Peak Picks Current Titles Book List
A complete list of current Peak Picks titles.
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Best Offer Wins
NEW FOR NOVEMBER! Adult Fiction. “18 months and 11 lost bidding wars into house-hunting in the overheated Washington, DC suburbs, 37-year-old publicist Margo Miyake gets a tip about the perfect house, in the perfect neighborhood, slated to come up for sale in one month. Desperate to escape the cramped apartment she shares with her husband Ian… Margo becomes obsessed with buying the house before it’s publicly listed… A little stalking? Harmless. A bit of trespassing? Necessary. As Margo infiltrates the homeowners’ lives, her tactics grow increasingly unhinged… You’ll root for her, even as you gasp in disbelief.” Publisher
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Cursed Daughters
NEW FOR NOVEMBER! Adult Fiction. “…[T]he Falodun women live under a curse: ‘No man will call your house, home. And if they try, they will not have peace.’ It has plagued them for generations, causing them to seek solace in each other rather than with men. Eniiyi, believed to be the reincarnation of her deceased cousin, has sidestepped the curse by avoiding romance altogether. But when she rescues a man from drowning and can't get him out of her head, breaking the curse becomes front of mind. Can she succeed where generations of her family have failed? This is a page-turner…” Booklist
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Dead and Alive
NEW FOR NOVEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Smith brings an incisive eye and keen wit to art, music, fiction, politics, and more in this wide-ranging essay collection. Whether analyzing the misogyny faced by female muses; celebrating the work of a generational novelist, such as Toni Morrison; or pointedly commenting on the political and cultural tumult of the current moment, Smith delivers original insights couched in sly, artful prose. Standout essays abound, but ‘Some Notes on Mediated Time’ shines as an era-defining summation of how technology impedes the ability to be present. Readers will be rewarded by this unforgettable collection.” Publishers Weekly
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Family of Spies
NEW FOR NOVEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Kuehn debuts with a fast-paced account of the role her German family played as spies for the Axis powers during World War II. Kuehn learned that her Aunt Ruth, who was half-Jewish, became romantically involved with Nazi leader Joseph Goebbels. When Goebbels discovered her heritage, he sent the entire family to Hawai'i, where they supplied information that facilitated Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Kuehn's meticulously researched and well-written account is personal and deeply suspenseful, blending family memoir with World War II espionage intrigue.” Library Journal
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The Man of Many Fathers
NEW FOR NOVEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Growing up as a latchkey kid in the South, Wood--the former Daily Show correspondent and current host of CNN's Have I Got News for You--thought he could get by without help from adults. In this alternately tenderhearted and uproarious memoir of his pre-fame years, addressed to his son, he writes, ‘My father came in and out of my life like the next-door neighbor on a wacky sitcom.’ Like the best of comedians, Wood is a keen observer. But his varied experiences--waiting tables, working in radio, getting arrested for stealing credit cards--aren't simply fodder; it's clear that he's learned from them.” Publishers Weekly
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The Overthinker's Guide to Making Decisions
NEW FOR NOVEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Your brain is wired to overthink decisions--not because something's wrong with you, but because you care deeply about making the right choice. The Overthinker's Guide to Making Decisions breaks new ground where ‘just trust your gut’ advice has failed you. Unlike traditional approaches that leave you stranded between endless analysis and vague intuition, this book provides a counterintuitive system that bypasses the overthinking loop entirely. This isn't about making perfect choices. It's about making aligned ones from a place of clarity instead of chaos.” Publisher
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Palaver
NEW FOR NOVEMBER! Adult Fiction. “At the outset, the unnamed protagonist… gets an unexpected visit from his mother in Tokyo, where he’s spent the past 12 years teaching English. She’s curious to know more about his life, but they struggle to connect beyond small talk, and the son remains embittered at her failure to support him when he came out as gay many years earlier. During a sightseeing trip with his mother, the pair finally put it all on the table, but struggle to find resolution… Washington’s nuanced portrait of the gulf between mother and son and their difficulties bridging it offers keen insights into human relationships.” Publisher
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The Tortoise's Tale
NEW FOR NOVEMBER! Adult Fiction. “The Tortoise’s Tale claims to be the memoir of a 150-year-old tortoise as she experiences life in the 20th century and beyond. Magic, our narrator, goes by many names as she is passed from hand to hand, residing mostly on a private California estate. Sometimes surrounded by family and fellow animals, other times regarded merely as a decorative curiosity for tourists, Magic observes the world with measured compassion. Her most enduring connection is with Lucy, a young girl she meets early on and remains tethered to throughout their intertwined lives. This quiet but beautifully written debut will resonate particularly with animal lovers…” Booklist
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The Uncool
NEW FOR NOVEMBER! Adult Nonfiction. “Growing up in 1960s Palm Springs with strict parents, Crowe found freedom in rock music, a passion that led--by age 16--to writing for Rolling Stone, where his youth, candor, and curiosity earned him the trust of artists including Joni Mitchell, Kris Kristofferson, and Rita Coolidge. (Crowe's backstage encounters with Led Zeppelin and his tour experiences with the Allman Brothers inspired his Oscar-winning screenplay for Almost Famous.) Readers who only know Crowe from his screen credits will savor the behind-the-scenes insights, but the book's real power lies in its portrait of a teenager chasing his heroes.” Publishers Weekly
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Who Knows You by Heart
NEW FOR NOVEMBER! Adult Fiction. “When Octavia, a young Black coder in New York City, pilots a chatbot that ends up leaking her coworkers’ personal secrets, she knows it’s time for a new job. An intriguing opportunity arises at a… tech firm, Eustachian Inc. It’s a bit of a soulless gig, but Octavia signs on, believing the lucrative salary and benefits will enable her to pay off her late mother’s debts. After she’s hired… Walcott Neville—one of Eustachian’s only other Black employees—ropes her into the Zion Initiative, a top-secret AI project… [B]ut before long, she learns that Eustachian’s plans for Zion are darker than she imagined…” Publishers Weekly
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