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| Among Friends by Hal EbbottTwo wealthy men who’ve been friends since college gather at one’s New York country home to celebrate his 52nd birthday, bringing along their wives and teenage daughters. But tension, envy, and a devastating action reverberate afterward. Exploring male friendship and duality, this buzzy debut literary novel is "subtle, keenly intelligent, psychologically deft -- and deeply grim" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| People Like Us by Jason MottA funny, moving, and surreal tale of two Black writers pondering race, loss, and survival. One of them, who specializes in grief, is at a Minnesota college where a shooting recently occurred, and the other, who just won a big award, is on a book tour in Europe. "Mott’s satire is thoroughly uncompromising, which makes it all the more refreshing." (Publishers Weekly) |
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| The Satisfaction Café by Kathy WangHaving left Taiwan in the 1970s to attend Stanford graduate school, Joan marries a fellow student, but that lasts mere weeks. She stays in California, unexpectedly drawn to a wealthy, thrice-divorced older man. They marry, and in this quietly powerful portrait, Joan becomes a stepmother, a mother, a widow, and the owner of café designed to combat loneliness. |
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| The Rabbit Club by Christopher J. YatesAlistair McCain, an 18-year-old from California, has never met his British rock star father. Starting at Oxford, he hopes to finally do so and to be accepted into a secret society he’s heard about at the university. While his lineage gets him an invite, he soon suspects the group may be involved in murder in this suspenseful and entertaining read. Try this next: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai. |
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Women, seated
by Yueran Zhang
As a wealthy Chinese family faces a sudden political downfall, longtime nanny Yu Ling—quietly observant and deeply entangled in their private lives—must navigate shifting power dynamics and decide how far she'll go to secure her future. Booklist says, "this captivating novel offers plenty to ponder about power dynamics, loyalty, and privilege."
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Mona's eyes
by Thomas Schlesser
After 10-year-old Mona becomes briefly blind, with a chance of permanently losing her sight, grandfather Henry decides to bring her to see 52 masterpieces in fifty-two weeks and commit them to memory. Under the kind and careful tutelage of her grandfather, Mona learns the true meaning of generosity, melancholy, love, loss, and revolution. Her perspective will never be the same--nor will the reader's.
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Bees in June : a novel
by Elizabeth Bass Parman
Uncle Dixon always told Rennie to tell the bees everything, but somewhere along the way, Rennie forgot. Now, with her life at its lowest, she begins to see the bees in a new light. Will she believe again in the magic of the hives, and will she listen as the bees try to guide her home? "Readers will cheer and cry with Rennie as she rebuilds her life." (Booklist)
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Sheepdogs
by Elliot Ackerman
After being cast aside by their countries, former CIA operative Skwerl and Afghan pilot Cheese join a covert network to repossess a jet in Africa, launching them into a chaotic mission spanning Kampala, Marseille Kyiv, and beyond, with unexpected allies and escalating personal entanglements. Reviewers call it, "gripping and stylishly conveyed," (Booklist) and "a riotous entertainment" (Publishers Weekly).
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