Raccoon River Press Recommends
Want some personal recommendations for all the wonderful releases 2023 brought us? Look no further!
*Note: the two book club favorites (Braiding Sweetgrass & The Guncle) were read by our book clubs in 2023, but not released in 2023!
A Stone Is Most Precious Where It Belongs
Hoja, GulchehraA Memoir of Uyghur Exile, Hope, and Survival This extraordinary memoir shares an insight into the lives of the Uyghurs, a people and culture being ...
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Kimmerer, Robin Wall5.0 / 5.0
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Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature ...
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Jones, Stephen GrahamIndian Lake, Book #2 December 12th, 2019, Jade returns to the rural lake town of Proofrock the same day as convicted Indigenous serial killer Dark ...
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Dickie, GloriaMythic Past and Imperiled Future Bears have always held a central place in our collective memory, from Indigenous folklore and Greek mythology to n...
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Yarros, RebeccaEmpyrean Book #1 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros Twenty-y...
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Adler, DahliaA queer Sliding Doors YA rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (and the girl she's always wanted) or LA with her e...
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Hendrix, GradyAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explo...
View full detailsI Absolutely, Positively Love My Spots
Rivera, Lid'ya C.A young girl with vitiligo celebrates her skin in this joyful picture book by debut author Lid'ya C. Rivera and illustrated by #1 New York Times be...
View full detailsIn the Lives of Puppets
Klune, TJA NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND INDIE BESTSELLER! New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar fores...
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See, LisaThe latest historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century Chin...
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Holmes, RupertThe McMasters Guide to Homicide A New York Times bestseller! From Edgar Award-winning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes com...
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Ibrahim, MaiyaSpice Road, Book #1 The first book in an epic fantasy series set in an Arabian-inspired land with secret spice magic. Raised to protect her nation ...
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Kitasei, YumeYume Kitasei's The Deep Sky is an enthralling sci fi thriller debut about a mission into deep space that begins with a lethal explosion that leaves...
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Dawson, J.R.If you knew how dark tomorrow would be, what would you do with today? Ringmaster - Rin, to those who know her best - can jump to different moments ...
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Rowley, Steven5.0 / 5.0
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The Guncle, Book #1 From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus and The Editor comes a warm and deeply funny novel about a once-famous gay...
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Willis, ConnieA delightful novel about alien invasions, conspiracies, and the incredibly silly things people are willing to believe - some of which may actually ...
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Kingfisher, T.From USA Today bestselling author T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone...
View full detailsTiny T. Rex and the Grand Ta-Da!
Stutzman, JonathanIn the newest picture book in the bestselling Tiny T. Rex series, lovable friends Tiny and Pointy challenge themselves when they enter the school t...
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Sanderson, BrandonSecret Projects, Book #1 - One of the biggest Kickstarter campaigns of all time! #1 New York Times Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us ...
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Lee, FondaFrom World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes Untethered Sky, an epic fantasy fable about the pursuit of obsession at all costs. Ester's ...
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