New Books: Jan-Feb '24

Hayes's seventh collection explores how we see ourselves and our world, mapping the strange and lyrical grammar of thinking and feeling.

When hospitalized for her clinical depression, Whimsy connects with a boy named Faerry, who also suffers from the traumatic loss of a sibling, and together they work to unearth buried memories and battle the fantastical physical embodiment of their depression.

In the years before the Civil War, Annis, sold south by the white enslaver who fathered her, struggles through the miles-long march, seeks comfort from memories of her mother and stories of her African warrior grandmother, opening herself to a world beyond this world.

Alice the matriarch who, after 50 years in England, now longs to live out her final years in her homeland of Nigeria. Her 3 daughters are torn on the issue of whether she stays or goes, and while youngest sibling Melissa also grapples with the embers of her own failed relationship, the Pitt family's foundational pillars--of trust, love, and cultural identity--begin to crack.

Maddie's life in London is far from rewarding. She is the primary caretaker for her father, who suffers from Parkinson's. At work, her boss is a nightmare and Maddie is tired of being the only Black person in every meeting. When her mum returns from her latest trip to Ghana, Maddie takes the chance to get out of the family home and finally start living.

Powerful words from both famous Black individuals in history and new and lesser-known voices, in a diverse spectrum of Black culture and history.

Beard tracks down the emperor at home, at the races, on his travels, even on his way to heaven. She introduces his wives and lovers, court jesters and soldiers--and the ordinary people who pressed begging letters into his hands.

Sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor.

Shipwreck story of human behavior at the extremes.

Plant-based cooking meets the dynamic flavors of Vietnamese cuisine in these 100+ vegetable-driven recipes.

Insalata Verde anyone? Swoon-worthy collection of Italian dishes from their New York City restaurant.

Fail-safe, satisfying recipes you'll rely on for years to come from beloved Deb Perelman's tiny NYC kitchen.

Treats that get you the most deliciousness with the least amount of fuss.

Food plays an important role in anime, whether it is briefly shown in a slice-of-life scene or the entire plotline of an episode or even a series, and popular anime food creator Nadine Estero (@issagrill) has perfectly captured these favorite food moments.

When Frances and Aled spend the summer collaborating on her favorite podcast, they realize they understand each other in a way no one else does.

Tori Spring isn't sure how to be happy again. Then she meets Michael Holden, and they try to unmask the mysterious Solitaire and survive high school.

Effie Galanos' goals for her senior year include her navigating her way through her high school that is not really wheelchair-friendly, getting into the perfect college, and getting her crush Wilder to accompany her to the prom--but by spring she is beginning to see herself entirely differently.

When a Connecticut teenager inherits vast wealth and an eccentric estate from the richest man in Texas, she must also live with his surviving family and solve a series of puzzles to discover how she earned her inheritance.

To save her sister from the sadistic king of the Unseelie court, Brie makes a deal to steal three magical relics from the Seelie court and finds herself caught between two dangerous faerie courts and their seductive princes.

When a microaggression at her wealthy Manhattan high school thrusts her into the spotlight, Alejandra Kim, a daughter of second-generation Korean Argentines who feels like an outcast, must carve out a place for herself while dealing with the loss of her father.

Graphic Novel: 16 year old Sadie, develops agoraphobia the summer before her junior year, she relies on her girlfriend, family, and therapist to overcome her fears.

As the summer seasons pass, Belly has to choose between two brothers who love her...and she'll have to break one of their hearts.

Nine mesmerizing stories saturated in the details of Roman life.

In 2017 in the Bronx, Luz's adult daughter, Marysol, wishes she better understood her. But how can she when her mother barely remembers her own life? To help, Ada and Shirley's daughter, Graciela, suggests a vacation in Puerto Rico for the extended group, as an opportunity for Luz to unearth long-buried memories and for Marysol to learn more about her mother's early life.

Reeling from the death of her mother, fourteen-year-old Mati's family leaves England to visit their native Zimbabwe, where Mati finds comfort in Meticais, a gender-neutral spirit or ghost who only she can see, and who helps her navigate her mercurial interpersonal relationships and feelings of grief.

It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera and discovered who she really is--but war is waging across the kingdom, and the real battle has only just begun.

In a time when girls are forbidden to be warriors, Alanna of Trebond wants nothing more than to be a knight of the realm of Tortall. So she finds a way to switch places with her twin brother, Thom, and, disguised as a boy, begins her training as a page at the palace of King Roald. But the road to knighthood, as she discovers, is not an easy one.

Inseparable best friends Jia, Ariel, and Everett navigate first love, grief, racism, and Asian American consciousness during one life-changing summer apart.

The summer before seventh grade, as the constant threat of housefires looms over her Brooklyn neighborhood, basketball-loving Sage is trying to figure out her place in her circle of friends, when a new kid named Freddy moves in.