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Best Novels
Award-winning adult fiction
![Call me Evie]( "Call me Evie")
![You were there too]( "You were there too")
![Girl, woman, other]( "Girl, woman, other")
![Homeland elegies]( "Homeland elegies")
![The porpoise : a novel]( "The porpoise : a novel")
![The lies that bind : a novel]( "The lies that bind : a novel")
![No offense : a novel]( "No offense : a novel")
![Daughter of Moloka'i]( "Daughter of Moloka'i")
![All the wrong places : a novel]( "All the wrong places : a novel")
![Mrs. Everything : a novel]( "Mrs. Everything : a novel")
![The girl he used to know]( "The girl he used to know")
![The southern book club's guide to slaying vampires]( "The southern book club's guide to slaying vampires")
![No country for old gnomes]( "No country for old gnomes")
![Transcendent kingdom]( "Transcendent kingdom")
![Thirteen]( "Thirteen")
![Confessions on the 7:45 : novel]( "Confessions on the 7:45 : novel")
![Vessel : a novel]( "Vessel : a novel")
![The dearly beloved : a novel]( "The dearly beloved : a novel")
![The book of science and antiquities : a novel]( "The book of science and antiquities : a novel")
![Red pill : a novel]( "Red pill : a novel")
![The Paragon Hotel]( "The Paragon Hotel")
![The book charmer]( "The book charmer")
![The testaments]( "The testaments")
![The last year of the war]( "The last year of the war")
![Jack]( "Jack")
![Daughter of Moloka'i]( "Daughter of Moloka'i")
![Grace after Henry]( "Grace after Henry")
![Little darlings : a novel]( "Little darlings : a novel")
![Watcher in the woods : a Rockton novel]( "Watcher in the woods : a Rockton novel")
![Life and other inconveniences]( "Life and other inconveniences")
2020 Comics
Check out these comics released in 2020
![Something is killing the children]( "Something is killing the children")
![Batman Arkham. Black Mask]( "Batman Arkham. Black Mask")
![The Witcher omnibus]( "The Witcher omnibus")
![The Flash : united they fall]( "The Flash : united they fall")
![Basketful of heads]( "Basketful of heads")
![Battle stations]( "Battle stations")
![Sea of stars]( "Sea of stars")
![The Dysasters : the graphic novel]( "The Dysasters : the graphic novel")
![Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]( "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles")
![Nightwing. The Gray son legacy]( "Nightwing. The Gray son legacy")
![Justice League of America, the nail : the complete collection]( "Justice League of America, the nail : the complete collection")
![Unearth]( "Unearth")
![The Flash : savage velocity]( "The Flash : savage velocity")
![Transformers/Ghostbusters. Ghosts of Cyberton]( "Transformers/Ghostbusters. Ghosts of Cyberton")
![Batman. Creature of the night]( "Batman. Creature of the night")
![Displacement]( "Displacement")
![Acts of vengeance. Avengers]( "Acts of vengeance. Avengers")
![Gwenpool strikes back!]( "Gwenpool strikes back!")
![Stranger things. Into the fire]( "Stranger things. Into the fire")
![Nightwing by Peter J. Tomasi]( "Nightwing by Peter J. Tomasi")
![Empyre. X-Men]( "Empyre. X-Men")
![Fangs]( "Fangs")
![Fire power]( "Fire power")
![Folklords]( "Folklords")
![Once & future]( "Once & future")
![We are the danger]( "We are the danger")
![Spy x family]( "Spy x family")
![X-Men]( "X-Men")
![The lost carnival : a Dick Grayson graphic novel]( "The lost carnival : a Dick Grayson graphic novel")
![Shadow of the Batgirl]( "Shadow of the Batgirl")
Best Nonfiction
Award-winning nonfiction, 2018-2020
![Mamaskatch : a Cree coming of age]( "Mamaskatch : a Cree coming of age")
![A good provider is one who leaves : one family and migration in the 21st century]( "A good provider is one who leaves : one family and migration in the 21st century")
![The source of self-regard : selected essays, speeches, and meditations]( "The source of self-regard : selected essays, speeches, and meditations")
![The splendid and the vile : a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz]( "The splendid and the vile : a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz")
![Midnight in Chernobyl : the untold story of the world's greatest nuclear disaster]( "Midnight in Chernobyl : the untold story of the world's greatest nuclear disaster")
![Antisocial : online extremists, techno-utopians, and the hijacking of the American conversation]( "Antisocial : online extremists, techno-utopians, and the hijacking of the American conversation")
![Eat the Buddha : life and death in a Tibetan town]( "Eat the Buddha : life and death in a Tibetan town")
![Wagnerism : art and politics in the shadow of music]( "Wagnerism : art and politics in the shadow of music")
![She said : breaking the sexual harassment story that helped ignite a movement]( "She said : breaking the sexual harassment story that helped ignite a movement")
![Music : a subversive history]( "Music : a subversive history")
![Somebody I used to know : a memoir]( "Somebody I used to know : a memoir")
![The contender : the story of Marlon Brando]( "The contender : the story of Marlon Brando")
![Here we are : American dreams, American nightmares]( "Here we are : American dreams, American nightmares")
![Floating coast : an environmental history of the Bering Strait]( "Floating coast : an environmental history of the Bering Strait")
![The body : a guide for occupants]( "The body : a guide for occupants")
![No visible bruises : what we don't know about domestic violence can kill us]( "No visible bruises : what we don't know about domestic violence can kill us")
![Black wave : Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the forty-year rivalry that unraveled culture, religion, and collective memory in the Middle East]( "Black wave : Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the forty-year rivalry that unraveled culture, religion, and collective memory in the Middle East")
![Mama's last hug : animal emotions and what they tell us about ourselves]( "Mama's last hug : animal emotions and what they tell us about ourselves")
![The art of leaving : a memoir]( "The art of leaving : a memoir")
![Go ahead in the rain : notes to A Tribe Called Quest]( "Go ahead in the rain : notes to A Tribe Called Quest")
![How to be an antiracist]( "How to be an antiracist")
![Reaganland : America's right turn, 1976-1980]( "Reaganland : America's right turn, 1976-1980")
![Solitary : unbroken by four decades in solitary confinement : my story of transformation and hope]( "Solitary : unbroken by four decades in solitary confinement : my story of transformation and hope")
![The trial of Lizzie Borden : a true story]( "The trial of Lizzie Borden : a true story")
![Underland : a deep time journey]( "Underland : a deep time journey")
![Thick : and other essays]( "Thick : and other essays")
![Dying of whiteness : how the politics of racial resentment is killing America's heartland]( "Dying of whiteness : how the politics of racial resentment is killing America's heartland")
![Just us : an American conversation]( "Just us : an American conversation")
![Volume control : hearing in a deafening world]( "Volume control : hearing in a deafening world")
![Haben : the Deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law]( "Haben : the Deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law")
Earth Month
You don't have to wait until Earth Day to learn about ways to protect our planet. To follow the City of Iowa City's happenings, visit www.icgov.org/sustainability.
![Silent spring & other writings on the environment]( "Silent spring & other writings on the environment")
![A better planet : 40 big ideas for a sustainable future]( "A better planet : 40 big ideas for a sustainable future")
![150 best new eco home ideas]( "150 best new eco home ideas")
![Practical green remodeling : down-to-earth solutions for everyday homes]( "Practical green remodeling : down-to-earth solutions for everyday homes")
![Surviving the future : culture, carnival and capital in the aftermath of the market economy]( "Surviving the future : culture, carnival and capital in the aftermath of the market economy")
![Thank you for being late : an optimist's guide to thriving in the age of accelerations]( "Thank you for being late : an optimist's guide to thriving in the age of accelerations")
![Pesticides and GMOs]( "Pesticides and GMOs")
![Our only world : ten essays]( "Our only world : ten essays")
![Climate change : what everyone needs to know]( "Climate change : what everyone needs to know")
![Sustainable happiness : live simply, live well, make a difference]( "Sustainable happiness : live simply, live well, make a difference")
![Green wizardry : conservation, solar power, organic gardening, and other hands-on skills from the appropriate tech toolkit]( "Green wizardry : conservation, solar power, organic gardening, and other hands-on skills from the appropriate tech toolkit")
![Gaining ground : a story of farmers' markets, local food, and saving the family farm]( "Gaining ground : a story of farmers' markets, local food, and saving the family farm")
![Deep green resistance : strategy to save the planet]( "Deep green resistance : strategy to save the planet")
![The trauma cleaner : one woman's extraordinary life in the business of death, decay, and disaster]( "The trauma cleaner : one woman's extraordinary life in the business of death, decay, and disaster")
![199 cemeteries to see before you die]( "199 cemeteries to see before you die")
![Greenpeace captain : my adventures in protecting the future of our planet]( "Greenpeace captain : my adventures in protecting the future of our planet")
![This land : how cowboys, capitalism, and corruption are ruining the American West]( "This land : how cowboys, capitalism, and corruption are ruining the American West")
![Saving Tarboo Creek : one family's quest to heal the land]( "Saving Tarboo Creek : one family's quest to heal the land")
![Waking the giant : how a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes]( "Waking the giant : how a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes")
![Your eco-friendly yard : sustainable ideas to save you time, money and the Earth]( "Your eco-friendly yard : sustainable ideas to save you time, money and the Earth")
![Climate change : the facts]( "Climate change : the facts")
![Extreme cities : the peril and promise of urban life in the age of climate change]( "Extreme cities : the peril and promise of urban life in the age of climate change")
![What can I do? : my path from climate despair to action]( "What can I do? : my path from climate despair to action")
![The great pivot : creating meaningful work to build a sustainable future]( "The great pivot : creating meaningful work to build a sustainable future")
![Hot hungry planet : the fight to stop a global food crisis in the face of climate change]( "Hot hungry planet : the fight to stop a global food crisis in the face of climate change")
![The third horseman : climate change and the Great Famine of the 14th century]( "The third horseman : climate change and the Great Famine of the 14th century")
![Sun power : how energy from the sun is changing lives around the world, empowering America, and saving the planet]( "Sun power : how energy from the sun is changing lives around the world, empowering America, and saving the planet")
![Sara Snow's fresh living : the essential room-by-room guide to a greener, healthier family and home.]( "Sara Snow's fresh living : the essential room-by-room guide to a greener, healthier family and home.")
![Dry spring : the coming water crisis of North America]( "Dry spring : the coming water crisis of North America")
![Design ideas for bathrooms]( "Design ideas for bathrooms")
Best YA Fiction
Get lost in a new world
![Orphan monster spy]( "Orphan monster spy")
![A heart in a body in the world]( "A heart in a body in the world")
![Truly Devious]( "Truly Devious")
![The wicked deep]( "The wicked deep")
![Thirteen doorways, wolves behind them all]( "Thirteen doorways, wolves behind them all")
![The bright siders]( "The bright siders")
![We'll fly away]( "We'll fly away")
![Unpregnant]( "Unpregnant")
![Keep this to yourself]( "Keep this to yourself")
![Patron saints of nothing]( "Patron saints of nothing")
![Neanderthal opens the door to the universe]( "Neanderthal opens the door to the universe")
![Cicada]( "Cicada")
![Life is short and then you die : first encounters with murder]( "Life is short and then you die : first encounters with murder")
![Children of virtue and vengeance]( "Children of virtue and vengeance")
![Sky in the deep]( "Sky in the deep")
![A treason of thorns]( "A treason of thorns")
![With the fire on high]( "With the fire on high")
![Kiss number 8]( "Kiss number 8")
![The summer of Jordi Perez : (and the best burger in Los Angeles)]( "The summer of Jordi Perez : (and the best burger in Los Angeles)")
![The lady's guide to petticoats and piracy]( "The lady's guide to petticoats and piracy")
![Teen Titans. Raven]( "Teen Titans. Raven")
![Grenade]( "Grenade")
![The Hazel Wood]( "The Hazel Wood")
![We set the dark on fire]( "We set the dark on fire")
![Kingdom of souls]( "Kingdom of souls")
![I, Claudia]( "I, Claudia")
![10 blind dates]( "10 blind dates")
![A girl like that]( "A girl like that")
![We hunt the flame]( "We hunt the flame")
![A lite too bright]( "A lite too bright")
Comedy DVDs
Looking to hole up with some DVDs? These movies have award-winning chuckles that will warm your soul.
![Green book]( "Green book")
![The Lego movie]( "The Lego movie")
![Toy Story 3]( "Toy Story 3")
![The little mermaid]( "The little mermaid")
![Napoleon Dynamite]( "Napoleon Dynamite")
![Babe]( "Babe")
![Day for night = La nuit américaine]( "Day for night = La nuit américaine")
![Silver linings playbook]( "Silver linings playbook")
![Here comes Mr. Jordan]( "Here comes Mr. Jordan")
![The adventures of Priscilla, queen of the desert]( "The adventures of Priscilla, queen of the desert")
![Life is beautiful = La vita è bella]( "Life is beautiful = La vita è bella")
![Jojo Rabbit]( "Jojo Rabbit")
![Snatch]( "Snatch")
![Our little sister]( "Our little sister")
![Birdman : or, (The unexpected virtue of ignorance)]( "Birdman : or, (The unexpected virtue of ignorance)")
![Green book]( "Green book")
![Despicable me 2]( "Despicable me 2")
![Ratatouille]( "Ratatouille")
![Ferdinand]( "Ferdinand")
![Up]( "Up")
![There's something about Mary]( "There's something about Mary")
![Diary of a wimpy kid. Dog days]( "Diary of a wimpy kid. Dog days")
![The goodbye girl]( "The goodbye girl")
![It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world]( "It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world")
![Jerry Maguire]( "Jerry Maguire")
![Death of Mr. Lazarescu]( "Death of Mr. Lazarescu")
![American beauty]( "American beauty")
![Wayne's world]( "Wayne's world")
![The fifth element]( "The fifth element")
![Inside out]( "Inside out")
Laughs for Littles
Humorous stories for kids
![The happy rain]( "The happy rain")
![The Dumb Bunnies]( "The Dumb Bunnies")
![The Nuts : bedtime at the Nut house]( "The Nuts : bedtime at the Nut house")
![Frank Einstein and the antimatter motor]( "Frank Einstein and the antimatter motor")
![The worst class trip ever]( "The worst class trip ever")
![The carnivorous carnival]( "The carnivorous carnival")
![Mrs. McNosh hangs up her wash]( "Mrs. McNosh hangs up her wash")
![The quest of the Fair Unknown]( "The quest of the Fair Unknown")
![Lost and found]( "Lost and found")
![Nugget and Fang : [friends forever--or snack time?]]( "Nugget and Fang : [friends forever--or snack time?]")
![The Crims]( "The Crims")
![Sideways stories from Wayside School]( "Sideways stories from Wayside School")
![Junie B., first grader. Dumb bunny ; Junie B., first grader. Turkeys we have loved and eaten (and other thankful stuff)]( "Junie B., first grader. Dumb bunny ; Junie B., first grader. Turkeys we have loved and eaten (and other thankful stuff)")
![A day in the office of Doctor Bugspit]( "A day in the office of Doctor Bugspit")
![My weird school. Class pet mess!]( "My weird school. Class pet mess!")
![What's next door?]( "What's next door?")
![El Capitán Calzoncillos y la asquerosa venganza de los robocalzones radioactivos : la décima novela épica]( "El Capitán Calzoncillos y la asquerosa venganza de los robocalzones radioactivos : la décima novela épica")
![Into the wild : yet another misadventure]( "Into the wild : yet another misadventure")
![The Jolly Regina]( "The Jolly Regina")
![Let's pretend this never happened : by Jamie Kelly]( "Let's pretend this never happened : by Jamie Kelly")
![Supercat vs. the fry thief]( "Supercat vs. the fry thief")
![Harriet spies again]( "Harriet spies again")
![The wild, wild west]( "The wild, wild west")
![The Miami giant]( "The Miami giant")
![The further adventures of Hank the Cowdog]( "The further adventures of Hank the Cowdog")
![Jake the fake keeps it real]( "Jake the fake keeps it real")
![The chupacabra ate the candelabra]( "The chupacabra ate the candelabra")
![Incognito]( "Incognito")
![Squids will be squids : fresh morals for modern fables]( "Squids will be squids : fresh morals for modern fables")
![the Stone of Fire]( "the Stone of Fire")
Best Kids
Award-winning children's fiction
![Rainforest]( "Rainforest")
![Rainforests]( "Rainforests")
![Zinnia's flower garden]( "Zinnia's flower garden")
![The salmon bears : giants of the Great Bear Rainforest]( "The salmon bears : giants of the Great Bear Rainforest")
![Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa : rain or shine]( "Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa : rain or shine")
![Breakfast in the rainforest : a visit with mountain gorillas]( "Breakfast in the rainforest : a visit with mountain gorillas")
![Raindrop, plop!]( "Raindrop, plop!")
![Violet Fairy gets her wings]( "Violet Fairy gets her wings")
![Handsprings : poems & paintings]( "Handsprings : poems & paintings")
![Best buds]( "Best buds")
![Hooray for spring!]( "Hooray for spring!")
![Goat in a boat]( "Goat in a boat")
![Hopper hunts for spring]( "Hopper hunts for spring")
![In the rainforest]( "In the rainforest")
![What is a rainbow?]( "What is a rainbow?")
![Rainforest]( "Rainforest")
![The great kapok tree : a tale of the Amazon rain forest]( "The great kapok tree : a tale of the Amazon rain forest")
![14 zhi lao shu qu chun you]( "14 zhi lao shu qu chun you")
![Kitten's summer]( "Kitten's summer")
![No more, por favor]( "No more, por favor")
![Can you see me?]( "Can you see me?")
![Mouse and Mole, fine feathered friends]( "Mouse and Mole, fine feathered friends")
![The explorer]( "The explorer")
![Hurray for spring!]( "Hurray for spring!")
![Tales from a not-so-dorky drama queen]( "Tales from a not-so-dorky drama queen")
![The digger and the flower]( "The digger and the flower")
![When spring comes]( "When spring comes")
![A surprise for Tiny Mouse]( "A surprise for Tiny Mouse")
![Float]( "Float")
![Henry and Mudge in puddle trouble : the second book of their adventures]( "Henry and Mudge in puddle trouble : the second book of their adventures")
April Showers, Children Flower
![Rainforest]( "Rainforest")
![Rainforests]( "Rainforests")
![Zinnia's flower garden]( "Zinnia's flower garden")
![The salmon bears : giants of the Great Bear Rainforest]( "The salmon bears : giants of the Great Bear Rainforest")
![Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa : rain or shine]( "Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa : rain or shine")
![Breakfast in the rainforest : a visit with mountain gorillas]( "Breakfast in the rainforest : a visit with mountain gorillas")
![Raindrop, plop!]( "Raindrop, plop!")
![Violet Fairy gets her wings]( "Violet Fairy gets her wings")
![Handsprings : poems & paintings]( "Handsprings : poems & paintings")
![Best buds]( "Best buds")
![Hooray for spring!]( "Hooray for spring!")
![Goat in a boat]( "Goat in a boat")
![Hopper hunts for spring]( "Hopper hunts for spring")
![In the rainforest]( "In the rainforest")
![What is a rainbow?]( "What is a rainbow?")
![Rainforest]( "Rainforest")
![The great kapok tree : a tale of the Amazon rain forest]( "The great kapok tree : a tale of the Amazon rain forest")
![14 zhi lao shu qu chun you]( "14 zhi lao shu qu chun you")
![Kitten's summer]( "Kitten's summer")
![No more, por favor]( "No more, por favor")
![Can you see me?]( "Can you see me?")
![Mouse and Mole, fine feathered friends]( "Mouse and Mole, fine feathered friends")
![The explorer]( "The explorer")
![Hurray for spring!]( "Hurray for spring!")
![Tales from a not-so-dorky drama queen]( "Tales from a not-so-dorky drama queen")
![The digger and the flower]( "The digger and the flower")
![When spring comes]( "When spring comes")
![A surprise for Tiny Mouse]( "A surprise for Tiny Mouse")
![Float]( "Float")
![Henry and Mudge in puddle trouble : the second book of their adventures]( "Henry and Mudge in puddle trouble : the second book of their adventures")