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It’s now officially the Year of the Dragon, friends, and we’re stocked up with our favorite titles featuring everything most awe-inspiring about this ancient creature of wing & fire.

Including spending this blustery weekend enwrapped within Kelly Barnhill’s first adult novel When Women Were Dragons.

"Ferociously imagined, incandescent with feeling, this book is urgent and necessary and as exhilarating as a ride on dragonback."
—Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians Trilogy

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9780593466575

Head on in to the shop soon to fill up that book bag of yours before the approaching rain storm comes barreling in.

Love is in the air, and we’ve decked out our children’s displays with an exciting variety of titles that we think are perfect for your young readers!

After lengthy discussion, each of our stores’ children’s booksellers have curated this festive list of our personal favorite children’s classics, some of which we read ourselves as children, too!

https://www.booksinc.net/store/catalog/fall-in-love-with-a-classic

Now might be the perfect time to introduce your kiddo to a beloved classic or two, bookseller approved for Valentine’s Day, and beyond ❤️

12 years after his death, there’s a newly released picture book 10 Little Rabbits from the iconic Maurice Sendak!

NPR has crafted this fascinating article all about its release, for fans of all ages.

You can pick up this delightfully humorous counting book today in-store, too!

Maurice Sendak delights children with new book, 12 years after his death The late author-illustrator, creator of Pierre and Where the Wild Things Are, loved whistling, Mozart, and Mickey Mouse curios. His trademark whimsy can be found in the new book Ten Little Rabbits.

To celebrate our love for a beautiful plethora of black stories, and black authors, we’ve curated a lovely Black Excellence playlist of our favorite frontlist and backlist audiobooks, for both young adult and adult readers, alike!

https://libro.fm/playlists/celebratingblackexcellence?bookstore=booksinc

What are most excited about listening to or reading this month to celebrate Black History Month? Do share!

Oh, what an exhilarating Tuesday of NEW releases!

The 3rd book in Tahereh Mafi’s dazzling This Woven Kingdom series, is now ready & waiting in a lovely stack all for you!

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9780062972507

Anyone else planning to spend the day throughly be-spelled by a coveted copy of All This Twisted Glory? 🖐🏻

A blustery Monday deserves a special YA romance that has been bedecked with glowing reviews from indie booksellers across the country!

A Fragile Enchantment by renowned author Allison Saft, is the kind of swoon worthy fantasy romance that has every reader eagerly awaiting the next installment!

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9781250892836

Plus, A Far Wilder Magic has just been released in paperback, too.

Are you book ready for another stormy weekend?

We’ve gathered up a small but mighty stack of a few of our favorite Sci-Fi & Fantasy reads, perfect for a cozy weekend at home.

🌬️The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab
🌬️The Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan
🌬️Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Fairies by Heather Fawcett
🌬️A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen
🌬️The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake
🌬️Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
🌬️Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

Including Mike Chen’s new novel A Quantum Love Story, which has starred reviews from booksellers across the publishing industry!

Happy reading, friends!

Happy February, friends!

Love is in the air 💕 Bestselling graphic novelist Faith Erin Hicks recently released a new YA graphic novel Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy that we have all the feels for!

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9781250838728

If your teenager is hungry for a new rom-com (or two) to sink their heart into, come on by to explore the many swoon-worthy novels we’ve stocked the shelves with.

The wait is finally over!

Step back into the bewitching world of Crescent City with House of Flame and Shadow, the 3rd volume by wildly popular author Sarah J. Maas!

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9781635574104

This gorgeous volume is flying off the shelves, so head on in soon to pick up your own copy!

With this year’s Chinese Lunar New Year occurring at the beginning of February, this highly starred Young Adult graphic novel from bestselling authors Gene Luen Yang & LeUyen Pham is the perfect rom-com to get in the spirit!

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9781250908261

Plus, with a cover *this* stunning, how can you not want to pluck up this hefty gem?!

Wildly popular children’s author Vashti Harrison just won the prestigious Caldecott Award this year for her inspiring picture book BIG!

If you haven’t yet plucked up this beautiful tale, we’ve got lovely copies both in-store, and on our website ready & waiting for you!

Vashti Harrison’s Caldecott Win: Kind of a ‘Big’ Deal Author–illustrator Vashti Harrison happened to be in Miami to celebrate her father's 89th birthday when—at 9:30 p.m., while sorting laundry—she received the news of her Caldecott win for ‘Big.’

A blustery Monday got you blue?

We’re rounded up a cozy stack of our current Middle Grade & Teen reads, perfect for a chilly night cocooned within a fuzzy blanket.

🌬️The Curse of Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling
🌬️The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee
🌬️Maid for It by Jamie Sumner
🌬️Sweet Valley Twins: Choosing Sides by Francis Pascal
🌬️Mabuhay! by Zachary Sterling
🌬️Our Cursed Love by Julie Abe
🌬️Radio Silence by Alice Osman
🌬️Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang

Including highly starred Young Adult graphic novel Lunar New Year Love Story by bestselling authors Gene Luen Yang & LeUyen Pham!

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9781250908261

What are your cozy reads on this rainy day?

Renowned actress and bestselling author Jamie Lee Curtis has just released her 13th picture book Just One More Sleep!

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9780593527047

Whether you’ve been collecting all her picture books year by year, or have just been introduced to her wildly acclaimed picture book series, Just One More Sleep combines all of her trademark charm, humor and the carefree wonder of growing up in a delightful new story.

Head on over to our website to browse through her wonderful series!

No matter these blustery winter skies & chilly evenings, we’ve amassed a delightful collection of favorite cozy reads to listen to: perfectly accompanied with a warm beverage & soft blanket or two.

https://libro.fm/playlists/6222?bookstore=booksinc

Hop on over to our Books Inc. Libro shop to browse through our vibrant collection of cozy audiobooks!

Including Mike Chen’s newest Sci-Fi novel A Quantum Love Story, which debuts January 30th!

You can also purchase the print edition of these wonderful titles on our website or in-store, too.

“Something fowl is afoot.”

In just 3 weeks, the 2nd volume in the continuing adventures of Winston Chu debuts in each of our store locations, with this special offer!

Not only will author Stacey Lee be personalizing purchased copies of Winston Chu vs. the Wingmeisters, but each pre-order will receive this fantastic sticker, too!

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9781368075398

Need a refresher of the 1st volume in the series? You can snag a copy in-store or on our website today!

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9781368074803

The happiest book birthday to new picture book Gravity Is Bringing Me Down by bestselling authors Wendelin Van Draanen & Cornelia Li!

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9780593375921

If you’ve been loving Wendelin’s previous children’s books, like her 2023 Middle Grade mystery Mr. Whiskers and the Shenanigan Sisters, then you’re in for an absolute treat with her debut picture book!

On shelves now for purchase in-store, or on our website with speedy delivery directly to your front door.

It’s been 10 years since children of all ages fell madly in love with the wildly popular picture book series Ordinary People Change the World by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos!

With over 3 dozen titles published, there’s a little people biography here for just about everyone in the family, including the newest title added to the series this year: I am Ruth Bader Ginsburg!

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9780593533338

Head on by the shop to browse through our fantastic selection, or purchase as many as your home library can fit, on our website!

When The Atlas Six first landed onto bookshelves back in 2022, it became a near instant bestselling fantasy sensation!

Now just 2 years later, with the release of its 3rd & final installment The Atlas Complex, author Olivie Blake looks back on how the magic of her story craft first began, to the utter delight of millions of her fans.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/93527-olivie-blake-faces-her-fandom.html

If you’re a fan of dark academia fantasy (and gorgeous cover art), then you can buy the full Atlas Six trilogy today in-store or on our website!

Olivie Blake Faces Her Fandom In wrapping up her Atlas series, the author stays true to her literary vision while honoring the vocally opinionated readers that made her a bestseller.

Powerhouse author Lisa Yee has teamed up with bestselling illustrator Dan Santat in this highly acclaimed new Middle Grade mystery Misfits: A Royal Conundrum, and we’ve got plenty of coveted copies in-stock right now!

If your voracious young readers are already begging for a stack of new books to disappear into, then THIS new series needs to be number #1 on their wishlist.

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9781984830296

Happy final day of 2023! 🎉

If you're anything like me, you might be spending tonight curled up with a good book, welcoming in 2024 with a quiet cozy night in.

If you need a recommendation for a book set on or around New Years give some of these a try!

•Rules of Civility by Amor Towles: Join twenty-something year old Katey Kontent in a jazz bar in on the final night of 1937. When she meets handsome and intriguing Tinker Grey you won't be able to put the book down!

•The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley: A get together with friends turns gruesome when a murder takes place on New Year's Day...

•Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney: Follow eighty-five year old Lillian through New York streets as she makes her way to a New Years Party, and reflects on the city she calls home.

•A Winter in New York by Josie Silver: A charming love store about food, family, and secrets!

•This Time Next Year by Minnie Cooper and Quinn Hamilton we're both born just after midnight on New Year's Day in the same hospital. Only difference, Quinn was born first and given a cash prize for being the first baby born in London on 1990. When the pair met at a New Year's Party years later, it seems the fates still have surprises in store for both of them...

•The Second Chance Year by Melissa Weisner: Down on her luck Rebecca Serle is given a second chance at love when a fortune teller grants her a do over year, waking up on January 1 of the previous year. Will she make the most of it?

While taking down the decorations and cooking up all your delicious holiday feast leftovers, make some time to read all the great new books you've received as gifts! 🎁

Maybe you've already raced through all your new reads. Maybe you were gifted something that isn't exactly your cup of tea. Or maybe you know that you can never have too many books... Maybe you just love new books and great deals!

Whatever your reason, don't miss out on our Post Holiday Sale! 🎉

ALL HARDCOVER BOOKS are 15% off and ALL HOLIDAY ITEMS are 50% off at every Books Inc. location!

Come partake in the sale now through January 7th! 💫

Have you heard? Bestselling Middle Grade series Diary of a Wimpy Kid just released a new movie adaptation of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever on Disney+!

Check out the trailer here:

https://youtu.be/A--mvyHQhcc?si=IFr5rkrp7yrWYfJ2

Still busy holiday book shopping? We have a fantastic selection of Diary of a Wimpy Kid titles, here, in-store, ready to be wrapped up for Christmas morning!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever | Official Trailer | Disney+ Get ready for the naughtiest, nicest, and wimpiest Christmas ever. 🎄 Diary of a Christmas: Cabin Fever streams December 8 on .The winte...

Heartstopper Volume #5: A Graphic Novel, our favorite YA love story in recent years, is finally almost here!

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9781338807486

Get in your preorder today for December 19th’s epic laydown, and don’t forget to introduce all of your bookish friends to the first 4 volumes!

Books make the best gifts!

We love our local authors for all they do for the book industry & our local communities, and are honored to create a special Holiday Gift Guide featuring the children’s books from their own collection that they love to gift to others.

Head on over to our website to browse through each author’s reviews, and fill up that shopping cart with as many as your heart desires.

https://www.booksinc.net/local-author-gift-guide

Much thanks to our four local authors Katryn Bury, Christine Evans, Jenna Waldman, and Chris Negron for sharing your favorite children’s titles with us!

Books make the best gifts!

Bestselling children’s author Eoin Colfer has crafted a brave new middle grade adventure, perfect for reading under the bright twinkle lights of a Christmas tree!

https://www.booksinc.net/book/9781250321947

We’re got all of your gifting needs covered, so head on by the store to let us help you pick out the best books of the season!

Book shopping is in full swing, and our bookstore elves are ecstatic to hand you the best titles of the year, for every age of reader!

In order to make sure that those new books are wrapped up & waiting to be delivered to your doorstep, orders must be placed by these dates to ensure delivery by Christmas.

Happy book shopping, friends!

AND the finalists are in!

Every year, a wonderful panel of California booksellers read and review a fantastic list of new titles from local California authors, to be then voted as a 2023 Golden Poppy Award Winner!

Here are the selected finalists from each category of literature:

https://caliballiance.org/page/GP2023

See any that you’ve read & loved yourself?

Happy December, friends!

The countdown is on for this final month of the year, and Libro.fm has just shared their Top 10 Bestselling Audiobooks of 2023!

Including wildly popular Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros!

Hop on over to our outstanding Libro shop to browse through this year’s favorite audiobooks, and give the gift of reading to everyone in the family!

https://libro.fm/?bookstore=booksinc