The last few days have been way too cold to do anything but stay inside, stay warm, and read. The only question is, how warm do you want to be? From a darling bookstore romance and cozy soup recipes, to a sexy Noble-prize winning memoir, and everything in between, we have something to heat you up. Sorted from warm and fuzzy to scorching.

The BIG new release today is The Fury by Alex Michaelides. Michaelides' is the author of the bestselling The Silent Patient, a bookseller favorite at Rainy Day Books. The Fury is a masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex-movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder. We can't wait for you to read this one.

The Longest Autumn by Amy Avery is a spellbinding debut fantasy about a human who gets trapped with the god of Autumn, who brings with him life-threatening danger and a forbidden romance.

Every single day since June 2022, someone has asked us when Horse by Geraldine Brooks is coming out in paperback. Well readers, it's today! Geraldine Brooks is one of our favorite historical fiction writers at Rainy Day Books, and Horse is one of her best. Come get your copy and see what all the fuss is about.

Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder is the powerful story of an inspiring doctor who made a difference, by helping to create a program to care for Boston’s homeless community. This is essential reading. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ieyon Woo is the remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled White man and William posing as “his” slave. Both are out in paperback today.

For the littles, we have signed copies of Just One More Sleep by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. In a celebration of delayed gratification, New York Times bestselling duo Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell give readers a new self-help book for kids that explains why waiting can be wonderful—and can give you a reason to cheer all year round, from New Year's Day to Kwanzaa, and all the holidays in between.

These are just a few of the titles going on sale today. Stop by the shop to discover even more.

This week, we're so sad to be saying goodbye to Jackie Cameron. Jackie has been working at Rainy Day Books during her college breaks for three years, and it has been a joy to know her. Jackie is headed to the Columbia Publishing Course at Oxford, where she will surely become the Queen of Books. Jackie, we'll miss you terribly, but we can't wait to see what amazing things you accomplish in the future. As a tribute to Jackie, here are her five favorite books of all time. She has such great taste!

To attend one of our book club events, purchase the book being discussed at Rainy Day Books and ask to be added to the guest list. Your book is your RSVP. We hope to see you soon!

Lit Happens is the official Rainy Day Books fiction book club. We will be reading mostly new contemporary fiction, but we might break the rules occasionally to read an older title, a mystery, a classic, or anything else we're in the mood for. Above all, we want to have fun and create a space for our community of book lovers to gather and do what we love most; talk about books!

Lit Happens will meet on the 2nd Monday of each month.

DISCUSSING: Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

Our booksellers share the yet to be released titles they’re most excited for you to read. Pre-order today and start reading as soon as they're released.

This week, Chantel and Jeri both recommend The Book of Love: A Novel by Kelly Link.

The Book of Love showcases Kelly Link at the height of her powers, channeling potent magic and attuned to all varieties of love—from friendship to romance to abiding family ties—with her trademark compassion, wit, and literary derring-do. Readers will find joy (and a little terror) and an affirmation that love goes on, even when we cannot.

The Book of Love: A Novel will be released on February 13, 2024. You can pre-order your copy in store, over the phone, or our website.

Michele Norris In Conversation with Vivien Jennings ~ Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think about Race and Identity

EVENT OVERVIEW: Michele Norris will discuss her life, work, and new book. Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think about Race and Identity on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza. Co-sponsored by The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey.

ABOUT THE NEW BOOK: Peabody Award-winning journalist Michele Norris offers a transformative dialogue on race and identity in America, unearthed through her decade-long work at The Race Card Project.

Simon Shuster In Conversation ~ The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky

EVENT OVERVIEW:  Simon Shuster will discuss his new biography The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky in conversation with David Von Drehle of The Washington Post on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza. This Event is presented by Rainy Day Books and The Truman Library Institute.

ABOUT THE NEW BOOK:  Acclaimed journalist Simon Shuster gives us the first inside account of the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the perspective of President Volodymyr Zelensky and his team, who granted him unprecedented access.

Terry Hayes, Bestselling Author of I AM PILGRIM, In Conversation for his new thriller The Year of The Locust

EVENT OVERVIEW: Terry Hayes, author of the #1 global bestseller I Am Pilgrim, returns with his eagerly awaited new thriller The Year of The Locust. Terry Hayes will be in conversation with Travis Wears on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza.

ABOUT THE NEW BOOK:  If, like Kane, you're a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, then boundaries have no meaning. Your function is to go in, do whatever is required, and get out again--by whatever means necessary. You know when to run, when to hide--and when to shoot. But some places don't play by the rules. Some places are too dangerous, even for a man of Kane's experience. The badlands where the borders of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan meet are such a place--a place where violence is the only way to survive. Kane travels there to exfiltrate a man with vital information for the safety of the West--but instead he meets an adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction. A frightening, clever, vicious man with blood on his hands and vengeance in his heart.

Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and best-selling author of The Power of Habit will discuss his new book Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection.

EVENT OVERVIEW: Charles Duhigg will present his new book, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection in Conversation with Tyler Nottberg on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM at The Unity Temple on The Plaza.

ABOUT THE BOOK: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Habit, a fascinating exploration of what makes conversations work, and how we can all learn to be supercommunicators at work and in life.