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THE OPTIMISTS is a virtuoso performance that may very well prompt readers to get in touch with their own favorite teachers.

Meet Matt Phelan, whose new book, BARTLEBY, reimagines the titular character from Herman Melville’s famous short story “Bartleby, the Scrivener” as an adorable bear who is determined to stay true to himself. @macmillankidsuk.bsky.social

Tayari Jones, the acclaimed author of An American Marriage, once again stuns with a novel full of uninhibited love.

What a beautiful surprise! Im so grateful for this weedy cover story!

Book review of The Optimists by Ben Platzer The Optimists is a virtuoso performance that may very well prompt readers to get in touch with their own favorite teachers.

@corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social talks lethal injection and the "illusion of science" on @juristnews.bsky.social.  https://page1m.co/46vwwSM

@bplatzer.bsky.social THE OPTIMISTS gets a starred review from @readbookpage.bsky.social—"memorably moving." 

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"Could. Not. Put. It. Down. . . . The gripping plot is a primer for those who would like to disappear off the grid, and the wrap-up is very satisfying." (@readbookpage.bsky.social)

"Fascinating . . . Another absorbing Perry mystery." (ala-booklist.bsky.social)

Piloting a tiny, experimental gyrocopter helped Paul find her footing as her marriage ended.

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Lauren Groff is at the very top of her game in BRAWLER, and readers will delight in these bold and humane short stories. @riverheadbooks.bsky.social

Sara Maurer’s A GOOD ANIMAL wears its heart on its Carhartt sleeve and makes the reader feel all the longing and want of first love. @stmartinspress.bsky.social

A.D. Sui’s THE IRON GARDEN SUTRA confronts some of the most difficult questions about death in a riveting locked-door mystery set aboard an abandoned ship drifting through space.

OCEAN is a beautifully illustrated treasury of weird, exciting and often unseen aspects of the water that covers almost two-thirds of the earth’s surface. @thamesandhudson.bsky.social

Endearing characters must use their wits and their faith to get out of tense situations in these three suspenseful Christian stories.

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Thanks to author Ashley Clark’s expertise, THE WORLD OF BLACK FILM will introduce even the best-read cinephiles to works they hadn’t heard of before.

The love in THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER is mature and goes beyond happily ever after to show how even in the darkest of times, love can prevail. @sourcebooks.bsky.social

Is it springtime yet? Sibling duo Margaret and Billy Renkl’s first picture book invites close attention to a blooming garden from a child’s perspective, Memoir March has blown in with a book for every mood and Taylor Adams’ bracing new thriller sends two best friends deep inside a treacherous cave.

Not to be missed, THE GREAT ESCAPE offers young readers a cosmic world overflowing with magic and adventure.

Jarvis R. Givens’ vibrant, animated I’ll Make Me a World chronicles the 100-year history of Black History Month.

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Activist, pastor and teacher James Lawson recounts his storied life in the Civil Rights Movement and beyond in his remarkable memoir, NONVIOLENT. @randomhouse.bsky.social

Packed with history and good eats, National Geographic’s NATIONAL PARKS COOKBOOK is sure to inspire exploration of America’s great outdoors.

Jane Borden’s fascinating CULTS LIKE US explores why Americans are receptive to doomsday thinking. @harperperennial.bsky.social @randomhouse.bsky.social

In Grant Ginder’s often funny SO OLD, SO YOUNG, five friends try to sort out whether they’re the same as they once were, or if with age and responsibility they’ve lost the best parts of themselves.

In an age of true crime obsession, Christopher Castellani’s novel LAST SEEN gives a voice to the spirits of people lost.

What Stephen King did for an empty hotel in The Shining, Taylor Adams does for a treacherous cave in his bracing, breathtaking HER LAST BREATH. @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social

Addictive and formidable, HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER is a bracing literary debut bolstered by virtuosic writing. @pantheonbooks.bsky.social

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Cooking from Arnold Myint’s FAMILY THAI feels like having the charismatic author in the kitchen with you.

Navigating Claire Oshetsky’s EVIL GENIUS is like carrying a fully loaded tray of martinis through a bouncy castle planted in quicksand. @eccobooks.bsky.social

Our March cover feature is homegrown! @margaretrenkl.bsky.social, author of bestsellers such as THE COMFORT OF CROWS, teamed up with her artist brother Billy for THE WEEDY GARDEN. BookPage stopped by the sold-out @parnassusbooks.bsky.social event last night to hear the siblings' discussion.

Lillian Li’s BAD ASIANS is an insightful examination of how parental and cultural demands can stunt the development of an authentic sense of self and shape the course of one’s life.

Book review of Fustuk by Robert Mgrdich Apelian Readers of Fustuk will love Robert Mgrdich Apelian’s art, feeling the magical joy and familial love throughout.

Readers of Fustuk will be drawn to Robert Mgrdich Apelian’s art, stay for the magical joy throughout and walk away feeling full of familial love, but hungry for delicious food @penguinkids.bsky.social

Book review of Fros, Fades, and Braids by Sean Qualls Throughout Fros, Fades, and Braids, Sean Qualls encourages young Black readers to adopt their own sense of style and individuality.

Throughout FROS, FADES, AND BRAIDS, Sean Qualls encourages young Black readers to fearlessly adopt their own sense of style and individuality.