Fiction
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Penguin Books: May 7, 2019, 368 pages ISBN-13: 978-0735224315 “Witty, wise, and tender. It's a marvel.” — Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train and A Slow Fire Burning “To say I love this book is an understatement. It’s a...
America Fantastica by Tim O’Brien
America Fantastica by Tim O'Brien Mariner Books: October 24, 2023, 464 pages ISBN-13: 978-0063318502 “Tim O'Brien is the one American author whose works I look forward to the most. His new novel’s ironic depiction of a post-Iraq war, mid-COVID, and mid-Trump world is...
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Penguin Books: May 9, 2013, 304 pages ISBN-13: 978-0525559498 "A feel-good book guaranteed to lift your spirits." — The Washington Post "The dazzling reader-favorite about the choices that go into a life well lived, from the acclaimed...
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins Griffin Books: November 2, 2021, 336 pages ISBN-13: 978-1250245502 "COMPULSIVELY READABLE... A GOTHIC THRILLER LACED WITH ARSENIC." - Entertainment Weekly Reviews "A delicious twist on a Gothic classic, The Wife Upstairs pairs...
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz Celadon Books: May 3, 2022, 336 pages ISBN-13: 978-1250790750 "INSANELY READABLE." - Stephen King "Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he’s teaching in a third-rate MFA...
Nonfiction
Consumed by Aja Barber
Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism by Aja Barber Balance Books: October 5, 2021, 304 pages ISBN-13: 978-1538709849 "A call to action for consumers everywhere, Consumed asks us to look at how and why we buy what we...
Life on the Rocks by Juli Berwald
Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral Reefs by Juli Berwald Riverhead Books: April 4, 2023, 352 pages ISBN-13: 978-0593087312 "NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER AND BOOKLIST" "The story of the urgent fight to save coral reefs, and why it matters...
Crow Planet by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness by Lyanda Lynn Haupt Back Bay Books: April 21, 2011, 257 pages ISBN-13: 978-0316019118 "There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both an indicator of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity...
Rooted by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Rooted by Lyanda Lynn Haupt Little, Brown Spark: April 4, 2023, 240 pages ISBN-13: 978-0316426497 "Deepen your connection to the natural world with this inspiring meditation, "a path to the place where science and spirit meet" - Robin Wall Kimmerer "In...
Windfall by Erika Bolstad
Windfall by Erika Bolstad Sourcebooks: January 17, 2023, 320 pages ISBN-13: 978-1728246932 "At first, Erika Bolstad knew only one thing about her great-grandmother, Anna: she was a homesteader on the North Dakota prairies in the early 1900s before her husband...
Poetry
Devotions by Mary Oliver
Devotions: Selected Poems by Mary Oliver Penguin Books: November 10, 2020, 480 pages ISBN-13: 978-0399563263 "A New York Times Bestseller, chosen as Oprah's "Books That Help Me Through" for Oprah's Book Club" “No matter where one starts reading, Devotions offers much...
The Bottom by Betsy Andrews
The Bottom by Betsy Andrews Winner of the 42 Miles Press Poetry Prize 42 Miles Press: September 1, 2014, 55 pages ISBN-13: 978-0983074755 "Poetry. Winner of the 42 Miles Press Poetry Award. "'It's night on the blood-dimmed gulf between ethics and murk,' Andrews...
Someone Somewhere Maybe by Sophie Diener
Someone Somewhere Maybe by Sophie Diener Griffin: September 26, 2023, 176 pages ISBN-13: 978-1250892713 "For fans of Rupi Kaur, Cleo Wade, and Amanda Lovelace, Someone Somewhere Maybe speaks to the joys and sorrows of finding your way as a young woman today. "Poignant...
Last Psalm at Sea Level by Meg Day
Last Psalm at Sea Level by Meg Day Barrow Street Press: October 1, 2014, 72 pages ISBN-13: 978-0989329644 "Poetry. LGBT Studies. Deaf Poetics. "Lovely does not suffice, nor does lyric. Eloquence is only a grasping in the space of ineffable air. There are few words or...
Secure Your Own Mask by Shaindel Beers
Secure Your Own Mask by Shaindel Beers Winner of the White Pine Press Poetry Prize White Pine Press: August 7, 2018, 112 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1945680175 "These poems balance between the harrowing and the beautiful, hovering at the precipice where women are both...
Children’s, Middle Grade, & Young Adult
Santa Shark: A Great White Christmas by Mike Lowery
Santa Shark: A Great White Christmas by Mike Lowery Orchard Books: October 3, 2023, 32 pages ISBN-13: 978-1338803952 "Here's Santa as you've never seen him before -- get ready for a hilariously, fintastic underwater holiday story, from New York Times bestselling...
Discovering the Secret World: Coral Reefs by Radka Piro and Martin Sojdr
Discovering the Secret World: Coral Reef by Radka Piro and Martin Sojdr Board Book Teaches Kids Ages 3-6 about a Reef, Diving Deeper into the Sea with Each Turn of the Page, with Educational Fun Facts Happy Fox Books: September 14, 2021, 14 pages (board book) ISBN-13:...
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Ecco Books: July 30, 2024, 368 pages ISBN-13: 978-0063204164 “Remarkably Bright Creatures is a beautiful examination of how loneliness can be transformed, cracked open, with the slightest touch from another living thing.”...
Alice Austin Lived Here by Alex Gino
Alice Austin Lived Here by Alex Gino Scholastic Press: June 7, 2022, 176 pages ISBN-13: 978-1338733891 "From the award-winning author of Melissa, a phenomenal novel about queerness past, present, and future. "Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity. They're...
Aspen by Rebekah Crane
Aspen by Rebekah Crane CreateSpace Independent Pub: March 3, 2014, 288 pages ISBN-13: 978-1496139436 "One quiet night in Boulder, Colorado, Aspen Yellow-Sunrise Taylor made a mistake. In the next instant, her life changed forever. Aspen doesn't want to remember when...
Books about Book Banning
Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
Ban This Book by Alan Gratz Starscape Books: May 1, 2018, 256 pages ISBN-13: 978-0765385581 "You’re Never Too Young to Fight Censorship! "In Ban This Book by Alan Gratz, a fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L....
How to Fight Book Bans and Censorship by Book Riot
How to Fight Book Bans and Censorship by Book Riot Book Riot: February 1, 2023, 214 pages ASIN: B0BT8L8YL3 "Fight back against book bans by learning the history of book bans, why the freedom to read matters, and what strategies you can take to combat censorship...
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson Sourcebooks Landmark: November 1, 2022, 336 pages ISBN-13: 978-1728246444 "A sparkling bookish story about rules just begging to be broken." — Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Part of Your...
Answers in the Pages by David Levithan
Answers in the Pages by David Levithan Yearling Books: September 5, 2023, 192 pages ISBN-13: 978-0593484715 "A bold, timely novel about speaking up and coming out as parents lobby to ban a beloved book from the school curriculum by New York Times-bestselling author...
Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King
Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King Scholastic Press: September 6, 2022, 272 pages ISBN-13: 978-1338680522 "Award-winning author Amy Sarig King takes on censorship and intolerance in a novel she was born to write. "When Mac first opens his classroom copy...
Books about Sharks
Silent Came the Monster by Amy Hill Hearth
NOTE: We've included this book because it's an incredibly interesting read, but DO NOT let the title tell you everything. There is so much more to this book than its title and subtitle. We're here to end the stigma around sharks, not to perpetuate it, and despite its...
Shark by Paul De Gelder
Shark: Why We Need to Save the World’s Most Misunderstood Predator by Paul de Gelder For Shark Week, Seaspiracy, and Conservation Fans Mudlark Books: January 17, 2023, 240 pages ISBN-13: 978-0008529666 "From shark attack survivor to the shark’s biggest advocate, Paul...
Chasing Shadows by Greg Skomal and Ret Talbot
Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark by Greg Skomal and Ret Talbot William Morrow: July 11, 2023, 368 pages ISBN-13: 978-0063090835 “At last: the story of tracking the ocean’s most charismatic and controversial predator, compellingly told by the man...
The Shark Handbook by Greg Skomal
The Shark Handbook: The Essential Guide for Understanding the Sharks of the World by Greg Skomal Cider Mill Press: July 6, 2021, 280 pages ISBN-13: 978-1646431052 "Dive deep into the world of sharks, the most fascinating and misunderstood marine animals on the planet,...
Emperors of the Deep by William McKeever
Emperors of the Deep by William McKeever Sharks - The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians SanFran Books: April 24, 2020, 336 pages ISBN-13: 978-0062880338 "In this remarkable groundbreaking book, a documentarian and...
Books (Historical Fiction) about the Titanic
The Titanic Sisters by Patricia Falvey
The Titanic Sisters: A Riveting Story of Strength and Family by Patricia Falvey Kensington Books: January 26, 2011, 320 pages ISBN-13: 978-1496732569 “The enchanting saga of two Irish sisters…This new chapter of Titanic lore is worth plunging into.” —Publishers Weekly...
The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor
The Girl Who Came Home: A Novel of the Titanic by Hazel Gaynor William Morrow Paperbacks: April 1, 2014, 362 pages ISBN-13: 978-0062316868 "Inspired by true events, the New York Times bestselling novel The Girl Who Came Home is the poignant story of a group of Irish...
The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe
The Second Mrs. Astor: A Heartbreaking Historical Novel of the Titanic by Shana Abe Kensington Books: August 31, 2021, 336 pages ISBN-13: 978-1496732040 "Abé is an exquisite storyteller. Rich in detail and deeply moving." –Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling...
Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee
Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers: September 27, 2022, 400 pages ISBN-13: 978-1524741006 "From the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl comes the richly imagined story of Valora and Jamie Luck, twin...
Unsinkable by Jenni L. Walsh
Unsinkable by Jenni L. Walsh Harper Muse: January 9, 2024, 352 pages ISBN-13: 978-1400233946 "The Titanic was only the beginning. What she survived has become legend. "Violet Jessop is Miss Unsinkable. "After her mother becomes too ill to work, the responsibility to...
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Fiction
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Penguin Books: May 7, 2019, 368 pages ISBN-13: 978-0735224315 “Witty, wise, and tender. It's a marvel.” — Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train and A Slow Fire Burning “To say I love this book is an understatement. It’s a...
America Fantastica by Tim O’Brien
America Fantastica by Tim O'Brien Mariner Books: October 24, 2023, 464 pages ISBN-13: 978-0063318502 “Tim O'Brien is the one American author whose works I look forward to the most. His new novel’s ironic depiction of a post-Iraq war, mid-COVID, and mid-Trump world is...
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Penguin Books: May 9, 2013, 304 pages ISBN-13: 978-0525559498 "A feel-good book guaranteed to lift your spirits." — The Washington Post "The dazzling reader-favorite about the choices that go into a life well lived, from the acclaimed...
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins Griffin Books: November 2, 2021, 336 pages ISBN-13: 978-1250245502 "COMPULSIVELY READABLE... A GOTHIC THRILLER LACED WITH ARSENIC." - Entertainment Weekly Reviews "A delicious twist on a Gothic classic, The Wife Upstairs pairs...
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz Celadon Books: May 3, 2022, 336 pages ISBN-13: 978-1250790750 "INSANELY READABLE." - Stephen King "Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he’s teaching in a third-rate MFA...
Nonfiction
Consumed by Aja Barber
Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism by Aja Barber Balance Books: October 5, 2021, 304 pages ISBN-13: 978-1538709849 "A call to action for consumers everywhere, Consumed asks us to look at how and why we buy what we...
Life on the Rocks by Juli Berwald
Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral Reefs by Juli Berwald Riverhead Books: April 4, 2023, 352 pages ISBN-13: 978-0593087312 "NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER AND BOOKLIST" "The story of the urgent fight to save coral reefs, and why it matters...
Crow Planet by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness by Lyanda Lynn Haupt Back Bay Books: April 21, 2011, 257 pages ISBN-13: 978-0316019118 "There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both an indicator of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity...
Rooted by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Rooted by Lyanda Lynn Haupt Little, Brown Spark: April 4, 2023, 240 pages ISBN-13: 978-0316426497 "Deepen your connection to the natural world with this inspiring meditation, "a path to the place where science and spirit meet" - Robin Wall Kimmerer "In...
Windfall by Erika Bolstad
Windfall by Erika Bolstad Sourcebooks: January 17, 2023, 320 pages ISBN-13: 978-1728246932 "At first, Erika Bolstad knew only one thing about her great-grandmother, Anna: she was a homesteader on the North Dakota prairies in the early 1900s before her husband...
Poetry
Devotions by Mary Oliver
Devotions: Selected Poems by Mary Oliver Penguin Books: November 10, 2020, 480 pages ISBN-13: 978-0399563263 "A New York Times Bestseller, chosen as Oprah's "Books That Help Me Through" for Oprah's Book Club" “No matter where one starts reading, Devotions offers much...
The Bottom by Betsy Andrews
The Bottom by Betsy Andrews Winner of the 42 Miles Press Poetry Prize 42 Miles Press: September 1, 2014, 55 pages ISBN-13: 978-0983074755 "Poetry. Winner of the 42 Miles Press Poetry Award. "'It's night on the blood-dimmed gulf between ethics and murk,' Andrews...
Someone Somewhere Maybe by Sophie Diener
Someone Somewhere Maybe by Sophie Diener Griffin: September 26, 2023, 176 pages ISBN-13: 978-1250892713 "For fans of Rupi Kaur, Cleo Wade, and Amanda Lovelace, Someone Somewhere Maybe speaks to the joys and sorrows of finding your way as a young woman today. "Poignant...
Last Psalm at Sea Level by Meg Day
Last Psalm at Sea Level by Meg Day Barrow Street Press: October 1, 2014, 72 pages ISBN-13: 978-0989329644 "Poetry. LGBT Studies. Deaf Poetics. "Lovely does not suffice, nor does lyric. Eloquence is only a grasping in the space of ineffable air. There are few words or...
Secure Your Own Mask by Shaindel Beers
Secure Your Own Mask by Shaindel Beers Winner of the White Pine Press Poetry Prize White Pine Press: August 7, 2018, 112 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1945680175 "These poems balance between the harrowing and the beautiful, hovering at the precipice where women are both...
Books about Sharks
Silent Came the Monster by Amy Hill Hearth
NOTE: We've included this book because it's an incredibly interesting read, but DO NOT let the title tell you everything. There is so much more to this book than its title and subtitle. We're here to end the stigma around sharks, not to perpetuate it, and despite its...
Shark by Paul De Gelder
Shark: Why We Need to Save the World’s Most Misunderstood Predator by Paul de Gelder For Shark Week, Seaspiracy, and Conservation Fans Mudlark Books: January 17, 2023, 240 pages ISBN-13: 978-0008529666 "From shark attack survivor to the shark’s biggest advocate, Paul...
Chasing Shadows by Greg Skomal and Ret Talbot
Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark by Greg Skomal and Ret Talbot William Morrow: July 11, 2023, 368 pages ISBN-13: 978-0063090835 “At last: the story of tracking the ocean’s most charismatic and controversial predator, compellingly told by the man...
The Shark Handbook by Greg Skomal
The Shark Handbook: The Essential Guide for Understanding the Sharks of the World by Greg Skomal Cider Mill Press: July 6, 2021, 280 pages ISBN-13: 978-1646431052 "Dive deep into the world of sharks, the most fascinating and misunderstood marine animals on the planet,...
Emperors of the Deep by William McKeever
Emperors of the Deep by William McKeever Sharks - The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians SanFran Books: April 24, 2020, 336 pages ISBN-13: 978-0062880338 "In this remarkable groundbreaking book, a documentarian and...
Books about Book Banning
Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
Ban This Book by Alan Gratz Starscape Books: May 1, 2018, 256 pages ISBN-13: 978-0765385581 "You’re Never Too Young to Fight Censorship! "In Ban This Book by Alan Gratz, a fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L....
How to Fight Book Bans and Censorship by Book Riot
How to Fight Book Bans and Censorship by Book Riot Book Riot: February 1, 2023, 214 pages ASIN: B0BT8L8YL3 "Fight back against book bans by learning the history of book bans, why the freedom to read matters, and what strategies you can take to combat censorship...
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson Sourcebooks Landmark: November 1, 2022, 336 pages ISBN-13: 978-1728246444 "A sparkling bookish story about rules just begging to be broken." — Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Part of Your...
Answers in the Pages by David Levithan
Answers in the Pages by David Levithan Yearling Books: September 5, 2023, 192 pages ISBN-13: 978-0593484715 "A bold, timely novel about speaking up and coming out as parents lobby to ban a beloved book from the school curriculum by New York Times-bestselling author...
Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King
Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King Scholastic Press: September 6, 2022, 272 pages ISBN-13: 978-1338680522 "Award-winning author Amy Sarig King takes on censorship and intolerance in a novel she was born to write. "When Mac first opens his classroom copy...
A Kids Book About Banned Books by the National Coalition Against Censorship
A Kids Book About Banned Books by the National Coalition Against Censorship, Edited by Ashley Simpo A Kids Book About, Inc.; September 12, 2022, 64 pages ISBN-13: 978-1953955708 “We believe questions are important because questions lead to conversations. And...
Children’s, Middle Grade, & Young Adult
Santa Shark: A Great White Christmas by Mike Lowery
Santa Shark: A Great White Christmas by Mike Lowery Orchard Books: October 3, 2023, 32 pages ISBN-13: 978-1338803952 "Here's Santa as you've never seen him before -- get ready for a hilariously, fintastic underwater holiday story, from New York Times bestselling...
Discovering the Secret World: Coral Reefs by Radka Piro and Martin Sojdr
Discovering the Secret World: Coral Reef by Radka Piro and Martin Sojdr Board Book Teaches Kids Ages 3-6 about a Reef, Diving Deeper into the Sea with Each Turn of the Page, with Educational Fun Facts Happy Fox Books: September 14, 2021, 14 pages (board book) ISBN-13:...
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Ecco Books: July 30, 2024, 368 pages ISBN-13: 978-0063204164 “Remarkably Bright Creatures is a beautiful examination of how loneliness can be transformed, cracked open, with the slightest touch from another living thing.”...
Alice Austin Lived Here by Alex Gino
Alice Austin Lived Here by Alex Gino Scholastic Press: June 7, 2022, 176 pages ISBN-13: 978-1338733891 "From the award-winning author of Melissa, a phenomenal novel about queerness past, present, and future. "Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity. They're...
Aspen by Rebekah Crane
Aspen by Rebekah Crane CreateSpace Independent Pub: March 3, 2014, 288 pages ISBN-13: 978-1496139436 "One quiet night in Boulder, Colorado, Aspen Yellow-Sunrise Taylor made a mistake. In the next instant, her life changed forever. Aspen doesn't want to remember when...
Books (Historical Fiction) about the Titanic
The Titanic Sisters by Patricia Falvey
The Titanic Sisters: A Riveting Story of Strength and Family by Patricia Falvey Kensington Books: January 26, 2011, 320 pages ISBN-13: 978-1496732569 “The enchanting saga of two Irish sisters…This new chapter of Titanic lore is worth plunging into.” —Publishers Weekly...
The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor
The Girl Who Came Home: A Novel of the Titanic by Hazel Gaynor William Morrow Paperbacks: April 1, 2014, 362 pages ISBN-13: 978-0062316868 "Inspired by true events, the New York Times bestselling novel The Girl Who Came Home is the poignant story of a group of Irish...
The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe
The Second Mrs. Astor: A Heartbreaking Historical Novel of the Titanic by Shana Abe Kensington Books: August 31, 2021, 336 pages ISBN-13: 978-1496732040 "Abé is an exquisite storyteller. Rich in detail and deeply moving." –Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling...
Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee
Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers: September 27, 2022, 400 pages ISBN-13: 978-1524741006 "From the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl comes the richly imagined story of Valora and Jamie Luck, twin...
Unsinkable by Jenni L. Walsh
Unsinkable by Jenni L. Walsh Harper Muse: January 9, 2024, 352 pages ISBN-13: 978-1400233946 "The Titanic was only the beginning. What she survived has become legend. "Violet Jessop is Miss Unsinkable. "After her mother becomes too ill to work, the responsibility to...