Staff Picks

Favorites from Parnassus booksellers, updated monthly. For past staff picks, check out our blog, Musing.

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Demon Copperhead: A Novel By Barbara Kingsolver Cover Image

Demon Copperhead: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Barbara Kingsolver
$32.50
ISBN: 9780063251922
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper - October 18th, 2022
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The Cloisters: A Novel By Katy Hays Cover Image

The Cloisters: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Katy Hays
$28.00
ISBN: 9781668004401
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Atria Books - November 1st, 2022
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We Are the Light: A Novel By Matthew Quick Cover Image

We Are the Light: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Matthew Quick
$27.99
ISBN: 9781668005422
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster - November 1st, 2022
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Signal Fires: A novel By Dani Shapiro Cover Image

Signal Fires: A novel (Hardcover)

By Dani Shapiro
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593534724
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Knopf - October 18th, 2022
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White Horse: A Novel By Erika T. Wurth Cover Image

White Horse: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Erika T. Wurth
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250847652
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Flatiron Books - November 1st, 2022
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A Very Merry Bromance (Bromance Book Club #5) By Lyssa Kay Adams Cover Image

A Very Merry Bromance (Bromance Book Club #5) (Paperback)

By Lyssa Kay Adams
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593332795
Availability: Special Order - Usually Arrives in 1-5 Days
Published: Berkley - November 1st, 2022
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Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders #1) By Mur Lafferty Cover Image

Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders #1) (Paperback)

By Mur Lafferty
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593098110
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Ace - October 4th, 2022
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The Poison Machine (A Hunt and Hooke Novel #2) By Robert J. Lloyd Cover Image

The Poison Machine (A Hunt and Hooke Novel #2) (Hardcover)

By Robert J. Lloyd
$29.99
ISBN: 9781612199757
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Melville House - October 25th, 2022
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A Merry Little Meet Cute: A Novel By Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone Cover Image

A Merry Little Meet Cute: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone
$21.99
ISBN: 9780063222571
Availability: Special Order - Usually Arrives in 1-5 Days
Published: Avon - September 20th, 2022
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Red, White & Royal Blue: Collector's Edition: A Novel By Casey McQuiston Cover Image

Red, White & Royal Blue: Collector's Edition: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Casey McQuiston
$29.99
ISBN: 9781250856036
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: St. Martin's Griffin - October 11th, 2022
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Trespasses: A Novel By Louise Kennedy Cover Image

Trespasses: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Louise Kennedy
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593540893
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Riverhead Books - November 1st, 2022
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Foster By Claire Keegan Cover Image

Foster (Hardcover)

By Claire Keegan
$20.00
ISBN: 9780802160140
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Grove Press - November 1st, 2022
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The Atlas Paradox (Atlas Series #2) By Olivie Blake Cover Image

The Atlas Paradox (Atlas Series #2) (Hardcover)

By Olivie Blake
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250855091
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tor Books - October 25th, 2022
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Mistakes Were Made: A Novel By Meryl Wilsner Cover Image

Mistakes Were Made: A Novel (Paperback)

By Meryl Wilsner
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250841001
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: St. Martin's Griffin - October 11th, 2022
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Marigold and Rose: A Fiction By Louise Glück Cover Image

Marigold and Rose: A Fiction (Hardcover)

By Louise Glück
$22.00
ISBN: 9780374607586
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - October 11th, 2022
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It Starts with Us: A Novel (It Ends with Us #2) By Colleen Hoover Cover Image

It Starts with Us: A Novel (It Ends with Us #2) (Paperback)

By Colleen Hoover
$17.99
ISBN: 9781668001226
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Atria Books - October 18th, 2022
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Maybe We'll Make It: A Memoir (American Music Series) By Margo Price Cover Image

Maybe We'll Make It: A Memoir (American Music Series) (Hardcover)

By Margo Price
$27.95
ISBN: 9781477323502
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: University of Texas Press - October 4th, 2022
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And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle By Jon Meacham Cover Image

And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle (Hardcover)

By Jon Meacham
$40.00
ISBN: 9780553393965
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House - October 18th, 2022
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Inciting Joy: Essays By Ross Gay Cover Image

Inciting Joy: Essays (Hardcover)

By Ross Gay
$27.00
ISBN: 9781643753041
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Algonquin Books - October 25th, 2022
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The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters By J. W. Ocker Cover Image

The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters (Hardcover)

By J. W. Ocker
$19.99
ISBN: 9781683693222
Availability: Backordered
Published: Quirk Books - October 11th, 2022
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The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson By Jeff Pearlman Cover Image

The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson (Hardcover)

By Jeff Pearlman
$29.99
ISBN: 9780358437673
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Mariner Books - October 25th, 2022
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Toil and Trouble: A Women's History of the Occult By Lisa Kröger, Melanie R. Anderson Cover Image

Toil and Trouble: A Women's History of the Occult (Hardcover)

By Lisa Kröger, Melanie R. Anderson
$19.99
ISBN: 9781683692911
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Quirk Books - October 25th, 2022
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Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook By Ina Garten Cover Image

Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook (Hardcover)

By Ina Garten
$35.00
ISBN: 9781984822789
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Clarkson Potter - October 25th, 2022
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The Price of Salt, or Carol By Patricia Highsmith Cover Image

The Price of Salt, or Carol (Paperback)

By Patricia Highsmith
$14.95
ISBN: 9780393325997
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - March 17th, 2004
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In a Holidaze By Christina Lauren Cover Image

In a Holidaze (Paperback)

By Christina Lauren
$17.99
ISBN: 9781982123949
Availability: Special Order - Usually Arrives in 1-5 Days
Published: Gallery Books - October 6th, 2020
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Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation By Kyo Maclear Cover Image

Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation (Hardcover)

By Kyo Maclear
$25.00
ISBN: 9781501154201
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scribner - January 3rd, 2017