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Big Chief
by Jon Hickey
There There meets The Night Watchman in this gripping literary debut about power and corruption, family, and facing the ghosts of the past.
Thrilling and timely, Big Chief is an unforgettable story about the search for belonging—to an ancestral and spiritual home, to a family, and to a sovereign people at a moment of great historical importance.
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Detective Aunty
by Uzma Jalaluddin
When her grown daughter is suspected of murder, a charming and tenacious widow digs into the case to unmask the real killer in this twisty, page-turning whodunnit—the first book in a cozy new detective series from the acclaimed author of Ayesha at Last.
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| Hot Air by Marcy DermanskyOh her first date in years, struggling single mom Joannie is in Johnny's backyard while their kids watch TV inside. When a hot air balloon carrying a billionaire and his wife lands in the pool, the foursome end up spending the weekend together in this funny short novel about wealth, power, desire, and more. "It's a hoot," raves Publishers Weekly. |
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| Counting Backwards by Binnie KirshenbaumLeo, a New York City medical researcher and professor, is diagnosed with Lewy body dementia at 53, shattering his world and leaving his wife, collage artist Addie, balancing caregiving, work, grief, and her own mental health. Told primarily in second person by Addie, this darkly funny novel examines marriage, memory, loss, and loneliness. Read-alikes: Still Alice by Lisa Genova; This Is a Love Story by Jessica Soffer. |
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| Audition by Katie KitamuraIn a Manhattan restaurant, a celebrated middle-aged actress working on a new Broadway play meets a mysterious young man for lunch. But who are they to each other and what does their relationship mean for their futures? Presented in two disorienting parts, this sparsely written unconventional novel defies reader expectations. Read-alike: Heidi Reimer's The Mother Act. |
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| The Dream Hotel by Laila LalamiIn a near future where the Risk Assessment Administration uses data to prevent future crimes, Sara Hussein is arrested after a dream-analysis algorithm indicates she'll harm her husband. Held at a retention center, she's losing hope she'll ever be freed when a newcomer upends everything. Perfect for book clubs (it's already a Read with Jenna pick), this gripping latest by a Pulitzer Prize finalist will please fans of Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's Chain-Gang All-Stars. |
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Sleep
by Honor Jones
From a dazzling new talent, the story of a newly divorced young mother forced to reckon with the secrets of her own childhood when she brings her daughters back to the big house where she was raised.
Warm and generous, unflinchingly human, and ultimately joyful and empowering, Sleep is about the cycles of motherhood and childhood, the cost of secrets and the burden of love, and what’s on the other side of the world, rich in possibility.
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| Tilt by Emma PatteeWhen a devastating earthquake hits Portland, Annie is 35 years old, 37 weeks pregnant, and shopping for an IKEA crib. Amidst the destruction, she walks toward downtown while talking to her unborn child about the present (the chaos, money troubles) and the past (her playwriting dreams). If you like this moving debut, try Death Valley by Melissa Broder. |
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| The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu; translated by Jesse KirkwoodIn a mysterious Tokyo shop, cats with special blankets are available for three-day rentals. Struggling people, some of whom aren't always easy to like, take cats home in these seven thought-provoking and open-ended stories, which provide an intriguing look at transitional times. Read-alike: Syou Ishida's We'll Prescribe You a Cat. |
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| Sister Europe by Nell ZinkVarious guests -- including an art critic, his 15-year-old trans daughter, a disaffected prince, a German socialite, a publisher originally from Texas, and his online date -- prepare for and attend a formal dinner celebrating an acclaimed author in Berlin, where events culminate in a late night adventure. Fans of Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna will want to try this witty tale. |
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