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| Mona Acts Out by Mischa BerlinskiOn Thanksgiving, middle-aged Shakespearian actress Mona Zahid, who's mourning her sister, abruptly leaves her family to go for a day-long walk with her dog. She visits her elderly mentor (who's been accused of sexual assault) and ponders her past in this character-driven tale that paints an evocative picture of theater life and New York while spotlighting grief and aging. Read-alike: Claire Thomas's The Performance. |
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Isola : a novel
by Allegra Goodman
Inspired by a real 16th-century heroine, an orphaned and betrayed young woman, Marguerite, is marooned on a desolate island with her lover, where she must confront nature's harshness and her own strength in a desperate fight for survival.
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| Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn IveyIn this latest from the acclaimed author of The Snow Child, Birdie raises her precocious six-year-old daughter, Emaleen, and dreams of more freedom and excitement than she gets in her small Alaskan town. After reclusive local Arthur saves Emaleen when she's lost, the trio move to his remote cabin. But Arthur has a secret that could endanger them all. Fans of fairy tale-inspired novels will want to read this suspenseful story. |
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Penitence : a novel
by Kristin Koval
When a shocking murder occurs in the home of Angie and David Sheehan, their lives are shattered; and, desperate to defend their family, they turn to small-town lawyer Martine Dumont for help.
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| Going Home by Tom LamontLondoner Téo Erskine spends lots of weekends back in the suburbs visiting his sick dad, his wealthy best friend, and his crush, who's a single mom to a toddler. When tragedy strikes, the men and the area's new rabbi care for the child in this poignant debut featuring well-developed characters and thoughtfully depicting loss and men's relationships. For a more lighthearted look at unexpectedly caring for kids, try Steven Rowling's The Guncle. |
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Our Winter Monster by Dennis MahoneyAfter Holly and Brian crash in a blizzard near the Pinebuck, New York, ski village getaway meant to save their relationship, Sheriff Kendra Book hears about a couple in trouble and a rampaging creature. And Holly and Brian see their life in a monstrous new light.
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To Save the Man : a novel by John SaylesAt the Carlisle Indian School in 1890, young Native students are forced to abandon their culture under the brutal hand of Captain Pratt, while whispers of the ghost dance spread across the Plains, offering a glimmer of hope and rebellion against the inevitable bloodshed looming on the horizon.
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| Gliff by Ali SmithIn a dystopian near-future, two "unverifiable" children befriend a horse and a group of squatters as they try to survive after their mother is taken away by all-powerful authorities. This timely and lyrical latest from an acclaimed Scottish author examines the perils of government surveillance and lack of data privacy as well as the power of language. Read-alike: The Ancients by John Larison. |
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| We Lived on the Horizon by Erika SwylerIn an AI-run walled city, someone murders a powerful member of the Saints, a wealthy group descended from the city's founders. Meanwhile, 60-something Saint Enita creates a body for Nix, the AI she considers family, unaware that the murder signals rumblings of a revolution in this "singularly stunning and stunningly singular" (Kirkus Reviews) novel. Try this next: Gish Jen's The Resisters.
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| Good Dirt by Charmaine WilkersonAfter she's left at the alter by her wealthy white fiancé, Ebby, who's from a well-to-do Black New England family, goes to France to escape the press. She also works on a book about the stoneware jar her enslaved relatives owned, which was destroyed years ago when burglars killed her brother. After the success of Black Cake, author Charmaine Wilkerson serves up another emotionally intense story with multiple viewpoints. |
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