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The Jellyfish ProblemTessa YangDr. Jo Ness prefers jellyfish to people. Her best friend, Aldo, was the exception, but he...
06/03/2026

The Jellyfish Problem
Tessa Yang

Dr. Jo Ness prefers jellyfish to people. Her best friend, Aldo, was the exception, but he died seven months ago. So she spends her days hidden away at an underfunded aquarium with her specimens and a draft of the jellyfish guide she and Aldo had been working on together. His voice is alive in the notes in the margins, and it’s enough. Almost.

Until she receives a call from Nadia, one of the few other humans she’s loved but whom she hasn’t heard from in years, asking for her help. Nadia tells her a grand tale of a giant jellyfish terrorizing her tiny island off the coast of Maine and sends a grainy video of the creature. Frankly, the footage looks fake, but Jo drops everything to fly across the country to see Nadia again, and to find this supposed sea beast. She couldn’t save Aldo, but perhaps she can help Nadia.

But when Jo arrives on Shattering Point, Nadia is nowhere to be found, and the islanders she meets each have something different to say about the creature they’ve dubbed Clementine . . . a jellyfish who changes all who see it.

At turns an ode to classic sea monster stories and a vibrant tale of human connection, The Jellyfish Problem is an unforgettable debut that announces a new talent.

New paperback fictionBug Hollow by Michelle Huneven- A decades-spanning family saga featuring the messy but loving Samue...
06/03/2026

New paperback fiction

Bug Hollow by Michelle Huneven- A decades-spanning family saga featuring the messy but loving Samuelson clan trying to make sense of the world after one event changes their lives forever.

The Seduction by Sara Torres- Unspoken tensions simmer between two women under the heat of a Catalan summer in this internationally bestselling, erotic, and quietly radical portrait of q***r desire.

The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien- A novel that leaps across centuries past and future, as if different eras were separated by only a door. An indelible testament to the migratory nature of humanity and our ceaseless search for a home―in the physical world, in cyberspace, in history, and in the imagination―in the wake of catastrophe.

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06/02/2026

Check us out in the new Spring/Summer 2026 issue of The Findery!
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Notes on Love: Poems and Photography F.S. YousafIn Notes on Love, celebrated and respected poet F.S. Yousaf—author of Se...
06/02/2026

Notes on Love: Poems and Photography
F.S. Yousaf

In Notes on Love, celebrated and respected poet F.S. Yousaf—author of Serenity and Oaths— effortlessly intertwines two mediums he holds dear for the very first time: poetry and photography.

With an eye for finding beauty in the ordinary, Yousaf’s poems and photographs explore the many shapes of love—romantic, platonic, familial, and self—creating a heartfelt journey through human connection and tenderness. This stunning hardcover collection features over 80 new poems and 100 never-before-seen photographs, offering a fresh, immersive experience for readers who cherish both poetry and visual art.

New nonfiction titleshe Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail by Eric ...
06/02/2026

New nonfiction titles

he Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail by Eric J. Dolin- Illustrated by more than 100 images and maps, The Wreck of the Mentor is at once a powerful story of survival and a revealing window into the great Age of Sail a time when maritime ambition collided with local sovereignty, and when the outcome of one voyage rippled across oceans and empires.

Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor- Part memoir by the daughter of the iconic comedian Richard Pryor, part exploration of the historical and contemporary use of the N-word, this hybrid book peels back the curtain on the life of Pryor and interrogates the most perplexing word in the American lexicon, a word he helped popularize.

A Hell of a Regiment: To Gettysburg and Beyond with the Twentieth Maine by Jared Peatman- From raw recruits to battlefield legends, the 20th Maine’s stand at Gettysburg became one of the defining moments in American history.

The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America's Eastern Wilderness – A Natural History of Elk Bison Wolves and the Effort to Restore the Wilderness by Andrew Moore- A fresh and fascinating portrait of the eastern wilds, The Beasts of the East is a celebration of the extraordinary lost natural wonder of the eastern U.S.—an astonishingly abundant landscape that was once the center of American wildness before its despoliation—and a revelatory journey through recent efforts to return elk, bison, wolves, and other creatures to their native landscapes

Unreasonable Women: Three Stories of Violence, Imprisonment, and Extraordinary Survival by Justine van Der Leun- A groundbreaking account of how the legal system punishes those it purports to protect, told through the stories of three unforgettable women

MolkaMonika KimMolka: an abbreviation of molrae-kamera, a “sneaky camera” hidden to capture covert images and videos for...
06/02/2026

Molka
Monika Kim

Molka: an abbreviation of molrae-kamera, a “sneaky camera” hidden to capture covert images and videos for voyeurs.

In an unassuming Seoul workplace, IT technician Junyoung’s network reaches throughout the entire building. He sees every entrance. Every lobby. Every bathroom. The women in this building may be cold and dismissive, but he can always pull up his favorite images of them and remember who holds the real power. Until one, Dahye, sets herself apart from the rest.

Dahye, ever the romantic, yearns to be cherished after years of living in the shadow of her perfect older sister, who tragically drowned years ago. Only her boyfriend seems to appreciate Dahye. He’s rich, handsome, and generous—and she’d do anything to hold on to the happiness he brings her.

But when a hidden camera scandal rocks the city’s elites, Dahye’s dreams of a fairy-tale romance twist into a grotesque nightmare. Her boyfriend abandons her. Her parents reject her. Her grip on reality begins to shatter as visions of her dead sister suddenly appear. And as Junyoung’s interest in Dahye turns to obsession, and the truths of their troubled lives are revealed, Dahye must go to extreme lengths to bring the truth to light . . .

KatabasisR.F. KuangNow in paperback!Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek:The story of a hero’s descent to the underworldAlice ...
06/01/2026

Katabasis
R.F. Kuang

Now in paperback!

Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek:

The story of a hero’s descent to the underworld

Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality: her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world.

That is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault.

Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams….

Nor will the fact that her rival, Peter Murdoch, has come to the very same conclusion.

With nothing but the tales of Orpheus and Dante to guide them, enough chalk to draw the Pentagrams necessary for their spells, and the burning desire to make all the academic trauma mean anything, they set off across Hell to save a man they don’t even like.

But Hell is not like the storybooks say, Magick isn’t always the answer, and there’s something in Alice and Peter’s past that could forge them into the perfect allies…or lead to their doom.

New hardcover fiction!A Perfect Hand by Ayelet Waldman- A richly drawn, captivating, and endlessly amusing novel of love...
06/01/2026

New hardcover fiction!

A Perfect Hand by Ayelet Waldman- A richly drawn, captivating, and endlessly amusing novel of love and subterfuge between a lady’s maid and her clandestine lover, set in the country estates of nineteenth-century England.

A Fortune of Sand by Ruta Sepetys- The daughter of a powerful tycoon escapes to a glamorous artists’ retreat—where dark secrets and dangerous temptations await—in this gripping Prohibition-era novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea.

Canon by Paige Lewis- Two unlikely heroes embark on quests to win God’s favor in this outrageously entertaining, profoundly heartfelt novel that announces an ingenious new voice.

They All Fall In Love at the End by Haili Blassingame- Cat St. Clair is ready for her messy love triangle era now that she’s in an open relationship. But she didn’t foresee a forbidden love triangle with the only two people who are off-limits: her boyfriend’s best friend and his girlfriend. Being a twenty-something writer who lives for plot, she falls for them anyway, with deliciously disastrous consequences.

Meeting New People by Daniel M. Lavery- An irresistible and wildly entertaining story of one woman contending with age and friendship—a narrative that reads like an homage to Nora Ephron’s Heartburn.

The Midnight TrainMatt HaigNo one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there.The chance to re-live t...
05/26/2026

The Midnight Train
Matt Haig

No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there.
The chance to re-live the moments that meant most.
To see what kind of person you really were.

For Wilbur his best days were with Maggie, the love of his life. On his honeymoon in Venice.

Before he gave it all away.

He wishes he could go back and live differently. But to do so risks everything . . .

A magical, time-travelling love story, from the world of The Midnight Library.

New hardcover nonfictionFreedom Round the Globe: A World History of the American Revolution by Sarah M. S. Pearsall- In ...
05/26/2026

New hardcover nonfiction

Freedom Round the Globe: A World History of the American Revolution by Sarah M. S. Pearsall- In a groundbreaking global exploration of the ideas that drove the American Revolution, a prize-winning historian shines a light on the defiance of marginalized peoples all over the world.

The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic by Thomas Abridge - A history of humanity’s greatest natural disaster—the Black Death—that reveals the true global impact and terrible human cost of this calamity.

All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches by Ben Rhodes- What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? This sweeping history of the United States told through fifteen speeches relives the battle over American identity, from a New York Times bestselling author and one of President Barack Obama’s former speechwriters.

For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage by Stephanie Coontz- A provocative, authoritative reckoning with the past and future of marriage, explaining why it’s become more rewarding as well as riskier

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