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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.

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