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Fiction A to Z August 2025 |
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L.A. women by Ella BermanIn 1960s L.A., writer and Hollywood outsider Lane becomes envious when socialite and fellow writer Gala gains fame; ten years later she betrays Gala by writing a successful book based on her life—her only problem is Gala's now been missing for months.
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A dog in Georgia by Lauren GrodsteinA missing dog in Georgia sets Amy Webb on an adventure away from her tumultuous marriage and lack-luster personal life and towards a journey of self-discovery and joy.
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People like usby Jason MottTwo Black writers are trying to find peace and belonging in a world that is riven with gun violence. One is on a global book tour after a big prize win; the other is set to give a speech at a school that has suffered a shooting. And as their two storylines merge, truths and antics abound in equal measure: characters drink booze out of an award trophy; menaces lurk in the shadows and dreams endure against all odds.
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Too old for this by Samantha DowningRetired and hidden under a new identity, Lottie Jones faces exposure when a persistent journalist starts digging into her murderous past, forcing her to confront old crimes and attempt one more cover-up before age—and curiosity—catch up with her.
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Through an open window : a novel by Pamela TerryIn coastal Wesleyan, Georgia, recently widowed Margaret Elliot is haunted by visions of her late aunt Edith, prompting a search through buried family history that soon entangles her three adult children, as each confronts personal struggles and long-held tensions.
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| These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLeanAfter their billionaire patriarch's death, the Storms come together at their New England island. There, they are introduced to Jack, their father's right-hand man, who says they must all complete individual tasks or no one inherits anything. |
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Lucky day by Chuck TingleFour years ago, an unthinkable disaster occurred. L/ater known as the Low-Probability Event, 8 million people were killed in a single day, each of them dying in improbable, bizarre ways. Special Agent Layne needs a former statistics and probability professor's help to prove that an impossibly-lucky casino's success is connected to the deaths of millions, and it's Vera's last chance to make sense of a world that doesn't.
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The locked ward : a novel by Sarah PekkanenWhen Amanda visits her institutionalized twin Georgia—accused of murdering their younger sister—she's drawn into a chilling spiral of doubt, buried family tensions, and psychological manipulation that forces her to question the truth, her past, and her own sanity.
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The unbroken coast by Nalini JonesIn 1978 Bombay, retired professor Francis Almeida crosses paths with a sick infant in a nearby fishing village, unknowingly beginning a bond that will resurface years later amid shifting urban landscapes, generational change, and the quiet unraveling of place and purpose.
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Automatic noodle by Annalee NewitzA group of deactivated robots come back online in an abandoned ghost kitchen and decide to make their food-the tastiest hand-pulled noodles around-for the humans of San Francisco, who are recovering from a devastating war. But when their robot-run business starts causing a stir, a targeted wave of one-star reviews threatens to boil over into a crisis
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The last assignment : a novel by Erika RobuckIn 1956, grief-stricken and estranged from her husband, war photojournalist Dickey Chapelle takes on a dangerous mission with a refugee aid group, and after a harrowing Soviet imprisonment, resolves to expose the human cost of war from the front lines.
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