Donald Goines

Black Gangster by Donald Goines is a gritty urban crime novel that delves into the rise of Prince, a young, ambitious man determined to build his own criminal empire in the streets of Detroit. Through a brutal and unflinching narrative, Goines explores themes of power, ambition, loyalty, and betrayal, highlighting the harsh realities of inner-city life. The novel is a raw portrayal of the struggles and choices faced by those seeking survival and dominance in a ruthless underworld, making it a gripping and unapologetic tale of urban American life.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Maryland

A story of black organized crime follows Prince from his beginning as a teenage ganglord to his position as head of Detroit's powerful mob.

Black Gangster

34be1423-3301-4933-9fd7-26f5988b0981-0

Emily St. John Mandel

National Book Award Finalist!

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel is a post-apocalyptic literary fiction novel that explores the interconnected lives of a group of characters before, during, and after a devastating flu pandemic that wipes out most of humanity. The story weaves together the perspectives of a traveling Shakespearean theater troupe, a Hollywood actor, and a mysterious prophet, delving into themes of survival, art, memory, and the enduring human desire to find meaning and beauty in a broken world. Mandel’s narrative is both haunting and hopeful, examining how the past and present shape our future.

Book is like new, but the cover a has small tear (see photo) at the bottom. 

A National Book Award Finalist A PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear. That was the night when a devastating flu pandemic arrived in the city, and within weeks, civilization as we know it came to an end. Twenty years later, Kirsten moves between the settlements of the altered world with a small troupe of actors and musicians. They call themselves The Traveling Symphony, and they have dedicated themselves to keeping the remnants of art and humanity alive. But when they arrive in St. Deborah by the Water, they encounter a violent prophet who will threaten the tiny band's existence. And as the story takes off, moving back and forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic, the strange twist of fate that connects them all will be revealed.

Station Eleven

90a48bd7-e841-4b8b-8805-e44609155ae5-1

Roshani Chokshi

In The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi, set in a dazzling yet dangerous alternate 19th-century Paris, treasure hunter Séverin Montagnet-Alarie assembles a diverse team of misfits to reclaim a powerful artifact tied to an ancient order. With rich world-building, magic, and high-stakes heists, this tale weaves together secrets, betrayal, and the enduring bonds of friendship as the crew risks everything to uncover the mysteries of the past and shape their futures.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

A Novel

From New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change--one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires... No one believes in them. But soon no one will forget them. It's 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance. To hunt down the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin calls upon a band of unlikely experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian banished from his home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in arms if not blood. Together, they will join Séverin as he explores the dark, glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the course of history--but only if they can stay alive.

The Gilded Wolves

882b99b1-2a4e-4368-a285-ccd2e573525b-1

Teju Cole

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A powerful, intimate novel that masterfully explores what constitutes a meaningful life in a violent world—from the award-winning author of Open City Life is hopeless but it is not serious. We have to have danced while we could and, later, to have danced again in the telling. A weekend spent antiquing is shadowed by the colonial atrocities that occurred on that land. A walk at dusk is interrupted by casual racism. A loving marriage is riven by mysterious tensions. And a remarkable cascade of voices speaks out from a pulsing metropolis. We’re invited to experience these events and others through the eyes and ears of Tunde, a West African man working as a teacher of photography on a renowned New England campus. He is a reader, a listener, a traveler, drawn to many different kinds of stories: stories from history and epic; stories of friends, family, and strangers; stories found in books and films. Together these stories make up his days. In aggregate these days comprise a life. Tremor is a startling work of realism and invention that engages brilliantly with literature, music, race, and history as it examines the passage of time and how we mark it. It is a reckoning with human survival amidst “history’s own brutality, which refuses symmetries and seldom consoles,” but it is also a testament to the possibility of joy. As he did in his magnificent debut Open City, Teju Cole once again offers narration with all its senses alert, a surprising and deeply essential work from a beacon of contemporary literature.

Tremor

40139378-7648-468d-91a3-a4f94b7f88bf-1

Ketanji Brown Jackson

Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson offers an inspiring account of her journey to becoming the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. The memoir reflects on her family’s legacy of resilience, her experiences navigating predominantly white spaces, and the values instilled by her educator parents. Jackson shares personal stories about balancing her legal career with marriage and motherhood, emphasizing the importance of perseverance and support systems.

Through candid storytelling, Lovely One celebrates her historic achievements and provides a compelling narrative of ambition, justice, and hope for future generations.

A Memoir

In her inspiring, intimate memoir, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States chronicles her extraordinary life story. With this unflinching account, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invites readers into her life and world, tracing her family’s ascent from segregation to her confirmation on America’s highest court within the span of one generation. Named “Ketanji Onyika,” meaning “Lovely One,” based on a suggestion from her aunt, a Peace Corps worker stationed in West Africa, Justice Jackson learned from her educator parents to take pride in her heritage since birth. She describes her resolve as a young girl to honor this legacy and realize her dreams: from hearing stories of her grandparents and parents breaking barriers in the segregated South, to honing her voice in high school as an oratory champion and student body president, to graduating magna cum laude from Harvard, where she performed in musical theater and improv and participated in pivotal student organizations. Here, Justice Jackson pulls back the curtain, marrying the public record of her life with what is less known. She reveals what it takes to advance in the legal profession when most people in power don’t look like you, and to reconcile a demanding career with the joys and sacrifices of marriage and motherhood. Through trials and triumphs, Justice Jackson’s journey will resonate with dreamers everywhere, especially those who nourish outsized ambitions and refuse to be turned aside. This moving, openhearted tale will spread hope for a more just world, for generations to come.

Lovely One

58234317-ed75-43cb-8ada-1aec0cdfc309-0

Michelle Obama

Becoming by Michelle Obama is an intimate and inspiring memoir chronicling the life of the former First Lady of the United States. From her childhood in Chicago’s South Side to her years as an attorney, wife, mother, and public figure, Michelle Obama reflects on the experiences that shaped her identity and values.

The book explores her journey of self-discovery, her partnership with Barack Obama, and the challenges and triumphs of life in the White House. Through candid and heartfelt storytelling, Obama delves into themes of race, resilience, and the pursuit of purpose, offering a message of empowerment and hope.

Becoming is both a deeply personal narrative and a universal call to embrace one’s authenticity, making it a timeless and uplifting read.

Becoming

46310047-12fd-4ad2-aacd-0a82a7a48342-1

Barbara Kingsolver

Winner of the Pulitzee Prize and Oprah’s Book Club 2022 Pick

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver is a modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield, set in rural Appalachia. The novel follows the life of Damon Fields, nicknamed Demon Copperhead, as he navigates a harsh world shaped by poverty, addiction, and systemic neglect. Born to a teenage single mother, Demon grows up in a series of foster homes and faces relentless struggles, including opioid addiction and the challenges of growing up in an overlooked community.

Through Demon’s resilient and fiery voice, Kingsolver delivers a searing critique of social and economic injustices while weaving a deeply personal and human story. The book highlights themes of survival, identity, and the power of storytelling, capturing both the despair and hope of a region often forgotten. Demon Copperhead is a poignant exploration of contemporary American life, blending raw realism with a touch of humor and heart.



An Oprah's Book Club Selection

"Demon is a voice for the ages--akin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfield--only even more resilient. I'm crazy about this book, which parses the epidemic in a beautiful and intimate new way. I think it's her best." --Beth Macy, author of Dopesick

"An Appalachian David Copperfield...Demon Copperhead reimagines Dickens's story in a modern-day rural America contending with poverty and opioid addiction...Like Dickens, she is unblushingly political and works on a sprawling scale...Episode by episode she persuasively conveys the mind of a teenage boy...It's hard to think of another living novelist who could take a stab at Dickens and rise above the level of catastrophe." --New York Times

From the New York Times bestselling author of Unsheltered and Flight Behavior, a brilliant novel which enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity.

"Anyone will tell you the born of this world are marked from the get-out, win or lose."

Demon Copperhead is set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. It's the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his own unsparing voice, he braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.

Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickens' anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can't imagine leaving behind.

Demon Copperhead

4007ab3f-3ff4-42a8-b8cc-18ed5992eef2-1

Tamron Hall

Watch Where They Hide is the second novel in Tamron Hall’s Jordan Manning series. The story follows TV journalist Jordan Manning as she investigates the disappearance of Marla Hancock, a stay-at-home mother who vanished after dropping her child off at preschool. Marla had recently left her verbally abusive husband and moved in with her sister, Shelly, who is desperate to find her. With limited support from local authorities, Shelly turns to Jordan for help. As Jordan delves deeper into the case, she uncovers a web of secrets and scandals that not only bring her closer to the truth but also place her own life in jeopardy. ￼

The novel has received positive reviews, with readers praising its suspenseful plot and the development of Jordan Manning’s character. One reviewer noted, “Tamron Hall does such a great job with these books and Jordan’s character, and I loved Watch Where They Hide even more than As the Wicked Watch.” ￼

Watch Where They Hide was published on March 12, 2024 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Jordan Manning Novel

Following her powerhouse debut, As the Wicked Watch, Emmy Award winner Tamron Hall returns with another edge-of-your-seat Jordan Manning thriller. This time Jordan delves into the case of a missing mother of two and uncovers a dangerous and scandalous web of secrets that could lead right to the missing woman--or put Jordan in the crosshairs of her abductors. "With Jordan Manning, Tamron Hall has given us a smart, empathetic heroine to cheer on for years to come." -- Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author Marla Hancock, a stay-at-home mother, has left her verbally abusive marriage and temporarily moved in with her sister, Shelly. But after dropping off her eldest child at preschool, Marla disappears and isn't seen again. Shelly can't believe her sister would leave her children behind. Due to their town's under-resourced police department and limited media resources, Shelly fears Marla's case won't get the attention it deserves, or worse will never be solved. So, several weeks after filing a missing person's report, she reaches out to TV journalist Jordan Manning for help. Weeks after solving the Masey James and Tiana Mosley cases, Jordan Manning's career has taken off. Jordan's investigative and reporting skills in those murders have elevated her status in the newsroom, as well as her public persona, gaining her a reputation as more than your typical news reporter: a "fixer" with a vigilante edge, dogged and undeterred to seek the truth. But even with this new status, Jordan still feels pressure to prove herself as a young Black professional. When Shelly reaches out to her, she understands her concerns and feels compelled to do all she can to find Marla. As Jordan goes to any lengths to track down Marla, she unravels a dark web of secrets and scandal that may lead right to Marla.

Watch Where They Hide

45f57b19-3eb1-46b8-ab6e-a8236ad1a2df-0

Reed Hundt

Book is in great condition - like new, but the back of the dust jacket (see photo 2) is slightly damaged - most likely due to a bad sticker removal. 

A Crisis Wasted: Barack Obama’s Defining Decisions by Reed Hundt examines the critical policy choices made during President Obama’s first term, particularly in response to the 2008 financial crisis. Hundt, who served as a member of Obama’s transition team, argues that the administration missed key opportunities to enact transformative economic reforms. The book critiques the decision-making process and political constraints that, according to Hundt, prioritized incremental recovery over structural change. By analyzing the interplay of personalities, politics, and policies, Hundt highlights how these decisions shaped America’s post-crisis trajectory, leaving unresolved systemic challenges that continue to affect the nation.

Barack Obama's Defining Decisions

This book is the compelling story of President Obama’s domestic policy decisions made between September 2008 and his inauguration on January 20, 2009. Barack Obama determined the fate of his presidency before he took office. His momentous decisions led to Donald Trump, for Obama the worst person imaginable, taking his place eight years later. This book describes these decisions and discusses how the results could have been different. Based on dozens of interviews with actors in the Obama transition, as well as the author’s personal observations, this book provides unique commentary of those defining decisions of winter 2008–2009. A decade later, the ramifications of the Great Recession and the role of government in addressing the crisis animate the ideological battle between progressivism and neoliberalism in the Democratic Party and the radical direction of the Republican Party. As many seek the presidency in the November 2020 election, all candidates and of course the eventual winner will face decisions that may be as critical and difficult as those confronted by Barack Obama. This book aims to provide the guidance of history.

A Crisis Wasted

715f2cc9-3895-4f50-a989-985e29a265ec-1

Jennette McCurdy

Jennette McCurdy’s debut memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, explores the challenges of family, identity, and independence. It recounts her life under the control of her mother, Debra McCurdy, who pushed her into acting and dictated every aspect of her life. The book opens with Jennette at her mother’s hospital bedside, trying to wake her from a coma by announcing she’s reached her mother’s unattainable weight goal, highlighting their toxic relationship and Jennette’s struggle to find herself.

Published in 2022 and based on her one-woman show, the memoir reflects on McCurdy’s career as a child actress and her abusive relationship with her late mother, who died in 2013.

A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother--and how she retook control of her life.

Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, "Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn't tint hers?" She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.

In I'm Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail--just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly, she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi ("Hi Gale!"), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants.

Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I'm Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair.

I'm Glad My Mom Died

bbe3c95d-b243-4d23-9450-4fa0659da909-1

Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart - New and in pristine condition. 

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American—“in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself” (NPR). 

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - A Best Book of 2021: Entertainment Weekly, Good Morning America, Wall Street Journal, and more From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her. Vivacious and plainspoken, lyrical and honest, Zauner's voice is as radiantly alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely, and complete with family photos, Crying in H Mart is a book to cherish, share, and reread.

Crying in H Mart

58818d6b-fdb5-4d3f-8ebd-79671944e2da-1

Ann Brashares

New and still in the original plastic!

LENA, CARMEN, BRIDGET, and Tibby have been through a lot together. But even after traveling across the world to keep these four very different friends connected, the pants remain strong, uncuffed&-and remarkably flattering. Relive the magic of the pants with these four novels of strength, heartbreak, love, family, and friendship

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - The Complete Collection

Presents the adventures of friends Lena, Tibby, Carmen, and Bridget over four summers as they share a pair of jeans that will absorb all of their stories.

Sisterhood 4-Book Boxed Set

ab67134b-2ab3-48d1-9354-ebe0db8acf11-1

Julie Chavez

Discover the inspiring story of Julie Chavez in her latest book, "Everyone But Myself: A Memoir". This trade paperback, published by Zibby Books, is a must-read for anyone interested in self-help, biography & autobiography, and humor.

With 240 pages, this book shares Chavez's personal journey through mood disorders and depression, while also exploring topics such as marriage and family. The book measures 8.2 inches in length and 5.5 inches in width, and is written in English.

Like so many mothers, Julie Chavez ran herself ragged trying to meet the needs of everyone else, until an unexpected panic attack forced her to find a new way. Funny, deeply honest, and inspiring for readers feeling overwhelmed in their own lives, Everyone But Myself feels like a best friend sharing how she pulled herself back to solid ground while embracing chaos along the way. "In my experience, the phrase 'all of a sudden' is rarely applicable when it comes to mental health." For Chavez, an elementary school librarian and mother of two boys, the signs of mounting anxiety and depression had been present for a while, though she had done her very best to ignore them. Then, one night, while her husband was away on business, Julie found herself locked in a debilitating panic attack that threw her life into a tailspin. The terrifying aftershocks left her grappling with questions about the origin of her anxiety and where it would lead next. What follows is a funny, unflinchingly open account of love and loss, comically negligent doctors, husbands who can't read minds, family outings gone wrong, and the life-affirming joy of a life well loved and well lived. Written with humor and hope, and sure to resonate with mothers spread thin by the demands of modern family life, Everyone But Myself offers an intimate portrait of how one woman found her way back from the edge.

Everyone but Myself

87398a11-029b-476b-831c-807ae567f718-0

Hugh Howey

Immerse yourself in the world of Wool, the first book of the Silo Series by Hugh Howey. This captivating work of fiction will transport you to a dystopian future where humanity is struggling to survive. The story is presented in trade paperback format and consists of 592 pages. 

This TV tie-in edition is in English and has a length of 8 inches, a height of 1.3 inches, and a width of 5.3 inches. The book is weighed 15.2 ounces and is perfect for fans of science fiction and dystopian novels. The book is published by HarperCollins.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Book One of the Silo Series

NOW A SERIES ON APPLE TV+ THAT STEPHEN KING CALLS "MYSTERIOUS AND TERRIFICALLY SUSPENSEFUL.... EXCELLENT SCIENCE FICTION WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERS." *INCLUDES ORIGINAL NEW ESSAY "A HISTORY OF THE DARKEST YARNS" FROM HUGH HOWEY* "One of dystopian fiction's masterpieces alongside the likes of 1984 and Brave New World." -- Daily Express The first book in the acclaimed, New York Times best-selling trilogy, Wool is the story of mankind clawing for survival. The world outside has grown toxic, the view of it limited, talk of it forbidden. The remnants of humanity live underground in a single silo. But there are always those who hope, who dream. These are the dangerous people, the residents who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple. They are given the very thing they want: They are allowed to go outside. After the previous sheriff leaves the silo in a terrifying ritual, Juliette, a mechanic from the down deep, is suddenly and inexplicably promoted to the head of law enforcement. With newfound power and with little regard for the customs she is supposed to abide, Juliette uncovers hints of a sinister conspiracy. Tugging this thread may uncover the truth . . . or it could kill every last human alive. "Claustrophobic and, at times, genuinely terrifying." -- Washington Post

Nemo

@nemo

Books Listed

Following

Followers

Donald Goines

Black Gangster

Emily St. John Mandel

Station Eleven

Roshani Chokshi

The Gilded Wolves

Teju Cole

Tremor

Ketanji Brown Jackson

Lovely One

Michelle Obama

Becoming

Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Tamron Hall

Watch Where They Hide

Reed Hundt

A Crisis Wasted

Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Ann Brashares

Sisterhood 4-Book Boxed Set

Julie Chavez

Everyone but Myself

Hugh Howey

Wool [TV Tie-In]

Get The App

Browse by categories

Donald Goines

Black Gangster

Emily St. John Mandel

Station Eleven

Roshani Chokshi

The Gilded Wolves

Teju Cole

Tremor

Ketanji Brown Jackson

Lovely One

Michelle Obama

Becoming

Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Tamron Hall

Watch Where They Hide

Reed Hundt

A Crisis Wasted

Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Ann Brashares

Sisterhood 4-Book Boxed Set

Julie Chavez

Everyone but Myself

Hugh Howey

Wool [TV Tie-In]

Get The App