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Wonder Valley : a Novel
by Ivy Pochoda
A runner who dodges through traffic at the peak of the morning rush hour in Los Angeles inadvertently changes the lives of a handful of locals, from a former juvie inmate looking for his mother, to teen twins who escape their father's desert commune, to a bored lawyer who is inspired to pursue fulfillment.
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Radio Free Vermont : a Fable of Resistance
by Bill McKibben
Broadcasting from a secret location with the help of a young computer prodigy, a septuagenarian radical and fugitive from the law leads an eccentric group of activists who carry out their own version of guerilla warfare when they decide that their home state might be better off seceding from the United States. By the author of Eaarth.
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In the Midst of Winter : a Novel
by Isabel Allende
A minor traffic accident becomes a catalyst for an unexpected bond among a human rights scholar, his Chilean lecturer tenant and an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, who explore firsthand the difficulties of immigrants and refugees in today's world. By the best-selling author of The House of the Spirits.
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Mrs. Osmond : a Novel
by John Banville
The prize-winning author of The Sea presents a continuation of the story of Isabel Archer, the heroine of Henry James' The Portrait of a Lady, that finds her receiving an unexpected inheritance and married to a cruel man before finding the courage to return to her home in Italy at the side of an unexpected companion.
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Mr. Dickens and his Carol : a Novel of Christmas past
by Samantha Silva
When his successful world is threatened by poor reviews about his latest book, writer Charles Dickens is given a one-month ultimatum by his publisher to write a successful, nostalgic Christmas book, a challenge that is complicated by worldly associates, self-doubt and the hardships of an impoverished young woman and her son. A first novel.
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New Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Hiddensee : a Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker
by Gregory Maguire
The best-selling author of Wicked presents an imaginative tale rooted in early 19th-century German Romanticism that explores parallels between the origin legend of the famous Nutcracker with the life of Drosselmeier, the toymaker who carves him.
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The Black Elfstone
by Terry Brooks
A first entry in an epic four-part series concluding the Shannara chronicles depicts a peaceful Four Lands that are invaded by a largely ignored, mysterious army whose true agenda is recognized by a band of outcasts who would expose the truth.
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Artemis
by Andy Weir
Augmenting his limited income by smuggling contraband to survive on the moon's wealthy city of Artemis, Jazz agrees to commit what seems to be a perfect, lucrative crime only to find herself embroiled in a conspiracy for control of the city. By the best-selling author of The Martian.
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The End We Start From
by Megan Hunter
In an alternate-world modern London submerged below flood waters, a woman who has just given birth to her first child is forced to flee her home with her baby to seek refuge in a variety of locations while the baby thrives against all odds. A first novel.
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The City of Brass
by S. A. Chakraborty
A young con artist of unsurpassed talent inadvertently summons a mysterious djinn warrior to her side during one of her cons, revealing the existence of true magic before the future of a magical Middle Eastern kingdom falls into her hands. A first novel. 75,000 first printing.
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The Ghosts of Galway
by Ken Bruen
Recovering from a mistaken medical diagnosis and a failed suicide attempt, Jack Taylor takes a job at a night-shift security job that involves an off-the-record search for a first true book of heresy, currently in possession of a rogue priest and involving the multifaceted woman who has intrigued Jack for years.
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Crazy Like a Fox : a Novel
by Rita Mae Brown
Trying to stop the activities of a wily fox that has been poaching farms throughout Virginia hunt country, Master of the Hunt "Sister" Jane Arnold; her gentleman friend, Gray Lorillard; the members of the Jefferson Hunt Club and their loyal hounds find themselves confronted by an all-too-human adversary.
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Gin and Panic : a Mystery
by Maia Chance
When a seemingly easy job takes a murderous turn, former socialite and not-so-discreet private eye in Prohibition-era New York City—along with Berta, her Swedish sidekick—becomes embroiled in a madcap puzzle of stolen diamonds, family secrets, gangsters and a flapper who knows her way around a safari rifle. By the author of Teetotaled.
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Twin Peaks : the Final Dossier : a Novel
by Mark Frost
A sequel to the best-selling The Secret History of Twin Peaks bridges former and current storylines while sharing insights into mysteries raised by the new series, providing character histories, behind-the-scenes details and insider commentary on the latest plots.
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The Quantum Spy : a Thriller
by David Ignatius
CIA agent Harris Chang uncovers a mole in a top secret, American research lab racing to develop a quantum computer before China does. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Director.
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