November New Releases We're Excited For!
The nights are getting longer and there are so many good new releases coming out to fill the reading hours! Our book buyers found their favorites to highlight for either a gift for a loved one, or a new evening read!
Here are our Fiction and Nonfiction New Releases!
The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography by Peter Ames Carlin
I’m dating myself again, but here is the story of the soundtrack to my formative years. Even if you’re not a stan like myself, this is a band that molded indie rock and their story is fascinating. And there’s pictures of Michael Stipe with hair.
Out November 5th!
What We Tried to Bury Grows Here by Julian Zabalbeascoa
This novel is published by Two Dollar Radio, whose taste I absolutely trust. It is the story of the Spanish Civil War, told through a chorus of different voices. How do ordinary people maintain their humanity when their country is being torn apart?
Out November 12th!
Outriders Africa: Essays on Exploration and Return edited by Bibi Bakare-Yusuf and Layla Mohamed
Continuing our journey abroad: here we have ten writers of African descent who are traveling across the continent. Through poems, travel diaries, and essays, these authors explore travel, grief, family history, and what it means to go home.
Out November 12th!
Blues in Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes, Danez Smith
Another collection for you. My favorite poet, Smith, curates and provides commentary in this collection of both finished and raw, work-in-progress poems from the great Harlem Renaissance writer, Langston Hughes.
Out November 19th!
Lazarus Man by Richard Price
In this novel set in Harlem in 2008, a tenement building collapses. Through the intertwining stories of four characters affected by the disaster, Price, who is known for chronicling urban America, writes a book of suspense and social vision.
Out November 12th!
Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine Rundell
And now for something completely different! This collection of essays celebrates 23 miraculous, awe-inspiring animals who are facing extinction. Rundell urges us to look at the world with new eyes and reckon with this magic and its disappearance.
Out November 12th!
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne
The famed author of Braiding Sweetgrass is back with a slim book about how to orient our lives around gratitude and community based on lessons from the natural world. This woman is so wise I would follow her into battle. And may have to.
Out November 19th!
Memories of Distant Mountains: Illustrated Notebooks, 2009-2022 by Orhan Pamuk, Ekin Oklap
Complete with paintings by the Nobel winner himself, these notebooks shed light on the writer’s life, process, and inspirations. Like Blues In Stereo, this beautiful book would make a lovely gift for a writer.
Out November 26th!
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things by Naomi Wood
We all know how much I love a good short story, so I can’t wait for this collection that explores the dark side of family and femininity. Wood has been compared to Lily King, whom I adore, and I’m eager for these stories of women behaving as they want to.
Out November 26th!
Here are our Young Adult, Middle Grade, and Children's New Releases!
If He Had Been With Me (Collector's Edition) by Laura Nowlin
Although this book is already published, who doesn’t want a pretty version of it. This book destroyed me so I in fact do want the pretty version.
Out November 5th!
Everyone Wants an Octopus Book!: We All Belong in Stories by Liz Ledden, Makoto Koji
Everyone Wants an Octopus Book! is a great conversation-starting children's book about representation. Inky is down in the dumps because he can't find a book with a character like himself. There are bears and ducks and dogs, but no octopuses.
Out November 5th!
Ruffles and the Cold, Cold Snow by David Melling
The winter season is coming so what better way to celebrate than reading books set in the snow!
Out November 5th!
Yes, Chef!: It's Snack Time by Charlotte Love
This charming board book immerses kids in making a delicious fruit salad through simple text and adorable anthropomorphized food art.
Out November 5th!
Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The 5th book in the Inheritance Games series. Step back into the world of the Hawthornes in the short novella perfect for the winter season.
Out November 12th!
Inkworld: The Color of Revenge by Cornelia Funke
Set five years after the original three, vengeance awaits in this follow up.
Out November 12th!
Super Animals. Climbers by Karel Claes, Reina Ollivier, Steffie Padmos
An informative guide to the wondrous climbing skills of nine different animals, accompanied by gorgeous illustrations. For future little biologists.
Out November 12th!
The Creature of Habit Tries His Best by Jennifer E. Smith, Leo Espinosa
Trying new things does not come naturally to the Creature of Habit, but he learns that sticking with it, something he does best, is the key to his success.
Out November 19th!
Murdle Jr.: Curious Crimes for Curious Minds: Solve Your Way Through 40 Puzzle Mysteries! by G. T. Karber
Introducing Murdle Jr, the younger version of the bestselling Murdle. Perfect for you junior detectives.
Out November 26th!
Alice in a Winter Wonderland by Jan Brett
As a big fan of Jan Brett, I can’t wait to check this one out! A winter edition of Alice in Wonderland.
Out November 26th!
ABOUT THE BOOKSELLERS
Despite spending decades on the East Coast, Llalan remains a stalwart Midwesterner. And although she has an MA in Publishing and Writing from Emerson College in Boston, she prefers the life of a Bookstore Lady. Llalan loves literary fiction, nature writing, and craft beer.
Jordan, our YA, middle grade, and children's book buyer, has a fraternal twin sister. She has never been on an airplane--the farthest she has ever traveled was New Jersey by train. She is an avid K-Pop Collector and owns over 500 K-Pop albums!