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Virtual Event: San Antonio Public Library Presents Sandra Cisneros

This online is event is free and open to the public, and advanced registration is required. Click here to register.

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Martita, I Remember You/Martita, te recuerdo: A Story in English and Spanish (Paperback)

By Sandra Cisneros, Liliana Valenzuela (Translated by)
$12.95
ISBN: 9780593313664
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vintage - September 7th, 2021

The celebrated bestselling author of The House on Mango Street “is back with her first work of fiction in almost a decade, a story of memory and friendship [and] the experiences young women endure as immigrants worldwide” (AP). In this masterfully written dual-language edition, a long-forgotten letter sets off a charged encounter with the past.
 

Virtual Event: Rick Bass, author of Fortunate Son and numerous other books, in conversation with Richard Z. Santos

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Fortunate Son: Selected Essays from the Lone Star State (Paperback)

By Rick Bass
$19.95
ISBN: 9780826362452
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Published: High Road Books - March 15th, 2021

Rick Bass's Fortunate Son is a literary tour of the Lone Star State by a native Texan of exceptional talent. The essays encompass a Texas that is both lost and found, past and present. The stories reach from Galveston Bay to the Hill Country outside Austin, and from Houston in the 1960s to today.

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Trust Me (Paperback)

By Richard Z. Santos
$17.95
ISBN: 9781558859043
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Published: Arte Publico Press - March 31st, 2020

Virtual Event: San Antonio Public Library Presents Annette Gordon-Reed

Join SAPL as we celebrate Juneteenth with a unique opportunity. Author Annette Gordon-Reed will speak about her book On Juneteenth that was published in May 2021.

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On Juneteenth (Hardcover)

By Annette Gordon-Reed
$15.95
ISBN: 9781631498831
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Liveright - May 4th, 2021

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The essential, sweeping story of Juneteenth’s integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and Texas native.

Virtual Event for Independent Bookstore Day: Beyond Fabio: The Modern Romance

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Saturday, April 24, 3pm ET/12pm PT. Join authors Georgia Clark, Talia Hibbert and Thien-Kim Lam for a discussion of the modern romance novel and a celebration of all things hot, steamy, meet-cute and happily ever after.

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It Had to Be You: A Novel (Paperback)

By Georgia Clark
$17.00
ISBN: 9781982133191
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Published: Atria/Emily Bestler Books - May 4th, 2021

“A wedding planner dies and leaves the business to his wife—and his mistress. What could possibly go wrong? A charming rom-com to kick off your summer.”—People

An Elin Hilderbrand Entertainment Weekly Summer Reading Pick

“The book-equivalent of a perfect first date...

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Act Your Age, Eve Brown: A Novel (The Brown Sisters #3) (Paperback)

By Talia Hibbert
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062941275
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Published: Avon - March 9th, 2021

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

In Talia Hibbert’s newest rom-com, the flightiest Brown sister crashes into the life of an uptight B&B owner and has him falling hard—literally.

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Happy Endings: A Novel (Paperback)

By Thien-Kim Lam
$15.99
ISBN: 9780063040847
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Published: Avon - May 18th, 2021

With her debut novel, Thien-Kim Lam serves up a sexy second-chance romance about exes with unfinished business. When working together reignites their passion, will these former flames sizzle or get burned all over again? 

Virtual Event for Independent Bookstore Day: Drawing with Estelí Meza, Illustrator of Peace

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Saturday, April 24, 1pm ET/10 am PT. On Independent Bookstore day, bring your pencils and paints and get ready to make art with Esteli!

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Peace (Hardcover)

By Miranda Paul, Baptiste Paul, Estelí Meza (Illustrator)
$18.95
ISBN: 9780735844490
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Published: NorthSouth Books - March 2nd, 2021

Peace is on purpose. Peace is a choice.

Virtual Event for Independent Bookstore Day: YA Authors Angeline Boulley, Sara Faring, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Kim Johnson

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Friday, April 23, 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT. With YA Authors Angeline Boulley, Sara Faring, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Kim Johnson.

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Firekeeper's Daughter (Hardcover)

By Angeline Boulley
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250766564
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Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - March 16th, 2021

A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICK

An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller

Soon to be adapted at Netflix for TV with President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground.

“One of this year's most buzzed about young adult novels.” —Good Morning America

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White Fox (Hardcover)

By Sara Faring
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250304520
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Published: Imprint - September 22nd, 2020

“Eerie and sly, White Fox is a trap waiting to be sprung. I was completely enthralled.”—Rory Power, New York Times-bestselling author of Wilder Girls

“A ghost story that will spook even the most hardened grown-ups.” —Entertainment Weekly

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The Awakening of Malcolm X: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Ilyasah Shabazz, Tiffany D. Jackson
$17.99
ISBN: 9780374313296
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - January 5th, 2021

The Awakening of Malcolm X is a powerful narrative account of the activist's adolescent years in jail, written by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz along with 2019 Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe award-winning author, Tiffany D. Jackson.

No one can be at peace until he has his freedom.

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This Is My America (Hardcover)

By Kim Johnson
$17.99
ISBN: 9780593118764
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Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - July 28th, 2020

"Incredible and searing." --Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin

The Hate U Give meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting first novel that explores the racist injustices in the American justice system.

Virtual Event for Independent Bookstore Day: Instagram Live with Well-Read Black Girl and Rio Cortez

Instagram Live Event

Friday, April 23, 3pm ET/12pm PT. Glory Edim of Well-Read Black Girl will be in conversation with Rio Cortez, illustrator of the ABCs of Black History.

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The ABCs of Black History (Hardcover)

By Rio Cortez, Lauren Semmer (Illustrator)
$14.95
ISBN: 9781523507498
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Workman Publishing Company - December 8th, 2020

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

B is for Beautiful, Brave, and Bright!

Virtual Event for Independent Bookstore Day: Washburn in Conversation with Francis-Sharma

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Monday, April 19, 8pm ET/5pm PT. Join us for a conversation with Kawai Strong Washburn, author of Sharks in the Time of Saviors and Lauren Francis-Sharma, author of Book of the Little Axe.

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Sharks in the Time of Saviors: A Novel (Paperback)

By Kawai Strong Washburn
$17.00
ISBN: 9781250787316
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Published: Picador - March 2nd, 2021

WINNER OF THE 2020 PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT NOVEL.

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Book of the Little Axe (Hardcover)

By Lauren Francis-Sharma
$18.20
ISBN: 9780802129369
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Published: Atlantic Monthly Press - May 12th, 2020

A BOOKLIST EDITOR'S CHOICE BOOK OF THE YEAR

Ambitious and masterfully-wrought, Lauren Francis-Sharma's Book of the Little Axe is an incredible journey, spanning decades and oceans from Trinidad to the American West during the tumultuous days of warring colonial powers and westward expansion.

Virtual Event: Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with #1 bestselling author Glennon Doyle in conversation with wellness author Alexandra Elle.

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Untamed (Hardcover)

By Glennon Doyle
$28.00
ISBN: 9781984801258
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: The Dial Press - March 10th, 2020

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Over two million copies sold! “Packed with incredible insight about what it means to be a woman today.”—Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club Pick)

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After the Rain: Gentle Reminders for Healing, Courage, and Self-Love (Hardcover)

By Alexandra Elle
$19.95
ISBN: 9781797200101
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Published: Chronicle Books - October 13th, 2020

In After the Rain, celebrated self-care storyteller Alexandra Elle delivers 15 lessons on how to overcome obstacles, build confidence, and cultivate abundance.

Part memoir and part guide, Elle shares stirring stories from her own remarkable journey from self-doubt to self-love.

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Neon Soul: A Collection of Poetry and Prose (Paperback)

By Alexandra Elle
$16.99
ISBN: 9781449484835
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Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing - March 21st, 2017

In short, powerful verses, Alexandra Elle shares a hard-won message of hope.

Alexandra Elle writes frankly about her experience as a young, single mother while she celebrates her triumph over adversity and promotes resilience and self-care in her readers.

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Today I Affirm: A Journal that Nurtures Self-Care (Paperback)

By Alexandra Elle
$19.99
ISBN: 9781449495213
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Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing - January 1st, 2019

From Alex Elle, celebrated poet and author of Neon Soul and Words from a Wanderer, comes Today I Affirm—a journal and guide to reading and writing daily affirmations.

Writing serves as a form of meditation. When we slow down and settle into ourselves, affirmations can assist us in self-awareness, introspection, and understanding.

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