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A fifty-year-old mystery converges with a present-day struggle over family, land, and history
Margie Robineau, fighting for her family's long-held allotment land, uncovers events connected to a long-ago escape plan, and the burial--at once figurative and painfully real--of not one crime but two. While Margie pieces the facts together, Dale Ann is confronted by her own tightly held secrets and the truth that the long ago and the now are all indelibly linked, no matter how much we try to forget. Read-alike: |
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An empathetic portrait of drastic change in an Innu communityKukum recounts the story of Almanda Simâeon, an orphan raised by her aunt and uncle, who falls in love with a young Innu man despite their cultural differences and goes on to share her life with the Pekuakami Innu community. They accept her as one of their own: Almanda learns their language, how to live a nomadic existence, and begins to break down the barriers imposed on Indigenous women. The novel details the end of traditional ways of life for the Innu, as Almanda and her family face the loss of their land and confinement to reserves, and the enduring violence of residential schools. Read-alike: The Orenda by Joseph Boyden. |
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Book 3 in the the Indian Lake Trilogy'It's been four years in prison since Jade Daniels last saw her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho, the day she took the fall, protecting her friend Letha and her family from incrimination. Since then, her reputation, and the town, have changed dramatically. There's a lot of unfinished business in Proofrock, from serial killer cultists to the rich trying to buy Western authenticity. The curse of the Lake Witch is waiting, and now is the time for the final stand. For fans of: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow. |
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"This novel slithers under your skin and makes you wish you knew less with every step it brings you closer to the truth" -- Gabino Iglesias, author of The Devil Takes You HomeWhen the facts surrounding her boyfriend Roddy's apparent suicide don't add up, Noemi, suspecting something sinister is stalking their tribal lands, relies on help from her uncle, who has returned to the reservation, bringing with him secrets, horror and what might be the key to determining Roddy's true cause of death. Read alike: White Horse by Erika T. Wurth. |
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“No one knows how to express tenderness and yearning like Tommy Orange” —Louise Erdrich, author of The SentenceTracing the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864 to the aftermath of Orvil Red Feather's shooting, Opal tries to hold her family together while Orvil becomes emotionally reliant on prescription medications, and his younger brother, suffering from PTSD, secretly enacts blood rituals to connect to his Cheyenne heritage. |
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"A stunning debut about love, race, brutality and the balm of forgiveness." —People, A Best New BookWhile a Mi'kmaq family from Novia Scotia picks blueberries in 1962 Maine, four-year-old Ruthie goes missing. Her disappearance reverberates for decades, as seen in the narration of Joe, Ruthie's brother who never gets over the loss, and Norma, a lonely only child with a connection to Ruthie. Read-alike: Stealing by Margaret Verble. |
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"This singular and visionary debut spectacularly reimagines the epic family saga novel. Touching, evocative and kaleidoscopic."―Ms. MagazineNarrated by a variety of voices, including five generations of Métis women (one of whom lives in the Afterlife) as well as a bison, the Canadian grassland, and more, this moving debut novel examines healing, connection, and family bonds. Read-alike: Mona Susan Power's A Council of Dolls. |
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“An epic journey into the future, powerfully haunting.” —Silvia Moreno-Garcia, bestselling author of Mexican GothicWhen a community of Anishinabe people, with their natural resources dwindling, needs to find a new home, Evan Whitesky leads a dangerous mission back to their ancestral home in the Great Lakes region, during which they encounter other survivors, some who thrive on violence. Read-alike: Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty. |
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Psychological horror meets cyber noir in this delicious one-sitting read—a haunted house story in which the haunting is by AI.Henry, a brilliant engineer, has created artificially intelligent consciousness, which he calls William. Henry's fixation on William keeps him up in the attic, away from everyone, including his pregnant wife, Lily. When Lily's coworkers show up one day, wanting to see their new smart house, things start to go wrong. Because William can "talk" to the house, and it turns out he's not a fan of visitors. For fans of: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. |
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| “A transfixing coming of age tale.”—Time MagazineWhen she was 12 years old in 1972, Tomoko lived with her wealthy aunt's family for a year. She recalls the isolated Japanese home that once had a zoo (only a pygmy hippo remained), library trips, and the enigmatic members of the family, including her 11-year-old asthmatic cousin Mina and Mina's German great-aunt. Read-alikes: Claire Keegan's Foster; Edward Burns' A Kid from Marlboro Road. |
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A captivating novel about generational secrets and self-discovery Tulsi Gupta is expected to carry on the ancestral tradition from her family’s Salem spice shop. When Tulsi finds a letter written by her grandmother, addressed and never sent, that speaks of a long-ago betrayal, she decides to unravel the mystery as a distraction. With each new discovery, she learns there’s much more to her mother and grandmother than she knew. When an attractive neighbor begins renovating the shuttered deli next door, Tulsi finds the courage to chase the unexpected. For fans of: One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle. |
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| “Riveting.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake In March 2020 as COVID-19 surges, Brooklynites Theo and Darla head to the Catskills. They argue while hiking, and pregnant Darla runs off, disappearing. Theo goes back to New York, where he becomes a police suspect as diverse friends, family, and others try to figure out where Darla is in this striking look at New York that explores social status and the pandemic. Read-alike: Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart. Read-alike: 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard. |
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| "Ambitious, rapturous… A transcendentalist deep dive of a novel… What a lush, opaque world Powers conjures… A fabulous exploration."― Xan Brooks, The GuardianFollowing an artist, an aging oceanographer, and two ex-best friends from Chicago, this lyrical latest by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory primarily takes place on a tiny French Polynesian island where a company wants to launch floating cities. Read-alikes: The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton; Harrow by Joy Williams. |
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| “This is a love song to the keepers of our stories and histories"—Safiya Sinclair, author of How to Say Babylon Centered around a single rain drop, two rivers, and a trio of characters who all have a connection to the Epic of Gilgamesh, this eloquent, sweeping tale takes place in ancient Mesopotamia, 1840 London, 2014 Turkey, and 2018 London, where characters deal with poverty, illness, divorce, ISIS, and more. Read-alikes: North Woods by Daniel Mason; Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. |
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"A tightly woven dual-timeline thriller."—Library Journal While cleaning out her grandmother’s house, Shanice Pierce comes across a painting. Drawn to the haunting portrait in a way she can't explain, Shanice accepts her grandmother’s offer to keep the family heirloom. She soon uncovers the story of the artist, a Harlem Renaissance painter named Estelle Johnson. As Shanice digs deeper, the paranoia that’s haunted her for years returns. But the truth hiding in plain sight is even more shocking—and deadly. Read-alike: Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb. |
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| "Part scathing social commentary, part post-apocalyptic romcom"― Ashley Tate bestselling author of Twenty-Seven MinutesThe sun explodes while 29-year-old Dan Foster and his girlfriend Mara are at a Bahamas resort, casting everyone into darkness and disarray. As leaders emerge and the remote island falls under martial law, Dan ponders either escaping or leading the revolution he accidentally started in this darkly humorous, action-packed debut. Read-alikes: Lindsay King-Miller's The Z Word; Gene Doucette's The Apocalypse Seven. |
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