| The Women on Platform Two by Laura AnthonyIn 2023, after a fight with her fiancé about having kids, Saoirse meets elderly Maura, who describes life when all contraception was illegal in Ireland. In 1969, Maura, her friend Bernie (who may be killed by another pregnancy), and other women push against the status quo in this timely dual timeline novel. Try this next: Heather Marshall's Looking for Jane or Dolen Perkins-Valdez's Take My Hand. |
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| I Leave It Up to You by Jinwoo ChongAfter 23 months in a coma, 30-year-old Jack Jr. awakens to a world where COVID exists, yet his fiancé, New York apartment, and advertising job are gone. Returning to Fort Lee, New Jersey, he works at his Korean American parents' sushi restaurant, spars with his brother, spends time with his nephew, and reconnects with his male nurse. Try this next: Caroline Leavitt's With or Without You. |
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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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| 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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| Tongues, Volume 1 by Anders NilsenReimagining a Greek myth, this innovative graphic novel features detailed illustrations and a modern-day version of Central Asia where Prometheus chats and plays chess with the eagle that dines daily on his liver. Elsewhere, a girl lugs a suitcase across the desert and a boy travels with a teddy bear. "Superb graphic art meets an exceedingly odd tale, and to wonderful ends" (Kirkus Reviews).
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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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