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  Library Reads: March 2024  

"The LibraryReads monthly Top Ten list is created by library staff across the country, who read advance copies of pre-pub adult books generously supplied by publishers.  Rather than picking "the best" of anything, LibraryReads represents collective favorites - the books library staff loved reading and cannot wait to share.  There is no selection committee or jury; the list is completely compiled via votes from the U.S. public library community." LibraryReads.org

 

How to Solve Your Own Murder: A Novel

Kristen Perrin - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club, an enormously fun mystery about a woman who spends her entire life trying to prevent her foretold murder only to be proven right sixty years later, when she is found dead in her sprawling country estate.... Now it's up to her great-niece...
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The Other Side of Disappearing

Kate Clayborn - Kensington Books
Format: Paperback

A novel filled with depth, wit, heart, and a bit of intrigue, from the author who has captivated readers and reviewers alike with her "modern yet timeless" (Kirkus Reviews) storytelling, complex characters, relatable friendships, and emotionally rich romance.. Hairstylist Jess...
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James: A Novel

Percival Everett - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. * From the "literary icon" (Oprah Daily) , Pulitzer Prize Finalist, and one of the most decorated writers of our lifetime....
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The Mystery Writer: A Novel

Sulari Gentill - Poisoned Pen Press
Format: Hardcover

There's nothing easier to dismiss than a conspiracy theory -- until it turns out to be trueWhen Theodosia Benton abandons her career path as an attorney and shows up on her brother's doorstep with two suitcases and an unfinished novel, she expects to face a few challenges. Will...
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Everyone Is Watching

Heather Gudenkauf - Park Row
Format: Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Overnight Guest comes a twisty locked-room thriller about a mysterious high-stakes game that proves life-threatening.. The Best Friend. The Confidant. The Senator. The Boyfriend. The Executive.. Five contestants have been chosen to compete...
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The Great Divide: A Novel

Cristina Henriquez - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored there, by Cristina Henríquez, acclaimed author of The Book of Unknown AmericansIt is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first,...
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Bye, Baby: A Novel

Carola Lovering - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

"Powerful, relatable and crazily addictive, Bye, Baby takes an unflinching look at the battling forces of toxicity and love which define so many female friendships. I couldn't put it down." --Rosie Walsh, New York Times bestselling author of Ghosted and The Love of My Life....
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Happily Never After

Lynn Painter - Berkley
Format: Paperback

Their name? The objectors. Their job? To break off weddings as hired. Their dilemma? They might just be in love with each other. When Sophie Steinbeck finds out just before her nuptials that her fiancé has cheated yet again, she desperately wants to call it off. But because her future...
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Swift and Saddled: A Rebel Blue Ranch Novel

Lyla Sage - Dial Press Trade Paperback
Format: Paperback

She's the city girl who refuses to be saddled with a man. He's the cowboy who wants her anyway. From the author of the BookTok sensation Done and Dusted comes the next book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series, a small town romance featuring opposites attract and forced proximity. "Tender,...
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Listen for the Lie: A Novel

Amy Tintera - Celadon Books
Format: Hardcover

"A world-class whodunit." - Stephen King. "An extremely successful high-wire act, balancing between dark comedy and darker thrills." - Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author. "Laugh-out-loud funny, thrilling and twisty..." - Liane Moriarty,...
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This Could Be Us

Kennedy Ryan - Forever
Format: Paperback

"Heart-searing, sensual, and life affirming." -- EMILY HENRY, #1 New York Times bestselling author. Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. She designs everything. She fixes everything. She's a domestic goddess who's...
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There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

Hanif Abdurraqib - Random House
Format: Hardcover

A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, life, and home - from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America. "Mesmerizing . . . not only the most original sports book I've ever read but one of the most moving books I've ever read, period."...
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