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New Arrivals

Old School Indian by Aaron John Curtis

A Kirkus Editor’s Pick – A Most Anticipated Book of 2025: Cowboys & Indians Brit + Co Debutiful “With amazing dexterity, Aaron John Curtis’s moving debut novel combines raucous humor with respect for ancestral traditions.” –Honor e Fanonne Jeffers, New York… Read More

Big Dumb Eyes by Nate Bargatze

From one of the hottest stand-up comedians, Nate Bargatze brings his everyman comedy to the page in this hilarious collection of personal stories, opinions, and confessions. Nate Bargatze used to be a genius. That is,… Read More

Two women haunted by their sisters’ unsolved disappearances band together in this captivating mystery from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Good People Here and host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie. “Sharp, slick, and… Read More

The Family Dynamic by Susan Dominus

What explains those rare families that boast multiple children who achieve extraordinary success? An award-winning New York Times journalist weaves story with science to explore the circumstances that set those families apart. An Olympic athlete. An award-winning… Read More

In the vein of Fleishman is in Trouble and Elif Batuman—an insightful, heartfelt, and hilarious debut exploring cultural diaspora through one teenager’s summer across Berlin, Jerusalem, and Chicago It’s another scorching summer in Chicago, and fifteen-year-old Margarita… Read More

We Can Do Hard Things by

The #1 New York Times bestselling authors and award-winning podcasters Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle created We Can Do Hard Things—the guidebook for being alive—to help fellow travelers find their way through life. When you travel… Read More

SNAFU by Ed Helms

From actor, comedian, writer, and host of the hit history podcast SNAFU, Ed Helms brings you an absurdly entertaining look at history’s biggest blunders, complete with lively illustrations.       History contains a plethora… Read More

The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner

“Sarah Penner transported me to the sea-swept cliffs of Positano and introduced me to characters I’ll never forget. A magical read “—Emilia Hart, New York Times bestselling author of The Sirens Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure.… Read More

My Next Breath

The gripping and inspiring story of acclaimed actor Jeremy Renner’s near-fatal accident, and what he learned about inner strength, endurance and hope as he overcame insurmountable odds to recover, one breath at a time. Two-time… Read More

The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett

A darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush—bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who can predict death—by… Read More

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK ∙ Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and… Read More

The Ocean’s Menagerie by Drew Harvell

An elegantly written exploration of the cutting edge science of the strangest and most remarkable creatures on our planet by a leading marine biologist Hundred-year-old giant clams, coral kingdoms that rival human cities, and jellyfish… Read More

Staff Picks

The Collaborators by Michael Idov

“The Collaborators feels like it can’t wait to be a blockbuster movie, but first it’s a fast-paced, twisty thrill ride of a novel. If you like old-fashioned spy novels, but want an update that’s fewer… Read More

April 2025 Staff Pick: Isola

Our April 2025 featured staff pick is Isola by Allegra Goodman. Based on the true story of a young woman who sails from France to the New World in 1542 and is abandoned on an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

Running the Light by Sam Tallent

“The story of Billy Ray Schafer, a road comic just trying to make it another day, is at turns hilarious and bleak. Tallent has successfully created a wreck of man who you can’t help but… Read More

March 2025 Staff Pick: Water Moon

Water Moon is a magical journey through a fantastical world created by Samantha Sotto Yambao. Readers will get lost in this beautifully written whimsical fantasy, reminiscent of Studio Ghibli films.

My Darling Boy by John Dufresne

“I really liked this book. It’s different, engaging, heartbreaking, yet hopeful. All the characters, no matter how important, come to life – some are funny, some not. I love this dad who never gives up… Read More

February 2025 Staff Pick – Bicycles: Love Poems

Our featured staff pick for February 2025 is Bicycles: Love Poems by Nikki Giovanni

Roses, In the Mouth of a Lion – Bushra Rehman

“A beautiful coming of age story set amidst the Pakistani community in Queens. About family, community, not belonging and finally finding a different home. Moving and remarkable. A great read!” – Anna, Store Volunteer A New… Read More

January 2025 Staff Pick: The Safekeep

Our January 2025 featured staff pick is The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden, picked by store co-founders Judy Blume & George Cooper

Patriot by Alexei Navalny

“We watch the Olympics to marvel at what extraordinary men and women can do. In the same way, read this incredible, often charming, sometimes humorous story of how one ordinary man took on the powers… Read More

December Staff Pick: Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret

Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson (Mariner), picked by social media manager, Robin Ernest Cunningham’s 7 Commandments of Holiday Specials: 3. The detective must, at some point, learn the true meaning of… Read More

Poor Deer – Claire Oshetsky

NOW IN PAPERBACK! “Margaret Murphy is only 4 years old when tragedy sets her life in motion. Living with her mother and aunt has its ups and downs as she tried to navigate the future… Read More

November Staff Pick: The Hypocrite

The country is Italy, specifically the island of Sicily.  To me, the opening conjured images of lazy afternoons, reading, Aperol spritzes, and warm, family togetherness, while exploring.  That’s not what this book is about.

Local Favs

In the Salt — Hays Blinckmann

In The Salt When her mother’s life ends in a mysterious accident, Maggie Atwood must face the legacy of alcoholism and lies that she fled from years before. From the safety of her new life… Read More

A Narcotic Conspiracy — David and Nancy Beckwith

In this latest adventure Will and Betsy Black, those crime-solving financial whizzes, find themselves curious when Geoffrey Oliver Watson III is found dead on his boat near Key West. Then a 50-foot go-fast cigarette boat… Read More

The Rooster Who Loved the Violin — Ben Harrison and Carrie Disrud

The Rooster Who Loved the Violin is a children’s story brought to life by the collaboration of two artists with a flair for the fantastic. Ben Harrison sweeps readers through the lyrical tale of a violin… Read More

The Woman at the Light — Joanna Brady

Inspired by Key West’s colorful history and its female lighthouse keepers in the 19th century, and written by local author and journalist, Joanna Brady. One afternoon in 1839, Emily Lowry’s husband vanishes from Wreckers’ Cay,… Read More

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