New for Children
Bite by Bite
by Marc Aronson and Paul Freedman
Explore the fascinating history of America as told through the lens of food in this illustrated nonfiction middle-grade book that—in 12 dishes—lays out the diverse cultures that have combined to create the rich and delicious tapestry of the American country and cuisine.
Cake for Everyone
by Thé Tjong-Khing
A group of animals chase their stolen picnic in this adventure picture book full of intricate detail and comical story-telling. Time for cake! But the eagle swipes up the blanket and flies away. The animals chase after to find all their stolen picnic things. Who is hiding in the bush? What has the dog seen on the cliff? Tjong-Khing’s visual storytelling slows us down and invites us to look more closely. Collect all the missing objects, find out who they belong to, and return home for more cake in this look-and-find story that culminates in the delightful reward of sharing.
New for Teens
How to Manage Your Eco-Anxiety
by Anouchka Grose
This helpful guide explores the relationship between mental health and the climate crisis and supplies tools to help. Drawing on years of experience as a psychoanalyst, Anouchka Grose shares insights on how to manage eco-anxiety. Find out how to validate your emotions and build your resilience. Discover the comfort that can be found in your community. Understand and face your eco-anxiety with 10 accessible steps. A tool kit at the end of each step shows how to build on that knowledge and take action. You’ll finish this book feeling equipped with solutions and practical advice to help you be kinder to the planet and to yourself.
Maelstrom: A Prince of Evil
by Lorian Merriman
In this action-packed, hilarious fantasy graphic novel perfect for fans of “Nimona and The Adventure Zone,” Maelstrom, the demon son of an evil tyrant improbably teams up with the Hero of Virtue to take his mother down. But Maelstrom’s mother, regent to the throne and a powerful necromancer, is determined to keep an iron grip on her domain. Bemoaning his lost destiny, Maelstrom teams up with Hero to stop his mother and forge a new destiny for himself.
New for Adults
The Award
by Matthew Pearl
David Trent is an aspiring novelist in Cambridge, Massachusetts, trying to navigate his ambitions in a place that has writers around every corner. He lives in an apartment above a famous author named Silas Hale who, beneath his celebrated image, is a bombastic, vindictive monster who refuses to allow his new neighbor even to make eye contact with him … until David wins a prestigious award for his new book. Suddenly Silas is interested. But soon, the administrator of the award comes to David with alarming news, forcing the writer into a desperate set of choices. With wit and psychological wisdom, “The Award” is a timely novel about writing groups, publishing, ambition, human foibles, and the dangerous things we will do to get ahead.
A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction
by Elizabeth McCracken
From bestselling and award-winning author and professor Elizabeth McCracken comes an irresistible look at the art of writing. Writing can feel like an endless series of decisions. McCracken, author of bestselling novels, National Book Award long-listed story collections, and a highly praised memoir, offers practical tips and incisive thoughts about her own work as an artist. Writing “is a long game,” she notes. “What matters is that you learn to get work done in the way that is possible for you, through consistency or panic. Through self-recrimination or self-delusion or self-forgiveness, every life needs all three.”