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For MYSTERY & THRILLER FANS

Girl from Venice by Martin Cruz Smith

Dr. Knox by Peter Spiegelman

A Hero of France by Alan Furst

The Whistler by John Grisham

Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

For readers of NON FICTION

The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis*

Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

The Gene by Siddartha Mukherjee

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

Bellevue by David Oshinsky

The Marches by Rory Stewart * Pub date 12/6/16

For HISTORY BUFFS

Twenty-Six Seconds by Alexandra Zapruder

American Heiress by Jeffrey Toobin

The Invention of Russia by Arkady Ostrovsky

Hero of the Empire by Candice Millard

Valiant Ambition by Nathaniel Philbrick

The General vs. The President by H.W. Brands

For the FICTION lover

Moonglow by Michael Chabon

Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

News of the World by Paulette Giles

A Gentleman from Moscow by Amor Towles

Nutshell by Ian McEwan

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

LaRose by Louise Erdrich

For the CHEF or FOOD LOVER

Appetites by Anthony Bourdain

Ten Restaurants that Changed America by Paul Freedman

Cooking for Jeffrey by Ina Garten

The French Chef in America by Alex Prud’homme

For the POLITICS/CURRENT EVENTS JUNKIE

Dark Money by Jane Mayer

Thank You for Being Late by Thomas Friedman

Playing to the Edge by Michael Hayden

Strangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild

For BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR READERS

Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen

Nobody’s Son by Mark Slouka

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

The Word Detective by John Simpson

You Will Not Have My Hate by Antoine Leiris

My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsberg

FOR ANIMAL LOVERS

The Lion in the Living Room by Abigail Tucker

Zen Dogs by Alex Cearns

Shop Cats of New York by Tamar Arslanian

The Horse Encyclopedia by Elwyn Edwards

Being a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz

GIFT IDEAS for the “hard-to-buy for”

Atlas Obscura by Joshua Foer

When in French by Lauren Collins

The African Svelte by Daniel Menaker & Roz Chast

The Daily Show: An Oral History by Chris Smith

The New York Times Essential Book of Cocktails

Great City Maps (DK)

For NATURE LOVERS

LOCAL INTEREST!

The Sun & the Moon & the Rolling Stones by Rich Cohen

Testimony by Robbie Robertson

Beethoven’s Symphonies by Lewis Lockwood

Absolutely on Music by Haruki Murakami & Seiji Ozawa

Play It Loud by Brad Tolinski

Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

Bird Love by Leila Jeffreys

Wild Things, Wild Places by Jane Alexander

Citizen Scientist by Mary Ellen Hannibal

Penguins & Other Sea Birds by Matt Sewell

For MUSIC FANS

For SPORTS FANS

History of American Sports in 100 Objects by Cait Murphy

Best American Sports Writing 2016

Who Shot Sports by Gail Buckland

A Life Well Played by Arnold Palmer

On the Origin of Sports by Gary Belsky

Wicked Ridgefield, Hidden History of Ridgefield, Ridgefield Chronicles by Jack Sanders

NEW Ridgefield Walk Book!

FOR YOUNG ADULTS (& ADULTS OF ALL AGES)!

The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron

The Weight of Zero by Karen Fortunati

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

The Haters by Jesse Andrews

The Reader by Traci Chee

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

The Thousandth Floor by Katherine McGee

The Amateurs by Sara Shepard

FOR CHILDREN

MIDDLE READERS

EARLY READERS AND...

Jellycat stuffed animals

Doodle books Puzzles

Star Wars EVERYTHING! Scratch & Sketch

3D Bookmarks Art supplies-markers & pencils

Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier

The Poet’s Dog by Patricia MacLachlan

Adventurer’s Guide by Successful Escapes by Wade White

All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie Connor

Pax by Sara Pennypacker

The Girl Who Drank from the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

PICTURE BOOKS

Baby Bear’s Not Hibernating by Lynn Plourde

Hotel Bruce by Ryan Higgins

They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel

Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty

Nanette’s Baguette by Mo Willems

The Night Gardener by Terry Fan

Brave Little Finn by Jennifer Churchman

Daniel Finds a Poem by Mecha Archer

The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield

A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen

When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin

The Best Man by Richard Peck

Home Sweet Motel by Chris Grabenstein

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (Illustrated)

Harry Potter & the Cursed Child

The Thank You Book by Mo Willems

What’s Up, Chuck? by Leo Landry

Andy & Sandy and the First Snow

By Tomie dePaola