| Martyr! by Kaveh AkbarAs a kid, Cyrus moved from Iran to Indiana with his dad after the plane his mother was on was accidentally shot down by the U.S. military. Now nearly 30 and recovering from addiction, Cyrus' obsession with martyrs leads him to a dying artist in Brooklyn in this highly anticipated debut. Read-alikes: Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous; Zeyn Joukhadar's The Thirty Names of Night; Salar Abdoh's A Nearby Country Called Love. |
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| Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum; translated by Shanna TanYeongju, suffering from burnout and an unhappy marriage, leaves her corporate job and her husband to open a bookshop in Seoul, where she welcomes customers and new friends in this heartwarming tale. Read-alikes: What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama; Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa; The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. |
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| You Only Call When You're in Trouble by Stephen McCauleyStephen McCauley's character-driven latest introduces Tom, a Boston architect with money issues whose partner has just left him; his flighty sister, Dorothy, who's trying to open a self-help retreat in Woodstock; and her 34-year-old college professor daughter, Cecily, who's facing a Title IX investigation. For fans of: The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson; The Celebrants by Steven Rowley. |
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| Held by Anne MichaelsBeginning with John, an English soldier in 1917 France, and then visiting him again several years later in Yorkshire where he's running a photography studio, this leisurely paced, poetic novel follows him and generations of his family from the early 1900s to 2025. Reviewers say: a "masterpiece" (Publishers Weekly); "exquisite, deeply moving" (Booklist). |
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| Hard by a Great Forest by Leo VardiashviliAs a child, Saba fled civil war in the former Soviet republic of Georgia for London. Nearly 20 years later, his father and brother return to the war-torn country and disappear. Using cryptic clues they've left behind, Saba searches for them in this lyrical, mystical, and funny debut. Don't miss the references to fairy tales and classics. |
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| Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret AtwoodThese 15 stories by the acclaimed Canadian author of The Handmaid's Tale showcase a couple named Nell and Tig at different points in their marriage as well as several unrelated tales (including one where the author is a character communicating with George Orwell via a medium). For other collections which explore relationships and loss, try: Family Furnishings by Alice Munro; Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. |
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| The Faraway World by Patricia EngelTaking place in Colombia, Cuba, and the United States, this compelling character-driven collection of ten stories by a Colombian American writer is "masterfully written " (Library Journal) and "full of ironic flair, imagination, and empathy " (Kirkus Reviews). Stories include: "Aida," "Fausto," "The Book of Saints," "Guapa," and "Campoamor." |
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| Endless Summer by Elin HilderbrandIn these nine stories, set mostly in Nantucket, Elin Hilderbrand's fans will find many familiar characters (story introductions tell which bestselling book the stories connect to and other fun details). Stories include: "The Surfing Lesson," "The Workshop," "Summer of '79," and "Summer of '89." Look for Hilderbrand's newest novel, Swan Song, in June. |
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| Grand Union by Zadie SmithGrand Union, the only short story collection by the award-winning British author of White Teeth, presents 19 tales that examine race, class, and gender, and cover a variety of people and places, including middle-class Brits on vacation in Spain, an aging Black drag queen, and two children in New York City. If you're interested in Zadie Smith's most recent book, The Fraud came out last September. |
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| Night of the Living Rez by Morgan TaltyThese 12 interlinked stories capture snapshots in the life of a Penobscot man in Maine, detailing his childhood on the reservation with his mom and her medicine man boyfriend, as well as his later life, as he struggles with addiction, helps a friend, steals artifacts, and more. Penobscot author Morgan Talty's highly anticipated debut novel, Fire Exit, arrives in June. |
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