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Fiction A to Z October 2026 |
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The Weight of Angels
by John Boyne
Imagine how legendary playwright, poet, and the master of the bon mot Oscar Wilde would have lived his life had he not been imprisoned, exiled from England, and died in his forties. Boyne creates the fictional life Wilde might have had.
For fans of The Wilde's by Louis Bayard.
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| Dèy by Edwidge DanticatAfter gunfire rings out in a Miami mall, Haitian American real estate agent Magnolia shelters in place at the Oasis restaurant. Surviving the traumatic event, she goes home and doesn’t share with anyone that she was there when the shooting happened. But as everyday life goes on, she struggles, questioning her relationships while examining the past and the present.
Try this next: Whistler by Ann Patchett. |
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Ply
by Hernan Diaz
Centuries from now, an orphan is adrift in a city on the brink of a great transformation. The state has been dismantled, and humans are reinventing social bonds and learning new ways to coexist with nature. The orphan becomes a pincher, someone who steals electricity from the grid to sell it on the black market. It's a high-risk life, and one that leads her to a scientific invention that could change the very fabric of reality.
Read-alike: The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi.
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Peck & Peck
by Bonnie Garmus
It's 1982, and Batter Gray, recent college graduate with an ear for poetry is worried about his future. But when Batter gets a dream job at Peck & Peck, the most prestigious poetry quarterly in the world, his life moves into the literary fast lane. Soon Batter is knee-deep in the secret war between the two famous Peck brothers as well as being privy to the private affairs of their thirty-nine editors.
You may also enjoy The Award by Matthew Pearl.
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Hollywood, Ending
by John Green
For rising talents Kai Laramie and Juniper Castillo, being cast in the buzzy biopic Andy Warhol Never Gets Old is the opportunity they've both been waiting for. They're on the verge of breaking out, and maybe even falling in love. Soon, the movie is blowing up, and so are their lives--in exciting, but also terrifying, ways.
Try this next: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
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| When Lemons Give You Life by Anna JohnstonPretending to have dementia while living in a care home, retired chef Griff Barlow grieves for his beloved late partner. Preparing to end it all, he breaks into the nursing home kitchen to bake one last lemon tart, but sharing it ends up changing his life. Meanwhile, his much younger sister navigates life changes and deals with her sadness that she and Griff are estranged.
For fans of Marianne Cronin's Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love. |
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Partita
by Barbara Kingsolver
Livia Cable has made her peace with her marriage and modest livelihood, until a shocking phone call from an old lover shakes her to the core. Decades earlier, this man knew her as a music conservatory student estranged from her family, uncertain of anything except her passion for music and promise as an extraordinary pianist. His request, now, to see her again stirs up ghosts she's kept at bay for a lifetime.
For fans of Heart the Lover by Lily King.
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American Hagwon
by Min Jin Lee
In schools and churches, hotel rooms and nail salons, law firms and fried-fish shops; in cramped, dingy apartments and luxury, gated communities, the men, women, and children in American Hagwon struggle to find satisfaction and meaning in a world that seems to grow less forgiving with each passing year.
Try this next: The Leavers by Lisa Ko.
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| The Birthing Tree by Amanda PetersUnder a tree sacred to Mi'kmaq women, Aliet Paul’s mother died giving birth to her. Since her father wasn’t named, Aliet grows up in 1960s and ‘70s Nova Scotia with her Mi'kmaq grandmother Kiju, learning about her midwifery work. But when Aliet is 17, a disturbing event sends her away. After Kiju’s death in the 1990s, Aliet quits her nursing job in the city to return home and reckon with the past.
For fans of: Mona Susan Power’s A Council of Dolls. |
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| You'll Love It Here by Natalie SueAfter Mona is put on leave from her marketing job. her elderly landlady lands in the hospital, leading Mona to make a sketchy deal with the woman's niece: Mona will become the temporary super of the building and secretly prep the place for sale. But getting to know her quirky neighbors and the handsome guy at the neighborhood deli has her questioning her priorities.
Try this next: This Won't End Well by Camille Pagán. |
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