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Jumpstart Your Spring Reads: Discover 2025’s Must-Read Titles
Get ahead of the curve with 2025’s most anticipated books and audiobooks!
Grab a Galley is back, bringing you an exclusive preview of spring season’s standout books and audiobooks. Set the stage for 2025’s next big reads and handpick the books that are sure to shape reading lists and captivate your patrons.
Our publishing partners have curated an exciting range of books and audio for every kind of reader and listener. From gripping mysteries and heartfelt romances to thought-provoking nonfiction and imaginative children's stories, this collection has something for everyone. Add any title to your virtual Swag Bag, with no limits on the number you can choose! Supply is limited, so act fast to explore the full collection and get early access to the books that will be at the top of everyone’s list.
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Nonfiction & Memoir
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1 of 21 titles
The Asylum Seekers: A Chronicle of Life, Death, and Community at the Border
Broadleaf Books
A remarkable, decimating work of reporting by award-winning journalist and priest Cristina Rathbone about asylum seekers trapped at a port of entry to the US: the trauma they carry, the community they create, and the faith they maintain.
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2 of 21 titles
Breaking the Patterns That Break You: Healing From the Pain of Your Past and Finding Real Hope That Lasts
Thomas Nelson
In Breaking the Patterns That Break You, Tori Hope Petersen shows why it's important to recognize the destructive personal, relational, and generational patterns in their lives so they can finally find freedom. Tori gives readers hope that they can get unstuck while finding healing that sticks. Published by Thomas Nelson, Breaking the Patterns That Break You is available February 4th.
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3 of 21 titles
Captain Kidd: A Tale of Treasure and Betrayal
Diversion Books
In “Captain Kidd: A Tale of Treasure and Betrayal” bestselling author Samuel Marquis delves into the legendary life of his own ninth-great-grandfather, Captain William Kidd (1654–1701), casting new light on one of history's most infamous figures. Captain Kidd has captivated imaginations for over 300 years and inspired many stories about pirates, but was he really a criminal?
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4 of 21 titles
Climate Change Challenges and Opportunities in Latin American and the Caribbean
IMF Publications
Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the most diverse regions with respect to climate-related risks. Climate change presents both challenges and opportunities for economic and social development. This book offers policy options for climate mitigation, adaptation, and green energy transition. Given the structure of emissions in the region, a broad range of mitigation tools will be needed.
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5 of 21 titles
Clumsy Beauty
Mandala Publishing
Filled with warmth, wit, and a dash of irreverence, J.K. Kennedy’s Clumsy Beauty (Mandala) is a celebration of life in all its messiness. In an age of constant pressure to meet unattainable standards of beauty and perfection, Kennedy's Clumsy Beauty proclaims the joy of imperfection and invites you to hear the "I love you" in every little moment.
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6 of 21 titles
Dearly Beloved: Prince, Spirituality, and This Thing Called Life
Broadleaf Books
In Dearly Beloved, Pamela Ayo Yetunde, a lifelong Prince fan and founder of the Theology of Prince project when she taught at United Theological Seminary in Prince's own Minneapolis, decodes the spiritual and sexual messages behind Prince's work, from For You to Graffiti Bridge to The Rainbow Children and beyond.
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7 of 21 titles
The Future of the American Family: An Unprecedented Crisis
E & R Publishers
From the Iron Age to social media, the family has been subject to storm and squaller and consequently struggles to find itself in these modern times. This book rethinks political architecture to shape the family’s future as the centerpiece of who we are as a nation.
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8 of 21 titles
Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972
Anthem Press
Good Trouble is the story of the strong connection between the Black Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the Catholic Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland – specifically, the influence of the Montgomery to Selma march on the 1969 Belfast to Derry march through oral history.
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9 of 21 titles
Honestly, She Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Post Hill Press
In the charged political landscape of Reagan-era Washington, a young woman finds herself grappling with her father’s high-profile scandal and her own impending divorce, forcing her to confront her privileged childhood and navigate the notoriety of a personal friendship with the first family.
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10 of 21 titles
Love Is for All of Us: Poems of Tenderness and Belonging from the LGBTQ+ Community and Friends
Storey Publishing
From the best-selling editor of How to Love the World and his husband, this anthology represents the diverse voices of more than 100 emerging and established LGBTQ+ writers and allies, including Nikita Gill, Audre Lorde, and Richard Blanco. Accompanied by uplifting illustrations from Lisa Congdon, these poems of affirmation and hope prove that there is nothing more universal than love.
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11 of 21 titles
Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora
Hardie Grant Books
Mahjong, one of the first English-language books to center Asian diaspora rules, teaches readers how to play the game and showcases mahjong culture, both past and present, through essays and vignettes on the history of the game, design elements (dating your inherited or thrifted sets), and more.
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12 of 21 titles
The Money School: 12 Simple Lessons to Master Financial Markets and Investing
HarperCollins Leadership
Are you ready to join The Money School and take control of your financial future? With Nicole Lapin as your guide, you'll have the tools and knowledge necessary to build a strong financial foundation and achieve your financial goals. Stop stressing about money and start mastering it with this comprehensive resource. Enroll in The Money School today!
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13 of 21 titles
Snacking Dinners: 50+ Recipes for Low-Lift, High-Reward Dinners That Delight
Hardie Grant Books
With over 50 recipes that are endlessly versatile, accommodating of any food preferences, perfect for one, but easy to scale up for sharing with family and friends, Snacking Dinners is your blueprint for dinner tonight, tomorrow, or any time you want to truly take care of yourself.
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14 of 21 titles
Strange Flowers
YesYes Books
Bryan Byrdlong’s debut Strange Flowers fashions an armor, a disguise out of the folk/pop cultural creation of the zombie. In response to historical prejudice and specifically to fear of Black people in America, Byrdlong’s poetry uses the zombie to offer an unbiased view of Black struggle, the zombie being a suit sometimes forced upon Black people and sometimes worn willingly.
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15 of 21 titles
Syzygies: Capturing the Hiding Sun
E & R Publishers
A Syzygy is a nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system, such as the alignment of the Sun, the Moon, and theEarth during a solar eclipse. Syzygies—capturing the hidingsun features in-depth tutorials and metadata so that you may learn to shoot eclipses like a professional astrophotographer.Includes stunning images from three solar eclipses.
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16 of 21 titles
TreeNotes: A Year in the Company of Trees
Disney Publishing Group
From esteemed National Geographic explorer and forest ecologist Nalini Nakarni comes a charming collection of brief, thought-provoking essays exploring the meaning of trees in our lives. For lovers of nature, forest bathers, the conservation-minded, and anyone who wants to spend a few minutes meditating on the vast importance of trees to our world, this is the book.
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17 of 21 titles
The Untold Story of Scott Hoying, Pentatonix Star: My Son’s Journey to Find Harmony in Music and Life
Rowman & Littlefield
This book depicts the life and career of Scott Hoying, Grammy Award-winning cofounder of Pentatonix, as seen by his mother Connie. More than just a close-up look at Scott’s life and the meteoric rise of Pentatonix, Connie tells a heartfelt story of perseverance, dedication to music, LGBTQ+ acceptance, and supportive parenting.
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18 of 21 titles
The War Against Tuberculosis: Samuel G. Dixon and the Rise of Modern Public Health in Pennsylvania
Penn State University Press
In the wake of an alarming typhoid outbreak, the Pennsylvania legislature formed a modern state department of health. At its head was Samuel G. Dixon, who would become one of the most respected public health experts of his day. This compelling biography of Dixon provides a fascinating view into public health efforts during the Progressive Era in the United States.
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19 of 21 titles
Warriors Hate War: Strategy, Politicization, Successes, and Failures of the American Military
E & R Publishers
Warriors Hate War explores every military action since WWII through lenses that reveal alternate outcomes and pose frameworks that could inform decision-making for the future of war and, more importantly, peace.
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20 of 21 titles
A Woman of Firsts: Margaret Heckler, Political Trailblazer
Globe Pequot
In a time when many women entered public office because of their husbands, Margaret Heckler made her own name by authoring the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which gave women the right to credit in their own name, commissioning the Heckler Report to address health disparities among minorities, and becoming the first female ambassador to Ireland.
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21 of 21 titles
Wow, You Look Terrible!: How to Parent Less and Live More
Hyperion Avenue / Disney Publishing Worldwide
From Jimmy Kimmel Live! co-head writer Danny Ricker comes a self-help manifesto for parents on the brink of despair, guaranteed to help you reclaim the three things you lost when you had kids: your time, your money, and your mind.
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