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The Kind Mama by Alicia Silverstone

We are pleased to welcome Alicia Silverstone with her latest book The Kind Mama.  Books and Tickets go on-sale 4/15/14.  Signing line ticket required, receive your complimentary ticket with the purchase of The Kind Mama at Third Place Books.

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When did making babies get to be so hard? Infertility is on the rise globally, affecting as many as one in six couples. But instead of considering diet and lifestyle factors, doctors pump their patients full of expensive and invasive fertility treatments.


Barbara Ridley with Kate Jessica Raphael — 'Unswerving: A Novel'

A story of courage, resilience, and love, Unswerving challenges readers’ preconceived notions of disability, of limitations, and of the inevitability of fate.

 

Unswerving By Barbara Ridley Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9780299348144
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Published: University of Wisconsin Press - March 26th, 2024

When Tave wakes up alone in the hospital, she barely remembers the car wreck.


The Midwife's In Town By Kate Jessica Raphael Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9780986426339
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Published: Salted Rose Press - February 22nd, 2022

The future is now. Roe v. Wade is history.


Abortion is becoming illegal state by state, with the South leading the way. Virginia is the latest domino to fall.



Murder Under the Bridge: A Palestine Mystery By Kate Jessica Raphael Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9781631529603
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Published: She Writes Press - November 3rd, 2015

Winner IPPY Silver in Mystery and IndieFab Finalist in Mystery and Multicultural Fiction


Lily LaMotte with Diana Ma — 'Unhappy Camper'

From the acclaimed creators of Measuring Up comes a graphic novel about two sisters—one who embraces her Taiwanese culture and one eager to do away with it—who rebuild their bond at a Taiwanese American summer camp.

 

Unhappy Camper By Lily LaMotte, Ann Xu (Illustrator), Sunmi (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Lily LaMotte, Ann Xu (Illustrator), Sunmi (Illustrator)
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062973894
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Published: HarperAlley - April 23rd, 2024

From the acclaimed creators of Measuring Up, author Lily LaMotte and illustrators Ann Xu and Sunmi, comes a graphic novel about two sisters—one who embraces her Taiwanese culture and one eager to do away with it—who rebuild their bond at a Taiwanese American summer camp.


Chloe’s Lunar New Year By Lily LaMotte, Michelle Lee (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Lily LaMotte, Michelle Lee (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063076518
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Published: HarperCollins - January 3rd, 2023

Lily LaMotte, brilliant author of the graphic novel Measuring Up, an ALA Top Ten, has written her debut picture book about a special Lunar New Year feast. Perfect for fans of Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin and I Am Golden by Eva Chen.

"Themes of love and family underlie the snappy text." —Kirkus


Measuring Up By Lily LaMotte, Ann Xu (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Lily LaMotte, Ann Xu (Illustrator)
$13.99
ISBN: 9780062973863
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Published: HarperAlley - October 27th, 2020

An ALA Top 10 Graphic Novel of 2021 · A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection · Fall 2020 Kids Indie Next List · Featured in Today Show’s AAPI Heritage Month List · Amazon Best Books November Selection · Cybils Awards Finalist · An NBC AAPI Selection · Featured in Parents Magazine Book Nook October issue · A CBC Hot off the Press October Selection


The Unbeatable Lily Hong By Diana Ma Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780358617235
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Published: Clarion Books - January 2nd, 2024

A smart, funny, and heartfelt middle grade novel about Lily Hong’s attempts to save her parents’ Chinese school and the town’s community center using all the resources she has—devoted friends, ingenuity, a passion for filmmaking, mediocre dance moves (at best), and perhaps even her archnemesis.


Heiress Apparently (Daughters of the Dynasty) By Diana Ma Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9781419749971
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Published: Amulet Paperbacks - November 9th, 2021

Diana Ma’s Heiress Apparently is the first book in the epic and romantic Daughters of the Dynasty YA series following the fictionalized descendants of the only officially recognized empress regent of China.
 
Gemma Huang is a recent transplant to Los Angeles from Illinois, having abandoned plans for college to pursue a career in acting, much to the disma


Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty) By Diana Ma Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781419749988
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Published: Amulet Books - March 29th, 2022

An epic story of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Tiananmen Square protests, Her Rebel Highness continues Diana Ma’s Daughter of the Dynasty series.
 
In Heiress Apparently, Gemma Huang’s big acting break led her to Beijing, where she uncovered an incredible family secret.


Cozy Con West

Cozy Con comes to Seattle!


Third Place Books, the Third Place Commons, and Kensington Books are proud to present Cozy Con West, a gathering for all things cozy mystery! 15 authors join us for a casual Sunday afternoon of games, signings, panels, author speed dating, and snacks. Each guest will receive a swag bag and surprise gifts. RSVP is required, but this event event is free and open to the public.

Time: 3–6pm
At: Third Place Commons (just outside of Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park)

Game of Cones (A Lickety Splits Mystery #4) By Cynthia Baxter Cover Image
$26.00
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ISBN: 9781496726827
Published: Kensington - November 24th, 2020

In Cynthia Baxter's fourth Lickety Splits Mystery, ice cream shoppe owner and amateur sleuth Kate McKAy doesn't waffle around scooping up new clientele at a historic hotel, but her hopes of becoming the Hudson Valley's reigning ice cream queen melt fast when murder checks-in!


Hypnosis Is for Hacks (An Eleanor Wilde Mystery #4) By Tamara Berry Cover Image
$26.00
ISBN: 9781496729347
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Published: Kensington - October 26th, 2021

The latest novel in Tamara Berry’s charmingly quirky series weaves a hint of magic and romance into a smartly written, witty, and unpredictable cozy mystery, as an American faux-medium with latent supernatural gifts starts over in a quaint English village—and finds a new career, new love, and lots of intrigue.
 


Mugshots of Manhattan (A Snapshot of NYC Mystery #2) By Christin Brecher Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781496738837
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Published: Kensington Cozies - August 22nd, 2023

With biting wit, a young lens, and satisfying sleuthing that’s “right in focus (Kirkus),” Christin Brecher’s refreshingly fun Snapshot of NYC mysteries has rising star photographer Liv Spyers living the dream in New York City when she lands an assignment with an award-winning pop star–until a murder means Liv must focus her camera’s lens into sleuth mo


Five Furry Familiars (Kitchen Witch Mysteries #5) By Lynn Cahoon Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781496740793
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Published: Kensington Cozies - February 20th, 2024

In the latest enchanting mystery from the New York Times bestselling author, Mia Malone is working as a catering director at a ski lodge, but when her roommate’s ex checks in, everything starts going downhill . . .


Steeped in Malice (Tea by the Sea Mysteries #4) By Vicki Delany Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781496737724
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Published: Kensington Cozies - July 25th, 2023

Thanks to the Great Teacup Shortage, Cape Cod tearoom proprietress Lily Roberts is already feeling the strain. But when a family fracas turns deadly over an antique tea set, she’ll really have to pour through the clues before another crime is brewed up.


The Witless Protection Program (A Catering Hall Mystery #5) By Maria DiRico Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781496744623
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Published: Kensington Cozies - March 26th, 2024

In the fifth Catering Hall Mystery by Agatha Award-winning author Maria DiRico, series sleuth Mia Carina has finally steered her Italian-American family’s catering hall, Belle View Banquet Manor, into becoming the premiere party site of Astoria, Queens. Now if only her presumed dead ex-husband would get out of the way...


Death Unfiltered (A Ground Rules Mystery #4) By Emmeline Duncan Cover Image
$17.95
ISBN: 9781496744890
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Published: Kensington Cozies - March 26th, 2024



As the owner of Portland, Oregon’s popular Ground Rules coffee cart, hard-working young master barista Sage Caplin is excited to expand her business with a brick-and mortar store. But not everyone gives her a warm welcome . . .


A Newlywed's Guide to Fortune and Murder: A Sparkling and Witty Victorian Mystery (A Countess of Harleigh Mystery #6) By Dianne Freeman Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781496731623
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Published: Kensington - June 27th, 2023

Perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen, Deanna Raybourn, and Tasha Alexander, a witty romp through the high society of Victorian England with a touch of romance, an independent female lead, and rich historical detail from the acclaimed and Agatha Award-winning author.


A Deadly Walk in Devon (A Walk Through England Mystery #1) By Nicholas George Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781496745262
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Published: Kensington Cozies - March 26th, 2024

For fans of M.C. Beaton, Martha Grimes, and Alexander McCall Smith, the first in a charming new mystery series set in the English countryside, as a retired San Diego police detective embarks upon group walking tours in England’s most scenic counties…


Murder at the Blarney Bash (A Beacon Bakeshop Mystery #5) By Darci Hannah Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781496741745
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Published: Kensington Cozies - January 23rd, 2024

Follow the aroma of shamrock sugar cookies to the Beacon Bakeshop, a lighthouse on the shores of Lake Michigan where amateur sleuth Lindsey Bakewell is busy preparing for Beacon Harbor’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities – with a little help from her adorable Newfoundland, Wellington, of course!


Death a Sketch (A Paint & Shine Mystery #3) By Cheryl Hollon Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781496725288
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Published: Kensington - July 26th, 2022

In rural Kentucky, business is booming for Miranda Trent’s unique Appalachian adventure tour company, Paint & Shine. But sometimes murder lurks amid the peaceful mountains, scenic views, and moonshine …


Mrs. Claus and the Trouble with Turkeys (A Mrs. Claus Mystery #4) By Liz Ireland Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781496737830
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Published: Kensington Cozies - September 26th, 2023

It’s year-round Christmas cheer in this creative and witty mystery series featuring a unique heroine who’s married to the real-life Santa Claus and living in the North Pole. In Santaland, it’s beginning to look a lot like…Thanksgiving…and in between the festivities, April Claus must track down a killer hiding amid a parade of suspects…


Mischief Nights Are Murder (A Poppy McAllister Mystery #8) By Libby Klein Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781496733153
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Published: Kensington Cozies - July 25th, 2023

It’s spooky season, and gluten-free baker Poppy McAllister and her aunt Ginny are preparing some pranks for Cape May, New Jersey’s annual Mischief Night at their B&B. But jokes and games are pushed aside when a killer strikes…


Gone with the Witch (Witch Way Librarian Mysteries #5) By Angela M. Sanders Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781496740939
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Published: Kensington Cozies - February 20th, 2024

Mystery lovers with a taste for the witchy will be charmed by Angela M. Sanders’ spellbinding series featuring librarian witch Josie Way, her feline familiar, small town Oregon and, of course, murder! The perfect caper for fans of Bailey Cates, Adele Abbott, Juliet Blackwell, and “witchy library lore” (Kirkus Reviews)…


The Secret of the Lady's Maid (A Useful Woman Mystery #2) By Darcie Wilde Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781496738035
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Published: Kensington - December 26th, 2023



Inspired by the works of Jane Austen, this charming mystery series set in Regency London features Rosalind Thorne, a young woman with a talent for helping ladies of the ton with their most pressing and delicate problems . . .


Cara Black with Libby Hellman — 'Murder at la Villette'

Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc has been framed for the murder of her daughter’s father—now she’s on the lam, and must find the real killer to clear her name in this thrilling 21st installment of Cara Black’s bestselling mystery series.

 

Murder at la Villette (An Aimée Leduc Investigation #21) By Cara Black Cover Image
$27.95
ISBN: 9781641294478
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Published: Soho Crime - March 5th, 2024

Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc has been framed for the murder of her daughter’s father—now she’s on the lam, and must find the real killer to clear her name in this thrilling 21st installment of Cara Black’s New York Times bestselling mystery series.


Max's War: The Story of a Ritchie Boy By Libby Fischer Hellmann Cover Image
$21.99
ISBN: 9798989253012
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Published: Elizabeth F Hellmann - April 2nd, 2024

As the Nazis sweep across Europe, Jewish teen Max and his parents flee German persecution to Holland, where Max finds friends and a life-altering romance. But when Hitler invades in 1940, Max escapes to Chicago, leaving his parents and friends behind. When he learns of his parents' murder, Max immediately enlists in the US Army.


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Three Hours in Paris (A Kate Rees WWII Novel #1) By Cara Black Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781641292580
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Published: Soho Crime - March 30th, 2021

In June of 1940, when Paris fell to the Nazis, Hitler spent a total of three hours in the City of Light—abruptly leaving, never to return. To this day, no one knows why.


Night Flight to Paris (A Kate Rees WWII Novel #2) By Cara Black Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9781641295666
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Published: Soho Crime - February 6th, 2024

It is once again up to American markswoman Kate Rees to take the shot that just might win—or lose—World War II, in the followup to national bestseller Three Hours in Paris.

Three missions. Two cities. One shot to win the war.


Clayton Page Aldern with Chantel Prat — 'The Weight of Nature: How a Changing Climate Changes Our Brains'

A masterpiece of deeply reported, superb literary journalism, this book shows readers how a changing environment is changing us, today, from the inside out. Aldern calls it the weight of nature.

 

The Weight of Nature: How a Changing Climate Changes Our Brains By Clayton Page Aldern Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780593472743
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Published: Dutton - April 9th, 2024

A deeply reported, eye-opening book about climate change, our brains, and the weight of nature on us all.


The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours By Chantel Prat Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781524746605
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Published: Dutton - August 2nd, 2022

From University of Washington professor Chantel Prat comes The Neuroscience of You, a rollicking adventure into the human brain that reveals the surprising truth about neuroscience, shifting our focus from what’s average to an understanding of how every brain is different, exactly why our quirks are important, and what this means for each of us.


Voyage Into Genre LIVE — Andrea Hairston, Nghi Vo, Rebecca Thorne, and Veronica Roth with TJ Klune

Join us for a live rendition of the popular Tor Publishing and Lit Hub fantasy podcast Voyage Into Genre!


Archangels of Funk By Andrea Hairston Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9781250807281
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Published: Tordotcom - May 7th, 2024

Run from your past. Hide from your future. Protect your present.


The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle #5) By Nghi Vo Cover Image
By Nghi Vo
$19.99
ISBN: 9781250851444
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Published: Tordotcom - May 7th, 2024

Nghi Vo's Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle returns with a standalone gothic mystery that unfolds in the empire of Ahn.

"A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."—NPR on The Empress of Salt and Fortune

"Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today."—Taylor Jenkins Reid on Siren Queen


Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Tomes & Tea #1) By Rebecca Thorne Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781250333292
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Published: Bramble - May 7th, 2024

Now with beautiful jade sprayed edges and brand-new original art!

In the tradition of Legends & Lattes, comes a cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen’s private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a bookshop and live happily ever after…if only the world would let them.


When Among Crows By Veronica Roth Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781250855480
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Published: Tor Books - May 14th, 2024

When Among Crows is swift and striking, drawing from the deep well of Slavic folklore and asking if redemption and atonement can be found in embracing what we most fear.

We bear the sword, and we bear the pain of the sword.


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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles #1) By TJ Klune Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250217318
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Published: Tor Books - December 29th, 2020

A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER!
A 2021 Alex Award winner!
The 2021 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner!
An Indie Next Pick!
One of Publishers Weekly's "Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2020"
One of Book Riot’s “20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies”


In the Lives of Puppets By TJ Klune Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781250217431
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Published: Tor Books - March 12th, 2024

A NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND INDIE BESTSELLER!

New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts.


Wolfsong: A Green Creek Novel By TJ Klune Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9781250890313
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Published: Tor Books - July 4th, 2023

Wolfsong is the beginning of the Green Creek Series, the beloved fantasy romance sensation by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about love, loyalty, betrayal, and family.

“Wolfsong is so well written that I'm in awe of TJ Klune's talent.” —Charlaine Harris


Seanan McGuire with Amanda Cherry — 'Aftermarket Afterlife'

Seanan McGuire's New York Times-bestselling and Hugo Award-nominated urban fantasy InCryptid series continues with the thirteenth book following the Price family, cryptozoologists who study and protect the creatures living in secret all around us.

 

Aftermarket Afterlife (InCryptid #13) By Seanan McGuire Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780756418618
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Published: DAW - March 5th, 2024

Seanan McGuire's New York Times-bestselling and Hugo Award-nominated urban fantasy InCryptid series continues with the thirteenth book following the Price family, cryptozoologists who study and protect the creatures living in secret all around us


Backpacking through Bedlam (InCryptid #12) By Seanan McGuire Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780756418571
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Published: DAW - March 7th, 2023

Seanan McGuire's New York Times-bestselling and Hugo Award-nominated urban fantasy InCryptid series continues with the twelfth book following the Price family, cryptozoologists who study and protect the creatures living in secret all around us.

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Discount Armageddon (InCryptid #1) By Seanan McGuire Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780756407131
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Published: DAW - March 6th, 2012

First book in New York Times-bestselling Seanan McGuire's witty urban fantasy InCryptid series about a family of cryptozoologists who act as a buffer between humans and the magical creatures living in secret around us.


Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children #9) By Seanan McGuire Cover Image
$22.99
ISBN: 9781250848505
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Published: Tordotcom - January 9th, 2024

A USA Today Bestseller!

Portals and danger, and a girl who can find both in the next book in the Hugo and Nebula Award–Winning Wayward Children series from Seanan McGuire.

Antsy is the latest student to pass through the doors at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children.


The Innocent Sleep (October Daye #18) By Seanan McGuire Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780756416805
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Published: DAW - October 24th, 2023

The 18th novel of the Hugo-nominated, New York Times bestselling October Daye urban fantasy series.


Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe with Tayi Tibble — 'Thunder Song: Essays'

The author of the award-winning memoir Red Paint returns with a razor-sharp, clear-eyed collection of essays on what it means to be a proudly queer indigenous woman in the United States today.


Thunder Song: Essays By Sasha LaPointe Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781640096356
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Published: Counterpoint - March 5th, 2024

The author of the award-winning memoir Red Paint returns with a razor-sharp, clear-eyed collection of essays on what it means to be a proudly queer indigenous woman in the United States today


Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk By Sasha LaPointe Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781640095885
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Published: Counterpoint - March 7th, 2023

An Indigenous artist blends the aesthetics of punk rock with the traditional spiritual practices of the women in her lineage in this bold, contemporary journey to reclaim her heritage and unleash her power and voice while searching for a permanent home


Rose Quartz: Poems By Sasha Taqwsəblu Lapointe Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9781571315434
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Published: Milkweed Editions - March 14th, 2023

A wild, seductive debut collection that presents a powerful journey of struggle and healing-and a spellbinding brew of folklore, movies, music, and ritual.


Poukahangatus: Poems By Tayi Tibble Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593467893
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Published: Knopf - January 23rd, 2024

An acclaimed young poet explores her identity as a twenty-first-century Indigenous woman. Poem by poem, Tibble carves out a bold new way of engaging history, of straddling modernity and ancestry, desire and exploitation.


Rangikura: Poems By Tayi Tibble Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593534625
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Published: Knopf - April 9th, 2024

A fiery second collection of poetry from the acclaimed Indigenous New Zealand writer that U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo calls, “One of the most startling and original poets of her generation.”


Jeff Ayers with Robert Dugoni — 'Leave No Trace: A National Parks Thriller'

The Statue of Liberty is the target of a terrorist attack, the first in a possible series of attacks, in this new series featuring Special Agent Michael Walker of the National Park Service.

 

Leave No Trace: A National Parks Thriller By A. J. Landau, Jon Land, Jeff Ayers Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781250877338
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Published: Minotaur Books - February 27th, 2024

In a daring, brutal act of terrorism, an explosion rocks and topples the Statue of Liberty. Special Agent Michael Walker of the National Park Service is awakened by his boss with that news and sent to New York as the agent-in-charge.


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