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Gaia’s Revolution (The Icaria Trilogy) by Nina Munteanu

Bleak, intelligent, and emotionally explosive. Munteanu’s latest is a politically incendiary portrait of a civilization unraveling under climate collapse, historical trauma, and ideological extremism. Berlin, 2022. In a country destabilized by climate catastrophe and political extremism, activist Damien Vogel becomes…
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Mortimer’s Magical Goo (Learning is Magical) by Megan K Palmer (Author), Nabila Amanda (Illustrator)

A thoughtful and emotionally perceptive picture book about effort, friendship, and learning that imperfection is part of growing up. In this fun picture book, Palmer introduces readers to Mortimer, a boy who would rather avoid chores, difficult activities, and anything…
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Mr. Squirrel Finds a Treasure by Susan Marie Chapman (Author), Natalia Loseva (Illustrator)

A thoughtful and environmentally conscious picture book about friendship, teamwork, and caring for the world around us.  Set once again in Flamingo Park, Miami Beach, Chapman’s latest in the Grumpy the Iguana and Green Parrot Adventure series follows the duo…
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Her Runaway Lady by BJ Sikes

Lush, tender, and utterly irresistible… A talented milliner and a runaway aristocrat find love in an alternate Belle Époque Paris in Sikes’s historical romance. Solange wants success, not romance, and she’s worked too hard to depend on anyone else for…
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Moondust: A Collection of Poems by Kahlani B. Steele

Raw, tender, and contemplative… Steele traces the subtle intersections between nature and the human condition in her latest book, a luminous collection of short poems. Separated into thematic movements that range from “Nature” and “Childhood” to “Love and Heartbreak” and…
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Super Super Charro by Carlos Lozano

Witty, vibrant, and enchanting; a genre-bending adventure with heart. A young Los Angeles cop heads to Mexico City for charro training and stumbles into the legacy of a legendary vigilante powered by music and magic in Lozano’s genre-blending adventure. Pepe…
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The World As It Is by Donald Levin

An unflinching, immersive, and incendiary portrait of injustice… Levin crafts a layered portrait of a city and a nation confronting the realities of injustice and change in his latest novel. 1963 Detroit. When an aspiring Motown musician witnesses a white…
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The Kaleidoscope World – A Randy Amanda Adventure by Linda Mackenzie

A surreal, engaging, and emotionally layered adventure of fear and growth… Two children are pulled into a magical world where thoughts shape reality and fear may trap them forever in Mackenzie’s deeply imaginative novel. Drawn into the Kaleidoscope World by…
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Waldwick… Reckoning by Kenneth Linde

A quiet, incisive, deeply felt novel… In his latest installment in the Waldwick series, Linde follows Amy Terrill beyond the boundaries of the life she built, into a quieter, more interior reckoning. A mother, survivor, and woman whose past resists…
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The Star Thrower by Kathleen Welton

A beautifully written, thought-provoking page-turner with heart and purpose… Three recent graduates trade certainty for a journey of self-discovery that leads them into an unexpected environmental battle in Welton’s reflective novel. Seeking distance from the futures expected of them, Ava,…
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Babies on Board Part 1 by Susan Marie Chapman (Author), Natalia Loseva (Illustrator)

A cozy, feel-good, and fun offering. A beach-day wish becomes a quiet lesson in kindness, family, and responsibility in Chapman’s thought-provoking picture book. Little Mouse, the newest member of Grumpy the Iguana and Green Parrot’s circle, pulls a wish that…
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Russo’s Revenge by Edward Izzi

Dark, gritty, and razor-sharp. Betrayed by the badge he wore, a decorated Chicago officer triggers a relentless cycle of corruption, revenge, and reckoning in Izzi’s fast-paced thriller. Tommy Russo was once one of Chicago’s finest—until dirty cops took him down.…
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Eye Spied Serenity Acres: The Prequel (Serenity Acres: Where Secrets Barely Stay Hidden Book 3) by Crystal Quast

Brooding, intense, and hypnotic… In Quast’s latest installment in the Serenity Acres series, rebuilding a life after war reveals something far more dangerous beneath the surface. After nearly a decade on the run, Zosia and her husband find refuge as…
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Mountain Destiny by Jane Catherine Rozek

A raw, gripping story of grit, faith, and hard-won destiny.  In Rozek’s powerful account of wilderness living, a young family struggles to survive—and find meaning—in the isolated Chilcotin backcountry. Kate and Dave venture deep into the remote Canadian wilderness to…
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Muppit Boy and the Allergies of Evil (Adventures of Muppit Boy Book 1) by Michael J. Bowler

Sharp, suspenseful, and laugh-out-loud funny. In the opening installment of the Adventures of Muppit Boy, Bowler turns a middle schooler’s attempt to dodge viral humiliation into a high-stakes clash with a scientist bent on controlling humanity through engineered allergies. Twelve-year-old…
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Line ‘Em Up! by Oscar Avery

Heartfelt, uplifting, empowering. A straight line becomes a path to dignity in Avery’s empowering picture book. “Nobody wants to teach our class,” a quiet, cutting truth, sets the tone for this emotionally resonant story as four discouraged students: Jackson, Savannah,…
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Tease and Dare: Angie and Ella’s Summer of Delirium by Robert Scott Leyse

Bold, chaotic, and unapologetically playful… Ambitious Manhattan lawyers Angie and Ella blur the line between boardroom polish and reckless delight in Leyse’s latest novel. The inseparable friends spend their days satisfying demanding clients and their nights—and lunch breaks—dreaming up increasingly…
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Waldwick… Redemption by Kenneth Linde

A quiet, thoughtful, and morally serious meditation on forgiveness and family. An estranged son returns to the family farm he once tried to destroy, forcing a reckoning no one is prepared to face in Linde’s latest Waldwick novel. Amy Terrill…
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Persona by William J. Cook

A haunting, intelligent, slow-burning thriller that explores memory, trauma, and identity. Cook weaves psychological tension and mystery in this story of a psychiatrist drawn into a case where identity itself becomes suspect. Psychiatrist Carter Lane inherits his best friend’s patients…
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A Real Life American Dream: The John H. McClatchy Story by Susan Marie Chapman

Quietly authoritative, richly detailed, and deeply reflective—a vivid portrait of grit, enterprise, and family. In Chapman’s compelling work, a Philadelphia builder rises from childhood poverty to create one of the region’s most influential real estate empires. Born in Baltimore in…