The multimillion-copy-selling author of The Help returns with a bold, big-hearted novel about a group of unbreakable women, fighting for what’s rightfully theirs—and the power of friendship to change everything.
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CRRL Picks: Hot New Titles for 5/5/26
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The Calamity Club
a Novel
- In this achingly honest memoir, bestselling thriller author Cornwell excavates her own life, detailing her traumatic childhood being raised by neglectful parents, her father abandoning the young family on Christmas day, her mother being…
- Best friends have one week in paradise to fix their friendship or fall apart in this heart-stopping, utterly romantic new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and One Golden Summer.
- How far would you go to rescue your child? A mother races against the clock—and finds herself on the wrong side of the law—in a desperate fight to save her teenage daughter in this pulse-pounding thriller from the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick…
- From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in full.
Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being
Zomorodi, ManoushFrom the award-winning journalist and NPR TED Radio Hour host comes a timely investigation into how screens and sitting are reshaping our bodies―and how a simple shift can change everything.- In the timeless tradition of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, this hilarious cumulative fairy tale introduces a silly cast of all-too-eager loyal subjects, a kingdom’s worth of ice cream, and one baffled princess.
- Lia is finally feeling settled into her new life. Her friends are amazing, her French is improving, and her periods... ugh, those are still terrible. But Lia's crush, Julien, is noticing her. Lia thinks he likes her, but she can't tell for sure. And…
- Finley's go-with-the-flow personality has always worked for her in the past. A take-charge boyfriend and a regular school routine offer a predictable future. But a summer spent in a new place with new-to-her family and an intriguing co-worker might…
- From the creator of Wolfboy comes a spectacularly illustrated, whimsical story about finding courage in yourself. Eddie doesn't like Mondays. He'd rather burrow under the covers than face the day. Then an unexpected friend arrives to take him on a…
- From the award-winning author of the Lei and the Legends duology comes a sharp new fantasy about a Hawaiian boy who can transform into what people fear most: a shark.
- A girl pledges revenge on her school’s playboy—only to start falling for him—in this hilarious teen rom-com perfect for fans of classics like John Tucker Must Die and Clueless.
- Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author Elizabeth Strout’s new novel tells the story of a chance incident that sparks a powerful realization in a beloved teacher’s life--a poignant meditation on loneliness, friendship, parenthood, and the…
- From a preeminent King scholar, the origin story of the man, minister, and civil rights hero who would lead the nation and change the world.
- After the worst day in her professional life, burnt-out NICU nurse Daisy Stevens runs to Cape Carolina, North Carolina, looking for a new life—and possibly new romance. On her first day at her “simpler” job, high school baseball coach Mason Thaysden…
- The star of the legendary HBO series The Sopranos and podcast co-host with Christina Applegate, Jamie Lynn Sigler opens up about the vicissitudes of life, from early stardom to heartache and love, motherhood, and illness, offering readers an…
- He clicked "yes" on a dare. She bought a failing candy shop. Now they're neighbors for the summer―and neither is ready for what comes next.
- A novel from a bestselling author about two small-town girls with big dreams who move to Paris to become artists. But dreams don’t just come true. They require nurturing, as do friendships.
- How do we do more with less? From the bestselling author of Range, why limits are the key to stimulating creativity, innovation, collaboration, and personal contentment.
- Five lives are entangled across time by one story of survival and hope, uploaded to a floppy disk in the 1980s and destined to ripple across the centuries...
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