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February 16, 2022 at 3:30 p.m.

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir

Thi Bui - Abrams ComicArts
Pages: 327
Format: Hardcover

National bestseller
ABA Indies Introduce Winter / Spring 2017 Selection
Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Spring 2017 Selection

An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family's journey from war-torn Vietnam, from debut author Thi Bui.

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March 16, 2022 at 3:30 p.m.

The Language of Flowers: A Novel

Vanessa Diffenbaugh - Ballantine Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The Victorian language of flowers was used to express emotions: honeysuckle for devotion, azaleas for passion, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it has been more useful in communicating feelings like grief, mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster care...
 
 

April 20, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. 

Little Bee: A Novel

Chris Cleave - Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition
Pages: 271
Format: Paperback

We don't want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this: It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific. The story starts there, but the book...