staff recommendations

~ Hwang Bo-Reum

What if you did all that was expected of you growing up, but you wanted something different? This book tells the journey of a woman who left everything behind to open a bookshop.

~ Ruthanna Emrys

An uplifting novel, showing us the possibilities that can exist in sci-fi and even in our own future if we say yes and dare to hope.

~Chris Whitaker

A missing person, a serial killer, and a love story in 1975 America. A whirlwind read.

~TJ Klune

In the sequel to the fantastically sweet novel The House in the Cerulean Sea, we return to visit Linus, Arthur, and their brood of magical children on the island of Marsyas as they face further challenges and prepare to invite a new family member into their midst. 

~Charlotte McConaghy

Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Then, during the worst storm the island has ever seen, a woman washes up on shore...

~Becky Chambers

A new paperback featuring both stories in the Monk & Robot duology. Join the monk and the robot on their search for meaning in this exploration of how much softer life could be if we truly learned what it meant to care for each other.