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The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?

The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?

By  Michael J. Sandel
A Promised Land

A Promised Land

By  Barack Obama
The Lying Life of Adults

The Lying Life of Adults

By  Elena Ferrante
Earthlings

Earthlings

By  Sayaka Murata
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

By  Roman Mars , Kurt Kohlstedt
Jack: A Novel

Jack: A Novel

By  Marilynne Robinson
Trust: America's Best Chance

Trust: America's Best Chance

By  Pete Buttigieg
Eat a Peach: A Memoir

Eat a Peach: A Memoir

By  David Chang , Gabe Ulla
Transcendent Kingdom: A novel

Transcendent Kingdom: A novel

By  Yaa Gyasi
Rage

Rage

By  Bob Woodward
If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future

If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future

By  Jill Lepore
The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III

The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III

By  Peter Baker , Susan Glasser
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

By  V. E. Schwab
Is This Anything?

Is This Anything?

By  Jerry Seinfeld
One by One

One by One

By  Ruth Ware

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Halloween Reads

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City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

By  Victoria Schwab
The Bone Houses

The Bone Houses

By  Emily Lloyd-Jones
Horrid

Horrid

By  Katrina Leno
Slasher Girls & Monster Boys

Slasher Girls & Monster Boys

By  April Genevieve Tucholke
Wicked Saints: A Novel (Something Dark and Holy #1)

Wicked Saints: A Novel (Something Dark and Holy #1)

By  Emily A. Duncan
The Diviners

The Diviners

By  Libba Bray
This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity #1)

This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity #1)

By  Victoria Schwab
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones: All 3 Scary Stories Books with the Original Art!

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones: All 3 Scary Stories Books with the Original Art!

By  Alvin Schwartz
Bonaparte Falls Apart

Bonaparte Falls Apart

By  Margery Cuyler
Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody

Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody

By  Rick Walton
The Lost Boy

The Lost Boy

By  Greg Ruth
Whispering Pines

Whispering Pines

By  Heidi Lang , Kati Bartkowski
Don’t Turn Out the Lights: A Tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Don’t Turn Out the Lights: A Tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

By  Jonathan Maberry , R.L. Stine , Amy Lukavics , Barry Lyga , Brendan Reichs , Brenna Yovanoff , Christopher Golden , Courtney Alameda , D. J. MacHale , Josh Malerman , Kami Garcia , Madeleine Roux , Margaret Stohl , Michael Northrop , Micol Ostow , Sherrilyn Kenyon , Tananarive Due , Tonya Hurley , et al
Small Spaces

Small Spaces

By  Katherine Arden
Pop Up Peekaboo! Monsters (Pop-Up Peekaboo!)

Pop Up Peekaboo! Monsters (Pop-Up Peekaboo!)

By  DK

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Books We Love

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The Times I Knew I Was Gay

The Times I Knew I Was Gay

By  Eleanor Crewes
Being Peace (Thich Nhat Hanh Classics)

Being Peace (Thich Nhat Hanh Classics)

By  Thich Nhat Hanh
White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color

White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color

By  Ruby Hamad
Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season

By  Fernanda Melchor
Beowulf: A New Translation

Beowulf: A New Translation

By  Maria Dahvana Headley
The Selected Works of Audre Lorde

The Selected Works of Audre Lorde

By  Audre Lorde
My Own Words

My Own Words

By  Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World

Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World

By  Pema Chodron
Know My Name: A Memoir

Know My Name: A Memoir

By  Chanel Miller
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead: A Novel

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead: A Novel

By  Olga Tokarczuk
The Hour of the Star: 100th Anniversary Edition

The Hour of the Star: 100th Anniversary Edition

By  Clarice Lispector
Be Antiracist: A Journal for Awareness, Reflection, and Action

Be Antiracist: A Journal for Awareness, Reflection, and Action

By  Ibram X. Kendi
The Undying: Pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care

The Undying: Pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care

By  Anne Boyer
Guinness World Records 2021

Guinness World Records 2021

By  Guinness World Records
The World That We Knew: A Novel

The World That We Knew: A Novel

By  Alice Hoffman

Early Reader

Learning to read is a Big Deal - here is a selection of engaging titles that we'd recommend for those just starting to read on their own. 

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ABCs of Kindness (Highlights Books of Kindness) Your Nose! (Boynton on Board) Love and the Rocking Chair Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation What Is Given from the Heart Don't Touch My Hair! Catch That Chicken! Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy Saturday What About Worms!? (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!) Baloney and Friends (Baloney & Friends #1)