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  1. Why We Read : On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

    Reed, Shannon
    Hanover Square Press 2024

    *NATIONAL BESTSELLER* *A Good Housekeeping Reads pick*A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a "beloved and wonderful writer" (George Saunders), teacher,...

  2. Black Friend : Essays

    Ziwe
    ABRAMS 2023

    From the writer crowned one of the smartest, funniest voices in modern America, this hotly anticipated debut collection of essays offers “a precious glimpse into how Ziwe’s un...

  3. Alibis : Essays on Elsewhere

    Aciman, André
    Macmillan Audio 2023 Unabridged

    This program is read by Earphones Award–winning narrator Edoardo Ballerini. "Edoardo Ballerini reads my books exceptionally well. He gets my pacing, the inflections of muted irony,...

  4. Kurt Cobain: The Last Interview : and Other Conversations

    Melville House 2022

    Kurt Cobain burst into American consciousness with a vengeance with the release of Nevermind, an instant classic that defined a sound and a generation. Three years later, he was de...

  5. The Lemon : A Novel

    Boyd, S. E.
    Penguin Publishing Group 2022

    “[T]his poised and playful debut novel is a sly satire on foodie culture and the modern hype machine. . . . As tart as ‘artisanal citrus,’ as sharp as a chef’s knife, The Lemon is...

  6. Two Old Broads : Stuff You Need to Know That You Didn't Know You Needed to Know

    Hecht, Dr. M. E.; Goldberg, Whoopi
    Harper Horizon 2022 Unabridged

    Written by renowned surgeon and expert on the art of aging, Dr. M.E. Hecht, with her friend Whoopi Goldberg lending her unique point of view, Two Old Broads is laugh out loud funny...

  7. Playing Under the Piano : From Downton to Darkest Peru

    Bonneville, Hugh
    Other Press 2022

    A The Times (UK) and Sunday Times Best Book of the Year A moving, laugh-out-loud memoir from one of today’s best-loved British actors, whose credits include Downton Abbey, Notting...

  8. Starry Messenger : Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

    Tyson, Neil deGrasse
    Macmillan Audio 2022 Unabridged

    "This engaging, conversational book begs to be read aloud, and who better than its author?... Tyson's warmth and erudition make him a superb narrator of this excellent, thought-pro...

  9. Crying in the Bathroom : A Memoir

    Sánchez, Erika L.
    Penguin Publishing Group 2022

    “Equal parts pee-your-pants hilarity and break your heart poignancy- like the perfect brunch date you never want to end!"—America Ferrera, Emmy award-winning actress in Ugly Betty...

  10. Happy-Go-Lucky

    Sedaris, David
    Hachette Audio 2022 Unabridged

    An Audie Award Winner David Sedaris, the "champion storyteller," (Los Angeles Times) returns with his first new collection of personal essays since the bestselling Calypso. Back w...

  11. The Summer Place: a Novel

    Weiner, Jennifer
    Atria Books 2022

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of That Summer comes another "fun, feisty" (The Washington Post) novel of family, secrets, and the ties that bind. When her twenty-two...

  12. Here Goes Nothing

    Toltz, Steve
    Melville House 2022

    A Times (of London) Best Fiction Book of 2022 A wildly inventive, savagely funny and topical novel about love, mortality and the afterlife, by the Booker-shortlisted author of A F...

  13. Start Without Me : (I'll Be There in a Minute)

    Janetti, Gary
    Macmillan Audio 2022 Unabridged

    This program is read by the author. From New York Times bestselling author, and Family Guy writer Gary Janetti comes Start Without Me, a collection of hilarious, laugh out loud, tr...

  14. Sicker in the Head : More Conversations About Life and Comedy

    Apatow, Judd
    Random House Publishing Group 2022

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An all-new collection of honest, hilarious, and enlightening conversations with some of the most exciting names in comedy—from lifelong comedy nerd Judd...

  15. Vagabonds! : A Novel

    Osunde, Eloghosa
    Penguin Publishing Group 2022

    NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE “If you read one debut novel in 2022, this should be it.” —Los Angeles Times...

  16. The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories : A Collection of Chinese Science Fiction and Fantasy in Translation from a Visionary Team of Female and Nonbinary Creators

    Chen, Yu; Wang, Regina Kanyu
    Tor Publishing Group 2022

    An Oprah Daily Top 25 Fantasy Book of 2022 From an award-winning team of authors, editors, and translators comes a groundbreaking short story collection that explores the expanse o...

  17. Dead Collections : A Novel

    Fellman, Isaac
    Penguin Publishing Group 2022

    A whirlwind romance between an eccentric archivist and a grieving widow explores what it means to be at home in your own body in this clever, humorous, and heartfelt novel. When ar...

  18. Shit Cassandra Saw : Stories

    Kirby, Gwen E.
    Penguin Publishing Group 2022

    “Kirby has mastered the art of short fiction…A stunning collection from a writer whose talent and creativity seem boundless.” —NPR“Kirby takes joy in subverting the reader’s expec...

  19. Fiona and Jane

    Ho, Jean Chen
    Penguin Publishing Group 2022

    A TIME, NPR, VOGUE, OPRAH DAILY, AND VULTURE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) One of TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2022“Ho's debut work is the perfect modern example of great America...

  20. People from My Neighborhood : Stories

    Kawakami, Hiromi
    Catapult 2021

    Nominated for the 2021 Shirley Jackson Award From the author of the internationally bestselling Strange Weather in Tokyo, a collection of interlinking stories that masterfully blen...