Cozy up with these new fall reads.
The crisp sunshine has that tinge of woodsmoke, pumpkin spice and falling leaves. As the days grow shorter and the air turns cooler, now is the perfect time to add a few new titles to your reading list. Grab a warm drink and dive into these fresh new releases.
Stephen Graham Jones’ latest novel, Off the Reservation, picks up five years after the events of The Only Good Indians. Nathan Yellow Tail is given a chance at redemption when he joins three older Blackfeet men on a road trip from Montana to Pennsylvania. Their mission is to recover and repatriate the remains of a Blackfeet boy who was murdered at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. When something evil follows them home, their journey becomes a fight for survival.
American Girl fans will want to check out Samantha: The Next Chapter by Fiona Davis. After Samantha Parkington's grandmother dies, the 25-year-old Samantha discovers that a new will leaves her grandmother's fortune and beloved home to a mysterious corporation. Convinced that her grandmother was deceived, Samantha moves to New York to uncover the truth. But exposing the criminal operation behind the scheme may prove more dangerous than she expected.
Sharbreon Plummer’s deep dive into Black American quilt-making traditions and history celebrates quilting as an enduring art form and a living record of American life. From the late 1700s to today, quilt-making has served as both a practical craft and a powerful form of protest art. For generations, it has been a medium for preserving culture, processing grief, building community and resisting oppression. Stories in the Seams brings to life the stories of generations of quilters, including self-taught creators, community organizers and renowned artists.
Riley Black blends natural history, the latest research and informed speculation in Tyrant Lizard Queen as she chronicles the life of Snaggletooth, a female T. rex, from hatching to adulthood. The story follows Snaggletooth through hunting, rivalries, storms, courtship, nesting and raising a brood, while introducing readers to the strange and fascinating ecosystem she calls home.
Middle grade readers can take a tour of libraries throughout history and around the world, from the ancient Library of Alexandria in Egypt, to camel libraries in Pakistan, secret libraries, Little Queer Libraries and collections that lend everything from tools to prom dresses. This is a Library Book by Joyce Grant, illustrated by Chanelle Nibbelink, introduces the people who make libraries work and explores the diverse roles libraries play in our society—as places of refuge, community gathering spaces, centers for lifelong learning and gateways to information.
Children of Owl by Darcie Little Badger, illustrated by Abigail Rajunov, blends Indigenous storytelling with themes of grief, family and coming of age for teen readers. After 16-year-old Maisie encounters Owl, a mysterious spirit who warns her that tragedy is coming, she and her cousins, Joel and Verona, set out to prevent it. Along the way, they encounter a vengeful ghost, a strange foster kitten and secrets buried in their Texas trailer park
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