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New and Notable Books This Week

 

 The Books We're Excited About this Week

Together: Our Community Cookbook forward by HRH Duchess of Sussex (Cookbook) 

In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire in London, a group of local women gathered together to cook fresh food for their families and neighbors.
Over the chatter and aromas of the kitchen, they discovered the power of cooking and eating together to create connections, restore hope and normalcy, and provide a sense of home. This was the start of the Hubb Community Kitchen. Together is a storybook of this West London community, showcasing over 50 delicious recipes from the women of the Hubb Community Kitchen
 

How to Be a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery Illustrated by Rebecca Green  (Nature/Memoir)

 National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals—her friends—who have profoundly affected her in this stunning, poetic, and life-affirming memoir featuring illustrations by Rebecca Green. This restorative memoir reflects on the personalities and quirks of thirteen animals—Sy’s friends—and the truths revealed by their grace. It also explores vast themes: the otherness and sameness of people and animals; the various ways we learn to love and become empathetic; how we find our passion; how we create our families; coping with loss and despair; gratitude; forgiveness; and most of all, how to be a good creature in the world.

Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan (Middle-Grade Fiction )

TALES OF THE INNER CITY is an anthology of twenty-five stories, each about a particular animal — tiger, snail, hippopotamus, shark, and so on — and how we as humans might respond to their unexpected presence within a concrete, steel, and glass landscape: the place so many of us now call home.

Squirm by Carl Hiaasen (Middle-Grade Fiction)

Newbery Honor-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author Carl Hiaasen–beloved for his modern classics like Hoot and Chomp–delivers a wildly entertaining novel involving snakes, grizzlies, a missing dad, a menacing drone, and more!  A wickedly funny, slightly twisted tale about families, figuring out what’s really important, and knowing when (and when not) to let things go.

 

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (Fiction)

In his much-anticipated debut novel, Hank Green—cocreator of Crash Course, Vlogbrothers, and SciShow—spins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she’s part of something bigger, and stranger, than anyone could have possibly imagined.  Compulsively entertaining and powerfully relevant, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing grapples with big themes, including how the social internet is changing fame, rhetoric, and radicalization; how our culture deals with fear and uncertainty; and how vilification and adoration spring for the same dehumanization that follows a life in the public eye. The beginning of an exciting fiction career, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is a bold and insightful novel of now.

Hippie by Paulo Coelho (Fiction)

If you want to learn about yourself, start by exploring the world around you.
 Drawing on the rich experience of his own life, best-selling author Paulo Coelho takes us back in time to relive the dreams of a generation that longed for peace and dared to challenge the established social order. In Hippie, he tells the story of Paulo, a young, skinny Brazilian man with a goatee and long, flowing hair, who wants to become a writer and sets off on a journey in search of a deeper meaning for his life: first on the famous “Death Train” to Bolivia, then on to Peru, later hitchhiking through Chile and Argentina.

Can We All Be Feminists? Edited by June Eric-Udorie (Current Affairs/Nonfiction Essays)

Why do some women struggle to identify as feminists, despite their commitment to gender equality? How do other aspects of our identities – such as race, religion, sexuality, gender identity, and more – impact how we relate to feminism? Why is intersectionality so important? In challenging, incisive, and fearless essays – all of which appear here for the first time – seventeen writers from diverse backgrounds wrestle with these questions and more. A groundbreaking book that elevates underrepresented voices, Can We All Be Feminists? offers the tools and perspective we need to create a 21st-century feminism that is truly for all. 

Transcription by Kate Atkinson (Historical Ficiton) 

A dramatic story of WWII espionage, betrayal, and loyalty, by the #1 bestselling author of Life After Life
In 1940, eighteen-year-old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers, she discovers the work to be by turns both tedious and terrifying. But after the war has ended, she presumes the events of those years have been relegated to the past forever.Ten years later, now a radio producer at the BBC, Juliet is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. A different war is being fought now, on a different battleground, but Juliet finds herself once more under threat. A bill of reckoning is due, and she finally begins to realize that there is no action without consequence. Transcription is a work of rare depth and texture, a bravura modern novel of extraordinary power, wit, and empathy. It is a triumphant work of fiction from one of the best writers of our time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Arrivals in Maine Books

Seaweed Chronicles: A World at the Water’s Edge By Susan Hand Shetterly Cover Image
A Senator's Eye: Celebrating Maine, Washington, and the Joys of Scraping the Windshield By Angus S. King Cover Image
I Am Birch By Scott Kelley Cover Image

New Nonfiction Arrivals at Sherman's

Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road By Kate Harris Cover Image
A Deal with the Devil: The Dark and Twisted True Story of One of the Biggest Cons in History By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken Cover Image
Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History By Keith O'Brien Cover Image
When They Go Low, We Go High: Speeches That Shape the World and Why We Need Them By Philip Collins Cover Image

New Fiction Arrivals at Sherman's

Vox By Christina Dalcher Cover Image
Ohio By Stephen Markley Cover Image
An Unwanted Guest: A Novel By Shari Lapena Cover Image
Tailspin By Sandra Brown Cover Image

New Mysteries at Sherman's

The Word Is Murder: A Novel (A Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery) By Anthony Horowitz Cover Image
The Punishment She Deserves: A Lynley Novel By Elizabeth George Cover Image

New Arrivals in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Spinning Silver: A Novel By Naomi Novik Cover Image
Artemis: A Novel By Andy Weir Cover Image
Neil Gaiman's A Study in Emerald By Neil Gaiman, Rafael Albuquerque, Rafael Scavone, Rafael Albuquerque (Illustrator), Dave Stewart (Illustrator) Cover Image
The Skaar Invasion (The Fall of Shannara #2) By Terry Brooks Cover Image

New Arrivals for Children at Sherman's

Neon Leon By Jane Clarke, Britta Teckentrup (Illustrator) Cover Image
Mermaid School By Joanne Stewart Wetzel, Julianna Swaney (Illustrator) Cover Image
We Don't Eat Our Classmates: A Penelope Rex Book By Ryan T. Higgins Cover Image
All Are Welcome (An All Are Welcome Book) By Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman (Illustrator) Cover Image

New Arrivals for Young Readers at Sherman's

The Dollar Kids By Jennifer Richard Jacobson, Ryan Andrews (Illustrator) Cover Image
Estranged By Ethan M. Aldridge, Ethan M. Aldridge (Illustrator) Cover Image
Lumberjanes Vol. 9 By Shannon Watters (Created by), ND Stevenson (Created by), Grace Ellis (Created by), Gus Allen (Created by), Kat Leyh, Carolyn Nowak, Maarta Laiho (With) Cover Image
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe By Jo Watson Hackl Cover Image

New Arrivals for Young Adults at Sherman's

Heretics Anonymous By Katie Henry Cover Image
Rad Girls Can: Stories of Bold, Brave, and Brilliant Young Women (Rad Women) By Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illustrator) Cover Image
Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge By Lisa Jensen Cover Image
The Miseducation of Cameron Post Movie Tie-in Edition By Emily M. Danforth Cover Image

New Arrivals in Home Life at Sherman's

Buck, Buck, Moose: Recipes and Techniques for Cooking Deer, Elk, Moose, Antelope and Other Antlered Things By Hank Shaw Cover Image
The Picnic: Recipes and Inspiration from Basket to Blanket By Marnie Hanel, Andrea Slonecker, Jen Stevenson Cover Image