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Fiction A to Z - March 2026 |
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More Than Enough
by Anna Quindlen
No one knows you like your book club. High school English teacher Polly Goodman can talk about everything and anything with the women in her book club, which is why they've become her closest friends and, along with her veterinarian husband, the bedrock of her life. Her students, her fraught relationship with her mother, her struggles with IVF--Polly's book club friends have heard about it all. But when they give Polly an ancestry test kit as a joke, the results match her with a stranger. It is clear to Polly that this match is a mistake, but still she cannot help but comb through her family history for answers. Then, when it seems that the book club circle of four will become three, Polly learns how friendships can change your life in the most profound ways. Written with Anna Quindlen's trademark warmth, humor, and insight into the power of love and hope, More Than Enough explores how we find ourselves again and again through the relationships that define us.
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| Lost Lambs by Madeline CashA suburban family is in trouble in this buzzy, funny first novel. Bud and Catherine's relationship is sputtering, while their three girls have their own issues: Abigail, 17, is dating a security guard nicknamed "War Crimes Wes," Louise, 15, has an online boyfriend who encourages her to make bombs, and super-smart Harper, 13, investigates a sketchy local billionaire, who is her dad's employer.
Read-alikes: Kevin Wilson's The Family Fang; Paul Murray's The Bee Sting |
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The Lost Language of Oysters
by Alexander McCall Smith
The rivalry between Professor Von Igelfeld and Professor Unterholzer bubbles under the surface, but is quick to come into the open if something unusual disturbs the calm waters of the institute where they work. One such event is the arrival of two visiting scholars from New Orleans. Von Igelfeld may suffer humiliation after humiliation, but at the end of it all is the promise of a visit to Louisiana, where important research on communication among oysters is underway.
Professor Dr. Von Igelfeld Entertainment (6)
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| Family Drama by Rebecca FallonAs actress Susan Bliss finds stardom on a soap opera in the 1980s and '90s, she commutes from Massachusetts, where her college professor husband works, to filming in California. This continues even after she becomes a mother, causing tension, and then when her twins are seven, she dies. As they grow into adulthood, artist Sebastian clings to his mother's memory while Viola ignores it, until she falls for her mom's former costar.
Try this next: The Dazzling Truth by Helen Cullen. |
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Good People
by Patmeena Sabit
Told through multiple points of view and set against a backdrop of Islamophobia and xenophobia, 'Good People' is a debut novel about an immigrant family living the American dream - and the daughter whose death raises questions about just how American they really want to become.
Patmeena Sabit lives in Toronto, ON.
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| So Old, So Young by Grant GinderOver the course of 20 years, six college friends find jobs, partners, and challenges as they move in and out of each other's lives. Organized around five get-togethers, the first on New Year's Eve in 2007 New York and the last at a funeral, this character-driven latest from Grant Ginder (The People We Hate at the Wedding) explores change, friendship, and growing older.
Read-alikes: Steven Rowley's The Celebrants; Angela Flournoy's The Wilderness. |
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Brawler: Stories
by Lauren Groff
Read alone, each story in 'Brawler' is an individual triumph. Read together, they hum in exhilarating resonance.
Ranging from the 1950s to the present day and moving across age, class, and region - from New England to Florida to California - these nine stories reflect and expand upon a shared theme: the ceaseless battle between humans’ dark and light angels.
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| This Is Not about Us by Allegra GoodmanThis "unsparingly frank, wryly funny" (Kirkus Reviews) linked story collection is narrated by three generations of the Rubenstein family as they navigate 74-year-old Jeanne's death, a feud between her older sisters over apple cake, and various other gatherings for holidays, divorces, a bat mitzvah, and more.
Read-alikes: The Family Izquierdo by Ruben Degollado; Underburn by Bill Gaythwaite. |
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The Violin Maker's Secret
by Evie Woods
Passed down through generations, one violin charts its own course through history. Baggage claim agent Devlin, retired teacher Walter, and appraiser Gabrielle should have nothing in common, but when a single choice sets in motion a new chapter in the violin's story, they finally feel a part of something that matters. Because as their search for the violin's origins unlocks a mystery stretching back decades, the instrument teaches them a melody they never expected.
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| This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby PageWhen her new husband Joe dies of cancer, grief-stricken London book editor Tilly learns from their local bookseller that Joe has arranged for her to receive a book -- along with a note -- every month for a year. As the weeks pass, Tilly becomes friends with struggling bookstore owner Alfie and tries new things with Joe's literary encouragement in this charming read.
For fans of: Mikki Brammer's The Collected Regrets of Clover. |
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The Reservation
by Rebecca Kauffman
'The Reservation' explores the loves and labours of an ensemble of more than a dozen restaurant workers as they strive to get a perfect meal to the table.
Perfect for fans of 'The Bear', Elizabeth Stout, and Jennifer Egan.
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| Discipline by Larissa PhamOn a cross-country book tour for her autofictional novel that's based on her bad relationship with her college art professor, Christine ponders life and creativity while talking with strangers and people from her past. Then she hears from the professor, leading her to visit his island home in Maine. Reflective and suspenseful, this debut novel thoughtfully examines art, ambition, and relationships.
Try this next: A Big Kiss, Bye-Bye by Claire-Louise Bennett. |
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Evil Genius
by Claire Oshetsky
In this sly, darkly funny novel, a young woman becomes increasingly obsessed with tales of love and death, and begins subconsciously plotting to murder her abusive husband.
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A Better Life
by Lionel Shriver
In this provocative novel addressing contemporary immigration, a New York family takes in a Honduran migrant - who may or may not be the innocent she claims to be.
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Saoirse
by Charleen Hurtubise
Set in 1999, 'Saoirse' is a powerful novel about a young woman who changes her name and relocates to the rugged coast of Donegal, Ireland to escape her troubled past. But her unexpected success as an artist threatens to expose her carefully crafted new identity.
Perfect for readers of Colm Tóibín and Claire Keegan.
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Fancy Gap
by Zak Jones
In this unforgettable debut novel, three estranged generations in Appalachia grapple with loss, poverty, and their individual demons, until an explosive climax brings them together in apocalyptic deliverance.
Zak Jones lives in Toronto, ON
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Hot Chocolate on Thursday
by Michiko Aoyama
In a quiet neighbourhood in Tokyo is the Marble Cafe, where a woman writes in a notebook and a young waiter prepares her favourite hot drink. Both wonder about each other and about the other lives of the clientele who frequent this charming little cafe behind the trees. 'Hot Chocolate on Thursday' is about how the small, everyday acts that we do can lead to unexpected encounters, reverberate far beyond our own circle, and ultimately make a difference in the world around us.
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