Staff Picks

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

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel By James McBride Cover Image

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel (Hardcover)

By James McBride
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593422946
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Riverhead Books - August 8th, 2023
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The Great Transition: A Novel By Nick Fuller Googins Cover Image

The Great Transition: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Nick Fuller Googins
$27.99
ISBN: 9781668010754
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Published: Atria Books - August 15th, 2023
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The Fraud: A Novel By Zadie Smith Cover Image

The Fraud: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Zadie Smith
$29.00
ISBN: 9780525558965
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Press - September 5th, 2023
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The Invisible Hour: A Novel By Alice Hoffman Cover Image

The Invisible Hour: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Alice Hoffman
$27.99
ISBN: 9781982175375
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Published: Atria Books - August 15th, 2023
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The Sea Elephants: A Novel By Shastri Akella Cover Image

The Sea Elephants: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Shastri Akella
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250867056
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Published: Flatiron Books - July 11th, 2023
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Learned by Heart By Emma Donoghue Cover Image

Learned by Heart (Hardcover)

By Emma Donoghue
$28.00
ISBN: 9780316564434
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - August 29th, 2023
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Salthouse Place By Jamie Lee Sogn Cover Image

Salthouse Place (Hardcover)

By Jamie Lee Sogn
$28.99
ISBN: 9781662510861
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Published: Lake Union Publishing - September 1st, 2023
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Others Were Emeralds: A Novel By Lang Leav Cover Image

Others Were Emeralds: A Novel (Paperback)

By Lang Leav
$17.99
ISBN: 9780063304024
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Published: Harper Perennial - September 5th, 2023
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Flags on the Bayou By James Lee Burke Cover Image

Flags on the Bayou (Hardcover)

By James Lee Burke
$28.00
ISBN: 9780802161697
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Published: Atlantic Monthly Press - July 11th, 2023
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The Bee Sting: A Novel By Paul Murray Cover Image

The Bee Sting: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Paul Murray
$30.00
ISBN: 9780374600303
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - August 15th, 2023
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Terrace Story: A Novel By Hilary Leichter Cover Image

Terrace Story: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Hilary Leichter
$28.00
ISBN: 9780063265813
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Published: Ecco - August 29th, 2023
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Beyond That, the Sea: A Novel By Laura Spence-Ash Cover Image

Beyond That, the Sea: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Laura Spence-Ash
$28.00
ISBN: 9781250854377
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Celadon Books - March 21st, 2023
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Masters of Death: A Novel By Olivie Blake Cover Image

Masters of Death: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Olivie Blake
$26.99
ISBN: 9781250892461
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Published: Tor Books - August 8th, 2023
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The Blonde Identity: A Novel By Ally Carter Cover Image

The Blonde Identity: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Ally Carter
$24.99
ISBN: 9780063276642
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Published: Avon - August 8th, 2023
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The Peacock and the Sparrow: A Novel By I.S. Berry Cover Image

The Peacock and the Sparrow: A Novel (Hardcover)

By I.S. Berry
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982194543
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Published: Atria Books - May 30th, 2023
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Between Us: A Novel By Mhairi McFarlane Cover Image

Between Us: A Novel (Paperback)

By Mhairi McFarlane
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063117990
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Published: Avon - August 8th, 2023
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Accidentally in Love By Danielle Jackson Cover Image

Accidentally in Love (Paperback)

By Danielle Jackson
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593437353
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Published: Berkley - August 8th, 2023
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My Roommate Is a Vampire By Jenna Levine Cover Image

My Roommate Is a Vampire (Paperback)

By Jenna Levine
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593548912
Availability: Backordered
Published: Berkley - August 29th, 2023
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Study for Obedience: A novel By Sarah Bernstein Cover Image

Study for Obedience: A novel (Hardcover)

By Sarah Bernstein
$22.95
ISBN: 9781039009066
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Published: Knopf Canada - August 22nd, 2023
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The Weaver and the Witch Queen By Genevieve Gornichec Cover Image

The Weaver and the Witch Queen (Hardcover)

By Genevieve Gornichec
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593438244
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Published: Ace - July 25th, 2023
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Thornhedge By T. Kingfisher Cover Image

Thornhedge (Hardcover)

By T. Kingfisher
$19.99
ISBN: 9781250244093
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Published: Tor Books - August 15th, 2023
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) By Rebecca Yarros Cover Image

Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) (Hardcover)

By Rebecca Yarros
$29.99
ISBN: 9781649374042
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Published: Entangled: Red Tower Books - May 2nd, 2023
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Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma By Claire Dederer Cover Image

Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma (Hardcover)

By Claire Dederer
$28.00
ISBN: 9780525655114
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Published: Knopf - April 25th, 2023
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The Deadline: Essays By Jill Lepore Cover Image

The Deadline: Essays (Hardcover)

By Jill Lepore
$45.00
ISBN: 9781631496127
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Published: Liveright - August 29th, 2023
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Thin Skin: Essays By Jenn Shapland Cover Image

Thin Skin: Essays (Hardcover)

By Jenn Shapland
$26.00
ISBN: 9780593317457
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Published: Pantheon - August 15th, 2023
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Congratulations, The Best Is Over!: Essays By R. Eric Thomas Cover Image

Congratulations, The Best Is Over!: Essays (Hardcover)

By R. Eric Thomas
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593496268
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Published: Ballantine Books - August 8th, 2023
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White House by the Sea: A Century of the Kennedys at Hyannis Port By Kate Storey Cover Image

White House by the Sea: A Century of the Kennedys at Hyannis Port (Hardcover)

By Kate Storey
$30.00
ISBN: 9781982159184
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Published: Scribner - June 27th, 2023
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Information Desk: An Epic (Penguin Poets) By Robyn Schiff Cover Image

Information Desk: An Epic (Penguin Poets) (Paperback)

By Robyn Schiff
$20.00
ISBN: 9780143136804
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Published: Penguin Books - August 15th, 2023
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Recipes for Murder: 66 Dishes That Celebrate the Mysteries of Agatha Christie By Karen Pierce, John Curran (Foreword by) Cover Image

Recipes for Murder: 66 Dishes That Celebrate the Mysteries of Agatha Christie (Hardcover)

By Karen Pierce, John Curran (Foreword by)
$19.95
ISBN: 9781682687789
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Published: Countryman Press - August 22nd, 2023
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Parenting Advice to Ignore in Art and Life By Nicole Tersigni Cover Image

Parenting Advice to Ignore in Art and Life (Hardcover)

By Nicole Tersigni
$14.95
ISBN: 9781797222172
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Published: Chronicle Books - August 22nd, 2023
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When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season By Rich Cohen Cover Image

When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season (Hardcover)

By Rich Cohen
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593229545
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House - September 5th, 2023
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Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair By Mercury Stardust Cover Image

Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair (Hardcover)

By Mercury Stardust
$24.99
ISBN: 9780744079074
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Published: DK - August 22nd, 2023
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Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben By Josh Trujillo, Levi Hastings (Illustrator) Cover Image

Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben (Hardcover)

By Josh Trujillo, Levi Hastings (Illustrator)
$24.99
ISBN: 9781419743726
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Published: Abrams ComicArts - Surely - August 15th, 2023
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All This Could Be Different: A Novel By Sarah Thankam Mathews Cover Image

All This Could Be Different: A Novel (Paperback)

By Sarah Thankam Mathews
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593489147
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Books - August 1st, 2023
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Five Decembers By James Kestrel Cover Image

Five Decembers (Paperback)

By James Kestrel
$16.99
ISBN: 9781789098679
Availability: Special Order - Usually Arrives in 1-5 Days
Published: Hard Case Crime - September 13th, 2022
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Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era By Laurence Leamer Cover Image

Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era (Paperback)

By Laurence Leamer
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593328101
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - August 29th, 2023
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The Hurting Kind By Ada Limón Cover Image

The Hurting Kind (Hardcover)

By Ada Limón
$24.00
ISBN: 9781639550494
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Milkweed Editions - May 10th, 2022