Staff Picks

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

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Happy Place By Emily Henry Cover Image

Happy Place (Hardcover)

By Emily Henry
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593441275
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Published: Berkley - April 25th, 2023
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The Secret Book of Flora Lea: A Novel By Patti Callahan Henry Cover Image

The Secret Book of Flora Lea: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Patti Callahan Henry
$28.99
ISBN: 9781668011836
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Published: Atria Books - May 2nd, 2023
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The Secret Service of Tea and Treason (Dangerous Damsels #3) By India Holton Cover Image

The Secret Service of Tea and Treason (Dangerous Damsels #3) (Paperback)

By India Holton
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593547267
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Published: Berkley - April 18th, 2023
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In the Lives of Puppets By TJ Klune Cover Image

In the Lives of Puppets (Hardcover)

By TJ Klune
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250217448
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Published: Tor Books - April 25th, 2023
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One for My Enemy: A Novel By Olivie Blake Cover Image

One for My Enemy: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Olivie Blake
$26.99
ISBN: 9781250892430
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Published: Tor Books - April 4th, 2023
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If We're Being Honest: A Novel By Cat Shook Cover Image

If We're Being Honest: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Cat Shook
$28.00
ISBN: 9781250847546
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Published: Celadon Books - April 18th, 2023
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With My Little Eye: A Novel By Joshilyn Jackson Cover Image

With My Little Eye: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Joshilyn Jackson
$30.00
ISBN: 9780063158658
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Published: William Morrow - April 25th, 2023
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The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club) By Abraham Verghese Cover Image

The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club) (Hardcover)

By Abraham Verghese
$32.00
ISBN: 9780802162175
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Published: Grove Press - May 2nd, 2023
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Small Mercies: A Novel By Dennis Lehane Cover Image

Small Mercies: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Dennis Lehane
$30.00
ISBN: 9780062129482
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Published: Harper - April 25th, 2023
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No Two Persons: A Novel By Erica Bauermeister Cover Image

No Two Persons: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Erica Bauermeister
$28.00
ISBN: 9781250284372
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Published: St. Martin's Press - May 2nd, 2023
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The House Is on Fire By Rachel Beanland Cover Image

The House Is on Fire (Hardcover)

By Rachel Beanland
$27.99
ISBN: 9781982186142
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Published: Simon & Schuster - April 4th, 2023
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Practice Makes Perfect: A Novel By Sarah Adams Cover Image

Practice Makes Perfect: A Novel (Paperback)

By Sarah Adams
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593500804
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Published: Dell - May 2nd, 2023
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The Trackers: A Novel By Charles Frazier Cover Image

The Trackers: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Charles Frazier
$30.00
ISBN: 9780062948083
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Published: Ecco - April 11th, 2023
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The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books) By KJ Charles Cover Image

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books) (Paperback)

By KJ Charles
$16.99
ISBN: 9781728255859
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Published: Sourcebooks Casablanca - March 7th, 2023
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Hula: A Novel By Jasmin Iolani Hakes Cover Image

Hula: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Jasmin Iolani Hakes
$32.00
ISBN: 9780063276987
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Published: HarperVia - May 2nd, 2023
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You Shouldn't Have Come Here By Jeneva Rose Cover Image

You Shouldn't Have Come Here (Hardcover)

By Jeneva Rose
$26.99
ISBN: 9798212182805
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Published: Blackstone Publishing - April 25th, 2023
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Old Flame By Molly Prentiss Cover Image

Old Flame (Hardcover)

By Molly Prentiss
$27.99
ISBN: 9781501121586
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Published: Gallery/Scout Press - April 11th, 2023
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Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes (A Cookbook) By Max Miller, Ann Volkwein Cover Image

Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes (A Cookbook) (Hardcover)

By Max Miller, Ann Volkwein
$30.00
ISBN: 9781982186180
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Published: S&S/Simon Element - April 18th, 2023
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You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir By Maggie Smith Cover Image

You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Maggie Smith
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982185855
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Published: Atria/One Signal Publishers - April 11th, 2023
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The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption By Katy Kelleher Cover Image

The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption (Hardcover)

By Katy Kelleher
$27.99
ISBN: 9781982179359
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Published: Simon & Schuster - April 25th, 2023
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It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs By Mary Louise Kelly Cover Image

It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs (Hardcover)

By Mary Louise Kelly
$26.99
ISBN: 9781250859853
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Published: Henry Holt and Co. - April 11th, 2023
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder By David Grann Cover Image

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)

By David Grann
$30.00
ISBN: 9780385534260
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Published: Doubleday - April 18th, 2023
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Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World By Gretchen Rubin Cover Image

Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World (Hardcover)

By Gretchen Rubin
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593442746
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Published: Crown - April 18th, 2023
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It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror By Joe Vallese (Editor), Carmen Maria Machado (Contribution by), Bruce Owens Grimm (Contribution by) Cover Image

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror (Paperback)

By Joe Vallese (Editor), Carmen Maria Machado (Contribution by), Bruce Owens Grimm (Contribution by)
$25.95
ISBN: 9781952177798
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Published: Feminist Press - October 4th, 2022
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LeBron By Jeff Benedict Cover Image

LeBron (Hardcover)

By Jeff Benedict
$32.00
ISBN: 9781982110895
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Published: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster - April 11th, 2023
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Dear Future Mama: A Tmi Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood from Your Bestie By Meghan Trainor Cover Image

Dear Future Mama: A Tmi Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood from Your Bestie (Hardcover)

By Meghan Trainor
$28.99
ISBN: 9781404117594
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Published: Harper Horizon - April 25th, 2023
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Truly Simple: 140 Healthy Recipes for Weekday Cooking: A Cookbook By Kristin Cavallari Cover Image

Truly Simple: 140 Healthy Recipes for Weekday Cooking: A Cookbook (Hardcover)

By Kristin Cavallari
$29.99
ISBN: 9780593578780
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Published: Rodale Books - April 11th, 2023
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Possession (Vintage International) By A. S. Byatt Cover Image

Possession (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By A. S. Byatt
$18.00
ISBN: 9780679735908
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Published: Vintage - October 1st, 1991
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Einstein's Dreams (Vintage Contemporaries) By Alan Lightman Cover Image

Einstein's Dreams (Vintage Contemporaries) (Paperback)

By Alan Lightman
$16.00
ISBN: 9781400077809
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Published: Vintage - November 9th, 2004
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They By Kay Dick, Scholes (Afterword by) Cover Image

They (Paperback)

By Kay Dick, Scholes (Afterword by)
$18.00
ISBN: 9781946022288
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Published: McNally Editions - February 1st, 2022
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Carmilla By Carmen Maria Machado (Editor), Joseph Sheridan Lefanu Cover Image

Carmilla (Paperback)

By Carmen Maria Machado (Editor), Joseph Sheridan Lefanu
$17.00
ISBN: 9781941360385
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Published: Lanternfish Press - November 26th, 2019
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Envelope Poems By Emily Dickinson, Jen Bervin (Editor), Marta Werner (Editor) Cover Image

Envelope Poems (Hardcover)

By Emily Dickinson, Jen Bervin (Editor), Marta Werner (Editor)
$14.95
ISBN: 9780811225823
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Published: New Directions - October 4th, 2016
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To the One I Love the Best By Ludwig Bemelmans, Ludwig Bemelmans (Illustrator) Cover Image

To the One I Love the Best (Paperback)

By Ludwig Bemelmans, Ludwig Bemelmans (Illustrator)
$15.95
ISBN: 9781782277934
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Published: Pushkin Press - March 7th, 2023
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These Violent Delights: A Novel By Micah Nemerever Cover Image

These Violent Delights: A Novel (Paperback)

By Micah Nemerever
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062963642
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Published: Harper Perennial - September 14th, 2021
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Utopia Avenue: A Novel By David Mitchell Cover Image

Utopia Avenue: A Novel (Paperback)

By David Mitchell
$18.00
ISBN: 9780812987218
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - May 4th, 2021