MY NAME MEANS FIRE
Atash Yaghmaian
An unflinching and stunning debut memoir of an Iranian girl’s coming-of-age experiencing abuse, war, and superstition—and her survival through dissociative identity disorder, which offered her an inner world into which she could escape When she was a child, Atash Yaghmaian’s home life was unpredictable: a confusing mix of love and…
THE MEMORY GARDENER
Meg Donohue
An enchanting tale of the power of memory and the nourishing magic of gardens from the USA TODAY bestselling author of the “sparkling, witty” (Katie Crouch, New York Times bestselling author) How to Eat a Cupcake. Lucy Barnes is a gardener with an uncanny ability to know exactly which…
HER ONE REGRET
Donna Freitas
From the author of the book club favorite The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano comes a riveting feminist thriller that tackles an unspeakable taboo: regretting motherhood. When successful Rhode Island real estate agent Lucy Mendoza vanishes, leaving her baby behind in a grocery store parking lot, the news quickly makes…
RACING UPHILL
Stacia Kalinoski
The candid, inspiring story of a woman's experience with a chronic, unpredictable neurological condition When twenty-nine-year-old reporter Stacia Kalinoski regained consciousness on a couch at the TV station where she worked, she assumed that she'd had another seizure. But the electrical storm that had just torn through her brain was…
WHEN CRICKETS CRY
Charles Martin
New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin's beloved When Crickets Cry (with over 575,000 copies sold!) is now available in a stunning deluxe edition featuring a shimmering revamped cover, designed end papers, sprayed edges, author signature stamped into the case, and new bonus content. From New York Times bestselling author…
THE CHRISTMAS RING
Karen Kingsbury
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. While searching for her family's long-lost heirloom ring, military widow Vanessa Mayfield meets handsome antique dealer Ben Miller. The two are drawn to each other and forge a friendship that soon becomes a deep and breathtaking romance. But neither are…
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THE EXPERIMENT
Rebecca Stead
From the Newbery Medalist and national-bestselling author Rebecca Stead, here is a bold story that will appeal to fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The First State of Being. Nathan wants to help his people, but first he has to figure out who they are... Nathan never understood what…
BUNNS RABBIT
Alan Barillaro
For anyone who has ever felt different, Academy Award winner Alan Barillaro tells the deeply moving tale of a brave rabbit who sets out on a quest to save her home and family—no matter what it takes. When Bunns is born with small but perfectly functional rabbit ears, the warren…
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