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A Promised Land

A Promised Land

By  Barack Obama
The Vanishing Half: A Novel

The Vanishing Half: A Novel

By  Brit Bennett
Deacon King Kong: A Novel

Deacon King Kong: A Novel

By  James McBride
Hamnet

Hamnet

By  Maggie O'Farrell
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family

By  Robert Kolker
A Children's Bible: A Novel

A Children's Bible: A Novel

By  Lydia Millet
Homeland Elegies: A Novel

Homeland Elegies: A Novel

By  Ayad Akhtar
Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future

Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future

By  James Shapiro
Uncanny Valley: A Memoir

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir

By  Anna Wiener
War: How Conflict Shaped Us

War: How Conflict Shaped Us

By  Margaret MacMillan
The Aosawa Murders

The Aosawa Murders

By  Riku Onda
The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir

The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir

By  Michele Harper
The Beauty of Your Face: A Novel

The Beauty of Your Face: A Novel

By  Sahar Mustafah
Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace

Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace

By  Carl Safina
Beheld

Beheld

By  TaraShea Nesbit

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The Best American Food Writing 2020 (The Best American Series ®)

The Best American Food Writing 2020 (The Best American Series ®)

Ottolenghi Flavor: A Cookbook

Ottolenghi Flavor: A Cookbook

By  Yotam Ottolenghi , Ixta Belfrage , Tara Wigley
Modern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

Modern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

By  Ina Garten
Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence

Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence

By  Claire Saffitz
20 Recipes Kids Should Know

20 Recipes Kids Should Know

By  Esme Washburn
Fizz: 80 Joyful Cocktails and Mocktails for Every Occasion

Fizz: 80 Joyful Cocktails and Mocktails for Every Occasion

By  Olly Smith
100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen, with Classic Cookies, Novel Treats, Brownies, Bars, and More

100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen, with Classic Cookies, Novel Treats, Brownies, Bars, and More

By  Sarah Kieffer
The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard

The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard

By  John Birdsall
Eating Out Loud: Bold Middle Eastern Flavors for All Day, Every Day: A Cookbook

Eating Out Loud: Bold Middle Eastern Flavors for All Day, Every Day: A Cookbook

By  Eden Grinshpan
New World Sourdough: Artisan Techniques for Creative Homemade Fermented Breads; With Recipes for Birote, Bagels, Pan de Coco, Beignets, and More

New World Sourdough: Artisan Techniques for Creative Homemade Fermented Breads; With Recipes for Birote, Bagels, Pan de Coco, Beignets, and More

By  Bryan Ford
One Tin Bakes: Sweet and simple traybakes, pies, bars and buns

One Tin Bakes: Sweet and simple traybakes, pies, bars and buns

By  Edd Kimber
The Roads to Rome: A Cookbook

The Roads to Rome: A Cookbook

By  Jarrett Wrisley , Paolo Vitaletti
Bilal Cooks Daal

Bilal Cooks Daal

By  Aisha Saeed
The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food: A Cookbook

The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food: A Cookbook

By  Marcus Samuelsson
East: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes from Bangalore to Beijing [American Measurements]

East: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes from Bangalore to Beijing [American Measurements]

By  Meera Sodha

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The Times I Knew I Was Gay

The Times I Knew I Was Gay

By  Eleanor Crewes
Being Peace (Thich Nhat Hanh Classics)

Being Peace (Thich Nhat Hanh Classics)

By  Thich Nhat Hanh
White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color

White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color

By  Ruby Hamad
Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season

By  Fernanda Melchor
Beowulf: A New Translation

Beowulf: A New Translation

By  Maria Dahvana Headley
The Selected Works of Audre Lorde

The Selected Works of Audre Lorde

By  Audre Lorde
My Own Words

My Own Words

By  Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World

Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World

By  Pema Chodron
Know My Name: A Memoir

Know My Name: A Memoir

By  Chanel Miller
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead: A Novel

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead: A Novel

By  Olga Tokarczuk
The Hour of the Star: 100th Anniversary Edition

The Hour of the Star: 100th Anniversary Edition

By  Clarice Lispector
Be Antiracist: A Journal for Awareness, Reflection, and Action

Be Antiracist: A Journal for Awareness, Reflection, and Action

By  Ibram X. Kendi
The Undying: Pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care

The Undying: Pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care

By  Anne Boyer
Guinness World Records 2021

Guinness World Records 2021

By  Guinness World Records
The World That We Knew: A Novel

The World That We Knew: A Novel

By  Alice Hoffman

Kidsmith Top 100 of 2020

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The Tower of Nero (Trials of Apollo, The Book Five)

The Tower of Nero (Trials of Apollo, The Book Five)

By  Rick Riordan
Return of the Thief (Queen's Thief #6)

Return of the Thief (Queen's Thief #6)

By  Megan Whalen Turner
Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #9)

Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #9)

By  Dav Pilkey
Flamer

Flamer

By  Mike Curato
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning

By  Jason Reynolds , Ibram X. Kendi
New Kid

New Kid

By  Jerry Craft
Make Way for Ducklings

Make Way for Ducklings

By  Robert McCloskey
Antiracist Baby Board Book

Antiracist Baby Board Book

By  Ibram X. Kendi
Dog Man: Fetch-22: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #8)

Dog Man: Fetch-22: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #8)

By  Dav Pilkey , Dav Pilkey
The Snowy Day Board Book

The Snowy Day Board Book

By  Ezra Jack Keats
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work

This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work

By  Tiffany Jewell
Where Dreams Descend: A Novel (Kingdom of Cards #1)

Where Dreams Descend: A Novel (Kingdom of Cards #1)

By  Janella Angeles
Midnight Sun

Midnight Sun

By  Stephenie Meyer
All the World (Classic Board Books)

All the World (Classic Board Books)

By  Liz Garton Scanlon
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel)

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel)

By  Suzanne Collins