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A Peek at Peak Picks – April 2025

We’re adding eleven new Peak Picks in April! In fiction, Katie Kitamura returns with an exhilarating, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really...

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Arab American Heritage Month Fiction

Between Two Moons
Between Two Moons

Abdel Gawad, Aisha
The Stardust Thief
The Stardust Thief

Abdullah, Chelsea
Fencing With the King
Fencing With the King

Abu-Jaber, Diana
The Wrong End of the Telescope
The Wrong End of the Telescope

Alameddine, Rabih
An Unlasting Home
An Unlasting Home

Al-Nakib, Mai
The Arsonists' City
The Arsonists' City

Alyan, Hala
You Exist Too Much
You Exist Too Much

Arafat, Zaina

View the complete book list: Arab American Heritage Month Fiction

Native American Poetry

Cloud Missives
Cloud Missives

Allen, Kenzie
(At) Wrist
(At) Wrist

Atsitty, Tacey M.
Rivers in My Veins
Rivers in My Veins

Briggs, Kara
Nedí Nezų
Nedí Nezų

Campbell, Tenille K.
In the Current Where Drowning Is Beautiful
In the Current Where Drowning Is Beautiful

Chabitnoy, Abigail
She Falls Again
She Falls Again

Deerchild, Rosanna
Heating the Outdoors
Heating the Outdoors

Gill, Marie-Andrée

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New Teen Science Fiction

The Deep Sky
The Deep Sky

Kitasei, Yume
Helga
Helga

Yu, Catherine
If I See You Again Tomorrow
If I See You Again Tomorrow

Couch, Robbie
Into the Sunken City
Into the Sunken City

Thiru, Dinesh
The Kaiju Preservation Society
The Kaiju Preservation Society

Scalzi, John
The Last Dragon on Mars
The Last Dragon on Mars

Reintgen, Scott
Moonstorm
Moonstorm

Lee, Yoon Ha

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Autism Acceptance Month for Kids

Bat and the Business of Ferrets
Bat and the Business of Ferrets

Arnold, Elana K.
Henry and the Something New
Henry and the Something New

Bailey, Jenn
Frankie's World
Frankie's World

Dooley, Aoife
I Live With Autism
I Live With Autism

Earley, Christina
All the Small Wonderful Things
All the Small Wonderful Things

Foster, Kate (Children's author)
A Day With No Words
A Day With No Words

Hammond, Tiffany
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alice Tonks
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alice Tonks

Kenny, Emily

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Food Waste Prevention Week 2025

The Everlasting Meal Cookbook
The Everlasting Meal Cookbook

Adler, Tamar
PlantYou Scrappy Cooking
PlantYou Scrappy Cooking

Bodrug, Carleigh
The Zero-waste Chef
The Zero-waste Chef

Bonneau, Anne Marie
Don't Waste your Food
Don't Waste your Food

Chancellor, Deborah
Fridge-opolis
Fridge-opolis

Coffey, Melissa
A Drum in One Hand, A Sockeye in the Other
A Drum in One Hand, A Sockeye in the Other

Coté, Charlotte
Total Garbage
Total Garbage

Humes, Edward

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