| Happy Medium by Sarah AdlerDescription: Hired to perform a spiritual cleanse on a goat farm, fraudulent medium Gretchen Acorn encounters skeptical farmer Charlie Waybill and his cousin Everett, a ghost who wants her to lift a century-old curse on the property.
Read-alikes: Rosie Danan's Do Your Worst; Claire Kann's Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places. |
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| Blue Ruin by Hari KunzruWhat it's about: Years ago, Jay left the London art scene while on the cusp of stardom and is now an undocumented, unhoused delivery driver in upstate New York during COVID. After running into his artist ex-girlfriend (now married to his artist ex-best friend), he moves to their estate, where an art gallery owner has also taken refuge.
You may also like: Memory Piece by Lisa Ko. |
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| Cold to the Touch by Kerri HakodaPlot: Anchorage homicide detective, DeHavilland Beans tries to find the killer of his favorite barista, who, like him, grew up a multiracial kid in small-town Alaska. When another barista dies, Beans' ex is also assigned to the case, and then the FBI show up.
Similar Reads: Try Iris Yamashita's City Under One Roof and Dana Stabenow's "Kate Shugak" series. |
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| Earls Trip by Jenny HolidayWhat it's about: On the eve of their annual two-week gentlemen's holiday, three titled best friends find their plans upended by a family friend's request that they rescue his wayward daughters (who have no intention of being saved).
For fans of: Victoria Alexander's "Lady Travelers" series. |
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| Road to Ruin by Hana LeeDescription: Magebike courier Jin-Lu traverses the wastelands, delivering letters between star-crossed lovers, Prince Kadrin of Kerina Sol and Princess Yi-Nereen of Kerina Rut, while pining for them both.
Review: This action-packed science fantasy debut is "savage, sexy, and deliciously screwed up" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies OkungbowaSummary: The inhabitants of the Pinnacle, a partially submerged high-rise building in a future Lagos transformed by sea-level rise, find their lives upended by the arrival of an ancient monster.
Read-alikes: New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson and After the Flood by Kassandra Montag. |
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| I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie SueDescription: Jolene deals with a soul-crushing job by venting about coworkers in white text at the end of her emails to them. After she's caught, HR makes her take a sensitivity class and restricts her communications...but she's also accidentally given access to coworkers' emails and DMs, with surprising results.
Similar Reads: Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman and Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris. |
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| Diavola by Jennifer ThorneWhat it's about: A family vacation at an Italian villa triggers an escalating series of paranormal phenomena in this darkly humorous latest from Jennifer Thorne (Lute).
For fans of: The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden. |
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| The Gathering by C.J. TudorPlot: In rural Deadheart, Alaska, detective Barbara Atkins investigates the death of a teenager who was found with all the blood drained from his body. Could members of the Colony, an ostracized community of (mostly harmless) vampyres, be at fault?
For fans of: Red Moon by Benjamin Percy. |
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| Summer Is Here by Renée Watson; illustrated by Bea JacksonSummary: A young girl guides readers through her perfect summer day, including swimming, double dutch, blowing bubbles, and a communal cookout.
Debut Author: This picture book debut from author, Renée Watson, overflows with delicious sensory details in the lyrical text and the sunshine-bright illustrations. |
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| The Secret Library by Kekla MagoonWhat it's about: While grieving for her much-loved Grandpa, adventure-loving,11-year-old Dally discovers a magical library that can transport her to the lives of her ancestors. From the excitement of sailing with pirates to the bittersweetness of family history, this time-travel story is filled with thought-provoking twists.
More by this author: The Season of Styx Malone and Chester Keene Cracks the Code. |
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| Kill Her Twice by Stacey LeePlot: In 1932, movie star Lulu Wong’s body is discovered in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. Fearing the police may not deliver justice, three Chinese American sisters endeavor to solve their friend’s murder themselves.
Author Alert: From the same author of The Downstairs Girl and Under a Painted Sky. |
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