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Swift River

Essie Chambers - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

"The book we all need to revive our souls" (Nicole Dennis-Benn) : A sweeping family saga about the complicated bond between mothers and daughters, the disappearance of a father, and the long-hidden history of a declining New England mill town. "A powerful novel about how our family...
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Love Letters to a Serial Killer

Tasha Coryell - Berkley
Format: Hardcover

An aimless young woman starts writing to an accused serial killer while he awaits trial and then, once he's acquitted, decides to move in with him and take the investigation into her own hands in this dark and irresistibly compelling debut thriller.. Recently ghosted and sick of watching...
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That Night in the Library: A Novel

Eva Jurczyk - Poisoned Pen Press
Format: Paperback

One night locked in the library. What could go wrong?On the night before graduation, seven students gather in the basement of their university's rare books library. They're not allowed in the library after closing time, but it's the perfect place for the ritual they want to perform...
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Same As It Ever Was: A Novel

Claire Lombardo - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had ("wonderfully immersive ... deliciously absorbing" - NPR) returns with another brilliantly observed family drama in which the enduring, hard-won affection of a long marriage faces imminent derailment from events...
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Same As It Ever Was: A Novel

Claire Lombardo - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had ("wonderfully immersive ... deliciously absorbing" - NPR) returns with another brilliantly observed family drama in which the enduring, hard-won affection of a long marriage faces imminent derailment from events...
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The Housemaid Is Watching

Freida McFadden - Poisoned Pen Press
Format: Hardcover

A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker"You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second...
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Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books: A Novel

Kirsten Miller - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking! Kirsten Miller, author of The Change, brings us a bracing, wildly entertaining satire about a small Southern town, a pitched battle over banned books, and a little lending library that changes...
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Service Model

Adrian Tchaikovsky - Tordotcom
Format: Hardcover

Murderbot meets Redshirts in a delightfully humorous tale of robotic murder from the Hugo-nominated author of Elder Race and Children of Time.. To fix the world they must first break it, further.. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial labor and service.. When a domesticated...
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Margo's Got Money Troubles: A Novel

Rufi Thorpe - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

"An audacious, wildly funny, completely unpredictable novel by a writer so singular that it's hard to compare her to anyone else . . . absolutely brilliant." - Kevin Wilson A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman's attempt to navigate...
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Shelterwood

Lisa Wingate - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children caught in the storm of land barons hungry for power and oil wealth.Oklahoma, 1909. Eleven-year-old Olive Augusta Radley...
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Fire Exit: A Novel

Morgan Talty - Tin House Books
Format: Hardcover

"Fire Exit, Morgan Talty's debut novel, is utterly consuming. The novel absolutely smolders." -- Tommy OrangeDoes she remember this day? Does she remember it at all? Does she know this history -- this story -- her body holds secret from her?. From the porch of his home, Charles...
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One of Our Kind

Nicola Yoon - Knopf
Format: Book

Jasmyn and King Williams move their family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California hoping to find a community of like-minded people, a place where their growing family can thrive. King settles in at once, embracing the Liberty ethos, including the luxe wellness center at the top of the hill,...

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12 Trips in 12 Months: Make Your Own Solo Travel Magic

Jen Ruiz - Blackstone Publishing Inc
Format: Paperback

Bestselling author Jen Ruiz takes readers on a trip around the globe in 12 Trips in 12 Months, defying societal expectations of what a woman is supposed to be--and empowering others to do the same.The year before her thirtieth birthday, Jen Ruiz decided to change everything. Despite being...
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