THE THIRD GILMORE: A MEMOIR
By Kelly Bishop
Gallery Books
A candid and captivating memoir from award-winning and beloved actress Kelly Bishop, spanning her six decades in show business from Broadway to Hollywood.
Kelly Bishop’s long, storied career has been defined by landmark achievements, from winning a Tony Award for her turn in the original Broadway cast of A Chorus Line to her memorable performance as Jennifer Grey’s mother in Dirty Dancing. However, her iconic role as matriarch Emily in the modern classic Gilmore Girls cemented her legacy.
Now, Bishop reflects on her remarkable life and looks towards the future with The Third Gilmore Girl. She shares her greatest stories and the life lessons she’s learned on her journey. Bishop offers a rich, genuine celebration of her life from her early transition.
Full of witty insights and featuring a special collection of personal and professional photographs, The Third Gilmore Girl is a warm, unapologetic, and spirited memoir from a woman who has no plans to slow down.
TELL ME EVERYTHING: A NOVEL
By Elizabeth Strout
Random House
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the human desire to leave a mark on the world
Elizabeth Strout returns to the town of Crosby, Maine, and to her beloved cast of characters—Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge, Bob Burgess, and more—as they deal with a shocking crime in their midst, fall in love, and yet choose to be apart, and grapple with the question, as Lucy Barton puts it, “What does anyone’s life mean?”
It’s autumn in Maine, and the town lawyer, Bob Burgess, has become enmeshed in an unfolding murder investigation, defending a lonely, isolated man accused of killing his mother. He has also fallen into a deep and abiding friendship with the acclaimed writer Lucy Barton, who lives down the road in a house by the sea with her ex-husband, William. Together, Lucy and Bob go on walks and discuss their lives, fears, and regrets, and what might have been. Lucy, meanwhile, is finally introduced to the iconic Olive Kitteridge, now living in a retirement community on the edge of town. They spend afternoons together in Olive’s apartment, telling each other stories. Stories about people they have known— “unrecorded lives,” Olive calls them—reanimating them and, in the process, imbuing their lives with meaning.
Brimming with empathy and pathos, Tell Me Everything is Elizabeth Strout operating at the height of her powers. She illuminates how our relationships keep us afloat. As Lucy says, “Love comes in so many different forms, but it is always love.”
GOOD LOOKIN’ COOKIN’: A YEAR OF MEAL
By Dolly Parton & Rachel Parton George
Ten Speed Press
In Good Lookin’ Cookin’, Dolly and Rachel share tips for hosting events all year, including twelve multi-course menus of cherished recipes and more. You’ll learn how much butter or whipped cream goes into a “Dolly Dollop,” what condiment is almost always on the table at Parton family meals, and what special dish Rachel makes at Dolly’s request every year for her birthday. Recipes include American classics such as Country Ham and Biscuits, Barbecue Spareribs, Family Favorite Meatloaf, Slaw of Many Colors, Watermelon Fruit Salad, Mac and Cheese, and Strawberry Shortcake.
Filled with more than 80 delicious dishes and photographs of Dolly and Rachel cooking and hosting all year, Good Lookin’ Cookin’ is a treasured cookbook that will make you feel like part of the Parton family. With their trademark warmth and sisterly love, Dolly and Rachel remind you that cooking doesn’t need to be serious—it should be fun!
BLUE SISTERS: A NOVEL
By Coco Mellors
Ballentine Books
Three estranged siblings return to their family home in New York after their beloved sister’s death in this unforgettable story of grief, hope, and the complexities of family.
The three Blue sisters are exceptional—and exceptionally different. Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky. They also had a fourth sister, Nicky, whose unexpected death left the family reeling. A year later, as they each navigate grief, addiction, and ambition, they find they must return to New York to stop the sale of the apartment they were raised in.
But coming home is more challenging than it seems. As the sisters reckon with the disappointments of their childhood and the loss of the only person who held them together, they realize that the most significant secrets they’ve been keeping might not have been from one another but from themselves.
Imbued with Coco Mellors’s signature combination of humor and heart, Blue Sisters is a story about what it takes to keep living after loss and, ultimately, to fall in love with life again.
FEEDING LITTLE LUNCHES
75+ No-Stress Lunches Everyone Will Love
By Megan McNamee & Judy Delaware
Rodale Press
75+ simple and delicious ideas for packed school lunches and snacks for kids of all ages from the New York Times bestselling authors of Feeding Littles and Beyond.
In a lunch packing rut? Megan McNamee and Judy Delaware, the founders of Feeding Littles, are here to help with the ultimate lunch box resource. Feeding Littles Lunches is complete with 75+ lunches that are quick to assemble, safe and easy for kids of all ages to eat, and balanced in nutrients for growth, learning, and play. Each lunch idea is easily modified for nine of the most common allergens and includes tips for picky eaters, vegetarian swaps, and “I Can’t Even” tips to make lunch packing even more effortless.
Feeding Littles Lunches also includes a lunch packing formula to help you plan your lunches, grocery lists, tips for dealing with cafeteria and school settings, fussy eating, food safety, and more! With creative and approachable lunches like Chicken Salad with Mini Brioche Toasts, Sun Butter Banana Roll-Up “Sushi-Style,” Build-Your-Own Naan Pizza, Leftover Burger Mini Sliders, Pesto Turkey Wrap Rounds, and more, you’ll bring joy back to lunchtime.