In the 1870s, LA only has 180 Chinese residents, and only 30 are women. Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa See focuses on an unlikely friendship between three of them who are bound together by the terrifying violence of the real-life anti-Chinese massacre in 1871.

Lev AC Rosen’s Disaster Gay Detective Agency features four friends trying to solve a mystery after witnessing a murder that might have been committed by an ill-advised one-night stand. Told with multiple narrators, this mystery-thriller is full of laugh-out-loud humor and great characters.

Tucked away at Arlington Hall, the Traffic Processing Division sorted through and decoded foreign intelligence during WWII and the Cold War. This segregated office was staffed by Black people, mostly women, and was poorly ventilated, under-resourced and over-worked, but made invaluable contributions to America’s security. In Decoding the Devil, Sarah Valentine shines a spotlight on this long-overlooked chapter of Cold War history.

Sidewalk Nation by Michael Pollack examines the importance of sidewalks in determining a community's strength. Despite receiving very little funding or notice, they play an outsized role in everything from commerce to free speech, climate resilience to public health. Looking at over a dozen cities and towns in the United States, this book explores what’s working and what isn’t in this vital everyday resource.

Middle graders will be on the edge of their seats with Lydia Cooper is a Lie by Meaghan McIsaac. Lydia’s over-protective father has banned all social media, but when she sets up a secret account anyway, someone breaks into their home and they’re forced to go on the run. It turns out they’ve been living in a witness protection program and everything Lydia thought she knew is a lie, even her own name.

Teen fans of Taylor Swift can soon rejoice over the new anthology 13 Little Love Stories. 13 different YA authors take inspiration from a different song from Swift’s catalog to explore a wide range of relationships and feelings.