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Fall's Biggest Preorders 2022

The big fall book season is right around the corner! Be among the first to get your hands on the most buzz-worthy titles by preordering your copies from Bookshop Santa Cruz. See our list of Fall preorder titles for kids here

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The Marriage Portrait: A novel By Maggie O'Farrell Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593320624
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Knopf - September 6th, 2022

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Solito: A Memoir By Javier Zamora Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593498064
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Hogarth - September 6th, 2022

FREE EVENT: Join us on September 14th when author Javier Zamora will be at Bookshop to discuss his new memoir Solito. Event details and registration here.


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Back to the Garden: A Novel By Laurie R. King Cover Image
$28.00
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ISBN: 9780593496565
Published: Bantam - September 6th, 2022

FREE EVENT: Join us on September 7th when bestselling author Laurie R. King will join us at Bookshop to discuss her new standalone mystery Back to the Garden. Event details and registration here.


Fairy Tale By Stephen King Cover Image
$32.50
ISBN: 9781668002179
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Scribner - September 6th, 2022

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On the Rooftop: A Reese's Book Club Pick By Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9780063139961
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Ecco - September 6th, 2022

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Ithaca (Songs of Penelope #1) By Claire North Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780316422963
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Redhook - September 6th, 2022

The Unfolding: A Novel By A.M. Homes Cover Image
$28.00
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ISBN: 9780735225350
Published: Viking - September 6th, 2022

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Woman Without Shame: Poems By Sandra Cisneros Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593534823
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Knopf - September 13th, 2022

EVENT BOOK: If you are interested in attending our event with Sandra Cisneros on September 20th, purchase this book bundled with your ticket. Details here.


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What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions By Randall Munroe Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780525537113
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Riverhead Books - September 13th, 2022

EVENT BOOK: If you are interested in attending our event with Randall Munroe on September 22nd, purchase this book bundled with your ticket.  Details here.


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Lessons: A novel By Ian McEwan Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780593535202
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Knopf - September 13th, 2022

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How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water: A Novel By Angie Cruz Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250208453
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Flatiron Books - September 13th, 2022

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Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Series #3) By Tamsyn Muir Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250854117
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Tordotcom - September 13th, 2022

Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber By Andy Borowitz Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9781668003886
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster - September 13th, 2022

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Like a Rolling Stone: A Memoir By Jann S. Wenner Cover Image
$35.00
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ISBN: 9780316415194
Published: Little, Brown and Company - September 13th, 2022

AUTOGRAPHED COPIES AVAILABLE: Preorder your copy of Like a Rolling Stone and receive a signed copy (while supplies last).


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People Person By Candice Carty-Williams Cover Image
$27.99
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ISBN: 9781501196041
Published: Gallery/Scout Press - September 13th, 2022

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Less Is Lost (The Arthur Less Books #2) By Andrew Sean Greer Cover Image
$29.00
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ISBN: 9780316498906
Published: Little, Brown and Company - September 20th, 2022

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The Book of Goose: A Novel By Yiyun Li Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780374606343
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - September 20th, 2022

The Bullet That Missed: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery By Richard Osman Cover Image
$27.00
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ISBN: 9780593299395
Published: Pamela Dorman Books - September 20th, 2022

FREE VIRTUAL EVENT: Upcoming event in partnership with RJ Booksellers on September 9th.


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Lucy by the Sea: A Novel By Elizabeth Strout Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593446065
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Published: Random House - September 20th, 2022

AUTOGRAPHED COPIES AVAILABLE: Preorder your copy of Lucy by the Sea and receive a signed copy (while supplies last).


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The Golden Enclaves: A Novel (The Scholomance #3) By Naomi Novik Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593158357
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Published: Del Rey - September 27th, 2022

SPECIAL PREORDER: Receive a limited edition Scholomance handbook (written by Novik) when you preorder your copy of The Golden Enclaves from Bookshop Santa Cruz, while supplies last. Details here.


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Home Is Where the Eggs Are By Molly Yeh Cover Image
$32.50
ISBN: 9780063052413
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: William Morrow Cookbooks - September 27th, 2022

SPECIAL PREORDER: Receive a signed bookplate from author Molly Yeh when you preorder your copy of Home is Where the Eggs Are from Bookshop Santa Cruz, while supplies last. Details here.


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The West Wing and Beyond: What I Saw Inside the Presidency By Pete Souza Cover Image
$50.00
ISBN: 9780316383370
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Voracious - September 27th, 2022

AUTOGRAPHED COPIES AVAILABLE: Preorder your copy of The West Wing and Beyond and receive a signed copy (while supplies last).


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Shrines of Gaiety: A Novel By Kate Atkinson Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780385547970
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Doubleday - September 27th, 2022

Best of Friends: A Novel By Kamila Shamsie Cover Image
$27.00
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ISBN: 9780593421826
Published: Riverhead Books - September 27th, 2022

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Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club (A Novel) By Celeste Ng Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780593492543
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Penguin Press - October 4th, 2022

EVENT BOOK: If you are interested in attending our event with Celeste Ng on October 18th, purchase this book bundled with your ticket.  Details here.


The Lord of the Rings: Special Edition By J.R.R. Tolkien Cover Image
$250.00
ISBN: 9780063274730
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: William Morrow - October 11th, 2022

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Making a Scene By Constance Wu Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9781982188542
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Scribner - October 4th, 2022

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The Hero of This Book: A Novel By Elizabeth McCracken Cover Image
$26.99
ISBN: 9780062971272
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Ecco - October 4th, 2022

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Hester: A Novel By Laurie Lico Albanese Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250278555
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: St. Martin's Press - October 4th, 2022

Nights of Plague: A novel By Orhan Pamuk, Ekin Oklap (Translated by) Cover Image
By Orhan Pamuk, Ekin Oklap (Translated by)
$34.00
ISBN: 9780525656890
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Knopf - October 4th, 2022

Mad Honey: A Novel By Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9781984818386
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Ballantine Books - October 4th, 2022

Lore Olympus: Volume Three By Rachel Smythe Cover Image
$21.00
ISBN: 9780593356098
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Inklore - October 11th, 2022

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Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions By Temple Grandin, PhD Cover Image
$28.00
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ISBN: 9780593418369
Published: Riverhead Books - October 11th, 2022

EVENT BOOK: If you are interested in attending our event with Temple Grandin on October 19th, purchase this book bundled with your ticket.  Details here.


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The Wine Bible, 3rd Edition By Karen MacNeil Cover Image
$39.99
ISBN: 9781523510092
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Workman Publishing Company - October 11th, 2022

EVENT BOOK: If you are interested in attending our event with Karen MacNeil on October 13th, purchase this book bundled with your ticket. Details here.


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Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me By Ralph Macchio Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593185834
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Dutton - October 18th, 2022

EVENT BOOK: If you are interested in attending our event with Ralph Macchio on October 21st, purchase this book bundled with your ticket.  Details here.


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Liberation Day: Stories By George Saunders Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780525509592
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Random House - October 18th, 2022

EVENT BOOK: If you are interested in attending our event with George Saunders on November 1st, purchase this book bundled with your ticket.  Details here.


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Demon Copperhead: A Pulitzer Prize Winner By Barbara Kingsolver Cover Image
$32.50
ISBN: 9780063251922
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper - October 18th, 2022

The Last Chairlift By John Irving Cover Image
$38.00
ISBN: 9781501189272
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Simon & Schuster - October 18th, 2022

It Starts with Us: A Novel (It Ends with Us #2) By Colleen Hoover Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781668001226
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Atria Books - October 18th, 2022

The Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller By John Grisham Cover Image
$29.95
ISBN: 9780385548922
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Doubleday - October 18th, 2022

The January 6th Report By Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, David Remnick, Jamie Raskin Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250877529
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Celadon Books - December 27th, 2022

The January 6 Report By The January 6th Committee, Ari Melber (Introduction by) Cover Image
By The January 6th Committee, Ari Melber (Introduction by)
$19.99
ISBN: 9780063315501
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper Paperbacks - December 29th, 2022

The Passenger By Cormac McCarthy Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780307268990
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Knopf - October 25th, 2022

Stella Maris By Cormac McCarthy Cover Image
$26.00
ISBN: 9780307269003
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Knopf - December 6th, 2022

The Passenger Box Set: The Passenger, Stella Maris By Cormac McCarthy Cover Image
$56.00
ISBN: 9780593536049
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Knopf - December 6th, 2022

Our America: A Photographic History By Ken Burns, Ken Burns (Introduction by), Sarah Hermanson Meister (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Ken Burns, Ken Burns (Introduction by), Sarah Hermanson Meister (Introduction by)
$80.00
ISBN: 9780385353014
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Knopf - November 1st, 2022

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The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human By Siddhartha Mukherjee Cover Image
$32.50
ISBN: 9781982117351
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Scribner - October 25th, 2022

The Lives of Brian: A Memoir By Brian Johnson Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9780063046382
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Dey Street Books - October 25th, 2022

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The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams By Stacy Schiff Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9780316441117
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Little, Brown and Company - October 25th, 2022

And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle By Jon Meacham Cover Image
$40.00
ISBN: 9780553393965
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Random House - October 18th, 2022

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Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook By Ina Garten Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9781984822789
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Clarkson Potter - October 25th, 2022

AUTOGRAPHED COPIES AVAILABLE: Preorder your copy of Go-To Dinners and receive a signed copy (while supplies last).


The World We Make: A Novel (The Great Cities #2) By N. K. Jemisin Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780316509893
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Orbit - November 1st, 2022

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story By Bono Cover Image
By Bono
$34.00
ISBN: 9780525521044
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Knopf - November 1st, 2022

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Shuna's Journey By Hayao Miyazaki, Alex Dudok de Wit (Translated by) Cover Image
By Hayao Miyazaki, Alex Dudok de Wit (Translated by)
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250846525
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: First Second - November 1st, 2022

The Philosophy of Modern Song By Bob Dylan Cover Image
$45.00
ISBN: 9781451648706
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Simon & Schuster - November 1st, 2022

Cinema Speculation By Quentin Tarantino Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9780063112582
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper - November 1st, 2022

Art Is Life: Icons and Iconoclasts, Visionaries and Vigilantes, and Flashes of Hope in the Night By Jerry Saltz Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780593086490
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Riverhead Books - November 1st, 2022

White Horse: A Novel By Erika T. Wurth Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250847652
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Flatiron Books - November 1st, 2022

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Now Is Not the Time to Panic: A Novel By Kevin Wilson Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9780062913500
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Published: Ecco - November 8th, 2022

AUTOGRAPHED COPIES AVAILABLE: Preorder your copy of Now is Not the Time to Panic and receive a signed copy (while supplies last).


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Desert Star (A Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch Novel) By Michael Connelly Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780316485654
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Little, Brown and Company - November 8th, 2022

AUTOGRAPHED COPIES AVAILABLE: Preorder your copy of Desert Star and receive a signed copy (while supplies last).


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Noma 2.0: Vegetable, Forest, Ocean By René Redzepi, Mette Søberg, Junichi Takahashi Cover Image
$75.00
ISBN: 9781648291722
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Artisan - November 8th, 2022

AUTOGRAPHED COPIES AVAILABLE: Preorder your copy of Norma 2.0 and receive a signed copy (while supplies last).


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A Book of Days By Patti Smith Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9780593448540
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House - November 15th, 2022

EVENT BOOK: If you are interested in attending our event with Patti Smith on November 29th, purchase this book bundled with your ticket.  Details here.


Musical Tables: Poems By Billy Collins Cover Image
$26.00
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ISBN: 9780399589782
Published: Random House - November 15th, 2022

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times By Michelle Obama Cover Image
$32.50
ISBN: 9780593237465
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Crown - November 15th, 2022

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The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson By Misty Copeland, Susan Fales-Hill (With) Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9781538753859
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Grand Central Publishing - November 15th, 2022

AUTOGRAPHED COPIES AVAILABLE: Preorder your copy of The Wind at My Back and receive a signed copy (while supplies last).


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Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files: A Cookbook By Deb Perelman Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9780593318782
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Knopf - November 15th, 2022

The World Record Book of Racist Stories By Amber Ruffin, Lacey Lamar Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9781538724552
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Grand Central Publishing - November 22nd, 2022

A World of Curiosities: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel #18) By Louise Penny Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9781250145291
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Minotaur Books - November 29th, 2022

A Dangerous Business: A novel By Jane Smiley Cover Image
$28.00
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ISBN: 9780525520337
Published: Knopf - December 6th, 2022