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Let Us Descend: A Novel By Jesmyn Ward Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982104498
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Published: Scribner - October 24th, 2023

OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Instant New York Times Bestseller • Shortlisted for the 2024 Carnegie Medal for Excellence

From Jesmyn Ward—the two-time National Book Award winner, youngest winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, and MacArthur Fellow—comes a haunting masterpiece, sure to be an instant classic, about an


Blackouts: A Novel By Justin Torres Cover Image
$30.00
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ISBN: 9780374293574
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - October 10th, 2023

Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction

A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, Time, BookPage, The New York Public Library, Powell's


Yellowface: A Reese's Book Club Pick By R. F. Kuang Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780063250833
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Published: William Morrow - May 16th, 2023

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

“Hard to put down, harder to forget.” — Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author


The Unsettled: A novel By Ayana Mathis Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780525519935
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Published: Knopf - September 26th, 2023

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR  From the best-selling author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, a searing multi-generational novel—set in the 1980s in racially and politically turbulent Philadelphia and in the tiny town of Bonaparte, Alabama—about a mother fighting for her sanity and survival


Above the Salt: A Novel By Katherine Vaz Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9781250873811
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Published: Flatiron Books - November 7th, 2023

An irresistible and sweeping love story that follows two Portuguese refugees who flee religious violence and reignite their budding romance in Civil-War America.


The Fraud: A Novel By Zadie Smith Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780525558965
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Published: Penguin Press - September 5th, 2023

The New York Times bestseller • One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year • One of NPR's Best Books of the Year Named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly


One Blood: A Novel By Denene Millner Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9781250276193
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Published: Forge Books - September 5th, 2023

A People Magazine Pick.

“In delicious, decadent prose, Denene Millner does what few authors can–compose a sprawling multigenerational tale that is necessary American reading. One Blood sings the song of the South in a voice that is heartbreaking, hopeful, and resilient. A masterpiece.”
–Tara M. Stringfellow, National Bestselling author of Memphis


A Right Worthy Woman: A Novel By Ruth P. Watson Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9781668003022
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Published: Atria Books - June 13th, 2023

In the vein of The Personal Librarian and The House of Eve, a “remarkable and stirring novel” (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author) based on the inspiring true story of Virginia’s Black Wall Street and the indomitable Maggie Lena Walker, the daughter of a formerly enslaved woman who became the first Black woman to establish and


Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel By Lisa See Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982117085
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Published: Scribner - June 6th, 2023

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!*

From “one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot” (The New York Times Book Review) an immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century China—perfect for fans of Lisa See’s classics Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Tea Girl of Hummin


Menewood: A Novel (The Hild Sequence) By Nicola Griffith Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9780374208080
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Published: MCD - October 3rd, 2023

In the much anticipated sequel to Hild, Nicola Griffith’s Menewood transports readers back to seventh-century Britain, a land of rival kings and religions poised for epochal change.


Prophet By Helen MacDonald, Sin Blaché Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780802162021
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Published: Grove Press - August 8th, 2023

From the extraordinary minds of award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of H Is for Hawk Helen Macdonald and first time author Sin Blach , Prophet is their electric debut, a tantalizing adventure fusing noir, sci-fi and a slow burn queer romance--set in a universe just one perilous step from our own.


Homebodies: A Novel By Tembe Denton-Hurst Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780063274280
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Published: Harper - May 2nd, 2023

"[A] sharp, charming and passionate debut." New York Times Book Review

A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Elle, USA Today, Bustle, Ebony, Harper’s Bazaar, PopSugar, New York Post, The Skimm, and The Millions.


Open Throat: A Novel By Henry Hoke Cover Image
$25.00
ISBN: 9780374609870
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Published: MCD - June 6th, 2023

Finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize. One of the Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2023. One of The New York Times' 10 Best California Books of 2023.

Open Throat is what fiction should be.” The New York Times Book Review


Coleman Hill By Kim Coleman Foote Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781638931140
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Published: Sjp Lit - September 5th, 2023

Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize

"Once in a while, a writer comes along with a brilliance that stops the breath. Kim Coleman Foote is that writer." --Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award-winning author of Red at the Bone


Shark Heart: A Love Story By Emily Habeck Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781668006498
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Published: S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books - August 8th, 2023

New York Times Editors’ Choice
USA TODAY Bestseller

A “beautifully written” (Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of All the Light We Cannot See) debut novel of marriage, motherhood, metamorphosis, and letting go, this intergenerational love story begins with newlyweds Wren and her husband, Lewis—a man who, ove


Family Meal: A Novel By Bryan Washington Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593421093
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Published: Riverhead Books - October 10th, 2023

“Tender and poignant, Washington’s latest hits the spot.” – PEOPLE Magazine

From the bestselling, award-winning author of Memorial and Lot, an irresistible, intimate novel about two young men, once best friends, whose lives collide again after a loss.


Lush Lives By J. Vanessa Lyon Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780802161987
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Published: Roxane Gay Books - August 1st, 2023

With beguiling wit and undeniable passion, Lush Lives is a deliciously queer and sexy novel about bold, brilliant women unafraid to take risks and fight for what they love


Learned by Heart By Emma Donoghue Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780316564434
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - August 29th, 2023

“A wrenching love story” (Chris Bohjalian, The Washington Post) based on the true story of two girls who fall secretly, deeply, and dangerously in love at boarding school in 19th century York, from the bestselling author of Room and The Wonder.

Drawing on years of investigation and Anne Lister’s five-million-word secret journal, Learned by He


Alice Sadie Celine: A Novel By Sarah Blakley-Cartwright Cover Image
$26.99
ISBN: 9781668021590
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Published: Simon & Schuster - November 28th, 2023

“Obsessed!” —Chloë Sevigny
“I am literally obsessed.” —Busy Philipps

A hypnotic, sexy, and incisive debut adult novel following one woman’s affair with her daughter’s best friend that tests the limits of love and ambition from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Red Riding Hood.


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One Last Stop: Collector's Edition By Casey McQuiston Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9781250894854
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - November 21st, 2023

The special hardcover collector's edition of Casey McQuiston's beloved New York Times bestselling novel, featuring illustrated endpapers, bonus content, pink stained edges and more!


Chain Gang All Stars: A Novel By Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Cover Image
$27.00
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ISBN: 9780593317334
Published: Pantheon - May 2nd, 2023

A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION • A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America’s own in this explosive, hotly-anticipated debut novel from the New Y


Family Lore: A Good Morning America Book Club Pick By Elizabeth Acevedo Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780063207264
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Published: Ecco - August 1st, 2023

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK!

Shortlisted for The Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize

From National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes the story of one Dominican American family told through the voices of its women


The Lost Journals of Sacajewea By Debra Magpie Earling Cover Image
$26.00
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Published: Milkweed Editions - May 23rd, 2023

A June 2023 Indie Next Pick, Selected by Booksellers
A Minneapolis Star Tribune Recommended Fiction Read for 2023
A Millions Most Anticipated Read for 2023
A Library Journal Recommended Read for 2023


Crook Manifesto: A Novel By Colson Whitehead Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780385545150
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Published: Doubleday - July 18th, 2023

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Harlem Shuffle continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.

A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, BookPage


Tom Lake: A Reese's Book Club Pick By Ann Patchett Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780063327528
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Published: Harper - August 1st, 2023

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK

In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America’s finest writers.


The Free People's Village By Sim Kern Cover Image
$26.99
ISBN: 9781646142668
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Published: Levine Querido - September 12th, 2023

USA TODAY BESTSELLER
Official IndieNext Selection

"Incisive and insightful." — Texas Monthly

From environmental journalist and founder of the #TransRightsReadathon Sim Kern, comes the eat-the-rich climate fiction you won't want to put down:


In an alternate 2020 timeline, Al Gore won the 2000 election and dec


The Archive Undying (The Downworld Sequence #1) By Emma Mieko Candon Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250821546
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Published: Tordotcom - June 27th, 2023

War machines and AI gods run amok in The Archive Undying, national bestseller Emma Mieko Candon's bold entry into the world of mecha fiction.

WHEN AN AI DIES, ITS CITY DIES WITH IT
WHEN A CITY FALLS, IT LEAVES A CORPSE BEHIND
WHEN THAT CORPSE RUNS OFF, ONLY DEVOTION CAN BRING IT BACK


The Reformatory: A Novel By Tananarive Due Cover Image
$28.99
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ISBN: 9781982188344
Published: Gallery / Saga Press - October 31st, 2023

A New York Times Notable Book
“You’re in for a treat. The Reformatory is one of those books you can’t put down. Tananarive Due hit it out of the park.” —Stephen King

A gripping, page-turning novel set in Jim Crow Florida that follows Robert Stephens Jr.


Camp Damascus By Chuck Tingle Cover Image
$25.99
ISBN: 9781250874627
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Published: Tor Nightfire - July 18th, 2023

INSTANT USA TODAY & INDIE BESTSELLER
A Best Book of the Year (Vulture) • A Best Horror Book of the Year (Esquire, Library Journal) An Indie Next Pick!

“A joyful, furious romp through dark places, Tingle proves he's as good at fear as he is at love.” ―T. Kingfisher, bestselling author of What Moves the Dead


The Berry Pickers: A Novel By Amanda Peters Cover Image
$27.00
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ISBN: 9781646221950
Published: Catapult - October 31st, 2023

2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner
Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction Finalist

A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years


The Liberators By E. J. Koh Cover Image
$27.95
ISBN: 9781959030157
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Published: Tin House Books - November 7th, 2023

As heard on NPR'S All Things Considered


North Woods: A Novel By Daniel Mason Cover Image
$28.00
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ISBN: 9780593597033
Published: Random House - September 19th, 2023

New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who inhabit it across the centuries—“a time-spanning, genre-blurring work of storytelling magic” (The Washington Post) from the Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Piano Tuner and


What You Are Looking for Is in the Library By Michiko Aoyama Cover Image
$21.99
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ISBN: 9781335005625
Published: Hanover Square Press - September 5th, 2023

A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

A WASHINGTON POST BEST FEEL GOOD BOOK OF 2023

For fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, a charming, internationally bestselling Japanese novel about how the perfect book recommendation can change a readers' life.


Death Valley: A Novel By Melissa Broder Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781668024843
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Published: Scribner - October 3rd, 2023

From the visionary author of Milk Fed and The Pisces, a darkly funny novel about grief and a “magical tale of survival” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

In Melissa Broder’s astonishingly profound new novel, a woman arrives alone at a Best Western seeking respite from an emptiness that plagues her.


Land of Milk and Honey: A Novel By C Pam Zhang Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593538241
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Published: Riverhead Books - September 26th, 2023

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK 

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, HARPER'S BAZAAR, KIRKUS REVIEWS AND ESQUIRE!

“One of the most pleasurable, inventive reads of the year… fiendishly, deliciously fun."—San Francisco Chronicle


The Wren, the Wren: A Novel By Anne Enright Cover Image
$27.95
ISBN: 9781324005681
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - September 19th, 2023

An NPR 2023 "Books We Love" Pick • One of The New Yorker's Best Books of the Year • One of the Washington Post's Best Books of the Year • One of Time's Best Books of 2023 • A Kirkus Best Book of the Year


Temple Folk By Aaliyah Bilal Cover Image
$26.99
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Published: Simon & Schuster - July 4th, 2023

Finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction

A groundbreaking debut collection portraying the lived experiences of Black Muslims grappling with faith, family, and freedom in America.


In Temple Folk, Black Muslims contemplate the convictions of their race, religion, economics, politics, and sexuality in America.


Rouge: A Novel By Mona Awad Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982169695
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Published: S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books - September 12th, 2023

National Bestseller
USA TODAY Bestseller
New York Times Editors’ Choice

From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a “Grimm Brothers fairy tale for the modern age” (Good Housekeeping) and “darkly funny horror novel” (NYLON) about a lonely young woman who’s drawn to a cult-like sp


The Glutton: A Novel By A.K. Blakemore Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781668030622
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Published: Scribner - October 31st, 2023

A New York Times EDITORS’ CHOICE | MOST ANTICIPATED by The Guardian • Paste Magazine • LitHub • The Millions • Library Journal

From the prizewinning author of The Manningtree Witches, a subversive historical novel set during the French Revolution, inspired by a young peasant boy turned showman, said to have been tormented a


Biography of X: A Novel By Catherine Lacey Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780374606176
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - March 21st, 2023

Named one of the Best Books of 2023 by The New York Times, the New Yorker, Vulture, NPR, the Los Angeles Times, Esquire, Time, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Lit Hub, and Amazon. National Bestseller. Winner of the 2023 Brooklyn Library Prize. A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice.


The Future By Naomi Alderman Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9781668025680
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Published: Simon & Schuster - November 7th, 2023

A Most Anticipated Book of Fall at Associated Press, Booklist, Chicago Tribune, Goodreads, Good Housekeeping, Literary Hub, Time, The Week, and W Magazine

The bestselling, award-winning author of The Power


The Vulnerables: A Novel By Sigrid Nunez Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593715512
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Published: Riverhead Books - November 7th, 2023

NATIONAL BESTSELLER 

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, HARPER'S BAZAAR, VOGUE AND KIRKUS REVIEWS

The New York Times–bestselling, National Book Award–winning author of The Friend and What Are You Going Through brings her singular voice to a story about modern life and connection


Day: A Novel By Michael Cunningham Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780399591341
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Published: Random House - November 14th, 2023

NATIONAL BESTELLER • A “quietly stunning” (Ocean Vuong) exploration of love and loss, the struggles and limitations of family life—and how we all must learn to live together and apart—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours
 


Pomegranate: A Novel By Helen Elaine Lee Cover Image
$27.99
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Published: Atria Books - April 11th, 2023

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION

The acclaimed author of The Serpent’s Gift returns with this “deep and beautiful” (Jaqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author) story about a queer Black woman working to stay clean, pull her life together, and heal after being released from prison.

Ranita


A Haunting on the Hill: A Novel By Elizabeth Hand Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780316527323
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Published: Mulholland Books - October 3rd, 2023

From award-winning author Elizabeth Hand comes the first-ever novel authorized to return to the world of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill Housea "scary and beautifully written" (Neil Gaiman) new story of isolation and longing perfect for our present time.
 
Open the door . . .


The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club) By Abraham Verghese Cover Image
$32.00
ISBN: 9780802162175
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Published: Grove Press - May 2nd, 2023

OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - SUBJECT OF A SIX-PART SUPER SOUL PODCAST SERIES HOSTED BY OPRAH WINFREY


Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel By Lisa See Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982117085
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Published: Scribner - June 6th, 2023

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!*

From “one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot” (The New York Times Book Review) an immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century China—perfect for fans of Lisa See’s classics Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Tea Girl of Hummin


The Wind Knows My Name: A Novel By Isabel Allende, Frances Riddle (Translated by) Cover Image
By Isabel Allende, Frances Riddle (Translated by)
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593598108
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Published: Ballantine Books - June 6th, 2023

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “The lives of a Jewish boy escaping Nazi-occupied Europe and a mother and daughter fleeing twenty-first-century El Salvador intersect in this ambitious, intricate novel about war and immigration” (People), from the author of A Long Petal of the Sea and Violeta


The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel By James McBride Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593422946
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Published: Riverhead Books - August 8th, 2023

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, WASHINGTON POST, AND TIME MAGAZINE

“A murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel . . . Charming, smart, heart-blistering, and heart-healing.” —Danez Smith, The New York Times Book Review


I Have Some Questions for You: A Novel By Rebecca Makkai Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593490143
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Published: Viking - February 21st, 2023

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 

“A twisty, immersive whodunit perfect for fans of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History.” —People 

"Spellbinding." —The New York Times Book Review

"[An] irresistible literary page-turner." The Boston Globe


The Happy Couple: A Novel By Naoise Dolan Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9780063330467
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Published: Ecco - November 7th, 2023

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 from: The Millions * LitHub * Electric Literature

An intimate, sharply funny novel about a couple heading toward their wedding, and the three friends who may draw them apart

Meet Celine and Luke. For all intents and purposes, the happy couple.


Weyward: A Novel By Emilia Hart Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9781250280800
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Published: St. Martin's Press - March 7th, 2023

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

An Indie Next March 2023 Pick • A LibraryReads March 2023 Pick An Amazon "Best Books of the Year So Far" 2023 Pick


The Invisible Hour: A Novel By Alice Hoffman Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9781982175375
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Published: Atria Books - August 15th, 2023

The latest New York Times bestseller from beloved author Alice Hoffman celebrates the enduring magic of books and is a “wonderful story of love and growth” (Stephen King).

One June day when Mia Jacob can no longer see a way to survive, the power of words saves her.


Absolution: A Novel By Alice McDermott Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780374610487
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - October 31st, 2023

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award.

You have no idea what it was like. For us. The women, I mean. The wives.


Starling House By Alix E. Harrow Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250799050
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Published: Tor Books - October 3rd, 2023

“This book has everything you could possibly want this fall...a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid & eerie setting—plus, characters willing to risk everything.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club October ’23 Pick)


Bright Young Women: A Novel By Jessica Knoll Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9781501153228
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Published: S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books - September 19th, 2023

A New York Times Notable Book
New York Times Editors’ Choice
Instant New York Times Bestseller
A BookPage “Best Mystery and Suspense of 2023” Pick

The ultimate gift for crime and suspense readers this holiday season!


The Vaster Wilds: A Novel By Lauren Groff Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593418390
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Published: Riverhead Books - September 12th, 2023

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, TIME, ESQUIRE, VOGUE and others

“Part historical, part horror, part breathless thriller, part wilderness survival tale, The Vaster Wilds is a story about the lengths to which we will go to stay alive."—NPR staff pick


Demon Copperhead: A Pulitzer Prize Winner By Barbara Kingsolver Cover Image
$32.50
ISBN: 9780063251922
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Published: Harper - October 18th, 2022

WINNER OF THE 2023 PULITZER PRIZE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION


Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel By Bonnie Garmus Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780385547345
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Published: Doubleday - April 5th, 2022

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GMA BOOK CLUB PICK Meet Elizabeth Zott: “a gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention” (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a beloved TV cooking show. STREAM ON APPLE TV+


Any Other City By Hazel Jane Plante Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9781551529110
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Published: Arsenal Pulp Press - April 18th, 2023

By the author of Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian): the fictional memoir of a trans indie rock musician that reveals how the act of creation can heal trauma and even change the past.


Wild Geese By Soula Emmanuel Cover Image
$17.95
ISBN: 9781558610132
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Published: Feminist Press - September 12th, 2023

Irish novelist Soula Emmanuel's debut novel is an intimate sprawl of memory, migration, and queer desire--charting the messy layers of love and loss that constitute a life.Phoebe Forde has a new home, a new name, and is newly thirty. An Irish transplant and PhD candidate, she's overeducated and underpaid, but finally settling into her new life in Copenhagen.


All This Could Be Different: A Novel By Sarah Thankam Mathews Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593489147
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Published: Penguin Books - August 1st, 2023

2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST

ONE OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES' TOP 5 FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR

ONE OF TIME AND SLATE'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2022 by NPR, Vogue, Vulture, BuzzFeed, Harper's Bazaar, and more


Take My Hand By Dolen Perkins-Valdez Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593337714
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Published: Berkley - April 4th, 2023

Winner of the 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction

“Deeply empathetic yet unflinching in its gaze…an unforgettable exploration of responsibility and redemption.”—Celeste Ng


Jesusdevil: The Parables By Alexis de Veaux Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9781849355063
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Published: AK Press - June 13th, 2023

A brilliantly crafted voyage of queer, black possibility.


Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club (A Novel) By Celeste Ng Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593492666
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Published: Penguin Books - August 22nd, 2023

An instant New York Times bestseller A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 • Named a Best Book of 2022 by People, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Los Angeles Times, and Oprah Daily, and more A Reese's Book Club Pick New York Times Paperback Row Selection


Our Wives Under the Sea: A Novel By Julia Armfield Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250229908
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Published: Flatiron Books - June 27th, 2023

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (NPR, The Washington Post, Lit Hub, The Telegraph, Goodreads, Tor.com, them, and more)

A FINALIST for the LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD and GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD


The Rabbit Hutch: A Novel (National Book Award Winner) By Tess Gunty Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593467879
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Published: Vintage - June 27th, 2023

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER The standout literary debut that everyone is talking about "Inventive, heartbreaking and acutely funny."—The Guardian

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, TIME, NPR, Oprah Daily, People


Acts of Service: A Novel By Lillian Fishman Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593243787
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Published: Hogarth - May 30th, 2023

A “bold and unflinchingly sexy” (Vogue) debut novel about a young woman who follows her desires into a world of pleasure, decadence, and privilege, unraveling everything she thought she knew about sex . . . and herself.
 


The Other Mother: A Novel By Rachel M. Harper Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9781640095922
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Published: Counterpoint - May 2nd, 2023

An "extraordinary" page-turning generational saga about a young man's search for a parent he never knew, and a moving portrait of motherhood, race, and the truths we hide in the name of family (Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple)


You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty: A Novel By Akwaeke Emezi Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781982188719
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Published: Atria Books - June 13th, 2023

A Good Morning America Buzz Pick

“A love story like no other, and this one…will have you gripped from page one.” —Vogue

“An unabashed ode to living with, and despite, pain and mortality.” —The New York Times Book Review

A New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award fina


Nightcrawling: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club) By Leila Mottley Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780593312605
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Published: Vintage - April 11th, 2023

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK • A dazzling novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system. This debut of a blazingly original voice “bursts at the seams of every page and swallows you whole” (Tommy Orange, author of There There).


Big Girl: A Novel By Mecca Jamilah Sullivan Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781324093596
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Published: Liveright - June 13th, 2023

Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
Shortlisted for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award
A Phenomenal Book Club Pick
TIME • Best Books of the Month
New York Times • Editors’ Choice
Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of the Year by Vulture, Goodreads, Essence, Ms. Magazine, and SheReads.com


Seven Empty Houses (National Book Award Winner) By Samanta Schweblin, Megan McDowell (Translated by) Cover Image
By Samanta Schweblin, Megan McDowell (Translated by)
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ISBN: 9780525541400
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Published: Riverhead Books - October 17th, 2023

Winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Translated Literature

A blazing new story collection that will make you feel like the house is collapsing in on you, from the 3 time International Booker Prize finalist, "lead[ing] a vanguard of Latin American writers forging their own 21st-century canon.” –O, the Oprah magazine


Mad Honey: A Novel By Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781984818409
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Published: Ballantine Books - September 5th, 2023

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Alternatingly heart-pounding and heartbreaking. This collaboration between two best-selling authors seamlessly weaves together Olivia and Lily’s journeys, creating a provocative exploration of the strength that love and acceptance require.”—The Washington Post
 


When We Were Sisters: A Novel By Fatimah Asghar Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780593133477
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Published: One World - August 1st, 2023

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • “This exquisite debut wrestles with gender, siblinghood, family, and what it means to be Muslim in America—all through the lens of love.”—Time
 
“Haunting . . .  a knife-sharp story of self-discovery.”—People


Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion: A Novel By Bushra Rehman Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250834805
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Published: Flatiron Books - December 5th, 2023

A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice * An NPR Best Book of the Year * A Padma Lakshmi Book Club Pick

For fans of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, an unforgettable story about female friendship and queer love in a Muslim-American community

“Stunningly beautiful.” —
The New York Times Book Review


Yerba Buena: A Novel By Nina LaCour Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250810519
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Published: Flatiron Books - May 30th, 2023

FROM BESTSELLING AND PRINTZ-AWARD WINNING AUTHOR NINA LACOUR, PERFECT FOR READERS OF WRITERS AND LOVERS

“A study of complex, modern love…Expertly illuminates the trauma that Sara and Emilie are both wrestling with, as well as their hope and healing…Lingers like a perfectly mixed cocktail.” —San Francisco Chronicle


The Book of Goose: A Novel By Yiyun Li Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250872418
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Published: Picador - August 8th, 2023

Winner of the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Long-listed for the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
A Slate Top Ten Book of the Year

A TIME Best Fiction Book of 2022


Hester: A Novel By Laurie Lico Albanese Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250825162
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - October 3rd, 2023

Named a Most Anticipated Book for Fall 2022 by Goodreads Washington Post New York PostBuzzFeed PopSugar Business Insider • An October 2022 Indie Next List Pick • An October 2022 LibraryReads Pick

"A hauntingly beautiful––and imagined––orign story to The Scarlet Letter." ––People


Witches: A Novel By Brenda Lozano, Heather Cleary (Translated by) Cover Image
By Brenda Lozano, Heather Cleary (Translated by)
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ISBN: 9781646221998
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Published: Catapult - September 12th, 2023

The beguiling story of a young journalist whose investigation of a murder leads her to the most legendary healer in all of Mexico, from one of the most prominent voices of a new generation of Latin American writers


Gods of Want: Stories By K-Ming Chang Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780593241608
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Published: One World - June 20th, 2023

Startling stories center the bodies, memories, myths, and relationships of Asian American women in “a voracious, probing collection, proof of how exhilarating the short story can be” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice)—from the National Book Award “5 Under 35” honoree and author of Bestiary


Bliss Montage: Stories By Ling Ma Cover Image
By Ling Ma
$17.00
ISBN: 9781250893543
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Published: Picador - September 12th, 2023

A National Indie Bestseller
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Story Prize, and a Windham-Campbell Literature Prize


The Last White Man: A Novel By Mohsin Hamid Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780593538821
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Published: Riverhead Books - June 13th, 2023

A NEW YORKER ESSENTIAL READ

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, VOGUE, AND NPR


“Perhaps Hamid’s most remarkable work yet … an extraordinary vision of human possibility.” –Ayad Akhtar, author of Homeland Elegies


Begin the World Over By Kung Li Sun Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781849354721
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Published: AK Press - August 23rd, 2022

"This historical fiction with a twist has an intriguing plot that will make the reader ask how the world could be different."
--Booklist

A revolutionary tale of Black and Indigenous insurrection. History as it should have been.