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Fiction A to Z August 2024
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| Becoming Ted by Matt CainWhen his husband of 20 years cheats and leaves, Ted Ainsworth is at a loss, at first. Encouraged by his best friend Denise, who also has romantic problems, he takes chances, pursues new interests, and meets a new man. This heartwarming latest from the author of The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle will please fans of Kinky Boots and Steven Rowley's The Guncle. |
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| Swift River by Essie ChambersIn 1987, 16-year-old Diamond Newberry is the only Black person in Swift River. Her Pop disappeared and her financially struggling white mom can’t get a death benefit until seven years have passed. With that date approaching, her mom has plans for the future, but Diamond has plans, too, and some secrets, including a job and correspondence with her dad’s aunt. Read-alikes: Alice Pung's One Hundred Days; Tiffany McDaniel's Betty. |
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| The Wedding People by Alison EspachHopeless, Phoebe Stone is ready to end her life at a gorgeous Rhode Island inn. But she’s the only one not there for an expensive wedding, and when the bride learns Phoebe’s plan, she refuses to let Phoebe ruin her nuptials. The two become confidants as surprising events and characters propel this funny, poignant story forward. Read-alikes: This Disaster Loves You by Richard Roper; Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason. |
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| Malas by Marcela FuentesIn 1994, high schooler Lulu, who has a strict dad and secretly sings in a punk band, befriends a glamorous older woman at her beloved abuela's funeral. Back in the 1950s, a young mother struggles after her husband's first wife curses her. This "entrancing debut" (Kirkus Reviews) is sprinkled with Spanish phrases and richly describes life in a Texas border town. Read-alike: Elba Iris Perez's The Things We Didn't Know. |
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| The God of the Woods by Liz MooreA 13-year-old girl disappears in 1975 from the Adirondack summer camp that her wealthy parents own...just as her brother did 14 years earlier. This intricately plotted literary mystery includes various points of view as it compellingly details the searches for each of the siblings while exploring family, crime, and class. For fans of: All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers; The Last Child by John Hart. |
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| How to Age Disgracefully by Clare PooleyTo save their local London community center, a group of eclectic seniors and their empty-nester social leader team up with a 17-year-old single dad from the nursery school group in this funny, feel-good novel. Read-alikes: Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson; The Thursday Murder Club mysteries by Richard Osman. |
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