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The Fourth Rule: a novel
by Jeffry P. Lindsay
When the Cobra, a shadowy figure of international crime, plans the biggest heist the world has ever seen, only cunning and clever Riley Wolfe, the ultimate thief, can stop him.
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The Roaring Days of Zora Lily
by Noelle Salazar
While preparing The Hollywood Glamour Exhibition at the Smithsonian, costume conservator Sylvia Early discovers another name beneath a label and unearths the story of Zora Hough, a talented young seamstress who left her poverty-stricken life in 1924 Jazz Age Seattle behind to realize her dreams of becoming a designer.
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Reboot: a novel
by Justin Taylor
A former child actor, deadbeat dad and part-time alcoholic, David Crader, arriving in LA at his ex-wife and former co-star's request, sees an opportunity to reboot the show that made him famous, which could be the spark that sets ablaze a nation gripped by far-right conspiracies, toxic fandoms and mass violence.
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| The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia GrayIn 1821 England, after attempts on her life, imperious Lady Catherine de Bourgh summons her great-nephew Jonathan Darcy and his friend Juliet Tilney to investigate as they've had some success in solving crimes. Wonderfully depicting Jane Austen characters and creating fascinating new ones, this engaging 3rd series entry "sensitively portrays the neurodivergent Jonathan" (Library Journal). Read-alikes: Stephanie Barron's Jane Austen mysteries; Julia Seales' A Most Agreeable Murder. |
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| Sandwich by Catherine NewmanRocky, her husband, her two kids, and her mom and dad have been going to the same Cape Cod rental for 20 years. This year, things feel different as Rocky navigates hot flashes, aging parents, nostalgia for her kids' youth, and old secrets in a funny, fast-paced, and moving novel that's perfect for beach reading. Read-alikes: Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore; A Good Life by Virginie Grimaldi; Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. |
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The Bright Spot : a novel
by Jill Shalvis
Running her farm-to-table café as well as a menagerie of rescued animals, Luna Wright, when the owner of Apple Ridge Farm passes away and his investment manager takes over control, she, with her home threatened, must dig deep to find true strength and the real meaning of love and family.
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| Fire Exit by Morgan TaltyCharles Lamosway grew up on the Penobscot Reservation with his mom and Native American step dad, but had to leave when he was 18 since he isn't Native. Now nearing 60, he attends AA meetings, helps his mom who has dementia, and looks across the river from his home to that of his secret daughter's on the reservation, wondering if he should tell her who he is. Read-alikes: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters; There There by Tommy Orange. |
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| Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam HigginbothamJournalist Adam Higginbotham's evocative follow-up to his Carnegie Medal-winning Midnight in Chernobyl is a compelling and well-researched chronicle of how NASA's negligence and hubris led to the 1986 Challenger explosion. Try this next: Bringing Columbia Home: The Final Mission of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew by Michael D. Leinbach and Jonathan H. Ward. |
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| Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People by Tiya MilesNational Book Award-winning author Tiya Miles' (All That She Carried) nuanced and demythologizing biography of abolitionist Harriet Tubman offers fresh insights on her life, particularly how her religious faith and ecological knowledge informed her work as an Underground Railroad conductor. Try this next: Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War by Edda L. Fields-Black. |
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| Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell by Ann PowersNPR music critic Ann Powers plumbs the life and career of legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in this thoughtful and lyrical portrait named one of Observer's Best New Biographies of 2024. Further reading: Joni: The Anthology edited by Barney Hoskyns. |
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| Hip-Hop is History by QuestloveGrammy Award-winning Roots drummer and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Questlove's lively history explores the first 50 years of hip-hop music by spotlighting one song from each year since the genre's 1973 origins. Try this next: Chuck D Presents This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History by Chuck D; The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop by Jonathan Abrams. |
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| Looking For Smoke by K.A. CobellShortly after a giveaway ceremony on the Blackfeet Reservation, a girl named Samantha is found murdered. All four people in the giveaway group are suspects, and proving their innocence means spilling secrets and upending relationships. Read-alikes: Angeline Boulley's Warrior Girl Unearthed; Jenny Ferguson's Those Pink Mountain Nights. |
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The Monarchs of Winghaven
by Naila Moreira
"When budding naturalist Sammie's secret place, Winghaven, an abandoned lot in the middle of the suburbs where wildlife flourishes, is in danger from a local developer, she and aspiring scientist (and new boy) Bram work together to save it. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations."
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The Wandering Hour
by Zack Loran Clark
"New Rotterdam is no place for a kid and that's what Emrys Houtman likes about it. Emrys obsessively documents his town's urban legends and cryptid sightings...It's all in good fun until one day, the trio stumbles upon the Doomsday Archives, a collectionof relics with dazzling powers and dangerous consequences. When a mysterious blood-red hourglass begins appearing around town and children begin to go missing, the trio must band together to stop the horrors plaguing New Rotterdam, or risk losing their home"
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