Red, White & Royal Blue: The Private Correspondence
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Pre-order from Bookshop.orgDecember 2026 Book Releases: Most Anticipated New Books
These are the most anticipated new books coming out in December 2026, and every one of them is a book we chose and stocked ourselves. Not a syndicated list, and not everything the publishers put out. Just the new releases our booksellers picked for the shelves in Cortland and Skaneateles. Anything marked in stock is on our shelves right now.
Lightning & Thunder
Coming December 29, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
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The Bridge
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
A brand-new, long story from Tóibín that picks up where A Long Winter ends, with an afterword by the author on the enduring presence of the characters in these stories, in a beautiful stand-alone edition. A young man named Miquel lives in a house with his father in the Catalan Pyrenees. The year before, his mother left home in a drinker’s rage. A storm came up and she was buried in snow, her body, not discovered until the spring thaw.
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Murder Unabridged
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
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My Unfamiliar
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Grieving the death of his familiar, Bastian seeks the help of eighteen-year-old familiar matchmaker Winslow when the inexplicable happens and the two unexpectedly spark a familiar bond, so they set out to unravel their mysterious connection as they training for a royal competition that could change both their lives.
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Off Season
Coming December 8, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
She’s a therapist helping a struggling pitcher get out of his brain and into his body. She doesn’t expect him to affect her head and heart in equal measure. Valley, a dedicated sports psychologist, returns to baseball after her father’s death to treat the skeptical members of the San Francisco Seals, especially former ace pitcher Cal “Kansas” Monte whose yips represent a startling disconnect between his mind and body.
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The Bureau of Unknown Fates
Coming December 8, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
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Weird Era
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
An Almost Famous, like memoir for the twenty-first century: Pitchfork’s founder opens up about running the most influential, and infamous, music publication of the internet age. In 1996, as legacy media slowly went digital, a nineteen-year-old Minneapolitan named Ryan Schreiber fired up his family’s desktop computer and brought his dream to life: a daily online music zine published for, and by, nerds like him.
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Bedside Manner
Coming December 8, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
A medical resident spars with the hot, grumpy surgeon who makes her job hell, until their relationship heats up with a sexy arrangement, from the viral TikTok author of the Vancouver Storm series. Dr. Linden Starling can get along with anyone, except Dr. Grant Cross, one of the most prominent pediatric plastic surgeons in the country. Linden detests him, his other residents are terrified of him, and his bedside manner sucks. She wants nothing to do with him.
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Enchantment
Coming December 29, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
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The Light Years
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
In this modern classic of twentieth-century English life, the first in the beloved Cazalet Chronicles, a family gathers for the summer of 1937 at their country manor house, setting in motion events that will reverberate through generations. Every summer, the Cazalet brothers, Hugh, Edward and Rupert, return to the family home in the heart of the English countryside with their wives and children.
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The Parkwood Murders
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
The gripping new mystery from the bestselling author of Death at the White Hart For its many repeat customers, Parkwood Holiday Village is a haven, idyllic woodland, a tranquil lake, customer service on tap around the clock. For Detective Nicola Bridge, it’s a crime scene. When a body is discovered early one morning in the park’s wave pool, Nicola is faced with an investigation like no other: hundreds of suspects, but seemingly no witnesses.
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Best Offer Wins
Coming December 29, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
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Tailored Realities
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of the Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn saga, and numerous smash-hit works of science fiction and fantasy―comes Tailored Realities, a new short fiction collection including the never-before-published novella “Moment Zero.” Spanning the genres of fantasy and science fiction, Tailored Realities includes ten works of short fiction from the ingenious mind of one of the genre’s most beloved bestselling authors.
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Between You a River
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
A haunting family drama about two sisters who travel back to their family’s ancestral land in the Philippines, where long-buried secrets resurface in the wake of their mother’s death. Corazon de la Cruz’s death shook her family to its very core, and her daughters are still picking up the pieces. Hannah is attempting to continue her mother’s legacy as a doctor in Uvalde, Texas, a community that’s reeling with grief after a tragic school shooting.
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How to Eat
Coming December 29, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
An invitation to a joyful and sustainable relationship with all aspects of eating, including gardening, food shopping, preparing, serving, and even cleaning up after a meal. The second book in the bestselling Mindfulness Essentials series, a back-to-basics collection from world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh that introduces everyone to the essentials of mindfulness practice. These short meditations cover everything from eating with others and enjoying our food to connecting with the Earth.
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Love
Coming December 8, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Join a baby rabbit and its parent as they spend a glorious sunny day together in the meadow. The little rabbit finds love everywhere, but knows that a parent's love is the best love of all!
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Love Is a Puppy
Coming December 8, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
A tail-wagging board book celebration of loyal pups--from pugs to poodles to rescue mutts--and the lucky kids who give them wonderful homes Love is a puppy--a shy little mutt. Heart-shaped, wet nose. A wiggling butt. A sweet, rhythmic ode to beloved pups of all kinds: from doodles to poodles to pugs to rescue mutts, and to the kids who love and care for them.
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Primeval and Other Times
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
The Nobel Prize winner at her earthiest and most ethereal, in a fictional journey through three generations in the life of a mythical Polish village For the denizens of Primeval, the world beyond its fields and forests is but a dream. The outcast Cornspike raises her daughter among the creatures and spirits of the forest. The squire Popielski loses his faith and becomes obsessed with a game where progress is attained only by dreaming the right kind of dream.
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Project Hail Mary (Deluxe Edition)
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
A STUNNING DELUXE EDITION OF THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science, with special features including: • Intricately designed...
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Sherlock
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Award-winning and bestselling authors reimagine the most iconic character in literature with ten new original Sherlock Holmes stories. Introduced by Stepehen Fry Featuring 10 Original Sherlock Homes Stories Anthony Horowitz * S. A. Cosby * Janice Hallett * Joe Hill * Vaseem Khan * Abir Mukherjee * Steve Cavanagh * Kate Mosse * Sarah Perry * G. T. Karber
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The Soul Mate
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Two wolf shifters reunite after a steamy night they thought was in the past in this spicy omegaverse romance by USA Today bestselling author Lana Ferguson. Single mom and omega Ada Langley has been trying, and failing, to forget the sexy alpha from the bar that she went home with six months ago. So when a trip to the tattoo shop means being surprised by none other than that same alpha, she’s understandably thrown for a loop.
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Who's Sweet?
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Share this delightful board book full of soft felt flaps and cute illustrations with the sweetest little one in your life! Who is the sweetest little person ever? This board book introduces adorable characters, like a pink poodle at the park or a frog with an umbrella, all waiting to be uncovered by lifting a soft, felt flap. But wait until the end to see the sweetest little person ever in the mirror included in the back of the book! Enjoy this playful story with the whole family.
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Wild Aster
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
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You're My Little Sweetheart (Board Book for Babies and Toddlers 0-2 years old)
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
From the bestselling You’re My Little series comes the brightest and newest title, You’re My Little Sweetheart! This colorful board book includes cut-outs and raised elements of valentines, candies, teddy bears, and more, paired with rhyming text to express the love between parent and child. National Bestselling Series, More Than 4.1 Million Books Sold! Celebrate the love between parent and child with this sweet rhyming board book!
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All My Bones
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Madeline Brimley, new owner of a bookstore in a small Georgia town, finds herself playing sleuth when a friend is charged with the murder of a much-disliked woman. Madeline Brimley recently inherited a bookstore in Enigma, Georgia, is embarking on her second career, after her first one (acting) founders upon the metaphorical rocks. Settling in, Madeline recruits her friend Gloria Coleman, the local Episcopal priest, to help her plant azaleas in the front yard of the old Victorian that houses the bookstore.
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Chosen Son
Coming December 15, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
The war is just beginning. When the city fell, Maris lost everything, her freedom, her future, and the man she loved. Now, with Luca trapped behind the gates of Isara, she makes a choice that will change her life forever: to don the armor of the enemy and march back into the heart of the city she was forced to flee. Every step brings her closer to Luca, but also deeper into the blood-soaked machine of war. Inside Isara’s walls, Luca wrestles with a truth more dangerous than any sword.
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Future Tense
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Human history has always been shaped by technology, but AI is like no technology that has come before it. Unlike the wheel, combustion engines, or electricity, AI does the thing that humans do best: think. While AI hasn’t reproduced the marvelously complex human brain, it has been able to accomplish astonishing things. AI has defeated our players at games like chess, Go, and Jeopardy!. It’s learned to recognize objects and speech. It can create art and music.
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Rabbit Rabbit
Coming December 15, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
A life-changing year. One month at a time. A heartwarming novel about what it means to chase the life, and love, of your dreams, from the bestselling author of The Unsinkable Greta James. As the clock counts down to midnight on New Year’s Eve, Billie, 39, single, an American film editor on a girls’ trip to Florence, makes a decision: this is the year she’s going to have a baby on her own.
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The Great Age of Storytelling
Coming December 1, 2026. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
With infectious enthusiasm, "the best read person in America", as Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Dirda has been called, aims to rekindle our passion for classic works of adventure, mystery, fantasy and romance. Kidnapped, The Prisoner of Zenda, The Island of Dr.
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