Books on the Park

9th Ave: On the Cusp celebrating Bearded Lady

Cover of Allison Landa's memoir Bearded Lady. The cover is a photo of a hot pink table top with a cup of hot hair removal wax in a cup, and wax applicator sticks scattered around, with the title and author's name written on two of them.

Bearded Lady: When You’re a Woman with a Beard, Your Secret is Written All Over Your Face By Allison Landa Cover Image

Bearded Lady: When You’re a Woman with a Beard, Your Secret is Written All Over Your Face (Paperback)

By Allison Landa
$19.95
ISBN: 9781954907386
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(This book cannot be returned nor exchanged.)
Published: Woodhall Press - October 4th, 2022

The beard was never far from my mind. Twice daily, I shaved. I blended foundation into my skin with a practiced touch. I hoped for the miracle that never showed its face: smooth skin instead of the prickly surface I felt every time I ran my hand across my chin and down my cheeks. It took years of struggle, of ducking and diving, to finally obtain a diagnosis and treatment.

9th Ave: Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston with Joe Eskenazi

Cover of The Riders Come Out at Night: Brutality, Corruption, and Cover Up in Oakland. The cover is a photo of a lit up Oakland skyline and a dark gray sky. The title is in bold red and black letter in the sky.

The Riders Come Out at Night: Brutality, Corruption, and Cover-up in Oakland By Ali Winston, Darwin BondGraham Cover Image

The Riders Come Out at Night: Brutality, Corruption, and Cover-up in Oakland (Hardcover)

By Ali Winston, Darwin BondGraham
$30.00
ISBN: 9781982168599
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Published: Atria Books - January 10th, 2023

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE

From the Polk Award–winning investigative duo comes a critical look at the systematic corruption and brutality within the Oakland Police Department, and the more than two-decades-long saga of attempted reforms and explosive scandals.

No municipality has been under court oversight to reform its police department as long

9th Ave: Lyzette Wanzer, Judy Juanita, and Adrienne Danyelle Oliver

Cover of the book Trauma, Tresses, and Truth. The cover is a painting of a feminine figure with their back toward the viewer. Half of their hair is in boxer braids, and the other half is in a natural poof. The body of the figure is a red comb, sticking into the top of an afro.

Trauma, Tresses, and Truth: Untangling Our Hair Through Personal Narratives By Lyzette Wanzer Cover Image

Trauma, Tresses, and Truth: Untangling Our Hair Through Personal Narratives (Paperback)

By Lyzette Wanzer
$19.99
ISBN: 9781641606707
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Published: Lawrence Hill Books - November 8th, 2022

A Library Journal Best Social Science title of 2022 

Black women continue to have a complex and convoluted relationship with their hair.

From grammar and high schools to corporate boardrooms and military squadrons, Black and Afro Latina natural hair continues to confound, transfix, and enrage members of White American society.

9th Ave: The Joy of Cannabis with Melanie Abrams and Larry Smith

Cover of the book The Joy of Cannabis. The title is in bold white letters down the center, and there are illustrations of cannabis leaves in varying shades of green in the background.

The Joy of Cannabis: 75 Ways to Amplify Your Life Through the Science and Magic of Cannabis By Melanie Abrams, Larry Smith Cover Image

The Joy of Cannabis: 75 Ways to Amplify Your Life Through the Science and Magic of Cannabis (Hardcover)

By Melanie Abrams, Larry Smith
$29.99
ISBN: 9781728273181
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Published: Sourcebooks - January 10th, 2023

A sophisticated and humorous cannabis book to enhance your life and promote self-care through the science and magic of weed.

Meadowlark By Melanie Abrams Cover Image

Meadowlark (Paperback)

By Melanie Abrams
$16.45
Temporarily Unavailable
ISBN: 9781542007344
Published: Little a - May 1st, 2020

A haunting novel about the lasting effects of childhood trauma and the resulting choices we make for our children.

9th Ave: Kate Folk with Tomas Moniz, Maw Shein Win, Claire Stanford

Cover of Kate Folk's story collection, Out There. The cover is an abstract image, almost like facing two mirrors toward one another. Each "entry" in the infinite reflection is alternating blue and magenta. The title and author name are in neon letters.

Out There: Stories By Kate Folk Cover Image

Out There: Stories (Paperback)

By Kate Folk
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593231487
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - December 6th, 2022

A thrilling new voice in fiction injects the absurd into the everyday to present a startling vision of modern life, “[as] if Kafka and Camus and Bradbury were penning episodes of Black Mirror” (Chang-Rae Lee, author of My Year Abroad).

Happy for You: A Novel By Claire Stanford Cover Image

Happy for You: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Claire Stanford
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593298268
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Published: Viking - April 19th, 2022

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE 

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY GLAMOUR, ELECTRIC LIT, AND THE MILLIONS
 

Big Familia: A Novel By Tomas Moniz Cover Image

Big Familia: A Novel (Paperback)

By Tomas Moniz
$19.00
ISBN: 9781946724229
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Published: Acre Books - November 15th, 2019

Big Familia follows Juan Gutiérrez, a self-employed single father, as he navigates a tumultuous year of inescapable change. His daughter, Stella, is on the verge of moving away to college; his lover, Jared, is pressing him for commitment; and his favorite watering hole—a ramshackle dive presided over by Bob the Bartender—is transforming into a karaoke hotspot.

Storage Unit for the Spirit House By Maw Shein Win Cover Image

Storage Unit for the Spirit House (Paperback)

By Maw Shein Win
$17.95
ISBN: 9781632430861
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Published: Omnidawn - November 7th, 2020

With sharp focus and startling language, the poems in Maw Shein Win’s second book, Storage Unit for the Spirit House, look through physical objects to glimpse the ephemeral, the material, and the immaterial.

Offsite: Gabriela Hasbun at The Ruby

Cover of Gabriela Hasbun's photography book, The New Black West. The cover as a cream colored border, and one of Hasbun's photographs as the center cover image. It is a photo of a Black woman on horseback wearing a cowboy hat and a fringe western shirt, hand on her chaps.

The New Black West hc: Photographs from America's Only Touring Black Rodeo By Gabriela Hasbun Cover Image

The New Black West hc: Photographs from America's Only Touring Black Rodeo (Hardcover)

By Gabriela Hasbun
$40.00
ISBN: 9781797208893
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Published: Chronicle Books - May 10th, 2022

Featuring stunning full-color photographs by Gabriela Hasbun, The New Black West celebrates the modern Black cowboys of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo and the community that comes together to witness their achievements year after year.

9th Ave: Kristin Baver with Phil Szostak

Cover of Kristin Baver's The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic. The cover is an illustration with a bright gold background, with two jedis and--two humanoid and one Wookie--in the foreground.

The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic: (Volume One) By Kristin Baver, Kathleen Kennedy (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic: (Volume One) (Hardcover)

By Kristin Baver, Kathleen Kennedy (Foreword by)
$50.00
ISBN: 9781419756559
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Published: Abrams - November 8th, 2022

Featuring exclusive concept art, character and costume sketches, and vehicle and creature designs by Lucasfilm Publishing and its partners, this official companion to Star Wars: The High Republic (Phase One) offers fans a definitive, behind-the-scenes look at an ambitious new era of Star Wars storytelling

The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic takes fans beh

Star Wars Skywalker – A Family At War By Kristin Baver Cover Image

Star Wars Skywalker – A Family At War (Hardcover)

By Kristin Baver
$24.99
ISBN: 9780744027310
Availability: NOT on our shelves now. Usually ships from warehouse in several days.
Published: DK - April 6th, 2021

Uncover the secrets of the Skywalkers: the family that shaped a galaxy far, far away ...

The Skywalker story has everything: passion, intrigue, heroism, and dark deeds.

The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season Two) By Phil Szostak, Doug Chiang (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season Two) (Hardcover)

By Phil Szostak, Doug Chiang (Foreword by)
$40.00
ISBN: 9781419756511
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Published: Abrams - February 15th, 2022

This official behind-the-scenes companion to season two of the hit Disney+ series The Mandalorian features exclusive concept art by the Lucasfilm art department and original interviews with the artists, writers, and filmmakers 
 
The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season Two) takes fans behind the scenes of the second season of the Emmy Award–win

The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season One) By Phil Szostak, Doug Chiang (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season One) (Hardcover)

By Phil Szostak, Doug Chiang (Foreword by)
$40.00
ISBN: 9781419748707
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Published: Abrams - December 1st, 2020

This official behind-the-scenes companion to the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian features exclusive concept art, character and costume sketches, and vehicle and creature designs.

The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian takes fans behind the scenes of the first ever live-action Star Wars television series.&nb

POSTPONED 9th Ave: Kristin Ann Hass with Robert Hass

Cover of Kristin Ann Hass' book, Blunt Instruments: Recognizing Racist Cultural Infrastructure in Memorials, Museums, and Patriotic Practices. The cover has a statue of Robert E. Lee atop a horse. The title is in bold red letters on top, and the subtitle is written down the right hand side.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. KEEP AN EYE ON OUR EVENT CALENDAR FOR A NEW DATE.

Blunt Instruments: Recognizing Racist Cultural Infrastructure in Memorials, Museums, and Patriotic Practices By Kristin Hass Cover Image

Blunt Instruments: Recognizing Racist Cultural Infrastructure in Memorials, Museums, and Patriotic Practices (Hardcover)

By Kristin Hass
$25.95
ISBN: 9780807006719
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Published: Beacon Press - January 24th, 2023

A field guide to the memorials, museums, and practices that commemorate white supremacy in the United States—and how to reimagine a more deeply shared cultural infrastructure for the future

Summer Snow: New Poems By Robert Hass Cover Image

Summer Snow: New Poems (Paperback)

By Robert Hass
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062950031
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Published: Ecco - January 12th, 2021

A major collection of entirely new poems from the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of Time and Materials and The Apple Trees at Olema

A new volume of poetry from Robert Hass is always an event.

9th Ave: David Baker with Atsuro Riley

Cover of Whale Fall by David Baker. The cover is an image of the deep ocean, with an illustration of a whale at the bottom center.

Whale Fall: Poems By David Baker Cover Image

Whale Fall: Poems (Hardcover)

By David Baker
$26.95
ISBN: 9781324020639
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - July 19th, 2022

A masterful and moving new volume from a “peerless poet of the natural world” (New York Times Book Review).

Swift: New and Selected Poems By David Baker Cover Image

Swift: New and Selected Poems (Hardcover)

By David Baker
$29.65
Temporarily Unavailable
ISBN: 9780393652765
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - April 2nd, 2019

A sweeping achievement from a poet whose "rhythms are as alive to the roll and tang of syllables on the tongue as they are to the circulation of blood and sap" (Rosanna Warren, Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize citation).

Heard-Hoard By Atsuro Riley Cover Image

Heard-Hoard (Hardcover)

By Atsuro Riley
$20.00
ISBN: 9780226789422
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Published: University of Chicago Press - October 20th, 2021

Winner of the Alice Fay di Castagnola Award from the Poetry Society of America, this new collection of verse from Atsuro Riley offers a vivid weavework rendering and remembering an American place and its people.

Recognized for his “wildly original” poetry and his “uncanny and unparalleled ability to blend lyric and narrative,” Atsuro Riley deepens here hi

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