New Books: August 2025

Biography. NYT bestseller. Recommended by New York Times, Wall Street Journal, etc

Harvard Education Press. A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year

Praised by the NYT Book Review, the Chicago Review of Books and others. Delightful, readable and short - almost a novella

*One of CrimeReads's Best Historical Fiction of 2024. Praised by the LA Times, Esquire, Boston Globe

Recommended by NYT, People, SF Chronicle, Essence and more

Poetry. Classic works

Historical fiction, mystery. Praised by the Historical Novel Society, Murder and Mayhem, Library Journal and the New York Times.

Poetry. New York Times Book Review

Romance. NYT bestseller. Recommended by People, Boston Globe, New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, WaPo

Fantasy. Praised by Library Journal, Locus, SFF World and more

Historical fiction, WWII. A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE

WINNER of the 2022 Arlene Barlin Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy. WINNER of the 2022 Amy Mathers Teen Book Award. A Boston Globe Best Book of 2021. New York Times Bestseller. A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens (2021)An Indigo Best Teen Book (2021) An Indigo Best Teen Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book (2021)

Historical fiction; romance. Employee recommended. "A tempest of treachery and romance." ―Entertainment Weekly

Nature-themed essays and poems. Praised by the NYT Book Review, New Yorker, WaPo, Chicago Review, LitHub, and more

Thriller. NYT bestseller. Recommended by Library Journal

Princeton University Press. Recommended by Publishing Research Quarterly

Classic literature

Praised by People, Real Simple and the Chicago Review of Books

Historical fiction, mystery. Recommended by People, Library Journal, WaPo, Minn. Star-Tribune, Woman's World and more

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2024 BY THE WASHINGTON POST, NPR, AND PEOPLE

Praised by Good Housekeeping and the Historical Novel Society.

Humor. WINNER OF THE STELLA PRIZE
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Recommended by the Atlantic, WaPo, Wall Street Journal and more

Praised by NPR, Time, the Irish Times, Guardian, Financial Times, and more. Readable and enjoyable, 288 pages, 5 X 7 inches.

Domestic fiction. ECTC employee recommended. Upbeat

Praised by New York Journal of Books and People Magazine. 5X7, 304 pages, longer than a novella but short.

A TIME BESTBOOK OF THE YEAR. A WASHINGTON POST BEST FEEL GOOD BOOK OF 2023

Mystery. Recommended by People, Cosmopolitan, Forbes, School Library Journal. A Forbes.com Top 40 YA Book of 2025

Rowman and Littlefield. Highly recommended by CHOICE

Humor. Nature. Gary Larson. Praised by WaPo and School Library Journal

National Geographic. Praised by the Roanoke Times, WaPo, WSJ and Portland Book Review

Engaging and readable. Praised by The Review of Higher Education, Atlantic Monthly, Forbes, Library Journal and more

Very readable overview of Medieval European History. Yale University Press. Praised by Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Renaissance Quarterly, Anglican and Episcopal History, Renaissance and Reformation

New York Times bestseller

Recommended by Library Journal

Praised by the New York Times

University Press of Kentucky. LaPinta (Beattie) taught English at ECC for 10 years.

SUNY Press. Recommended by CHOICE, Downbeat, New Jersey Jazz Society, UK Jazz News, Vintage Jazz Mart

True crime. Recommended by Library Journal, WaPo and CrimeSpree Magazine

MIT Press. Highly recommended by CHOICE

A Times Literary Supplement’s Book of the Year 2020
A New Statesman's Best Book of 2020
A Bloomberg's Best Book of 2020
A Guardian Best Book About Ideas of 2020

Praised by the Times, the New York Times and BBC Sky at Night

A New York Times Notable Book; praised by Science

Recommended by Library Journal

Recommended by CHOICE; recommended by Fungi Magazine and by Mycophile

Bird Watching Magazine, Field Magazine, Scottish Field, Observer

Princeton University Press. Recommended by Natural History, American Bee Journal, CHOICE

Smithsonian. The book is indeed interesting and enjoyable

Friend of Darwin Award, 2024. Praised by Science News and Science Magazine

Marginalian Editions presents a groundbreaking poet’s biography of the forgotten scientist who founded physical chemistry, shaping much of the 20th century―and an ingenious, expansive treatise on American creativity, character, and remembrance.. Praised by Time, the NYT and the Kenyon Review

True Crime. New York Times bestseller

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • ONE OF THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

NYU Press. Recommended by CHOICE, Gender and Society, and Social Forces

Recommended by CHOICE and Corrections Today

Penn State University Press

True Crime. Recommended by Library Journal

A 2024 New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Pick. A New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year. Praised by New Republic, Financial Times, New Yorker, New York Times Book Review and more

Naturopathy. Tips for foraging correctly, mindfully, and sustainably. Instructions for teas, balms, decoctions, and other herbal remedies made out of foraged ingredients and materials. Wildcrafts for rituals that usher in the new season, inspired by mystical folk practices around the world