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Burn Down Master's House
by Clay Cane
Sparked by individual acts of resistance among those enslaved across the American South, their seemingly disparate rebellions fuel a singular inferno of justice, connecting them in ways quiet at times, explosive at others. As these flames rise, so will they. Inspired by the true stories of the profoundly courageous men and women who dared to fight back.
For fans of The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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| Yesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeWith millions of social media followers, Natalie Heller Mills carefully curates her tradwife life. What her followers don't know is that she has nannies and plenty of other help. Then one morning, it's somehow 1805, and she's forced to live the tradwife life for real.
Try this next: Anna-Marie McLemore's The Influencers. |
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Lost Lambs
by Madeline Cash
A suburban family is in trouble in this buzzy, funny first novel. Bud and Catherine's relationship is sputtering, while their three girls have their own issues: Abigail, 17, is dating a security guard nicknamed "War Crimes Wes," Louise, 15, has an online boyfriend who encourages her to make bombs, and super-smart Harper, 13, investigates a sketchy local billionaire, who is her dad's employer.
Read-alikes: Kevin Wilson's The Family Fang; Paul Murray's The Bee Sting
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| Laws of Love and Logic by Debra CurtisLily and Jane grow up in 1970s Rhode Island with their feminist mom, who dies when they're teens, and their Catholic boarding-school teacher dad. After Lily falls for the school's star quarterback, a tragedy changes everything, dividing Lily and the boy she loves and sending grief-stricken Jane further off course. Decades later, Lily and her love meet again, and a now-married Lily has to figure out what her future looks like.
For fans of: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune; Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors. |
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Homebound
by Portia Elan
It's 1983 and 19-year-old Becks is hiding from the fact that her beloved uncle is dead. But she has work to do: he left her a half-finished game to complete--one last collaboration to find her way out of loneliness. Little does she know that what she makes will echo far into the future and shape lives in ways she cannot imagine. All are bound together by their search for connection--and by a futuristic traveler on a mysterious mission through space.
Read-alike: Cloud Cuckoo Land by by Anthony Doerr.
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| You & Me and You & Me and You & Me by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn ReesStuck in a rut after 25 years of marriage, Adam and Jules discover that the old mixtapes they made for each other allow them to travel back in time. Tempted to make changes to their past selves to create a better present, they unintentionally create ripple effects that could tear them apart for good.
For fans of Once and Again by Rebecca Serle. |
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| Whidbey by T Kira MaddenBirdie Chang travels to Whidbey Island, Washington to escape the massive amounts of publicity surrounding reality star Linzie King's memoir. The bestseller covers Linzie's and others' abuse by pedophile Calvin, who also assaulted a young Birdie. In Florida, Calvin is released from prison and then murdered, but who did it?
Read-alike: When We Were Silent by Fiona McPhillips. |
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| The Complex by Karan MahajanIn late 20th-century India, a prominent Delhi family inhabit an apartment complex built after Indian independence by their famous politician ancestor. Arguments, affairs, and assaults occur as a young couple return from the United States and an uncle's political star rises. Also, as readers know from the start, one family member murders another.
For fans of The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai. |
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| A Good Animal by Sara MaurerHigh school senior Everett never wants to leave Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. He embraces tradition and dreams of running the family sheep farm like his father and grandfather. Then he falls hard for newcomer Mary, who's lived all over the country with her Coast Guard dad and plans to attend art school in California. Rooted in its rural locale, this lyrical, bittersweet debut movingly explores first love.
Try this next: Shannon Bowring's The Road to Dalton. |
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Go Gentle
by Maria Semple
A Stoic philosopher and divorcée, Adora Hazzard lives a contented life on New York City's Upper West Side. Having discovered that the secret to happiness is to desire only what you have, she's applied this insight to blissful effect. Adora's carefully curated life is humming along brilliantly until a chance meeting with a handsome stranger. Soon, Adora finds herself a woman wanting more: and she'll risk everything to get it.
For fans of American Fantasy by Emma Straub.
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