting even better because you know you won't have them quite like this for much longer. You sit beneath the shade of a tree or on the porch, where a gentle breeze moves through often enough to rustle the pages resting in your lap.

Before opening the book, you take a moment to notice everything around you. The garden looks a little different than it did at midsummer. Flowers have grown wild and generous, their stems bending beneath the weight of blooms. Hydrangeas are beginning to deepen in color, while sunflowers seem to capture every remaining bit of summer light. The grass has lost some of its bright June green, but the trees overhead remain lush. Somewhere nearby, you hear the steady buzz of cicadas mingling with birdsong and the distant sounds of a neighborhood moving through another late-summer day.

You finally open the book and turn to the first page. There is something especially satisfying about the crispness of an unread story at a moment when the world itself seems to be turning a page. You don't know these characters yet. Their lives haven't become intertwined with yours. You have no idea which sentences you'll remember or whether you'll race through the final chapters or slow down because you aren't ready to say goodbye. All you have is the beginning, and for now, that is enough.

You read slowly at first, letting the story introduce itself. A setting takes shape. A character steps forward. A question emerges that makes you turn another page. Gradually, the book begins to draw you in, and the familiar sounds of the afternoon soften into the background. Still, you remain aware of the breeze against your skin and the sunlight shifting through the leaves overhead. The real world and the fictional one seem to coexist beautifully.

As the afternoon moves toward evening, the changing light becomes impossible to ignore. A few weeks ago, you might have had hours of daylight remaining, but now the sun begins its descent sooner, bathing everything in amber. The air cools slightly. You find yourself lingering over a paragraph while watching the shadows stretch across the lawn, appreciating the particular beauty of a season beginning to loosen its hold.

Eventually, you mark your place and close the book. You aren't very far into it yet, but already you know you'll return tomorrow. Perhaps you'll read outside again if the day is warm, or maybe an unexpectedly cool morning will have you reaching for a sweater and carrying the book to a sunny window instead. You like that you don't know exactly what the coming days will bring.

This is the beauty of the transition from August to September. You don't have to choose between summer and fall just yet. You can savor the last peaches while beginning to think about apples. You can spend the afternoon in sandals and reach for a light sweater after sunset. You can listen to cicadas while noticing the first leaf beginning to turn.

And you can begin a new book right in the middle of it all, allowing its pages to carry you gently from one month into the next. The season is changing, the story is beginning, and you have no reason to rush either one.

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Books Publishing August 30 - September 5

Mother Daughter Sister Stranger by Hank Phillippi Ryan

What if your own family history turns out to be a terrifying lie? Every family has its story, and this one’s deadly. Two sisters. One secret. And a race against time to find the explosive truth in this twisty and captivating thriller by USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan.

The sole survivors of the fiery plane crash that killed their parents, Eliza Ramsey and her sister Bea share an unbreakable bond. But now, on the eleventh anniversary of the tragedy, Bea fails to retrieve her pre-teen daughter from a sleepover at Eliza’s.

Eliza knows her sister would never leave her precious Piper behind, and fears the worst. But did Bea plan her own disappearance?

The Ramsey’s lives have already crashed and burned once. Now, Eliza discovers she's the only one who can protect her niece from the horrifying legacy of her family’s sinister history. Together, the two must prevent their lives from going up in flames once again.

A missing mother. Her frightened daughter. And a sister on a desperate search for a happy ending. But someone knows the deadly key to their shared past, and won’t stop until they’ve written a devastating final chapter. Mother, daughter, sister—stranger.

A Time of Witches by Madeline Martin

Two women, bound by blood and betrayal, must break silence across centuries—or be silenced forever, in the dazzling new novel by New York Times bestselling author Madeline Martin.

Lilith Legare’s life is unraveling. Since her mother’s death, strange things have been happening - plants turn toward her touch, animals linger in her path, and the birthmark on her arm has started tingling. Worse still is her recurring nightmare of being burned alive at the stake.

Her search for answers brings her from Savannah to England, to the decaying Brackenmere Manor where the past blurs with the present. There, Lilith discovers a legacy she never asked for and along with it, the threat of peril. History must be rewritten, or she too will die.

In 1645 Suffolk, Sybil Brantham stands accused as a witch. An educated, wealthy widow, she is branded a threat by men who fear her independence. As arrests begin and suspicion abounds, Sybil must protect her younger sister, even as betrayal takes root within her household.

Across centuries, Lilith and Sybil are bound by blood and by danger. To save themselves, and each other, they must confront the silence that has stolen women’s power for generations—and dare to claim their voices before it’s too late.

White Raven by Stacey Marie Brown

From the USA Today bestselling author of Savage Lands comes a sweeping new fantasy perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout, Sarah J. Maas, and Rebecca Yarros.

Harbingers of enlightenment, bringers of darkness. Givers of life, tellers of death … significance flies on the backs of raven wings for those who dare to listen to its meaning. For we are the Messengers of the Realm.

The White Raven was born to bring magic to the dying realm.

One hundred and ninety-nine years ago the Blood War between the Ravens and the Leatherwings divided the land into Day, Night, and Dusk, cursing the land with the blood of the dead. Abandoned by Odin and his favored pets, Huginn and Muninn, the ravens were stripped of their wings and their positions as Messengers of the Realm.

Her blood holds the power to heal the land and unite the kingdoms.

Wrennlyn Stallard, the King’s only daughter, had lived a life of privilege, kept sheltered in the walls of Silvervale. But on the night of her betrothal, her world shattered when an enemy from the Night Realm kidnapped her, taking her across the snowy terrain into a treacherous land called the Shadow Rift, the land between the Day and Night.

His mission is to take her to the Night King.

Onyx had waited months to seize her, purposely getting himself captured to work as a thrall for the Day King. Cold, ruthless, and burning with vengeance, he wasn’t prepared for the pampered, prophesized girl to be defiant, clever, and maddeningly impossible to break. Killing her would be easy, but her life is vital to a much bigger plan.

Because everyone knows … he who holds the White Raven holds the power.

The Getaway by Kieran Scott

In a taut locked-room mystery from New York Times bestselling author Kieran Scott, a group of longtime friends confronts their darkest secrets―and deadliest impulses―on the brink of a hurricane.

For years, three couples have gathered at The Villa―billionaire Lincoln Foster’s Hamptons estate―for lavish weekends among friends. But this year, mysterious blue cards appear in each bedroom, exposing secrets: their host’s betrayals and the guests’ own dark deeds.

Everyone has something to hide. Marley and Marshall Foster. Suzy and Sean McTeague. Juliet and Josh Jacoby. Lincoln and his new wife, Hazel. Even uninvited guests hoping to be accepted among the elite.

With a hurricane bearing down, no one is getting out. When the revelations turn deadly, the trapped friends must confront what their lies have cost them―possibly their lives.

The Survivors Guild: A Novel by Gabriella Saab

In 1912 aboard the RMS Titanic, Nabiha “Bea” Nohra is traveling to America to find work, eager to earn the funds necessary to afford passage for the family she left in Lebanon. On the same ship, heiress Marguerite Ashby sails home to celebrate her engagement to a dull British lord, a marriage that will secure her new-money family’s place in old New York society. But when the Titanic sinks, the two women’s paths are fused together when Bea saves Marguerite’s life and they are unexpectedly charged with the smallest survivor—a baby boy.

No one claims the infant, so the women form a committee to aid survivors and locate the baby’s next of kin. Bea works as the child’s nanny, desperate to bring her family to America before the difficulties in Lebanon overwhelm them. Meanwhile Marguerite hopes the committee’s charitable efforts will win society’s respect and render an advantageous marriage unnecessary, sparing her from marrying a man she does not love—unless her parents force her to fulfill the obligation no matter what society says. And when finding the child’s relatives proves to be no simple task, the women are soon enmeshed in deception and uncertainty as they seek to determine where the baby truly belongs.

The committee might grant the acceptance Marguerite craves, connect Bea with the stability she needs, and lead them to the baby’s relatives. But a committee helmed by an American heiress and a Lebanese nanny is hardly customary. Surviving a shipwreck is only the start. As Marguerite’s wedding looms nearer and Bea faces the increasing hardships of adjusting to her new country, they must fight for survival once more. This time, to survive New York society.

The Hocus Pocus Handbook by Ann Aguirre

From New York Times bestselling author Ann Aguirre comes a cozy fae fantasy romance featuring a sunshine-shadow slow burn, a grumpy-but-secretly-tender love interest, an unforgettable found family, and a world lush with wildcraft magic.

Thea Winter didn't choose to be a changeling — stolen from the mortal world as a baby, raised in the wildlands by a hobgoblin named Mudge who taught her everything worth knowing. How to read the weather in a crow's wing. How to barter with brownies. How to stay alive in a world of capricious fae courts. What Mudge couldn't teach her was how to stay out of trouble. Which is why she's entangled in an objectionable marriage of convenience.

Or would be, but her spouse bolted. Now she has to hunt down Devan J. Fenelon, but she's been saddled with a taciturn, humorless hunter known as Winter's Hound. He answers only to his cousin, and she's not looking forward to this quest at all.

Kerboros has survived the Winter Court by being exactly what they made him: relentless, invisible, and careful never to want anything at all. His life is an endless series of ceaseless commands from his reprehensible cousin, Lord Liskaal. Since his father's failed rebellion, Kerboros has been permitted to survive only as an example to others, an object lesson as to how far one may fall. But traveling with Thea—wild, warm, impossible Thea—is a glorious torment for an enforcer who has never known freedom.

She is sunshine. He is shadow.

Their love is forbidden, but when irresistible force sweeps up an immovable object, the resulting reaction might be magical…

When Paris Whispers by Marianne C. Bohr

Twenty-two-year-old Catrine arrives in Paris, the city she’s dreamed of since childhood, and it speaks back—but not in ways she expected. Drifting through the streets of 1981 Paris, the voices of French writers she once read in solitude whisper back, intimate and insistent. Rather than reassure her, they unsettle her, exposing cracks in the person she believed herself to be.

When a brief romance ends in abrupt eviction, Catrine is left broke and unmoored, suspended between a city that won't release her and a past she refuses to reclaim. An unlikely friendship with a widowed Sorbonne professor leads to an impulsive road trip to Normandy and everything begins to unravel. What follows is not the Paris she expected, but something more unsettling—and more honest.

Is the City of Light rescuing her, haunting her, or revealing something she's been too afraid to see?

Something You Should Know by Jen Craven

What if the most beloved Disney princesses were modern-day thirty-something women living in Pittsburgh? Meet Bellamy, Jaz, Ella, and Rory—four college roommates turned lifelong friends whose perfect lives are anything but a fairy tale.

Bellamy appears to have everything—a beautiful home, a successful husband, the picture of suburban grace. But behind closed doors, her marriage is unraveling under the weight of control, manipulation, and fear. Ella, a freelance writer and new mom, is quietly drowning in debt and the demands of motherhood. When her father dies and her inheritance is frozen by her conniving stepmother and stepsister, she’s forced into a legal battle that could destroy her marriage. Then there’s Rory, who feels trapped in her parents’ family business, the dutiful daughter who never learned how to say no. A new love interest promises to open up her world, but sweet Rory’s naïveté prevents her from seeing the bombshell discovery approaching. And Jaz? She’s bold, witty, and fiercely independent, but secretly falling for her female film director, terrified her conservative family will find out.

When the women reunite to celebrate Bellamy’s thirty-second birthday, tensions, secrets, and lies ignite—and by the end of the night, one man will be dead. A contemporary, character-driven novel about female friendship, identity, and the dangerous myths of having it all.

Reign by Bethan Croome

The Kingdom of Lyonesse is absent of magic but not of rain.

In the rain-soaked Kingdom of Lyonesse, magic is outlawed―punishable by death.

So when Niamh's forbidden witchcraft is exposed, she flees her rainy village disguised as a man.

She never meant to end up on a battlefield.

Mistakenly conscripted into a brutal war engineered by a paranoid king against a vengeful sorceress determined to reclaim the throne, Niamh now hides another secret―her womanhood. Between fighting terrifying beasts and confronting arcane powers she once believed were merely folklore, Niamh is thrust into a world where survival relies on more than luck―it demands alliances.

In battle, Niamh must obey Prince Fitzroy, the king's infuriatingly handsome illegitimate son and sharp-tongued commander tasked with eradicating magic. He is everything she despises…and everything she struggles to resist. Back at camp, she forges a complicated friendship with Bash, a fellow soldier who sees her like no one else does and stirs forbidden feelings that could shatter her disguise.

As war tightens its grip on the kingdom, Niamh is forced to choose: obey the prince who could expose her, trust the soldier who could love her, or embrace the forbidden magic that could save them all.

But war is merciless, and not everyone will live to see which side prevails.

The Sea-Glass Shore by Julie Salmon Kelleher

When Jack, librarian and folklorist, meets Rona, she puts aside her sealskin to live as his human wife. Jack knows all selkie stories end the same: the seal-woman finds her stolen skin and leaves. But he hasn’t stolen Rona’s skin, and they both believe their relationship is different. Making a family together seems easy and obvious—until time, children, and a threat to Rona’s home shore endanger everything they’ve promised to each other.

Most selkie stories are about the beginning or the end, but this one is about the middle. How do you live with a family past of people disappearing into the sea? How do you avoid the same wrong act everyone has committed before you? And what is love—for a spouse, a child, a mortal world—in the face of history?

Set in a mythic, contemporary Pacific Northwest shaped by Native and European storytelling, artist communes, and corporate fakelore, The Sea-Glass Shore is a domestic fable about the power of the past and the making of a daily present.

Library of Forbidden Books by Mario Escobar

In a world of burning books, one woman will risk everything to keep stories alive.

Berlin, 1933. The vibrant cultural heart of Germany is darkening under the shadow of the Nazi regime. For Helene Nathan, one of the first female librarians at a prestigious German library, the books she cherishes are no longer just sources of knowledge–they are targets. As the government begins its systematic purge of literature, compiling lists of “forbidden” works and orchestrating public book burnings, Helene realizes she cannot stand by as her world turns to ash.

Determined to resist the encroaching tyranny, Helene and her colleagues embark on a perilous mission of secretly collecting and hiding the very books slated for destruction. It’s a dangerous act of defiance in a city where every neighbor could be an informant and the Gestapo are a constant, looming threat. Her quiet rebellion is especially complicated by the fact that Helene is half-Jewish, and Rudolf Kummer, a ruthless Nazi official, seemingly has a personal vendetta against her.

As the stakes escalate and friends and neighbors begin to disappear, Helene must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice. Her fight is not just for the pages she saves, but for the very soul of her country and the freedom to think.

Based on the heroic true stories of librarians who fought back, Library of Forbidden Books is a gripping tale of courage, the profound power of literature as resistance, and one woman’s struggle to preserve humanity in the face of absolute evil.

The Treasure House by Amy Matthews

In this tender-hearted novel, a single mom's fixer-upper may also open a new door to love—from the award-winning author of Someone Else's Bucket List.

Zoe Copeland and her daughter Florence need a new start. The only problem is, Zoe can’t really afford one.

So when she stumbles across a listing for a charming cottage in Maine that is in her price range, she has no choice but to seize the opportunity. The catch? It’s a treasure house—filled to the brim with junk, and being sold as is.

Eleven-year-old Florence, who’s always longed for a room of her own, loves the old house full of cat figurines and other people’s memories, but Zoe is daunted by the mess and the cost of fixing up the place. Their grumpy new neighbor, Jake, thinks Zoe’s crazy for undertaking this task—though that doesn’t stop him from lending a hand, and it’s not long before Zoe starts daydreaming about the handsome handyman.

As the air turns crisp and fall sets in, Zoe becomes increasingly intrigued by the woman who lived in the house before them. Who was Marly, and how did her beloved home end up in such disrepair? As Zoe digs for more information, she can’t help but draw parallels between herself and Marly . . . but what does it say about her future if she’s still stuck in the past?

This was supposed to be a fresh start, a chance to give Florence the security she never had. But as Zoe uncovers Marly’s secrets and her own past comes crashing into the present, Zoe’s life is quickly becoming even messier than the coastal house she’s renovating. With her heart and her home on the line, can Zoe put all of the broken pieces of her life back together?

I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell by Mackenzie Reed

Sign Here meets Bride meets Assistant to the Villain in this adult debut about an office receptionist who discovers her handsome boss is a demon hunter. It’s the perfect mashup of speculative fiction, horror, thriller, and romance set against vibrant, textured world (and underworld) filled with supernatural creatures and corporate backdrops and explains why Times Square is the perfect place to find a portal to Hell.

The Tower of Beggars by Torsten Weitze

The first book in an immersive and addictive fantasy series from the million-copy selling phenomenon Torsten Weitze that follows the epic journey of a young protagonist with nothing left to lose.

When tragedy strikes her family, Niri finds herself penniless and alone in a city determined to turn their back on ‘her kind’.

Her only possession is also her only hope - a copper coin that grants her admission to the prestigious Stormfell Academy, renowned for its magical and combative training.

But the coin only offers her a place to sleep, and Niri must learn to adapt and fight if she is to survive the Academy – and its occupants.

The Diamond Setter by Moshe Sakal

Inspired by true events, this best-selling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles and family secrets across generations and borders—now revised with a new preface.

The uneventful life of a jeweler from Tel Aviv changes abruptly after Fareed, a handsome young Palestinian man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa in search of his roots. In his pocket is a piece of a famous blue diamond known as Sabakh. Intending to return the diamond to its rightful owner, Fareed is soon swept up in Tel Aviv’s vibrant gay scene, and a turbulent protest movement. He falls in love with an Israeli soldier and his boyfriend, the narrator of this book. We learn the story of his family’s past—a tale of forbidden love beginning in the 1930s—and what connects Fareed and the jeweler.

The Diamond Setter ties present-day events to a forgotten time before the creation of the State of Israel. Moshe Sakal’s poignant mosaic of characters, locales, and cultures allows us to imagine the Middle East beyond its conflicts.

Cards on the Table by Lana Harper and Jilly Gagnon

Two witchy sisters find themselves framed for the disappearance of millions of dollars in this atmospheric locked room mystery—from the New York Times bestselling author of Payback’s a Witch and the critically acclaimed author of All Dressed Up.

“Blends suspense, family drama, magic, and romance into a twisty ride that’s impossible to put down . . . Don’t miss this witchy mystery full of heart!”—Gloria Chao, USA Today bestselling author of The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club

As descendants of a Salem witch, sisters Tori and Cassie Bishop have the occult credentials—but their trickle of tarot readings isn’t paying the bills. On the brink of eviction, they accept a too-good-to-be-true offer: play “witches in residence” for a dying, wealthy widow in her secluded Berkshires mansion for the Fall season.

But from the minute they arrive at the gothic estate, it’s clear: they’ve been dropped into a far riskier game than their smoke and mirrors can save them from. Rose, the widow, is desperate. Her family is conniving. The staff is ominous. And some guests in the house are drawn to the sisters in ways that lean more . . . personal. But just as the sisters are starting to settle into the mysterious home and their role in it, Rose dies after a séance—and her millions vanish overnight.

Trapped in a viper’s nest of competing motives and twisted secrets, Tori and Cassie must untangle a web of greed and deception using every trick they have—magical or not—to clear their names. Because someone else in Berwyn House is running their own con . . . and they’ve set up the sisters to take the fall.

Tear the City Down by Andre Hardy

This debut novel from a former NFL player is a hard-hitting, heart wrenching crime novel that brilliantly blends elements of jazz, football, and a gritty portrait of a city divided―perfect for fans of S.A. Cosby and Walter Mosley.

Coltrane Davis is at once a knight and a hustler. He has risen to wealth and success, graduating from San Diego's back alleys to the halls of power through his partnership with Saul Sollman, a crooked kingmaker among the city's elite. Running multimillion dollar scams with Saul, he has been Saul's fixer, but now he wants out of the hustle so that he can focus on his teenage daughter's burgeoning tennis career and finally be the dad he has always wanted to be.

But when the Los Angeles Chargers' star running back vanishes one evening before a big game, Coltrane is drawn into an investigation of what happened by Saul and his protégé, the player's agent; the stakes escalate with a gut-punch when the trail leads into San Diego’s underworld of drugs and prostitution and reveals clues to the disappearance of his daughter's best friend, whose loss has haunted him.

Torn by the unreconcilable demands of the life he can't seem to quit and the fierce desire he has to protect his own, Coltrane brings himself and his loved ones to the brink of destruction in his quest to free himself once and for all of Saul's control―and focus on what really matters: family.

Lower City by Alex Spring

From a bold new voice in crime fiction, Lower City blends the gritty realism of S.A. Cosby with the page-turning pulse of Louise Penny.

It’s October 2025 and Hamilton, Ontario is a city on edge—job insecurity, rising rents, and polarization combine in dangerous ways. When a series of abductions plunges the city into chaos, an unsuspecting hero arises: a young steelworker struggling to find his place in the world.

At twenty-six years old, Danny Clarke’s greatest concerns are: the Blue Jays World Series run, maintaining a friendship with his ex-girlfriend (and definitely not vying to win her back), and becoming a good man—or at the very least, figuring out what that means. In other words, he mostly cares about himself.

On a crisp October evening, during his break at the plant, Danny witnesses the abduction of Braden Steel CFO Jonathan Lean, his hands and feet bound as he’s dragged out of the office by three masked kidnappers. Capitalizing on the existing social tension in the city, the criminals begin terrorizing Hamilton, abducting one person per day in a twisted mission to form “the perfect family”—a play on Braden Steel’s motto, “Strong as steel, strong as family.” Jonathan will be the father, with more family members to follow, people whom the kidnappers blame for the city’s misfortune.

The criminals flood social media with harrowing images and clips of the hostages designed to go viral, and Danny and his two cousins, Priya and Kabir, can’t look away. As paranoia and panic take hold of Steeltown, the Clarke trio race to find the kidnappers and stop them before they can fulfill their ominous threat of making an example of their “family.” Galvanized by a newfound sense of purpose, Danny stops watching life from the sidelines and steps up to take responsibility for himself and others. Because, as he will learn, the only way to save the day is to grow up.

By turns riveting and refreshingly warmhearted, Lower City captures contemporary Canadian life and illuminates the importance of community, connection, and compassion in increasingly divisive times.

The Truth Chamber by Duncan Ritchie

Duncan Ritchie’s “The Truth Chamber” is a no-holds-barred speculative fiction novel that takes the decline of American democracy to frightening ends. In an election year marred by violence, democratic candidate Anna Hoffman warns a divided America that the country will devolve into a Russia 2.0 if her rival, Mack Leach (the Red Caesar), wins the White House. After a confrontation with a book burner, Admiral Liam Driscoll joins Anna’s team, and he recruits a Stanford PhD student developing an AI technology called the Truth Chamber to figure out who is behind the escalating violence and an assassination attempt on Anna. Can the truth save America? Or will the Red Caesar bring an end to democracy as we know it?

Stories Carry: A Memoir by Dena Schusterman

Stories Carry is a personal memoir about faith, belonging, and the inherited stories that shape us. As the daughter of Chabad emissaries in 1970s Berkeley, California, and now a shlucha herself in Atlanta, Georgia, Schusterman, mother of eight, has spent her life straddling two worlds--deeply rooted in Hasidic tradition while fully engaged in modern society. Through interwoven narratives of her parents' journey and her own, STORIES CARRY explores the beauty and challenges of faith, the struggle to belong within a community, and the tension between tradition and individuality. It offers a rare, intimate look inside the Hasidic world, one often misunderstood or stereotyped, inviting readers to step beyond assumptions and see a vibrant, complex community from the inside. At a time of increasing polarization, STORIES CARRY is a reminder of the power of shared humanity. Through warmth, honesty, and humor, this book welcomes readers into a world both deeply personal and universally resonant.

I'm Sorry Your Feel That Way by Rebecca Wait

“If you liked Meg Mason's Sorrow and Bliss, you'll love this novel.”—Good Housekeeping

From the comedically brilliant author of Cry Havoc, a wry, domestic comedy of manners that follows two generations of sisters as they grapple with unstable parents, mental illness, and the general tumult of adulthood.

Goodnight Monsters: A Novel by Suzanne Junered

The novel follows Southern suburban housewife Lia who secretly questions whether she wants the child she’s carrying. Drawn to death while carrying new life, she blackmails her way into a job at a forensic anthropology center known as "The Body Farm," where her increasingly violent fantasies begin to collide with reality when someone she’s imagined killing arrives as a body donation. As those around her die, Lia loses trust in her loved ones and herself and ultimately must put her monsters to bed.

The Dot Deluxe Gift Edition by Peter H. Reynolds

A dot-shaped collector’s edition of the beloved picture book that has inspired millions of readers to make their mark!

Celebrate creativity and self-expression with the ultimate gift, a beautifully designed slipcase edition of The Dot.

Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. “Just make a mark and see where it takes you,” her teacher says. But Vashti can’t draw—she’s no artist. To prove her point, she jabs at the paper to make an unremarkable and angry dot. “There!” she says. But little does she know that one little dot can mark the beginning of a journey of surprise and self-discovery.

With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, #1 New York Times bestselling creator Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark, express ourselves, and follow where it takes us.

Guess How Much I Love You: Shapes by Sam McBratney; Illustrated by Anita Jeram

Inspired by the timeless storytelling of Sam McBratney, this winsome exploration of shapes set in the world of Guess How Much I Love You will delight the youngest of readers.

The round sun shines bright, but what shape does it make? How about that pointy pine tree, prickly and green? As Big Nutbrown Hare guides Little Nutbrown Hare in discovering the world around him, they hold up a daisy chain to make a square, examine a smooth stone that forms an oval, and cuddle together while gazing at a twinkly star in the sky. Make a wish!

About Time: Poems (Paperback Edition) by David Duchovny

About Time: Poems PAPERBACK (Akashic Books; September 1, 2026) is David Duchovny’s seventh published and first poetic work covers a range of intimate themes and topics, including love, the loss of love, parenting, Duchovny’s own parents (in particular his father, who looms large throughout the work), alienation, and other emotional quandaries. Fans of Duchovny’s fiction will recognize the insightful and clever play of words that, in this new form, distill to an emotionally impactful portrayal of what the author holds most dear. Duchovny’s efforts at achieving such clarity range in this collection from laser-sharp, single-sentence poems to emotionally sweeping ruminations. Duchovny’s approach to poetry is beautifully (and, typically, humorously) encapsulated in his introduction to the work, in which he writes:

Poetry is not useful. And that is exactly why we need it. It reminds us of two important things: our ultimate lack of agency (unpopular to say, I know) and our inability to say anything plain, our inability to capture what it means to be human with the imperfect tool of words; we come face-to-face with our shadow selves, for in the end we will all die and be forgotten, and come away with nothing, nothing in the way of utility anyway, no talking points, no bullet points, no propaganda, no resolutions, no policy, no knowledge. If anything, maybe we remember a few lines . . . something like a pop song from the collective unconscious, something like wisdom.

With About Time—perhaps his most personal work to date—Duchovny continues his journey as one of the most prolific creators of his generation. Duchovny is an award-winning actor, director, New York Times best-selling author, and singer-songwriter. With an acting career spanning more than three decades, Duchovny is a two-time Golden Globe winner and four-time Emmy nominee. His novels include Truly Like Lightning, Holy Cow, The Reservoir (novella), and Bucky F*cking Dent, which Duchovny adapted into the film Reverse the Curse. The film, directed by Duchovny, premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. As a musician, he has released three studio albums: Hell or Highwater, Every Third Thought, and Gestureland. He is the host of the podcast Fail Better.

Boys Adrift: The Six Factors Driving The Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men

A growing proportion of American boys are failing. From kindergarten to college, boys are becoming less resilient and less ambitious, and the gender gap in college attendance and graduation rates has widened dramatically. In this fully updated edition, Dr. Leonard Sax draws on scientific literature and more than thirty years of clinical experience to explain why boys and young men are failing in school and disengaged at work.

Sax identifies six key factors: schools unfriendly to boys; video games; medications for ADHD; environmental toxins; the devaluation of masculinity; and, in brand-new material, the combined forces of pornography, AI, and the manosphere. Throughout, Sax presents practical solutions, sharing strategies that educators have found effective in reengaging boys at school, as well as crucial guidance for parents about everything from selecting a school to preparing a meal.

A powerful call to action, Boys Adrift is essential reading for parents and educators who want to build a brighter future for America’s sons.

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