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| Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThis long-awaited latest by the author of Americanah centers on four African women in America. Nigerian travel writer Chiamaka isolates alone in the Maryland suburbs during COVID, pondering her exes. Meanwhile her Washington, D.C. lawyer best friend longs for marriage, her practical cousin starts an MBA program, and her beloved housekeeper is sexually assaulted by a powerful man. Read-alikes: Nikki May's This Motherless Land; Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi's Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions. |
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| Deep Cuts by Holly BrickleyTwo music-obsessed college students meet at a bar in 2000. Songwriter Joe asks our opinionated narrator, Percy, to critique his work, sparking a creative partnership that propels Joe toward indie-rock stardom over the next decade while Percy rethinks not asking for songwriting credit. Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones & the Six will want to try this atmospheric debut that's a love letter to music. |
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Summer in the city / : Deluxe Limited Edition
by Alex Aster
When 27-year-old screenwriter Elle returns to New York City and runs into polar opposite Parker Warren, a hookup from two years ago, she realizes he's her twisted muse, so when he needs a fake relationship during his company's acquisition, they agree to spend the summer together
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| Life Hacks for a Little Alien by Alice FranklinAn undiagnosed neurodivergent girl grows up in southeast England feeling like a misfit. At 12, she learns of the Voynich manuscript, which at least one scholar suggests was made by aliens. Obsessed, she and her only friend sneak off to London to view it, worrying her already mentally fragile mom. Told in second person, this witty, moving debut is for fans of Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and Ruth Ozeki's The Book of Form and Emptiness. |
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| Theft by Abdulrazak GurnahThis acclaimed latest from 2021 Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah follows three interlinked young people navigating uncertain futures in Tanzania: Karim, whose mother left his abusive father when he was three; beautiful Fauzia, who'd been sick as a child; and Badar, who was sent to work as a servant boy in his uncle's household. "Gurnah is at the top of his game," raves Publishers Weekly. |
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The world's fair quilt : a novel
by Jennifer Chiaverini
"As fall paints the Pennsylvania countryside in flaming colors, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson is contemplating the future of her beloved Elm Creek Quilts. The Elm Creek Quilt Camp remains the most popular quilter's retreat in the country, but unexpected financial difficulties have beset them and the Bergstrom family's stately nineteenth-century manor. Now in her eighth decade, Sylvia is determined to maintain her family's legacy, but she needs new resources--financial and emotional. Summer Sullivan--a founding Elm Creek Quilter--arrives to discuss an antique quilt that she wants to display at the Waterford Historical Society's quilt exhibit. When Sylvia and her sister Claudia were teenagers, they had entered a quilt in the Sears National Quilt Contest for the1933 Century of Progress Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair. The Bergstrom sisters' quilt would be perfect for the Historical Society's exhibit, Summer explains. Sylvia is reluctant to lend out the quilt, which has been stored in the attic for decades, nearly forgotten. In keeping with the contest's 'Century of Progress' theme, the girls illustrated progress of values--scenes of the Emancipation Proclamation, woman's suffrage, and labor unions. But although it won ribbons, the quilt also drove a wedge between the sisters. As Sylvia reluctantly retraces her quilt's story for Summer, she makes an unexpected discovery--one that restores some of her faith in this unique work of art, and helps shine some light on a way forward for the Elm Creek Quilts community"
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| Twist by Colum McCannIn 2019, off the west coast of Africa, Irish writer Anthony Fennell plans a longform article about the people who mend underwater fiber optic cables to keep the internet going. But there's danger ahead for Fennell, his fellow Irishman captain, and the captain's Black actor girlfriend, who's in England for a job. This lyrical latest by Colum McCann is "another astounding novel from a fiction master" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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Tideborn
by Eliza Chan
Half-siren activist Mira battles political corruption and ancient oppression in Tiankawi, while Nami, a dragon princess, embarks on a perilous journey to stop a mythical Titan from destroying the city, amidst a brewing conspiracy and ongoing tension between fathomfolk and humans. Original.
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We Do Not Part
by Han Kang
Blurring reality with the mysterious, this poetic latest from 2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang follows Kyungha, a Korean author who isn't sleeping or eating much. After a friend is hospitalized and her pet bird needs care, Kyungha travels through wintery weather to Jeju Island, the setting of a 1940s military massacre, and encounters the spirit of her friend's mother. Try this next: The Liberators by E.J. Koh.
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The Griffin Sisters' greatest hits : a novel
by Jennifer Weiner
"Cassie and Zoe Grossberg were thrust into the spotlight as The Griffin Sisters, a pop duo that defined the aughts. Together, they skyrocketed to the top, gracing MTV, SNL, and the cover of Rolling Stone. Cassie, a musical genius who never felt at ease in her own skin, preferred to stay in the shadows. Zoe, full of confidence and craving fame, lived for the stage. But fame has a price, and after one turbulent year, the band abruptly broke up. Now, two decades later, the sisters couldn't be further apart.Zoe is a suburban mom warning her daughter Cherry to avoid the spotlight, while Cassie has disappeared from public life entirely. But when Cherry begins unearthing the truth behind their breathtaking rise and infamous breakup, long-buried secrets surface, forcing all three women to confront their choices, their desires, and their complicated bonds. With richly developed characters, a nostalgic nod to the pop culture of the 2000s, and a resonant tale of ambition, forgiveness, and family, The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits will captivate readers from the first note to the final encore"
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| The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson WalkerPresented as a doctor's case study notes and as letters written by the subject to her young son, this thought-provoking, slow-burn novel focuses on single Brooklyn mom Jane, who'd previously had a strong memory but now suffers from amnesia and hallucinations. Her psychiatrist, who has his own troubles, looks for answers in this "haunting and sublime" (Booklist) tale. |
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| Beartooth by Callan WinkIn Montana's rugged Beartooth mountains, two brothers, 27-year-old Thad and 26-year-old Hazen, try to survive while burdened by their dead father's medical bills and a falling-apart off-the-grid house. Luckily, they know how to hunt and deal with the elements. Not so luckily, their long-gone mom reappears and a local man tempts Hazen into illegally gathering elk horns. Fans of Peter Heller's books, the 2016 film Hell or High Water, or TV's Yellowstone will want to try this gritty, evocative novel. |
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Any trope but you : a novel
by Victoria Lavine
"Beloved romance author Margot Bradley has a dark secret: she doesn't believe in Happily Ever Afters. Not for herself, not for her readers, and not even for her characters, for whom she secretly writes alternate endings that swap weddings and babies for divorce papers and the occasional slashed tire. When her Happily Never After document is hacked and released to the public, she finds herself canceled by her readers and dropped by her publisher. Desperate to find a way to continue supporting her chronically ill sister, Savannah, Margot decides to trade meet-cutes for murder. The fictional kind. Probably. But when Savannah books Margot a six-week stay in a remote Alaskan resort to pen her first murder mystery, Margot finds herself running from a moose andleaping into the arms of the handsome proprietor, making her fear she's just landed in a romance novel instead. The last thing Dr. Forrest Wakefield ever expected was to leave his dream job as a cancer researcher to become a glorified bellhop. What he's really doing at his family's resort is caring for his stubborn, ailing father, and his puzzle-loving mind is slowly freezing over--until Margot shows up. But Forrest doesn't have any room in his life for another person he could lose, especially one with acheckout date. As long snowy nights and one unlikely trope after another draw Margot and Forrest together, they'll each have to learn to overcome their fears and set their aside assumptions before Margot leaves--or risk becoming a Happily Never After story themselves"
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Elphie : a Wicked childhood
by Gregory Maguire
Describes the coming of age story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, as she is molded by her promiscuous mother and her pious father, becomes jealous of her siblings and encounters mistreatment of the animal populations of Oz.
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Big name fan
by Ruthie Knox
"Bexley Simon and Sam Farmer aren't detectives, but they play them on TV. Well, played, past tense. The iconic cult hit that was Craven's Daughter ended five years ago, and their friendship died along with it. Fans were disappointed that the pair's legendary chemistry went unfulfilled-and crushed that the actual spark between actresses Bex and Sam didn't pay off, either. The network never intended for two women to get romantic, in life or onscreen, despite the fans. But the bigger tragedy was the loss oftheir dear friend, makeup artist Jen Arnot, whose accidental death cast a pall over the series' last episodes. Now the network has decided on a reunion special, and Bex and Sam are thrust together once more as hosts of a rewatch podcast that will featurefavorite episodes. Their first guest-a megawatt star who played a murder victim early on-drops a bombshell. Among the millions of pixels of fanfic written about the show online, one truly prolific author, known in the fiction world as the show's Big NameFan, was an insider, almost certainly someone from the cast or crew. As the podcast moves along-and the spark between Bex and Sam threatens to burn down the studio-the pair realize they're faced with two actual mysteries: Who is their Big Name Fan? And was Jen's death an accident, or did someone want her dead? Sifting through clues as they question cast and crew, the duo will need to separate fact from fiction as they make their personal partnership into unmistakable canon . . ."
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Dissolution
by Nicholas Binge
Grieving the loss of her husband to Alzheimer's, Maggie embarks on a dangerous quest to uncover the truth behind his illness, leading her on a mind-bending adventure through time and memory to save him and change the course of history.
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Universality : a novel
by Natasha Brown
After a violent attack at an illegal rave on a Yorkshire farm, a determined journalist unravels a web of intrigue involving a corrupt landlord, a controversial columnist, and a group of anarchists, exposing unsettling truths about power, language and the elusive nature of storytelling.
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Harriet Tubman: live in concert : a novel
by Bob the Drag Queen
In an age where the greatest heroes from history have magically returned to help save the world, Harriet Tubman returns to create a hip-hop album with a fallen producer, forging powerful music that inspires a divided nation.
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What is wrong with you? : a novel
by Paul Rudnick
A diverse cast of eccentric characters?—?including a tech billionaire, a flight attendant, a disgraced book editor, and a TikTok rapping Wall Street bro?—?collide at a lavish private island wedding, where love, chaos and self-discovery intertwine in unexpected ways.
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Beach vibes
by Susan Mallery
Beth's idyllic life running her Malibu beach shop unravels when she discovers her brother's infidelity and must make a moral decision threatening her newfound happiness and forcing her to choose between love and loyalty. 250,000 first printing.
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The Jackal's mistress : a novel
by Chris Bohjalian
Managing her gristmill amid the turmoil of war in 1864 Virginia, Libby Steadman must choose whether to risk treason and aid a gravely injured Union officer left to die, while her desperate hope for news of her imprisoned husband collides with the harsh realities of war.
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Black Woods, Blue Sky
by Eowyn Ivey
In this latest from the acclaimed author of The Snow Child, Birdie raises her precocious six-year-old daughter, Emaleen, and dreams of more freedom and excitement than she gets in her small Alaskan town. After reclusive local Arthur saves Emaleen when she's lost, the trio move to his remote cabin. But Arthur has a secret that could endanger them all. Fans of fairy tale-inspired novels will want to read this suspenseful story.
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Broken country : a novel
by Clare Leslie Hall
When her brother-in-law's actions reconnect her with a former love, Gabriel, whose son eerily resembles her deceased child, Beth's carefully constructed life unravels as past secrets and jealousies resurface, leading to deadly consequences and a difficult choice.
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The Ragpicker King
by Cassandra Clare
Kel Saren, body double to Prince Conor, and Lin Caster, a healer with dangerous powers, navigate a web of royal conspiracies, criminal underworlds, and dark magic in Castellane, where their choices between love, loyalty, and betrayal could cost them everything, including their lives.
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