Fiction
The Other Black Girl
by Zakiya Dalila Harris
A thrilling, subtle, and unforgettable story of a young Black woman working in publishing and what happens when she receives an anonymous threatening note that tells her to leave her job.
(Atria)
While Justice Sleeps
by Stacey Abrams
Politics, power, ambition, and deception are the name of the game in this masterfully plotted and gripping thriller from the nationally recognized Georgia Democrat.
(Doubleday)
Malibu Rising
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The bestselling author of Daisy Jones and the Six is back with a perfect summer read. Think movie stars and surfing, siblings, and an epic party that ends in disaster.
(Ballantine)
Ridgeline
by Michael Punke
The author of The Revenant explores the American frontier and the clash between the Native tribes and the young ambitious men intent on conquest. A thrilling and heartbreaking read.
(Henry Holt)
The Maidens
by Alex Michaelides
Greek mythology, academia, murder, obsession, and betrayal collide in this brooding new tale from the author of The Silent Patient.
(Celadon)
Nonfiction
The Bomber Mafia
by Malcolm Gladwell
A revisionist history look at the technology and decisions that made precision bombing possible, from the bestselling author of Outliers and The Tipping Point.
(Little, Brown and Co.)
The Lost Boys of Montauk
by Amanda M. Fairbanks
The drama filled true story of four fisherman who went out to sea and never came home, investigating grief and loss, social class and families, and how the absence of a fishing crew shook an entire community.
(Gallery Books)
Punch Me Up to the Gods
by Brian Broome
This hard-hitting, unflinching memoir recounts the horrors of addiction, racism, and homophobia — and how one man survived them all.
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
The Premonition
by Michael Lewis
A chronicle of the lives of three experts engaged in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, giving a behind-the-scenes narrative of the heroes who operated in secret to protect and save American lives.
(W.W. Norton and Co.)
How the Word Is Passed
by Clint Smith III
A deeply researched, inter-generational story of how slavery has shaped America and is embedded in so much of our culture.
(Little, Brown and Co.)
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