New Arrivals for the Week of October 28
“The translation of any of Maylis de Kerangal's books is a gift,” declared The New Yorker. And the acclaimed French author’s new collection of seven short stories, anchored by a haunting novella that riffs on the legend of Buffalo Bill - is no exception. Also out this week: a new edition of the debut short story collection that introduced the iconic Irish author Claire Keegan to the world, eight provocative stories by a Korean writer hailed by TIME as a "thought-provoking anthology for the #MeToo age," and brand new installment in the blockbuster Armand Gamache mystery series.
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Women take center stage in this exhilarating collection from an acclaimed French author
Megha Majumdar & May-lee Chai 翟梅莉
Canoes
Maylis De Kerangal“The translation of any of Maylis de Kerangal's books is a gift,” declared The New Yorker. And her new collection of seven short stories, anchored by a haunting novella that riffs on the legend of Buffalo Bill - is no exception. The colorful cast of women in these spellbinding tales from the author of the Booker-nominated Mend the Living confront dislocation, voices that change with language, and obsessions with everything from stones to sound waves and UFO’s.
Megha Majumdar & May-lee Chai 翟梅莉Paperback, 2024
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
One of TIME’s Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024
Kirkus Reviews
Miss Kim Knows: And Other Stories
Cho Nam-JooIn this bold, razor-sharp Tertulia Staff Pick from the author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, eight women confront the harsh realities of life under society’s gaze. From public shaming to workplace discrimination to fleeting fame, this acclaimed Korean author’s short story collection reveals the quiet battles, hidden anger, and fierce resilience that shape everyday lives in what TIME called "a thought-provoking anthology for the #MeToo age."
Kirkus ReviewsPaperback, 2024
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
An ominous art-world thriller from the bestselling author of The Girl on the Train
The Blue Hour
Paula HawkinsOn a remote island off the coast of Scotland, there’s just one house and a solitary inhabitant. But following a shocking discovery at a London art gallery, the island’s long-buried secrets emerge in a “potent brew of head-spinning deceptions, manipulations, and misdirections,” according to the Boston Globe. “The Blue Hour is a taut, slow-burning thriller that offers real-life apprehensions quietly tucked in amid all of its cunning malevolence."
Hardcover, 2024
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A new edition of the now iconic fiction writer Claire Keegan's debut story collection
John Self & Michael Imperioli
Antarctica
Claire KeeganFirst published in 1999 and winner of the prestigious Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, this haunting set of stories—praised by Esquire as “diamonds”—dives into the lives of characters facing raw desire, lost dreams, and devastating choices.
John Self & Michael ImperioliPaperback, 2024
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A love letter to books from the founder of the Well-Read Black Girl book club
Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me
Glory EdimIn an inspiring memoir, this "professional bibliophile” and founder of the “influential and far-reaching literary organization” reflects on a “lifetime of devoted reading” that helped her navigate life’s difficult challenges. It’s the perfect “book for anyone who has ever loved books,” according to Kirkus.
Hardcover, 2024
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The lines between reality and imagination become blurred in this sensuous debut
Masquerade
Mike FuNamed one of TIME's Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024, this “surreal, queer, coming-of-age mystery set between New York and Shanghai,” follows a newly single man house-sitting for an artist friend. After discovering a mysterious novel, he falls into a strange web of riddles and desires.
Paperback, 2024
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A revealing portrait of one of the most powerful senators in American history
The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party
Michael TackettWritten by a veteran political reporter who currently serves as the Deputy Washington Bureau Chief for the Associated Press, this first definitive biography of the longtime Kentucky senator delves into his formative years and examines his forty-plus-year career as one of the Senate's most impactful leaders.
Hardcover, 2024
$32.50Member price:$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The newest installment in the blockbuster Armand Gamache mystery series
Susan Meissner & Carol Memmott
The Grey Wolf
Louise PennyThe Agatha Award is one of the most prestigious prizes for mystery writers, and this Canadian author took home the prize a record nine times! In this latest installment of her bestselling Inspector Gamache series, the eponymous Chief Inspector faces an ominous threat much more sinister than any one murder or any one case in what Publishers Weekly called "one of the series' best."
Susan Meissner & Carol MemmottHardcover, 2024
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s first book, newly updated for 2024, still charms and enlightens!
Merlin's Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century: A Traveler's Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Ev
Neil Degrasse TysonBefore becoming a celebrity astrophysicist and beloved host of StarTalk, Tyson was a young scientist answering public questions for a small Texas observatory. Those questions—about everything from black holes to time travel—were answered through the voice of Merlin, a witty, intergalactic sage. Now reissued with all its original wit and whimsical cartoons, Merlin’s Tour of the Universe takes readers on a timeless tour of cosmic mysteries with Tyson’s signature humor and charm.
Hardcover, 2024
$29.99Member price:$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A sweeping, sharp saga of ambition, family secrets, and mother-daughter bonds
Like Mother, Like Mother
Susan RiegerThree generations of fierce women navigate ambition and hidden traumas, with one daughter uncovering the family’s buried past. "Both snappy and sprawling, this psychologically sharp novel gets the details right on culture and politics, too. A fun read." —Kirkus Reviews
Hardcover, 2024
$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book