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12 Rules for Life Jordan B. Peterson

Psychology Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson brings his uncompromising voice to listeners wanting to lead a deeper and more profoundly meaningful life. AB CD 13 Discs

12116332 $59.99 AB Flex Perpetual 12761887 $116.00 AB Flex Metered 12 Mo. 14146749 $58.00 eB Flex Metered 12 Mo. 14158311 $28.50 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 12810806 $57.00

From the Ashes Jesse Thistle

Biography The award-winning memoir about overcoming trauma, prejudice, and addiction by a Métis-Cree author as he struggles to find a way back to himself and his Indigenous culture. AB CD 8 Discs 13968756 $51.99

The Last Exiles Ann Shin

Women’s Fiction An unforgettable saga inspired by true events, this is a searing portrait of a young couple in North Korea and their fight for love and freedom.

AB CD 9 Discs

13422578 $51.99 AB Flex Perpetual 13379885 $90.10 eB Flex Metered 26 Circs 13318536 $26.44

State of Terror Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton

Suspense This high-stakes thriller follows a novice Secretary of State who has joined the administration of her rival, a president inaugurated after four years of American leadership that shrank from the world stage. Available October 12

AB CD 9 Discs 13961120 $52.99 AB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13980906 $99.78 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13941964 $59.99

You Will Remember Me Hannah Mary McKinnon

Suspense Shared fates intertwine in a twisty, explosive novel of suspense, where unearthing the past might just mean being buried beneath it. AB CD 8 Discs

13698616 $51.99 AB Flex Perpetual 13958691 $90.10 eB Flex Metered 26 Circs 13560528 $21.84

You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked. SheungKing

General An intimate novel of memory and longing that challenges Western tropes and Orientalism. AB CD 3 Discs 14131213 $41.99 AB Flex Perpetual 14119762 $38.99

The Extraordinaries T.J. Klune

Young Adult

AB CD 11 Discs AB Playaway AB Flex Perpetual 12635603 $71.99 13345421 $88.99 12666572 $94.99

The Family Plot Megan Collins

Women’s Fiction

AB CD 8 Discs 13914136 $51.99 AB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13898922 $99.78 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13692339 $71.99

The Madness of Crowds Louise Penny

Mystery

AB CD 12 Discs AB Playaway AB Flex Perpetual 13902834 $54.99 14357782 $88.99 13906301 $94.99

The Perfect Family Robyn Harding

Women’s Fiction

AB CD 7 Discs 13914251 $51.99

In-demand titles.

No One Goes Alone Erik Larson

Suspense Pioneering psychologist William James leads an expedition to a remote isle in search of answers after a family inexplicably vanishes. Available September 28 AB CD 5 Discs 14425605 $38.99

AB Flex Perpetual 14431017 $87.50

AB Flex Metered 12 Mo. 14432166 $43.75

Erik Larson’s first venture into fiction–available as an audiobook original.

Any Sign of Life Rae Carson

Young Adult Paige Miller is determined to take her basketball team to the state championship, maybe even beyond. But as March Madness heats up, Paige falls deathly ill.

Available October 12

AB CD 10 Discs 14242803 $58.99 AB Flex Perpetual 14438569 $87.48 eB Flex Metered 26 Circs 13911303 $20.69

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted Jayne Allen

African-American Interest Tabitha Walker is a Black woman with a plan to ‘have it all.’ At 33 years old, the checklist for the life of her dreams is well underway.

Available September 28

AB CD 9 Discs

13965099 $58.99 AB Flex Perpetual 13944222 $87.48 eB Flex Metered 26 Circs 13904179 $19.54

A Boring Wife Settles the Score MarieRenee Lavoie

Humor The eagerly anticipated sequel to Autopsy of a Boring Wife finds the saucy and ever-appealing Diane, now turning fifty, on a hilarious journey to find new romance. Available September 20

AB CD 5 Discs 14090345 $62.99 AB Flex Perpetual 14420427 $24.95 eB Flex Perpetual 13698468 $18.95

Beware the Mermaids Carrie Talick

Women’s Fiction Romance, betrayal, and an epic yacht race make this heartwarming, breathlessly exciting debut perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Susan Mallery.

Available September 7

AB CD 9 Discs 14090511 $62.99 eB Flex Perpetual 13768468 $16.99

A Carnival of Snackery David Sedaris

Humor Picking up where his previous volume of diaries, Theft by Finding, left off, David Sedaris chronicles the years 2003-2020.

Available October 5

AB CD 14 Discs 14105157 $51.99 AB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 14323890 $81.08 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 14133471 $65.00

The Cartographer’s Secret Tea Cooper

Romance A gripping historical mystery for fans of Kate Morton and Natasha Lester’s The Paris Seamstress, The Cartographer’s Secret follows a young woman’s quest to heal a family rift as she becomes entangled in one of Australia’s greatest historical puzzles. Available November 16

AB CD 7 Discs 14347801 $36.99

The Boys Ron & Clint Howard

Biography Join award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard and audience-favourite actor Clint Howard as they frankly and fondly share their unusual family story of navigating and surviving life as sibling child actors. Available October 12

AB CD 8 Discs

14242479 $58.99 AB Flex Perpetual 14113180 $97.48 eB Flex Metered 26 Circs 13964623 $33.34

Cuckoo’s Flight Wendy Orr

Children’s A new gripping Bronze Age story from Wendy Orr, internationally acclaimed author of Dragonfly Song and Swallow’s Dance. AB CD 6 Discs 14050524 $51.99

David Copperfield’s History of Magic David Copperfield

History An illustrated, illuminating history of magic from the world’s greatest and most successful magician, capturing its most audacious and inventive practitioners, and showcasing the art form’s most famous artifacts housed at David Copperfield’s secret museum. Available October 26

AB CD 4 Discs 13988418 $25.99 AB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13964649 $72.46 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13941728 $135.99

I Was Never the First Lady Wendy Guerra

Hispanic Interest A lush, sensuous, and original tale of family, love, and history, set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath.

Available September 14

AB CD 9 Discs

13962673 $58.99 AB Flex Perpetual 14349433 $67.48 eB Flex Metered 26 Circs 13734221 $31.04

The Inheritance JoAnn Ross

General When conflict photographer Jackson Swann dies, he leaves behind a conflict of his own making when his three daughters, each born to a different mother, discover that they’re now responsible for the family’s Oregon vineyard, and for a family they didn’t ask for. Available September 7

AB CD 10 Discs

13698896 $58.99 AB Flex Perpetual 14118069 $87.48 eB Flex Metered 26 Circs 13775340 $21.84

Spectacular Sisters Aura Lewis

Children’s Sisters are spectacular! They can be your biggest cheerleaders, your most trusted confidants, and your much-needed fashion advisors (as long as they’re not stealing your clothes!).

Available November 9

AB CD 6 Discs 14244478 $45.99 eB Flex Metered 26 Circs 13957560 $19.54

Steelstriker Marie Lu

Young Adult While the fate of a broken world hangs in the balance, Talin and Red must reunite the Strikers and find their way back to each other.

Available September 28

AB CD 10 Discs AB Flex Perpetual 13777146 $69.99 13791856 $81.50

POPULAR BOOK CLUBS

The Guilt Trip Sandie Jones

Suspense Six friends, three couples, and one fatal misunderstanding.

The Husbands Chandler Baker

Women’s Fiction A look at how far one woman will go for more help from her husband.

AB CD 7 Discs AB Playaway AB Flex Perpetual 13900768 $54.99 14357793 $83.99 13899199 $54.50 AB CD 10 Discs AB Playaway AB Flex Perpetual 13572008 $54.99 14288544 $83.99 13580374 $74.50

The Turnout Megan Abbott

Mystery A revelatory and mesmerizing new novel set against the hothouse of a family-run ballet studio.

AB CD 10 Discs

13619271 $53.99 AB Flex Perpetual 13614381 $125.00 AB Flex Metered 12 Mo. 14146938 $62.50 eB Flex Metered 12 Mo. 14178093 $28.50 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13609004 $57.00

Crazy Sorrow Vince Passaro

General Crazy Sorrow stands as Passaro’s powerful love letter to his characters and to the city that has shaped them.

Available September 14

AB CD 10 Discs 14325261 $64.99 AB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 14371619 $99.78 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13941951 $71.99

The Matzah Ball Jean Meltzer

Humor When Rachel’s publisher insists she write a Hanukkah romance, she’s determined to find her muse at the Matzah Ball. Instead, she finds herself drawn to Hanukkah in a way she never expected. Available September 28

AB CD 9 Discs

13943157 $58.99 AB Flex Perpetual 14426784 $87.48 eB Flex Metered 26 Circs 13895095 $21.84

A never-before-published novel by the iconic Simone de Beauvoir!

Inseparable Simone De Beauvoir

General From the moment Sylvie and Andrée meet in their Parisian day school, they see in each other an accomplice with whom to confront the mysteries of girlhood. Available September 7 AB CD 5 Discs 14242136 $45.99 AB Flex Perpetual 14279326 $59.98 eB Flex Metered 26 Circs 13810686 $31.04

Last Seen Alone Laura Griffin

Romance A baffling missing person’s case leaves a fiercely ambitious lawyer and an experienced homicide detective with no one to turn to for help except each other. Available September 28

AB CD 8 Discs 14116677 $62.99 eB Flex Metered 12 Mo. 14205534 $28.50 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13905040 $57.00

Ten Thousand Tries Amy Makechnie

Children’s In this touching story about growing up and facing loss, a middle-school soccer whiz is determined to keep things from changing when his father’s ALS symptoms worsen. Available October 12

AB CD 7 Discs 14116686 $41.99 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13692229 $47.99

Too Famous Michael Wolff

Biography A mesmerizing portrait of the hubris, overreach, and nearly inevitable selfdestruction of some of the most famous faces from the Clinton era through the Trump years. Available October 19

AB CD 10 Discs AB Flex Perpetual 14289067 $51.99 14284081 $77.99

The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy Anne Ursu

Children’s A wondrous and provocative fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught in between them. Available October 12

AB CD 11 Discs 14242884 $72.99 eB Flex Metered 26 Circs 13911304 $20.69

Taste Stanley Tucci

Biography An intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. Each morsel of this gastronomic journey through good times and bad, five-star meals and burnt dishes, is as heartfelt and delicious as the last. Available October 5

AB CD 7 Discs 13804792 $51.99 AB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13614538 $74.37 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13614496 $71.99

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