
IN PURSUIT: TRUE CRIME – NONFICTION
In Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and My Life as a Woman in the FBI, retired FBI agent JANA MONROE –

RUPTURE & REPAIR: POETRY OF DISPLACEMENT & TRANSFORMATION
ARMEN DAVOUDIAN’s The Palace of Forty Pillars tells the story of a self estranged from the world around him as a gay adolescent, an Armenian

’TIS THE SEASON FOR LOVE: HOLIDAY ROMANCE – FICTION
With Christmas nearing, two women swap homes. One has been lying to her family about her engagement and just wants to get away; the other

LAUNCHING YOUR BEST SELF – NONFICTION
In 7 Rules of Self-Reliance: How to Stay Low, Keep Moving, Invest in Yourself, and Own Your Future, MAHA ABOUELENEIN draws upon her experience as

POWERFUL, DARING & INVENTIVE: NOVELS FOR NOW
In POROCHISTA KHAKPOUR’s Tehrangeles: A Novel, the Iranian American Milani family has it all – an L.A. mansion, a snack empire, and four spirited daughters:

HARD-BOILED CRIME THRILLERS – FICTION
In Fall: A Detective Harriet Foster Thriller, TRACY CLARK weaves a twisted journey into the underbelly of Chicago as the detective and her team work

LIVING YOUR BEST QUEER LIFE – MEMOIR
Manboobs: A Memoir of Musicals, Visas, Hope, and Cake is KOMAIL AIJAZUDDIN’s story of courage, love, and bravery. Growing up in Pakistan, ashamed of his

TAKING ANOTHER LOOK: RETHINKING HISTORICAL NARRATIVES
DAVID F. WALKER’s Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined, illustrated by MARCUS KWAME ANDERSON, is a graphic novel that proposes a

STEVEN A. COOK ON THE END OF AMBITION – NONFICTION
In The End of Ambition: America’s Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East, STEVEN A. COOK covers the relationship between the U.S. and the

THREE POETS LAUREATE IN CONVERSATION
Join us for a poetry reading and conversation on the role of the localized poet laureate in service to the community. DIANNELY ANTIGUA (Portsmouth, New

THE JOYS & HEARTBREAK OF YOUTH – FICTION
MARIE-HELENE BERTINO’s Beautyland: A Novel is a story about the fragility and resilience of life on our Earth and in our universe. Beautyland’s gentle, unforgettable

FINANCE & TECH: INSIDERS’ VIEWS – NONFICTION
With an insider perspective on the insanity of high finance and venture investing, The Money Trap: Lost Illusions Inside the Tech Bubble follows ALOK SAMA’s