Audience: Adult
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Stay True: A Memoir
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art, by the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu “This book is exquisite and excruciating and I will be thinking about it for years and years to come.” —Rachel Kushner,…
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The Accidental Alchemist
From USA Today best-selling author Gigi Pandian comes a modern tale of ancient intrigue. Unpacking her belongings in her new hometown of Portland, Oregon, herbalist and reformed alchemist Zoe Faust can’t help but notice she’s picked up a stowaway. Dorian Robert-Houdin is a living, breathing three-and-half-foot gargoyle – not to mention a master of French…
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Temple Folk
A groundbreaking debut collection portraying the lived experiences of Black Muslims grappling with faith, family, and freedom in America. In Temple Folk, Black Muslims contemplate the convictions of their race, religion, economics, politics, and sexuality in America. The ten stories in this collection contribute to the bounty of diverse narratives about Black life by intimately…
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Murder on Demand
Murder on Demand, the new book in the delightful Morning Show Murders series from bestselling author and TV news icon Al Roker, finds Billy Blessing investigating a suspicious boating accident in Long Island. Ten years have passed since Billy Blessing’s adventure in Chicago, and a lot has changed. With the advances in television—the vanishing cable…
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One of Our Kind: A Novel
A hotly-anticipated and endlessly provocative new thriller of race and privilege set in an all-Black gated community from #1 New York Times best-selling author Nicola Yoon “Brilliant…Your book club will be discussing this one for DAYS.”—Jodi Picoult Jasmyn and King Williams move their family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California hoping to find…
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Malik’s Number Thoughts: A Story about OCD
A determined boy learns to manage his OCD. Malik’s obsessive-compulsive disorder means his brain wants him to do everything on the count of four. When he’s invited to a minigolf birthday party, Malik is excited. But he worries about his Number Thoughts. If he has to take four tries to get the ball in the…
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Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites
Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee! Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites is a picture book biography that tells the story of the powerhouse female Japanese-American chef and her rise to fame As a child and adult, Niki faced many naysayers in her pursuit of haute cuisine. Using the structure of a traditional…
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Give Me a Sign
Jenny Han meets CODA in this big-hearted YA debut about first love and Deaf pride at a summer camp. Lilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when you don’t feel “deaf enough” to identify as Deaf or hearing enough to meet the world’s expectations. But this…
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Light and Legacy: Asian American Nonfiction to Inspire Every Reader: A Conversation with Joanna Ho, Supriya Kelkar, and Christina Soontornvat
Listen to a virtual conversation about the importance of writing non-fiction stories for young people about Asian American history & culture that educate and inspire readers. The recording will be available on May 17th. Learn more and sign up to view here.
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Grandpa Across the Ocean
Everything seems different in South Korea, but the grandpa and his grandson learn to “enjoy walks in town, and trips to the beach. ‘Now, where Grandpas lives, smells familiar. sounds familiar. And feels like home.’”
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A Child’s Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander History: The Heroes, the Stories, and the Cultures that Helped to Build America
This book reveals the stories of AAPI leaders in US history.
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Ruby Lost and Found
Ruby gets in major trouble at school, so her parents decide she has to spend the summer at a senior center with her grandmother. Nai-Nai. But Nai-Nai, her friends, and Liam, a boy from her school surprise Ruby as they all work to help save an historic Chinatown bakery.