Staff Picks

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

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If I Survive You By Jonathan Escoffery Cover Image

If I Survive You (Hardcover)

By Jonathan Escoffery
$27.00
ISBN: 9780374605988
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Published: MCD - September 6th, 2022
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Fellowship Point: A Novel By Alice Elliott Dark Cover Image

Fellowship Point: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Alice Elliott Dark
$28.99
ISBN: 9781982131814
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Published: Scribner / Marysue Rucci Books - July 5th, 2022
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Where the Wandering Ends: A Novel of Corfu By Yvette Manessis Corporon Cover Image

Where the Wandering Ends: A Novel of Corfu (Hardcover)

By Yvette Manessis Corporon
$27.99
ISBN: 9781400236077
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Published: Harper Muse - September 6th, 2022
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Daisy Darker: A Novel By Alice Feeney Cover Image

Daisy Darker: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Alice Feeney
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250843937
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Published: Flatiron Books - August 30th, 2022
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The Last White Man: A Novel By Mohsin Hamid Cover Image

The Last White Man: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Mohsin Hamid
$26.00
ISBN: 9780593538814
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Published: Riverhead Books - August 2nd, 2022
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All Good People Here: A Novel By Ashley Flowers Cover Image

All Good People Here: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Ashley Flowers
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593496473
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Published: Bantam - August 16th, 2022
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Carrie Soto Is Back: A Novel By Taylor Jenkins Reid Cover Image

Carrie Soto Is Back: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Taylor Jenkins Reid
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593158685
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Published: Ballantine Books - August 30th, 2022
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Other Birds: A Novel By Sarah Addison Allen Cover Image

Other Birds: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Sarah Addison Allen
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250019868
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Published: St. Martin's Press - August 30th, 2022
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Stories from the Tenants Downstairs By Sidik Fofana Cover Image

Stories from the Tenants Downstairs (Hardcover)

By Sidik Fofana
$26.00
ISBN: 9781982145811
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Published: Scribner - August 16th, 2022
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The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy By Megan Bannen Cover Image

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy (Paperback)

By Megan Bannen
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316394215
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Published: Orbit - August 23rd, 2022
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The Fortunes of Jaded Women: A Novel By Carolyn Huynh Cover Image

The Fortunes of Jaded Women: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Carolyn Huynh
$27.00
ISBN: 9781982188733
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Published: Atria Books - September 6th, 2022
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The American Roommate Experiment: A Novel By Elena Armas Cover Image

The American Roommate Experiment: A Novel (Paperback)

By Elena Armas
$18.00
ISBN: 9781668002773
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Published: Atria Books - September 6th, 2022
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Love on the Brain By Ali Hazelwood Cover Image

Love on the Brain (Paperback)

By Ali Hazelwood
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593336847
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Published: Berkley - August 23rd, 2022
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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches By Sangu Mandanna Cover Image

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (Paperback)

By Sangu Mandanna
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593439357
Availability: Backordered
Published: Berkley - August 23rd, 2022
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Acting Class By Nick Drnaso Cover Image

Acting Class (Hardcover)

By Nick Drnaso
$29.95
ISBN: 9781770464926
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Drawn and Quarterly - August 16th, 2022
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Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake: A Novel By Mazey Eddings Cover Image

Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake: A Novel (Paperback)

By Mazey Eddings
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250806000
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: St. Martin's Griffin - September 6th, 2022
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DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad’Dib By Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Raúl Allén (Illustrator), Patricia Martín (Illustrator), Bill Sienkiewicz (Contributions by) Cover Image

DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad’Dib (Hardcover)

By Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Raúl Allén (Illustrator), Patricia Martín (Illustrator), Bill Sienkiewicz (Contributions by)
$24.99
ISBN: 9781419749469
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Published: Abrams ComicArts - August 9th, 2022
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Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak By Maurice Sendak (Artist), Jonathan Weinberg (Editor), Lynn Caponera (Introduction by) Cover Image

Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak (Hardcover)

By Maurice Sendak (Artist), Jonathan Weinberg (Editor), Lynn Caponera (Introduction by)
$55.00
ISBN: 9781636810522
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Published: Delmonico Books - September 6th, 2022
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I Am From Here: Stories and Recipes from a Southern Chef By Vishwesh Bhatt, John Currence (Foreword by) Cover Image

I Am From Here: Stories and Recipes from a Southern Chef (Hardcover)

By Vishwesh Bhatt, John Currence (Foreword by)
$37.50
ISBN: 9781324006060
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - August 16th, 2022
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All the Living and the Dead: From Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration of the People Who Have Made Death Their Life's Work By Hayley Campbell Cover Image

All the Living and the Dead: From Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration of the People Who Have Made Death Their Life's Work (Hardcover)

By Hayley Campbell
$29.99
ISBN: 9781250281845
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Published: St. Martin's Press - August 16th, 2022
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All the Women in My Brain: And Other Concerns By Betty Gilpin Cover Image

All the Women in My Brain: And Other Concerns (Hardcover)

By Betty Gilpin
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250795786
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Published: Flatiron Books - September 6th, 2022
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Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic By Daniel Stone Cover Image

Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic (Hardcover)

By Daniel Stone
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593329375
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Published: Dutton - August 16th, 2022
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Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries By Rick Emerson Cover Image

Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries (Hardcover)

By Rick Emerson
$26.95
ISBN: 9781637740422
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Published: BenBella Books - July 5th, 2022
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Solito: A Memoir By Javier Zamora Cover Image

Solito: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Javier Zamora
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593498064
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Published: Hogarth - September 6th, 2022
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Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter By E.B. Bartels Cover Image

Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter (Hardcover)

By E.B. Bartels
$27.99
ISBN: 9780358212331
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Published: Mariner Books - August 2nd, 2022
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Radical Love: Learning to Accept Yourself and Others By Zachary Levi Cover Image

Radical Love: Learning to Accept Yourself and Others (Hardcover)

By Zachary Levi
$28.99
ISBN: 9780785236757
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Published: Harper Horizon - June 28th, 2022
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A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home By Frances Mayes Cover Image

A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home (Hardcover)

By Frances Mayes
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593443330
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Crown - August 23rd, 2022
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Delphi: A Novel By Clare Pollard Cover Image

Delphi: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Clare Pollard
$26.00
ISBN: 9781982197896
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster - August 2nd, 2022
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Artful By Ali Smith Cover Image

Artful (Paperback)

By Ali Smith
$20.00
ISBN: 9780143124498
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Books - February 4th, 2014
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The Secrets We Kept: A novel By Lara Prescott Cover Image

The Secrets We Kept: A novel (Paperback)

By Lara Prescott
$17.95
ISBN: 9780525566106
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vintage - June 30th, 2020