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The Familiar
by Bardugo, Leigh
During the Spanish Golden Age, Luzia Cotado, gifted with magic, garners the attention of the disgraced secretary to Spain's king, plunging her into a world where the lines between magic, science and fraud blur—and where she must enlist the help of an embittered immortal familiar whose deadly secrets could destroy them both.
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Swift River
by Chambers, Essie
In 1987, the only Black person in all Swift River after her Pop disappeared seven years ago, Diamond Newberry, receiving a letter from a relative she's never met, is introduced to two generations of African American Newberry women, gaining a sense of her place in the world and in her family.
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The Fox Wife
by Choo, Yangsze
In 1908 Manchuria, Bao, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth, is hired to uncover the identity of a dead courtesan, while a secretive woman named Snow, seeking vengeance for her lost child, navigates the myths and misconceptions of fox spirits to find a murderer.
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The Extinction of Irena Rey
by Croft, Jennifer
Eight translators search for a world-renowned author who goes missing in a Polish forest.
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Behind You Is the Sea
by Darraj, Susan Muaddi
A new novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian American community in Baltimore—from young activists in conflict with their traditional parents to the poor who clean for the rich—shows lives which intersect across divides of class, generation and religion.
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Birding With Benefits
by Dubb, Sarah T.
Seeking adventure and putting herself first, a divorced woman fakes a romance with a quiet birdwatcher for a contest, but amidst Arizona hikes and undeniable chemistry, they must decide if their connection is for keeps or for the birds.
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You Dreamed of Empires
by Enrigue, Alvaro
Bringing to life Tenochtitlan at its height and reimagines its destiny, the vision author of Sudden Death takes us back to 1519 where conquistador Hernan Cortes meets emperor Moctezuma in a collision of two worlds, two empires, two languages and two possible futures.
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The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years
by Khan, Shubnum
Moving into Akbar Manzil, a ruined mansion off the coast of South Africa, Sana stumbles upon the long-forgotten story of Meena, the original owner's second wife who died there tragically 100 years ago, awakening a grieving djinn, an invisible spirit who has haunted the mansion since Meena's mysterious death.
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Nightwatching
by Sierra, Tracy
Hiding her children in a tiny, secret room concealed behind a wall to keep them safe from an intruder, a mother struggles to remain calm, but when she catches a glimpse of the man who is terrorizing them, she realizes she knows exactly who he is and what he wants.
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Cahokia Jazz
by Spufford, Francis
A detective and his indigenous jazz pianist partner investigate a seemingly ordinary murder that ultimately threatens to unravel the peace and reveal hidden secrets in an alternate history version of 1920s America where Native American populations thrived. Illustrations.
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