Grape, Again! by Gabriel Arquilevich
Good news! Principal Clarkson says Grape is ready for junior high. He doesn’t have to go to Riverwash, the school for troubled kids! But there’s also bad news. Grape’s best friend, Lou, has moved...
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Mind over Batter: 75 Recipes for Baking as Therapy by Jack Hazan
A self-care cookbook for using baking as therapy from licensed psychotherapist and master baker Jack Hazan, with 75 simple, therapeutic recipes. You may not realize it, but many essential therapeutic techniques can be accessed...
The Woman Beyond the Sea by Sarit Yishai-Levi
Translator: Gilah Kahn-Hoffman A mesmerizing novel about three generations of women who have lost each other―and the quest to weave them back into a family. An immersive historical tale spanning the life stories of...
The Best Strangers in the World by Ari Shapiro
Stories from a Life Spent Listening From the beloved host of NPR’s All Things Considered, a stirring memoir-in-essays that is also a lover letter to journalism. In his first book, broadcaster Ari Shapiro takes...
Planning Perfect by Haley Neil
In this charming, heartfelt YA romcom about being on the asexual spectrum, a girl tries to craft the perfect wedding for her mother but discovers that sometimes the best parts of life can’t be...
Take What You Need by Idra Novey
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Oprah Daily, Vulture, Today.com, Elle, and Lit Hub. From “one of the finest and bravest novelists at work today,” (Vulture) award-winning writer Idra Novey has conjured...
Maimonides: Faith in Reason by Alberto Manguel
An exploration of Maimonides, the medieval philosopher, physician, and religious thinker, author of The Guide of the Perplexed, from one of the world’s foremost bibliophiles Moses ben Maimon, or Maimonides (1138–1204), was born in...
Judgment and Mercy by Martin J. Siegel
The Turbulent Life and Times of the Judge Who Condemned the Rosenbergs In Judgment and Mercy, Martin J. Siegel offers an insightful and compelling biography of Irving Robert Kaufman, the judge infamous for condemning...
A Perfect Fit by Mara Rockliff
How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion Illustrator: Juana Martinez-Neal Discover how the Lane Bryant clothing brand changed the way we buy clothes forever by celebrating bodies of all shapes and sizes...
Once We Were Home by Jennifer Rosner
From Jennifer Rosner, National Jewish Book Award Finalist and author of The Yellow Bird Sings, comes a novel based on the true stories of children stolen in the wake of World War II. When...
