April 2022

Night Sky with Exit Wounds (Paperback)

By Ocean Vuong

$16.00

ISBN: 9781556594953

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Published: Copper Canyon Press - April 1st, 2016

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Ocean Vuong's debut poetry collection is beautiful, poignant, and an absolute marvel to witness. I was stunned, amazed, dazzled, spellbound, [insert every adjective for "completely in awe"] by the immense heart in his words. Pick up a copy and give one poem a skim—you might just realize that Vuong's command of the English language will up the vibrancy of your view of the world, reminding you of everything that makes life so worth living. (Warning: If you're an annotator like myself, your copy will quickly be overtaken with sticky tabs, intense highlights, underlines, hearts, and exclamation points galore.)

-Cindy

We Love You, Charlie Freeman: A Novel (Paperback)

By Kaitlyn Greenidge

$16.95

ISBN: 9781616206444

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Published: Algonquin Books - January 31st, 2017

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A salty teenager. A rowdy chimp. A queer teen romance. All amidst a backdrop of questionable science and racial tension in this debut novel from local author Kaitlyn Greenidge (whose acclaimed new novel Libertie is now out in paperback). Spanning multiple time periods, Greenidge explores themes of loneliness, betrayal, and racist pseudoscience with humor, hurt, and insight.

Rachael

Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts (Paperback)

By Matt Bell

$15.95

ISBN: 9781641293419

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Published: Soho Press - March 8th, 2022

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I've read a ton of craft books. This is the first one about novel writing that fully acknowledges how messy a process it is, while also giving concrete steps to navigate the hard parts. Buried within these tips is a philosophy that the act of creation is in itself, beautiful. It hasn't left my desk since I finished it.

Dave

The Sirens of Titan: A Novel (Paperback)

By Kurt Vonnegut

$17.00

ISBN: 9780385333498

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Published: Dial Press Trade Paperback - September 8th, 1998

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Someone once said to me that Kurt Vonnegut writes children's books for adults. They meant it as a compliment, and I totally agree. His stories are often fantastical and funny, with a ton of heart at the center. This is my favorite of his books, and in my top 5 of all time. It's the story of Malachi Constant, who wanders into a vast conspiracy that takes him from Earth, to Mars, back to Earth, and to a moon of Saturn. 

Dave

Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, Vol. 1 (Hardcover)

By Hiromu Arakawa

$19.99

ISBN: 9781421599779

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Published: VIZ Media LLC - May 8th, 2018

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Experience the delight, horror, humor, and tragedy of this classic tale of two brothers who tried to raise the dead and ended up losing an arm, a leg, and an entire body. That's just the beginning of their story!

Shana

It Starts with a Bee: Watch a tiny bee bring the world to bloom (Hardcover)

By Jennie Webber (Illustrator), QED

$22.99

ISBN: 9780711270350

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Published: QEB Publishing - April 5th, 2022

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Spring has sprung, (in the usual New England fashion where the sun shines but there is still that lovely, looming chill in the air)! This is the perfect spring children’s book highlighting the beautiful importance of bees with rhymes galore! Don’t forget to check out the informational section in the back that gives you all sorts of great facts about our buzzing friends.

Jane

Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American (Paperback)

By Laura Gao, Laura Gao (Illustrator)

$14.99

ISBN: 9780063067769

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Published: Balzer + Bray - March 8th, 2022

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This graphic memoir about Laura Gao's experience as a queer immigrant from Wuhan to Texas is great — funny, infuriating, and heart wrenching in turns, with a really smart and compelling approach to rendering bilingual conversation. Throw in Laura Gao and Weiwei Xu's expressive lines, gorgeous palettes, and energetic composition, and you've got a really lovely comic!

Piera

Knight Owl (Caldecott Honor Book) (Hardcover)

By Christopher Denise

$17.99

ISBN: 9780316310628

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Published: Christy Ottaviano Books - March 15th, 2022

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Being a Knight of the Night Watch is Owl’s dream come true. He is brave, he is clever, and he is about to have many new friends. Christopher Denise’s debut picture book is truly delightful!

Robin

If This Gets Out: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich

$18.99

ISBN: 9781250805805

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Published: Wednesday Books - December 7th, 2021

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Ruben and Zach are members of superstar boy band Saturday on a worldwide tour when they start developing feelings for each other. Will their romance keep them together as they navigate the layers of coming out? This book is for anyone who swooned over One Direction or who wants a queer YA romance that is rewarding and sweet while not ignoring the complexities of teen queerness.

April

Cleopatra and Frankenstein (Hardcover)

By Coco Mellors

$28.00

ISBN: 9781635576818

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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - February 8th, 2022

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For fellow fans of Sally Rooney, Coco Mellor’s is a new writer to keep an eye on. Her debut novel Cleopatra and Frankenstein depicts the course of a tumultuous marriage between Cleo, a young artist from the UK wanting to extend her stay in NYC by obtaining a green card, and Frank, a much older American advertiser. Mellors deals with complex and heavy topics with a refreshing hand and creates a cast of characters that you are sure to have complicated feelings about.

Morgan