Hardcover Non-Fiction
1. “The Little Frog’s Guide to Life: Love, Advice and Inspiration for Every Day from the Internet’s Beloved Mushroom Frog,” Maybell Eequay.
Beautiful illustrations and affirmations to live by, inspired by the adorable amphibian.
2. “All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation,” Elizabeth Gilbert.
From the author of Eat, Pray, Love, this memoir explores the author’s tumultuous romance.
3. “Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism,” Stewart Reynolds.
The ultimate guide to channeling feline wisdom in the face of authoritarian nonsense.
4. “Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America,” Robert Reich.
From the former labor secretary, this passionate political memoir calls on Democrats to refocus on the working class.
5. “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning,” Peter Beinart.
A powerful and necessary appeal by a Jewish professor of journalism and political science.
Paperback Non-Fiction
1. “A Short History of Sonoma,” Lynn Downey.
Written by a fifth-generation Sonoman, a general history of the major events and significant people of our town, accompanied by many vintage photographs.
2. “Friday Afternoon Club,” Griffin Dunne.
This memoir of growing up among larger-than-life characters in both Hollywood and Manhattan combines celebrity tales with a poignant family story.
3. “The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth,” Zoe Schlanger.
An exploration of the emerging science on plant intelligence, uncovering plants’ complex and unimaginable capabilities and calling into question what we consider to be conscious agents in the natural world.
4. “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World,” Malcolm Harris.
This examination of Northern California traces the ideologies, tech, and policies that have defined the state.
5. “The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook,” Hampton Sides.
An epic account of the voyage of the Age of Exploration which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii.
Children’s and Young Adults
1. “The Digger and the Flower,” Josef Kuefler.
Board Book, Ages 0-4. When Digger discovers a flower growing in the center of the town being built, his entire perspective changes.
2. “Goodnight Moon,” Margaret Wise Brown.
Board Book, ages 0-4. A little bunny bids goodnight to all the objects in his room before falling asleep, in this perennial classic.
3. “Hansel and Gretel,” Stephen King, illus. Maurice Sendak.
Illustrated, ages 6 and up. The haunting tale of two brave children lost in a dark and dangerous forest, reimagined by two literary legends.
4. “If We Were Dogs,” Sophie Blackall.
Picture Book, ages 4-8. Two children navigate their friendship as they imagine what it would be like to be dogs
5. “Dragon’s First Taco” (from the Creators of Dragons Love Tacos), Adam Rubin.
Board Book, Ages 0-3. A board book in the shape of a taco with numerous different fillings, a little dragon learns how to make a taco.