Independent Bookstores in Central New York
These are the most anticipated new books coming out in February 2027, 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.
Coming February 23, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
The Year is 1884, and Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma continues to illuminate the curious realities of life in St. Crispian's. Readers have compared Beth Brower's writing to Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, P.G. Wodehouse, and L.M. Montgomery.
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Coming February 2, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
The highly anticipated sequel to the instant New York Times and global bestselling phenomenon, The Love Hypothesis. Olive Smith finally has her PhD, and she’s living her happy-ever-after. Well, not quite her ever-after, since postdoctoral fellowships are temporary by nature, but she doesn’t mind: she has her best friends, her research, and best of all, she has Adam. Intense, brilliant, endlessly undaunted by the chaos Olive has smuggled into their shared house, Adam is determined to spend his future by her side.
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Coming February 9, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Blending wit, warmth, and rebellion, a story of desire and ambition in which the indomitable Mitzy Barlow builds a Tupperware empire by slipping erotic short stories in with her orders, accidentally sparking a feminist revolution among the housewives of her London suburb London, 1969. Housewife and mother of two, Mitzy Barlow is tired of the stifling monotony of her everyday life. With a husband who brushes off all affection and a routine that leaves her bored out of her mind, playing pretend is no longer enough.
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Coming February 23, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
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Coming February 23, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
A workaholic radio station manager does her best to resist the charms of her corporate enemy in this swoony, You’ve Got Mail, inspired romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author B.K. Borison. Maggie Lin has been seamlessly running her retired father’s radio station for years, keeping 101.6 LITE FM thriving, often at the expense of her own personal life. Her only friends are her coworkers, and her anonymous online pen pal.
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Coming February 23, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Celebrated, international bestselling author Manchán Magan takes readers on a fresh, eye-opening journey as he re-examines old Irish ways, finding links between ancient Irish beliefs and other indigenous cultures around the world. With a foreword by Robert Macfarlane and a contribution by Merlin Sheldrake.
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Coming February 9, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
A sister story set in stunning Capri from the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars When Cora Gallo’s globally famous artist father, Florian, summons her to his home on the glamorous Italian island of Capri, she is far from keen to go. She has been estranged from him, and her two sisters, for nearly a decade and cannot understand why he is calling a family gathering. Her polished and acerbic elder sister, Diana, ran off to America and created a perfect family and career far from the mess of her childhood.
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Coming February 23, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
A book to lift your spirits: inspiring stories of people’s happiest moments from a journey to every country in the world It is said that fewer people have visited every country in the world than have been to space. On May 30, 2025, Michael Angelo Zervos became one of them. In every country he visited he asked a simple question: What is the happiest moment of your life? This is not another step-by-step guide to happiness.
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Coming February 9, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
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Coming February 23, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Celebrate the circle of the year with this warm, inviting read-aloud that blends ancient seasonal traditions with modern-day magic and wonder! Whirl around the maypole, share in the summer harvest, savor the tricks and treats of Halloween, and ring in the winter solstice with this merry ode to each season's bounty of delights. Four richly illustrated poems share the spirit and fun of traditional Northern European celebrations like Beltane and Yule, encouraging young readers to joyfully honor the natural world.
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Coming February 9, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Book club domestic suspense set in a beautiful beachfront suburb, where tensions mount in the aftermath of a teenage girl’s disappearance and three mothers must navigate their worst fears and darkest instincts to protect their families, and their own secrets. “Fans of Big Little Lies will devour this propulsive mystery thick with privilege, secrets, and betrayal.”, Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author Beautiful people. Beautiful town. Beautiful liars.
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Coming February 2, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
From the #1 NYT bestselling author often called the greatest living sportswriter, a countdown of the 50 greatest and most magical seasons in baseball history. Joe Posnanski is the go-to writer in sports, and Fifty Seasons delivers a joyful, stirring look at baseball moments and miracles that often don't make it into lists of best players or teams. In this new book, Joe shares the greatest seasons in the history of the sport, across players and teams, from amateurs to the most glorious single seasons the game has known.
Pre-order from Bookshop.orgComing February 2, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
"A provocative novel about an immigrant family living the American dream-and the daughter whose death raises questions about just how American they really want to become"-- Provided by publisher.
Coming February 23, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
"No one captures the intricacies of the human mind and all of its gorgeous pathologies like Gerardo Sámano Córdova. Imps! is a pot boiling exploration at the nexus of wickedly perverse and tenderly discomfiting. Imps! is a full-blown original, just like its writer." --Alejandro Varela, author of The Town of Babylon and Middle Spoon From the critically acclaimed author of the cult-classic Monstrilio comes a fever dream novel of twins and trickery, broken bones and brokenness, and of monsters, mischief, and mayhem!
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Coming February 9, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Her awful boss has been murdered and everyone in the office is a suspect in this bright, witty, chaotic, and all-too-relatable mystery. Julia wants her boss dead. We’ve all been there. Who hasn’t spent hours daydreaming about the ways their egotistical, bullying, sexist, controlling boss might meet his demise? Of course, Julia would never act on her murderous fantasies, they are just a healthy way of channeling nine years of suffering, resentment, and unspoken grievances. Totally normal.
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Coming February 2, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
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Coming February 2, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
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Coming February 2, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
A practical witch must sabotage her beloved son's ascension to the throne in order to keep the kingdom from ruin, in this delightful cozy fantasy from the author of The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry. Once upon a time, a somewhat wicked witch named Gretsella lived in a cozy little cottage in the Dark Forest of Brigandale. She dispensed herbs and tinctures at reasonable prices, met with her slightly oddball coven on a regular basis, and had absolutely no need of any further company whatsoever, thank you very much.
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Coming February 2, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
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Coming February 9, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
From double board-certified pediatrician Dr. Zachary Rubin, the New York Times bestselling author of All About Allergies, a myth-busting book that demystifies how doctors make decisions and helps readers to evaluate health claims, debunk misinformation, and take charge of their own well-being What if the best way to understand your health is to understand how your doctor thinks?
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Coming February 16, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
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Coming February 23, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
From Irish Book Award winner and Booker finalist Donal Ryan, a funny, tender novel about a young boy who comes of age amid the fallout from his mother’s death Jack is just eleven years old when he bikes furiously down the hill after his mother’s car, desperate to reach her before she reaches the lake. What happens next cannot be undone. Jack’s life changes forever just as he enters those pivotal years when he will transition from boy to man, when nothing makes sense at the best of times.
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Coming February 2, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Bringing her talents to a younger audience, the award-winning Kekla Magoon kicks off a fun chapter book series about a ten-year-old boy enlisted as a spy--along with his two savvy cats. Alfie Hazard is thrilled when his big sister, Mika, comes home from college to live with their family at the embassy in Washington, DC. Usually her visits mean endless games, lots of laughter, and spontaneous late-night dance parties, but this time there's something strange about the way Mika is acting.
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Coming February 16, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Pre-order from Bookshop.orgComing February 23, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Coming February 9, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
From the Pulitzer-prize winning author of The Netanyahus, a virtuoso new novel, a haunting epic of decline and fall, about the doomed family of Theodor Herzl The father of political Zionism, Theodor Herzl, was a journalist, playwright, and novelist, as well as a figure of immense fame and influence in his own brief lifetime.
Pre-order from Bookshop.orgComing February 23, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Coming February 23, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
New York Times bestseller and Man Booker Prize finalist Karen Joy Fowler returns with a luminous, emotionally resonant story of a marine researcher grappling with whether ecosystems, and people, can truly be saved, set along the shimmering Santa Cruz coast. Lainey Miller spends her days studying endangered wildlife, and her nights worrying about the slow unspooling of democracy.
Pre-order from Bookshop.orgComing February 16, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Coming February 2, 2027. Reserve a copy and we will hold it for you.
Ingela P. Arrhenius's unmistakable, enchanting artwork combined with an ingenious slider mechanism on every page make this a totally irresistible board book for toddlers. Young children will be captivated by the peekaboo concept as they celebrate spring in the bright, garden-filled pages. With something to push, pull, or turn on every spread, they won't be able to put it down!
Pre-order from Bookshop.orgWe publish the new book releases arriving at All My Friends Books at the start of every month. Browse every month of new book releases, or come and see what is on the shelves in Cortland or Skaneateles.