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The House of Impossible Beauties: A Novel

Joseph Cassara - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

NAMED A RECOMMENDED BOOK OF 2018 BY Buzzfeed * The Wall Street Journal * The Millions * Southern Living * Bustle * Esquire * Entertainment Weekly * Nylon* Mashable * Libary Journal * Thrillist"Cassarass propulsive and profound first novel, finding ones home in the world - particularly...
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The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater: Essays on Crafting

ALANNA OKUN - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater is a memoir about life truths learned through crafting.People who craft know things. They know how to transform piles of yarn into sweaters and scarves. They know that some items, like woolen bikini tops, are better left unknit. They know that making...
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The Miner

Soseki, Natsume

"It makes me very happy that I can read this novel written over a hundred years ago as if it were contemporary and be deeply affected by it. It cannot and should not be overlooked. It is one of my favorites." - Haruki MurakamiThe Miner is the most daring
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The Cilappatikaram of Ilanko Atikal: An Epic of South India

Parthasarathy, R.

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Thrawn

Zahn, Timothy

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In this definitive novel, readers will follow Thrawn's rise to power - uncovering the events that created one of the most iconic villains in Star Wars history. One of the most cunning and ruthless warriors in the history of the Ga
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Spymaster

Margaret Weis - Tor Books
Format: Hardcover

The start of a swashbuckling adventure from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Weis and Robert KrammesCaptain Kate Fitzmaurice was born to sail. She has made a life of her own as a privateer and smuggler. Hired by the notorious Henry Wallace, spymaster for the queen of Freya,...
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Cinder: Book One of the Lunar Chronicles

Marissa Meyer - Feiwel & Friends; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earths fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. Shes a second-class...
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A Beautiful Friendship

David Weber - Baen; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and international bestselling phenomenon David Weber delivers the first entry in an original young adult science fiction adventure series, the Star Kingdom saga! Young teen Stephanie Harrington forms a telepathic bond with an intelligent alien...
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The Search for WondLa

Tony DiTerlizzi - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When a marauder destroys the underground sanctuary that Eva Nine was raised in by the robot Muthr, the twelve-year-year-old girl is forced to flee aboveground. Eva Nine is searching for anyone else like her, for she knows that other humans exist, because of an item she treasures - a scrap...
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Sorcery of Thorns

Margaret Rogerson - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

"If you are looking for magic you will find it inside this book. Sorcery of Thorns is a bewitching gem, full of slow burning romance, loyal friendships, and extraordinary world building. I absolutely loved every moment of this story." - Stephanie Garber, #1 New York...
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Written in the Stars: A Novel

Alexandria Bellefleur - Avon
Format: Paperback

In her debut with nods to Bridget Jones and Pride and Prejudice, Alexandria Bellefleur delivers a charming #ownvoices queer rom-com about a free-spirited social media astrologer who agrees to fake a relationship with an uptight actuary until New Year's Eve - with results not even the stars...
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