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Daisy Jones & the Six: A Novel
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Fiction: Two rising 70s rock-and-roll artists are catapulted into stardom when a producer puts them together, a decision that is complicated by a pregnancy and the seductions of fame. By the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
Recommended by Chloe, Ewing Branch
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The Marriage Lie
by Kimberly Belle
Fiction: Iris and Will have been married for seven years, and life is as close to perfect as it can be. But on the morning Will flies out for a business trip to Florida, Iris's happy world comes to an abrupt halt: another plane headed for Seattle has crashed into a field, killing everyone on board and, according to the airline, Will was one of the passengers. Grief stricken and confused, Iris is convinced it all must be a huge misunderstanding. Why did Will lie about where he was going? And what else has he lied about? As Iris sets off on a desperate quest to uncover what her husband was keeping from her, the answers she finds shock her to her very core.
Recommended by Amy, Hickory Corner Branch
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Moon Palace
by Paul Auster
Fiction: Marco Stanley Fogg is an orphan, a child of the sixties, a quester tirelessly seeking the key to his past, the answers to the ultimate riddle of his fate. As Marco journeys from the canyons of Manhattan to the deserts of Utah, he encounters a gallery of characters and a series of events as rich and surprising as any in modern fiction. Beginning during the summer that men first walked on the moon, and moving backward and forward in time to span three generations, Moon Palace is propelled by coincidence and memory, and illuminated by marvelous flights of lyricism and wit. Here is the most entertaining and moving novel yet from an author well known for his breathtaking imagination.
Recommended by Darya, Hightstown Memorial Branch
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The Black Bird Oracle: A Novel
by Deborah Harkness
Science Fiction: Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself--and her family history--in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls series Deborah Harkness first introduced the world to Diana Bishop, Oxford scholar and witch, and vampire geneticist Matthew de Clairmont in A Discovery of Witches. Drawn to each other despite long-standing taboos, these two other-worldly beings found themselves at the center of a battle for a lost, enchanted manuscript known as Ashmole 782. Since then, they have fallen in love, traveled to Elizabethan England, dissolved the Covenant between the three species, and awoken the dark powers within Diana's family line. Now, Diana and Matthew receive a formal demand from the Congregation: They must test the magic of their seven-year-old twins, Pip and Rebecca. Concerned with their safety and desperate to avoid the same fate that led her parents to spellbind her, Diana decides to forge a different path for her family's future and answers a message from a great-aunt she never knew existed, Gwyneth Proctor, whose invitation simply reads: It's time you came home, Diana. On the hallowed ground of Ravenswood, the Proctor family home, and under the tutelage of Gwyneth, a talented witch grounded in higher magic, a new era begins for Diana: a confrontation with her family's dark past, and a reckoning for her own desire for even greater power-if she can let go, finally, of her fear of wielding it.
Recommended by Alyssa, Hollowbrook Branch
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The Ashes of London
by Andrew Taylor
Fiction: In 1666 London, as the Great Fire ravages the city, a semi-mummified body is discovered in the ashes of St. Paul's cathedral, and James Marwood, the son of a disgraced printer, and reluctant government informer, is tasked with hunting down a killer across a devastated landscape. By the #1 best-selling author of The American Boy.
Recommended by Katie, Hopewell Branch
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Solo Leveling. 1
by Chugong
Graphic Novel: Known as the the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind, E-rank hunter Jinwoo Sung s contribution to raids amounts to trying not to get killed. Unfortunately, between his mother s hospital bills, his sister s tuition, and his own lack of job prospects, he has no choice but to continue to put his life on the line. So when an opportunity arises for a bigger payout, he takes it & only to come face-to-face with a being whose power outranks anything he s ever seen! With the party leader missing an arm and the only healer a quivering mess, can Jinwoo some how find them a way out?
Recommended by Jamie, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
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My Real Name is Hanna
by Tara L Masih
Young Adult Fiction: A riveting story of courage and strength in the face of Nazi terror ... about Hanna, a young Jewish girl, age 14, from a small Ukrainian village and how she and her family survived the Holocaust and eventually emigrated to America.
Recommended by Christina, Robbinsville Branch
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Only the Brave: A Novel
by Danielle Steel
Fiction: During World War II, Sophia Alexander, after her mother dies and her father is sent to a concentration camp, becomes increasingly involved in the resistance and while working with the convent nuns, the Sisters of Mercy where she risks everything to help those in need—no matter what the cost.
Recommended by Hope, Twin Rivers Branch
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Robin
by Dave Itzkoff
Biography: The New York Times culture reporter and author of Mad as Hell presents a compelling portrait of Robin Williams that illuminates his comic brilliance, conflicting emotions and often misunderstood character, sharing insights into the gift for improvisation that shaped his wide range of characters, his struggles with addiction and depression and his relationships with friends and family members.
Recommended by Michael, West Windsor
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Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones
by Dolly Parton
Biography: Showcasing the music legend's most unforgettable looks from the 1960s until now, this stunningly photographed book displays Dolly Parton's iconic sense of style along with entertaining personal anecdotes that, for the first time, reveal the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion.
Recommended y Joanna, Information Technology Department
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