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Gear Up for Summer: Preview the Season’s Must-Have Titles
Get Early Access to the Books that Will Captivate Readers This Summer
Grab a Galley is back with an exclusive preview of the summer season’s hottest books—from beach reads and page-turners to heartfelt romances, gripping thrillers, and thought-provoking nonfiction. These are the titles your patrons will be asking for all summer long.
Our publishing partners have curated a collection that includes something for every type of reader—from escapist fiction perfect for beach bags to bestselling authors and new voices you won’t want to miss. 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 make sure you’re stocked up with the summer reads that will fly off the shelves.
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Nonfiction & Memoir
Add All 18 Nonfiction & Memoir Titles To Swag Bag-
1 of 18 titles
Bibb Country: Unearthing My Family Secrets of Land, Legacy and Lettuce
Andscape
Bibb Country follows Lonnae O’Neal’s exploration of her family’s history, tracing her roots back to her fourth great-grandmother, Keziah, enslaved by the Kentucky Bibb family. As she uncovers hidden triumphs and traumas, O’Neal delves into the legacy of Bibb lettuce, genealogy, and migration, blending memoir, food history, and cultural critique to confront America’s complicated past.
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2 of 18 titles
The Chancellor’s Mansion: A Renovation Story of Family, Home, History, and Mystery
Andscape
The Chancellor’s Mansion tells the story of Jamie and Frantz Arty’s ambitious renovation of a historic mansion in Oyster Bay, New York. Amid pandemic challenges, they restore the house, uncovering its fascinating history, including the legacy of Sophia Moore, a Black servant. The book explores their journey to preserve the mansion while creating a home for their family.
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3 of 18 titles
Customs Matters: Strengthening Customs Administration in a Globalized World
IMF Publications
The accelerating pace of global transformation has seen an increasing volume and interdependence of international trade. Many new challenges have emerged: the digitalization of trade and customs processes, the adoption of new technologies and business models, renewed national security and safety of society concerns, and revamped protectionism. This book analyzes the many changes and challenges customs administrations face today.
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4 of 18 titles
Fierce Vulnerability: Healing from Trauma, Emerging through Collapse
Parallax Press
In Fierce Vulnerability, activist Kazu Haga challenges the divisive "us vs. them" mindset in social movements, offering a path that merges nonviolent action, trauma healing, and spiritual practice. In times of crisis, true transformation requires centering relationships over opposition. This book is a call to cultivate movements that heal—personally and systemically—by embracing vulnerability as a source of strength.
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5 of 18 titles
Floating Up To Wherever: A Memoir
Unsung Voices Books
After Joy moves overseas as a missionary, the faith she had followed to the other side of the world suddenly dissolves, leaving her to navigate an unfamiliar world. Woven throughout her spiritual deconstruction is a relationship that threatens to unravel her marriage. Floating Up To Wherever is a story of what happens after your most fundamental assumptions turn upside down.
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6 of 18 titles
Foghorn: The Nearly True Story of a Small Publishing Empire
Sibylline Press
This memoir that reads like fiction recounts the never-before-told story of the heyday of small presses in the '80s & '90s in San Francisco when Bay Area presses armed with arrogance and personal computers took the publishing field. This is the story of Vicki (Morgan) DeArmon, an intrepid publisher, who at 25 built her book publishing company from scratch.
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7 of 18 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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8 of 18 titles
The Great American Retro Road Trip: A Celebration of Roadside Americana
Artisan Books
Celebrate America’s vintage signs, quirky roadside attractions, and fast-food relics in The Great American Retro Road Trip. Journey coast to coast with Rolando Pujol, discovering giant roadside icons, dazzling neon signs, and classic eateries. Through clever narrative, anecdotes and stunning photos, this nostalgic guide captures the charm of disappearing roadside Americana. Let your curiosity guide you.
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9 of 18 titles
Heavily Meditated: The Fast Path to Remove Your Triggers, Dissolve Stress, and Activate Inner Peace
HarperCollins
Heavily Meditated is a complete guide to upgrading your brain using scientifically validated methods and advanced meditation techniques. Learn how to elevate your consciousness, accelerate healing, and optimize every aspect of life. Dave shares key practices like his Reset Method, explains how to build strength through Brief Intentional Conscious Exposure to Pain, and explores why biohacking is a spiritual experience.
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10 of 18 titles
Marketing in the A.I. Era: Why Personalization Wins the Customer Experience
HarperCollins Leadership
Personalization cuts through the noise, helping brands connect with customers on a deeper level. By making it the foundation of your marketing strategy, you can unlock new opportunities. This book teaches how to understand customer needs and deliver clear, personalized messages that build emotional connections, fostering loyalty and turning customers into long-term advocates for your brand.
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11 of 18 titles
Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town: A Memoir
She Writes Press
Hebra Flaster was six years old when her family, once devoted revolutionaries but soon disillusioned, fled Cuba for the US. Her memoir celebrates the indomitable spirit of the female relatives who reinvented the family in America. In this sweeping, historical, yet intimate memoir the author shares a timeless and timely tale about courage, loss, and the power of family.
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12 of 18 titles
Reading Secrets: A Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture
Flare Books
When his dad died, Malcolm Himschoot inherited his father’s Bibles. In Reading Secrets, Malcolm, a trans man and a United Church of Christ pastor, travels alongside his father’s ghost, exploring their inherited homophobia and the American culture that shaped their triumphs and tragedies. With these evocative meditations, Malcolm transforms the Scripture he inherited, and finds a place in it for himself.
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13 of 18 titles
Super Gay Poems: LGBTQIA+ Poetry after Stonewall
Harvard University Press
Super Gay Poems is a celebration of queer poetry by the acclaimed critic and beloved Harvard professor Stephanie Burt. This groundbreaking anthology points poetry lovers, political organizers, and LGBTQIA+ readers toward many beautiful tomorrows. Sign up for a free Party in a Box for your library—full of Super Gay party favors, trivia, playlists, rainbows, and more!
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14 of 18 titles
This Happened to Me
Gallery Books
For readers of The Glass Castle and Know My Name comes a powerful new memoir that is a remarkable testament of survival and resilience. Kate Price’s story will leave readers with a profound assurance in the power to heal. From victim to advocate, from fearful child to empowered adult, and from despair to triumph, This Happened to Me is a story of astonishing resilience and breathtaking determination.
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15 of 18 titles
Thriving Together: Nine Principles for Cocreating True Community
Parallax Press
In Thriving Together, former Buddhist monk David Viafora unveils nine key principles for building joyful, resilient communities in an era of isolation and crisis. Drawing from his deep experience in mindfulness communities, Viafora offers practical guidance to cultivate connection, reconciliation, and shared purpose—showing that true community is not just possible but essential for our collective healing and well-being.
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16 of 18 titles
Tree Houses within Reach: 30 Lofty Cabins, Playhouses, and Getaways You Can Actually Build
Storey Publishing
From simple platform structures to tiny houses in the trees, the tree houses featured in this eclectic book will inspire anyone who has ever dreamed of building one of their own. With extraordinary photos, step-by-step advice, and an emphasis on reusing and repurposing materials, author Derek Diedricksen proves that building a tree house can be creative, affordable, and accessible.
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17 of 18 titles
Unplug: How to Break Up with Your Phone and Reclaim Your Life
Workman Publishing
Turn off your phone and reclaim your life with Unplug. This guide offers step-by-step strategies, success stories, and practical tips to detox from your device. Learn different breakup styles, how to use your time, and reintegrate tech mindfully—featuring author Richard Simon’s own year-long experiment and insights from 25 others who set healthier boundaries.
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18 of 18 titles
Women of the Fairy Tale Resistance: The Forgotten Founding Mothers of the Fairy Tale and the Stories That They Spun
Black Dog & Leventhal
Long before The Brothers Grimm, there was a sisterhood of writers who defied the patriarchy and launched a literary craze with their feminist fairy tales—these are their stories. Enchantingly designed with stunning full cover illustrations throughout, this unique and entertaining book will have you rethink everything you know about traditional fairy tales.
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