Staff Picks
Every title on this shelf has been read, loved, and championed by one of our booksellers. These aren't just recommendations; they're personal passions.
The Meridian Line
by Ava Chen
"A debut of extraordinary depth. Chen navigates three decades of a family's reinvention in San Francisco with the precision of a cartographer and the heart of a poet."
Cathedral of Bones
by Marcus Whitfield
"Part historical novel, part ghost story, wholly original. Whitfield writes about medieval architecture the way others write love letters. Haunting in every sense."
The Language of Trees
by Sophia Blackwood
"This will change how you see every forest, park, and lonely tree on a city sidewalk. Science writing at its most transcendent, from a dendrochronologist turned poet."
Tidal
by Rosa Martinez
"A slim, devastating poetry collection about grief and the ocean. I keep copies by the espresso machine. No one has ever put it down unfinished."
Invisible Threads
by James Okafor
"An ambitious social history of the global textile trade. From Silk Road caravans to fast fashion, Okafor reveals the human stories woven into everyday fabric."
The Cartographer's Daughter
by Lena Park
"A middle-grade adventure that adults will devour. Maps that shift, secrets that multiply, and a heroine who trusts her own compass. Pure magic."