GIFT IDEAS FROM YOUR INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE
CALIFORNIA
THE GOLDEN SHORE: California’s Love Affair with the Sea by David Helvarg. A captivating, historic, geographic, and literary journey along California’s 1,100-mile coastline presented through a masterful blend of travelogue, maritime history, environmental history, and cultural history. New World Library 9781608684403 $16.95 THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WATERCOLOR SOCIETY: San Francisco Impressions by John Lund Kriken. UC Berkeley architecture professor John Kriken has archived his paintings since founding SAWS 20 years ago and releases them now in one full-color art book. Goff Books 9781935935131 $24.95
ELEGY FROM THE EDGE OF A CONTINENT: Photographing Point Reyes by Austin Granger. Haunting black-and-white photographs and wideranging prose create a beacon to an extraordinary land, and a meditation on how we make, and are made by, the world around us. Goff Books 9781935935261 $30.00
Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April. Every store is unique and independent, and every party is different. But in addition to authors, live music, cupcakes, scavenger hunts, kids events, art tables, readings, barbecues, contests, and other fun stuff, there are exclusive books and literary items that you can only get on that day. Not before. Not after. Not online. In a world of tweets and algorithms and pageless digital downloads, bookstores are not a dying anachronism. They are living, breathing organisms that continue to grow and expand. In fact, there are more of them this year than there were last year. And they are at your service. www.indiebookstoreday.com
April 29, 2017 – SAVE THE DATE!
Read Expansively, Shop Locally Books make great gifts any time of the year, and we’ve gathered a collection of our favorites. Every page offers a wealth of gift-giving options for everyone on your list for the holidays and beyond. You’ll discover new fiction, cookbooks, biographies and dozens of delightful books for children—and much more. The staff at your local, independent bookstore is passionate about matching the perfect book to the right person all year long. Cover image from TIME CHAMBER: A Magical Journey and Coloring Book by Daria Song. Watson-Guptill, 2015. Thank you to the good folks at Watson-Guptill for allowing us to use this image from the book for our cover design. Publisher: Northern California Independent Booksellers Association, Sonoma, CA 651 Broadway, (upstairs) Mail to: PO Box 280 Sonoma, CA 95476 www.nciba.com Art Direction, Design, Production: JPD Communications, LLC Berkeley, CA www.jpdcommunications.com Prices contained herein are those submitted by the publisher and are subject to change without notice. Copyright 2016 Northern California Independent Booksellers Association.
PURITY by Jonathan Franzen. “Mr. Franzen’s most fleet-footed, least self-conscious and most intimate novel yet…Mr. Franzen has added a new octave to his voice.” –Michiko Kakutani, New York Times. Picador 9781250097101 $17.00
A GAMBLER’S ANATOMY by Jonathan Lethem. The author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude returns with a devilishly entertaining novel about an international backgammon hustler who thinks he’s psychic. Doubleday 9780385539906 $27.95
THE ANGEL OF HISTORY by Rabih Alameddine. Incendiary new novel about an Arab American poet in San Francisco and his hilarious and heartbreaking struggle to remember and forget the events of an astonishing life. Atlantic Monthly Press 9780802125767 $26.00
SMALL GREAT THINGS by Jodi Picoult. The #1 bestselling author tackles race, privilege, prejudice, and justice in her much-talked-about new novel, which inspires us to look beyond ourselves this holiday season. Ballantine Books 9780345544957 $28.99
MOONGLOW by Michael Chabon. Michael Chabon delivers another literary masterpiece: a novel of truth and lies, family legends, and existential adventure—and the forces that work to destroy us. Harper 9780062225559 $28.99
A GREAT RECKONING by Louise Penny. The latest in the #1 New York Times bestselling series featuring Chief Inspector Gamache pulls back the layers to reveal a brilliant and emotionally powerful truth. Minotaur 9781250022134 $28.99
NEWS OF THE WORLD by Paulette Jiles. “A powerful, richly-realized journey… Captain Kidd belongs in the pantheon of great Western characters along with True Grit’s Rooster Cogburn and Lonesome Dove’s Gus and Call.” –Charles Frazier. William Morrow 9780062409201 $22.99
THE SECRET HISTORY OF TWIN PEAKS by Mark Frost. A vastly layered, wide-ranging history that deepens the mysteries of the iconic town, thrilling disciples of the original and prepping fans for the upcoming Showtime series. Flatiron Books 9781250075581 $29.99
THE SYMPATHIZER by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize. A mix of spy novel, story of love and friendship, and portrait of a young man drawn into extreme politics. Grove Press 9780802124944 $16.00
THE SECRETS SHE KEPT by Brenda Novak. New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak’s gripping story of family secrets. Keith returns home to learn the truth about his estranged mother’s death. Could her killer be his love? MIRA Books 9780778319061 $15.99
FICTION
THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah. “In this epic novel, set in France in World War II, two sisters…face moral questions and life-or-death choices. Haunting, action-packed, and compelling.” –Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train. St. Martin’s 9780312577223 $27.99
HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY
ABSOLUTELY ON MUSIC: Conversations by Haruki Murakami. A deeply personal, intimate conversation about music and writing between the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author and his close friend, the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Knopf 9780385354349 $27.95
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS: A Continental History, 1750-1804 by Alan Taylor. Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner gives us a new creation story, a fresh, authoritative history to recast our thinking about America’s birth and our Founding Fathers. W. W. Norton 9780393082814 $37.50
BIG HISTORY foreword by David Christian. A blend of history, science, sociology, and more, Big History tells the story of the universe, where humans fit in, and what the future may bring. Fully illustrated. DK 9781465454430 $50.00
DISRUPTED: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Dan Lyons. Mixed in with Lyons’s gripping, definitive, uproarious account of life in the (second) tech bubble is a trenchant analysis of the utter dysfunction inherent in Silicon Valley. Hachette Books 9780316306089 $27.00
SNAKE: The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler by Mike Freeman. The first biography to explore the life and times of the late, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback, by many accounts, the first “bad boy” of the NFL. Dey Street Books 9780062484253 $27.99
THE ART OF TOUGH by Barbara Boxer. “One goal of this memoir is to inspire people to fight for change.”–Senator Barbara Boxer on this inside account of her battle for the soul of America. Hachette Books 9780316311465 $27.00
WONDERLAND: How Play Made the Modern World by Steven Johnson. This lushly-illustrated history of popular entertainment contends that throughout time the cutting edge of inovation lies wherever people are working the hardest to keep themselves amused. Riverhead 9780399184482 $30.00
LOVE WARRIOR: A Memoir by Glennon Doyle Melton. A gorgeous and inspiring account of how we are born to be warriors: strong, powerful, and brave enough to claim the love that exists for us all. Flatiron Books 9781250075727 $25.99
HOMEWARD BOUND: The Life of Paul Simon by Peter Ames Carlin. A revelatory account of a life story with the scope and power of an epic novel, here is the first major biography of a beloved American music icon. Henry Holt 9781627790345 $32.00
TELEVISION: A Biography by David Thomson. A panoramic, timely, and provocative examination of the medium of television and its now-arguably complete six-decade history by the acclaimed writer and critic. Thames & Hudson 9780500519165 $34.95
WHEN IN FRENCH by Lauren Collins. A funny, idiosyncratic memoir about the lengths we go for love. An exploration across cultures and history into how we learn languages, and what they say about who we are. Penguin Press 9781594206443 $27.00
MY (UNDERGROUND) AMERICAN DREAM by Julissa Arce. What does an undocumented immigrant look like? How did she get into the United States? What is the true price she must pay to remain here? Center Street 9781455540242 $27.00
DESIGNING YOUR LIFE by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans. Explore how the same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces can be used to design and build your career and your life. Knopf 9781101875322 $24.95
WRITINGS ON THE WALL Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Raymond Obstfeld. Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gets to the heart of issues that affect Americans today, from race and economic inequality to music, popular culture, and beyond. Liberty Street 9781618931719 $27.95
THE UNDOING PROJECT by Michael Lewis. Bestselling author Michael Lewis examines how a Nobel Prize-winning theory of the mind— born from the fascinating collaboration between two extraordinary men—altered our perception of reality. W. W. Norton 9780393254594 $28.95
OLIVE EDITIONS ~ Harper Perennial Olive Editions are small-format paperbacks of some of the publisher’s bestselling titles featuring beautiful and unique hand-drawn cover illustrations. All Olive Editions are $10 each and will be available for a limited time only. Titles featured here include How to Be a Woman, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Profiles in Courage, So Big, The Orchardist,The Professor and the Madman, The Space Between Us, and You Learn by Living. GRUNT by Mary Roach. Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier’s most challenging adversaries—panic, exhaustion, heat, noise—and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. W. W. Norton 9780393245448 $26.95
BOLSHOI CONFIDENTIAL: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today by Simon Morrison. An enthralling, definitive new cultural history of the Bolshoi Ballet, where visionary performances onstage compete with political machinations backstage. Liveright 9780871402967 $35.00 @NATGEO by Cory Richards. A winning combination of expertly curated and favorite photographs from the world’s top noncelebrity account on Instagram, featuring the most liked and commented posts on @NatGeo. National Geographic 9781426217104 $19.95
BIRDS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA by David Quady, Jon Dunn, Kimball Garrett, Brian Small. The perfect gift for yourself or friends who feed or watch birds. This photographic identification guide featuring 650 stunning full-color photos of 400 local birds is pocket-sized and easy to use. R. W. Morse 9780964081093 $19.95
THE TRAVEL BOOK: A Journey Through Every Country in the World Lonely Planet. An updated edition of Lonely Planet’s bestselling gift book with all-new images and a fresh design. 850 images. 230 countries. One complete picture of the world. Lonely Planet 9781786571205 $50.00
EPIC BIKE RIDES OF THE WORLD Lonely Planet. Discover 200 of the best places to bike ride in this beautifully illustrated hardcover—from familyfriendly, urban rides to epic adventures off the beaten track. Lonely Planet 9781760340834 $35.00
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
IN THE COMPANY OF WOMEN: Inspiration and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs by Grace Bonney. Profiles in words and pictures of 100 influential women who have forged their own paths in business and work detail the keys to success with practical, inspirational advice. Artisan 9781579655976 $35.00
FOOD AND GARDEN
THE BOLD DRY GARDEN: Lessons from the Ruth Bancroft Garden by Johanna Silver. This stunning package of over 250 photographs celebrates the acclaimed Ruth Bancroft garden and teaches you the principles to create your own lush, low-water landscapes. Timber Press 9781604696707 $34.95
SMALL VICTORIES: Recipes, Advice + Hundreds of Ideas for Home Cooking Triumphs by Julia Turshen/ Gentyl & Hyers. The process of truly great home cooking, demystified. “I can’t wait to cook my way through this amazing new book.”—Ina Garten in the foreword. Chronicle Books 9781452143095 $35.00
SUCCULENTS: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Designing, and Growing 200 Easy Care Plants by Robin Stockwell. Inspiring, practical and richly photographed, this comprehensive guide from the founder of the legendary Succulent Gardens offers creative ideas and DIY projects using beautiful low-maintenance, water-wise plants. Oxmoor House 9780848749477 $24.95
ONE TO FIVE by Ryan Scott. Chef of San Francisco’s Market & Rye presents cooking for real life: master one basic recipe and learn to spin it into five quick, affordable, crowd-pleasing dishes. Oxmoor House 9780848747770 $24.95
ART OF THE PIE by Kate McDermott. “I’ve been baking pies my entire life, but making them with Kate was a liberating experience.” –Ruth Reichl. McDermott teaches simple and fun pie-making at Pie Camps across the US. Countryman 9781581573275 $27.95
MARIO BATALI: Big American Cookbook by Mario Batali. Mario Batali’s delicious deep dive into American Regional cooking with 250 simple and flavorful recipes—from San Diego Fish Tacos to Boston Cream Pie. Grand Central Life & Style 9781455584710 $40.00
A PERFECT SCORE by Kathryn & Craig Hall. A lively husband and wife team recounts their twenty-year climb from amateur winemakers to recipients of an almost unheard-of perfect score from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Center Street 9781455535767 $26.00
A RECIPE FOR COOKING by Cal Peternell. This follow up to bestselling Twelve Recipes features home-cook friendly recipes for occasions large and small by the chef of the famed restaurant, Chez Panisse. William Morrow 9780062427861 $29.99
MAD GENIUS TIPS by Juston Chapple, Editors of Food & Wine. The star of Food & Wine’s Mad Genius video series shares surprising shortcuts and clever ways to use traditional kitchen items paired with simple recipes and easy-to-follow photos. Oxmoor House 9780848748425 $29.95
APPETITES by Anthony Bourdain. Writing with his signature no-holdsbarred ethos, Bourdain presents his first cookbook in more than ten years—a tight repertoire of recipes for the home cook. Ecco 9780062409959 $37.50
OH SHE GLOWS EVERY DAY by Angela Liddon. This eagerly awaited follow-up features more than 100 quick-and-easy whole-foods, plant-based, family-friendly recipes to keep you glowing every day of the year. Avery 9781583335741 $27.00
BEST FOOD WRITING 2016 by Holly Hughes, editor. Seventeenth edition of the classic food writing anthology that serves up “a menu of delicious food, colorful characters, and tales of strange and wonderful food adventures.” –Booklist Da Capo Press 9780738219448 $15.99
THE BOOK OF JOY: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, with Douglas Abrams. Two great spiritual masters, Nobel laureates, and dear friends teach us how to live with joy even in the face of adversity. Avery 9780399185045 $26.00
JOHN DERIAN PICTURE BOOK by John Derian. This first book from beloved decoupage and home goods designer John Derian includes 400+ full-bleed images to create an oversized work of art. Artisan 9781579656478 $75.00
AFTER THE WIND: Tragedy on Everest – One Survivors Story by Lou Kasischke. Lou Kasischke survived the tragic 1996 Everest expedition. This is his revealing and riveting account of what went wrong and the love story behind his survival. Good Hart 9781940877037 $14.00
BRIEF HISTORIES OF EVERYDAY OBJECTS by Andy Warner. Hilarious, entertaining, and illustrated histories behind some of life’s most common and underappreciated objects—from paper clips to toothbrushes, the sports bra to roller skates. Picador 9781250078650 $20.00
GIFTS
A LIFE WELL PLAYED: My Stories by Arnold Palmer. Wisdom from on and off the golf course, this is Palmer’s gift to the world—a treasure trove of entertaining anecdotes to celebrate and cherish. St. Martin’s Press 9781250085948 $22.99
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF ESSENTIAL OILS by Valerie Ann Worwood. Completely revised and expanded, this encyclopedic book contains over 800 practical, easy-to-understand recipes covering every conceivable use for essential oils and aromatherapy in everyday life. New World Library 9781577311393 $26.95
CHILDREN / YOUNG
ABC TOUCHTHINKLEARN by Xavier Deneux. This fun and educationally essential alphabet book literally adds a new dimension to learning. Raised die-cut pieces engage readers on both visual and tactile levels. (Ages 4+) Chronicle Books 9781452145037 $24.99
THEY ALL SAW A CAT by Brendan Wenzel. In this glorious celebration of observation, curiosity, and imagination, Brendan Wenzel shows us the many lives of one cat, and how perspective shapes what we see. (Ages 3+) Chronicle Books 9781452150130 $16.99
HUG THIS BOOK! by Barney Saltzberg, illus. Fred Benaglia. An energetic, heartfelt, and humorous ode to the printed book and the attachment many of us all feel for our favorites. (Ages 5+) Phaidon Press 9780714872841 $16.95
I USED TO BE A FISH by Tom Sullivan. I used to be a fish. But I didn’t like swimming anymore. So I grew some legs. A simple yet groundbreaking introduction to the science of evolution. (Ages 4+) Balzer + Bray 9780062451989 $17.99 GOODNIGHT, GOODNIGHT, CONSTRUCTION SITE: Gift Set With Plush and Mini Book by Sherri Duskey Rinker/ Tom Lichtenheld. A mini edition of the internationally bestselling bedtime favorite paired with a plush excavator will get even the roughest, toughest readers to turn off their engines. (Ages 2+) Chronicle Books 9781452155968 $19.99 I DON’T WANT TO BE BIG by Dev Petty, illus. Mike Boldt. Frog does NOT want to grow up! Everyone will love silly, stubborn-as-ever Frog as he explains to Dad why he’s never, EVER going to be big. (Ages 3+) Doubleday BFYR 9781101939208 $16.99
MIRRORS & WINDOWS PICKS: Because we all deserve to see ourselves in a book.
THE BOSSIER BABY by Marla Frazee. Boss Baby is back—but this time there’s a new CEO sister in town! Can Boss Baby and staff get used to the new corporate structure? (Ages 3+) Beach Lane Books 9781481471626 $17.99
I DON’T WANT TO BE A FROG by Dev Petty, illus. Mike Boldt. A willful young frog with a serious identity crisis. Frog’s desire to be something different is told through hilarious and endearing schemes to prove himself right. (Ages 3+) Doubleday BFYR 9780385378666 $16.99
ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST by Andrea Beaty, illus. David Roberts. This story from the dream-team behind Iggy Peck, Architect introduces a child who uses science to understand her world. A celebration of STEM, perseverance, and passion. (Ages 5+) Harry N. Abrams 9781419721373 $17.95 TOWERS FALLING by Jewell Parker Rhodes. This powerful novel set fifteen years after 9/11, follows three students who know the events as history—but slowly discover how the attacks still color their community. (Ages 8+) Little, Brown BFYR 9780316262224 $16.99
PENGUIN PROBLEMS by Jory John, illus. Lane Smith. Holidays are hard. But try living in the snow or picking out a friend from a lineup where everyone matches. It’s not easy being a penguin! (Ages 3+) Random House BFYR 9780553513370 $17.99
WE FOUND A HAT by Jon Klassen. Hold on to your hats for the conclusion of the celebrated hat trilogy by Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen, who gives his deadpan finale a surprising new twist. (Ages 4+) Candlewick Press 9780763656003 $17.99
GROOVY JOE: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin, illus. Tom Lichtenheld. Meet Groovy Joe, a fun-lovin’, guitarstrummin’, ice-cream-eatin’ pup in his first adventure as he wrangles three hungry dinosaurs and soon has them singing, grooving, and sharing. (Ages 3+)Orchard Books 9780545883788 $17.99
PANCAKES! An Interactive Recipe Book by Lotta Nieminen. Cook pancakes from scratch inside this interactive recipe book —whisk eggs, ladle batter, and flip pancakes using pull-tabs, wheels, and punch-out pieces. (Ages 5+) Guaranteed mess-free! Phaidon Press 9780714872834 $14.95 NANETTE’S BAGUETTE by Mo Willems. Rejoice! a new Mo Willems book in which today is the day Nanette gets the baguette! Is she set or will Nanette soon be beset with regret? (Ages 3+)Hyperion Books for Children 9781484722862 $17.99
JOURNEY: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West by Emma Bland Smith, illus. Robin James. Journey follows the epic voyage of an actual gray wolf from Oregon to become the first wild wolf in California since 1924. (Ages 6+) Little Big Foot/Sasquatch 9781632170651 $17.99
CHILDREN/ YOUNG
OTIS AND THE KITTENS by Loren Long. This heartwarming tale reminds readers that sometimes, even those who we count on to help us need a little help themselves. An homage to firefighters everywhere. (Ages 4+) Philomel Books 9780399163982 $17.99
POND by Jim LaMarche. The joy of the seasons, the wonder of discovery, and the appreciation and respect for the natural world is at the heart of this story. (Ages 4+) Paula Wiseman Books 9781481447355 $17.99
HOW THIS BOOK WAS MADE by Mac Barnett, Adam Rex. Bestselling creators Mac Barnett and Adam Rex explain to budding authors the nitty gritty process of making a book, with a few unexpected twists along the way. (Ages 5+) Disney Hyperion 9781423152200 $17.99
EVEN SUPERHEROES HAVE BAD DAYS by Shelly Becker, illus. Eda Kaban. Action-packed illustrations and rhyming text reveal the ways superheroes (and ordinary children, too) can resist the super-temptation to cause a scene when sad, mad, frustrated, lonely, or afraid. (Ages 4+) Sterling Children’s Books 9781454913948 $14.95
GINGERBREAD CHRISTMAS by Jan Brett. Gingerbread Baby and his band—fresh from the oven—make music before leading villagers on a chase through the Swiss village featured in Gingerbread Baby and Gingerbread Friends. (Ages 4+) G. P. Putnam & Son’s BFYR 9780399170713 $18.99
HOW TO TRACK A TRUCK by Jason Carter Eaton, illus. John Rocco. For truck lovers, here comes the definitive guide to catching and taming one of your own from the creators of How to Train a Train. (Ages 4+) Candlewick Press 9780763680657 $16.99
CHILDREN / MIDDLE
THE NOCTURNALS: The Mysterious Abductions by Tracey Hecht, illus. Kate Liebman. In the second adventure of the Nocturnal Brigade—a fox, a pangolin, and a sugar glider—the unlikely trio use teamwork, friendship, and humor to solve another mystery. (Ages 9+) Fabled Films Press 9781944020002 $15.99 THE NOCTURNALS: The Ominous Eye by Tracey Hecht, illus. Kate Liebman. “The characters are delightful and the nighttime landscape is captivating… because the best stories always take place in the dark! –R.L. Stine, author of Goosebumps. (Ages 9+) Fabled Films Press 9781944020033 $15.99 THE WILD ROBOT by Peter Brown. What happens when nature and technology collide? Wall-E meets Hatchet in this heartwarming and action-packed illustrated novel about robot Roz and her search for home. (Ages 8+) Little, Brown BFYR 9780316381994 $16.99
VINCENT’S STARRY NIGHT AND OTHER STORIES: A Children’s History of Art by Michael Bird, illus. Kate Evans. A journey through the story of art in 70 exciting and imaginative tales about artists from around the world and the way they created their work. (Ages 9+) Laurence King 9781780676159 $29.95 THE INQUISITOR’S TALE: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz, illus. Hatem Aly. New York Times bestselling author Adam Gidwitz redefines medieval times in an exciting and hilarious adventure about an unusual quartet on the run for their lives. (Ages 10+) Dutton BFYR 9780525426165 $17.99
THE MISADVENTURES OF MAX CRUMBLY: Locker Hero by Rachel Renée Russell. Brand-new series from Dork Diaries author Rachel Renée Russell introducing Max Crumbly who is about to face the scariest place ever: South Ridge Middle School. (Ages 8+) Aladdin 9781481460019 $13.99 CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF: The Ultimate Book of Flight by Rowland White. Aviation’s dangerous, exciting, and courageous moments in a stunning compendium on flight. Packed with stories, plane profiles, and instructions for everything from origami helicopters to bottle rockets. (Ages 10+) Chronicle Books 9781452135502 $21.99
GHOSTS by Raina Telgemeier. The author of Smile delivers a moving story about family and friendship, and how they give us the courage to do what we never thought possible. (Ages 9+) Graphix 9780545540629 $10.99
LOCK & KEY: The Initiation kids by Ridley Pearson. From bestselling author Ridley Pearson comes the first tale in a riveting trilogy about the origins of the famous rivalry between Sherlock Holmes and James Moriarty. (Ages 8+) HarperFestival 9780062399014 $17.99
WELCOME TO WONDERLAND: Home Sweet Motel by Chris Grabenstein. New from Chris Grabenstein (Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library)—a hilarious illustrated series about all the wacky things that happen when you live in a motel! (Ages 8+) Random House BFYR 9780553536027 $13.99
HARRY POTTER & THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS: The Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling, illus. Jim Kay. Awardwinning artist Jim Kay interprets year two of Harry’s adventures at Hogwarts, in the same lush, beribboned format as last year’s illustrated debut. (Ages 9+) Scholastic Inc. 9780545791328 $39.99
365 THINGS TO DO WITH LEGO BRICKS by Alice Finch, Simon Hugo. Full of imaginative building ideas, games, and activities to keep kids busy every day of the year. Features a timer and random number generator for selecting activities. (Ages 7+) DK 9781465453020 $24.99
TEENS
THE RAINS by Gregg Hurwitz. In this thrilling YA debut from New York Times bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz, an inhuman enemy threatens the survival of the world. (Ages 12+) Tor Teen 9780765382672 $17.99
THE FORGETTING by Sharon Cameron. In a society that loses its collective memory, one girl remembers everything. A remarkable science fiction story of love, loss, and indomitable courage. (Ages 12+) Scholastic Press 9780545945219 $18.99
THE SINGING BONES by Shaun Tan. From the brilliant mind of artist Shaun Tan, Grimms’ fairy tales told through a stunning gallery of sculptural works. Foreword by Neil Gaiman. (Ages 12+) Arthur A. Levine Books 9780545946124 $24.99
REPLICA by Lauren Oliver. First in a duology, Replica weaves together the stories of Gemma and Lyra—one a girl, one a Replica, both raised in a research facility. (Ages 15+) HarperCollins 9780062394163 $19.99
WHAT LIGHT by Jay Asher. An unforgettable story of love and redemption—a romance that will break your heart and soon have you believing in love again. (Ages 13+) Razorbill 9781595145512 $18.99
SOMETHING IN BETWEEN by Melissa de la Cruz. Bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz launches Seventeen Fiction with a timely and personal story about a FilipinoAmerican teen who discovers her family is in America illegally. (Ages 14+) Harlequin TEEN 9780373212385 $18.99
THE DIABOLIC by S.J. Kincaid. The Diabolic is ruthless, powerful, and questionably human. But amidst the danger, action, and intrigue, her humanity might be the only thing that can save the empire. (Ages 13+) Simon & Schuster BFYR 9781481472678 $17.99
TEMPEST TRINITY
ONJURES by Leslie Calderoni. C The follow-up to Charms, Book One in Leslie Calderoni’s Tempest Trinity series, a smart new Young Adult trilogy packed with mystery, girl power, and the magic of science. Three gifted teenage sisters must use their powers over the laws of physics to solve a web of mysteries that threatens to tear their family apart. (Ages 13+) Conjures – 9780996704625 $11.99 Charms – 9780996704601 $11.99
WICKED PLANTS COLORING BOOK Amy Stewart. Forty “botanical atrocities” (aka plants) from bestseller Wicked Plants have been adapted into illustrations to color, paired with the curious stories of each botanical evildoer. Algonquin 9781616206833 $11.95 EDGAR ALLAN POE: Adult Coloring Book Odessa Begay. Dive into the macabre, mysterious world of Edgar Allan Poe’s chilling tales with popular coloring book artist and creator of Little Birds, Odessa Begay. Lark Crafts 9781454921356 $14.95 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Dave Ember. Color your way through America’s first national park—Old Faithful, Morning Glory Pool, Tower Falls, wolves, and bison. Includes 8 postcards and 4 bookmarks on heavy perforated-paper. W. W. West 9780975896044 $15.95 YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK Dave Ember. A magical coloring journey through Yosemite with 44 illustrations including Half Dome, black bears, native flowers, and The Majestic Yosemite Hotel. Eight postcards and four bookmarks included. W. W. West 9780965392464 $15.95
THE TIME GARDEN Daria Song. Korean artist Daria Song’s magical story coloring books present a view of our world made new and take readers on a visual journey through cuckoo clock-inspired universes filled with fantastical toy trains, giant owls, and dreamlike skyscapes. Watson-Guptill 9781607749608 $15.99 THE NIGHT VOYAGE Daria Song. Watson-Guptill 9780399579042 $15.99 THE TIME CHAMBER Daria Song. Watson-Guptill 9781607749615 $15.99
STAR WARS PROPAGANDA: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy by Pablo Hidalgo. This first book dedicated solely to the powerful posters used by the resistance and the First Order expands upon what we know about the Galaxy “far, far away.” Harper Design 9780062466822 $40.00
ATLAS OBSCURA: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, Ella Morton. Inspiring both wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most unexpected, mysterious, and overlooked places in the world through photos, charts, and maps. Workman Publishing 9780761169086 $35.00