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HARDCOVER FICTION

The Punishment She Deserves, Elizabeth George. Mystery. $37.00.

Every Note Played, Lisa Genova. Fiction. $32.99.

Still Me, Jojo Moyes. Fiction. $35.00.

Look for Me, Lisa Gardner. Fiction. $35.00.

The Bishop’s Pawn, Steve Berry. Fiction. $36.00.

 

HARDCOVER NON-FICTION

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, Margareta Magnusson. Psychology. $24.99.

12 Rules for Life, Jordan B. Peterson. Psychology. $34.95.

The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben. Nature. $29.95.

Enlightenment Now, Steven Pinker. Ideas. $45.00.

Everything Happens for a Reason, Kate Bowler. Memoir. $35.00.

 

PAPERBACK FICTION

Remembrance, Bess Hamilton. Fiction. $19.99.

The Shadow Land, Elizabeth Kostova. Fiction. $24.00.

The Break, Katherena Vermette. Fiction. $22.95.

Indian Horse, Richard Wagamese. Fiction. $21.95.

American War, Omar El Akkad. Fiction. $21.00.

 

PAPERBACK NON-FICTION

You Mean Everything, M.C. Joudrey, illustrator. Music. $6.95.

When They Appeared, Stan Michalak & Chris Rutkowski. Regional Interest. $22.99.

An Army of Problem Solvers, Shaun Loney. Regional Interest. $20.00.

Precious Cargo, Craig Davidson. Memoir. $24.95.

Bird-Bent Grass, Kathleen Venema. Memoir. $24.99.

 

BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Whiteout: A Winnipeg Jets Story, Holly Preston. Sports. $14.50.

A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle. Classics. $8.99.

The Marrow Thieves, Cherie Dimaline. Indigenous Peoples. $14.95.

Thank You, Earth, April Pulley Sayre. Science & Environment. $21.99.

Alien vs. Bad Guys, The Bad Guys #6, Aaron Blabey. First Chapter Book. $7.99.

 

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