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Monday, December 13, 2021
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New Illustrated Classic
Goblin Market
(Batsford)
by Christina Rossetti
illustrated by
Kirsty Gunn
hardcover
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Breathing new life into the Victorian tradition of illustrated poems, this book reads like a picture story book. The poem has fascinated for generations and been the subject of various interpretations. This illustrated version brings the words and story alive for a new generation.
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New Nonfiction
NUNO: Visionary Japanese Textiles
(Thames & Hudson)
by Reiko Sudo
edited by
Naomi Pollock
hardcover
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A career-spanning monograph of the work of NUNO, one of Japan’s most innovative and respected textile design studios... inspired [by] the past, present, and future, integrating unexpected elements, such as paper, feathers, or aluminum, with industrial methods... All NUNO textiles... are produced in Japan and are usually the handiwork of individual craftspeople. Each bolt of cloth has a story to tell.
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New Middle Reader
The Book Smugglers
(Philomel Books)
by Anna James
illustrated by
Marco Guadalupi
hardcover
newest book in the Pages & Co. series
(ages 8-12)
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"Mr. Lemoncello would love to go bookwandering at Pages and Co. If you love books, you're going to LOVE this book!"
--Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello series
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New Fiction
Medusa’s Ankles: Selected Stories
(Alfred A. Knopf)
by A.S. Byatt
hardcover
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“The short story format suits Byatt beautifully. She favors adjective-spangled cascades of images, excavates the dictionary for rare specimens, and sends iambs and anapests cavorting across the paragraphs... Exquisite... Beautifully evocative.”
—Kirkus Reviews
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New Nonfiction
The Midwest Survival Guide: How We Talk, Love, Work, Drink, and Eat... Everything with Ranch
(William Morrow)
by Charlie Berens
hardcover
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A hilarious full-color guide to Midwestern culture, from comedian and journalist Charlie Berens, creator of the viral comedic series "The Manitowoc Minute." Have you ever had a goodbye lasting more than four hours? ...Have you apologized to a stranger because she stepped on your foot? If you answered yes to any of these questions, there’s a good chance you’re a Midwesterner...
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New Picture Book
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
(Kokila)
by Nikole
Hannah-Jones and Renee Watson
illustrated by Nikkolas Smith
hardcover
(ages 7-10)
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"A celebration of Black Americans for young readers... Told in a series of poems that create a narrative, the story opens with a young Black girl given a school assignment to trace her ancestry. Despondent, she tells her grandmother about her shame at being unable to complete the assignment. Grandma then tells the story of their ancestors."
-Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)
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New Mystery
Isabel Puddles Investigates
(Kensington)
by M.V. Byrne
paperback
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Sure to enchant fans of Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegone tales, the second Mitten State Mystery by veteran television writer M.V. Byrne finds senior sleuth and Jill-of-all-trades Isabel Puddles investigating a deadly mystery among Rust Belt royalty in the cozy town of Gull Harbor, Michigan...
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New Nonfiction
The Next Supper: The End of Restaurants as We Knew Them, and What Comes After
(PublicAffairs)
by Corey Mintz
hardcover
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“With delivery apps making a killing while restaurant margins dwindle, food writer Mintz asks, Was the restaurant industry ever sustainable? And who benefits from going back to business as usual? Mintz balances a deep appreciation for food with a hard look at the sector’s dodgy labour practices and untenable social and environmental impacts.”
―Quill and Quire
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New Middle Reader
Girl Giant and the Monkey King
(Square Fish)
by Van Hoang
paperback
(ages 8-12)
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"Spinning a fantastic tale of adventure, humor, and mischief, Hoang also incorporates portrayals of racism, belonging, identity, and intergenerational differences that ring true, crafting a fantasy for the modern age with enough complications to hint at more to come... At its core, a tale of magic and family strongly grounded in contemporary reality."
-Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)
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