Leigh's Favorite Books

06/16/2026

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲!

𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
* A Year of Marvelous Ways — Sarah Winman (Author of Still Life)
* Songs of the Dead — Brandon Sanderson and Peter Orullian (Book 1 of 1 in the new Strata Wars Series)

𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
* Monster of a Land: On the Road in Search of Modern America — Lauren Hough

𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
* Strangers in Time — David Baldacci
* Archive of Unknown Universes — Ruben Reyes Jr.
* The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits — Jennifer Weiner
* Hemlock & Silver — T. Kingfisher
* The Sisters — Jonas Hassen Khemiri
* A Case of Mice and Murder — Sally Smith
* The Someday Garden — Ashley Poston

06/14/2026

Whether he’s chasing a toddler around or helping with the grandkids, dads do so much! Let’s show our love and appreciation for our dads with a thoughtful card.

06/10/2026

It's another big week for new
releases with new books out by Andrew Sean and
Dave Eggers and few staff favorites out in paperback!
Come in and check them out!

Atmosphere — Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Poppy Fields — Nikki Erlick
So Far Gone — Jess Walter
The Satisfaction Café — Kathy Wang
The Haves and Have-Yachts — Evan Osnos
Is a River Alive? — Robert Macfarlane
What My Father and I Don't Talk About — edited by
Michele Filgate
Heather — Caitlin Mullen
Villa Coco — Andrew Sean Greer
Contrapposto — Dave Eggers
The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones — Lex Croucher
Red Sheet — James Ellroy
Dad Brain — Darby Saxbe
The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss
— Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris

06/08/2026

Bring a book and join us for silent book club! You bring the book; we provide the chairs, the quiet space, and some snacks. Reading from 6-7pm, snacks and socializing from 7-7:30pm. Hope to see you there!

06/05/2026

06/03/2026

We are so excited to welcome Stacey Lee as our next author chat guest! Stacey is the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl, and has written a number of other novels. Her latest book, The Heiress of Nowhere, is a historical gothic mystery. Please mark your calendars for Thursday, June 25 at 7pm. The gnomes are super excited to chat with her.

06/02/2026

This is a big new release Tuesday! Lots of exciting new releases by authors we love!
New Fiction:
The Children — Melissa Albert
Whistler — Ann Patchett
Katabasis — R. F. Kuang
Land — Maggie O'Farrell
The Typing Lady and Other Fictions — Ruth Ozeki
A Pair of Aces — Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
The Unicorn Hunters — Katherine Arden
The Clock House Murders — Yukito Ayatsuji
Our Infinite Fates — Laura Steven
I See You've Called in Dead — John Kenney
The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy — Brigitte Knightley
Lucky Day — Chuck Tingle
Breakout — Zack Kaplan, Wilton Santos, and Giovanna Niro
Alan Opts Out — Courtney Maum
A River Red with Blood — John Connolly

New Non Fiction
The Magical Game — Addy Baird
The Messi Effect: How the Global Legend Changed the Future of American Soccer — Paul Tenorio
Mark Twain — Ron Chernow
The Hardest, Longest Race, Henry Ford and the Cross-Country Contest That Changed America — Eric Moskowitz
The Wilder Way — Eva Zu Beck
A Resistance History of the United States — Tad Storemer

05/29/2026

We had a great time with author Karen Nelson, who brought fascinating insights about the craft of writing and great answers to our questions. A great time was had by all, and we look forward to her next book.

05/26/2026

Happy New Release Tuesday!
New releases today:
Before I Knew I Loved You — by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The Divorce — by Freida McFadden
Guess Again — by Charlie Donlea
Just My Luck — by Lena Hendrix
Have a Great Summer — by Francesca Cocchi
Every Exquisite Thing — by Laura Steven
The Midnight Train — by Matt Haig
All We Say — by Ben Rhodes