Here at ABC our experts always strive to bring the best to our customers and let you know what we love. We also get an inkling at what books you love through our monthly(ish) Bestseller lists, compiled from the lists of our three stores. We love to share this with you, too, because your TBR-list can never be long enough, right?
In October we have again many repeats from previous months, including Big Vegan Flavor, A Court of Thorns and Roses, I Who Have Not Known Men, Intermezzo, Nexus, Want and What You’re Looking for is in the Library. But we also have plenty of new titles as well like The Lost Trident of Poseidon – a self-published book by a local author, Odyssey and a limited edition of Fourth Wing with sprayed and stenciled edges.
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami
From the bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami comes a deeply moving story about a woman searching for meaning in contemporary Tokyo.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s moving Before the Coffee Gets Cold, translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?
The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
A philosopher and a student have a discussion. Their conversation reveals a profoundly liberating way of thinking: by developing the courage to change, set healthy boundaries and resist the impulse to please others, it is possible to find genuine and lasting happiness.
Your life is not something that someone gives you, but something you choose yourself, and you are the one who decides how you live.
The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk
September 1913. A young Pole suffering from tuberculosis arrives at Wilhelm Opitz’s Guesthouse for Gentlemen in the village of Görbersdorf, a health resort in the Silesian mountains. Every evening the residents gather to imbibe the hallucinogenic local liqueur and debate the great issues of the day: Monarchy or democracy? Do devils exist? Are women born inferior? War or peace? Meanwhile, disturbing things are happening in the guesthouse and the surrounding hills.
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros – limited edition with sprayed and stenciled edges
Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros. Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general — also known as her tough-as-talons mother — has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.
Gravity Falls: Journal 3 by Alex Hirsh, Rob Renzetti and Stephanie Ramirez
Journal 3 brims with every page ever seen on the Gravity Falls show plus all-new pages with monsters and secrets, notes from Dipper and Mabel, and the Author?s full story.
The Lost Trident of Poseidon by Grant Dawson
Agana Taitano Hofstadter, a brilliant expert in cryptanalysis, is summoned to Ennea, a dark and inhospitable planet, shrouded in mystery, whose only inhabitants are the enigmatic Enneans. Joining her on this journey to another star system is a team of humans and dolphins, including an arrogant cybernetically enhanced human and her dolphin mentor.
Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter
In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling Better than the Movies, Wes and Liz struggle to balance their feelings for each other with the growing pains of being a college student.
Odyssey by Stephen Fry
The final book in Stephen Fry’s internationally acclaimed and bestselling Greek myths series recounts the epic tale of The Odyssey. Can a hero find his way home?
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan
In his continuing quest to earn college recommendation letters from the gods, Percy has to pet sit the goddess Hecate’s polecat and giant mastiff during Halloween week. What could go wrong?
Rick Riordan’s newest Percy Jackson adventure is full of hilarious set pieces, a diverse cast of gods and monsters, and many other delightful tricks and treats.
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
When Jeanie’s aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job.
Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor’s gossip at all costs. But Jeanie’s arrival disrupts Logan’s routine and he wants nothing to do with the irritatingly upbeat new girl, except that he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her.
The Striker by Ana Huang
The first in a brand new series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ana Huang.
She’s the only woman he wants…and the only one he can’t have.
Asher Donovan is a living legend―the darling of the Premier League, the (arguably) greatest footballer in the world.
But his reckless antics and recent team transfer have caused much controversy, and when his feud with his rival-turned-teammate costs them a championship, they’re forced to “bond” during off-season cross-training.
The Vegetarian by Han Kang and Deborah Smith
Winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams–invasive images of blood and brutality–torture her, driving Yeong-hye to renounce eating meat. It’s a small act, but it sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home.
