<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[bl results for formatcode:"LPRINT" AND nw:[0 TO 180]]]></title><description><![CDATA[bl results for formatcode:"LPRINT" AND nw:[0 TO 180]]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/tacoma/rss/search?query=formatcode%3A%22LPRINT%22%20AND%20nw%3A%5B0%20TO%20180%5D&amp;searchType=bl&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;sort=NEWLY_ACQUIRED&amp;suppress=true&amp;title=Large%20Print&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:24:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[107 Days]]></title><description><![CDATA["Your Secret Service code name is Pioneer. You are the first woman in history to be elected vice president of the United States. On July 21, 2024, your running mate, Joe Biden, announces that he will not be seeking reelection. The presidential election will occur on November 5, 2024. You have 107 days. Written with candor, a unique perspective, and the pace of a page-turning novel, 107 Days takes you inside the race for the presidency as no one has ever done before"--Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177344</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177344</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harris, Kamala]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177344102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420532739/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1570689620</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny]]></title><description><![CDATA["When Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated, yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tried to matchmake them, a clumsy meddling that only served to drive Sonia and Sunny apart. Sonia, an aspiring novelist who recently completed her studies in the snowy mountains of Vermont, has returned to her family in India, fearing she is haunted by a dark spell cast by an artist to whom she had once turned for intimacy and inspiration. Sunny, a struggling journalist resettled in New York City, is attempting to flee his imperious mother and the violence of his warring clan. Uncertain of their future, Sonia and Sunny embark on a search for happiness together as they confront the many alienations of our modern world."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177366</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177366</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Desai, Kiran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177366102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420532166/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1568220651</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Crossroads]]></title><description><![CDATA["Game warden Joe Pickett fights for his life as his daughters try to uncover who shot him and left him for dead in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C. J. Box. Marybeth Pickett gets the call she has always dreaded: her husband Joe is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head. Joe was found in his pickup at Antler Creek Junction, a crossroads connecting three ranches. Each road leading to a dangerous family. Each family with a different bone to pick with the local game warden. Marybeth and the new sheriff assume that Joe was ambushed by one of the families, but they have no idea which one since Joe didn't say where he was going or why. With Joe unconscious and fighting for his life with Marybeth at his side, Sheridan, April, and Lucy split up and investigate each of families to uncover the truth of what happened to their father, before it's too late"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177351</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177351</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Box, C. J.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177351102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420530162/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1560013959</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The White Hot]]></title><description><![CDATA["April is a young mother raising her daughter in an intergenerational house of unspoken secrets and loud arguments. Her only refuge is to hide away in a locked bathroom, her ears plugged into an ambient soundscape, and a mantra on her lips: dead inside. That is, until one day, as she finds herself spiraling toward the volcanic rage she calls the white hot, a voice inside her tells her to just...walk away. She wanders to a bus station and asks for a ticket to the furthest destination; she tells the clerk to make it one-way. That ticket takes her from her Philly home to the threshold of a wilderness and the beginning of a nameless quest--an accidental journey that shakes her awake, almost kills her, and brings her to the brink of an impossible choice. The White Hot takes the form of a letter from mother to daughter about a moment of abandonment that would stretch from ten days to ten years--an explanation, but not an apology. Hudes narrates April's story--spiritual and sexy, fierce and funny--with delicate lyricism and tough love. Just as April finds in her painful and absurd sojourn the key to freeing herself and her family from a cage of generational trauma, so Hudes turns April's stumbling pursuit of herself into an unforgettable short epic of self-discovery"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177380</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177380</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hudes, Quiara Alegría]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177380102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420532937/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1579642207</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Keeper]]></title><description><![CDATA["On a quiet night in a remote Irish village, a girl turns up deadin a river. The truth behind her death could bring the town down with her. Cal Hooper, a former Chicago detective who moved to West Ireland in search of a quieter life, has mostly been able to sidestep the local drama. His days have fallen intoa simple rhythm, sharing his fixer-uper with his fancée, Lena, and the once-feral Trey Reddy, who he's helped raise to be a fierce and headstrong teenager. But when a seedy businessman and his hot-tempered son start snapping up land across the countryside, the trio begin to suspect a connection between their scheme and the girl's death, plunging them unwillingly into the town's tangled web of vicious rumors and generations-old grudges. As tensions boil over, Cal must uncover the secrets that threaten to tear apart the village--and his loved ones' lives--before there's nothing left to save."--Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177361</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177361</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[French, Tana]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177361102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217294589/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1570687854</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Menu of Happiness]]></title><description><![CDATA["Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner, run by Chef Nagare and his daughter, Koishi. The father-daughter duo have reinvented themselves as 'food detectives,' offering a service that goes beyond cooking mouthwatering meals. Through their culinary sleuthing, they harness the power of taste to rekindle forgotten memories. From the yakisoba holding the memories of precious first love to the dumplings shared between sworn enemies, each client will be forever changed by what they find on the menu, because the Kamogawa Diner doesn't just serve meals--it's a door to the past." -- Publisher's description.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177368</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177368</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kashiwai, Hisashi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177368102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420532517/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1574221680</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Struggle]]></title><description><![CDATA[This "collection covers a wide spectrum of history, from 1619 to the twenty-first century, with primary-source documents that take usback to critical moments in which Americans fought over the meaningand the direction of the national experiment. From the founders to Lincoln to Obama, from Andrew Jackson to Theodore Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan, from Seneca Falls to the March on Washington, this chorus ... tells the story of the country and of its people. As clashes over liberty and slavery, inclusion and exclusion, play out, these voices, ... framed by Meacham's singular commentary, remind us that contentious citizenship and fair-minded observations are essential to bringing about the more perfect union envisioned in the Preamble to the Constitution, which Frederick Douglass called a 'glorious liberty document'"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177346</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177346</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meacham, Jon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177346102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle>Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of A More Perfect Union : An Anthology</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217294169/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1570280064</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beneath]]></title><description><![CDATA["Hundreds of years before the Illum ruled supreme, humanity risked everything to rebuild after a devastating war in this explosive dystopian romance and prequel to Conform. Twenty-three-year-old Sasha Cadell knows time is running out in the underground city, filled with survivors of the nuclear fallout six years ago. She works in the Expansion Sector, trying to escape the memories of those she lost. Her bleak existence is upended when Tristian Hayes, a stunningly handsome, frustratingly determined commander of the Force, recruits her to join him and his elite team of soldiers as they embark on a secret mission to the surface. Sasha is thrust into brutal training with stakes far beyond mere survival. The fate of the remaining humankind depends on their success--or failure. As she confronts her own demons, Sasha finds both allies and foes in the training program, as well as a sizzling attraction between her and Tristian that threatens the walls she's built around her heart. But under the surface, secrets and deception run as rampant as illnesses. And not everyone will survive the rise of a power more terrifying than anything they've ever known."--Bookcover.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177349</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177349</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sullivan, Ariel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177349102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217294077/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1530617410</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Princess and the P.I]]></title><description><![CDATA[To honor her late brother, Reddit sleuth Fiona Addai attempts to reclaim his stolen invention, only to end up framed for murder. Her only hope is Maurice Bennett, a haunted private investigator who agrees to clear her name while giving her a crash course in real-world detective work. Together, they must navigate a dangerous web of corporate secrets and an undeniable chemistry to unmask the true killer.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177376</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177376</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Payne, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177376102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420533170/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1552804869</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet Heat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty-eight-year-old Kiki Banjo hosts the popular podcast The HeartBeat, solving romantic conundrums and dishing out life advice. But behind the mic, career setbacks and a devastating breakup have left her hanging on by a thread. As she's preparing to be the Maid of Honor in her best friend's wedding, everything starts to unravel, and Kiki is left wondering if she ever had the answers. Then Kiki finds herself face-to-face with the Best Man, her ex-boyfriend, Malakai the smooth-talking, absurdly handsome, annoyingly perceptive man who stole her heart and then shattered it. While Kiki is approaching rock bottom, Malakai has been on the rise as a filmmaker, and now they have no choice but to play nice until the wedding is over. Both are hell-bent on ignoring the smoldering chemistry between them, but as they navigate the chaos of wedding plans, career ambitions, and Kiki's growing fears about the future, they can't ignore the spark that's only getting hotter. They just have to get through the summer. So why does it feel like playing with fire?"--Amazon.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177378</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177378</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Babalola, Bolu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177378102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420533323/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1552116238</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Python's Kiss]]></title><description><![CDATA["Written over the past two decades, Louise Erdrich's ... story collection features a range of characters--a tribal newsletter editor whose son tells her a story that nothing in her experience can encompass, immigrant farmers whose tenuous hold on the earth, and sanity,is challenged, and ordinary people, bird lovers, artists, grade-school teachers, and romantics. A girl decides to spend her life with astone. A man is confronted with a folk-singing thief. A woman enters a corporately owned afterlife to seek revenge on her father. Accompanied by specially commissioned artwork by Aza Erdrich Abe, [this is] an intimate ... collaboration between mother and daughter."--Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2160589</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2160589</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erdrich, Louise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2160589102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063474321/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1578445259</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Race Against Terror]]></title><description><![CDATA["When federal prosecutors Dave Bitkower and Shreve Ariail get the call from the FBI that the Italians have known terrorist Spin Ghul in custody, they immediately recognize the stakes of the situation. Determined to deliver justice for the soldiers killed in combat, they must traverse the globe, uncovering facts and evidence from thousands of miles away on a remote battlefield in Afghanistan. Through intense reporting and meticulous recreation, from the battlefield to the courthouse, [this book] tells the story of a man radicalized to enact violence, of the courageous soldiers who risked their lives for each other, and the diverse set of law enforcement, intelligence, and military personnel who work tirelessly to stay one step ahead of disaster"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177377</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177377</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tapper, Jake]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177377102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle>Chasing An Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420533330/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1574023604</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palaver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten years after leaving Houston, a young man living in Tokyo is surprised when his mother shows up unannounced for Christmas. Estranged and burdened by old wounds, they struggle to reconnect amid the bustle of city life, the quiet companionship of a cat, and memories that stretch from Jamaica to Texas. As each learns to see the other anew, their journey reveals how love--messy, imperfect, and deeply human--can bridge even the widest divides.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177373</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177373</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Washington, Bryan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177373102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420533163/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1548749008</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!]]></title><description><![CDATA["Global icon Liza Minnelli shares her inspiring story: stepping out from the long shadow of an iconic mother and legendary film director father, fighting chemical demons that are generational and yet uniquely personal, and emerging from it all to become a once-in-a-lifetime artist"--Page 4 of cover.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177362</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177362</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Minnelli, Liza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177362102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle>My Memoir</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781538779187/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1515159552</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedro the Vast]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the disorienting, devastatingly tense world of Lopez Trujillo, a eucalyptus farm worker named Pedro starts coughing. Several of his coworkers die of a strange fungal disease, which has jumped to humans for the first time, but Pedro, miraculously, awakes. His survival fascinates a foreign mycologist, as well as a local priest, who dubs his mysterious mutterings to be the words of a prophet. Meanwhile Pedro's kids are left to fend for themselves: the young Cata, whose creepy art projects are getting harder and harder to decipher, and Patricio, who wasn't ready to be thrust into the role of father. Their competing efforts to reckon with Pedro's condition eventually meet in a horrifying climax that readers will never forget.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177374</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177374</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[López Trujillo, Simón]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177374102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781643757964/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1543503041</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next Time Will Be Our Turn]]></title><description><![CDATA["A grandmother tells her granddaughter about her twisty, often surprising, journey to who she is now in this sweeping love story by USA Today bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto. Izzy Chen is dreading her family's annual Chinese New Year celebration, where they all come together at a Michelin-starred restaurant to flaunt their status and successes in hopes to one up each other. So when her seventy-three-year-old glamorous and formidable grandmother walks in with a stunning woman on her arm and kisses her in front of everyone, it shakes Izzy to her core. She'd always considered herself the black sheep of the family for harboring similar feelings to the ones her Nainai just displayed. Seeing herself in her teenage granddaughter's struggles with identity and acceptance, Magnolia Chen tells Izzy her own story, of how as a teen she was sent by her Indo-Chinese parents from Jakarta to Los Angeles for her education and fell in love with someone completely forbidden to her by both culture and gender norms--Ellery, an American college student who became Magnolia's best friend and the love of her life. Stretching across decades and continents, Magnolia's star-crossed love story reveals how life can take unexpected turns but ultimately lead you to exactly who you're meant to be"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177369</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177369</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sutanto, Jesse Q.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177369102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420530964/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1572254661</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Martians]]></title><description><![CDATA["'There Is Life on the Planet Mars' (New York Times, December 9, 1906). This New York Times headline was no joke. In the early 1900s, many Americans actually believed we had discovered intelligent life on Mars, as best-selling science writer David Baron chronicles in The Martians, his truly bizarre tale of a nation swept up in Mars mania. At the center of Baron's historical drama is Percival Lowell, the Boston Brahmin and Harvard scion, who observed 'canals' etched into the surface of Mars. Lowell devised a grand theory that the red planet was home to a utopian society that had built gargantuan ditches to funnel precious meltwater from the polar icecaps to desert farms and oasis cities. The public fell in love with the ambitious amateur astronomer who shared his findings in speeches and wildly popular books. While at first people treated the Martians whimsically--Martians headlining Broadway shows, biologists speculating whether they were winged or gilled--the discussion quickly became serious. Inventor Nikola Tesla announced he had received radio signals from Mars; Alexander Graham Bell agreed there was 'no escape from the conviction' that intelligent beings inhabited the planet. Martian excitement reached its zenith when Lowell financed an expedition to photograph Mars from Chile's Atacama Desert, resulting in what newspapers hailed as proof of the Martian canals' existence. Triumph quickly yielded to tragedy. Those wild claims and highly speculative photographs emboldened Lowell's critics, whose withering attacks gathered steam and eventually wrecked the man and his theory--but not the fervor he had started. Although Lowell would die discredited and delusional in 1916, the Mars frenzy spurred a nascent literary genre called science fiction, and the world's sense of its place in the universe would never be the same. Today, the red planet maintains its grip on the public's imagination. Many see Mars as civilization's destiny--the first step toward our becoming an interplanetary species--but, as David Baron demonstrates, this tendency to project our hopes onto the world next door is hardly new. The Martians is a scintillating and necessary reminder that while we look to Mars for answers, what we often find are mirrors of ourselves"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177367</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177367</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron, David]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177367102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle>The True Story of An Alien Craze That Captured Turn-of-the-century America</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420531435/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1572661561</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman Down]]></title><description><![CDATA["Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the Internet turns on you. And she's been uninspired to write ever since. Now, with her next suspense novel outlined and savings nearly gone, she retreats to a secluded lakeside cabin, hoping to find inspiration. It's Petra's last-ditch attempt to save her career--and herself. Then he shows up. Detective Nathaniel Saint arrives with disturbing news, his presence igniting a creativity in her she thought long since burned out. Petra's words return in a rush, and her fictional cop character begins to mirror the very real cop who's becoming her muse"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177383</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177383</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoover, Colleen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177383102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420533446/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1569481568</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping]]></title><description><![CDATA["Sera Swan used to be one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from the (very recently) dead, lost most of her magic, befriended a semi-villainous talking fox, and was exiled from her Guild. Now she (slightly reluctantly and just a bit grumpily) helps her great-aunt run an enchanted inn in Lancashire, where she deals with her quirky guests' shenanigans, tries to keep said talking fox in check, and longs for the future that seems lost to her. But then she finds out about an old spell that could hold the key to restoring her power.... Enter Luke Larsen, a handsome and icy magical historian, who arrives on a dark winter evening and might just know how to unlock the spell's secrets. Luke has absolutely no interest in getting involved in the madcap goings-on of the inn and is definitely not about to let a certain bewitching innkeeper past his walls, so no one is more surprised than he is when he agrees to help Sera with her spell. Worse, he might actually be thawing. Running an inn, reclaiming lost magic, and staying one step ahead of the watchful Guild is a lot for anyone, but Sera Swan is about to discover that she doesn't have to do it alone...and that the weird, wonderful family she's made might be the best magic of all" -- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177381</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177381</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandanna, Sangu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177381102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420531343/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1570249892</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Poet Empress]]></title><description><![CDATA["Debut author Shen Tao introduces readers to the lush, deadly world of The Poet Empress, a sweeping, epic and intimate fantasy perfect for fans of The Serpent & the Wings of Night, The Song of Achilles and She Who Became the Sun. In the waning years of the Azalea Dynasty, the emperor is dying, the land consumed by famine, and poetry magic lost to all except the powerful. Wei Yin is desperate. After the fifth death of a sibling, with her family and village on the brink of starvation, she will do anything to save those she loves. Even offer herself as concubine to the cruel heir of the beautiful and brutal Azalea House. But in a twist of fate, the palace stands on the knife-edge of civil war with Wei trapped in its center...at the side of a violent prince. To survive, Wei must harden her heart, rely on her wit, and become dangerous herself. Even if it means becoming a poet in a world where women are forbidden to read -- and composing the most powerful spell of all. A ballad of death...and love. The Poet Empress is an epic fantasy that explores darker themes, subjects, and scenes that may not be suitable for all readers. Please see the author's content note at the beginning of the book."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177375</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177375</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tao, Shen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177375102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420533224/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1572240086</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA["Two writers show you how to turn a worthy sentence into a memorable one. Starting where The Elements of Style leaves off, Good Writing can improve your book, your essay, your memo, your blog post, speech, or script. These essential rules for persuasive language work on any type of writing, and anyone can learn them quickly. Each rule is accompanied by examples and a lively pair of essays, the first by Neal Allen, who developed the list of tips over the course of his journalism and corporate careers; the second by his wife, Anne Lamott, acclaimed author of Bird by Bird and nineteen other nonfiction works and novels. The authors don't always agree on the specifics, but they are passionate about making better sentences."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177358</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177358</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Allen, Neal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177358102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle>36 Ways to Improve your Sentences</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217294602/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1557400306</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding My Way]]></title><description><![CDATA["Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban's brutal attack on her life, Malala Yousafzai quickly became an international icon known for her bravery and resilience. But away from the cameras and crowds, she spent years struggling to find her place in an unfamiliar world. Now, for the first time ever, Malala takes us beyond the headlines in Finding My Way--a vulnerable, surprising memoir that buzzes with authenticity, sharp humor, and tenderness. Finding My Way is a story of friendship and first love, of anxiety and self-discovery, of trying to stay true to yourself when everyone wants to tell you who you are. In it, Malala traces her path from high school loner to reckless college student to a young woman at peace with her past. Through candid, often-messy moments like nearly failing exams, getting ghosted, and meeting the love of her life, Malala reminds us that real role models aren't perfect--they're human. In this astonishing memoir, Malala reintroduces herself to the world, sharing how she navigated life as someone whose darkest moments threatened to define her narrative--while seeking the freedom to find out who she truly is."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177353</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177353</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yousafzai, Malala]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177353102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798891647671/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1564898685</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lauryn Harper Falls Apart]]></title><description><![CDATA["Lauryn Harper had a plan. But after a mishap at work, she is transferred to the Ryser Charity Department, a branch of her corporation that happens to be located in the hometown she abandoned. Horrified at the thought of returning, Lauryn comes up with a new plan: impress her boss enough that she's briskly whisked back to her big city life. However, when her ex-best friend enters the charity department demanding they help revitalize the town by throwing the famous Greenstead Fall Festival, Lauryn is swept away in town hijinks, chaotic planning committees, and a second chance at a childhood friend that shows her why home isn't necessarily a place she has to run from." -- Back cover.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177365</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177365</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robinson, Shauna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177365102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420531565/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1538443144</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's All in your Head]]></title><description><![CDATA["Your fake relationship shouldn't come with chronic feelings. Skylar is done with offline relationships-especially romantic ones. Living with chronic illness means she's heard it all before: unreliable, high-maintenance, too much. She'd rather spend her free time in her online chronic pain support group, and lately, she can't help but notice Pike, the hot new guy with a penchant for broody poetry. When a chaotic night in the group forces her to pose as his girlfriend, she reluctantly agrees to keep up the charade in real life. Surprisingly, he's thoughtful, sweet, and-most importantly-doesn't flinch at the things that have scared others away. Fake dating gets a lot more complicated when she discovers Pike isn't just some guy. He's a professional snowboarder whose career-ending injury is as infamous as his playboy past. He won't talk about that, though. He's fine. Really. But pretending to be in love with Skylar turns out to be the least depressing thing he's done in months. As they spend more time together, she starts to notice the cracks in his carefully crafted image, and for once, he doesn't mind being seen. After all the bed-sharing and late-night talks, it becomes harder for both of them to pretend. But just as things start turning real, the paparazzi catch on, wanting the scoop on how everyone's favorite Olympic medalist is doing post-accident. Dating while disabled comes with challenges of its own, but public speculation and invasive questions are something else entirely. If their newfound feelings can't survive the spotlight, their not-so-fake relationship may be over before it ever truly begins"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177360</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177360</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nordqvist, Sabina]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177360102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781538783306/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1572418720</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Bad Girl]]></title><description><![CDATA["Gish's mother--Loo Shu-hsin--is born in 1924 to a wealthy Shanghai family where girls are expected to behave and be quiet. Every act of disobedience prompts the same reprimand: "Bad bad girl! You don't know how to talk!" She gets sent to Catholic school, where she is baptized, re-named for St. Agnes, and, unusually for a girl, given an internationally-minded education. Still, her father would say, "Too bad. If you were a boy, you could accomplish a lot." Aggie finds solace in books, reading every night with a flashlight and an English-Chinese dictionary, before announcing her intention to pursue a Ph.D in America. It is 1947, and with the forces of Communist revolution on the horizon, she leaves--never to return. Lonely and adrift in Manhattan, Aggie begins dating Chao-Pei, an engineering student also from Shanghai. While news of their country and their families grows increasingly dire, they set out to make a new life together: marriage, a number one son, a small house in the suburbs. By the time Gish is born, her parents' marriage is unraveling, and her mother, struggling to understand her strong-willed American daughter, is repeating the refrain that punctuated her own childhood: "Bad bad girl! You don't know how to talk!" Bad Bad Girl is a novel about a mother and a daughter forced to reckon with one another across decades of curiosity and ambition, elation and disappointment, intense intimacy and misunderstanding. Spanning continents and generations, this is a rich, heartbreaking portrait of two fierce women locked in a complicated life-long embrace"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177348</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2177348</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen, Gish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2177348102</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781420532913/MC.GIF&amp;client=tacomapublib&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1572757497</image_url></item></channel></rss>