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The Editor

Steven Rowley · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus comes a funny, poignant, and highly original novel about an author whose relationship with his very famous book editor will change him forever--both as a writer and a son.After years of struggling as a writer in 1990s New York City, James...
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A Wonderful Stroke of Luck: A Novel

Ann Beattie · Viking
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A razor-sharp, deeply felt new novel about the complicated relationship between a charismatic teacher and his students, and the secrets we keep from those we loveAs a member of the Honor Society at Bailey Academy, one of the most prestigious boarding schools in the country, Ben falls under...
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The Book of Dreams: A Novel

Nina George · Crown
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The next novel from Nina George, author of the blockbuster bestsellers The Little Paris Bookshop and The Little French Bistro, about the spaces between lives and realities and loves both lost and coming homeWhen Henri ends up in a coma after rescuing a young girl from the Thames, his ex-girlfriend,...
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Henry, Himself: A Novel

Stewart O'Nan · Viking
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

A member of the greatest generation looks back on the loves and losses of his past and comes to treasure the present anew in this poignant and thoughtful new novel from a modern masterStewart O'Nan is renowned for illuminating the unexpected grace of everyday life and the resilience...
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Savage News

Jessica Yellin · MIRA
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Be noisy. Natalie Savage grew up hearing these words from her beloved father, who admired Walter Cronkite so much he named the family dog after him. Natalie - who spent her twenties missing out on life's benchmarks - finally sees her efforts pay off when she's assigned to cover...
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Park Avenue Summer

Renée Rosen · Berkley
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

Mad Men meets The Devil Wears Prada as Renée Rosen draws readers into the glamorous New York City of 1965 and Cosmopolitan magazine, where a brazen new editor-in-chief--Helen Gurley Brown--shocks America and saves a dying publication by daring to talk to women about all things off-limits...New...
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The Fifteen Wonders of Daniel Green

Erica Boyce · Sourcebooks Landmark
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

Sometimes wonder is found not beyond the stars, but a few feet from your own front door...Daniel Green makes crop circles. As a member of a secret organization, he travels across the country creating strange works of art that leave communities mystified. He's always been alone; in fact,...
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The Summer Cottage

Viola Shipman · Graydon House
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback

Advance Praise for THE SUMMER COTTAGE"Every now and then a new voice in fiction arrives to completely charm, entertain and remind us what matters. Viola Shipman is that voice and The Summer Cottage is that absolutely irresistible and necessary novel." - New York Times Bestselling...
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