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Finlay Donovan is Killing It
by Elle Cosimano
When struggling suspense novelist and single mom Finlay Donovan is mistaken for a contract killer, she inadvertently accepts the offer to dispose of a problem husband in order to make ends meet, discovering that crime in real life is a lot harder than fiction.
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| The Removed by Brandon HobsonWhat it's about: a Cherokee family haunted by past and present traumas -- forced relocation, police violence, and grief, addiction, and dementia.
Narrated by: three members of the Echota family, as well as their ancestor Tsala, who died before the Trail of Tears.
About the author: Brandon Hobson is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma; his previous novel, Where the Dead Sit Talking, was a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award. |
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Cathedral
by Ben Hopkins
The 12th- and 13th-century construction of Hagenburg’s Cathedral and its related depravities shape the religious, political and economic lives of diverse characters, from the local bishop and his treasurer to regional stonecutters and Jewish denizens.
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| The Kindest Lie by Nancy JohnsonWhat happens: Years after she gave up a baby for adoption, Ivy League-educated Black engineer Ruth Tuttle returns to her hometown to make peace with her past and find her son.
What she finds: a friendship with a lonely young white boy and a town in the midst of both an economic recession and increasing racial tensions.
For fans of: The Mothers by Brit Bennett or Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. |
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| Everywhere You Don't Belong by Gabriel BumpWhat it's about: the coming of age of young Claude McKay Love, raised by his civil rights activist grandmother and her gay best friend on Chicago's South Side.
Why you might like it: Told in short vignettes and focused on themes of racial injustice, this debut offers sharp humor, clever dialogue, and a relatable protagonist in awkward, uncomfortable Claude.
Reviewers say: Debut author Gabriel Bump "delivers a singular sense of growing up black that will resonate with readers" (Library Journal). |
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The Little Clan
by Iris Martin Cohen
"Ava Gallanter is the librarian in residence at the Lazarus Club, an ancient, dwindling Manhattan arts club full of eccentric geriatric residents stuck in a long-gone era. Twenty-five-year-old Ava, however, feels right at home. She leads a quiet life, surrounded by her beloved books and sequestered away from her peers. When Ava's enigmatic friend Stephanie returns after an unplanned year abroad, the intoxicating opportunist vows to rescue Ava from a life of obscurity. Stephanie, on the hunt for fame and fortune, promises to make Ava's dream of becoming a writer come true, and together they start a Victorian-inspired literary salon at the Lazarus Club. However, Ava's romanticized idea of the salon quickly erodes as Stephanie's ambitions take the women in an unexpected--and precarious--direction. In this humorous yet keenly observant coming-of-age story, Cohen brings us into a boisterous literary world bathed in hubris and ambition. With eloquent prose and affecting storytelling, The Little Clan is both a wickedly fun yet sharply insightful look at friendship, feminism and finding yourself in your twenties"--Jacket
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| A Star Is Bored by Byron LaneWhat happens: Charlie Besson, struggling with depression, finds a job as assistant to his childhood idol, actress Kathi Kannon, who has issues of her own.
Why you might like it: Gossipy, salacious, and often hilarious, this debut features two hurting people who nevertheless provide what the other needs -- some stability for Kathi, and a mentor and mother for Charlie.
About the author: Byron Lane was the late Carrie Fisher's personal assistant; he may have some personal experience to draw from here... |
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| Nothing to See Here by Kevin WilsonWhat it's about: Lillian has agreed to watch her friend Madison's stepchildren for the summer. Twist: they burst into flames when upset.
What happens: Lillian, whose life has stalled ever since she was kicked out of school, has no experience with children. And yet she starts to love these two unloved kids.
Why you might like it: Flawed, quirky characters and offbeat humor make this a wry, engaging read. |
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