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Out of the Woods: A Novel

Hannah Bonam-Young - Dell
Format: Paperback

"Absolute, utter perfection." -- Chloe Liese, USA Today bestselling author of Only and Forever. A married couple joins a week-long wilderness expedition to help them reconnect in this heartfelt companion novel to the viral TikTok sensation Out on a Limb.. High school sweethearts...
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Good Dirt: A Novel

Charmaine Wilkerson - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick. When ten-year-old Ebby Freeman heard the gunshot, time...
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The Note: A novel

Alafair Burke - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

A vacation in the Hamptons goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history.. "I absolutely loved The Note. Trust no one in this irresistible page-turner." - Ashley Elston, #1 New York Times best-selling author of First Lie Wins. It was meant to be a harmless...
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Babylonia: A Novel

Costanza Casati - Sourcebooks Landmark
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, painting the brutal and captivating empire of gods and men, and the one queen destined to rule them all.A common woman. The governor she married. The king who loved them both.Babylonia...
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The Favorites: A Novel

Layne Fargo - Random House
Format: Hardcover

To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession.. An epic love story set in the sparkling, savage sphere of elite figure skating about a woman determined to carve her own path on and off the ice. She might not have a famous name, funding, or her family's support, but Katarina...
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The Business Trip: A Novel

Jessie Garcia - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

"A stunning and accomplished debut, with hugely relatable characters and an addictive storyline that kept me turning the pages well into the night. Bravo!" --BA Paris, New York Times bestselling author. "Wow, The Business Trip was nonstop twists and turns. I loved the unusual...
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Temple of Swoon

Jo Segura - Berkley
Format: Paperback

Her mission: find the Lost City of the Moon in the Amazon rainforest. His mission: protect the holy temple . . . and his heart.. While her mentor may be the world's most badass archaeologist, the only thing bad about Dr. Miriam Jacobs are her corny jokes. But when Miri is charged with...
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Water Moon: A Novel

Samantha Sotto Yambao - Del Rey
Format: Hardcover

A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical journey when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike and enchanting fantasy novel.. On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it. Most will see a cozy...
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The In-Between Bookstore: A Novel

Edward Underhill - Avon
Format: Hardcover

A whimsical and healing novel about a trans man in New York who - almost 30, laid off, broke - moves back to his small Illinois hometown, walks into the bookstore he worked at in high school. . . and slips through time to come face-to-face with his pre-transition, teenage self.If you had one chance...
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Tell Me What You Did: A Novel

Carter Wilson - Poisoned Pen Press
Format: Paperback

MOST ANTICIPATED THRILLERS OF 2025 - SheReads. "Better set aside several uninterrupted hours for this toxic rocket. You'll be glad you did." - Kirkus (Starred review) . She gets people to confess their crimes for a living. He knows she's hiding a terrible secret. It's...
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Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

Clay Chapman - Quirk Books
Format: Hardcover

From Vulture's "master of horror" Clay McLeod Chapman, a relentless and emotionally charged social horror novel about a family on the run from a demonic possession epidemic that spreads through media, for fans of The Last of Us and When Evil Lurks. Noah Fairchild has been...
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Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything

Colette Shade - Dey Street Books
Format: Book

Perfect for fans of Jia Tolentino and Chuck Klosterman, Y2K is a delightfully nostalgic and bitingly told exploration about how the early 2000s forever changed us and the world we live in.THE EARLY 2000s conjures images of inflatable furniture, flip phones, and low-rise jeans. It was a new millennium...

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