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Our Picks for August, 2025 |
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Moderation
by Elaine Castillo
When Girlie Delmundo's parent company purchases Fairground—the preeminent VR content provider—she becomes an elite VR moderator, which solves her family's money and mobility problems, despite the isolation that VR requires; but when she meets Playground's cofounder William Cheung, she finds herself falling in love.
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Automatic noodle
by Annalee Newitz
From an acclaimed sci-fi author comes a cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own restaurant.
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The magician of Tiger Castle
by Louis Sachar
As political pressure mounts in the faltering kingdom of Esquaveta, Princess Tullia falls for a scribe, forcing disgraced court magician Anatole to choose between salvaging his reputation and protecting the one person who still believes in him.
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Songs for Other People's Weddings
by David Levithan
From an award-winning, bestselling author and acclaimed singer-songwriter comes a novel about an unlucky-in-love wedding singer trying to find the right words to save his relationship.
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Black flame
by Gretchen Felker-Martin
"One woman's deadly obsession with a haunted archival film precipitates her undoing in Black Flame, from the USA Today bestselling author of Manhunt, Gretchen Felker-Martin. A cursed film. A haunted past. A deadly secret. The Baroness, an infamous exploitation film long thought destroyed by Nazi fire, is discovered fifty years later. When lonely archivist Ellen Kramer-deeply closeted and pathologically repressed-begins restoring the hedonistic movie, it unspools dark desires from deep within her. As Ellen is consumed by visions and voices, she becomes convinced the movie is real, and is happening to her-and that frame by frame, she is unleashing its occult horrors on the world. Her life quickly begins to spiral out of control. Until it all fades to black, and all that remains is a voice asking a question Ellen can't answer but can't get out of her mind. Do you want it? More than anything? Also by Gretchen Felker-Martin: Manhunt Cuckoo"-- Provided by publisher
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Lucky day
by Chuck Tingle
One woman must go up against horrifying odds to save the world. By the USA Today bestselling author of Camp Damascus.
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House of monstrous women
by Daphne Fama
In 1986 Philippines, Josephine accepts an invitation to a childhood friend's eerie, labyrinthine house to play a game that promises her heart's desire, only to find herself trapped in a deadly contest where winning may cost her blood.
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Too old for this
by Samantha Downing
Retired and hidden under a new identity, Lottie Jones faces exposure when a persistent journalist starts digging into her murderous past, forcing her to confront old crimes and attempt one more cover-up before age—and curiosity—catch up with her.
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The society of unknowable objects : a novel
by Gareth Brown
A trio of seemingly everyday people are members of a secret society tasked with finding and protecting hidden magical objects—ordinary items with extraordinary properties. Map(s).
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We are all guilty here : a novel
by Karin Slaughter
When two girls vanish on fireworks night in North Falls, Officer Emmy Clifton races to uncover their secrets and redeem her past failure, only to find the town—and those closest to her—harbor darker truths than she ever imagined.
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The End of the World As We Know It : New Tales of Stephen King's the Stand
by Christopher Golden
Set during and after the events of The Stand, this authorized anthology gathers original stories from acclaimed writers who expand on the novel's apocalyptic world, exploring survival, morality, and human resilience amid civilization's collapse and the uncertain rebuilding that follows.
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When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa RidzénBo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he's got left. These days, his quiet existence is broken up only by daily visits from his home care team. Fortunately, he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten to keep him company ... though now his son, with whom Bo has had a rocky relationship, insists upon taking the dog away, claiming that Bo has grown too old to properly care for him. The threat of losing Sixten stirs up a whirlwind of emotion, leading Bo to take stock of his life, his relationships, and the imperfect way he's expressed his love over the years.
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The possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel CaänasIn 1765, as plague ravages Zacatecas, Alba seeks refuge in her fiancé's remote mining estate but soon spirals into convulsions and darkness, forcing her into a dangerous alliance with his cousin Elías as demonic forces, buried secrets, and forbidden desire close in.
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Lessons in magic and disaster
by Charlie Jane Anders
A young witch teaches her mother how to do magic—with very unexpected results—in a novel about family, identity and the power of love.
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Dominion : a novel by Addie E. CitchensIn a taut Southern family drama, the sins of a favorite son rock a small Mississippi town.
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Katabasis
by R. F. Kuang
Alice has sacrificed everything to work with Professor Grimes at Cambridge, the world's greatest magician, but when he dies in a magical accident and is sent to Hell, she and rival Peter follow him, using only tales of Orpheus and Dante to guide them. Illustrations.
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The Break-in
by Katherine Faulkner
After killing an intruder in self-defense while hosting a playdate at her London home, Alice becomes obsessed with uncovering his identity, unraveling unsettling clues that suggest her seemingly perfect life may be built on hidden betrayals.
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Mrs. Christie at the mystery guild library
by Amanda Chapman
Tory, conservator at Manhattan's Mystery Guild Library, discovers a woman in the Christie Room who says she's Agatha Christie, there to solve a future murder—so when Tory's cousin Nic gets involved in her talent agent's suspicious death, she turns to Mrs. Christie for help.
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The Burial Place
by Stig Abell
Former London detective Jake Jackson finds his new life in the country threatened when an old case from the past buried deep within an archeological dig site resurfaces in this beautifully written and deeply immersive mystery that will challenge your deductive skills.
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