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
$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
$27.99
ISBN: 9781668010754
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Atria Books - August 15th, 2023

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The Fraud: A Novel By Zadie Smith Cover Image
$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
$27.99
ISBN: 9781982175375
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Atria Books - August 15th, 2023

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The Sea Elephants: A Novel By Shastri Akella Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250867056
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Flatiron Books - July 11th, 2023

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Learned by Heart By Emma Donoghue Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780316564434
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Little, Brown and Company - August 29th, 2023

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Salthouse Place By Jamie Lee Sogn Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9781662510861
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Lake Union Publishing - September 1st, 2023

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Others Were Emeralds: A Novel By Lang Leav Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780063304024
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper Perennial - September 5th, 2023

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Flags on the Bayou By James Lee Burke Cover Image
$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
$30.00
ISBN: 9780374600303
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - August 15th, 2023

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Terrace Story: A Novel By Hilary Leichter Cover Image
$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
$28.00
ISBN: 9781250854377
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Published: Celadon Books - March 21st, 2023

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Masters of Death: A Novel By Olivie Blake Cover Image
$26.99
ISBN: 9781250892461
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tor Books - August 8th, 2023

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The Blonde Identity: A Novel By Ally Carter Cover Image
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$22.95
ISBN: 9781039009066
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Knopf Canada - August 22nd, 2023

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The Weaver and the Witch Queen By Genevieve Gornichec Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593438244
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Published: Ace - July 25th, 2023

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Thornhedge By T. Kingfisher Cover Image
$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
$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
$28.00
ISBN: 9780525655114
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Knopf - April 25th, 2023

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The Deadline: Essays By Jill Lepore Cover Image
$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
$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
$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
$30.00
ISBN: 9781982159184
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scribner - June 27th, 2023

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Information Desk: An Epic (Penguin Poets) By Robyn Schiff Cover Image
$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
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
$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
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593229545
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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
$24.99
ISBN: 9780744079074
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
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
By Josh Trujillo, Levi Hastings (Illustrator)
$24.99
ISBN: 9781419743726
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Abrams ComicArts - Surely - August 15th, 2023

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All This Could Be Different: A Novel By Sarah Thankam Mathews Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593489147
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Published: Penguin Books - August 1st, 2023

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Five Decembers By James Kestrel Cover Image
$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
$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
$24.00
ISBN: 9781639550494
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Published: Milkweed Editions - May 10th, 2022