The Fall Season Begins
Big Name Authors Releasing Big New Books in September
The Fall book season starts off with a bang in September as a slew of books from popular and award winning authors take center stage on the adult side, and eagerly anticipated additions to popular children's book series also arrive. Here are a few examples:
FICTION
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett - A richly moving story that explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go.
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates - The dramatic story of an atrocity inflicted on generations of women, men, and children - the violent and capricious separation of families - and the war they waged to simply make lives with the people they loved.
Tes
taments by Margaret Atwood - This sequel to The Handmaid's Tale picks up the story fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead.
Quichotte by Salman Rushdie - A dazzling modern day Don Quixote - an epic tour de force that is as much an homage to an immortal work of literature as it is to the quest for love and family.
Re
d at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson - An unexpected teenage pregnancy pulls together two families from different social classes and exposes the private hopes, disappointments, and longings that can bind or divide us.
NONFICTION
Talki
ng to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell - The author of Outliers, The Tipping Point and more offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers - and why they often go wrong.
Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith - A lyrical memoir about one transformative year that evolves as one of reckoning with the changes in life's gyre - including loss, aging, and a dramatic shift in the political landscape of America.
Whose Story Is This? Old Conflicts, New Chapters by Rebecca Solnit - Who gets to shape the narrative of our times? Women, people of color, non-straight people are telling their versions, and white people - particularly white men - are trying to hang onto the old versions. Solnit appraises what's emerging and why it matters.
CHILDREN
Guts by Raina Telgemeier - Another funny and poignant graphic memoir about growing up and gathering the courage to face - and conquer - fears and childhood anxieties. (SAVE THE DATE: We're hosting an offsite event with Raina on Tuesday, November 5. Books and tix available in-store or through Eventbrite.)
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages by Trenton Lee Stewart Some time has passed since the inimitable quartet of Reynie, Sticky, Kat
e, and Constance have had a mission together. But with the arrival of a new Society member - and a new threat - they must reunite to face dilemmas more dangerous than ever before.
Crossover: The Graphic Novel by Kwame Alexander -Newbery Medal-winning story of a 12-year-old in love with basketball and rapping is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations.
Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo - With this companion to Raymie Nightingale and Louisiana's Way Home, the Newbery Medalist turns her focus to the tough- talking, inescapably tenderhearted Beverly.
The Tyrant's Tomb: The Trial of Apollo, Book 4 by Rick Riordan - On his path to reclaiming his godly powers, Apollo travels to the Bay Area, where the Roman demigods are preparing for a desperate last stand against the evil Triumvirate of Roman emperors.
The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade, Book 5 by Max Brallier - Surviving their first winter after the Monster Apocalypse was no easy feat, yet Jack
and his buddies waste no time springing to action against some of the nastiest, most evil monsters around.
Make a Date to Get Your 2020 Calendars
Yes, it's only September, but customers are already asking for calendars. So our displays are going up, and we'll be featuring a full range of styles - wall, datebook, page-a-day, and more. Come in this month and get an early start!
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