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A State of Freedom : a Novel
by Neel Mukherjee
Five characters in very different circumstances—from a domestic cook in Mumbai to a vagrant and his dancing bear—find the meanings of dislocation and the desire to get more out of life. By a Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author.
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The Radicals : a Novel
by Ryan McIlvain
Two graduate students at a New York City university begin a campaign against a giant energy company that is swindling innocent homeowners out of all their money, only to have the protest movement they started turn violent.
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Paris Metro : a Novel
by Wendell Steavenson
Working as an American news correspondent in the Middle East for several years after 9/11, Kit learns the stories of people from all walks of life and marries an Iraqi diplomat before the Charlie Hebdo attack forces her to confront her fears about terrorism and the trustworthiness of those closest to her.
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Only Child
by Rhiannon Navin
Surviving a horrific school shooting, a six-year-old boy retreats into the world of books and art while making sobering observations about his mother's determination to prosecute the shooter's parents and the wider community's efforts to make sense of the tragedy. A first novel.
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The Boat People
by Sharon Bala
Journeying to what he hopes will be a new life with his young son on a rusty cargo ship with 500 fellow refugees from Sri Lanka's civil war, a young father arrives on Vancouver's shores, where the group is thrown into a detention processing center and threatened with deportation amid accusations of terrorism. A first novel.
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New Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Afterlives
by Thomas Pierce
Struggling with questions about faith and the meaning of life when he recovers after being technically dead without having any profound experiences, Jim Byrd, accompanied by his new wife, investigates ghost sightings, psychic readings and other potentially supernatural activities in their efforts to make sense of new understandings about the afterlife. By the award-winning author of Hall of Small Mammals.
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The Sky is Yours : a Novel
by Chandler Klang Smith
Navigating their burned-out, futuristic city home under constant threat from a pair of dragons circling the skies, three young people including a spoiled heir, his tempestuous fiancée and a wild beauty are forced to flee everything they have ever known and confront challenges ranging from fire and conspiracies to taboo drugs and dragon-worshippers. A first novel.
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The Philosopher's Flight : a Novel
by Tom Miller
A historical fantasy epic set in a matriarchal World War I-era America of science and magic follows the efforts of an aspiring male pilot in a female-driven branch of philosophical science who gains entry into Radcliffe College before embarking on a relationship with a radical activist who would end the activities of a fanatical group.
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The Tangled Lands
by Paolo Bacigalupi
A tyrannical leader known as The Jolly Mayor uses his devious right-hand man, the last living archmage, to collect all the magic from The Blue City and control its citizens. By two New York Times best-selling authors.
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Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
Sent away to a home for children who have tumbled into fantastical other worlds and are looking for ways to return, Nancy triggers dark changes among her fellow schoolmates and resolves to expose the truth when a child dies under suspicious magical circumstances. By the best-selling author of the InCryptid series.
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The Purloined Puzzle : A Puzzle Lady Mystery
by Parnell Hall
Agreeing to help an obnoxious teen solve a puzzle, amateur sleuth and crossword impresario Cora Felton discovers a blood-stained knife in the puzzle's place before a body is discovered in the middle of Main Street, a case that is further complicated by her ex-husband's real-estate scam. By the co-author of the Teddy Fay series.
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I'll Keep You Safe
by Peter May
A novel that alternates between the glamorous fashion world of Paris and the rugged beauty of the Isle of Harris centers around the murder of a pair of fabric entrepreneurs, which leaves the Parisian police to wonder whether the motive was money or something far more personal.
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The Last Equation of Isaac Severy : a Novel in Clues
by Nova Jacobs
Receiving a cryptic letter from her famous mathematician grandfather just before his suicide, adopted granddaughter Hazel, the owner of a struggling bookstore in Seattle, is charged with tracking down and protecting a dangerous equation before dangerous enemies can exploit it. A first novel.
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The Broken Girls
by Simone St. James
More than 60 years after one of four friends in a reputedly haunted boarding school goes missing, journalist Fiona Sheridan resolves to learn her sister's fate before a harrowing discovery is made. By the award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare.
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Memento Park
by Mark Sarvas
Learning that a painting that was stolen from his family during World War II has been found, Hungarian native Matt Santos is challenged to repair complicated relationships, uncover important family history and restore his own connection to Judaism in order to recover the artwork.
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