| "Prepare to gasp out loud" ―Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for MurderersAfter a great Grindr date, struggling novelist David Alvarez awakens to a corpse in his bed. Afraid he somehow killed the older man, David calls his literary agent for help. Wild events ensue as they try to get the man back to the Plaza Hotel. Read-alike: Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld. |
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| "Readers will relish this fierce feminist retelling.” —Publishers WeeklyThe Trojan War is over. Forced to be Agamemnon's concubine, Cassandra, along with her servant Ritsa (who often narrates), is taken by the victors to Mycenae, where Agamemnon's wife awaits his return with murder in her heart. Readers can begin here with Booker winner Pat Barker's 3rd Women of Troy book or with the 1st entry, The Silence of the Girls. Read-alikes: Circe by Madeline Miller; Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati. |
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On the cusp of thirty, Ghanaian Londoner Whitney Appiah was born with a special gift. The massage therapist can physically sense where her clients’ trauma lies and heal them. But Whitney has no idea that she too, is suffering. Tragic events from her youth have left a terrible, unseen mark. When a dangerous encounter with the man she’s dating triggers a wave of fragmented recollections, Whitney embarks on a journey to reclaim her memories and the truth that is buried deep in her early years growing up in Kumasi, Ghana during the 1990s. Read-alike: Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo. |
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"An homage to Minnesota small towns"—Pioneer Press Life is not going as planned for Sybil Voss. Growing up in a small town on the Great Plains, she had one goal: to get out as soon as she could. She succeeded, moving to New York after college and building a reasonably happy life. But now she's back, the sole caregiver for her elderly father who suffers from "media-induced psychosis" and can only communicate through TV sitcoms. But Sybil's making the best of it, running her antique business, serving as mayor (since no one else ran), and organizing a town festival, Ahnwee Days. Problem is, things are not going well for her tiny town of Ahnwee. For fans of: The View from Mount Joy by Lorna Landvik. |
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"A beautiful story of unfolding secrets and unforeseen consequences"— Holly Gramazio, author of The HusbandsIn 1964 Croydon, art therapist Helen Hansford, involved in a secret affair with a married doctor, becomes intrigued by William Tapping, a mute artist discovered living in isolation with his deceased aunts; as she uncovers his past, her own life starts to unravel. Read-alike: The Birdcatcher by Gayl Jones. |
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“The Jewel of the Blues is a gem...gritty and unforgettable.” —Kate Quinn, author of The Briar Club Billed as the Little Girl with the Big Voice, blues singer Lucille Arnetta Love always dreamed of life under the lights. From traveling family gospel band to lead singer in a riotous vaudeville troupe, Lucille is on the rise. But a devastating family secret, one that's poised to shatter every dream she's ever had, casts an inescapable shadow over Lucille's career. Read-alike: On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton. |
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"Equal parts tantalizing mystery, scary snowstorm survival tale, and thoughtful portrait of a complex female friendship"—Andrea Bartz, author of The Spare RoomKerry, a struggling writer with a crumbling life, takes a caretaker job at a remote Catskills motel to finish her book, but when a snowstorm traps her with a frozen corpse, she must unravel a deadly game of survival—or risk losing her mind and her life. Read-alike: The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz. |
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"Beautiful, tender, and revelatory, this book took my breath away"-- Marisa Crane, author of I Keep My Exoskeletons to MyselfThe year is 2041, and it's a dangerous time to be a woman driving across the United States alone. Deadly storms and uncontrollable wildfires are pummeling the country while political tensions are rising. But Kelly's on the road anyway; she desperately needs to get back to her daughter, who she left seven years ago for a cause that she's no longer sure she believes in. For fans of: Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling. |
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| "A darkly comic contemporary fairy tale" --Kirkus ReviewsDuring the Tang dynasty, two sister snakes, one green and one white, use a special lotus seed to turn into immortal humans. In contemporary New York City, struggling Emerald has a violent encounter with a sugar daddy she met on an app, leading Su, the wealthy wife of a government minister in Singapore, to fly to her sister's aid and bring her home. If you enjoy this fantastical, darkly funny look at identity and women's lives, try Kelly Barnhill's When Women Were Dragons. |
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Not just a story about a marathon; it’s a testament to the power of friendship, resilience, and the beauty of pushing beyond one’s limits." —Library JournalIn western Tokyo, former track star Kakeru Kurahara is recruited by enthusiastic student Haiji Kiyose to join Chikusei-so dorm's diverse group of boys, who, despite lacking both athleticism and interest, are convinced to form a team to compete in the legendary Hakone Ekiden marathon relay. For fans of: Racing the Rain by John L. Parker. |
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| “Absolutely loved this. Funny and heartbreaking in equal measure.” — Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie BainIn 1990s Scotland, teenage Cora Mowat struggles with undiagnosed ADHD and dreams of escaping her poverty-stricken small town. She lives with her disabled mom and her mom's new boyfriend, but after a tragedy, Cora ends up in other locales, including Glasgow, in this atmospheric debut novel. Read-alikes: Michelle Gallen's Big Girl, Small Town; Brad Zellar's Till the Wheels Fall Off. |
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Peace captures all the conflicting emotions of people trying to rally in the wake of a senseless tragedy.― Publishers Weekly "In 1958, Manchester United was flying high: the best-known soccer team in the world and reigning English champions, the team was led by a bright young group of star players nicknamed the "Busby Babes" after their charismatic manager Matt Busby. But on asnowy afternoon that February, a plane carrying the team back from a European Cup match crashed on takeoff in Munich, killing 23 people--including eight Manchester United players and three team officials. The accident destroyed the team, traumatized fansall over the world, and devastated the tight-knit community in Manchester" Read-alike: The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed. |
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